Crop Management and Agricultural Practices

Questions about crop cultivation, organic farming, soil management, and agricultural practices for sustainable crop production.

5 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which among the following is not a benefit of organic farming?

  1. It reduces the level of pollution.
  2. It improves soil health.
  3. It ensures the optimum use of natural resources.
  4. It increases the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
  5. It reduces the cost of agricultural production.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a benefit of adding manure?

  1. It increases the capacity of soil to hold water and nutrients.
  2. It enhances the growth of friendly microbes.
  3. It prevents soil erosion.
  4. It reduced the pace of release of nutrients to plants.
  5. 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?

  1. Pesticides are poisonous.
  2. Pesticides cause resistance in case of over use.
  3. Pesticides cannot discriminate between pests and non pests.
  4. Pesticides are only chemical in nature.
  5. 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?

  1. Groundnut and wheat
  2. Ragi and wheat
  3. Rice and wheat
  4. Oats and wheat
  5. Rice and oats
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following techniques or practices is not involved in organic farming?

  1. Crop rotation
  2. Green manuring
  3. Use of Synthetic fertilizers and pesticides
  4. Biological pest control
  5. Composting