OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS – AGRONOMY

1. Who was the first Director General of ICAR?

a) Dr. B.P. Pal
b) Dr. R. S. Paroda
c) Dr. A.M. Michel
d) Dr T. C. Jain

2. Present cropping intensity of India is

a) 122%
b) 136%
c) 167%
d) 180%

3. CSH-I was first sorghum hybrid released in

a) 1961
b) 1962
c) 1963
d) 1964

4. Potassium was efficiently utilized by

a) Groundnut
b) Jute
c) Maize
d) Rainy season rice

5. Popular rainfed upland based cropping system in India is

a) Sorghum + Pigeon Pea
b) Setaria and Cotton
c) Both a and b
d) None of these

6. The inflorescence in sesamum is

a) Cymose
b) Panicle
c) Spikelets
d) Ear

7. Brassica juncea has been evolved after hybridization between

a) B. nigra and B. compestris
b) B. nigra and B. oleracea
c) B. compestris and B. oleracea
d) B. compestris and B. carinata

8. Carthamin is extracted from

a) Safflower
b) Groundnut
c) Cotton
d) Mustard
9. Major source of water used by plants is
a) Capillary water
b) Gravitational water
c) Interspace water
d) Hygroscopic water

10. Golden rice is rich in

a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin B

11. Which of the following plants shows maximum rate of photosynthesis?

a) Barley
b) Cotton
c) Maize
d) Mango

12. The seed rate of pearlmillet for transplanting in one hectare is

a) 500 g
b) 1 kg
c) 2 kg
d) 4 kg

13. Photorespiration is higher in

a) CAM Plants
b) C3 plants
c) C4 plants
d) None of these

14. Which of the following weeds produces the highest number of seeds /plant?
a) Parthenium
b) Orobanche
c) Striga
d) Argemone maxicana

15. Partial factor productivity expresses:

a) Yield/unit of nutrient absorbed
b) Yield/unit of nutrient applied
c) Biological product/unit of nutrient absorbed
d) Nutrient absorbed/ unit of nutrient applied

16. Which of the following crops is most sensitive to salinity?

a) Barley
b) Chickpea
c) Maize
d) Mustard

17. In properly managed zero-till planted, wheat yields are invariably higher by
………..as compared to conventional field
a) 1-2%
b) 10-12%
c) 8-9%
d) 4-6%

18. Small and marginal farmers’ shares …………. of total house hold in India
a) 85%
b) 54%
c) 14%
d) 20%

19. Every 1t/ha increase in soil organic carbon represents …………. of CO2 sequestered
from the atmosphere.
a) 6.43 tonnes
b) 3.67 tonnes
c) 7.89 tonnes
d) 8.55 tonnes

20. Potassium fixation is more in

a) Vermiculite
b) Illite
c) Montmorillonite
d) Chlorite

21. The size of the water harvesting pond for one ha area is kept
a) 100-200 m3
b) 250-300 m3
c) 500-1000 m3
d) 800-900

22. The International Centre for Agriculture Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA) was
established in
a) 1977
b) 1987
c) 1967
d) None of these

23. The primary objective of conservation tillage is

a) Removal of plant residues
b) Partial retention of plant residues
c) Complete retention of plant residues
d) None of the above

24. Plants tolerant to high soil salinity conditions

a) Heliophytes
b) Hylophtytes
c) Heliotropic
d) Sciophytes
25. More in-situ/ in-farm nutrient recycling in bio-intensive farming leads to ……………
saving on fertilizer.
a) 20-25%
b) 50-100%
c) 3-4%
d) 10-15%

26. P availability in acidic, neutral, alkaline soils in the form of

a) HPO42-, PO43-, H2PO4-
b) H2PO4-, HPO42-, PO43-
c) HPO42-, H2PO4-, PO43-
d) None of these

27. Element which is constituent of nitrate reductase and is involved in nitrate reductase
activity is
a) Mo
b) B
c) Ca
d) Mg

28. C: N ratio of oilcakes ranged between

a) 1 and 3
b) 3 and 5
c) 5 and 10
d) 15 and 20

29. Stem nodulation occurs in green manure crop of

a) Sesbania aculeate
b) Sesbania calmabania
c) Crotolaria juncea
d) Aeschynomene afraspera

30. Pollen viability of wheat is related to supply of

a) Zinc
b) Molybdenum
c) Boron
d) Magnesium

31. What is the porosity percentage if the particle density of soil is 2.6 and bulk density is
1.3?
a) 35%
b) 40%
c) 50%
d) 55%

32. Among the families of crop plants, the sulphur requirement increases in the order of
a) Leguminosae > Cruciferae > Graminae
b) Graminae > Cruciferae > Leguminosae
c) Graminae > Leguminosae > Cruciferae
d) None of these
33. Conservation tillage is also called as
a) Reduced tillage
b) Stubble mulch tillage
c) Eco-fallow
d) All of these

34. In an experiment having 2 factors, both requiring large plots, the appropriate design
will be
a) RBD
b) FRBD
c) Split plot
d) Strip plot

35. N fertilizer can be top-dressed in cotton crop up to:

a) Vegetative stage
b) First flowering
c) Square formation
d) Boll bursting

36. Tubers exposed to sunlight produce pigment of:

a) Anthocyanin
b) Chlorophyll
c) Both A and B
d) None of these

37. The C:N ratio in the organic matter of the furrow slice (upper 15 cm) of arable soils
commonly ranges from:
a) 3:1 to 4:1
b) 6:1 to 7:1
c) 18:1 to 19:1
d) 8:1 to 15:1

38. For a given data set, if the standard deviation is 3.56, and the mean is 9, what is the
coefficient of variation?
a) 3.95%
b) 39.55%
c) 25.28%
d) 2.53%

39. Moisture stress conditions result in the accumulation of:

a) Lysine
b) Proline
c) Nucleic acid
d) Cysteine

40. Triticale is a cross between:

a) Wheat x rye
b) Wheat x barley
c) Barley x oat
d) Wheat x oat
41. Soybean seed has oil to protein ratio of:
a) 1:1
b) 2:1
c) 1:2
d) 1:3

42. Which states contributes maximum pulse production

a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Punjab

43. The weed which possesses all the three kinds of dormancy is:
a) Oryza fatua
b) Phalaris minor
c) Avena fatua
d) Tridex procubens

44. Sprouted mungbean seeds contain

a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D

45. Rancidity in sunflower oil is due to

a) Esterification
b) Oxidation
c) Reduction
d) Nitrification

46. DHB-105 is a hybrid of

a) Cotton
b) Rice
c) Maize
d) Sunflower

47. Which of the following chemical reaction does not occur in the submerge soil?
a) Reduction in pH of sodic soils
b) Reduction in redox potential
c) Oxidation of Mn
d) Increase soil P availability

48. A cropping system in which agricultural crops and pastures are alternated on the same
field is:
a) Sole cropping
b) Intercropping
c) Ley farming
d) Double cropping

49. Biosuper contains:

a) Rock phosphate and sulfur
b) Rock phosphate, sulfur and P oxidizing bacteria
c) Rock phosphate, sulfur and S oxidizing bacteria
d) Rock phosphate and P oxidizing bacteria

50. The ratio between crop evapotranspiration to pan evapotranspiration where the crop is
raised on a large scale under optimum growing condition is known as
a) Crop coefficient
b) Critical value
c) Crop efficiency
d) Consumptive use

51. The major process by which plant meet their phosphorus requirement is
a) Contact exchange
b) Mass flow
c) Root interception
d) Diffusion

52. A soil test report revealed pH=8.0, electrical conductivity=12 dS/m, and sodium
absorption ratio= 3.0. What is this kind of soil?
a) Normal soil
b) Saline soil
c) Saline sodic soil
d) Sodic soil

53. Homogeneity of experimental material is expected in

a) Latin square design
b) Completely randomized design
c) Split plot design
d) Randomized block design

54. Which crops are also known as “power house of nutrients or climate resilient
crops”?
a) Pulses
b) Fodder crops
c) Cereals
d) Millets

55. The type of germination in green gram is

a) Hypogeal
b) Epigeal
c) Hypo-epigeal
d) Epi-hypogeal

56. Ammonium sulphate is preferred for nitrogen application in groundnut because it also
provides
a) Calcium
b) Magnesium
c) Sulphur
d) Boron
57. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Regional Centre established
at…………. in Dec, 2018.
a) Varanasi, U.P.
b) Lucknow, U.P.
c) Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
d) Ranchi, Jharkhand

58. Rice knowledge bank was launched on ………… at Assam funded by World Bank
for enhancing knowledge on Rice production
a) 28th Feb., 2019
b) 24th Feb., 2019
c) 28th Feb., 2018
d) 24th Feb., 2018

59. India’s first organic state is

a) Uttrakhand
b) Sikkim
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Rajasthan

60. Largest exported organic product in India is

a) Pulses
b) Oilseeds
c) Cereals and Millets
d) Tea

61. LEISA is related to

a) Organic farming
b) Cultivation of HYV
c) Shifting cultivation
d) Growing plants in glass house

62. A year in which rainfall of a particular place is short by more than…... is known as
drought year
a) Twice the mean deviation
b) Twice the standard deviation
c) Twice the median
d) Twice standard error

63. Propanil, a post emergence herbicide is readily absorbed by the

a) Stem
b) Root
c) Leaf
d) Fruit
64. The neutron scattering method is not useful in estimating moisture in
a) Acidic soils
b) Alluvial soils
c) Lateritic soils
d) Organic soils

65. The most important crop grown on conserved soil moisture in our country is
a) Gram
b) Wheat
c) Mustard
d) Barley