AGRONOMY ONE LINER QUESTION (7/03/2018)

Questions & Answers

For All Agricultural Exams

	Questions	Answers
1	Who was divided the world in 6 Biogeographical regions?	Aristotle
2	The Planning Commission (1985-90) divided the country in how many agro-climatic zones?	15
3	Formation of soil is known as?	Pedogenesis
4	Total amount of water present in the soil is called? (www.agriexam.com)	Holard
5	Deficiency of which element in soil causes chlorosis in plants?	Magnesium
6	The formula for balanced salt solution of mineral elements for plant growth was given by?	Knop
7	Which of the following are critical elements?	N,P, K
8	Which element is common to nucleic acids, phospholipids, ATP and ADP?	P
9	Which group is required for chlorophyll synthesis?	Fe,Mg
10	Which element is a part of cytochrome oxidase?	Fe
11	In an average well decomposed FYM(Farmyard manure) contains? (www.agriexam.com)	0.5% N2 0.2% P2O5 0.5% K2O
12	What is the drawback of poultry manure?	It ferments very quickly
13	Trench method of FYM preparation is also known as?	Dr. C. N. Acharya method
14	Which of the following is suitable method for application of FYM?	To spread uniformly on the surface of soil
15	Muriate of potash is?	kcl

	Questions	Answers
16	The smallest 3D volume of a soil needed to give full representation of horizontal variability of soil is termed as?	Pedon
17	NPK Composition of standard fertilizer mixture for potato and Paddy is?	6,12,6
18	Which commercial fertilizer contains Mg & Ca as secondary nutrients?	Epsum & Gypsum
19	Application of manures and fertilizers to the established crop within crop duration is termed as?	Top dressing
20	Which are slow release fertilizer? (www.agriexam.com)	Neem coated urea N-serve Thio urea
21	The higher the fertility of soil, the?	Lower is the response to fertilizers
22	Thousands of hectare of cultivable land has been abandoned due to infestation of?	Cyprus rotundus
23	Which weed is used as a green vegetable?	Amaranthus viridis
24	Which weed is indicator of poor light soil?	Cymbopogon
25	Heavy infestation of which weed causes poor ploughing performance?	Cynodon dactylon
26	Eichhornia crassipes is	Floating weed
27	Zygogramma bicolorata beetle feed on leaves of?	Parthenium
28	Application of volatile chemical on confined spaces to produce gas that will destroy weed seeds is called?	Fumigation
29	A herbicide which kills some species in a mixed growth plant species are termed as?	Selective herbicides
30	Which of the common crop rotation under irrigated fields condition of Coimbatore district? (www.agriexam.com)	Ragi-Cotton-Sorghum