Agriculture GK Quiz | General Knowledge Quiz on Agriculture | QUIZ-1

Agriculture GK Quiz | General Knowledge Quiz on Agriculture | QUIZ-1

Q1-spice bag is usually used in the processing of ?

a-sauces

b-jam

c-pickles

d-nectar

e-honey

ANSWER -SAUCES

2-Seed of rice is called  ?

a-drupe

b-berry

c-caryopsis

d-pod

e-scutellum

ANS - CARYOPSIS

3-Economic  part of  Alovera  is ?

a- root

b-leaf

c-stigma

d-fruit

e-thorns

ANS - leaf 

4-Roasting coffee beans improve the content of  ?

a-pantothenic  acid

b-niacin

c-riboflavin

d-thiamine

e-all of these

ANS - Niacin

5-In reptiles and bird nitrogen is excreated in the form of

a-urea

b-uric acid 

c-ammonia

d-lipids

e-protein

ANS - URIC ACID

6-Swarna is the popular yielding variety of ?

a-wheat

b-rice

c-sorghum

d-maize

e-soybean

ANS - RICE

7-International  Institute of  Horticulture  is located at ?

a-Italy

b-Brazil

c-China 

d-Africa

e-None of these

ANS -BRAZIL

8- Which of the following compounds can make the colour of the soil white ?

a-iron oxide

b-nitrogen 

c-phosphorus

d-calcite

e-glauconite

ANS - CALCITE

9-The crop grown for grain,green manure and fodder is ?

a-lentil

b-red gram

c-chick pea

d-cowpea

e-maize

ANS - Cowpea

10-The indian seed act was enacted on ?

a-1948

b-1960

c-1966

d-1971

e-1988

ANS - 1966

Q11 - Potato exposed to Sunlight Causes ?

A -  Greening

B -  Hollow Heart

C -  Browning

D - Black Heart 

ANS - GREENING   

Q12 -Agriclinic and agri business centre (AC & ABC) launched in ________

A -  1998

B -  2006

C -  2008

D -  2002

ANS - 2002

Q13- Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing Mega Food Park Scheme(MFPS) since year ____

A -  1998

B -  2006

C -  2008

D -  2002

ANS -2008

Q14 - Large cardamom is propagated by __ ?

A -  Seeds

B - Rhizome

C - Root

D - None

ANS - SEEDS

Q15 -  ____ is the heart of the drip irrigation system.

A -  Pump

B -  Filtration Unit

C -  Control Valve

D -  Flush Valve

ANS - Filtration Unit

Q16 -Which soil is rich in Nitrogen and Organic matter but deficient in Phosphate ?

A - Black Soil 

B - Laterite Soil

C -Alluvial Soil

D -Tarai Soil

ANS - Tarai Soil

Q17- Alternate wetting and drying reduces the ……………. Population 

A - Green Leaf Hopper

B - Gall midge

C - Brown Plant Hopper

D - Whorl Maggot

ANS -Brown Plant Hopper

Q18 -Powdery mildew resistant variety of Watermelon is ?

A -Arka  Manik

B - Pusa  Bedana

C - Sugar  Baby 

D -Durgapur Meetha

ANS - Arka Manik

Q19 - Hara madhu is a variety of muskmelon .It can be Harvested at ?

A -Half Slip Stage

B - Full Slip Stage

C - Netting

D - None  of these

ANS - Netting 

Q20 -Cucumber mosaic virus is transmitted by a vector ?

A - Whitefly

B - Aphid

C - Mite

D - Thrips

ANSWER - APHID

Q21. The science concerned with vegetable culture is called? 

(a) floriculture

(b) olericulture

(c) horticulture

(d) agriculture

*Ans. Olericulture

Q22. Which of the following elements is almost  non essential for plants?

(a) Ca

(b) Mo

(c) Zn

(d) Na

*Ans. Sodium

Q23. Who is known as  Sugarcane wizard  ? 

a -  Amitabh Kant

b - T S Venkataraman 

C-  Abhinav Gussain

D-  None of these

Ans  -  T S Venkataraman

Q24. Which of the following elements is not present in a nitrogenous base?

(a) Hydrogen

(b) Carbon

(c) Phosphorus

(d) Nitrogen

*Ans Phosphorus

Q25. A water-fern, which is used as a green manure in rice fields, is

(a) Salvinia

(b) Mucor

(c) Aspergillus

(d) Azolla

*Ans. Azolla

Q26. Green manure plants used by farmers mainly belong to ? 

(a) compositae

(b) leguminosae

(c) solanaceae

(d) poaceae

*Ans. Leguminosae

Q27. First bioinsecticide developed commercial scale was   ? 

(a) quinine

(b) DDT

(c) organophosphate

(d) sporeine

*Ans. sporeine

Q28. Norin-l0 gene from Japan is a ? 

(a) dwarf gene of wheat

(b) dwarf gene of rice

(c) dwarf gene of maize

(d) disease resistant gene of rice

*Ans. Dwarf gene of wheat

Q29-Which is the Propagation method used for the

propagation of banana crop? 

(A) Sword suckers

 (B) T-Budding

(C) Air layering 

(D) Viner

Ans  -  Sword Suckers

Q30 -Niger Belongs to the Family ? 

(a) compositae

(b) leguminosae

(c) solanaceae

(d) poaceae

 Ans  Compositae

31-Indian Institute of Forest management is located in which city?

A-Dehradun

B-Bhopal

C-Mumbai

D-Delhi

Ans - Bhopal

Q32 When is International Coffee Day celebrated?

a) 1st October

 b) 2nd October

c) 5th October

d) 10th October

Ans  1 october

Q33-Sant Kabir Award has been launched for the

people who are related to ? 

[A] Cotton Textile Industry

 [B] Woolen Industry

IC] Handloom Industry

 [D] Village Industries

Ans -Handloom Industry

34-Which of the following Cereals have lowest  protein content? 

1-Wheat

2- Maize

3- Rice

4- Sorghum

Ans - Rice

Q35- Among Cereals lowest water requirement is for   ? 

1-Sorghum

2- Barley

3-Pearl Millet

4-Wheat

Answer -  Pearl Millet

Q36- Fruit Bearing branches in cotton are called   ?

1-Monopodial

2-Sympodial

3-Monoecious

4-All of these

Ans - Sympodial

17-Cassia angustifolia is a botanical name of  ? 

1-Isabgol

2-Sarpgandha

3-Senna

4 -None of these

ANS - Senna

Q38-"God of Sleep" is common Name of? 

(a) Isabgol
(b) Opium
(c) Vetiver
(d) None of these

Ans  -Opium

19-Indian Snakeroot " is common Name of? 

(a) Isabgol
(b) Opium
(c) Vetiver
(d) None of these

Ans - None of these

Q40-World Heaviest breed of cattle is???

1-Jersey

2-Sahiwal

3-Karan fries

4-None of these

Answer - None of these

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