FCI Agriculture Quiz 18 |

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Q1. The maximum density of water is at

4°C
-0°C
-4°C
0°C
None of these

Explanation:- An especially notable irregular maximum density is that of water, which reaches a density peak at 4 °C (39 °F).

Q2. Protein content in Rice

11-12%
10-11%
6-7%
3-4%
None of these

Explanation:- Protein content in Rice 6-7%

Q3. Boro rice (spring) sowing time in India

January – February
March – April
November – December
June – July
None of these

Explanation:- The sowing time of boro rice is November to December and harvesting time is February to March.

Q4. The objective of Puddling in rice crop

To reduce percolation losses of water
To reduce weed infestation
To increase nutrients availability
All of the above
None of these

Explanation:- Most of the world’s rice is grown on puddled soils. Puddling is wet cultivation of land that mixes soil and water to produce an impervious layer.

Q5. What is the full form of CRI stage in wheat crop

Critical Root Isolation
Crown Root Infestation
Crown Root Initiation
Critical Root Improvement
None of these

Explanation:- Presently wheat crop is in the Crown Root Initiation (CRI) stage in the Northern States of India.

Q6. Which state has highest production and cultivation area of wheat?

Punjab
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
None of these

Explanation:- Major wheat-producing states in India are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan.

Q7. The red soils are red in color due to the presence of

Sulfur
Ferric oxide
Nitrate
Zinc
None of these

Explanation:- Its red colour is mainly due to ferric oxides occurring as thin coatings on the soil particles while the iron oxide occurs as haematite or as hydrous ferric oxide.

Q8. Pulse crop does not fix Nitrogen from atmosphere

Rajma
Chick pea
Pigeon pea
Gram
None of these

Explanation:- Rajma is a leguminous plant but it does not have nodule because it is Symbiosis with some nitrogen fixation bacteria.

Q9. High Yielding Variety programme was launched in

1965
1966
1955
1954
None of these

Explanation:- Embarked upon in 1965-66 as an integral part of the so-called Green Revolution, the High Yielding Varieties Programme (HYVP) was an attempt to metamorphose the backward Indian agriculture, especially with respect to certain crops.

Q10. Such plants require more than 14 hours daylight for flower initiation that is called