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| 1. |
There are _________ broad agro-ecological zones of Pakistan |
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a. |
2 |
*b. |
3 |
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c. |
4 |
d. |
5 |
| 2. |
Commonly ________ farming systems are followed in three broad agro-ecological zones of Pakistan |
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a. |
4 |
*b. |
8 |
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c. |
12 |
d. |
None of them |
| 3. |
Three broad zones of Pakistan are irrigated low-lands, the rainfed low-lands and ________________. |
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a. |
Rice-wheat zone |
b. |
Cotton-wheat zone |
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*c. |
Mountain area |
d. |
None of them |
| 4. |
Cropping pattern deals with the cropping system followed by _______ |
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a. |
An individual |
*b. |
Region |
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c. |
Research center |
d. |
University |
| 5. |
Cropping system followed by an individual farmer is called _________ |
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a. |
Cropping pattern |
*b. |
Cropping scheme |
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c. |
Cropping technology |
d. |
None of them |
| 6. |
In Pakistan almost everywhere wheat is the major rabi crop, often constituting over ________ of cropped area. |
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a. |
40% |
b. |
60% |
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*c. |
80% |
d. |
90% |
| 7. |
The most extensive cropping system in irrigated plain is the __________. |
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a. |
Rice-wheat system |
*b. |
Cotton-wheat system |
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c. |
Wheat-wheat system |
d. |
None of them |
| 8. |
Organic agriculture is defined worldwide as “farming without the addition of ___________ chemicals”. |
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a. |
Natural |
*b. |
Artificial |
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c. |
Pure |
d. |
Impure |
| 9. |
Cotton, a cash crop, counts for ___________ of kharif in cotton-wheat system. |
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a. |
40% |
b. |
60% |
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*c. |
78% |
d. |
90% |
| 10. |
The cotton-wheat system is the most important cropping system of ___________ and Sindh. |
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a. |
Northern Punjab |
*b. |
Southern Punjab |
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c. |
NWFP |
d. |
Balochistan |
| 11. |
Fodder is the only other crop of significance and occupies ______% of cropped area in both seasons. |
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a. |
6-7% |
*b. |
13-15% |
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c. |
17-20% |
d. |
27-30% |
| 12. |
MNH-93 was released in ______. |
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a. |
1993 |
b. |
1970 |
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*c. |
1980 |
d. |
1990 |
| 13. |
Major draw-back of rice-wheat system is _______________. |
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a. |
Low yield of rice |
*b. |
Late sowing of wheat |
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c. |
Availability of water |
d. |
None of them |
| 14. |
Late sowing of wheat in cotton-wheat cropping system can be avoided by growing _________ in standing cotton |
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a. |
Oil seed |
*b. |
Wheat |
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c. |
Maize |
d. |
Sugarcane |
| 15. |
Seeds of 2 or more crops is mixed before sowing in _____. |
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a. |
Intercropping |
b. |
Relay cropping |
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*c. |
Mixed cropping |
d. |
None |
| 16. |
Growing of wheat in standing cotton is an example of ________. |
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a. |
Intercropping |
b. |
Mixed cropping |
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*c. |
Relay cropping |
d. |
Row-cropping |
| 17. |
_______ was the dominant rice variety in Punjab rice tract at least up to 1987. |
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a. |
Basmati Super |
*b. |
Basmati-370 |
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c. |
IRRI-6 |
d. |
IRRI-9 |
| 18. |
An established way of operating a piece of land for raising crops, livestock or both is called ____. |
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a. |
Cropping system |
*b. |
Farming system |
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c. |
Cropping pattern |
d. |
Cropping scheme |
| 19. |
Raising only one crop in a year when there is seasonal supply of water is called _______ |
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*a. |
Mono-cropping |
b. |
Monoculture |
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c. |
Specialized farming |
d. |
None of them |
| 20. |
Crops grown commercially for food, feed and fibre are called as _______. |
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a. |
Tuber crops |
*b. |
Field crops |
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c. |
Fibre crops |
d. |
None of them |
| 21. |
Wheat demands ________ rain per annual. |
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*a. |
40-80 cm |
b. |
80-90 cm |
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c. |
60-80 cm |
d. |
100 cm |
| 22. |
A definite succession of crop following one another in specific order is called ______. |
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a. |
Cropping pattern |
*b. |
Crop rotation |
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c. |
Cropping system |
d. |
Multiple cropping |
| 23. |
Physical condition of soil is called as ______. |
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*a. |
Tilth |
b. |
Tillage |
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c. |
Tiller |
d. |
None of them |
| 24. |
Mechanical manipulation of soil aimed at improving its physical condition is called _________ |
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a. |
Tilth |
*b. |
Tillage |
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c. |
Tiller |
d. |
None of them |
| 25. |
Crop grown without any tillage to prepare seed bed is known as ________ |
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*a. |
Zero tillage crop |
b. |
Tillage crop |
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c. |
Primary tillage |
d. |
None of them |
| 26. |
Erosion of soil under natural condition is called ________ |
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a. |
Sheet erosion |
*b. |
Natural erosion |
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c. |
Rill erosion |
d. |
Gully erosion |
| 27. |
Growing grasses for consumption by livestock is called as _______. |
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a. |
Upland farming |
b. |
Low land farming |
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*c. |
Grass land farming |
d. |
None of them |
| 28. |
Farming on large areas with minimum expenditure is known as ___. |
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a. |
Exhaustive farming |
b. |
Expensive farming |
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*c. |
Extensive farming |
d. |
None of them |
| 29. |
The ratio of actual cultivated area to total farm area over a year is called _____. |
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a. |
Cropping system |
b. |
Cropping pattern |
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*c. |
Cropping intensity |
d. |
Cropping technology |
| 30. |
General cropping system followed by the farmers in an ecological zone is _________. |
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a. |
Cropping scheme |
b. |
*Cropping pattern |
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c. |
Cropping technology |
d. |
None of them |
| 31. |
Farming in which varieties of crops are produced and many types of animals are reared is called ______ |
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a. |
Animal farming |
b. |
Rural farming |
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*c. |
Diversified farming |
d. |
Multiple farming |
| 32. |
A crop grown on residual moisture after the harvest of rice crop is called _____. |
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a. |
No tillage crop |
*b. |
Dobari crop |
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c. |
Residual crop |
d. |
None of them |
| 33. |
Crop grown for its edible seed is |
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a. |
Tuber crop |
*b. |
Cereal crop |
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c. |
pulses |
d. |
Sugar crop |
| 34. |
Region where total rainfall is less than natural evapotranspiration rate is called ____ |
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a. |
Irrigated region |
*b. |
Arid region |
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c. |
Humid region |
d. |
None of the |
| 35. |
In cotton recommended row to row distance is _____ |
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a. |
100 cm |
b. |
45 cm |
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c. |
50 cm |
*d. |
75 cm |
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| 36. |
Cotton is a crop having __________ system |
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a. |
Shallow root |
*b. |
Deep root |
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c. |
Fibrous root |
d. |
None of them |
| 37. |
IPM stands for _____ |
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a. |
International pest management |
b. |
Interior pest management |
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*c. |
Integrated pest management |
d. |
Internal plant management |
| 38. |
Rice crop requires ________ |
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*a. |
Medium loam soil |
b. |
Heavy loam soil |
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c. |
Sandy loam soil |
d. |
Silt loam soil |
| 39. |
Process of killing organism in a product commonly milk by heating to a controlled temperature is called _________ |
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a. |
Heating effect |
*b. |
Pasteurization |
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c. |
Natural control |
d. |
None of them |
| 40. |
Raising of two or more crops in same field or in one year is called _____. |
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a. |
Double cropping |
*b. |
Multiple cropping |
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c. |
Inter cropping |
d. |
None of them |
