Latest Agriculture General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Jhum Cultivation is also called as -

A)

Dairy farming

B)

Shifting cultivation

C)

Serifculture

D)

Fish culture

Correct Answer : Shifting cultivation

2 .

Which of the following is a stimulant crop?

A)

Wheat

B)

Maize

C)

Arhar

D)

Tea

Correct Answer : Tea

3 .

Which of the following countries is the largest producer of wheat in the world?

A)

Bangladesh

B)

Myanmar (Burma)

C)

India

D)

China

Correct Answer : China

4 .

Red color of onion is caused due to the presence of -

A)

Zinc

B)

Sulpher

C)

Iron

D)

Anthocynin

Correct Answer : Anthocynin

5 .

Nitrogen fixing bacteria make combination with cells of the roots of -

A)

Pulses

B)

Rice

C)

Wheat

D)

Sugarcane

Correct Answer : Pulses

Pulse crops e.g., gram, pea, mung, urd, arhar (tur) etc. can fix N from atmospheric (78.4% free N) about 20-25 kgN/hectare through rhizobium nodules bacteria in roots of pulse crops.

6 .

Asia's first Rice Technology park to be established in -

A)

Andhra Pradesh

B)

Maharashtra

C)

Uttar Pradesh

D)

Karnataka

Correct Answer : Karnataka

7 .

Which one of the following is a Rabi crop?

A)

Cotton

B)

Maize

C)

Arhar

D)

Mustard

Correct Answer : Mustard

8 .

Which one of the following settlement pattern is likely to develop in plain fertile agricultural regions?

A)

Star-shaped

B)

Linear

C)

Circular

D)

Rectangular

Correct Answer : Linear

9 .

Leaf drop disease in peach is caused due to the deficiency of -

A)

Ammonium

B)

Calcium

C)

Potassium

D)

Zinc

Correct Answer : Calcium

10 .

Pusa RH-10 is a hybrid variety of -

A)

Basmati rice

B)

Wheat

C)

Mustard

D)

Soyabin

Correct Answer : Basmati rice