Arun Katyayan Crops — Agri Master Mind
Which cereals is knw as “king og cereals’’?
- Rice
- Wheat
- Sorghum
- Maize
Wheat is originated from
- South west asia
- USA
- India
- China
India is divide into how many wheat growing zones ?
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
Largest wheat growing zone in india is
- North -westwern plain zone
- North – eastern plain zone
- Central zone
- Peninsular zone
Durum wheat is preferred in which one ?
- Peninsular zone
- Central zone
- North eastern plain zone
- Northern hill zone
Which state is leading in area and production of wheat ?
- Andhra Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab
- Haryana
Common bread wheat is
- Diploid
- Tetraploid
- Hexaploid
- Tetraploid
Common bread wheat is botanically knows as
- T . durum
- T .aestivum
- T .monococum
- None
Macroni wheat is botanically knows as
- T .aestivum
- T .monoccoum
- T .speltoids
- T . durum
Which of the following species has highest content ?
- Emmer wheat
- Durum wheat
- Bread wheat
- Macroni wheat
Protein content in dwarf wheat is around
- 10 %
- 12 %
- 14 %
- 16 %
The major wheat protein is
- Albumin
- Gluten
- Globulin
- Taphrin
The International Maize and Wheat Research Centre (CIMMYT )is situated at
- Syria
- Mexico
- India
- Netherland
Inflorescence of wheat is also known as
- Arrow
- Spike /ear
- Candle
- Pole
Crown root initiation (CRI ) phase comes after ……. Days after sowing
- 10-15 days
- 21-25 days
- 25-30 days
- 30 -35 days
Jointing stage of wheat comes at which days after sowing ?
- 21-30 days
- 30-45 days
- 45-60 days
- 60-75 days
Base temperature of wheat crop is
- 4.5 C
- 10 C
- 12 C
- 15 C
In India, which type of wheat has maximum area in India ?
- Durum wheat
- Common bread wheat
- Emmer wheat
- Eikorn wheat
Optimum seed rate of wheat under timely irrigated condition is around
- 100kg /ha
- 125kg /ha
- 150 kg /ha
- 75 kg /ha
Seed rate of wheat by dibbing method is
- 15 kg /ha
- 20 kg /ha
- 25 kg /ha
- 30 kg /ha
Row to row spacing of wheat is
- 22.5 cm
- 15 cm
- 10. 55 cm
- 25.5 cm
Optimum depth of sowing of double gene dwarf wheat is
- 2-3 cm
- 3- 4 cm
- 4-5 cm
- 5-6 cm
Most critical stage of irrigation in wheat is
- CRI
- Flowering
- Dough stage
- Heading stage
Milling percentage in wheat is due is
- 55 %
- 65 %
- 75 %
- 85 %
Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley research is located
- Odisha
- Karnal
- Lucknow
- Hyderabad
First dwarf variety of wheat was developed by
- N . E Borlaug
- B P Pal
- M . S Swaminathan
- None of these
Dwarfing gene in wheat is
- Dee – geo -woo -gen
- Norin 10
- Norin 1
- Tift 23 A
Botanical name of barley is
- Avena sativa
- Hordeum vulgare
- Triticum aestivum
- Hordeum indicum
Queen of cereals …
- Wheat
- Maize
- Pearl millet
- Rice
Centre of origin of maize is
- Africa
- China
- Mexico
- India
Indian Institute of Maize Research ( IIMR ) is located at
- New delhi
- Ludhiana
- Hyderabad
- Mumbai
Quality protein maize (QPM ) was developed by
- E.villegans and S.K Vasal
- SS Bains
- Ingo Potrykus
- G.S Kush
AICRP on maize was started in which year ?
- 1977
- 1961
- 1972
- 1957
Seed rate of hybrid maize is
- 20 -25 kg / ha
- 10 – 15 kg /ha
- 30 -35 kg /ha
- 115 – 20 kg /ha
Which country ranks first in area and production of maize in the world ?
- India
- China
- USA
- Africa
In India , which type of maize is grown extensively ?
- Dent corn
- Flint corn
- Flour corn
- Baby corn
Most critical stage for irrigation in maize is
- Tasseling stage
- Silking stage
- Knee high stage
- None
Which crop is know as camel crop ?
- Pearl millet
- Sorghum
- Finger millet
- Maize
The first commercial hybrid of sorghum (CSH 1) was released in which year ?
- 1964
- 1974
- 1984
- 1960
Concentration of HCN is toxic when it is more than
- 500 ppm
- 300 ppm
- 200 ppm
- 100 ppm
Seed rate of grain sorghum is
- 8 -10 kg /ha
- 10 – 12 kg /ha
- 12- 14 kg /ha
- 14 -15 kg /ha
The stem of sweet sorghum has soluble sugar (TSS) of
- 10 %
- 18 %
- 20 %
- 25 %
First hybrid of bajra
- HB -1
- CSH-1
- HQPM-1
- NONE
Pigeon pea is botanically knows as
- Vigna mungo
- Vigna anguiculata
- Canjanuscajan
- V .acontitifolia
Type of germination found in redgram is
- Cryptocotylor
- Phanerocotylor
- Hypocotylor
- None
Which is notrelated to MULLaRP ?
- Green gram
- Lathyrus
- Pea
- Pigeon pea
Mukta is medium duration variety of
- Red gram
- Mung
- Urd
- Gram
Which is extra early maturity variety of red gram
- UPSA -120
- Prabhat
- Pusaageti
- Mukta
Lowest harvest index is observed is which crop
- Horse gram
- Green gram
- Red gram
- Groundnut
Indian Institute of Pulse Research at
- Kanpur
- Modipuram
- Udaipur
- Jaipur
Which among the following crop has highest protein content
- Lathyrus
- Lentil
- Gram
- Black gram
Which pulse is the most widely grown in india
- Pigeon pea
- French bean
- Chickpea
- Dry pea
Which of the following operation is important in chickpea
- Nipping
- Propping
- Retting
- Desuckering
Which of the following is know as king of pulses
- Gram
- Red gram
- Pea
- Rajma
The word cicer and arietinumare derived from which word
- Greek and latin
- Latin and Greek
- Greek
- Latin
Origin place of field pea
- Europe and west asia
- america
- Africa
- China
Legumes crop used for gum manufacturing
- Gaur
- Gram
- Cowpea
- Pea
Seed of lathyrus contain which neurotoxin
- ODPA /BOAA
- Tyrpsin inhibitor
- Saponin
- None
Wilt resistance variety of gram
- Avrodhi
- Gaurav
- Pusa 256
- None
Soybean also know as
- Golden crop
- Miracle bean
- Wonder crop
- All of these
Indian Institute of Soybean Research is located in
- Indore
- Kanpur
- Hyderbad
- Jaipur
Which state is called as soya state
- MP
- UP
- HP
- AP
Deoth of sowing of soybean seed is
- 2-3 cm
- 3-5 cm
- 5-6 cm
- 8-10 cm
Lysine content in soybean is around
- 2 %
- 3 %
- 5 %
- 7 %
Scientific name of cultivate soybean is
- Glycine max
- G .soja
- G .hispida
- G .gracills
Groundnut is originated form
- India
- China
- Brazil
- USA
Protein and oil content in groundnut is about …. And …..
- 40 % and 25 %
- 20 % and 40%
- 45 % and 29%
- 25 %and 45 %
Cultivated groundnut has been classified under ……. Sub species
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
The fruit of groundnut …..
- Pod / Lomentum
- Siliqua
- Capsule
- Caryopsis
Seed rate of bunch type groundnut is ….
- 90- 100 kg /ha
- 100 -120 kg /ha
- 150 kg /ha
- None
Sapcing of groundnut is …
- 30 x10 cm
- 22.5 cm
- 25 x10 cm
- None
Most sensitive stage to moisture stress are …
- Pegging
- Flowering
- Both
- None
The gynophore of groundnut is called …
- Ovule
- Perianth
- Peg
- None
Safe limit of aflatoxin in india is about
- 15 ppb
- 20 ppb
- 30 ppb
- 5 ppb
Technology mission on oilseed was started in which year ?
- 1987
- 1986
- 1970
- 1967
Directorate of Rapeseed Mustard Research at
- Bharatpur
- Hyderabaad
- Modipuram
- Karnal
Rapeseed – mustard belong to which genera
- Brassica
- Brassica, Eruca and Sinapsis
- Bracssica and Eruca
- Brassica and Sinapsis
Botanical name of rocket salad is …
- Eruca sativa
- Brassica rapa
- B. napus
- B .juncea
Bitter taste in oil cake is due to presence of
- Sinigrin
- Myrosinase
- Thiocyanate
- Aflatoxin
Leading state in the area and production of rapeseed and mustard
- Rajasthan
- Gujarat
- AP
- UP
Canola refer to oilseed rape where seed oil has less than
- 2 % Erucic acid
- 30 micrimole of glucosinate
- Both
- None
Indian central oilseed committee was started in
- 1935
- 1947
- 1970
- 1986
The first commercial hybrid of brassica napus released in india based on four CMS system
- PGSH -51
- NRCB506
- DMH 1
- Hyola 401
Which of the following unsaturated fatty acid impart longer shelf life
- Linoleic acid
- Linolenic acid
- Oleic acid
- None
Botanically fruit of mustard is know as
- Siliqua
- Caryopsis
- Kernel
- Capsule
Sunflower is crop of
- Short day plant
- Long day plant
- Day neutral plant
- None
Inflorescence of sunflower is know as …
- Arrow
- Tassel
- Capitulum
- Raceme
Cotton belong to which family ?
- Malvaceae
- Tilaceceae
- Asreraceae
- None
One bale of cotton is
- 170 kg
- 180 kg
- 181 kg
- 190 kg
First cotton hybrid developed in world is …
- H -4
- Varalaxmi
- Suvin
- None
Which speices is occupy largest area under cultivation
- G .hirsutum
- G . barbadense
- G .herbaceum
- None
Row to row spacing of hybrid cotton is
- 45 cm
- 60 cm
- 90 cm
- 120 cm
Ginning out turn is ratio of …
- Lint weight to seed cotton weight
- Lint weight to cotton seed weight
- Seed weight to lint weight
- None
Ginning percentage is highest for which of the following type ?
- American cotton
- Egyptian cotton
- Desi cotton
- None
Ginning % of cotton …
- 24-43 %
- 26 %
- 34 %
- 50 %
Micronaire value measure
- Fiber finerness
- Fiber maturity
- Both a and b
- Halo length
Which fiber is called golden fiber …
- Cotton
- Jute
- Mesta
- Sunhemp
Which one is blast fiber …
- Jute
- Sunhemp
- Mesta
- All of these
The centre of origin of white jute is …..
- Indo – myammer
- Africa
- China
- USA
The process of separation and extraction of fibre from the woody parts of the stem in jute is ….
- Retting
- Stripping
- Seeping
- All of these
One bale of jute is
- 170 kg/ha
- 180 kg /ha
- 181 kg /ha
- 187 kg /ha
Central research institute for jute and allied fiber at
- Barrackpore
- Bhubaneshwar
- Patna
- Hyderabad
Centre of diversity of sugarcane is
- USA
- NEW guinea
- China
- India
Sugar bowl of the world is ….
- Cuba
- India
- USA
- China
Sugar bowl of india is
- Uttar Pradesh
- MP
- Karnataka
- Tamil nadu
The origin of Saccharum officinarum is
- Indo Burma
- Africa
- New guinea
- China
Bagasses is the product of …….. production
- Sugar
- Ethanol
- Both
- Cellulose
Botanical name of India cane is
- S . officinarum
- S .robustum
- Both
- S .barberi
Planting material of sugarcane is
- Setts roots
- Adventitious roots
- Inflorescence
- Setts
Sugarcane breeding institute at
- Coimbatore
- Lucknow
- Nagpur
- Indore
The term nobilization was first used by …
- Jeswiet
- Mukherjee
- Soltwedel
- JW Parris
First wonder variety of sugarcane is …
- CO 419
- CO 671
- CO 205
- CO 123
Top portion of cane is used for planting material because
- It was low sucrose
- It is rich in glucose
- It has more nutrients
- All of these
Inflorescence of sugarcane is also know as …
- Panicle
- Head
- Arrow
- None
Most common planting adopted in India is
- Flat method
- Trench method
- Ring method
- Partha method
Partha method of transplanting was developed by
- S.V Parthasarathy
- Irvine and Benda
- Dobson
- Mukherjee
Sugar recovery from sugarcane ….
- 8 -10 %
- 10 – 11%
- 12 -14 %
- None
Brix reading in sugarcane at maturity …..
- 10 -15
- 15 -18
- 18 -20
- 20 -22
Adsali sugarcane takes …… months to mature
- 12 months
- 16 -18 months
- 20 months
- 10 months
Artificalripener in sugarcane is …
- Etheral
- Auxin
- ABA
- None
Which type of tobacco is mostly exportd by india
- Bidi
- Wrapper
- FCV
- None
Hookah tobacco is grown mostly in
- UP
- WB
- Both a and b
- AP
Which type of tobacco is grown in larger area in india
- Nicotiana rustica
- Nicotiana tabacum
- Both a and b
- None
Topping is associated with which crop ..
- Tobacco
- Chickpea
- Sugarcane
- Potato
Central tobacco research institute at
- Anand
- Hyderabad
- New Delhi
- Rajahmundry
Origin of tobacco
- China
- India
- Egypt
- South America
Method of harvesting in tobacco is know as
- Priming
- Cutting
- Reaping
- Picking
Fire curing in which type of tobacco ….
- Bidi
- Hookah
- Cheroot
- Chewing
Nicotine is produced in tobacco
- Roots
- Leaves
- Stem
- All of these
Substance obtained from tobacco is
- Solanesol
- Nicotine sulphate
- Both a and b
- None
Basic aim of topping and desuckering in tobacco is
- To enlarge leaf area
- To divert energy and nutrient from flower head to leaves
- To provide support
- All of these