Latest Agri-MCQs on Current Agriculture Affairs in Pakistan (700 Important MCQs)

410. “Yogurt” (Dahi) is produced by adding ______ to milk.
A. Virus
B. Bacterial Culture (Lactobacillus)
C. Fungus
D. Yeast
Correct Answer: B
Reference: Dairy Technology.

411. In Poultry, “ND” stands for:
A. New Disease
B. Newcastle Disease (Ranikhet)
C. No Diet
D. New Duck
Correct Answer: B
Reference: Poultry Diseases.

412. “Coccidiosis” in poultry causes:
A. Bloody diarrhea
B. Cough
C. Lameness
D. Blindness
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Poultry Diseases.

413. “White Leghorn” is a famous breed for:
A. Meat
B. Eggs (Layers)
C. Wool
D. Hunting
Correct Answer: B
Reference: Poultry Breeds.

414. “Cornish” is a famous breed for:
A. Meat (Broiler parent)
B. Eggs
C. Milk
D. Wool
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Poultry Breeds.

415. A “Disc Plough” works best in:
A. Soft soil
B. Hard, rocky, or sticky soil
C. Water
D. Sand
Correct Answer: B
Reference: Farm Machinery.

416. A “Knapsack Sprayer” is carried on:
A. A tractor
B. The operator’s back
C. A plane
D. A horse
Correct Answer: B
Reference: Plant Protection Equipment.

417. “Boom Sprayer” is attached to a:
A. Tractor
B. Hand
C. Cycle
D. Dog
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Plant Protection Equipment.

418. The “Mould Board Plough” (Raja Hal) is used for:
A. Inverting the soil (turning it upside down)
B. Leveling
C. Harvesting
D. Spraying
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Tillage Implements.

419. “Drip Irrigation” has a water efficiency of:
A. 40%
B. 90-95%
C. 10%
D. 50%
Correct Answer: B
Reference: Irrigation Efficiency.

420. “Sprinkler Irrigation” simulates:
A. Rainfall
B. Flooding
C. Drought
D. Snow
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Irrigation Methods.

Section 6: General Agriculture & Geography

421. Which city is known as the “Manchester of Pakistan” due to its textile industry?
A. Lahore
B. Faisalabad
C. Karachi
D. Multan
Correct Answer: B
Reference: Economic Geography.

422. “SAARC” Agriculture Centre is located in:
A. Pakistan
B. Dhaka, Bangladesh
C. India
D. Nepal
Correct Answer: B
Reference: International Organizations.

423. “FAO” Headquarters is in:
A. New York
B. Rome, Italy
C. Paris
D. Geneva
Correct Answer: B
Reference: UN Organizations.

424. “WFP” stands for:
A. World Food Programme
B. World Farming Party
C. Wheat Flour Price
D. World Fruit Production
Correct Answer: A
Reference: UN Organizations.

425. “CGIAR” is a global partnership for:
A. Food Security Research
B. Selling Cars
C. Building Roads
D. Banking
Correct Answer: A
Reference: International Research.

426. “IRRI” (International Rice Research Institute) is in:
A. Philippines
B. Pakistan
C. USA
D. China
Correct Answer: A
Reference: International Institutes.

427. “CIMMYT” (Wheat & Maize Research Center) is in:
A. Mexico
B. USA
C. Canada
D. Brazil
Correct Answer: A
Reference: International Institutes.

428. “ICARDA” focuses on research in:
A. Dry/Arid Areas
B. Oceans
C. Rainforests
D. Space
Correct Answer: A
Reference: International Institutes.

429. The “Neelum-Jhelum” Hydropower project is in:
A. Punjab
B. Azad Kashmir (AJK)
C. Sindh
D. KPK
Correct Answer: B
Reference: WAPDA.

430. “Bhasha Dam” is being constructed on river:
A. Indus
B. Jhelum
C. Chenab
D. Swat
Correct Answer: A
Reference: WAPDA.

431. “Dasu Dam” is on river:
A. Indus
B. Ravi
C. Sutlej
D. Kunhar
Correct Answer: A
Reference: WAPDA.

432. The “Doabs” in Punjab refer to:
A. Mountains
B. Land between two rivers
C. Deserts
D. Lakes
Correct Answer: B
Reference: Geography of Punjab.

433. “Rechna Doab” is the area between:
A. Ravi and Chenab
B. Ravi and Sutlej
C. Jhelum and Chenab
D. Indus and Jhelum
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Geography of Punjab.

434. “Chaj Doab” is the area between:
A. Chenab and Jhelum
B. Ravi and Chenab
C. Indus and Swat
D. Sutlej and Beas
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Geography of Punjab.

435. “Bari Doab” is the area between:
A. Beas and Ravi
B. Chenab and Jhelum
C. Indus and Jhelum
D. Ravi and Chenab
Correct Answer: A (Historically Beas and Ravi, now mostly Ravi and Sutlej bed)
Reference: Geography of Punjab.

436. “Sindh Sagar Doab” is the area between:
A. Indus and Jhelum
B. Ravi and Chenab
C. Sutlej and Ravi
D. Swat and Kabul
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Geography of Punjab.

437. The “Thal Desert” is located in:
A. Sindh
B. Punjab (between Indus and Jhelum)
C. Balochistan
D. KPK
Correct Answer: B
Reference: Geography of Pakistan.

438. The “Thar Desert” is located in:
A. Sindh
B. Punjab
C. Balochistan
D. KPK
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Geography of Pakistan.

439. The “Kharan Desert” is in:
A. Balochistan
B. Sindh
C. Punjab
D. KPK
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Geography of Pakistan.

440. The “Katpanah Desert” (Cold Desert) is in:
A. Skardu (Gilgit Baltistan)
B. Cholistan
C. Thar
D. Thal
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Tourism & Geography.

Section 7: Specific Crops & Techniques (Advanced)

441. “Delinting” of cotton seed is done using:
A. Water
B. Sulphuric Acid (H2SO4)
C. Urea
D. Milk
Correct Answer: B
Reference: Cotton Processing.

442. “Ginning Out Turn” (GOT) % of cotton is usually:
A. 10-15%
B. 33-40%
C. 80%
D. 100%
Correct Answer: B
Reference: Cotton Technology.

443. “Micronaire” value refers to:
A. Cotton fiber fineness
B. Wheat grain size
C. Rice length
D. Sugar content
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Textile Standards.

444. “Staple Length” refers to:
A. Length of Cotton Fiber
B. Height of plant
C. Depth of root
D. Length of field
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Textile Standards.

445. “Brix” is a unit to measure:
A. Sugar content (TSS – Total Soluble Solids) in juice
B. Salt
C. Water
D. Soil hardness
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Sugar/Fruit Technology.

446. High Brix value in Sugarcane means:
A. Good quality (High Sugar)
B. Low quality
C. Dead plant
D. Disease
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Sugarcane Analysis.

447. “Puddling” (Kaddu) in Rice is done to:
A. Create an impermeable layer to hold water
B. Aerate soil
C. Dry the soil
D. Kill rice
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Rice Agronomy.

448. “Aromatic” Rice means:
A. Rice with fragrance/scent (e.g., Basmati)
B. Sticky rice
C. Red rice
D. Wild rice
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Rice Classification.

449. The chemical “2,4-D” is a:
A. Broad leaf herbicide
B. Insecticide
C. Fungicide
D. Fertilizer
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Herbicide Groups.

450. Using 2,4-D near ______ crop is dangerous as it is highly sensitive.
A. Wheat
B. Cotton
C. Maize
D. Rice
Correct Answer: B (It causes leaf curling in cotton)
Reference: Herbicide Safety.

451. “Mite” is not an insect because:
A. It has 4 pairs of legs (8 legs)
B. It has 3 pairs of legs
C. It has wings
D. It flies
Correct Answer: A (Insects have 3 pairs/6 legs)
Reference: Zoology.

452. “Spiders” are:
A. Insects
B. Arachnids (Friends of farmers)
C. Pests
D. Birds
Correct Answer: B
Reference: Zoology.

453. “Bt Brinjal” was developed to resist:
A. Fruit and Shoot Borer
B. Aphid
C. Whitefly
D. Virus
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Biotechnology.

454. “Terminator Seed” technology produces seeds that are:
A. Sterile (Cannot germinate in next generation)
B. High yielding
C. Golden
D. Large
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Seed Technology Issues.

455. “Tissue Culture” produces plants that are:
A. Genetically identical to the parent (Clones) and disease-free
B. Different
C. Weak
D. Dead
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Biotechnology.

456. “Micro-propagation” is another name for:
A. Tissue Culture
B. Grafting
C. Sowing
D. Ploughing
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Biotechnology.

457. “Callus” in tissue culture is:
A. An unorganized mass of cells
B. A root
C. A leaf
D. A fruit
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Biotechnology.

458. “Totipotency” is the ability of a plant cell to:
A. Die
B. Regenerate into a whole new plant
C. Float
D. Burn
Correct Answer: B
Reference: Plant Physiology.

459. “Osmosis” is the movement of water from:
A. High concentration to Low concentration (across membrane)
B. Low to High
C. Air to Soil
D. Soil to Air
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Plant Physiology.

460. “Transpiration” is the loss of water from plant:
A. Roots
B. Leaves (Stomata) in the form of vapor
C. Stem
D. Fruit
Correct Answer: B
Reference: Plant Physiology.

461. “Guttation” is the loss of water in liquid drops from:
A. Leaf margins (Hydathodes)
B. Stomata
C. Roots
D. Flowers
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Plant Physiology.

462. “Stomata” are primarily responsible for:
A. Gas exchange (CO2/O2) and Transpiration
B. Eating
C. Reproduction
D. Rooting
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Plant Anatomy.

463. “Xylem” transports:
A. Water and minerals (Roots to Shoots)
B. Food
C. Air
D. Light
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Plant Anatomy.

464. “Phloem” transports:
A. Prepared Food (Sugars) from leaves to other parts
B. Water
C. Soil
D. Smoke
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Plant Anatomy.

465. “Photosynthesis” takes place in:
A. Chloroplasts
B. Mitochondria
C. Ribosomes
D. Nucleus
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Plant Physiology.

466. The “Powerhouse” of the cell is:
A. Mitochondria
B. Chloroplast
C. Nucleus
D. Wall
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Cell Biology.

467. Plant Cell Wall is mainly made of:
A. Protein
B. Cellulose
C. Fat
D. Starch
Correct Answer: B
Reference: Cell Biology.

468. Fungi Cell Wall is made of:
A. Chitin
B. Cellulose
C. Iron
D. Plastic
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Microbiology.

469. “Mycorrhiza” is a symbiotic association between:
A. Fungi and Plant Roots (helps in P uptake)
B. Bacteria and Leaves
C. Virus and Stem
D. Algae and Fungi
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Soil Microbiology.

470. “Lichen” is an association between:
A. Algae and Fungi
B. Roots and Bacteria
C. Man and Tree
D. Cat and Dog
Correct Answer: A
Reference: Biology.