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Improvements in Food Resources

Comprehensive quiz covering agricultural science topics including crop management, fertilizers, livestock production, pest control, and aquaculture techniques for improving food resources.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are not used in biofertilisers?

a. Bacteria
b. Thurioside
c. Blue-green algae
d. Pyrethrum

  1. Only a and b
  2. Only a and c
  3. Only a and d
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only b and d
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Essential plant nutrients are divided into two categories: macronutrients and micronutrients. Which of the following is not a macronutrient?

  1. Manganese
  2. Nitrogen
  3. Sulphur
  4. Magnesium
  5. Potassium
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In India, there are two main seasons of crop growth: kharif and rabi. Which of the following is not a property of rabi crop?

  1. They are non-monsoon season crops.
  2. The crops grow in hot and wet conditions.
  3. These crops are sown in October-November.
  4. These crops are harvested in March-April.
  5. Wheat, barley, gram and mustard are a few examples of rabi crops.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Nitrogeneous fertilisers are those fertilisers that supply the macronutrient nitrogen. Which of the following is not a nitrogeneous fertiliser?

  1. Urea
  2. Ammonium sulphate
  3. Calcium ammonium nitrate
  4. Nitrophosphate
  5. Sodium nitrate
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Manures are natural fertilisers. Which of the following is an advantage of manures?

  1. They are bulky with low nutrient content.
  2. They contain nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
  3. Manures add organic matter to the soil.
  4. The nutrients get released slowly in manures.
  5. Manures are not nutrient-specific.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a narrow-leaf kharif season weed?

  1. Wild sorghum
  2. Amaranthus viridis
  3. Phalaris
  4. Trianth
  5. Parthenium hysterophorus
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Chemical weed killers called weedicides are sprayed on weeds to destroy them. Which of the following is not a weedicide?

  1. 2, 4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid
  2. Atrazine
  3. Dimethoate
  4. Fluchloralin
  5. Isoproturon
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a draught breed of cow found in Karnataka, India?

  1. Gir
  2. Deoni
  3. Nageri
  4. Kankrej
  5. Hallikar
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a bacterial disease of the cattle?

  1. Anthrax
  2. Black quarter
  3. Brucellosis
  4. Ringworm
  5. Salmonellosis
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Chewing insect pests tear off bits of leaves, chew and swallow them. Which of the following is not a chewing insect pest?

  1. Locust
  2. Grasshopper
  3. Caterpillar
  4. Grub
  5. Sugarcane leaf hopper
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The marine fishes are cultured in coastal waters of India. Which of the following is not a mariculture fish?

  1. English carp
  2. Pearl spot
  3. Sardine
  4. Mullet
  5. Milk fish
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Names of green manures Scientific names
a. Dhaincha 1. Crotalaria juncea
b. Sunn Hemp 2. Vigna sinensis
c. Cowpea 3. Sesbania aculeata
  1. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  2. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  3. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  4. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  5. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Poultry birds suffer from various diseases. Which of the following diseases is caused by a fungi?

  1. Aspergillosis
  2. Diarrhoea
  3. Dermitis
  4. Fowl pox
  5. Tuberculosis
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following diseases of honey bees is caused by a protozoan pathogen?

  1. Septicemia
  2. Amoeba disease
  3. Foul brood
  4. Dysentry
  5. Acarine disease
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

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Name of revolution Aim
a. Yellow revolution 1. Its aim was to enhance the fish production.
b. Blue revolution 2. Its aim was to increase the oil production.
c. Green revolution 3. Its aim was to increase the production of food grains.
  1. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  2. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3
  3. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
  4. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  5. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mixed cropping is the practice of growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land. Which of the following mixed cropping combinations is not used by the Indian farmers?

  1. Maize and urad bean
  2. Wheat and sunflower
  3. Wheat and mustard
  4. Sorghum and pigeon pea
  5. Barley and chick pea
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a feature of intercropping?

  1. Both the crops can be easily harvested and threshed separately.
  2. Pesticides can be easily applied to the individual crop.
  3. It involves set patterns of rows of crops.
  4. Seeds of two crops are mixed before sowing.
  5. It aims to increase productivity per unit area.
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