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