Agronomy ICAR JRF Test - 15 — Agri Master Mind
Gov. of India has released MSP for the Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2023-24. What is the MSP fixed for Lentil
- 2125
- 5335
- 6000
- 5450
COVID-19 vaccine for animals –which was launched by NRC Equines, which is an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Delta (COVID-19) Vaccine for Animals
- Ancovax
- ProVac-D
- Covin-BOV
- IVRI-COV-19
What is the Premium for the PMSBY & PMJJBY
- 12, 330
- 15, 300
- 20, 436
- 336, 12
What is the enrolment age for the social security or Farmer Pension scheme PMKMDY, in which farmer is eligible for the pension of___
- 60
- 15
- 20
- 33
Under Mission Amrit Sarovar, each Amrit Sarovar will have pondage area of minimum of ____.
- 1 acre
- 1.5 acre
- 2 acres
- 2.5 acres
Platform of Platforms (PoPs)” has been launched under which scheme
- PMFBY
- e-NAM
- PMMSY
- PMKSY
Name the digital platform through which various projects sanctioned under different sub-schemes of PMKSY is monitored
- SAMPADA
- KISAN SAMPADA
- KRISHAK SAMPADA
- KHET SAMPADA
A scheme that aims at making farming a remunerative economic activity through strengthening the farmers’ effort, risk mitigation and promoting agribusiness entrepreneurship is
- PMFBY
- PMKSY
- RKVY-RAFTAAR
- PM-KISAN
GOI has approved Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane for sugar season 2022-23 (October -September) at Rs. ___for a basic recovery rate of 10.25%.
- 288/q
- 315/q
- 305/q
- 275/q
One Nation One Fertilizer is the tag line for which scheme
- Pradhanmantri Bhartiya JanurvarakPariyojna
- PradhanmantriJanurvarakPariyojna
- Nutrient Based Subsidy Scheme
- RasayanMuktBharat
Important objective of biotechnology in agriculture sector is :
- To increase the nitrogen content
- To decrease the seed number
- To produce pest resistant varieties of plants
- To increase the plant weight
Shoot regeneration is promoted by :
- NAA
- BAP
- 2, 4-D
- IBA
The first relatively pure enzyme was prepared by :
- Selman Waksman
- Christian Hansen
- Alexander Fleming
- Edward Jenner
Methanogenic bacteria are :
- Anaerobic in nature
- Aerobic in nature
- Micro aerophillic in nature
- Saprophitic in nature
Manipulation of the genetic material towords a desired end in a directed and predetermined way is called :
- Genetic engineering
- Gene cloning
- Recombinant DNA technology
- All of the above
Arrangement of primary soil particles is called as
- Soil texture
- Bulk density
- Soil structure
- Clay
Pigeon pea wilt is caused by
- Fusarium oxysporum f. Sp. vasintectum
- Fusarium oxysporum f. Sp. Lini
- Fusarium oxysporum f. Sp. Udum
- Fusarium oxysporum f. Sp.cubense
Soils having more than 25 kg / ha available phosphorus will be --- fertile soil
- Low
- Medium
- High
- None of these
Akiochi diesease of Rice is caused due to the toxicity of
- Zinc
- Phosporus
- Hydrogen sulphide
- Iron
The fruit of rapeseed and mustard is known as
- Pod
- Grain
- Siliqua
- Caryopsis
The NRC for Weed Science which is upgraded recently to Directorate of Weed Science Research is situated at :
- Jabalpur
- Palampur
- Raipur
- Ludhiana
Which is a contact-selective herbicide :
- Dinoseb
- Propanil
- Both of the above
- None of these
The triazine herbicides are generally metabolized by higher plants by the mechanism of :
- 2-hydroxylation
- N-dealkylation
- Glutahione conjugation
- All of the above
Which triazine herbicide is most susceptible to leaching :
- Prometryn
- Simazine
- Atrazine
- Propazine
The herbicide formulation in microscopic, porous polymer particles that release the a.i. slowly is called :
- Encapsulated formulation
- Controlled-release formulation
- Both of the above
- None of these
The oilseed crop that solely depends on honeybees for pollination is :
- Sunflower
- Soybean
- Safflower
- Castor
The cotton is grown as an irrigated crop in :
- Western Zone
- Southern Zone
- Northern Zone
- Eastern Zone
Alley cropping is also known as :
- Hedge rotation
- Ley farming
- Hedge row intercropping
- Slash and burn system
The burning quality of cigarette tobacco improves with the application of :
- N
- P
- K
- Zn
What is the most critical stage of irrigation in potato :
- 25% tuber formation
- 50% tuber formation
- Flowering
- All of the above
Which of the following types of wheat is being cultivated in India :
- Spring wheat
- Winter wheat
- Summer wheat
- Autumn wheat
The wheat varieties cultivated in India includes :
- Durum
- Bread
- Emmer
- All of the above
Which oilseed crop is most responsive to S application :
- Mustard
- Groundnut
- Linseed
- Soybean
Which legume fixes the maximum amount of nitrogen (kgha-1 year-1) :
- Berseem
- Lucerne
- Pea
- Soybean
The surge method of irrigation was developed by :
- GE Stringham and J K Keller
- Symcha Blass
- Dastane et al
- None of these
Oil palm is a native of :
- India
- West Africa
- Indonesia
- Brazil
Which of the crop oil is used in aviation industry :
- Linseed
- Caster
- Safflower
- Oil palm
Cotton fibres are made up of :
- Cellulose
- Lignin
- Protein
- Starch
The most imporatant oilseed crop in the world is :
- Sunflower
- Groundnut
- Safflower
- Soybean
Cassava tubers are commercially used to obtain :
- Medicine and sugar
- Starch and sugar
- Starch and semolina
- None of these
Jute is largely grown in :
- Uttar Pradesh
- Kerala
- Assam
- West Bengal
Cinchona is cultivated in India for :
- Morphine
- Quinine
- Reserpine
- All of the above
Heveabraziliensis is useful for :
- Rubber
- Wax
- Oil
- Insecticide
Who for the first time successfully produced potato tubers from seed in 1850 :
- S Ramanujan
- A Killam
- PushkarNath
- None of these
The true potato seed (TPS) requird (kgha-1) for direct field sowing will be :
- 0.1
- 0.5
- 1.0
- 1.5
The asymptotic relationship between plant population and yield can be noticed in :
- Cereals
- Forages
- Tobacco
- Both b and c
The aquatic legume, Neptuniaoleracea stem contains----% protein :
- 20
- 40
- 60
- 80
Which one of the following is an important crop of barak valley :
- Jute
- Tea
- Sugarcane
- Cotton
Who for the first time recognized the significance of BGA in rice fields in India :
- Rajat De
- P K De
- R Prasad
- M S Swaminathan
The term coefficient of effectiveness was coined by :
- Donald
- E S Beaven
- Nichiporovic
- None of these
Who proposed the Law of yield maximization :
- Baule
- Wallace
- Bray
- None of these
The botanical name of oil plam is :
- Elaeisguirceensis
- Theobroma cocoa
- Boehmirianivea
- Agave sisalina
The botanical name of blonde psillium is :
- Cympopogonwinterianus
- Plantago ovata
- Hibiscus sabdarilta
- None of these
The age-old practice beushening is also known as :
- Baug
- Biasi
- Bidhaini
- All of the above
The moisture content (weight basis) for the safe storage of oilseeds :
- 10-12%
- 7-9%
- 4-7%
- 15-20%
Which one of the following are the varieties of Basmati rice :
- Kasturi
- Pusa Basmati-1
- Basmati 370
- All of the above
The first high yielding semi-dwarf variety of basmati rice developed and released in India for cultivation is :
- Basmati 370
- Pusa basmati-1
- Taroari Basmati
- RH-10
In which of the following crops India is pioneer in developing hybrids :
- Peralmillet
- Sorghum
- Cotton
- All of the above
The low consumption of inorganic fertilizers under dryland conditions is due to :
- High fertilizer cost
- Low rainfall
- Timely unavailability
- No response of crops
Mahi sugandha, Chambal, Mashuri, Jalnidhi, Lunishree etc. are the varieties of :
- Wheat
- Sugarcane
- Rice
- Jute
Ootacamund and Bhawani are the varieties of :
- Mustard
- Sunflower
- Safflower
- Niger
RT-54, RT-103, Gouri and Pratap are the varieties of :
- Niger
- Sesame
- Castor
- Sunflower
The symptoms of phyllody in sesame are seen at :
- Seedling stage
- Maturity state
- Flowering stage
- All of the above
The largest producer of castor in India is :
- Gujarat
- Andhra Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
- Rajasthan
GAUCH-1, Aruna, Jyoti, Bhagya and Sowbhagya are the varieties of :
- Groundnut
- Castor
- Tobacco
- Linseed
The cultivation of durum wheat is confined to :
- North India
- Eastern India
- Central and Southern India
- Western India
Which one of the following wheat zones is most important for wheat cultivation extensively :
- NEPZ
- NWPZ
- Central zone
- Peninsular zone
The optimum sowing time for wheat under rainfed conditions is :
- First half of October
- Second half of October
- First half of November
- Second half of November
The seed rate (kgha-1) for late sown wheat is generally kept :
- 125
- 100
- 75
- 150
If water is available for 3 irrigations in wheat, the irrigations should be given at :
- CRI, tillering and milking stage
- CRI, Flowering and milking stage
- CRI, Jointing and milking stage
- CRI, flowering and dough stage
In a cropping system involving the rice-wheat rotation, it is advocated that all the K2C needed under this system should be given to the :
- Rice
- Wheat
- Both the crops
- None of these
The varieties of durum include :
- Malavika
- Jayraj
- Meghdoot
- All of the above
Which one of the following cultivated species of rice is cosmopolitan :
- Oryza sativa
- Oryzaglaberrima
- Both of the above
- None of these
Rice is considered a ---- plant :
- Day neutral
- Long day
- Short day
- None of these
Rice yields, in general, are-----in rabi than in kharif :
- Higher
- Lower
- Equal
- None of these
The suitable pH range for normal growth of rice without any amendment is :
- 3.0-10.0
- 5.0-8.5
- 4.0-7.0
- None of these
The beushening operation in rice cultivation prevalent in Orisa and Madhya Pradesh helps to :
- Control weeds
- Promote line sowing
- Adjust population
- All of the above
The primary objective of puddling in rice cultivation is to minimize the :
- Leaching losses
- Percolation losses
- Weed problem
- All of the above
The seed rate (kgha-1) required to provide seedlings for transplanting one hectare rice field is roughly :
- 80-100
- 40-50
- 60-70
- 80-90
Maize plants, particularly in the seedling stage are highly susceptible to :
- Salinity
- Water-logging
- Both of the above
- None of these
The higher yields of maize during rabi and spring seasons are primarily due to :
- Better water management
- Lower incidence of pests and diseases
- Both of these
- None of these
Maize is grown during rabi season in :
- Northern India
- Peninsular India and Bihar
- Both of these
- None of the above
Malan, KT 41, Jaunpur and Rudrapur Local are the varieties of :
- Maize
- Sorghum
- Pearlmillet
- Rice
The nutritionally superior opaque-2 maize composites include :
- Shakti
- Rattan
- Protina
- All of the above
Which state is the largest producer of barley of barley in India :
- Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradesh
- Uttar Pradesh
- Maharashtra
The most commonly cultivated barley in the country is :
- Six-row hulled
- Six-row hull-less
- Two-row hulled
- Two-row hull-less
The most critical stage for irrigation in barley if water is available for one irrigation :
- Floweing
- Tillering
- CRI
- Milking
Which one of the following varieties is a two-rowed barley introduced from Australia :
- Clipper
- K 70
- Amber
- Kailash
The germinated seeds of Bengal gram are recommended to cure :
- Beri-Beri
- Scurvy
- Sterility
- Rickets
The scientific name of chickling pea is :
- Pisumsativum
- Lathyrussativus
- Dolichosbiflorus
- None of these
The inciting agent of lathyrism, a paralysis of the lower limbs, in chickling pea is :
- BOAA
- Malate
- Oxalate
- All of the above
Which one of the following legume is used as fodder-cum-vegetable-cum-pulse-cum-green manure crop :
- Gram
- Greengram
- Cowpea
- Chickling pea
The cowpea varieties developed at IARI include :
- Pusaphalguni and Pusa Do fasali
- C 152 and C 20
- Both of these
- None of these
The greengram varieties developed at IARI include :
- PS 7 and PS 16
- S 8 and S 9
- Pusa Baisakhi
- All of these
The grren gram variety suitable for summer cultivation is :
- Pusa Baisakhi
- PS 16
- Both of the above
- None of these
Amongst the kharif pulses, the most drought resistant is :
- Moong bean
- Urd bean
- Moth bean
- Cowpea
The highly useful pulse crop against wind-erosion in sandy areas is :
- Moth bean
- Moong bean
- Urd bean
- Cowpea
The pigeonpea varieties developed at IARI include :
- PusaAgeti
- Mukta and Sharda
- BS-1
- All of the above
The frost-resistant varieties of potato are :
- Kufri Deva and KufriSheetman
- Up-to-date and Craig's Defiance
- KufriAlankar and KufriJeevan
- All of the above
The cultivation of tree species for fruits, gums, mats etc, is known as :
- Arboriculture
- Aboriculture
- Silviculture
- Olericulture
The climate required for tea plantation is :
- Dry and warm
- Moist and warm
- Dry and cool
- Moist and cool
The tea cultivation of the world extends from latitude :
- 43 N to 27 S
- 27 N to 43 S
- 27 S to 43 S
- 27 N to 43 N
The most commonly used tree species for shading the tea plants include :
- Grevillea robusta
- Albiziasp
- Both of the above
- None of these
The most extensively cultivatedcoffee species in the country is :
- Coffeaarbica
- Coffearobusta
- Both of these
- None of these
The coffee seeds germinate in about----days :
- 15
- 30
- 45
- 60
Cocao belongs to the family :
- Sterculiaceae
- Euphorbiaceae
- Theaceae
- None of these
If a pond of 5000 m2 with 1.5 m deep water is treated with 0.4 ppm of 2, 4-D, the quantity (kg) of herbicide required is :
- 1.01
- 2.02
- 3.03
- 4.04
An application to a restricted area, such as a row at the base of the crop plants is refereed to as :
- Band application
- Directec spray
- Blanket application
- None of these
The Argemone toxicity is due to an alkaloid called :
- Reserpine
- Sanguinarine
- Lantradene-A
- Agrostemine
The weeds which form good leafy vegetables include :
- Chenopodium album
- Amaranthus
- Portulacasp
- All of these
The weeds which have exhibited nematicidal properties are :
- Crotolaria
- Parthenium
- Calotropis and Eichhornia
- All of these
Halogeetonglomeratus is a weed of :
- Humid and sub-humid regions
- Arid and semi-arid regions
- Per-humid regions
- None of these
The weeds which exerted adverse allelopathic effects on Partheniumhysterophorus include :
- Tagetessp
- Cassia sp
- Both of the above
- Cynodondactylon
The eucalyptus tree leaf leachates are known to suppress the growth of :
- Cyperusrotundus
- Cuscuta
- Parthenium
- Phalaris
The oldest seed burial experiments were laid out in 1879 by late Dr W J Beal in :
- UK
- USA
- Australia
- Canada
Which are the biennial weeds :
- Daucuscarota
- Cirsiumarvense
- Plantagosp
- All of these
A crop grown in rotation to break continuity of some crop bound or crop associated weeds is :
- Trap crop
- Catch crop
- Break crop
- All of these
The American Society of Agronomy (ASA) was established in :
- 1955
- 1908
- 1942
- 1947
The oilseed having the highest production in the country is :
- Soybean
- Gingelly
- Sunflower
- Castor
Water molecule is ----- in nature :
- Polar
- Dipolar
- Multipolar
- None of these