What is the prescribed germination percentage for foundation seed of groundnut?
Correct answer A. 85
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Agronomy MCQs
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What are seeds called that can be dried to low moisture and stored at low temperature without losing viability?
Correct answer D. Orthodox seeds
For which class of seed is certification not required?
Correct answer A. Breeder seed
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Where is the Barani Agricultural Research Institute located?
Correct answer C. Chakwal
Which statement gives the best definition of a fruit?
Correct answer B. A fruit is a mature ovary that contains seeds
What term describes the harmful effect of one living plant on another through the release of toxic chemicals?
Correct answer C. Allelopathy
What is the wearing away of the land surface by wind, water, ice or other geological agents called?
Correct answer C. Erosion
What is the ratio of the area actually cultivated in a year to the total farm area called?
Correct answer B. Cropping intensity
What is the removal of off-type plants from a crop field called?
Correct answer C. Roguing
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What is the term for two or more species living together in a long-lasting, intimate ecological relationship?
Correct answer A. Symbiosis
Which weedicide kills the foliage of weeds by direct contact?
Correct answer A. Paraquat
What is the soil water called that exceeds hygroscopic and capillary water and drains downwards under gravity?
Correct answer A. Gravitational water
What is the application of fertiliser nutrients in proportions best suited to a crop’s needs called?
Correct answer D. Balanced fertilisation
What is the total dry matter a plant produces through photosynthesis called?
Correct answer B. Biological yield
What is the warming of the atmosphere by gases that let sunlight through but trap outgoing heat called?
Correct answer B. Greenhouse effect
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What is the total depth of water a crop needs during its base period called?
Correct answer C. Delta of water
The major source of sugar in the world is:
Correct answer D. Sugarcane
Which of these is a fibre-yielding monocot plant?
Correct answer A. Cocos
How many irrigations does a cotton crop generally require?
Correct answer C. 6 irrigations
Which period is given as the best sowing time for cotton?
Correct answer A. Mid-May to mid-July