IAS PRELIMS EXAMINATION
[SOCIAL SCIENCE (FOOD AND RESOURCES)]
- Sustainable agriculture involves.
(a). intercropping
(b). mixed cropping
(c ). Crop rotations
(d). all of these
- Which is not cereal crop?
(a). wheat
(b). millet
(c ). Mango
(d). maize
- The branch of agriculture dealing with rearing and management of crop plant is called.
(a). apiculture
(b). horticulture
(c ). Olericulture
(d). agronomy
- High yielding varieties need.
(a). low moisture
(b). higher dose of fertilizer
(c ). more irrigation
(d). higher temperature
- Which is the following is not an oilseed crop?
(a). sunflower
(b). sesame
(c ). Pigeon pea
(d). linseed
- Legume crop is sown before a cereal crop to
(a). to maintain soil fertility
(b). to improve the crop variety
(c ). To have two crops in a year
(d). all of these
- The wheat varieties that brought green revolution were.
(a) Tall and short duration
(b). dwarf and long duration
(c ). Tall and disease resistant
(d). dwarf and disease resistant
- Which animal is used for preparing vermicompost?
(a). mollusks
(b). earthworms
(c ). Protozoa
(d). insects
- Cereal plant like wheat, rice, maize , and barley are rich in
(a). minerals
(b). carbohydrates
(c ). Fats
(d). proteins
- The objective of crop varietal improvement is
(a). to develop stress resistance variety
(b). to improve crop quality
(c ). To increase crop yield
(d). all of these
Answers:
- (d)
- (c )
- (d)
- (b)
- (c )
- (a)
- (a)
- (b)
- (b)
- (d)
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