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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.

Artificial pruning is:
A The production of clear material on rotations shorter than that would be required with natural pruning
B The necessary period of growth after treatment is rather long, so the practice ordinarily must be coupled with thinning to stimulate diameter growth
C Both (a) & (b)
D None of these
Correct Answer: Both (a) & (b)
Effect of the tree in pruning is:
A The contrary, properly conducted pruning is not harmful to the tree
B Careless pruning can, however, cause injury to the bole, leaving wounds extending through the bark into the cambium and even to the wood
C Both (a) & (b)
D None of these
Correct Answer: Both (a) & (b)
The injuries are generally caused by:
A Unnecessary haste
B Use of improper tools
C Pruning during the growing season when the bark is loose
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
Thinnings is:
A A felling made in an immature stand fox the purpose of improving the growth and form of the trees that remain, without permanently breaking the canopy
B Cutting made in immature stands in order to stimulate the growth of the trees that remain and to increase the total yield of useful material from the stand are termed thinnings
C Both (a) & (b)
D None of these
Correct Answer: Both (a) & (b)
The fundamental objectives of thinning are:
A To redistribute the growth potential of the stand to optimum advantage
B To utilize all the merchantable material produced by the stand during the rotation
C Both (a) & (b)
D None of these
Correct Answer: Both (a) & (b)
Dominant tree: Including all trees which form the upper most leaf canopy and have their leading shoots free. These are usually sub-divided into:
A Predominant trees comprising all the largest trees which determine the general top level of the canopy
B Codominant trees which fall short of this, averaging about 5/6th of the height of predominant
C Trees with forked leader and similar defects
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
Dominated trees (d) is:
A Which do not form part of the upper most leaf canopy
B But the leading shoots of which are not definitely overtopped by the neighbouring trees
C Both (a) & (b)
D None of these
Correct Answer: Both (a) & (b)
Suppressed trees (S) is:
A Which reach only about half to 5/8th of the height of the best trees with their leading shoots definitely overtopped by their neighbours
B Al least shaded on all sides by the cm
C A small tree of height typical of suppressed trees standing with its leader free in a chance gap should not be classed as D or D
D All of the above
Correct Answer: All of the above
Dead and Moribund trees (m) include:
A Bent over
B Badly leaning trees usually of the whip type
C Both (a) & (b)
D None of these
Correct Answer: Both (a) & (b)
Diseased trees (k) including those which are infected with parasites to such an extent that their growth is seriously affected or that they are a danger to their neighbours:
A Dominant
B Dominated and suppressed
C Both (a) & (b)
D None of these
Correct Answer: Both (a) & (b)