Agricultural Officer Practice Quiz

Question 1

Which one of the following crops is most suitable as a green manure crop in rice-based cropping systems due to its fast growth and high nitrogen accumulation?

Accepted Answer

Sesbania aculeata

Question 2

The permanent wilting point of a soil is generally expressed as the soil moisture tension at approximately:

Accepted Answer

$15$ bar

Question 3

Which hormone is primarily responsible for breaking seed dormancy and promoting germination in many crop seeds?

Accepted Answer

Gibberellic acid

Question 4

In a fertilizer recommendation of $120:60:40$ kg $N:P_2O_5:K_2O$ per hectare, how much urea is required to supply the nitrogen dose if urea contains $46\%$ nitrogen?

Accepted Answer

$260.9$ kg ha$^{-1}$

Question 5

Which one of the following diseases of wheat is commonly identified by the formation of black powdery spore masses replacing grains in the ear head?

Accepted Answer

Loose smut

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