AGR-701

MODERN CONCEPTS IN CROP PRODUCTIVITY

COURSE CREDIT HOURS: 4(3-2)

Organic farming will be _________ sustainable agriculture.
a. Always
* b. Linked with
c. Some times
1.
d. None of the above

FSR&D is the abbreviation of
* a. Farming system research and development
b. Factorial system replication and design
c. Farming system research and division
2.
d. N.O.A.

The scientific procedure / method of forecasting or making out prediction
about the changes / developments likely to take place in the environment e.g.
rain fall or temp is called as
a. Remote analysis
b. Metrological sensing
* c. Remote sensing
3.
d. Remote sequence

The sequence of growing crops by an individual farmer in a specific area is
called as
* a. Cropping scheme
b. Cropping pattern
c. Farmers pattern
4.
d. Cropping intensity.

In salt affected soils process of imbibition in seeds is limited due to
a. Osmosis
b. Diffusion
* c. Ex-osmosis
5.
d. None of the above

In most of the dicot seeds, the mode of germination is
a. Hypogeal
* b. Epigeal
c. Both hypogeal and epigeal
6.
d. None of the above

In salt affected soils normally in bed sowing seeds are planted in
a. Center of the bed
b. Center of the furrow
* c. Bed furrow
7.
d. Near the corner of the bed


In seeds the process of ex-osmosis normally take place in
a. Water logged soils
* b. Salt affected soils
c. Eroded soils
8.
d. Reclaimed soils

Blind hoeing is normally carried out in
a. Maize
b. Wheat
* c. Sugar-cane
9.
d. Soybean

Earthing up is not practiced in
a. Sugarcane
b. Maize
c. Sunflower
10.
* d. Burseem

Plant population of a plot is calculated from
a. Length of the plot
b. Width of the plot
* c. Area of the plot
11.
d. None of the above

Toria is the crop of
a. Rabi season
b. Kharif season
c. Zaid rabi season
12.
* d. Zaid kharif season

Ozone layer is present in
* a. Stratosphere
b. Mesosphere
c. Exosphere
13.
d. Thermosphere

The words Agronomy is derived from _____ word
a. Latin
* b. Greek
c. Arabic
14.
d. French

Growing of only one crop on a piece of land year after year is called as
a. Intensive farming
* b. Monoculture
c. Intercropping
15.
d. Extensive farming

In intercropping system, the relationship between two crops in which out put
of one crop would be increased through a decline in the production of the
other crop is called as
* a. Competitive
b. Complimentary
c. Supplementary
16.
d. Mutual inhibition

In intercropping the relationship between two crops in a manner that the out
put of one crop helps to bring about an increase in out put of the other crop, is
called relationship as
a. Compensation
* b. Complementary
c. Mutual inhibition
17.
d. Supplementary

In intercropping, the relationship between two crops in a manner that the
actual yield of each crop is less than the expected yield is called relationship
as
a. Compensation
b. Mutual cooperation
c. Complementary
18.
* d. Mutual inhibition

In intercropping the relationship between two crops in a manner that the out
put of one crop may be increased without having any influence on the out put
of the other crop is called relationship as
a. Compensation
* b. Supplementary
c. Mutual cooperation
19.
d. Mutual inhibition

The relative area of a sole crop or sole crops required to produce the yield or
yields achieved in intercropping is called as
a. Land equivalent method
* b. Land equivalent ratio
c. Marginal return ratio
20.
d. None of the above

The cropping sequence of different farmers in an area is called as the
_______ of that area
* a. Cropping pattern
b. Cropping scheme
c. Cropping analysis
21.
d. None of the above


The growth regulator which is associated with abscission and dormancy is
called as
a. Auxins
b. Gibberellins
c. Cytokinins
22.
* d. Abscissic acid

Leaf area index is always _______ to land area.
a. Equal
* b. Inversely proportion
c. Directly proportion
23.
d. None of the above

According to the __________ approach, the yield of crops per unit area
should be increased
a. Horizontal
* b. Vertical
c. Extensive
24.
d. None of the above

According to the ______ approach the yield of a crop can be increased by
increasing the area under that crop
* a. Horizontal
b. Vertical
c. Extensive
25.
d. None of the above

Growing of crops simultaneously on the same field which have the same
sowing and harvesting time is called as
a. Relay cropping
b. Succession cropping
* c. Mixed cropping
26.
d. Sequential cropping

Raising of two or more crops in the same field in a year which are grown one
after the other is called as
a. Succession cropping
b. Relay cropping
c. Sequential cropping
27.
* d. a&c

Solarimeter is used to measure the intensity of
* a. Light
b. Temperature
c. Humidity
28.
d. Pressure

Luxuriant foliage at the time of boll repining causes ________ maturity.
a. Early
* b. Late
c. No effect on
29.
d. None of the above

Leaching losses of nitrogen are more in
* a. Sandy soils
b. Silty soils
c. Clayey soils
30.
d. a&c

In ammonium sulphate % of N is
a. 18
b. 19
c. 20
31.
* d. 21

Toxic level of Fe causes _____ in the uptake of P and K
a. No effect
* b. Reduction
c. Increase
32.
d. None of the above

Fertilizer should be applied
* a. Below the seed
b. Above the seed
c. a&b
33.
d. None of the above

Increasing level of nitrogenous fertilizer in the soil causes _____ tasselling in
maize
a. Early
* b. Delay in
c. No effect on
34.
d. None of the above

One bag of MOP contains potassium
a. 10 kg
b. 20 kg
* c. 30 kg
35.
d. 40 kg

The high K concentration in the soil causes ______ on the uptake of Ca and
Mg by the plants
* a. Reduction
b. Increase
36.
c. No effect
d. None of the above

The increasing level of P in the soil causes _____ on the uptake of Zn
* a. Reduction
b. Increase
c. No effect
37.
d. None of the above

In light soils, there is ____ loss of nutrients
a. No
* b. More
c. Less
38.
d. None of the above

If we apply four irrigations to a crop then its delta of water will be
* a. 13 acre inches
b. 9 acre inches
c. 17 acre inches
39.
d. None of the above

Economical yield is always _____ to harvest index
a. Inversely proportion
* b. Directly proportion
c. Equal
40.
d. None of the above

NIAB is the abbreviation of
a. National institute of agriculture and biology
* b. Nuclear institute of agriculture and biology
c. National institute of agriculture and bio-technology
41.
d. Nuclear institute of agriculture and bio-technology

CEMB is the abbreviation of
* a. Centre of excellence of molecular biology
b. Centre of excellence of micro biology
c. Centre of excellence of molecular biotechnology
42.
d. None of the above

NIBGE is the abbreviation of
* a. National institute of biotechnology and genetic engineering
b. National institute of biology and genetic engineering
c. Nuclear institute of biotechnology and genetic engineering
43.
d. None of the above


PARC is the abbreviation of
* a. Pakistan agricultural research council
b. Pakistan agricultural research centre
c. Pakistan agronomic research council
44.
d. Pakistan agronomic research centre

NARC is the abbreviation of
* a. National agricultural research centre
b. National agricultural research council
c. Nuclear agricultural research council
45.
d. Nuclear agricultural research centre

AARI is the abbreviation of
* a. Ayub agricultural research institute
b. Ayub agronomic rice institute
c. Abbotabad agricultural research institute
46.
d. None of the above

When a soil is fertile, it will be productive
a. Always true
* b. Sometimes true
c. False
47.
d. No link

Dough stage is the sub-stage of grain formation in which photosynthates are
in ____ form
a. Solid
b. Liquid
* c. Semi-solid
48.
d. None of the above

The natural death of leaves in which leaves die and do not detach by twigs/
petiole is called as
* a. Senescence
b. Abscission
c. a&b
49.
d. None of the above

The process in which leaves face death especially in trees and they loose
contact with plant and shed out is called as
a. Senescence
* b. Abscission
c. a&b
50.
d. None of the above


The environment of the soil is called as
* a. Lithosphere
b. Biosphere
c. Atmosphere
51.
d. Hydrosphere

Methyl bromide is used as a
a. Fire extinguishers
* b. Pesticide
c. Solvent in industrial processes
52.
d. None of the above

_________ generally promotes elongation of roots
* a. Auxins
b. Gibberellins
c. Cytokinins
53.
d. Ethylene

________ is known to contribute in stem elongation
a. Auxins
* b. Gibberellins
c. Cytokinins
54.
d. Ethylene

The growth regulator which have the ability to induce cell division in the
presence of auxin is called as
a. Gibberellins
* b. Cytokinins
c. Ethylene
55.
d. None of the above