CUET Agriculture MCQs Unit 3 Crop Production

Question. The Crops which are grown in rainy season are called 
a) Rabi crop
b) Seasonal crop
c) Monsoon crop
d) Kharif crop

Answer : D

Question. Which is the second most important cereal crop in India?
a) Rice
b) Wheat
c) Barley
d) More than one of the above
e) None of the above

Answer : B

Question. Watering the crops is called
a) sowing
b) manuring
c) tilling
d) irrigation

Answer : D

Question. The crops which are sown in the rainy season are called:
a) kharif crops
b) rabi crops
c) zayed crops
d) none of these

Answer : A

Question. Organic wastes can be decomposed to form ________, which can sustainably enhance the nutrient content of the soil.
a) compost
b) cow dung
c) fertiliser
d) pesticide

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following description is true for describing ‘fertiliser’ 
a) Used in large quantity
b) Organic in nature
c) Does not cause pollution
d) Produced in factories

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following should be used by a farmer with a large farm to harvest his crops quickly and efficiently?
a) Winnowing machine
b) Combine
c) Sickle
d) Seed drill

Answer : B

Question. Wheat grows well in which type of the soil?
Black soil
a) Yellow soil
b) Red soil
c) More than one of the above
d) None of the above

Answer : B

Question. In the harvested crop the grain seed is separated from the chaff. This process id called ___ 
a) Threshing
b) Seeding
c) Ploughing
d) Weeding

Answer : A

Question. Identify the crop based on the following information.It is known as the golden fibre. It grows well on well-drained fertile soils in the flood plains where soils are renewed every year.
a) Coffee
b) Jute
c) Wheat
d) More than one of the above
e) None of the above

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following is not a traditional irrigation method?
a) Moat
b) Chain pump
c) Lever system
d) Drip system

Answer : D

Question. The process of separating grains from chaff is known as:       
a) threshing
b) harvesting
c) winnowing
d) transplantation

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following is used to preserve food grains at home?
a) Spinach leaves
b) Curry leaves
c) Neem leaves
d) Tulsi leaves

Answer : C

Read the following statement and choose the incorrect option regarding wheat crops.
(A) Wheat requires moderate temperature and rainfall during the growing season and bright sunshine at the time of harvest.
(B) In India wheat is grown in summer.
(C) Wheat is grown extensively in USA, Canada, Argentina, Russia.
a) Only A
b) Only B
c) Only B and C
d) More than one of the above
e) None of the above

Answer : B

Question. Pesticides are used to destroy: 
a) pests
b) weeds
c) crops
d) none of these

Answer : A

Question. What are the advantages of preparing the soil?
a) All of these.
b) Makes decomposition by microbes easier.
c) Makes the top soil nutrient rich.
d) Allows roots to penetrate the soil easily.

Answer : A

Question. Animals like horse, donkey that carries load are called
a) Drought species
b) Load carrying Animals
c) Dairy Animals
d) Draught Animal

Answer : B

Question. The process of loosening and turning the soil is known as:
a) Winnowing
b) Ploughing
c) Harvesting
d) Threshing

Answer : B

Question. Before sowing the seeds, it is necessary to break soil to the size of grains to get better yield. The main tools used for such are
a) Tractor, Hoe, Seed drill
b) Bullock, tiller, tractor
c) Plough, Hoe, Cultivator
d) Plough, Seed Drill, Tractor

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following animal is taken care of in animal husbandry?
a) Rhino
b) Tiger
c) Buffalo
d) Lion

Answer : C

Question. The process of separating grain from chaff is called 
a) Threshing
b) Weeding
c) Sowing
d) Winnowing

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following is the main food crop of the semi-arid areas of central and southern India?
a) Jowar 
b) Ragi
c) Maize
d) Bajra

Answer : A

Question. Rabi Crops are grown in _______ season 
a) Summer
b) Spring
c) Winter
d) rainy

Answer : C

Question. In today’s world, where water is a scarce resource, which of the following irrigation methods is most feasible and sustainable?
a) Sprinkler system
b) Drip system
c) Tube well
d) Chain pump

Answer : B

Question. ‘Hypnea indica’ and ‘Hypnea bullata’ are types of :
a) red seaweeds
b) yellow seaweeds
c) green seaweeds
d) black seaweeds

Answer : A

Question. Moat, Dhekli and Rahat are different
a) Traditional methods of cultivation
b) Traditional methods of Weeding
c) Traditional methods of Seed sowing
d) Traditional methods of irrigation

Answer : D

Question. If you were a farmer, which of the following methods would you use to separate good quality and viable grains from a heap of grains after harvest?
a) Checking the weight of grains.
b) Checking grains under sunlight for pores.
c) Immersing the grains in water.
d) Sowing seeds and waiting for germination.

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following can make their own food:
a) humans
b) animals
c) plants
d) all of these

Answer : C

Question. Which of the following crops is the only genetically modified (GM) crop approved for commercial cultivation in India?
a) Bt Brinjal
b) Mustard
c) Bt Cotton
d) Tomato

Answer : C

Question. Arrange the following agricultural practices in the order in which they are followed.
a) Harvesting
b) Sowing
c) Storage
d) Irrigation
e) Preparation of soil
1→2→3→4→5
5→2→4→1→3
2→1→3→5→4
5→3→4→1→2

Answer : B

Question. The farm appliance ‘Combine’ is a combined
a) Plough and Harvester
b) Seed drill cum Thresher
c) Harvester and Thresher
d) Harvester cum Sprayer

Answer : C

Question. Identify the agricultural method in which different crops are grown on a piece of land season after season.
a) Irrigation
b) Monoculture
c) Crop rotation
d) Shifting cultivation

Answer : C

Question. Rhizobium bacteria is present in the nodules of the roots:
a) wheat
b) leguminous plants
c) maize
d) onion

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following is a rabi crop?
a) Rice
b) Mustard
c) Soyabean
d) Maize

Answer : B

Question. The crop area under high yielding varieties of which amongst the following crop grew considerably during the Green Revolution?
a) Sugarcane
b) Pulses
c) Oilseeds
d) Wheat

Answer : D

Question. Now a days seed is sown in the field using 
a) Seed Tractor
b) Seed drill
c) Seed Tiller
d) Seed Plough

Answer : B

Question. What are the important steps in the preparation of soil?
a) Loosening and sowing
b) Loosening and weeding
c) Turning and sowing
f) Turning and loosening

Answer : D

Question. The farm appliance ‘Combine’ is a combined
a) Plough and Harvester
b) Seed drill cum Thresher
c) Harvester and Thresher
d) Harvester cum Sprayer 

Answer : C

Question. The process of drying wheat stalks in the sun and then beating them to separate the grains is called
c) Winnowing
b) Threshing
c) Churning
d) Sieving

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following is a kharif crop?
a) Wheat
b) Peas
c) Groundnut
d) Pumpkin

Answer : C

Question. The tool used for removing weeds is:
a) plough
c) hoe
b) leveller
d) none of these

Answer : D

Question. Rhizobium bacteria in the root nodules of leguminous plants help in fixing:
a) Sulphur
b) Oxygen
c) Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen

Answer : C

Question.At home to store grains we use:
a) wet neem leaves
b) dried neem leaves
c) dried mango leaves
d) dried peepal leaves

Answer : B

Question. Bora is a common variety of 'glutinous' rice. It is mainly found in: 
a) Assam 
b) Bihar
c) Odisha
d) Tamil Nadu

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following crops is classified as fine grain?
a) Bajra
b) Ragi
c) Maize
d) Wheat

Answer : D

Question. Consider the following statements about weeding and identify the incorrect one.
a) Weeding is best done during tilling itself.
b) Weeding is the process of growing weed.
c) Weeding is the process of removal of weeds.
d) Weeding is usually done manually or by using weedicides.

Answer : B

Question. The supply of water to crops at different intervals is called
a) watering
b) irrigation
c) harvesting
d) none of these

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following tool helps in the uniform distribution of seeds while sowing?
a) Thresher
b) Seed drill
c) Funnel connected to pipes
d) Sprinkler

Answer : B

Question. Rhizobium (a Bacteria) which fixes atmospheric nitrogen are found in nodules growing in 
a) Roots of leguminous plants
b) Leaves of leguminous plants
c) Stem of Leguminous plants
d) All of the above.

Answer : A

Question. Weeds are controlled by chemicals called _________.
a) Pesticides
b) Fungicides
c) Weedicides
d) Insecticides

Answer : C

Question. What helps in the cultivation of rabi crops?
a) Mahawat
b) Southest trade winds
c) Westerly jet streams
d) Northwest winds

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following nutrients replenishes the soil after growing leguminous plants?
a) Nitrogen
b) Oxygen
c) Phosphorus
d) Potassium

Answer : A

Question. Which type of irrigation is similar to rainfall?
a) Moat
b) Sprinkler system
c) Rahat
d) Drip system

Answer : B

Question. What is NPK?
a) Fertiliser
b) Manure
c) Weedicide
d) Weed

Answer : A

Question. Which of the following is not a type of fiber crop?
a) Cotton
b) Jute
c) Sugarcane
d) More than one of the above
e) None of the above

Answer : C

Question. The process of loosening and turning of the soil is called:
a) sowing
b) tilling or ploughing
c) levelling
d) none of these

Answer : D

Question. The main crop of Jharkhand is
a) peanut
b) corn
c) rice
d) wheat

Answer : C

Question. Before sowing the seeds, it is necessary to break soil to the size of grains to get better yield. The main tools used for such are 
a) Tractor, Hoe, Seed drill
b) Bullock, tiller, tractor
c) Plough, Hoe, Cultivator
d) Plough, Seed Drill, Tractor

Answer : C

Question. In which of the following methods of irrigation rotating nozzles are used?
a) Moat
b) Drip system
c) Chain Pump
d) Sprinkler system

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following is an important factor for the growth of crops?
a) Temperature
b) Flumidity
c) Rainfall
d) All of the above

Answer : D

Question. Growing different crops alternately on the same land is technically called
a) Crop Alternation
b) Crop Rotation
c) Crop Revolution
d) Crop Change

Answer : B

Question. The ideal months for harvesting kharif crop are
a) June/July
b) August/September
c) September/October
d) November/December

Answer : C