General Agronomy — Agri Master Mind
Choose the wrong options crop and their moisture content at harvesting stage
- Groundnut -30-40%
- Maize -20-25%
- Oilseed -18-20%
- Soybean -30-35%
- None of these
Wind movement is suitable for more crops is
- 4-6m/hour
- 4-6km/hour
- 5-10m/hour
- 15-20m/hour
- None of these
For the brix reading of sugercane juice should be taken for which portion of the plant?
- upper portion
- middle portion
- lower portion
- take any portion of cane
- None of these
Water use efficiency of groundnut is in (kg/ha mm)
- 13.4
- 9.0
- 9.2
- 8.0
- 4.5
How much precent water is saved in drip irrigation as compared to surface irrigation method?
- 25-30%
- 35-40%
- 90-95%
- 10-20%
- 30-35%
Choose the correct option?
- Cotton - low water sensitive crop
- Groundnut high water sensitive crop
- Citrus - medium to high water sensitive crop
- Redgram - low to medium water sensitive crop
- None of these
In india,first dry farming research station,manjiri was started-
- 1955
- 1998
- 1923
- 1934
- 1935
Graded bundig recommend in area where rainfall is more than 800 mm. And Slope of Bench terrracing is range from?
- 2-10%
- 3 -5%
- 16-33%
- 10-15%
- 3-10%
To reduce sorghum effect applied at the time of first fertilizer dose of succeeding crop
- 15% more P
- 20% more N P and K
- 28%more k
- 25%more N
- All of these
In which tillage practice keeps more than 50% residue on soil surface and Secondary tillage restricted to seedbed preparation in the row zone only ?
- Row zone Tillage
- Minimum Tillage
- Zero Tillage
- A & B Both
- None of these
Recently, Phalaris minor is resistant to isoproturon .It was firstly reported in Haryana by Dr. Malik in Which year
- 1988
- 1998
- 1993
- 2003
- 2004
Sprinkler method of irrigation pressure of water is more than
- 1.5 kg/cm 2
- 0.75 kg/cm²
- 2.5kg/cm²
- 4.5kg/cm²
- None of these
Which of the following is not included in mechanical measures of soil
- Vegetative barrier
- Contour bunding
- Vertical mulching
- Contour cultivation
- None of these
Cultivation of Pomegranate starts in which period?
- 1500 BC
- 1700 AD
- 1600 AD
- 1500 AD
- 2300 BC
Lodging is common in which sowing method?
- Broadcasting
- Dibbling
- Drilling
- Sowing behind plogh
- Transplanting
Wheat protein deficient in essential amino acid?
- Lysine
- Tryptophan
- Gluten
- Both a and b
- None
Indicator crop of sulphur is
- Maize
- Tea
- Citrus
- Coconut
- None of these
Watersheds classified in the five categories. What is the size of milli watershed
- 10-100 ha
- 100-1000 ha
- 10000- 100000 ha
- 1000 - 10000 ha
- >50000 ha
Maximum permissible limit of biuret in urea is 1.5% then Maximum permissible limit of biuret in urea for foliar Application?
- 1.5%
- 1%
- 0.5%
- 0.25%
- 2.5%
Dry matter produced per unit of water used by a crop is called water use efficiency what is the ralation between these two types of water use efficiency?
- Crop water use efficiency > feild water use efficiency
- Crop water use efficiency < feild water use efficiency
- Crop water use efficiency = field water use efficiency
- Both a and b
- None of these
Graded bunding recommended in areas receiving annual rainfall of -
- 800 cm
- <800 cm
- 80 cm
- >80 cm
Which of the following is/are a example of day nuetral plant
- Sunflower
- Oat
- Carrot
- maize
- Both a and d
Shelling percentage of groundnut is -
- 70
- 49
- 60
- 66
- 85
All india co-ordinated research project for Dryland Agriculture was launched in which year
- 1975
- 1970
- 1923
- 1995
- 1990
Who is Father of agri-climatology?
- Troll
- Ramdas
- De candole
- Koppen
- None of these
Golden rice, which is genetically modified, is rich in-
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B
- Vitamin K
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin C
Removal of youngest flag leaf of paddy known as Rope pulling. Choking is a process which is done in
- Paddy
- Tobacco
- Banana
- Jute
- Mango
Dr Rajendra Prasad was the first Prime Minister of our country. (1950 to 1962). In view of his contribution, we all Indians celebrate his birthday as "
- National Agricultural education day
- National farmers day
- Panchayati Raj day
- Agriculture woman day
- Kisan diwas
Ring worm disease is caused by fungus and The disease caused by colletotrichum falcatum is the most destructive disease of which crop?
- Banana
- Coconut
- Sugarcane
- Wheat
- Potato
Broad bed and furrow method widely practiced in Crop And indicator plant for PWP is
- groundnut, safflower
- Sunflower, groundnut
- Maize, groundnut
- Groundnut, sorghum
- None of these
Agro- forestry is also known as tree- crop planting system then Agri-silviculture is growing of
- Agriculture+forest crop
- Agriculture+horticulture
- Agriculture+silviculture + pasture management
- Silviculture+ pasture management
- None of these
Which of the following is not included in mechanical measures of soil conservation?
- Vegetative barrier
- Contour bunding
- Vertical mulching
- Contour cultivation
- Broad bed & furrow system
Moisture Deficit Index (MDI). choose the incorrect MDI value according to climate
- Sub humid- 0 to 33.3
- Semi Arid -33.3 to 66.6
- Arid >-66.6
- Both A & B
- None of these
National research centre for water technology located at bhubaneswar (orissa) Directorate of water technology research located at..
- Dehradhun (UK)
- Hyderabad (Ap)
- Bhubaneswar (orissa)
- Hyderabad( Telangana)
- None of these
Many crops are irrigated by drip method in India which of the following crop occupying the maximum percentage of the total area under drip irrigation?
- Wheat
- Vegetable
- Vine crop
- Flower crop
- Tree
Inflorescence of crop sunhemp is
- Cymose
- Capitulum
- Axillary raceme
- raceme
- Panical
Critical irrigation stage of wheat is CRI and sensitive stage of tobacco is
- Square formation
- Flowering
- Topping
- De succering
- None of these
In dry land agriculture, gap filling is done by dibbling seeds how many days after sowing
- 7
- 15
- 25
- 10
- 02
Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan Week is celebrated from 23 to 29 December. So when is National Nutrition Week celebrated?
- 1-7 December
- 1-7 September
- 1-7 February
- 1-7 March
- 1-7 may
The grain storage and temperature are two important factors that determine the quality and shelf life of the grain. Maximum capacity of silo which is used for storage of grains is?
- 500 t
- 1000 t
- 100 t
- 4000 t
- 40000 t
If annual precipitation of a region is 900 mm and potential evapotranspiration is 1200 mm, then that region comes under climate?
- Semi arid
- Humid
- Arid
- Sub humid
- All of these
Green manure is a cover crop that improves soil fertility,structure and nutrient content. When it is incorporated into the soil,it decomposes, releasing nutrients such as N, P & K. The right time for incorporation of green manure crop in soil is?
- Flowering stage
- Harvesting
- Vegetative stage
- Seedling stage
- Maturity stage
If the farmer practices Sugarcane-Cotton- Barley, the cropping intensity at his farm will be?
- 100%
- 150%
- 200%
- 250%
- 400%
Water requirement of the crops is equal to?
- Evapo-transpiration losses of water
- Irrigation requirement
- Rainfall + irrigation requirement
- Consumptive use of water
- None of these
Indian society of agronomy was established in the year of?
- 1917
- 1955
- 1985
- 1935
- 1921
Which of the following doesn't come under principles of organic farming according to IFOAM?
- Principle of care
- Principle of fairness
- Principle of ecology
- Principle of Health
- Principle of viability
Besides oil, Soybean also contains protein amounting to about_percent?
- 30%
- 20%
- 40%
- 45%
- 60%
Award for diversified agriculture is presented by ICAR in the name of?.
- Rafi ahmad kidwai
- NG Ranga
- Sardar patel
- M.S Swaminathan
- Chaudhary Charan Singh
An exclusive department Mission Shakti is set up for self help groups by the state government of?
- Kerala
- UP
- MP
- Karnataka
- Odisha
Which state was selected by the Indian government as a first site to try new varieties at the time of the green revolution?
- Haryana
- Bihar
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Gujarat
Response farming is a system that uses early rainfall to predict seasonal rainfall and make crop and practice choices. It uses current data and compares it to historical information and other local data. Response farming is developed by?
- JB Lowes
- Howard
- Watson
- Fukuoka
- Stewart
Most suitable crop for late onset of monsoon to reduce the risk of crop failure is?
- Wheat
- Maize
- Rice
- Sunflower
- Redgram
In each drainage system, gullies with defined side slopes, bed width and depth occur in a regular order. Gullies which are 3 m deep with a bed width of more than 18 m and varying side slopes are classified as?
- Very small gullies
- Small gullies
- Medium gullies
- Deep and Narrow gullies
- None of these
Who was a pioneer in developing the concept of relay cropping?
- Dr. Rajat De
- Dr M S Swaminathan
- Dr. Sher Singh Bains
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- Dr. Mukhtyar Singh
The optimum pH range of 4 to 6 has been found suitable for?
- Sugercane
- Maize
- Wheat
- Barseem
- Tea
Water use efficiency is defined as ? (Where Y = Yield, T Transpiration, ET Evapo- transpiration)
- ET/Y
- T/Y
- Y/T
- Y/ET
- ET/T
The process of burning of trashes, weeds or any organic refuse on the soil surface in tobacco for the sterilization of nursery beds is known as ?
- Rabbing
- Topping
- Flue Curing
- Relling
- Stratification
Which among the following nitrogen biofertilizer is most commonly used for Sugarcane?
- Azospirillum
- Frankia
- Rhizobium
- Azolla
- Cynobacteria
SML-668 is a variety of
- Black gram
- Moth bean
- Moong bean
- Sunflower
- None of these
The term photosynthesis was firstly used by Decker and reported in____plant?
- Wheat
- Tobacco
- Rice
- Sugarcane
- Potato