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Vegetable Crops Important MCQs

- June 20, 2025 | June 20, 2025 - AgriScan 4 minutes read

Here we you will get 30 important MCQs from Vegetable crop production. To get more MCQs, CLICK HERE and for MCQ analysis, CLICK HERE.

Q.1 The stringent odour in Onion is due to

  1. Capsaicin
  2. Carotene
  3. Cucurbitacin
  4. Allyl propyl disulphide

Ans. (d) Allyl propyl disulphide

Q.2  The yellow colour in Onion is due to the compound which has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties

  1. Lycopene
  2. Quercetin
  3. Curcumin
  4. Capsainthin

Ans. (b) Quercetin

Q.3 In day-to-day life, most of the vegetables we consume belong to which of the following crop family

  1. Euphorbiaceous
  2. Malvaceous
  3. Solanaceous
  4. Chenopodiaceous

Ans. (c) Solanaceous

Q.4  Which of the following is not a leafy vegetable plant

  1. Palak
  2. Asparagus
  3. Spinach
  4. Lettuce

Ans. (b) Asparagus

Q.5  One extensive method of vegetable cultivation targeted for supplying vegetables for distant market

  1. Home garden
  2. Market garden
  3. Truck garden
  4. Kitchen garden

Ans. (c) Truck Garden

Q.6  The most well-known floating gardens in India are the found in the place where large lake areas are used for vegetable cultivation

  1. Bhopal
  2. Nainital
  3. Kottayam
  4. Srinagar

Ans. (d) Srinagar

Q.7  The term used for growing vegetables in off seasons, followed mostly in Western countries

  1. Vegetable forcing
  2. Vegetable gardening
  3. Hitech horticulture
  4. Vertical farming

Ans. (a) Vegetable forcing

Q.8  Project Directorate of Vegetable Research (PDVR) upgraded as Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR) in 1999. The head quarter of IIVR is located at

  1. New Delhi
  2. Shimla
  3. Trivandrum
  4. Varanasi

Ans. (d) Varanasi

Q.9  Which of the following is not a cucurbitaceous vegetable crop

  1. Cassava
  2. Pumpkin
  3. Watermelon
  4. Pointed gourd

Ans. (a) Cassava

Q.10 In which of the following vegetable crops, modified root is not the part we use for consumption

  1. Radish
  2. Carrot
  3. Potato
  4. Sweet potato

Ans. (c) Potato

Q.11 The botanical name of Ridge gourd is

  1. Momordica charantia
  2. Momordica cochinchinensis
  3. Luffa cylindrica
  4. Luffa acutangula

Ans. (d) Luffa acutangula

Q.12 Highest chromosome number (2n) is found in which among the following vegetable crops

  1. Garden pea
  2. Okra
  3. Drumstick
  4. Sweet potato

Ans. (b) Okra

Q.13 Placenta is the edible part in which of the following vegetable crop

  1. Sponge gourd
  2. Watermelon
  3. Pumpkin
  4. Brinjal

Ans. (b) Watermelon

Q.14 Day neutral plants are generally not season bound, instead they are period bound. Which of the following is not a day neutral vegetable plant?

  1. Tomato
  2. Brinjal
  3. Cucumber
  4. Carrot

Ans. (d) Carrot

Q.15 The type of inflorescence found in most of the Cole crops and cucurbits is

  1. Spike
  2. Raceme
  3. Capitulum
  4. Compound Umbel

Ans. (b) Raceme

Q.16 The vegetable crop among the following that is highly tolerant to soil salinity

  1. Potato
  2. Palak
  3. Brinjal
  4. Radish

Ans. (b) Palak

Q.17  The compound found in bitter gourd that is effective against diabetes

  1. Diosgenin
  2. Lutein
  3. Kaemferol
  4. Cheratin

Ans. (d) Cheratin

Q.18  The anti-nutritional factor Hemagglutinins found in which of the following vegetable crops

  1. Lettuce
  2. Potato
  3. Watermelons
  4. Common beans

Ans. (d) Common beans

Q.19 In which of the following vegetable crops, the chance of cross pollination is highest

  1. Cucurbits
  2. Beans
  3. Lettuce
  4. Tomato and potato

Ans. (a) Cucurbits

Q.20 Very high inbreeding depression can be seen in which of the following vegetable crops

  1. Carrot
  2. Tomato
  3. Lettuce
  4. Cauliflower

Ans. (a) Carrot

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Q.21 Which of the following vegetable crop is rich in vitamin A content

  1. Tapioca
  2. Amaranthus
  3. Chenopodium
  4. Fenugreek

Q.22 The ASTA value is associated with

  1. Pungency of crops
  2. Cooking quality of the crop
  3. Shelf life
  4. Colour extraction potential

Q.23 The hottest Chilli variety in the world is

  1. Bhut Jolokia
  2. Naga Chilli
  3. Trinidad scorpion
  4. Carolina reaper

Q.24 The leading state in vegetable production in India is

  1. Odisha
  2. West Bengal
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Madhya pradesh

Q.25 ‘Apical rooted cuttings’ is the newest technology adopted for the seed production of

  1. Potato
  2. Cassava
  3. Moringa
  4. Coriander

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Q.26 The most used sprout suppressant in potato is

  1. Ethephon
  2. CCC
  3. MH
  4. CIPC

Q.27 Dehaulming is a common practice in potato, usually done how many days before harvesting?

  1. 2-5 days
  2. 10-15 days
  3. 20-30 days
  4. 40-50 days

Q.28 Which region of Odisha is popular for its high quality pungent dry chilies

  1. Banki
  2. Khurdha
  3. Kuchinda
  4. Bhawanipatna

Q.29 Extra early mature variety (25 days maturity) of radish is

  1. Pusa Reshmi
  2. Arka Nishant
  3. Kashi Lohit
  4. Pusa Mridula

Q.30 The seed rate for kharif onion is

  1. 400-500 g/ha
  2. 1-1.5 kg/ha
  3. 5-7 kg/ha
  4. 16-18 kg/ha

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