Agri-MCQs # 5: Advanced Production Technology

1. Crop production covers
a. Crop improvement
b. Crop management
* c. Crop improvement and crop management
d. Crop and soil management

2. Generally it is said that quality seed increases yield by
* a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 100%

3. The determinants of crop growth may be
a. Increase in size
b. Increase in dry weight
c. Increase in length
* d. All of above

4. Ammonical fertilizers are directly lost by
a. Leaching
* b. Volatilization
c. Leaching and volatilization
d. Ammonification

5. The inflorescence of wheat is called
a. Panicle
* b. Spike
c. Caryopsis
d. None of the above

6. The sowing method in which highest amount of water saved is
a. Flat sowing
b. Ridge sowing
* c. Bed sowing
d. Pit plantation

7. In the field the main agronomic factor influencing leaf production is
a. Irrigation schedule
b. Nitrogen availability
* c. Sowing date
d. None of the above

8. Maximum biomass production per unit area to the full inherent capacity of the biological unit is known as
a. Biological yield
b. Economic yield
* c. Biological potential
d. None of the above

9. The difference between potential and actual yield is called
a. Yield deficit
b. Achieved yield
* c. Yield gap
d. Yield constraint

10. In rainfed areas primary ______ is emphasized for efficient use of rain warter
* a. Deep cultivation
b. Shallow cultivation
c. No cultivation
d. None of above

11. Weeds reduce crop yields by
* a. 7-50%
b. 15-30%
c. 27-50%
d. 37-50%

12. In wheat tillering occurs in
a. 7-8 days after sowing
b. 8-12 days after sowing
* c. 12-18 days after sowing
d. 18-25 days after sowing

13. ________ is recommended for reclamation of saline soils
* a. Calcium sulphate
b. Magnesium sulphate
c. TSP
d. CAN

14. Dry method of sowing rice nursery requires _______ than wet method
* a. 10-20% more seed
b. 10-20% less seed
c. 20-30% more seed
d. 20-30% lees seed

15. Rice nursery of fine varieties should not be sown before
* a. June 1
b. May 20
c. June 7
d. June 20

16. The recommended distance between plants and rows in rice is
* a. 22×22 cm
b. 30×30 cm
c. 22×30 cm
d. 17×22 cm

17. Sunflower contributes about _______ to the country’s total edible oil production
a. Less than 1%
b. Less than 5%
c. Above 10%
* d. Above 20%

18. In rice water depth higher than ____ affects tillering
* a. 10 cm
b. 15 cm
c. 18 cm
d. 22 cm

19. The optimum moisture content in rice grain at harvesting should be about
a. 8%
* b. 20%
c. 28%
d. 35%

20. Optimum plant population in case of maize grain crop is
* a. 55000-66000 ha-1
b. 66000-88000 ha-1
c. 45000-50000 ha-1
d. 70000-80000 ha-1

21. Captan is used as
a. Insecticide
* b. Fungicide
c. Weedicide
d. None of these

22. The dose of fungicide for seed treatment is
a. 3 kg/kg of seed
b. 3 g/g of seed
* c. 3 g/kg of seed
d. 10 g/kg of seed

23. Cereal grains should be dried to a moisture level of ______% for safe storage
* a. 10-12%
b. 12-15%
c. 15-18%
d. 18-22%

24. The optimum soil pH for cotton crop is
* a. 6.8-7.7
b. 7.7-8.6
c. Above 8
d. Below 6

25. A good recommended stand for cotton varies from
* a. 40000-50000 ha-1
b. 50000-60000 ha-1
c. 60000-70000 ha-1
d. 70000-80000 ha-1

26. In saline soils cotton seed is dibbled on
* a. One side of ridge
b. Both sides of ridge
c. At the top of the ridge
d. None of these

27. Cotton crop requires
a. 4 irrigations
* b. 5-6 irrigations
c. 6-7 irrigations
d. 7-8 irrigations

28. In cotton (on clayey soils) first irrigation is recommended after _____ days of seeding
* a. 40-50
b. 20-30
c. 30-35
d. 25-30

29. Sugarcane crop requires soil
* a. Medium to heavy textured
b. Light to medium textured
c. Light to heavy textured
d. All of these

30. Two budded setts of sugarcane are placed in furrows
a. 8-10 cm apart
b. 30 cm apart
* c. End to end
d. 60 cm apart

31. The top portion of sugarcane shows rapid germination because in this part
a. Sugar is in sucrose form
* b. Sugar is in glucose form
c. Apical cells are dividing rapidly
d. Auxins are in higher concentration

32. Seed rate for sugarcane is about
a. 8 maunds/acre
b. 8 maunds/ha
c. 8 tonnes/acre
* d. 8 tonnes/ha

33. Delta of water for spring planted sugarcane is
* a. 52-55 acre inches
b. 58-61 acre inches
c. 64-70 acre inches
d. 80 acre inches

34. Average sugarcane yield of the country is about
* a. 48 t/ha
b. 48 maunds/ha
c. 70 t/ha
d. 70 maunds/ha

35. The relationship between gross domestic product (GOP) and gross national product (GNP) is
a. Always equal
b. GDP is more than GNP
* c. GNP is more than GDP
d. GNP may be more or less than GDP

36. Crop sector of Pakistan accounts for _____ % of agricultures GDP
* a. 69
b. 55
c. 80
d. 90

37. Livestock sector of Pak accounts for ______ % of agriculture GDP
a. 10
b. 20
* c. 30
d. 40

38. Total land area of Pakistan is
* a. 79.61 m. ha
b. 7.961 m. ha
c. 796.1 m. ha
d. 796.96 m.ha

39. Out of total cropped area of country about ______ % is rainfed
a. 75
b. 55
c. 35
* d. 25

40. The major incidence of salinity and sodicity is in ______ province
a. Punjan
* b. Sindh
c. KPK
d. Balochistan