Agriculture Science GK Question and Answer
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1. Which of the following tool is used for measuring the draft of agricultural implements?
(A) Dynamometer (B) Hydrometer
(C) Galvanometer (D) Barometer (Ans : A)
2. Which of the method of ploughing is mostly practised ?
(A) Outside to inside ploughing (B) Inside to outside ploughing
(C) Ploughing by putting furrow from one side of field (D) Ploughing by halai making (Ans : D)
3. The working efficiency per day ofdeshiplough is—
(A) 0.3 ha (B) 0.4 ha
(C) 0.6 ha (D) 0.8 ha (Ans : B)
4. The mould-board of a tractor drawn soil turning plough is the type of—
(A) General purpose (B) Stubble
(C) Sod (breaker) (D) High speed (Ans : D)
5. Among the following, ridger is not used in crop—
(A) Maize (B) Gram
(C) Potato (D) Sugarcane (Ans : B)
6. The best method of ploughing through deshi plough is—
(A) Outside to inside ploughing (B) Inside to outside ploughing
(C) Ploughing by making halai (D) Ploughing by making furrow from one side of field (Ans : C)
7. How much is the working efficiency of dibbler (ha per day) ?
(A) 0.15 (B) 0.25
(C) 0.35 (D) 0.45 (Ans : A)
8. Tillage includes—
(A) Ploughing of land (B) Keep the land free from weeds
(C) Make the soil levelled (D) All of the above operations (Ans : D)
9. Function of the seed-drill is—
(A) Making furrow (B) Dropping seeds
(C) Covering the seeds in furrow (D) All of the above (Ans : D)
10. Wrought iron contains carbon (per cent) —
(A) 0.05-1% (B) 1-2%
(C) 2-3% (D) 3-4% (Ans : A)
11. Which of the following does not affect the draft of ploughs ?
(A) Width of furrow (B) Depth of furrow
(C) Length of furrow (D) Soil moisture (Ans : C)
12. Swing-basket (Dhenkuli) is used for—
(A) Making furrow (B) Lifting water from wells
(C) Destroying weeds (D) Leveling of land (Ans : B)
13. Which of the following is used maximum for lifting water from wells ?
(A) Persian wheel (Rahat) (B) Swing basket (Bedi)
(C) Dhenkuli (D) Don (Ans : A)
14. Which of the following is used for lifting water from 8-10 m depth ?
(A) Washer Rahat (B) Hand pump
(C) Mayadar lift (D) None of the above (Ans : D)
15. In which implement. bullocks are not used for lifting water ?
(A) Buldev Balti (B) Charsa
(C) Egyptian screw (D) Rahat (Persian wheel) (Ans : C)
16. Belt mostly used is of types—
(A) Rubber (B) Kirmich
(C) Leather (D) Cotton thread (Ans : A)
17. The major defects of rubber belts are—
(A) Costly (B) Slips on wet
(C) Early rubbed (D) Increased due to heat (Ans : B)
18.The main advantage of ‘PVC’ pipes for drainage is the feasibility of—
(A) Mechanical laying (B) Physical laying
(C) Chemical laying (D) Physical, chemical laying both (Ans : A)
19. ‘ESCORT’ tractor is manufactured at—
(A) Faridabad (B) Ghaziabad
(C) Kanpur (D) Chennai (Ans : A)
20. Soil erosion by wind brings about the serious damage in soil by changing the—
(A) Soil permeability (B) Soil structure
(C) Soil texture (D) Soil plasticity (Ans : C)
21. Which of the following wood is not used for making handle of spade ?
(A) Sheesham (B) Babool
(C) Neem (D) Mango (Ans : A)
22. Soil turning plough makes the furrow of which type (shape) ?
(A) ‘V’ shape (B) ‘L’ shape
(C) ‘O’ shape (D) No definite shape (Ans : B)
23. Harrow is drawn by—
(A) Bullocks (B) Tractor
(C) Diesel (D) Bullocks and Tractor both (Ans : D)
24. Which of the following is not a secondary tillage implement ?
(A) Cultivators (B) Harrow
(C) Hoe (D) Meston plough (Ans : D)
25. Which type of saw is not included ?
(A) Cross cut saw (B) Deshi saw
(C) Tenon saw (D) Teething saw (Ans : D)