Crop Management and Agricultural Practices
Questions about crop cultivation, organic farming, soil management, and agricultural practices for sustainable crop production.
Questions
Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which among the following is not a benefit of organic farming?
- It reduces the level of pollution.
- It improves soil health.
- It ensures the optimum use of natural resources.
- It increases the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
- It reduces the cost of agricultural production.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following is not a benefit of adding manure?
- It increases the capacity of soil to hold water and nutrients.
- It enhances the growth of friendly microbes.
- It prevents soil erosion.
- It reduced the pace of release of nutrients to plants.
- It adds more nitrogen, phosphorus and potash to the soil as compared to synthetic fertilisers.
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which among the following statements is not correct about the use of pesticides?
- Pesticides are poisonous.
- Pesticides cause resistance in case of over use.
- Pesticides cannot discriminate between pests and non pests.
- Pesticides are only chemical in nature.
- Pesticides are slowly improving ecosystems all over the world.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following crop pairs, will increase the soil fertility?
- Groundnut and wheat
- Ragi and wheat
- Rice and wheat
- Oats and wheat
- Rice and oats
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following techniques or practices is not involved in organic farming?
- Crop rotation
- Green manuring
- Use of Synthetic fertilizers and pesticides
- Biological pest control
- Composting