1. Snaerobic environment in paddy soil is responsible for gaseous loss of fertilizer nitrogen by: DENITRIFICATION
2. Application of nitrogen in cowpea at the time of planting is known as: STARTER DOSE
3. Application of propanil after ______ in ricepaddies causes prohibitive vegetative injury: CARBOFURAN
4. Area required for raising seedlings for one-hectare normal sown crop of paddy: 500 sq meter
5. Arhar (pigeon pea) is commonly known as: RED GRAM
6. As per principles of crop rotation pulses should be included in rotation because: THEY HELP IN MAINTENANCE OF SOIL FERTILITY
7. Which portion of sugarcane stalk is preferred for sowing purposes : TOP ONE-THIRD TO HALF PORTION
8. At pH ______ H+ ion toxicity is lessened by the removal of these ions: 4.5 OR LESS
9. Autumn sown crop of sugarcane requires fertilizer than that of winter sown : MORE
10. Availability of phosphorus is maximum at pH : NEUTRAL
11. Azolla is a: WATER FERN
12. Azotobacter spp fix nitrogen: IN FREE SOIL
13. Bacteria responsible for nitrification are: NITROSIMONAS NITROBACTER
14. Barley requires _____ climate: COOL
15. Based on dark metabolism, glucose consumption for protein production is about _____ percent when nitrogen is provided as nitrate rather than as ammonium: 50
16. Begasse, a by-product of sugar manufacturing : ALCOHOL
17. Black soils are deficient in: NITROGEN
18. Black soil is used for the cultivation of: COTTON
19. Botanical name of Sixed row barley: HORDEUM VULGARE
20. Brassica Juncea is the scientific name of : RAI
21. Broadcast potassium is ________ than banded: LESS EFFICIENT
22. Brown strips downy mildew of maize can be controlled by use of : BORDEAUX MIXTURE (4:4:50)
23. Butylate stimulates germination in ______ seeds by enhancing gibberellic activity or by changing membrane of seed permeability: BARLEY
24. Indirect methods of measuring soil water content consist of resistance method and: GRAVIMETRIC
25. Castor belongs to family : EUPHORBIACEAE
