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Agricultural Soil Science
Agricultural Soil Science
1. Agriculture is a
a) Greek word
b) Latin word
c) German word
d) Spanish
Ans. B
2. The term agronomy is derived from ________
a) German word
b) Latin word
c) Spanish
d) Greek word
Ans. D
3. Primary resource for agriculture
a) Land, air and water
b) Seed, Fertilizer and Pesticide
c) Seed, air and water
d) Land, Fertilizer and water
Ans. A
4. Cultivation of rice begins in _______
a) 2200 BC
b) 5700 BC
c) 7700 BC
d) 8700 BC
Ans. A
5. The book ‘Horse hoeing husbandry’ was published by _______
a) Van Helmont
b) Gregor Johann Mendel
c) Jethro tull
d) None
Ans. C
6. The ‘Annals of Agriculture’ was published by _________
a) Jethro Tull
b) Aurther Young
c) Van Helmont
d) None
Ans. B
7. The book ‘Element of Agricultural Chemistry’ was published by ________
a) Justus Von Liebig
b) Sir Humphry Davy
c) Van Helmont
d) J.B. Lawes
Ans. B
8. Experiments on effect of manures on crop were initiated by ________
a) Sir John Bannet Lawes
b) G. J. Mendel
c) Van Helmont
d) Justus Von Liebig
Ans. A
9. ________ (1674-1741 AD) conducted several experiments on plant nutrient and
published a book, “Horse Hoeing Husbandry”
a) Sir Humphry Davy
b) Aristotal
c) Jethro Tull
d) Van Helmount
Ans. C
10. Kharif, Rabi and Zaid word belong to _______
a) Urdu
b) French
c) Persian
d) Arabic
Ans. D
11. Climate pertains to a __________
a) Long period of time
b) Short duration
c) Medium duration
d) None
Ans. A
12. Principles of mercury barometers was discovered by __________
a) Torricelli
b) Aristotle
c) Pliny
d) Galileo
Ans. A
13. Instrument used for measuring wind velocity is known as __________
a) Hydrometer
b) Pyranometer
c) Altimeter
d) Anemometer
Ans. D
14. The term PET was coined by __________
a) Sarkar and Biswas
b) Haigreaves
c) Thornthwaite
d) Mendel
Ans. C
15. A rainy day called when rainfall received in 24 hrs
a) >2.5 mm
b) >3.0 mm
c) >5.0 mm
d) >1.0 mm
Ans. A
16. Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research (DOGR) is situated at ________
a) Shimla
b) Nasik
c) New Delhi
d) Lucknow
Ans. B
17. Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) is located at ________
a) Jodhpur
b) Nagpur
c) Bikaner
d) Pune
Ans. A
18. National Horticulture Mission (NHM) was started in ________
a) 2000-01
b) 2003-04
c) 2001-02
d) 2005-06
Ans. D
19. National Research Centre for Litchi (NRCL) is located at _________
a) Pune
b) Muzaffarpur
c) Lucknow
d) Kolkata
Ans. B
20. Central Drug Research Institute is situated at _________
a) Lucknow
b) Mumbai
c) New Delhi
d) Hyderabad
Ans. A