

MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 86 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Miscellaneous Foods knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
The method of harvesting a crop which leaves the roots and the lower parts of the plant uncut to give the subtle crops is known as - |
A. | Mulching |
B. | Intensive farming |
C. | Ratooning |
D. | Zero tillage farming |
Answer» D. Zero tillage farming | |
2. |
What kind of cropping pattern is used in rainfed farming areas? |
A. | Single cropping |
B. | Relay cropping |
C. | C. |
D. | D. |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
Which of the following states do cultivate wheat? |
A. | Karnataka |
B. | Maharashtra |
C. | West Bengal |
D. | Tamil Nadu |
Answer» E. | |
4. |
Which of the following is a commercial crop? |
A. | Paddy |
B. | Wheat |
C. | Soyabean |
D. | Tur |
Answer» D. Tur | |
5. |
The farming in which farmers focus on growing enough food to feed themselves and other family members is called - |
A. | Organic farming |
B. | Industrial farming |
C. | Ley farming |
D. | Subsistence agriculture |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
Golden revolution is related to which of the following? |
A. | Oilseed production |
B. | Honey and Horticulture |
C. | Jute production |
D. | Egg production |
Answer» C. Jute production | |
7. |
Kaala Namak Paddy is grown in which part of Uttar Pradesh? |
A. | Western Uttar Pradesh |
B. | Eastern Uttar Pradesh |
C. | Central Uttar Pradesh |
D. | Bundelkhand |
Answer» C. Central Uttar Pradesh | |
8. |
The cultivation of crops with an annual rainfall is less than 750 mm is called as - |
A. | Rain fed farming |
B. | Dry farming |
C. | Dryland farming |
D. | Intensive farming |
Answer» C. Dryland farming | |
9. |
Agricultural census is conducted after every - |
A. | 2 years |
B. | 3 years |
C. | 4 years |
D. | 5 years |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
Which of the following is a branch of agricultural science which deals with principles and practices of soil, water and crop management. What is the name of the branch? |
A. | Crop production |
B. | Agricultural engineering |
C. | Home Science |
D. | Agronomy |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
Which of the following is not a micro irrigation system? |
A. | Drip Irrigation |
B. | Sprinklers |
C. | C. |
D. | D. |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
Yellow colour in Turmeric is caused due to the presence of - |
A. | Boron |
B. | Curcumin |
C. | Iron |
D. | Comoplastid |
Answer» C. Iron | |
13. |
Heart rot disease in Sugarbeet is caused due to the deficiency of - |
A. | Boron |
B. | Iron |
C. | Calcium |
D. | Potassium |
Answer» B. Iron | |
14. |
Which one of the following settlement pattern is likely to develop in plain fertile agricultural regions? |
A. | Star-shaped |
B. | Linear |
C. | Circular |
D. | Rectangular |
Answer» C. Circular | |
15. |
CS-52 and CS-54 are salt tolerant varieties of - |
A. | Wheat |
B. | Rice |
C. | Indian Mustard |
D. | Sugar Cane |
Answer» D. Sugar Cane | |
16. |
Mask Dance and War dance aer popular folk dance of - |
A. | Assam |
B. | Manupur |
C. | Mizoram |
D. | Arunachal Pradesh |
Answer» E. | |
17. |
Which is the leading areca nut producing state in India? |
A. | Kerala |
B. | West Bengal |
C. | Manipur |
D. | Karnataka |
Answer» E. | |
18. |
In agriculture Census, the operational holdings are categorized in five classes. Farmers with land holding of 4.00 to 10.00 hectare belongs to .......... category. |
A. | Large |
B. | Small |
C. | Marginal |
D. | Medium |
Answer» E. | |
19. |
The first areca nut to get the Geographic Indications (GI) tag is the Sirsi Supari. In which state is this supari grown? |
A. | Karnataka |
B. | Bihar |
C. | Andhra Pradesh |
D. | Odisha |
Answer» B. Bihar | |
20. |
Which of the following is used as Biofertilizer? |
A. | Rhizobium |
B. | Blue-green algae |
C. | Azolla |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
21. |
Pusa RH-10 is a hybrid variety of - |
A. | Basmati rice |
B. | Wheat |
C. | Mustard |
D. | Soyabin |
Answer» B. Wheat | |
22. |
Yellow Vein Mossaic is a disease of - |
A. | Wheat |
B. | Rice |
C. | Okra |
D. | Maize |
Answer» D. Maize | |
23. |
Consider the following statements : |
A. | 1 and 3 only |
B. | 2 and 3 only |
C. | 2 only |
D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» E. | |
24. |
Musa Paradisica is the botanical name of - |
A. | Mango |
B. | Mango |
C. | Orange |
D. | |
Answer» C. Orange | |
25. |
National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSSLUP) is headquartered at - |
A. | Hyderabad |
B. | Delhi |
C. | Pune |
D. | Nagpur |
Answer» E. | |
26. |
Indian Institute of Vegetable Research is located in - |
A. | Lucknow |
B. | Kanpur |
C. | Varanasi |
D. | Noida |
Answer» D. Noida | |
27. |
National Research Centre for Citrus (NRCC) is located in - |
A. | Pune |
B. | Akola |
C. | Wardha |
D. | Nagpur |
Answer» E. | |
28. |
Following are the statements regarding the Usar soil - |
A. | 1 and 2 are correct |
B. | 2 and 3 are correct |
C. | Only 3 is correct |
D. | Only 1 is correct |
Answer» C. Only 3 is correct | |
29. |
What is the use of biochar in farming? |
A. | 1 and 2 only |
B. | 2 only |
C. | 1 and 3 only |
D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
Answer» E. | |
30. |
In the context of India, which of the following is/ are considered to be practice(s) of eco-friendly agriculture? |
A. | 1, 2 and 3 only |
B. | 3 only |
C. | 4 only |
D. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
Answer» E. | |
31. |
Which of the following countries is the largest exporter of rice in the world? |
A. | India |
B. | China |
C. | Bangladesh |
D. | Thailand |
Answer» B. China | |
32. |
Arka Soma and Arka Trashna are varieties of - |
A. | Grape |
B. | Tomato |
C. | Guava |
D. | Orange |
Answer» B. Tomato | |
33. |
The leaf curl disease in Chilli, Tobacco, Papaya and Tomato is a - |
A. | Difeciency of Zinc |
B. | Virus borne disease |
C. | Difeciency of Phosphoras |
D. | Difeciency of Iron |
Answer» C. Difeciency of Phosphoras | |
34. |
The main cause of leaf mottle disease in citrus is due to the deficiency of - |
A. | Manganese |
B. | Sulphar |
C. | Zinc |
D. | Iron |
Answer» D. Iron | |
35. |
Which of the following methods of farming is/ are the best form of sustainable agriculture? |
A. | Only III |
B. | Only I and III |
C. | Only II and III |
D. | I, II and III all |
Answer» E. | |
36. |
Which of the following is not a Commercial Crop in India? |
A. | Sugarcane |
B. | Jute |
C. | Tobacco |
D. | Maize |
Answer» E. | |
37. |
Which of the following crops are grown in Rabi as well as in Kharif season - |
A. | Only II, III and IV |
B. | Only I, II and IV |
C. | Only IV |
D. | I, II, III, IV, V all |
Answer» E. | |
38. |
Poduis the name of shifting agriculture in - |
A. | Sikkim |
B. | Kerala |
C. | Odisha |
D. | Himachal Pradesh |
Answer» D. Himachal Pradesh | |
39. |
Monoculture is a distinct characteristic of which of the following? |
A. | Shifting cultivation |
B. | Organic farming |
C. | Subsistence farming |
D. | Commercial grain farming |
Answer» E. | |
40. |
Dry land farming in India is largely confined to areas with rainfall less than - |
A. | 100 cm |
B. | 85 cm |
C. | 80 cm |
D. | 75 cm |
Answer» E. | |
41. |
Which one of the following terms describes the practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land? |
A. | Crop rotation |
B. | Mixed cropping |
C. | Intercropping |
D. | Mixed farming |
Answer» C. Intercropping | |
42. |
Saffron farming is being developed in which state, other than Jammu & Kashmir? |
A. | Arunachal Pradesh |
B. | Sikkim |
C. | Nagaland |
D. | Tamil Nadu |
Answer» C. Nagaland | |
43. |
Colour of the tag used on certified seed bags is - |
A. | blue |
B. | purple |
C. | white |
D. | golden yellow |
Answer» B. purple | |
44. |
Genetic industry includes - |
A. | Agriculture |
B. | Fishing |
C. | Hunting |
D. | Mining |
Answer» B. Fishing | |
45. |
Cultivation of Heeng (Asafoetida) has been started in which state/ UT? |
A. | Sikkim |
B. | Jammu & Kashmir |
C. | Himachal Pradesh |
D. | Uttarakhand |
Answer» D. Uttarakhand | |
46. |
In which one of the following States is jute not significantly cultivated? |
A. | Assam |
B. | West Bengal |
C. | Odisha |
D. | Andhra Pradesh |
Answer» E. | |
47. |
Which of the following is known as the Golden Fiber? |
A. | Jute |
B. | Cotton |
C. | Silk |
D. | Wool |
Answer» B. Cotton | |
48. |
What are the advantages of fertigation in agriculture? |
A. | 1, 2 and 3 only |
B. | 1, 2 and 4 only |
C. | 1, 3 and 4 only |
D. | 2, 3 and 4 only |
Answer» D. 2, 3 and 4 only | |
49. |
Which type of N-fertilizer is suitable for water-logged soil? |
A. | Zinc Phosphet |
B. | Ammonium Sulphate |
C. | Calcium |
D. | Potassium Nitrate |
Answer» C. Calcium | |
50. |
Leaf drop disease in peach is caused due to the deficiency of - |
A. | Ammonium |
B. | Calcium |
C. | Potassium |
D. | Zinc |
Answer» C. Potassium | |