FCI Agriculture Quiz 33 |

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Q1. Which state covers the maximum area and production of wheat in India?

Punjab
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
None of these

Explanation:- Uttar Pradesh has the largest share in an area with 9.75 million hectares (32%), followed by Madhya Pradesh (18.75%), Punjab (11.48%), Rajasthan (9.74%), Haryana (8.36%) and Bihar (6.82%).

Q2. Maize is a

Self-pollinated crop
Cross-pollinated crop
Often-cross pollinated crop
Often-self pollinated crop
None of these

Explanation:- Maize plants contain both male and female reproductive structures and reproduce by cross–pollination.

Q3. The milling percentage of rice is

30-35%
40-45%
50-55%
60-66%
None of these

Explanation:- Milling percentage of rice is 50-55%.

Q4.National Watershed Development Programme for Rainfed Agriculture (NWDPRA) was launched in

1990-91
1980-81
1986-87
1998-99
None of these

Explanation:- The scheme of the National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA) was launched in 1990-91 in 25 States and 2 Union Territories based on twin concepts of integrated watershed management and sustainable farming systems.

Q5.The objective of sustainable agriculture

Minimize use of non-renewable resources
Protect the health and safety of farmworkers, local communities, and society
Produce sufficient high-quality and safe food
Make the best use of the resources available
All of the above

Explanation:- Enhance environmental quality and natural resources. Use nonrenewable resources more efficiently. Take better advantage of on-farm resources. Employ natural and biological controls for pests and disease.

Q6. Check irrigation is also known as

Check to flood
Level border
Flatbed irrigation
All of the above
None of these

Explanation:- The check method of irrigation consists of making the area into square or rectangular plots surrounded by levees and irrigating each plot. An expression to estimate the deep percolation losses in such a system has been derived.

Q7.Which mechanical method is the most widely adopted soil and water conservation method in a hilly area?

Contour bunding
Blind cultivation
Dibbling
Shallow tillage
None of these

Explanation:- Contour bunding is a proven sustainable land management practice for marginal, sloping, and hilly land where the soil productivity is very low.

Q8.Soil climatic zones in India divided by (ICAR-1964) into

115
15
20
64
None of these

Explanation:- Soil climatic zones in India divided by (ICAR-1964) into 64.

Q9. Peaty soils are generally deficient in

Zinc
Copper
Calcium
Iron
None of these

Explanation:- Peaty soils are generally deficient in copper.

Q10. Presently minister of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.

Shri Piyush Goyal
Shri Giriraj Singh
Shri D. V. Sadananda Gowda
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
None of these

Explanation:- Union Minister Piyush Goyal has been assigned additional charge of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

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