Objective type of question papers

Course Code & Title. AGR 101 Fundamental of Agronomy and Agricultural Heritage (1+1)

Course Teacher: Dr. P.Puvila, Assistant Professor (Agronomy)

Sl.No. Lec 1. Agriculture - Definition - Importance and scope - Branches of agriculture - Evolution
of man and agriculture.
1. The term Agriculture is derived from
a. Latin b. English c. Tamil d. Greek
2. _______is an applied science which encompasses all aspects of crop production including
horticulture, livestock rearing, fisheries, forestry, etc
a. Apiculture b. Horticulture c. Forestry d. Agriculture

3. _______ is defined as an art, science and business of producing crops and livestock for
economic purposes.
a. Apiculture b. Horticulture c. Forestry d. Agriculture
4. _______ it embraces knowledge of the way to perform the operations of the farm in a skillful
manner,
a. As a art b. As a Business c. As a Science d. None of the
above
5. ______ utilizes all technologies developed on scientific principles such as crop breeding,
production techniques, crop protection, economics etc
a. As a art b. As a Business c. As a Science d. None of the
above
6. Introduction of new crops and varieties developed by hybridization as called is _______
a. As a art b. As a Business c. As a Science d. None of the
above
7. _______ As long as agriculture is the way of life of the rural population production is
ultimately bound to consumption
a. As a art b. As a Business c. As a Science d. None of the
above
8. GDP from Agriculture ______%
a. 16 b. 4 c. 6 d. 10
9. Agriculture sector is provide ______% of employment
a. 58 b. 40 c. 60 d. 90
10. White revolution is called _____
a. Milk production b. oil seeds c. Agriculture d. Fish production
production production
11. Yellow revolution is called _____
a. Milk production b. Oil seeds c. Agriculture d. Fish production
production production
12. Blue revolution is called _____
a. Milk production b. oil seeds c. Agriculture d. Fish production
production production
13. Green revolution is called _____
 a. Milk production b. oil seeds c. Agriculture d. Fish production
production production
14. Round revolution is called _____
a. Onion production b. Pulses c. Fish d. Fertilizer
production production production
15. Silver revolution is called _____
a. Egg production b. Onion c. Fish d. Fertilizer
Production production production
16. Brown revolution is called _____
a. Egg production b. Onion c. Fish d. Fertilizer
Production production production
17. _______ Deals with the production of various crops which includes food crops, fodder crops,
fibre crops, sugar, oilseeds, etc
a. Agriculture b. Home Science c. Forestry d. Horticulture
18. _______ Deals with the production of fruits, vegetables, flowers, ornamental plants, spices,
condiments and beverages
a. Agriculture b. Home c. Forestry d. Horticulture
Science
19. ______ Deals with production of large scale cultivation of perennial trees for supplying wood,
timber, rubber, etc. and also raw materials for industries.
a. Agriculture b. Home Science c. Forestry d. Horticulture
20. _______– Deals with application and utilization of agricultural produces in a better manner in
order to provide nutritional security, including value addition and food preparation.
a. Agriculture b. Home Science c. Forestry d. Horticulture

Lec.2. Indian agriculture - Indian economy - National income - per capita income -
Agricultural income in GDP - Women in agriculture and empowerment.
1. Agriculture is the only means of living for almost _____% of the employed class in
India.

A) 60 B) 40

C) 80 D) 70

2. Agriculture sector of India has occupied almost _____% of India's geographical area

A) 43 B) 42

C) 22 D) 33

3. India’s contribute the GDP _______%

A) 16 B) 13

C) 4 D) 8
4. Find the incorrect sentence of Green Revolution in the agriculture sector of Indian
economy

A) Expanding irrigation B) Acquiring more area for cultivation purposes

facilities

C) Use of own seed variety D) Water management

to increase yield

5. Green Revolution was given importance for _____ and ______ crops

A) Wheat and Rice B) Wheat and barley

C) Rice and maize D) Rice and Ragi

6. National Pulse Development Programme was started ______Year

A) 1992 B) 2002

C) 1996 D) 1986

7. A Technology Mission on Oilseeds was introduced in _______ year

A) 1992 B) 2002

C) 1996 D) 1986

8. world's longest serving woman Prime Minister is _______

A) Indira Gandhi B) Prathiba Patel

C) Dr. Sarojini Naidu D) Kalpana Chawala

9. The Constitution of India guarantees to all Indian women equality ______ Article Number

A) Article 14 B) Article 15(1)

C) Article 16 D) Article 39(d)

10. discrimination by the State of women is ______ Article Number

A) Article 14 B) Article 15(1)

C) Article 16 D) Article 39(d)

11. equality of opportunity of women _______ Article Number

 A) Article 14 B) Article 15(1)

C) Article 16 D) Article 39(d)

12. equal pay for equal work for women _______ Article Number

A) Article 14 B) Article 15(3)

C) Article 16 D) Article 39(d)

13. Allows special provisions to be made by the State in favour of women and children _____
Article Number

A) Article 14 B) Article 15(3)

C) Article 16 D) Article 39(d)

14. renounces practices derogatory to the dignity of women _____ Article Number

A) Article 14 B) Article 39(d)

C) Article 16 D) Article 51(a) (e)

15. humane conditions of work and for maternity relief of women_____ Article Number

A) Article 14 B) Article 42

C) Article 16 D) Article 39(d)

16. In ______ year grants from foreign donor agencies enabled the formation of new women-
oriented NGOs

A) 1990s, B) 1970s

C) 1980s D) 1960s

17. The Government of India declared _________as the Year of Women's Empowerment
(Swashakti).

A) 2001 B) 2002

C) 2003 D) 2004

18. The National Policy for the Empowerment of Women came was passed in _____year

A) 2001 B) 2002

C) 2003 D) 2004
19. International Women's day was celebrated is ______

A) June 5 B) March 8

C) March 9 D) March 22

20. _______% of reservation to women in Parliament and state legislative bodies

A) 33 B) 22

C) 32 D) 23

Lecture 3. History of agricultural development in the world and India. Agriculture

heritage - Agriculture in ancient India

1. ______ refer to the values and traditional practices adopted in ancient India which are
more relevant for present day system

A) History B) Agricultural Heritage

C) Heritage D) None of the above

2. ________ is the inherited values carried from one generation to other generation

A) History B) Agricultural Heritage

C) Heritage D) None of the above

3. History is the continuous record of past events

A) History B) Agricultural Heritage

C) Heritage D) None of the above

4. The earliest tools of the farmer used is

A) wood B) stone

C) A&B D) None of the above

5. Drainage was necessary to prevent the carrying off of land from the hillsides through
which the rivers ran was ________ period
A) Prehistoric Agriculture B) Roman Period

C) Historical Agricultural D) Feudal Agriculture

 through Roman period

6. First metal was introduced ______ period

A) Prehistoric Agriculture B) Roman Period

C) Historical Agricultural D) Feudal Agriculture

through Roman period

7. _______ end of the period settlements along the Nile, however, were more permanent,
because the river deposited fertile silt annually

A) Prehistoric Agriculture B) Roman Period

C) Historical Agricultural D) Feudal Agriculture

through Roman period

8. Shifting agriculture was followed in _____ period of Agriculture

A) Prehistoric Agriculture B) Roman Period

C) Historical Agricultural D) Feudal Agriculture

through Roman period

9. First metal was introduced year______

A) 9000BCE B) 2500 to 500 AD

C) 1600 BC D) 1000 BC

10. Historical period known through written and pictured materials ______

A) Greek and Roman B) Bible and Chinese

C) Sanskrit and Greek D) A&B

11. _____ is the most ancient literary work of India

A) Regveda B) Brahnanas

C) Aranyakas D) Sutra literature

12. On it was the large home of the holder given the title ‘’ . One or more villages
might be located on the manor

A) lord B) Land holder

C) Big farmer D) labor

13. _______ was the compiler of the yoga sutras

A) Patanjali B) Artheshastra

C) Amarakosha D) Mahabhasya

14. _________‘which reveals that ancient Indians had intimate knowledge on all agricultural
operations.

A) Puranas B) Regveda

C) Artheshastra D) Aranyakas

15. The four Vedas mention more than _____ number of plant species,

A) 75 B) 750

C) 25 D) 320

16. The oldest book ______ (4000 BC) mentions a large number of poisonous and non poisonous
aquatic and terrestrial, and domestic and wild creatures and animals

A) Rigveda B) Puranas

C) Aranyakas D) Artheshastra

17. Puranas mention about ______ number of species of plants.

A) 500 B) 750

C) 355 D) 320

18. Susruta (400 BC) records over______ number of medicinal plant species

A) 500 B) 750

C) 300 D) 320

19. _______deals with the treatment of livestock and another on treatment of trees.

A) Susruta B) Agnipurana

C) Aswashastra D) Garudapurana

20. _________ is a text dealing with treatment of animal disorders

A) Susruta B) Agnipurana
 C) Aswashastra D) Garudapurana

Lec. 4.Agriculture heritage - Agriculture in ancient India

21. The classical work on the treatment of horses is _________

A) Susruta B) Agnipurana

C) Aswashastra D) Garudapurana

22. ________ mentions that superintendent of forests had to collect forest produce through the
forest guards.

A) Rigveda B) Artha Sastra

C) Aranyakas D) Amarakosha

23 Paleolithic period of agriculture is _____

A) Hunting and Gathering B) Shifting agriculture

C) Improved agriculture D) Scientific agriculture

24. Neolithic period of agriculture is _____

A) Hunting and Gathering B) Shifting agriculture

C) Improved agriculture D) Scientific agriculture

25 Origin of Iron plough is

A) China B) England

C) Europe D) Mesopotamia

26. Origin of Mould Board Plough is

A) England B) China

C) Mesopotamia D) Europe

27. Place of origin of seed drills is

A) England B) China

C) Mesopotamia D) Europe

28 Water wheels is _______ place of origin

A) England B) China
 C) Mesopotamia D) Europe

29. Iron plough was found year _____

A) 5500 years ago B) 5000 years ago

C) 2100 years ago D) 2600 years ago

30. Grand Anaicut was constructed across the________ river

A) Cauvery B) Ganga

C) Krishna D) Yamuna

31. ________ chola king was constructed Grand Anaicut across the river Cauvery

A) Karkala cholan B) Kulathang cholan

C) Rajendra cholan D) None of the above

32. The first pet animal is _____

A) Sheep B) Goat

C) Dog D) Elephant

33 Old stone age is otherwise called ___

A) Paleolithic period B) Neolithic period

C) Mesolithic period D) None of the above

34. The stone age culture period was _______

A) 2,50,000 to 3500 BC B) 9000 to 7500 BC

C) 3000 -1700 BC D) 10,000 to 3,700 BC

35 Paleolithic age of Agriculture is _______

A) Hunters and food B) Hunters and Herders

Gatherers

C) Food producers D) None of the above

36. Discovery of silk is ______ Age

A) Neolithic age B) Bronze age

C) Iron age D) Old stone age

37. ______ age of period first time lived in settled villages and apart from security from hunger he
had leisure time to think and contemplate

A) Neolithic age B) Bronze age

C) Iron age D) Old stone age

38 Invention of plough is introduced ________ age

A) Bronze age B) Neolithic age

C) Old stone age D) Iron age

39. Bronze age is otherwise called as____

A) Chalcolithic culture B) Iron phase

C) Hunters and food D) The beginning of Agriculture

gatherers

40. Salinity problem and water logging were noticed due to canal irrigation _____ age

A) Bronze age B) Neolithic age

C) Old stone age D) Iron age

5. Chronological agricultural technology development in India. Kautilya’s Arthasasthra -

Sangam literature - rainfall prediction - ITK - Tamil Almanac.
1. First domesticated crops were

A) Wheat and barley B) Wheat and rice

C) Jute and cotton D) Wheat and Maize

2. First domesticated animal was

A) Elephant B) Dog

C) Sheep D) Goat

3. Wheat is introduced in the year was

A) 9000 BCE B) 5000 BCE

C) 8000-6000 BCE D) 5000-4000 BCE

4. Grain storing in instrument

A) Granaries B) Circa
 C) Bin D) Pot

5. Cotton was cultivated in the year

A) 9000 BCE B) 5000 BCE

C) 8000-6000 BCE D) 5000-4000 BCE

6. An early canal irrigation system is

A) Circa B) Granaries

C) Bin D) None of the above

7. _______ empire categorized soils and made meteorological observation for agricultural
use

A) Mauryun B) Agbar

C) Gupta D) Megasthenes

8. Indika his book written by

A) Mauryun B) Akbar

C) Gupta D) Megasthenes

9. ______ period jute was cultivated in India

A) Vedic Period B) Common era

C) Early history D) Colonical British Era

10. Vedic Period was otherwise called as

A) Post Maha Janapadas B) High middle ages

Period

C) Early history D) Colonical British Era

11. Post Maha Janapadas Period was started in the year

A) 1757-1947 CE B) 1947 onwards

C) 200-1200 CE D) 1500 BCE -200 CE

12. Early history Period was started in the year

A) Before 1500 BCE B) 1757-1947 CE

 C) 1947 onwards D) 200-1200 CE

13. ‘Early common Era’ Period is started in the year

A) 200-1200 CE B) Before 1500 BCE

C) 1757-1947 CE D) 1947 onwards

14. Early modern Era was started in the year

A) 1200-1757 CE B) 1757-1947 CE

C) 1947 onwards D) 200-1200 CE

15. Colonial British Era Period was started in the year

A) 1757-1947 CE B) 1200-1757 CE

C) 200-1200 CE D) 1947 onwards

16. Yellow revolution was started in the year

A) 1986-1990 B) 1966-67

C) 1970-1996 D) 1973-2002

17. Blue revolution was started in the year

A) 1986-1990 B) 1966-67

C) 1970-1996 D) 1973-2002

18. Operation Flood (Dairy) was started in the year

A) 1986-1990 B) 1966-67

C) 1970-1996 D) 1973-2002

19. TN 1 and IR 8 were introduced in the year of India

A) 1966 B) 1960

C) 1970 D) 1947

20. National Agricultural Innovative Project (NAIP) was launched for End to end
approaches for soving problems in the year was

A) 1979 B) 2006

C) 1947 D) 1998
 6. Development of scientific agriculture - National and International
Agricultural Research Institutes.
21. Who is considered as ‘Father of Agricultural chemistry’

A) Justus van Liebig B) Jethrotull

C) Arthur Young D) Jan Baptiste Van Helmont

22. Who is ‘Father of tillage’

A) Justus van Liebig B) Jethrotull

C) Arthur Young D) Jan Baptiste Van Helmont

23 Annals o Agriculture book was written by ___

A) Justus van Liebig B) Jethrotull

C) Arthur Young D) Jan Baptiste Van Helmont

24. Who is responsible for conducting pot culture experimentation

A) Justus van Liebig B) Jethrotull

C) Arthur Young D) Jan Baptiste Van Helmont

25 First introduced herbicide is _____

A) 2,4,D B) Atrazine

C) Butacholar D) Pendimethalin

26. First introduced herbicide was ______ in the year

A) 1944 B) 1844

C) 1906 D) 1901

27. Who is proposed by ‘ inverse nitrogen law’

A) Wilcox B) Mitscherlitch

C) Black man D) Thomas malthus

28 Law of diminishing returns ‘theory was proposed by ______

A) Wilcox (1929) B) Mitscherlitch(1909)

 C) Black man(1905) D) Thomas Malthus(1898)

29. ‘ optima and limiting factor’ the theory was proposed by

A) Wilcox (1929) B) Mitscherlitch(1909)

C) Black man(1905) D) Thomas Malthus(1898)

30. Multhusian theory was proposed by

A) Wilcox (1929) B) Mitscherlitch

C) Black man(1905) D) Thomas malthus

31. First agricultural university was started

A) G.B.Pant Nagar B) IARI Delhi

C) TNAU, Coimbatore D) None of the above

32. Sugarcane breeding institute was located at _______

A) Coimbatore B) Trichy

C) Chennai D) Madurai

33 First agricultural university was started in the year

A) 1962 B) 1912

C) 1906 D) 1901

34. SBI was started in the year of

A) 1962 B) 1912

C) 1906 D) 1901

35 Green revolution was started in the year is

A) 1965-67 B) 1960-62

C) 1967-68 D) 1970-71

36. Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute located at

A) Jhansi B) Hyderabad

C) Lucknow D) Bangalore
37. IISR is located at

A) Jhansi B) Hyderabad

C) Lucknow D) Bangalore

38 IIPR is located at

A) Hyderabad B) Kanpur

C) Bangalore D) Lucknow

39. ICRISAT is located at

A) Hyderabad B) Jhansi

C) Bangalore D) Lucknow

40. CIMMYT is located at

A) Mexico B) Syria

C) Italy D) Philippines

Choose the correct answer (kindly bold the answer keys)

7. Agronomy - definition - meaning and scope. Agro-climatic zones of India

and Tamil Nadu - Agro ecological zones of India and Tamil Nadu.
1. Agronomy is derived from

A) Greek word B) Latin word

C) English word D) Spanish word

2. ______ It is defined as an agricultural science deals with principles and practices

of crop production and field management

A) Agronomy B) Horticulture

C) Agriculture D) Forestry

3. _____It is branch of agricultural science that deals with methods which provide
favorable environment to the crop for higher productively,
A) Agronomy B) Horticulture

C) Agriculture D) Forestry
4. Find the incorrect sentence – scope of Agronomy

A) Proper methods of B) Identification of proper season for cultivation

cultivation are needed of wide range of crops is needed
to reduce the cost of
cultivation and
maximize the yield and
economic returns.

C) Availability and D) Keeping register in good condition and

application of chemical least utilizing efficient manner to nullify
fertilizers has the present day labour crisis is further
necessitated the broadening the scope of agronomy.
generation of
knowledge to reduce
the ill-effects due to
excess application and
yield losses due to the
unscientific manner of
application.

5. Planning Commission of India (1989) based on agro-climatic zone India is divided into

A) 15 B) 21

C) 7 D) 25

6. Based on agro climatic zone of Tamil Nadu is divided into

A) 15 B) 21

C) 7 D) 25

7. ______ is the biggest among the seven zones of Tamil Nadu

A) Southern zone B) Western zone

C) North western zone D) High rainfall zone

8. ______ is the highest rainfall receiving district of Tamil Nadu

A) Kanyakumari B) Salem

C) Dharmapuri D) Vellore

9. Trichy district come under _____ zone of TamilNadu

 A) Cauvery Delta zone B) Western zone

C) North western zone D) High rainfall zone

10. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University located at _____zone of tamilNadu

A) Western zone B) Cauvery Delta zone

C) High rainfall zone D) North western zone

11. _______ zone is followed Relay cropping

A) Western zone B) Cauvery Delta zone

C) High rainfall zone D) North western zone

12. National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) under ICAR. Based on the rainfall
pattern, cropping pattern and administrative units, ______agro-climatic zones are
classified

A) 127 B) 125

C) 160 D) 180

13. National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS & LUP) of the ICAR
has delineated _____ No. of agro-ecological regions (AERs) in the country using the
FAO 1978 concept of superimposition of length of growing periods and bio-climate
maps on soil physiographic map

A) 20 B) 21

C) 15 D) 7

14. Cropping Intensity of India

A) 136 B) 86

C) 120 D) 192

15. Cropping intensity very low recorded state is ____

A) Rajasthan B) Tamil Nadu

C) Panjab D) Kerala

16. Net cultivated area of India is

A) 143 m ha B) 114 m ha
 C) 328 m ha D) 13 m ha

17. Geographical area of India

A) 328 m ha B) 143 m ha

C) 13 m ha D) 114 m ha

18. Forest area of India is

A) 22 % B) 33 %

C) 11% D) 22%

19. Bimodal rainfall receiving area of Tamil Nadu

A) Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri B) Thiruvallur, Vellore,

C) Nilgiris, Shevroys D) Coimbatore, Dindigal

20. Coimbatore district coming under ____ agro-climatic zone of Tamil Nadu

A) Western zone B) Cauvery Delta zone

C) High rainfall zone D) North western zone

8. Crops and major soils - classification - Economic and agricultural

importance in Tamil Nadu and India.
21. Crop plants that complete life cycle within a season or year is called
A) Annuals crops B) Biennial crops
C) Perennial crops D) None of the above
22. Plants that have life span of two consecutive seasons or years. First years/ season, these
plants have purely vegetative growth and second year / season, they produce flower
stocks from the crown and after producing seeds the plants die is called _____
A) Annuals crops B) Biennial crops

C) Perennial crops D) None of the above

23 Annuals crops is _____

A) Rice B) Pine apple

C) Sugarcane D) Coconut

24. They live for three or more years. They may be seed bearing or non-seed bearing

A) Annuals crops B) Biennial crops

 C) Perennial crops D) None of the above

25 Biennales crop is example

A) Sugar beet B) Rice

C) Maize D) Mustard

26. Perennial crop is example

A) Coconut B) Rice

C) Maize D) Pine apple

27. Small millets otherwise called is ______

A) Major cereals B) Nutritive cereals

C) Major stable foods D) None of above

28 Scientific name of Kudiraivali is

A) Echinchloa colona var B) Panicum miliaceum

frumentaceae

C) Panicum miliare D) Setaria italica

29. ______ is the as food and rich in protein

A) Pulses B) Oil seeds

C) Cereals D) Onion

30. Scientific name of soyabean is ______

A) Glycine max B) Pisum sativum

C) Lablab purpureus D) Cicer arietinum

31. Major vegetable of India is _______

A) Groundnut B) Castor

C) Soya bean D) Gingelly

32. ______ Oil is used for production of Vanaspathi and soap making

A) Groundnut B) Castor
 C) Soya bean D) Gingelly

33 ______oil used as medicinal and industrial oil

A) Groundnut B) Castor

C) Soya bean D) Gingelly

34. _____ Oil is used for cooking purpose and oils contain more of unsaturated fatty acids
and used for heart patients.

A) Sunflower B) Groundnut

C) Gingelly D) Soya bean

35 Seed fibre example is

A) Cotton B) Agave

C) Kapok D) Mesta

36. ______ is used as green manure and fibre crop

A) Daincha B) Sunhemp

C) Agathi D) Mesta

37. Major soils of India

A) Alluvial soils B) Black soil

C) Problem soils D) Red soils

38 Major soils of TamilNaduis _____

A) Alluvial soils B) Black soil

C) Problem soils D) Red soils

39. Groundnut crop highly suitable soils is

A) Alluvial soils B) Black soil

C) Problem soils D) Red soils

40. Highly suitable soil of cotton crop is _______

A) Alluvial soils B) Black soil

C) Problem soils D) Red soils

 Lecture No. 10 Factor affecting crop production – climatic –edaphic – biotic-
physiographic and socio economic factors.
1. Minimum temperature of rice seed germination of crops
a) 10o b) 20o c) 30o d) 40o
2. Find the correct sentence
a) plants required b) sweetness and c) Rainfall one of d) Temperature not
minimum, maximum juiciness of straw the most influenced crop plants
and optimum quality is genetic factor important and vegetation.
temperature called as factors influence
cardinal temperature the vegetation of
a place
3. RH is
a) water present in the b) 80 % of RH c) Unit of the d) Ratio between the
atmospheric air favorable for crop Relative amount of moisture
growth humidity is present in the air to the
percentage (%) saturation capacity of the
air in particular
temperature
4. Visible spectrum of photo synthesis is
a) 400 to 700 nm b) > 500 nm c) < 750 nm d) Non of the above
5. Example for short day plants
a) Rice b) Maize c) Sugarcane d) cabbage
6. Wind velocity find the incorrect sentence
a) wind movement 10 b) helps in cleaning c) Wind dispersal d) Increase evaporation
km /hour is suitable produce to farmer of pollen and
for more crops seeds is natural
help for
pollination of
some crops
7. Find the incorrect sentence
a) Nitrogen present in b) air contain CO2 is c) mineral d) Soil organic matter
the air is 20.95% 0.03% content of soil increase the soil water
derived from the holding capacity of soil
weathering of
rocks and
minerals as
particles of
different sizes
8. Atmospheric nitrogen is fixed by symbiotic microbe example
 a) Rhizobium b) Azospirillum c) VAM d) Azolla
9. Acidic soil PH is
a) <6 b) 7 c) >7 d) 6-8
10. It is not synergetic effect cropping system is
a) Rice-Rice b) Sorghum + Redgram c) Maize+green d) Groundnut+castor
gram
11. Maize suitable intercrop is
a) Green gram b) Maize c) Red gram d). groundnut
12. Maize following by ______ crop is
a) Cotton b) sunflower c). Castor d). Greengram
13. It is not edaphic factors
a) soil organic matter b) soil air c). soil moisture d). Plants
14. It is not a climatic factors
a). Precipitation b). Temperature c). Solar Ration d).Soil air
15. Long day plant is
a) >12 hours b)<12 hours c). day and night d). None of the above
are equal
16 All nutrients available to plants is ____ pH
a. 7 b. 5.5 c. 10 d. 12
17 Neutral soil pH is _____
a. 7 b.5.5 c. 10 d. 12
18 Soil with low pH is injurious to plants due to high toxicity of _____ and _____ elements
a. Al & Fe b. Ca & Mg c. Zn & Fe d. Fe and Cl
19 Acidic soil pH is ____
a. 5.5 b.7.5 c.8.9 d. 11
20 Highly favorable light for seed germination is
a. Blue b. Violet c. Green d. Red

Lecture No. 11. Tillage – Definition- objectives – types of tillage- modern concept of tillage –
main field preparation

1. Father of tillage
a) Jethrotull b) Liebig c) Wilcox d) Mitscherlich
2. Find the incorrect sentence
a) Preparatory tillage b) the tillage operation c) the tillage d) to break the hard pen
is deep ploughing and that is done after the operation that beneath the plough layer,
loosing of the soil harvest of crop to bring are performed special tillage operation is
the land under on the soil after reformed to increase
cultivation is known as primary tillage to compaction
primary tillage bring a good soil
tilth are kwon as
secondary tillage
3. Puddling is
 a) it is create an b)ploughing the land c) this operation d) this operation not
impervious layer below with standing water destroy soil done in wet land
the surface to reduce structure
deep percolation
losses
4. Dry tillage is
a) It is practiced in dry b) Dry tillage is done in c) It is suitable d) this tillage decrease
land condition a soil having sufficient for crops like water holding capacity of
moisture (21-23%) broadcasted rice the soil
jute and wheat
etc.,
5. Find the incorrect sentence
a) Clean tillage b) Blind tillage done c) Wet tillage is d) Sub soiling is break the
practiced in entire field after seeding or done practiced hard pan beneath the
in such a way no living planting the crop either dry land plough layer, special
plant is left at the pre-emergence conditions. tillage operation is
undisturbed stage of the crop performed to reduce
plants compaction
6. It is not a primary tillage implements
a) Wooden plough b) Disc plough c) Chisel plough d) Cultivator
7. Wooden plough is
a) Multipurpose b) it is animal drawn c) Angle of d) It will cover 1 ha per
implement Country plough day
45o
8. Find the primary tillage implements
a) Cultivator b) Rotavor c) Disc Harrow d) Chisel plough
9. Upland weeder is
a) Star type b) Peg type c) a&b d) Cono weeder
10. This not used for weeding purpose of wetland
a) peg type weeder b) Cono weeder c) Japanese d) Spade
rotary weeder
11. Find the correct sentence
a) tillage control the b) Raising crops in the c) tillage d) to plough soil optimum
weeds effectively same season or at the operation done soil moisture content for
onset of the crop for conditioning tillage is 40 % of field
season are known as the soil capacity
on season tillage suitability for the
forthcoming
main season
crop are called
off season tillage
12. Zero tillage first practiced country is
a) USA b) India c) Tami lNadu d) Israel
13. Zero tillage first practiced crop is
a). Wheat b). Rice c).Maize d). Ragi
14. It is not a principles of modern concepts of tillage
a). Minimum 30% crop b). Minimum c). Include the d). Conservation tillage
residue are left in the disturbance of soil pulses in reduce the soil fertility
field cropping system status
15 Plough sole depth is ____cm
a 25 b.30 c. 15 d.20
16 Moisture is required for plough for land Field capacity _____%
a. 60 b. 40 c. 30 d. 50
17 Fine tilth required for _____ types of crops
a. Maize b. Rice c. Sorghum d. Small grains
18 Tillage help to ____
a. Bed preparation b. breaking colds c. destroy the d. All the above
weeds
19 Modern concepts of tillage principles
a. Minimum b. at least 30% of c. Conserve the soil d. All the above
disturbance of soil crop residues in moisture
the soil
20 ____ tillage method recorded the highest germination percentage
a. Minimum tillage b. Chemical c. Conservation d. Cultural method of
tillage tillage tillage

Lecture 12 Seed –seed rate – sowing methods – germination – crop stand establishment –
planting geometry

1. How many of number of sowing methods

a)5 b).6 c).4 d).3
2. Mostly following sowing method of India
a). Random sowing b).Dibbling c).Drill sowing d). Sowing behind the
country plough
3. Which method required for more seeds for sowing
a). Random sowing b).Dibbling c).Drill sowing d). Sowing behind the
country plough
4. Mechanization is possible method of sowing
a). Random sowing b).Dibbling c).Drill sowing d). Sowing behind the
country plough
5. Best suitable sowing method for groundnut crop
a). Random sowing b).Dibbling c).Drill sowing d). Sowing behind the
country plough
6. Fertilizer and seeds are sowing simultaneously by _____ method
a). Random sowing b).Dibbling c).Drill sowing d). Sowing behind the
country plough
7. Optimum depth of sowing of crops
a). Between 3 to 5 b). Between 2-3 cm c). Between 3-6 d). Between 6-10 cm
cm cm
8. The most effective wave length for promoting germination and light colour
a). 662 nm (Red) b). 500 nm(Green) c). 600 nm d). 390 nm (Violet)
(Orange)
9. Thump rule for age of nursery
a). 1 month for 1 b). 2 month for 3 week c). 1 month for d). 2 month for 1 month
week 2 days
10. Total area (!00%) for the nursery area percentage
a). 1/10 b). 1/20 c). 1/30 d). 1/40
11. How many days for trans planting shock in rice crop
a). 2-5 days b). 5-7 days c). 10-15 days d).15-20 days
12. Find the incorrect sentence
a). Crop should cover b). Close spaced crops c). Random d). yield of any crop
the soil as early as intercept more solar sowing method depends on final plant
possible so as to radiation than wide spaced maintain the population
intercept maximum crops optimum
sunlight population
13 Find the incorrect sentence
a). plant population b). Under adequate c.) High d).Under low plant
has to be less under rainfall/ irrigation , high population population, individual
rainfed than irrigated population is under low plant yield will be less
condition recommended fertility soils due to wide spacing
leads to
nutrient
deficiency
symptoms
leading to low
yield
14. Triangular method of planting suitable is
a). Rice b). Ragi c). Pearlmillet d). Mango
15. Solid row of sowing of suitable crop is
a) Rice b) Maize c) Wheat d) sorghum
16. Square planting geometry practiced for ____ crop is
a) Rice b) Maize c) Wheat d) sorghum
17. Optimum depth sowing of seeds is
e. 2-3 cm f. 3-5 cm g. 3-6 cm h. 2-5 cm
18. Yield depended on
 i. Final population j. Germination % k. Good seed l. All the above
19. Factors affecting plant population is
a. Genetic factor b. Environmental c. A & B d. All the above
factor
20. Seed germination inhibits the light wave length is ____
e. 730 nm f. 400 nm g. 600 nm h. 300

13. Weed – definition – harmful and beneficial effects of weeds – crop weed competitions
and management of weeds -IWM

1. Weed the word coined by

a) Jethro tul b) Molish c) Liebig d) Wilcox
2. World worst weed
a. 18 b. 26 c. 30 d. 10000
3. Most of the weeds are heavy seed producers by ________ land weeds
a. Wet land b. Garden land c. Dry land d. Rainfed land
4. Mimicry weed of rice crop is
a. Echinochloa b. Marselia c. Cyperus iria d. Cynodon dactylon
crusgalli quadrifoliata
5. ______ number of world worst weed
a. 18 b. 26 c. 10000 d. 70000
6. It is not mechanical weed method
a. Cheeling b. Mowing c. Hoeing d. Summer tillage
7. Parthenium is controlled by
a. Zygogramma b. scale insects c. Hyacinth moth d. Phytophthora
beetle palmivora
8. Bio- herbicide is _____
a. College b. Devine c. a&b d. None
9. First introduced herbicide in India
a. 2,4,D b. Butacholar c. Refit d. Pendimethalin
10 It is not a Pre emergence herbicide of rice crop
.
a. 2,4,D b. Butacholar c. Refit d. Pendimethalin
11 Cloud condition, which weed control method is suitable
.
a. Physical method b. Chemical c. Biological method d. Chemical method
method
12 Total weed killer is
.
a. Glyphosphate b. Atrazine c. Pendimethlin d. Butacholar
13 Find the incorrect sentence
.
a. Selection of good b. Eradication of c.Weeds, which d. Chemical weed
quality seed , after flowering resemble like
control method
 control the weed of weed is best crop in reduces the
seed spreading control of vegetative
need for pre
weeds phase, may
escape in planting tillage
manual weeding.
However, these
weeds are
controlled by
herbicides
14 Wet land weeder is
.
a. Cono weeder b. Hand hoe c. Star type weeder d. Peg type weeder

15 Dry land weeder is

.
a. Cono weeder b. c & d c. Star type weeder d. Peg type weeder
16 It is not a morphological adaptations of dryland weeds
.
a. Waxy coating b. deep root c. Reduced leaf size d. Floating of plant
system and number parts
17 Removal of excess water is called
.
a. Drainage b. Infiltration c. percolation d. Seepage
18 Crop weed competition period of rice crop
.
a. 25-45 Days after b. 35-45 Days c. 40-45 Days after d. 40-55 Days after
planting after planting planting planting
19 Best method of weed control is
a. Chemical b. Cultural c. Cultural method d.IWM
20 First introduced herbicides is
.
a. 2,4,D b. Butacholar c. Pendimethlin d. Furadon

Lecture No. 14. Role of manure and fertilizer in crop production – agronomic interventions for
enhancing FUE – inter cultivation – thinning – Gap filling and other intercultural operations

1. Bulky organic manure example

a. FYM b. Oil cakes c. Potash d. urea
2. Highly concentrate manure examples
a. FYM b. Oil cakes c. Potash d. urea
3. Nutrient content of Vermicompost
a. 3:1:1.5 b. 0.5:0.2:0.5 c. 3:1:2 d. 17:17:17
4. Nutrient content of FYM
a. 3:1:1.5 b. 0.5:0.2:0.5 c. 3:1:2 d. 17:17:17
5. Example of hot manure
 a. Poultry manure b. sheep manure c. cow Manure d. goat manure
6. Urea contains _____ % of N content
a. 46% b. 60% C. 16 % d. 20%
7. Correction factor of Single super Phosphate
a. 2.17 b. 6.25 c. 1.67 d. None
8. Dry land condition ____ which operation do first
a. Thinning b. Gap filling c. Weeding d. Earthing up
9. Thinning and gap filling operation should not exceeds _____ days
a. 15 b. 20 c. 25 d. 30
10. De-trashing done for ____ crops
a. Sugarcane b. Cotton c. Tobacco d. Cowpea
11. De suckering done for ____ crops
a. Sugarcane b. Cotton c. Tobacco d. Cowpea
12. Propping done for ____ crops
a. Sugarcane b. Cotton c. Tobacco d. Cowpea
13. Topping done for ____ crops
a. Sugarcane b. Cotton c. Tobacco d. Cowpea
14. Removal of plants of a variety admixed with other variety of same crop called as
a. Roguing b. Propping c. De-suckering d. De-trashing
15. Find the incorrect sentence
a. Removal of b. Proving c. Removal of d. Removal of older
plants of a physical terminal buds leaves in
variety admixed support is in tobacco sugarcane called
with other called as called as De- as De-trashing
variety of same Propping suckering
crop called as
Rouging
16. Removal of excess plants leaving the healthy plants is called as
a. Thinning b. Gap filling c. Earthing -up d. Weeding
17. Cultivation practices taken up after sowing of crop called as
a. Inter-cultivation b. Gap filling c. Earthing -up d. Weeding
18. Pinching was done in the crop ______
a. Cowpea b. Sugarcane c. Tobacco d. Banana
19. Slow release fertilizer example is
a. Neem Coated b. Neem oil cake c. Pungam oil d. Groundnut oil
urea cake cake
20. Biurate content of urea is _____ %
a. 1 b. 1.5 c. 2 d. 2.5

Lec. 15. Irrigation – Time and methods – modern techniques of Irrigation- Drainage and its importance

1. Upper limit of soil moisture is _______

a. Field capacity b. Permanent wilting c. Available soil d. Hygroscopic water
point moisture
2. lower limit of soil moisture is _______
 a. Field capacity b. Permanent wilting c. Available soil d. Hygroscopic water
point moisture
3. Criteria for selection of irrigation method not included in the list ______
a. Water supply source b. Topography c. The crop d. Field capacity
4. Fine the incorrect sentence
a. Crop to irrigate at the b. Between field c. lower limit of soil d. Check basin method
point Temporary wilting capacity and moisture is field highly used irrigation
point , retrieve the plant permanent wilting capacity method in India
point, water used for
plants
5. It is not a surface irrigation method
a. Check basin b. Ring basin c. Ridges and furrow d. subsurface dripper
6. Highly suitable irrigation system in water scarcity area is ____
a. Drip irrigation b. Check basin c. Ring basin d. Surge irrigation
7. Israel found irrigation method is
a Check basin b. Drip irrigation c. Ring basin d. Surge irrigation
8. It is common surface irrigation method
a. Check basin b. Ring basin c. Ridges and furrow d. subsurface dripper
9. Field is divided into smaller unit areas so that each has a nearly level ______
a. Check basin b. Ring basin c. Ridges and furrow d. Drip irrigation
10. ___ is useful when leaching is required to remove salts from the soil profile.
a Check basin b. Drip irrigation c. Ring basin d. Surge irrigation
11. Undulation area highly suitable irrigation method as
a sprinkler irrigation b. Ring basin c. Ridges and furrow d. Drip irrigation
12. Wind area it is not suitable irrigation method
a sprinkler irrigation b. Ring basin c. Ridges and furrow d. Drip irrigation
13. Sprinkler irrigation otherwise called as
a Overhead irrigation b. Trickle irrigation c. Ring basin d. Surge irrigation
14. Drip irrigation otherwise called as
a Overhead irrigation b. Trickle irrigation c. furrow irrigation d. Surge irrigation
15. Drip irrigation otherwise called as
a Overhead irrigation b. Trickle irrigation c. furrow irrigation d. Surge irrigation
16. Highest water use efficiency is ______ irrigation system
a Overhead irrigation b. Trickle irrigation c. furrow irrigation d. Surge irrigation
17. Criteria for selection of irrigation method is
e. Topography f. The crop g. Method of h. All the above
cultivation
18. Metabolic use of water in plants _____ %
e. >1% f. 90 g. 70 h. 60
19 Subsurface drip irrigation ______cm of depth of soil
i. 30-75 cm j. 50-60 cm k. 75-80 cm l. 80-100 cm
20. Drainage is
 a. Removal of b. Increase the c. Removal of d. All the above
excess water germination excess salts
percentage

Lec. 16. Cropping pattern and cropping system - Intensive cropping- Sustainable agriculture – IFS

1. The yearly sequence and spatial arrangement of crops or of crops and fallow on a given area.

a. Cropping Pattern b. Cropping System c. Mono Cropping d. Crop rotation

2. Cropping patterns used on a farm and their interaction with farm resources, other farm
enterprises, and available technology
a. Cropping Pattern b. Cropping System c. Mono Cropping d. Crop rotation
3. Cropping intensity is less ______ states
a. Tamil Nadu b. Karnataka c. Rajasthan d. Madhya Pradesh
4. Cropping intensity very low in _____ ecosystem
a. Wet land b. Garden land c. Dry land d. None of the above
5. Cropping system in time and space dimension not having system
a. Intercropping b. Multiple cropping c. Multi tier cropping d. Sequential cropping
system system
6. Find the incorrect sentence
a. Growing two or more b. Growing two or c. Growing two or more d. Growing two or more
crops in sequence on the more crops crops simultaneously crops simultaneously
same field in a farming simultaneously on with no distinct row during the part of the life
year. The succeeding the same field called arrangement. Also cycle of each called as
crop is planted after the as sequential referred to as mixed relay cropping
preceding crop has been cropping system cropping
harvested called
sequential cropping
7. It is not a type of intercropping system
a. Ratoon cropping b. Row intercropping c. Relay cropping d. Mixed cropping
system system
8. Maize crop for highly suitable intercropping is
a. Black gram b. Sunflower c. Cotton d. Pearlmillt
9. Maize crop followed crop is
a. Blackgram b. Greengram c. Cotton d. Cowpea
10. Due catching crop of Tamil Nadu
a. Toria b. Horse gram c. Cowpea d. Maize
11. Toria is a _______ type of crop
a. Cotton b. Mustard c. Horse gram d. Cowpea
12. Recycling of farm waste ____ type of System
a. Integrated Farming b. Cropping system c. Intercropping d. Crop rotation
System
13. Random method of sowing example for _______inter cropping system
 a. Mixed b. Row c. Relay d. Strip
14. Rice follow pulses cropping system is example for _________
a. Mixed b. Row c. Relay d. Strip
15. Rice follow pulses cropping system practiced in ______ Zone of Tamil Nadu
a. Kavery Delta zone b. Western zone c. North Western zone d. Southern zone
16. Benefit of IFS
a. Profitability b. Recycling c. High d. All the above
productivity
17. Highly suitable enterprises for wet land
a. Sericulture b. Dairy c. Goat d. Fishery
18. Highly suitable enterprises for garden land
a. Dairy b. Goat c. Fishery d. Duck farming
19 Highly suitable enterprises for dry land
a. Dairy b. Goat c. Fishery d. Duck farming
20. Ducking farming is highly suitable for ____ of land
a. Hill area b. Garden land c. Dry land d. Wet land

Lecture 17. Organic / eco-friendly agriculture - Dry farming- concepts and principles

Sl.No Match the following

.
1. It is not included the list of Organic farming materials
e. Green Leaf f. Green Manure g. Oil Cakes h. Urea
Manure
2. it is not equal word in Organic Farming
e. Natural Farming f. Eco Farming g. Bio dynamic h. Shafting
farming Agriculture
3. Components of organic farming
a. Improves soil fertility b. Depends on own C. Biological process d. All the above
resource in natural ecosystem.
4. Components of Organic Farming
e. Biological soil f. Control of pest g. Recycling of h. All the above
fertility and disease waste
5. Net cultivated area of India
e. 143 m ha f. 328 m ha g. 4.5 m ha h. 5.5 m ha
6. Dry land area occupied in India
e. 101 m ha f. 4.5 m ha g. 5.5 m ha h. 143 m ha
7. Cropping intensity (% ) of India
e. 136 f. 180 g. 200 h. 400
8. Dry land area is total food grain production contributed in India
e. 100 % f. 42 % g. 54 % h. 80 %
9. CRIDA located at
 e. Hyderabad f. Bangalore g. Coimbatore h. Delhi
10. Find the incorrect sentence
a. Occurrence of b. Occurrence of c. Similarity in types of d. Cropping intensity is
extensive climatic extensive and large crops raised by almost very high
hazards like drought, holdings all the farmers of a
flood etc particular region
11. Find the not improved technologies of dry land agriculture
e. Crop planning f. Rain water g. Watershed h. System of Rice
management management Intensification
(SRI)
12. It is not alternate land use system of dry land agriculture
a. Alley cropping b. Agri- c. Silivi pastoral d. Rice cropping
horticulture system system
system
13. Charactics of dry land is _____
a. Undulated soil b. Very low crop c. Poor economy d. All the above
surface yield of the farmers
14. It is not charactics of dry land
a. Undulated soil b. Very low crop c. Poor economy d. Highly fertile
surface yield of the farmers soils
15. Contingency planning is prepared for _____ land
a. Marcy land b. Garden land c. Wet land d. Dry land
16. Mostly crop failure is occur _____ of land
a. Marcy land b. Garden land c. Wet land d. Dry land
17. Dry land is
a. >750 mm b. <750 mm c. 800 mm d. 1150 mm
rainfall rainfall rainfall Rainfall
18. Dry land highly suitable crop is _____
a. Fodder crops b. Cereals c. Oil seeds d. Pulses
19. Major soils type of dry land is _____
a. Problem soil b. Calcareous soil c. Black soil d. Red soil
20. It is not improved dry land technologies
a. Crop subsitation b. Alternate land c. Water shed d. Cultivation of
use management high value
crops

Course Code: AGR 101

Course Title: Fundamental of Agronomy& Agricultural Heritage (1+1)

Possibilities of five mark question

1. What is a dryland? briefly explain about improved dryland technologies

2. What is IFS? Components of IFS and benefits of IFS?
3. What is cropping system? Briefly explain forms of multiple cropping system and
advantages of intercropping?
4. What is drainage? Write about the role of Drainage.
5. What is the Irrigation? Write about the method of irrigation?
6. What is the weed? Write about the weed management methods
7. Define Manure Vs Fertilizer. How the Agronomic intervention for enhancing Fertilizer
use efficiency
8. Write about the optimum plant population? Write the importance of plant
population.
9. Briefly explain about the sowing and sowing methods, merits and demerits.
10. Write about the tillage and objective tillage.
11. Write the type of tillage? Modern concepts of tillage?
12. Write about the factors affecting crop production?
13. Write about the Majors soil of India and Tamil Nadu.
14. Explain about the Agro climatic Zones of India and Tamil Nadu?
15. Briefly explain the scope and Importance of Agriculture In India
16. Branches of Agriculture.
17. Archeologist’s classification of civilization.
18. Who is Agronomist? Briefly explain about role of Agronomist.