MCQs on Drought and Contingent Crop planning
Drought and Contingent crop planning
Q.1 Who defined drought as a situation occurring in any area where the annual rainfall is less than 75% of the normal rainfall of the region ?
- Ramdas
- American Meteorological Society
- Irrigation Commission of India
- Indian Meteorological Department
Q.2 Which among the following is not a permanent climatic feature ?
- Drought
- Temperate
- Tropical
- Aridity
Q.3 Which among the following drought is not classified based on the duration ?
- Agricultural drought
- Contingent drought
- Seasonal drought
- Invisible drought
Q.4 Drought situation prevailed in areas receiving frequent rainfall but the potential evapotranspiration is greater than the precipitation
- Permanent drought
- Seasonal drought
- Contingent drought
- Invisible drought
1. | c | 2. | a | 3. | a | 4. | d |
Q.5 The yield loss in agricultural drought depends on
- Crop growth stage
- Degree of stress
- Type of drought
- Both a & b
Q.6 Based on the relevance to users, drought was classified by
- IMD
- ICAR
- National Commission on Agriculture
- AICRPDA
Q.7 Moisture stress situation acts as drought for one crop, but another crop can suitably grow there, the drought is called
- Physiological drought
- Physical drought
- Relative drought
- Hydrological drought
Q.8 The plant population should be maintained _____ in drought condition than irrigated condition
- Lower
- Higher
- Same
- Either b or c
5. | d | 6. | c | 7. | c | 8. | a |
Q.9 The responsiveness of crops to rainfall is higher in
- Dry farming
- Rainfed farming
- Irrigated farming
- Same for all
Q.10 Intercropping is recommended where the annual rainfall is
- < 600 mm
- 600-800 mm
- 800-1100 mm
- > 1100 mm
Q.11 The growing of suitable crop in place of normally sown highly profitable crop of the region due to aberrant weather condition called
- Paira cropping
- Alley cropping
- Strip cropping
- Contingent cropping
Q.12 Which among the following mulch is the cheapest among different types of mulches used in dryland agriculture ?
- Straw mulch
- Soil mulch
- Vertical mulch
- Plastic mulch
9. | a | 10. | b | 11. | d | 12. | b |
Q.13 Crop survives drought by early growth and maturity called
- Drought Escape
- Drought Resistance
- Drought Avoidance
- Drought Tollerance
Q.14 The best anti-transpirants reduce the transpiration loss up to ____ %
- 10-20 %
- 30-40 %
- 60-70 %
- > 90 %
Q.15 Which among the following is a thin, film forming type anti-transpirant ?
- Celite
- Mobileaf
- Hexadecanol
- Waxol
Q.16 Which among the following chemical used both as fungicide as well as anti-transpirant ?
- PMA
- Atrazine
- Cycocoel
- Kaolin
13. | a | 14. | b | 15. | a | 16. | a |
Q.17 In which among the following state, drought is least frequent ?
- Odisha
- Tamil Nadu
- Rajasthan
- Assam
Q.18 Which among the following seed hardening chemical is used for sorghum and pearl millet ?
- Potassium chloride
- Succinic acid
- Potassium dihydrogen phosphate
- Calcium chloride
Q.19 Which among the following amino acid is found in highest concentration during drought prevalence ?
- ABA
- Proline
- Lysine
- ethylene
Q.20 Which among the following plants grow better in drought situation ?
- C3
- C4
- CAM
- Both b & c
17. | d | 18. | a | 19. | b | 20. | c |
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