Multiple Choice Questions

Crop Production Technology –II (ASAG2204)

6. Highest productivity of wheat is in

1. The most cultivated crop in India among
________ state of India
cereals
a) West Bengal
a) Rice
b) Punjab
b) Wheat
c) Maharashtra
c) Maize
d) Odisha
d) Sorghum
Ans: (b)
Ans: (b)
7. Ideal fertilizer dose for wheat is –
2. Protein % in wheat –
a) 140:80:60
a) 10-12 %
b) 120:60:40
b) 40-60%
c) 180:80:100
c) 90-100 %
d) 20-30% Ans: (b)
8. Mention the Rabi season pulse
Ans: (a)
a) Chick pea
3. Wheat is also known as –
b) Green gram
a) king of cereals
c) Red gram
b) minister of cereals
d) Soyabean
c) queen of cereal
Ans: (a)
d) poor man’s cereal
9. Origin of wheat –
Ans: (a)
a) South east asia
4. Indian Institute of wheat and barley is
situated in – b) South west asia
a) Ghaziabad , uttar Pradesh c) America
b) Bhubaneswar , odisha d) India
c) Dharwad , karnataka Ans: (b)
d) Karnal , Haryana 10. Family of wheat –
Ans: (d) a) Grammineae
5. Production of wheat is __________ b) Leguminacea
million tonnes in India c) Triticeae
a) 79 d) Malvaceae
b) 85 Ans: (a)
c) 69 11. Scientific name of wheat
d) 200 a) Triticumdicoccum
Ans: (b) b) Triticumaestivum
c) Zea mays

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 d) Oryzia sativa c) Vegetative stage
Ans: (b) d) C.R.I. stage
12. Which one of the following sequence Ans: (d)
is correct in the context of three largest 17. Gene responsible for dwarfness in
wheat producing states in India? wheat.
a) Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana a) Lorin 10
b) Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab b) Morin 10
c) Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana c) Norine 10
d) Punjab, Odisha , uttar Pradesh d) DNA
Ans: (c) Ans: (c)
18. Flowering portion of wheat is called.
13. If a farmer practices “sugarcane -
wheat” the cropping intensity at his farm a) Stem
will be b) Ear/ Head
a) 100% c) crown
b) 150% d) panicles
c) 200% Ans: (b)
d) 300% 19. Central zigzag axis of wheat grain is
Ans: (c) called -
14. Seminal roots of wheat are – a) root
a) Temporary roots b) shoot
b) Permanent root c) Rachis
c) Fixed roots d) Crown
d) Non fixed roots Ans: (c)
Ans: (a) 20. Fruit type of wheat grain is –
15. Marconi wheat is known as – a) Caryopsis
a) Triticum durum b) Rachis
b) Triticumdicoccum c) Awns
c) Sonalika d) Panicles
d) Common bread wheat Ans: (a)
Ans: (a) 21.Energy rich drinks from barley malt are
–
16. Most critical stage for irrigation in
wheat crop is - a. Bournvita, boost, horlicks
a) Log stage b. coca cola
b) Havesting stage c. ORSL

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 d. Visky and vodka c. Hulk & bulk
Ans: (a) Ans: (a)
22. Protein content in Barley is – 28. Moisture requirement for storage
barley –
a. 10-12%
a. 10-12%
b. 50-60%
b. 50-60%
c. 90-100%
c. 100-200%
d. 500-600%
d. 90-100%
Ans: (a)
Ans: (a)
23. Barley production in India is –
29. Average yield of barley is –
a. 5 M tones a. 3-3.5 t / ha
b. 1.22 M tones b. 100-150 t / ha
c. 20 M tones c. 20-30 t / ha
d. 100 M tones d. 6-7 t/ha
Ans: (b) Ans: (a)
24. Can barely tolerate frost? 30. Centre of origin of Barley is -
a. YES a. America
b. NO b. S. Africa
Ans: (b) c. Asia & Ethiopia
25. Highest producing state in india – d. Australia
a. Rajasthan Ans: (c)
b. West Bengal 31. The inflorescence of barley is called -
c. Andhra Pradesh a. Ear
d. Bihar b. panicle
Ans: (a) c. spike
26. Seed rate of barley for 1 hectare is – d. Spadix
a. 400 kg Ans: (c)
b. 10 kg 32. Most critical stage of irrigation in
barley is ________
c. 100 kg
a. Tillering
d. 1000 kg
b. CRI
Ans: (c)
c. Flowering
27. Two varieties of Barley are –
a. Husk less & Hulled d. Harvest
Ans: (a)
b. Oval & round

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33. Barley crop needs ________ c. RD137
a. Cold & dry climate d. RD101
b. Hot & humid Ans: (a)
c. dry & hot 39. Barley grows well in –
d. frost a. Kharif season
Ans: (a) b. Zaid season
34. Photoperiodically, barley is a type of c. Rabi season
plant is ________ d. Pre monsoon season
a. Short day Ans: (c)
b. Long day 40. Temperature requirement for barley –
c. Day neutral
a. 5-27 ⁰C
d. Both a & b
b. 30-40 ⁰C
Ans: (b)
c. 30-45 ⁰C
35. Depth of sowing of barley is
d. 40-45 ⁰C
a. 1-2cm
Ans: (a)
b. 3-5 cm
c. 5-6cm
41. Scientific name of chickpea -
d. 7-10 cm
a. Cicerarietinum
Ans: (b)
b. cicerfaboideae
36. Shoot of barley is called
c. cicerkabulinum
a. Stem
d. zea mays
b. Trunk
Ans: (a)
c. Culm
42.Chickepa is also called as –
d. Bark
a. mokka
Ans: (c)
b. sarson
37. Leaf of barley is
c. Bengal gram
a. Petiole
d. Halwa
b. Sessile
Ans: (c)
c. Both
43. Family of chickpea is –
d. Fertile
a. Solanaceae
Ans: (b)
b. Rootiacea
38. Salt tolerant variety of barley
c. Fabaceae
a. Amber
d. Proteinacea
b. Neelam

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 Ans: (c) 49. How long can dried chickpeas be
stored?
44. chickpeas are rich in –
a. 16 months
a. Sugar
b. Unlimited time
b. Protein
c. 8 years
c. Thiamine
d. 17 years 4 months
d. Riboflavin
Ans: (b)
Ans: (b)
50. Because chickpeas are high in dietary
45. In human body , chickpea can reduce –
fibre, what disease are they considered
a. Blood cholesterol beneficial for?
b. Blood sugar a. Diabetes
c. Blood protein b. Arthiritis
d. blood pressure c. Malaria
Ans: (a) d. Nothing
46. average production of chickpea in Ans: (a)
India –
51. seed rate of chickpea-
a. 100 M tonnes
a. 75-100 kg /ha
b. 200 M tonnes
b. 200 - 500 kg /ha
c. 10 M tonnes
c. 2-10 kg /ha
d. 50 M tones
d. 10-15 kg/ha
Ans: (c)
Ans: (a)
47. What percentage of the world's
52. Recommended optimum spacing to be
chickpeas is produced in India?
given for desi variety –
a. 65%
a. 100 x 100 cm
b. 63%
b. 50 x 50 cm
c. 64%
c. 30 x 30 cm
d. 70%
d. 20 x 20 cm
Ans: (c)
Ans: (c)
48. How many color varieties does
53. Recommended optimum spacing for
chickpea have?
kabuli variety –
a. 3
a. 5 x 5 cm
b. 4
b. 20 x 60 cm
c. 3
c. 45 x 45 cm
d. 5
d. 10 x10 cm
Ans: (c)
Ans: (c)

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54. The inflorescence of chick pea is – b. To reduce plant height
a. Axilary raceme c. To protect plants against
lodging
b. Panicle d. To protect from diseases
c. Ear Ans: (a)
d. Head 60.Duration of Kabuli chana is –
Ans: (a) a. 90-180 days
55. Most critical stage of irrigation for b. 50-80 days
chick pea is - c. 300-350 days
a. Tillering d. 210-230 days
b. CRI Ans: (a)
c. Pre flowering 61.Scientific name of Lentil –
d. Harvest a. Lens culinaris
Ans: (c) b. Lenskartculinaris
56. Ideal temperature for sowing of chick c. Lens pulinaris
pea is -
d. Lenalens lentils
a. 15-20 ⁰C
Ans: (a)
b. 10-25 ⁰C
62. lentil belongs to the family of –
c. 10-15 ⁰C
a. Solanaceae
d. 23-40 ⁰C
b. Leguminoceae
Ans: (c)
c. Poaceae
57. The leading producer of chick pea is –
d. Tilliaceae
a. India
Ans: (b)
b. Burma
63. The inflorescence in lentil is ________
c. Bangladesh
a. Raceme
d. Arica
b. Spikelets
Ans: (a)
c. Panicle
58. Photoperiodically, chick pea is a type
of plant is – d. Head

a. Short day Ans: (a)

b. Long day 64. The recommended seed rate for lentil

is _________kg/ha
c. Day neutral
a. 8-10
Ans: (b)
b. 75-100
59. Nipping in chick pea is a process -
c. 30-40
a. To enlarge branching

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 d. 60-70 Ans: (a)
Ans: (c) 70. Pollination in lentil –
65. Lentil contains about _______% a. Cross pollination
protein b. Double cross pollination
a. 20 c. Self pollination
b. 25
c. 10 d. Triple cross pollination
d. 40 Ans: (c)
Ans: (b) 71. lentils grows well with –
66. Weed in lentil can be controlled by a. Low fertilizer doses
applying b. High fertilizer doses
a. 2,4-D c. Medium fertilizer doses
b. Fluchloralin d. Extremely high fertilizer doses
c. Both Ans: (a)
d. Glyphosate 72. Identify the fungal disease in lentil –
Ans: (b)
67. Lentil crop needs - a. Broad bean mottle

a. Cool & dry climate b. Broad bean stain

b. Warm & humid c. Black root rot
c. Dry & hot climate d. Root knot nematode
d. Drought Ans: (c)
Ans: (a) 73. lentil crop is also known as –
68. Centre of origin of Lentil is - a. Masti crop
a. America b. Dryland crop
b. S. Africa c. Wet land crop
c. Mediterranean region d. No land crop
d. Asia Ans: (b)
Ans: (c) 74. Lentil plants are –
69. Major production of lentil is from – a. C4 plants
a. India & Canada b. Short day plant
c. C3 plants
b. America
d. C9 plants
c. Sri lanka
Ans: (c)
d. Russia

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 c. Rats
75. spacing recommended for lentil is -
d. Maize
a. 100x100 cm
Ans: (a)
b. 30 x 5 cm
81.Field pea seeds are –
c. 45 x 45 cm
a. Smaller than garden pea seeds
d. 60 x 60 cm
b. Larger than garden pea seeds
Ans: (b)
c. Same like garden pea seeds
76. variety of lentil suitable for flood condition –
d. Larger than sugarcane setts
a. Pusa -6
Ans: (a)
b. Pant – 98
82. moisture required for storage of pea
c. Shirt – 24
seeds –
d. Lensulen
a. 40-60%
Ans: (a)
b. 100-200%
77. lentil production in India is high in –
c. 8-10%
a. Uttar Pradesh
d. 20-30%
b. Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (c)
c. West Bengal
83. Training and Stalking is an important
d. Madhya Pradesh intercultural operation in –
Ans: (d) a. Short varieties of pea plant
78. which element deficiency is seen if lentil is cultivated
b. after rice – of pea plant
Fat varieties
a. Zinc c. Tall varieties of pea plant
b. Magnesium d. Nothing such required
c. Calcium Ans: (c)
d. Potassium 84. Botanical name of garden pea is –
Ans: (a) a. Pisumsativumvar . horse
b. Pisumsativum var. chotens
79. suitabletempertature for lentil –--- ⁰C
c. Pisumsativum var. hortens
a. 40-50
d. Pisumsacamum var. hortens
b. 18-32
Ans: (c)
c. 0-5
85. Germination of pea is –
d. 100-110
a. Epigeal
Ans: (b)
b. Hypogeal
80.Major insect pest in lentil is –
c. Exogeal
a. Semi looper
d. Epihypogial
b. Grasshopper

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 Ans: (b) b. queen of pulses
86. Pea plants are – c. king of pulses
a. Short day plants d. dancing star of pulses
b. Long day plants Ans: (b)
c. Night plant 92. Pea maturity is measured by –
d. Day – neutral plants a. tendrometer
Ans: (d) b. hydrometer
87.Origin of pea – c. peatometer
a. India d. speedometer
b. Ethiopia Ans: (a)
c. Australia 93. Critical stages of irrigation in pea –
d. Norway a. flower initiation & pod filling stage
Ans: (b) b. vegetative stage
88. Which type of root system is found in c. ripening stage
pea – d. zigzag stage
a. Fibrous root Ans: (a)
b. Deep root 94. Major pea producing state of india –
c. Flat root a. Madhya Pradesh
d. tap root b. Odisha
Ans: (d) c. Uttar Pradesh
89. Pea fruit is known as – d. Bihar
a. shell Ans: (c)
b. shaft 95. yield of pea in q/ha is –
c. pod a. 200-500
d. seed b. 80-100
Ans: (c)
c. 5-10
90. Flower color of field peas – d. 50-70
a. yellow Ans: (b)
b. orange 96. Pea production out of total vegetable
c. purple production is –
d. white a. 2.4%
Ans: (c) b. 5.6%
91. Pea is known as – c. 40%
a. minister of pulses d. 80%

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 Ans: (a) a. Manganese
97. flower color of garden pea – b. Nitrogen
a. Yellow c. Sulphur
b. Blue d. Zinc
c. Pink Ans: (b)
d. White 103. Botanical name of potato is –
Ans: (d) a. Solanumtuberosum
98. Delayed harvesting leads to convertion b. Solanumcubersuum
of sugar to – c. Potato French fries
a. Carbohydrates d. Potato botato
b. Chocolate Ans: (a)
c. Starch 104. type of fruit of potato is –
d. Drink a. Cherry
Ans: (c) b. Berry
99. Shelling % in pea – c. Litchi
a. 49% d. Pota
b. 100% Ans: (b)
c. 2% 105. optimum temperature for tuber
d. 75% growth –
Ans: (a) a. 0 d C
100.Seed rate of pea – b. 50 d C
a. 2-5 kg/ha c. 20 d C
b. 500 kg /ha d. 150 d C
c. 80-100 kg /ha Ans: (c)
d. 1000 kg / ha 106. potato is also known as –
Ans: (c) a. Poor man’s friend
101.Most popular method of potato b. Rich man’s friend
planting is – c. My friend
a. Dibbling d. Your friend
b. Broadcasting Ans: (a)
c. Throwing 107. Green color of potato is due to –
d. Ridge & furrow method a. Malanine
Ans: (d) b. Solanine
102. Important nutrient of potato is – c. Gasoline

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 d. Potaline 113. in potato tubers represent –
Ans: (b) a. Above stems
108. Indian potato research is present in – b. Underground stems
a. Bankok c. Root growth
b. Odisha Ans: (b)
c. West Bengal 114. Tuber growth occurs at –
d. Shimla a. 60-80 Days after planting (DAP)
Ans: (d) b. 100 DAP
109. “ True potato seed “ was developed c. 20 DAP
by – d. 200 DAP
a. Dr. Ramanujan Ans: (a)
b. Dr. reddy 115. When is dehaulming done in potato –
c. Swaminthan a. 40 days before harvesting
d. Phulwa b. After sowing
Ans: (a) c. After harvesting
110. The best method of irrigation for d. 10-12 days before harvesting s
potato –
Ans: (d)
a. Flooding
116. Serious disease of potato is –
b. Furrow method
a. Zero blight
c. Ridge method
b. Late blight s
d. Channel method
c. Early blight
Ans: (b)
d. Low blight
111. inflorescenceof potato is –
Ans: (b)
a. Racimose
117. Potato is susceptible to –
b. Axil
a. Heat
c. Dashes
b. Water
d. Tofsils
c. Frost
Ans: (a)
d. Dry
112. Tubers appear green color due to –
Ans: (c)
a. Carotin
118. potato propagated by –
b. Green paint
a. Seeds
c. Anthocyanin
b. Tubers
d. Nothing such
c. Stems
Ans: (c)

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 d. Roots c. Vazhaikappal (I 115)
Ans: (b) d. TN 111
119. Which fertilizer is NOT suitable for Ans: (b)
potato – 124.Recommended dose of potash for
a. MCL chewing tobacco is _______ kg/ha
b. IPL a. 75
c. KCl b. 100
d. MPL c. 50
Ans: (c) d. 15
120.Critical stage for irrigation in potato Ans: (c)
is – 125. Recommended dose of N and P
a. Tuber formation for tobacco is _______ kg/ha
b. Seed formation e. 75 : 100
c. Flower color changing f. 100 : 100
d. Leaf development g. 50 : 75
Ans: (a) h. 90:45
121. World production of tobacco is Ans: (b)
_________ M tonnes 126. Spacing recommended for
a. 8.07 chewing tobacco is _________
b. 9.07 a. 75 x 50 cm
c. 7.07 b. 75 x 75 cm
d. 12.2 c. 60 x 45 cm
Ans: (c) d. 75 x 75 cm
122. Production of tobacco in India is Ans: (b)
_______ m tonnes 127. Scientific name of tobacco
b. 0.54 –
c. 0.64 a. Nicotianatabacum
d. 0.74 b. Nicotianaabacum
e. 1.1 c. Nicotinatabacii
Ans: (b) d. Nictoiananictoiani
123. Tobacco variety suitable for Ans: (a)
cigar and binder making in 128. The stimulant alkaloid
Tamil Nadu is ____ present in tobacco is –
a. Oosikappal (I 737) a. Nicotine
b. Vellaivazhai (VV 2) b. Nictotina

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 c. Necrotic Ans: (a)
d. Nicotec 134. Which tobacco contains
less sugar –
Ans: (a)
a. Flue – cured tobacco
129. Family of Tobacco plant –
b. Sun – cured tobacco
a. Ravulfoliacea
c. Air – cured tobacco
b. Leguminaceae
d. Virginia tobacco
c. Nictoinaceae
Ans: (b)
d. Solanaceae
135. Topping is –
Ans: (d)
a. Removing of flower heads
130. Tobacco ptimum
temperature required is –--⁰C b. Removing of leaves
a. 40-50 c. Cutting of stems
b. 20-32 d. Tying of leaves
c. 100-120 Ans: (b)
d. 5-10 136. Which is the fungal disease
in tobacco –
Ans: (b)
a. Granvielle wilt
131. Leaf color of tobacco plant
– b. Alternaria leaf spot
a. Blue c. Leaf curl disease
b. Pink d. Tobacco mosaic disease
c. White Ans: (b)
d. Yellow 137. Origin of tobacco –
Ans: (b) a. India
132. Nicotine in tobacco is b. South America
absent in – c. Phillipines
a. leaves d. Norway
b. Seeds e. Ans: (b)
c. Flowers 138. Most Important part of
Ans: (b) tobacco plant is –
133. Nicotine content in tobacco a. Flowers
leaves – b. Roots
a. 2- 8% c. Leaves
b. 10-20% d. Root hairs
c. 50-70 % Ans: (c)
d. 100-200%

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 139. In tobacco curing is done 144. Oats contain a legume like protein
by – called as –
a. Air, fire , flue a. Avenalin
b. Coke b. Fevastik
c. Charcoal c. Fevistik
d. Water d. Oryza
Ans: (a) Ans: (a)
140. Tobacco total production in 145. Seed rate requirement of oats
india – a. 2-5 kg/ha
a. 50 M kg leaves b. 1000-2000 kg/ha
b. 100 M kg leaves c. 125-175 kg /ha
c. 750 M kg leaves d. 10-20 kg/ha
Ans: (c)
d. d. 2000 M kg leaves
146. Oats can remove _______________
Ans: (c) from soil
141. Temperature requirement for oats-- a. Gold
--- ⁰C
b. Nitrogen
a) 20-30
c. Water
b) 50-60
d. Diamond
c) 0-10
Ans: (b)
d) 60-80
147. Storage temperature required for oats
Ans: (a) –
142. How much amount of MOP fertilizer
is needed for oats a. 12-14%
a. 100 kg b. 50-60%
b. 200 kg c. 90-100%
c. 50 kg d. 20-30%
d. Not required Ans: (a)
Ans: (d) 148. Separating the outer hull from inner
hull is called as –
143. Scientific name of oats –
a. Tulling
a. Avenafatua
b. Dehulling
b. Avena sativa
c. Shelling
c. Avenafavena
d. Beating
d. Zea mays
Ans: (b)
Ans: (b)

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149. Heating of oats to maintain moisture b. 100 q /ha
for storage is called as – c. 500 tonnes
a. Kilning d. 4 kg
b. Bricking Ans: (a)
c. Sticking 155. Propagation in oats done through –
d. Burning a. Fruits
Ans: (a) b. Roots
150. identify the processing method – c. Seeds
a. Shelling d. Stems
b. Flaking Ans: (d)
c. Stuffing 156. Oat favours mostly –
d. Cracking a. Hot climate
Ans: (b) b. Temperate climate
151. Famous method of sowing of oats – c. Humid
a. Dibbling d. Sub humid
b. Broadcasting Ans: (b)
c. Drilling 157. Family to which oats belong –
d. Line a. Soacea
Ans: (c) b. Poaceae
152. Seed rate required is of oats c. Leguminoceae
a. 80-100 kg/ha d. Tillaceae
b. 20-30kg/ha Ans: (b)
c. 2-5 kg/ha 158. Fodder from oats harvesting is –
d. 200-500 kg/ha a. High
Ans: (a) b. Low
153. Interval between two successive
c. Negligible
irrigations in oats should be –
Ans: (a)
a. 50 days
159. Oats are which type of grasses –
b. 100 days
a. Annual
c. 15 days
b. Biennial
d. 60 days
c. Perennial
Ans: (c)
d. Terennial
154. Average yield of oats –
Ans: (a)
a. 15-20 q/ha t

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160. Are oats good as cover crops ? d. weed
a. YES Ans: (a)
b. NO 166. Propagation can only be done by –
Ans: (a) a. fruit
161. Berseem is also known as – b. stem
a. Hindi clover c. seed
b. Gulshangrover Ans: (c)
c. Egyptian clover 167. CanBerseem be used as Hay?
d. No clover a. YES
Ans: (c) b. NO
162. Barseem belongs to the family of – c. SOMETIMES
a. Fabaceae d. ALWAYS
b. Solanaceae Ans: (b)
c. Leguminoceae 168. Scientific name of berseem is –
d. Saucaceae a. Trifoliumalexandrinum
Ans: (a)
b. Zea mays
163.According to their branching
behaviour and subsequent productivity , c. Oryza sativa
berseem is of how many types – d. Root knot
a. 5 Ans: (a)
b. 6 169. Green fodder yield if berseem
c. 100 (tons/hectare) –
d. 4 a. 10
Ans: (d) b. 80-100
164.berseem is mainly used as – c. 500
a. Fruit d. 10000
b. Grain Ans: (b)
c. Forage 170. Crude protein in berseem -
d. Drink a. 18-20 %.
Ans: (c) b. 50-60%
165.Berseem clover can also be used as - c. 120%
a. green manure crop d. 200%
b. white manure crop Ans: (a)
c. yellow manure crop

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171. The major associated weed of c. 16-18
berseem crop is – d. 2-4
a. Chicory Ans: (c)
b. Chichorree 176. Crop rotation with berseem
c. Arkasona recommended to reclaim soils is –
d. Elusinefoetida a. Rice – berseem
Ans: (a) b. Rice- maize
There are certain Agronomic problems that c. Maize – wheat
occur in the field, identify the solution for d. Berseem – alfaalfa
it – answer the below 3 questions
(172,173,174) Ans: (a)
172. Water stagnated creation damp 177. to remove chicory weed seeds from
conditions - berseem seeds , which of this is used –
a. Not sowing seeds in the field a. Magnetic separator
anymore. b. Iron walker
b. Leveling field properly to avoid c. 10% NaCl
water stagnation.
d. 100% watery jell
Ans: (b)
Ans: (c)
173. Cloudy condition prevails for longer
period - 178. berseem enriches soil through –
a. Avoiding too frequent irrigations a. Phosphorous fixation
during cloudy days. b. Symbiotic Nitrogen fixation
b. Fertilizing the crop with heavy
dose of potassium. c. Asymbiotic fixation
Ans: (a) d. Pulling water from soil
174. Light penetration at the ground is Ans: (b)
curtailed due to delayed cutting –
179. In which state berseem production
a. Cutting the crop frequently to ismore ?
expose the ground for adequate
light availability. a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Odisha
b. Fertilizing the crop with heavy c. Goa
dose of potassium.
d. Ladakh
Ans: (a)
Ans: (a)
175. Number of irrigations required for
180.Dry matter yield of berseem –
berseem crop is –
a. 2-5 quintals /ha
a. 100
b. 500-600 q /ha
b. 50
c. 3000 q / ha

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 d. 200 t /ha 186. Drought tolerant capacity of Lucerne
is –
Ans: (b)
a. Medium
b. zero
181.Scientific name of lucerne–
c. Low
a. Marigold sativa
d. Very high
b. Medicago sativa
Ans: (d)
c. Alfa alfa
187. Water logging tolerance is –
d. Zea mays
a. Low
Ans: (b)
b. High
182. Lucerne is also called as –
c. Optimum
a. Balabala
b. Talatala d. Very high
Ans: (a)
c. Alfa alfa
188. Can be grown as a cover crop with –
d. Luc-e-rne
a. Maize
Ans: (c)
b. Wheat
183. Lucerne is which type of crop –
c. Barley
a. Summer
d. Cocacola
b. Temperate
Ans: (c)
c. Rainy
189. Soil suitable for Lucerne cultivation
d. Naughty
is -
Ans: (b)
a. Loamy soil
184. Rainfed Lucerne produces about –
b. Clay soil
a. 4-8 tons of dry matter/ha/year
c. Heavy soil
b. 100 tons of dry matter/ha/year
Ans: (a)
c. No dry matter
190. The centre of origin of Lucerne is -
d. 50 tons of dry matter/ha/year
a. S. Africa
Ans: (a)
b. America
185. Lucerne can be grown as –
c. S.W.Asia
a. Intercrop
Ans: (c)
b. Pasture crop
191. One of the oldest cultivated fodder
c. Mixed crop crop is -
d. Border crop a. Guinea grass
Ans: (b) b. BN grass

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 c. Lucerne c. Lucky – 9
Ans: (c) d. Mahi - 7
192. Ideal time of sowing of Lucerne is - Ans: (a)
a. Oct.-Nov 198. Best sowing time of Lucerne -
a. first fortnight of October to end of
b. May - June November
c. Jan. – Feb b. last December
Ans: (b) c. 1st January
193. Parasitic weed found in Lucerne is - d. 25thapril
a. Orobanche Ans: (a)
b. Cuscuta 199. seed rate of Lucerne –
c. Striga a. 100 kg/ha
Ans: (a) b. 15 kg/ha
194. Seed Rate of lucerne c. 150 kg/ha
a. 20 kg/ha d. 500 kg/ha
b. 100 kg/ha Ans: (b)
c. 2 kg/ha 200. Family of Lucerne –
d. 90 kg/ha a. Leguminoceae
Ans: (a) b. Solanaceae
195. Fertilizer requirement of lucerene– c. Poaceae
a. 100-100-100 NPK d. Lucerneceae
b. 50-60-60 NPK Ans: (a)
c. 50-50-50 NPK 201. In India, Sunflower is commonly
known as
d. 25-120-40 NPK
a. Jwalamukhi
Ans: (d)
b. Surajmukhi
196. Lucerne can be grown in –
c. Koodu
a. Summer season only
d. Singari
b. Winter season only
Ans: (b)
c. Throughout the year
202. Edible conventional oil seed crops are
Ans: (c)
________
197. most recommended variety of
a. Ground nut
Lucerne –
b. Sunflower
a. Sirsa -9
c. Safflower
b. Ronaldo – 10

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d. Linseed 208. The peculiar pungency of rapeseed-
mustard is due to the presence of _____
Ans: (b)
a. erusic acid
203. Winter oilseed crop _____
b. sinigrin
a. Groundnut
c. Glucosinolates
b. Sunflower
d. none of the above
c. Rape seed
Ans: (b)
Ans: (b)
209. Oil content of Brassica juncea is
204. Linseed belongs to family
______
a. Leguminaceae
a. 45 %
b. Cruciferae
b. 43 %
c. Linaceae
c. 35 %
d. Astraceae
d. 50%
Ans: (c)
Ans: (c)
205. Sowing time of sunflower as Zaid
210. Oil content of Brassica
crop
campestrisVar.yellowsarson is ______
a. First fortnight of February
a. 45 %
b. Second fortnight of February
b. 43 %
c. First fortnight of March
c. 35 %
d. Second fortnight of March
d. 50%
Ans: (c)
Ans: (a)
206. Optimum pH range for sunflower
211. Oil content of Brassica
cultivation
campestrisVar.brownsarson is ______
a. 6.5-8.5
a. 45 %
b. 4.5-5.5
b. 43 %
c. 5.5-6.5
c. 35 %
d. 8.5-above
d. 41%
Ans: (a)
Ans: (b)
207. linoleic acid (%) in safflower
212. Seed rate of rapeseed-mustard is
a. 70 _______ kg/ha
b.75 a. 6 - 8
c.78 b. 4 – 6
d.85 c. 2 – 4
Ans: (c) d. 10
Ans: (b)

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213. Spacing recommended for rapeseed- Ans: (c)
mustard is _______ 218. In India, the productivity of sugarcane
a. 35 x 15 – 20 cm is highest in the state
b. 30 x 15 – 20 cm a. Punjab
c. 30 x 10 – 15 cm b. Karnataka
d. 40 x 10 – 15 cm c. Uttar predesh
Ans: (c) d. Odissa
214. Fertilizer dose for irrigated rapeseed- Ans: (c)
mustard is _______ kg NPK /ha 219. The most cultivated sugar crop of the
a. 60-40-40 world is __________
b. 30-20-20 a. Sorghum
c. 40-20-20 b. Sugarbeet
d. 80-50-40 c. Sugarcane
Ans: (a) d. both b& c
215. Fertilizer dose for rainfed rapeseed- Ans: (c)
mustard is _______ kg NPK /ha 220. Sugarcane seed sets essentially have
a. 60-40-40 _____buds
b. 30-20-20 a. 1
c. 40-20-20 b. 2
d. 10-20-20 c. 3
Ans: (b) d. 4
216. Rate of sulphur recommended for Ans: (c)
rapeseed-mustard is _______ kg /ha 221. Molasses is used for _____
a. 10-20 preparation.
b. 20-40 a. Alcohol
c. 30-40 b. Fuel
d. 50 c. Fertilizer
Ans: (b) d. none of the above
217. Sugarcane is the _______most Ans: (a)
important industrial crop in the country 222. By product of sugarcane is _______
India
a. Spentwash
a. First
b. Bagasse
b. Third
c. Molasses
c. Second
d. all these
d. fifth
Ans: (d)

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223. Bagasse is used for production d. 55 %
of__________ Ans: (b)
a. Electricity 228. Glucose content of molasses is
b. paper _______
c. methane a. 5 %
d. all these b. 7 %
Ans: (c) c. 10 %
224. The precipitated impurities contained d. 12 %
in the cane juice, after removal by Ans: (b)
filtration is called _______
229. Ash content of molasses is _______ <
a. Pressmud
a. 12 %
b. Bagasse
b. 7 %
c. Molasses
c. 10 %
d. all these
d. 15 %
Ans: (a)
Ans: (a)
225. The final effluent obtained in the
preparation of sugar by repeated 230. Total world production of sugarcane
crystallization is ________ is _______ million m tonnes
a. Pressmud a. 125.5
b. Bagasse b. 115.5
c. Molasses c. 135.5
d. all these d. 175.1
Ans: (b) Ans: (d)
226. The yield of molasses is 231. Cultivated species of sugarcane is
approximately ________ % per tonne of ______
sugarcane a. S. spontaneum
a. 5 b. S. robustum
b. 7 c. S. officinarum
c. 3 d. S. obutunam
d. 10 Ans: (c)
Ans: (c) 232. Wild species of sugarcane is ______
227. Sucrose content of molasses is a. S. barberi
_______
b. S. robustum
a. 45 %
c. S. officinarum
b. 35 %
d. S. obutunam
c. 25 %

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Ans: (b) d. 300:150:100
233. Seed rate for two budded setts is Ans: (b)
________ setts /ha 238. Fertilizer dose recommended for lift
a. 50,000 irrigated areas is _____ kg NPK/ha
b. 75,000 a. 225 : 112.5 : 60
c. 1,87,500 b. 270 : 112.5 : 60
d. 2,00,000 c. 175 : 112.5 : 60
Ans: (b) d. 300:150:100
234. Seed rate for three budded setts is Ans: (a)
________ setts /ha 239. Fertilizer dose recommended for
a. 50,000 jaggery producing areas is _____ kg
NPK/ha
b. 75,000
a. 225 : 112.5 : 60
c. 1,87,500
b. 270 : 112.5 : 60
d. 2,22,222
c. 175 : 112.5 : 60
Ans: (a)
d. 300:150:100
235. Seed rate for single budded setts is
________ setts /ha Ans: (c)
a. 50,000 240. Removal of dried and older leaves in
sugarcane is called _______
b. 75,000
a. Mulching
c. 1,87,500
b. Propping
d. 2,30,000
c. Detrashing
Ans: (c)
d. Staking
236. Latest planting technique developed
by TNAU in sugarcane is ______ Ans: (c)
a. Furrow planting 241. Tying the canes by using the lower
bottom leaves is called _____
b. Trench method
a. Mulching
c. Pit method
b. Propping
d. Ring method
c. Detrashing
Ans: (a)
d. Staking
237. Fertilizer dose recommended for
coastal and irrigated areas is _____ kg Ans: (b)
NPK/ha 242. The late formed tillers or side shoots
a. 225 : 112.5 : 60 which are robust and fast growing are
called
b. 270 : 112.5 : 60
a. Sword suckers
c. 175 : 112.5 : 60
b. water shoots

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c. sprouts
d. tiller suckers
Ans: (b)
243. Flowering in sugarcane is called
_______
a. Arrowing
b. Sprouting
c. Tillering
d. spike
Ans: (a)
244. _________ % of brix reading
indicates the maturity of sugarcane
a. 16 – 18
b. 18 – 25
c. 25 – 27
d. 27-30
Ans: (b)
245. Ripening in sugarcane is enhanced by
spraying _________
a. Sodium metasilicate
b. Polaris
c. Ethrel
d. all these are correct
Ans: (a)

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 K. K. Wagh College of Agriculture, Nashik-03
Department of Agricultural Botany
Course No. : GPB-366 Credit: 2(1+1) Semester-VI (New)

Course Title : Crop Improvement-II (Rabi Crops) (MCQ)

Course Teacher: - Dr. S. S. Bornare

1. Progenitor of common bread wheat is/are

a. Triticum monococum(AA) b. Unknown spp.(BB)
c. Triticum tauschii(DD) d. All the above

2. The common bread wheat is

a. Autopolyploid b. Tetraploid
c. Allohexaploid d. None of the above

3. Centre of origin of oat is

a. Near East b. Mediterranean
c. Asia minor d. All the above

4. Wild relatives of oat are

a. Avena barbata b. Both a and c
c. Avena fatua d. None of the above

5. The species contains genes for drought tolerance in barley is

a Hordeum spontaneum b. Hordeum distichum
c. Hordeum intermedium d. All the above

6. Which of the following is/are varieties of chickpea

a. BDN 9-3 b. Pusa 256
c. B.M.-4 d. All the above

7. The inflorescence of sunflower is called as

a. Panicle b. Head
c. Capitulum d. Both b and c

8. Movement of sunflower head in the direction of sunlight from morning to evening is due to
a. Photoperiodism b. Heliotropism
c. Chemicals d. None of these

9. In sunflower floret that bear seed is

a. Disc floret b. Ray floret
c. Both a and b d. None of these

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10. Botanically, the fruit(seed)of sunflower is called
a. Achene b. Grain
c. both a and b d. None of these

11. Sunflower is cross pollinated crop due to

a. Protandry b. Self-incompatibility
c. Both a and b d. None of these

12. Sunflower hybrids developed by using CGMS is/are

a. BSH-1 b. LDMRSH-1
c. APSH-11. d. All the above

13. Safflower is which pollinated crop

a. Self b. Cross
c. Often cross d. None of these

14. The hybrid, DSH 129 in safflower is

a. CMS based b. CGMS based
c. GMS based d. None of these

15. The fruit in Linum usitatissimum is called

a. Capsule b. Boll
c. Both a and b d. None of these

16. Linseed varieties suitable for Maharashtra is/are

a. NL-97 b. Pusa-2
c. C-429 d. All the above

17. Indian rape seed i.e. Brassica campestris having three ecotypes
a. Brassica campestris var. brown sarson b. Brassica campestris var. yellow sarson
c.Brassica campestris var. toria d. All the above

18. The Indian mustard i.e. Brassica juncea (2n=4x=36) is amphidiploid species between
a. B. oleracea and B. campestris b. B. nigra and B. oleracea
c. B. nigra and B. campestris d. None of these

19. The mustard and rapeseed fruit botanically is

a. Achene b. Capsule
c. Siliqua (pod) d. None of these

20. The good quality attributes of mustard and rapeseed include

a. High erucic acid for industrial purpose b. Low erucic acid for edible purpose
c. Low linolenic acid and Glucosinolate content d. All the above

21. National Research Centre for Mustard (NRCM) is located at

a. New Delhi b. Ludhiana (Punjab)
c. Kanpur (U.P.) d. Bharatpur (Rajasthan)

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22. Napier grass i.e. Pennisetum purpureum is originated in
a. Near East b. Himalayan region
c. Sub-Saharan Tropical Africa d. None of these

23. The variety of napier grass developed by MPKV, Rahuri is/are

a. Yashwant (RBN 9) b. Pusa Giant
c. Supriya d. All the above

24. The botanical name of forage bajra is

a. Pennisetum glaucum b. Pennisetum typhoides
c. Pennisetum americanum d. None of these

25. The useful fodder sorghum spp is/are

a. Johnson grass: Sorghum halapense b. Sudan grass: Sorghum sudanese
c. Both a and b d. None of these

26. Multicut varieties of fodder sorghum is/are

a. Ruchira (Maldandi) b. Harasona 855
c. Pant Chari-5 (UPFS-32) d. All the above

27. Dual Purpose varieties fodder sorghum is/are

a. CSH 13 R Hybrid b. CSV 15
c. SPV 669 d. All the above

28. The fodder maize variety developed by MPKV, Rahuri is

a. African Tall (Composite) b. J 1006
c. APFM 8 d. Pratap Makka Chari 6

29. Berseem crop is generally a

a. Self pollinated b. Cross pollinated
c. Often cross pollinated d. None of these

30. The inflorescence of sugarcane is an open branched panicle known as

a. Arrow b. Earhead
c. Spikelet d. None of these

31. Sugarcane leads to cross pollination due to

a. Protandry b. Self incompatibility
c. Protogyny d. Male sterility

32. Salinity tolerance variety of sugarcane is/ are

a. Co 453 b. Co 62125
c. Both a and b d. None of these

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33. Potato crop Solanum tuberosum is
a. Tetraploid b. Triploid
c. Diploid d. Pentaploid

34. Spherical to ovoid fruit of potato is called

a. Berry b. Ball
c. Capsule d. All the above

35. Early varieties of field pea is/are

a. Pant Matar 2 b. Arkel
c. Early Badger d. All the above

36. The constraints encountered in mango hybridization is/are

a. Heterozygous nature b. Long juvenile phase
c. Polyembryony d. All the above

37. Seedless and free from spongy tissues variety of mango is

a. Sindhu b. Sai Sugandh
c. Alphonso d. All the above

38. Aonla varieties developed by selection is/are

a. NA-4 b. NA-7
c. Anand-2 d. All the above

39. Guava Psidium guajava originated in

a. Tropical America b. West Indies
c. Both a and b d. None of the above

40. Good quality parameter (s) of guava is/are

a. Processing quality (high Vit. C or pectin content) b. less pectin content for edible purpose
c. Eating quality (flavour, seedlessness and texture) d. All the above

41. Wilt resistant cultivar of guava ‘Peipa’ was developed by crossing

a. P. chinensis X P. molle. b. P. molle X P. guineese
c. Both and b d. None of the above

42. The primitive varieties which evolved without a systematic and sustained plant breeding effort is
a. Land races b. Obsolete varieties
c. Breeding lines d. None of the above

43. Gene pool system of classification was given by

a. Harlan and De Wet (1971) b. Harland (1975)
c. T. Dobzhansky(1920) d. None of the above

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44. The gradual loss of variability in cultivated species and their wild forms and relatives is called
a. Extinction b. Genetic erosion
c. Inbreeding depression d. All the above

45. The changes in gene and genotype frequencies of a sample/population entirely due to chance
(small sample size, etc.) when grown in different climate is
a. Mutation b. Random drift
c. Both a and b d. All the above

46. National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources is located at

a. Bangalore b. New Delhi
c. Lucknow d. None of the above

47. Conservation of germplasm in its natural habitat or in area where it grows naturally is known as
a. Ex situ conservation b. in situ conservation
c. In vitro conservation d. None of the above

48. Ex situ germplasm conservation comprises of conservation in the form of

a. Seed banks/Gene bank b. Shoot tip culture
c. Cell or organ banks d. All the above

49. In India Indigenous collection of germplasm of wild relative of crop plants carry the prefix
a. EC b. WC
c. IW d. WG

50. Base collection are conserved for long term (50 year or more) at
a. -18 0C or -20 0C b. -30 0C or -40 0C
c. -50 0C or -60 0C d. -25 0C or -35 0C

51. The seeds whose viability drops drastically if their moisture content is reduced below 12%.
a. Orthodox seeds b. Recalcitrant seeds
c. Both d. None of the above

52. Performance of a genotype with respect to changing environmental factors over time within a
given location refers to
a. Stability b. Adaptability
c. Adaptation d. All the above

53. The genetic buffering capacity of a genotype to environmental fluctuations is

a. Genetic Homeostasis b. Physiological Homeostasis
c. Both d. None of the above

54. Isolation distance for sunflower certified seed production in case of hybrids is
a. 600m b.400m
c. 300m d. 200m

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55. Safflower hybrids based on genetic male sterility is/are
a. NARI-H-15 b. DSH-9
c. MKH-II d. All the above

56. First castor hybrid GCH-3 in India is cross between

a. VP-1 x 48-1 b. TSP 10 R x JI 15
c. VP-1 x TSP 10 R d. None of the above

57. The rabi sorghum hybrid seed production plots should have minimum field inspections
a. 3 b. 4
c. 5 d. None of the above

58. The term ideotype was introduced by

a. Donald (1968) b. Hamblin (1970)
c. Both d. None of the above

59. Wheat drought stress suitable varieties for Maharashtra

a. NIAW 1415 b. HD 2987
c. HD 2781 d. All the above

60. Rice salinity stress suitable varieties for Maharashtra

a. Panvel 3 b. Karjat 5
c. Both d. None of the above

61. Sorghum drought stress suitable varieties for Maharashtra

a. Phule Chitra b. Phule Vasudha
c. Phule Panchami d. All the above

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 ANSWER KEY

Que. Answer Que. Answer Que. Answer

No. No. No.
1 d. All the above 24 a. Pennisetum glaucum 47 b. in situ conservation
2 c. Allohexaploid 25 c. Both a and b 48 d. All the above
3 d. All the above 26 d. All the above 49 c. IW
4 b. Both a and c 27 d. All the above 50 a. -18 0C or -20 0C
5 a. Hordeum spontaneum 28 a. African Tall (Composite) 51 b. Recalcitrant seeds
6 d. All the above 29 b. Cross pollinated 52 a. Stability
7 d. Both b and c 30 a. Arrow 53 a. Genetic Homeostasis
8 b. Heliotropism 31 c. Protogyny 54 b. 400m
9 a. Disc floret 32 c. Both a and b 55 d. All the above
10 a. Achene 33 a. Tetraploid 56 b. TSP 10 R x JI 15
11 c. Both a and b 34 d. All the above 57 b. 4
12 d. All the above 35 d. All the above 58 a. Donald (1968)
13 c. Often cross 36 d. All the above 59 d. All the above
14 c. GMS based 37 a. Sindhu 60 a. Panvel 3
15 c. Both a and b 38 d. All the above 61 d. All the above
16 d. All the above 39 c. Both a and b
17 d. All the above 40 d. All the above
18 c. B.nigra& B.campestris 41 a. P. chinensis X P. molle.
19 c. Siliqua (pod) 42 a. Land races
20 d. All the above 43 a. Harlan and De Wet
21 d. Bharatpur (R.J.) 44 b. Genetic erosion
22 c. Sub-Saharan T. Africa 45 b. Random drift
23 a. Yashwant (RBN 9) 46 b. New Delhi

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