| 221 |
To protect tree trunks from sunburn, orchardists commonly: |
Agriculture
Orchard management |
Easy |
| 222 |
Which intercrop is most suitable in a young mango orchard? |
Agriculture
Orchard management |
Medium |
| 223 |
A light irrigation on a cold, clear winter night helps a young orchard because: |
Agriculture
Orchard management |
Medium |
| 224 |
Why must grapevines be pruned every year? |
Agriculture
Orchard management |
Hard |
| 225 |
Air layering, also called gootee, is a popular propagation method for: |
Agriculture
Plant propagation |
Easy |
| 226 |
Which part is commonly used to propagate banana? |
Agriculture
Plant propagation |
Easy |
| 227 |
For a graft union to succeed, which tissues of stock and scion must be in close contact? |
Agriculture
Plant propagation |
Medium |
| 228 |
A nursery wants mango plants that are true to type and bear early. Which method should it use? |
Agriculture
Plant propagation |
Medium |
| 229 |
Which one of the following is correctly paired with its method of propagation? |
Agriculture
Plant propagation |
Hard |
| 230 |
Which mango hybrid is known for dwarf habit and regular bearing? |
Agriculture
Cultivation of fruits |
Easy |
| 231 |
The enzyme papain is obtained from which part of the papaya plant? |
Agriculture
Cultivation of fruits |
Easy |
| 232 |
Black tip of mango, in which the fruit tip turns dark, is mainly caused by: |
Agriculture
Cultivation of fruits |
Medium |
| 233 |
Citrus plants are most commonly propagated commercially by: |
Agriculture
Cultivation of fruits |
Medium |
| 234 |
A guava grower withholds irrigation and fertiliser in summer so the trees flower later and give a winter crop… |
Agriculture
Cultivation of fruits |
Hard |
| 235 |
The edible part of cauliflower is called the: |
Agriculture
Cultivation of vegetables |
Easy |
| 236 |
Potato tubers exposed to sunlight turn green because: |
Agriculture
Cultivation of vegetables |
Easy |
| 237 |
Blossom-end rot in tomato is associated with deficiency of: |
Agriculture
Cultivation of vegetables |
Medium |
| 238 |
Why are carrot and radish sown directly in the field rather than transplanted? |
Agriculture
Cultivation of vegetables |
Medium |
| 239 |
A farmer ties the outer leaves over developing cauliflower curds. The purpose is to: |
Agriculture
Cultivation of vegetables |
Hard |
| 240 |
Gladiolus is commercially propagated by: |
Agriculture
Cultivation of flowers |
Easy |