Soil And Agriculture Quiz 10 (18 MCQs)

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1. White colour of soil is due to the presence of

Correct Answer: A) Manganese oxide.

2. Sugarbeet Nematode is

Correct Answer: C) Heterodera schacti.

3. In Jute growing areas the usual alternate crop is

Correct Answer: A) Rice.

4. Swing-basket (Dhenkuli) is used for

Correct Answer: D) Lifting water from wells.

5. Which of the method of ploughing is mostly practised?

Correct Answer: C) Ploughing by halai making.

6. Blue colour tag is issued for

Correct Answer: A) Certified seed.

7. Which one of the following plants belongs to family Anacardiaceae?

Correct Answer: A) Cashewnut.

8. Which one of the following can be suitable for cropping as a wheat mixed crop?

Correct Answer: C) Mustard.

9. Which crop requires water-logging for its cultivation?

Correct Answer: B) Rice.

10. The mould-board of a tractor drawn soil turning plough is the type of

Correct Answer: C) High speed.

11. The chemical, which attracts opposite sex insects of a species, is known as

Correct Answer: A) Pheromones.

12. Which one of the pathogens is monocylic?

Correct Answer: B) Ustilago.

13. Water use efficiency is the highest is case of

Correct Answer: A) Drip irrigation.

14. Which of the following does not affect the draft of ploughs?

Correct Answer: D) Length of furrow.

15. Evergreen rain forests are mainly found in regions having well distributed annual rainfall

Correct Answer: D) More than 200 cm.

16. Which is the saturated fatty acid of the following

Correct Answer: B) Stearic acid.

17. Sulphur-coated Urea contains N

Correct Answer: C) 33 %.

18. The major defects of rubber belts are

Correct Answer: C) Slips on wet.