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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.

_________refers to the increase in density of a soil as a result of applied load or pressure?
A Traffic soles
B Plough soles
C Compaction
D Pudding
Correct Answer: Compaction
The evolution of new species is known as_____________?
A Specialization
B Speciation
C Smog
D None of these
Correct Answer: Speciation
Causes of Soil are:__________?
A Indiscriminate felling of trees
B Over grazing
C Mismanagement of irrigation syste
D All of these
Correct Answer: All of these
Principles of soil conservation does not include:
A Minimize run-off  & store surplus water
B Use non-arable lands effectively
C Leave barren lands uncultivable to support desrtification degradation
D Construction of mini dams & ponds to store water for live stock & other porposes
Correct Answer: Leave barren lands uncultivable to support desrtification degradation
Following are types if erosion:
A Rain splash & sheet erosion
B Rill & Gully erosion
C Normal (geological) erosion & Accelerated erosion
D All of these
Correct Answer: Normal (geological) erosion & Accelerated erosion
Small rivulets or finger like channels formed on the surface of earth by action of water, these channels are of small depth & can be leveled by tillage operations is:
A Gully erosion
B Sheet erosio.
C Stream bank erosion
D None of these
Correct Answer: None of these
The height from the top of the embankment to the normal water level in canal .Dam – Reservoir etc, which allows for small waves to splash without over flow is called___________________?
A Free board
B Free space
C Free faced
D Free end –
Correct Answer: Free board
The minimum moisture content at which a water drop if placed on a smooth surface of soil will not be absorbed immediately by the soil is called __________________?
A Soil moisture content
B Moisture content
C Soil saturation
D All are correct
Correct Answer: Soil moisture content
The contour of equal water heads and pressure in the soil mass beneath retaining structure are called___________________?
A Stream lines
B Equipotential lines
C Equilibrium lines
D Streak lines
Correct Answer: Equipotential lines
The law that states that the discharge of sub-soil water is directly proportional to the loss of head and the area of soil sample and inversely proportional to to the length of soil sample ___________________?
A Archimed’s principle
B Darcy’s law
C Permeability law
D Thiem’s law
Correct Answer: Darcy’s law