most important MCQ for IBPS-SO, IBPS-AFO, BOM-AFO, NABARD, JRF, BHU, Pre-PG, NET, SRF, and other agriculture exams
1. Which among the following state has highest area under drip irrigation……
a) Rajasthan
b) Maharashtra
c) UP
d) Bihar
e) Gujrat
b) Maharashtra
2. The dairy entrepreneurship development scheme was launched in which year
a) Sept. 2010
b) Dec. 2010
c) Dec. 2015
d) Sept. 2015
e) Oct. 2016
a) Sept. 2010
3. A rough seedbed is good for which pulse crop
a) Green gram
b) Sunflower
c) Lentil
d) Soybean
e) Chickpea
e) Chickpea
4. National Bamboo Mission comes in which year
a) 2004 – 05
b) 2005 – 06
c) 2006 – 07
d) 2007 – 08
e) 2008 – 09
c) 2006 – 07
5. Which among the following is the origin of Avocado
a) Mexico
b) China
c) Brazil
d) Central America
e) Japan
d) Central America
6. What is the nature of NaNO3
a) Alkaline
b) Acidic
c) Neutral
d) Saline
e) None of these
a) Alkaline
7. In the composition of soil on a volume basis mineral matter comprises 45 %, what is the % of soil water and soil air simultaneously
a) 45
b) 5
c) 50
d) 25
e) 30
c) 50
8. Which of the following soil is not suitable for nursery crop
a) Alluvial soil
b) Red soil
c) Black soil
d) Both a and b
e) None of these
c) Black soil
9. Which of the following soil has a characteristic of self-ploughing?
a) Black soil
b) Laterite soil
c) Peaty soil
d) Both a and b
e) All of these
d) Both a and b
10. Alluvial soil is rich in _____ macro nutrient
a) P
b) N
c) K
d) Zn
e) Both a and b
c) K
11. Rainfed farming: cultivation of crops in the region receiving rainfall ………..mm
a) >750
b) < 750
c) >1150
d) <1150
e) Both c and d
c) >1150
12. if any region receiving rainfall <750 mm than where farmers which cropping system will be preferred
a) mono cropping
b) Intercropping
c) Intensive cropping
d) Both a and b
e) None of the above
a) mono cropping
13. which among the following techniques is not related to reducing evaporation and transpiration loss
a) Mulches
b) Windbreak
c) Zero tillage
d) Use of anti-transparent
e) None of the above
e) none of the above
14. what is the present cropping intensity of India
a) 142%
b) 138%
c) 140%
d) 136%
e) 130%
a) 142%
15. what is crop rotation intensity for one year rice- pea
a) 200%
b) 150%
c) 180%
d) 100%
e) None of the above
a) 200%
16. Which of the following supplies more plant nutrient
a) Light soil
b) Cottonseed cake
c) Castor cake
d) Basic slag
e) None of these
c) Castor cake
17. Kalyansona is a
a) Single-gene dwarf
b) Double gene dwarf
c) Triple gene dwarf
d) Tall Wheat
e) All of these
b) Double gene dwarf
18. Legume crop should be included in rotation, because:
a) It increase the total pulse production
b) Emphasis has been given on pulses and oilseeds in the 20-point programme
c) It helps in maintenance of soil fertility
d) It increases cropping intensity
e) None of these
c) It helps in maintenance of soil fertility
19. Linseed can be used as _____ crop:
a) Oilseed
b) Fiber
c) Oilseed and fiber
d) All of these
e) None of these
c) Oilseed and fiber
20. One of the following herbicides is a selective herbicide:
a) Atrazine
b) Paraquat
c) Diquat
d) Glyphosate
e) both b & c
a) Atrazine