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51.

Which country is the highest producer of wheat?

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Correct answer is China

52.

What is the average seed yield for sunflower?

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20-21 thousand hectare.

53.

How much land is under the cultivation of wheat?

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35 lakh hectare.

54.

Which state in India is highest producer of wheat? 

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Correct answer is Uttar Pradesh

55.

What is the yield of wheat in Punjab?

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18-20 quintal per acre on average basis.

56.

Give crop rotations for barley.

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Paddy-barley, Cetton-Barley, Bajra-Barley.

57.

What is average yield of Barley?

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15-16 quintal per acre.

58.

What is average yield of gram in Punjab?

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Five quintal per acre.

59.

Name crop rotations for gram crop.

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Bajra-grams, Paddy/Maize-gram.

60.

Raya is placed in which category commercially?

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Mustard category.

61.

Name two wheat based crop rotations.

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Rice-wheat, cotton-wheat.

62.

How much area is under the cultivation of lentils?

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1100 hectare.

63.

Name crop rotations for Raya.

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Maize/Bajra – Raya – Summer Moong, Cotton – Raya.

64.

Which variety of wheat is used for making Pasta?

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Durum wheat.

65.

How to control it sit in berseem?

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Those fields where itsit is a problem, sow Berseem mixed with Raya and in the fields where itsit is a problem sowing should be delayed and done in second week of October.

66.

When should oats be harvested for fodder?

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Harvesting of oats should be done from boot to milk stage.

67.

How much fodder is required for an adult animal?

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40 kg per day.

68.

What is sow spacing for lentil?

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Correct answer is 22.5 cm.

69.

Give row spacing for sunflower.

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Correct answer is 60 cm

70.

Diseases of wheat are(a) powdery mildew(b) loose smut(c) kamal bunt(d) All

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Correct option is (d) All

71.

What is seed rate for Raya?

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1.5 kg per acre.

72.

What is line spacing for gram?

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Correct answer is 30 cm

73.

Name any two improved varieties of wheat.

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H.D. 2967, DBW 17.

74.

Name two insect-pests of gram.

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Termite and gram caterpillar.

75.

How much seed is required to sow one acre of Raya?

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1.5 kg seed per acre.

76.

Time of sowing for barley(а) 15 October to 15 November(b) July(c) 15 January to 15 February(d) None

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(а) 15 October to 15 November

77.

Write the time and method of sowing of barley.

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Time of sowing for barley is 15 October to 15 November. Spacing for normal sowing should be 22.5 cm and for rainfed and late-sown crop spacing should be 18-20 cm. It can be sown like wheat without ploughing i. e. without any preparatory tillage.

78.

Write the sowing time and per acre seed rate of desi gram.

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For rain fed crop time of sowing is 10 to 25 October and for irrigated conditions crop, time of sowing is 25 October to 10 November. Seed rate is 15-18 kg per acre.

79.

What is seed rate for wheat?

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40 kg per acre

80.

Which soils are not suitable for lentil?

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Saline, alkaline or waterlogged soils are not suitable for lentil.

81.

What is the optimum time of sowing for desi gram (rain fed)?

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10 to 25 October.

82.

If sowing of wheat is delayed for a week, what is the effect on yield?

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Yield is reduced by 150 kg per acre per week.

83.

What is optimum time for sowing of Berseem?

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Last week of September to first week of October.

84.

Write the sowing time and sowing methods of wheat.

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Optimum time for sowing wheat is from fourth week of October to fourth week of November. If sowing is delayed then the yield is reduced by 150 kg per acre per week.

Method of sowing:

Wheat is sown using seed-cum-fertilizer drill. Row spacing should be 20 to 22 cm and sowing should be done at a depth of 4-6 cm. Sowing should be done by using bi-directional method. This means use half seed and half fertilizer should be used in one direction and other halves on the other side at right angle to the 1st one. This will help in increasing the yield by 2 quintals per acre. Bed planter can be used to sow wheat on beds. In this method seed rate is 30 kg per acre and water requirement is also reduced.

85.

How much is the oil content in sunflower seeds? Or What percent of oil found in sunflower seeds?

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Correct answer is 40-43%.

86.

Give methods of sowing of berseem.

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Suitable time of sowing for Berseem is last week of September to first week of October. Berseem is sown in standing water using broadcast method. If there is high wind, seed should be broadcasted in dry field and then use raking and irrigation.

87.

Give importance of sulphur in oil seeds and name its sources.

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Usually, there is less need of sulphur for plants. But oil seed crops require more sulphur. In case of deficiency of sulphur yield is reduced. Use of sulphur is necessary for the use of nitrogen. For proper activity of enzymes and for synthesis of oil sulphur is necessary. Therefore superphosphate should be given in preference for phosphorus because it also contains sulphur. If this fertilizer is not available then use 50 kg gypsum per acre.

88.

Name varieties of raya and give its nutrition requirement.

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Varieties: RLC-1, PBR-210, PBR-91.

Fertilizers:

40 kg nitrogen and 12 kg phosphorus per acre is required. Use potash after testing the soil. This is a oil seed crop and also require sulphur. Therefore use single super phosphate for phosphorus since it also contains sulphur. If this fertilizer is not available use 50 kg gypsum per acre.

89.

Name any two weeds of wheat ?

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Canary grass (gullidanda), Senji (sweet clover), Maina (toothed bur clover), Maini.

90.

Name broadleaf weeds of wheat and give their control measure.

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Broadleaf weeds which can infest in wheat are-Bathu, Button booti, Kandiali Palak, Maina, Maini, senji.

These weeds can be controlled by using 2, 4-D, Nomor, Algrip, Aim etc. Overdosing 2,4-D should be avoided if PBW 343 variety of wheat is sown. In case of broadleaf crops are sown in wheat then also avoid 2, 4-D.

91.

How will you control gullidanda in wheat? Name two herbicides for this.

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Topic, Leader, Treflan.

92.

How is wheat sowed on beds?

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By using bed planter.