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Agriculture Mcqs 7387 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Agriculture MCQs cover fundamental and applied concepts related to farming, crop production, soil science, irrigation, fertilizers, plant breeding, pests, and agricultural economics. This topic is designed to strengthen conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills through objective questions. It is especially useful for competitive exams such as PPSC, FPSC, KPPSC, BPSC, NTS, OTS, and other testing services, helping candidates prepare with exam-oriented and up-to-date agricultural knowledge.

Except in the _______ most of the rangelands are located in the arid and semi-arid areas:
A Himalayan forest grazing areas
B Pothwar scrub ranges
C Both (a) & (b)
D None of these
Correct Answer: Both (a) & (b)
_______ mountains of Pakistan are subject to heavy soil erosion:
A Northern
B Western Baluchistan ranges
C Southern
D Eastern
Correct Answer: Northern
Where sand dunes normally occur?
A Sand accumulates
B Sand deposited
C Both (a) & (b)
D None of these
Correct Answer: Both (a) & (b)
Longitudinal sand dunes move slowly at the rate of _____ per annum:
A 5 meters
B 10 meters
C 20 meters
D 30 meters
Correct Answer: 10 meters
Chollistan Desert located near the city:
A Multan
B Bahawalpur
C Sahiwal
D Rawalpindi
Correct Answer: Bahawalpur
_______ is the oldest known practice used by man to manipulate range vegetation for livestock grazing:
A Range burning
B Water spreading
C Sand dune fixation
D None of these
Correct Answer: Range burning
What are the major reasons for burning rengeland:
A Increase the palatability of forages and removal of old, dead material, thus increasing utilization by grazing animals
B Suppression of undesirable brush plant
C Preventing invasion of inferior species and to start grass growth 1-3 weeks earlier on fresh burns
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
Forage yield of grass depends on soil moisture after burning. In wet areas when there is enough presipitation after burning, forage yield can be increased by ________
A 50 percent
B 60 percent
C 70 percent
D 80 percent
Correct Answer: 50 percent
Range fertilization is:
A Use of chemical fertilizer in rangelands is considered an uneconomical luxury
B This is probably true in the arid and semi-arid rangelands
C Both (a) & (b)
D None of these
Correct Answer: Both (a) & (b)
Goals of range management policy is / are:
A Increasing the supply of forage and fodder
B Development of the under-developed rangelands
C Maintenance of the quality of human environment and its improvement
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above