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1. The scientific name of rice is
(a) Oryza sativa
(b) Oryza glaberima
(c) Both A&B
(d) None of these
2. Rice belonging to which family?
(a) Gramineae
(b) Poaceae
(c) Grass family
(d) All of these
3. Origin place of rice is
(a) SEA (South East Asia)
(b) USA
(c) Indo- Burma
(d) A & C both
4. Sowing time of Aus rice is
(a) June-July
(b) Mar-April
(c) April-May
(d) May-June
5. Aus rice is also known as
(a) Aman rice
(b) Boro rice
(c) Autumn rice
(d) None of these
6. Sowing time of Aman rice is
(a) June-July
(b) Mar-april
(c) May-june
(d) Dec-jan
7. Sowing time of Boro rice is
(a) Nov-dec
(b) Dec-Jan
(c) Oct
(d) July –august
8. Aman rice is also called as
(a) Kharif rice
(b) Winter rice
(c) Both A & B
(d) None of these
9. Boro rice is called as
(a) Summer rice
(b) Winter rice
(c) Kharif rice
(d) None of these
10. In which rice lodging doesn’t occur
(a) Indica rice
(b) Japonica rice
(c) Javanica rice
(d) All of these
11. Panicle is a type of inflorescence of which crop?
(a) Rice
(b) Lentil
(c) Urd
(d) Soybean
12. Lemma + palea together called as
(a) Hull
(b) Hull-lemma
(c) Palea-hull
(d) None of these
13. In SRI system of rice “S” stands for
(a) System
(b) Shallow
(c) Same
(d) None of these
14. SRI concept is increasing productivity of rice by changing management of
(a) Plant
(b) Soil
(c) Water & nutrient
(d) All of these
15. SRI first developed at which place
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) Madagascar
(d) USSR
16. SRI sytem developed in the year
(a) 1963
(b) 1983
(c) 1945
(d) 1993
17. SRI system developed by
(a) Fr. H. D Launie
(b) H.D. Peter
(c) M. S. Swaminathan
(d) N. E. Borlaug
18. Yield of rice is increased by adopting SRI is
(a) 50-60%
(b) 30%
(c) 50%
(d) 50-90%
19. Rice is a which type of plant
(a) Short Day Plant
(b) Long Day Plant
(c) Day neutral Plant
(d) None of these
20. Self pollination occurs in
(a) Bajra
(b) Mustard
(c) Jawar
(d) Paddy
21. Test weight of Basmati rice is
(a) 24 gm
(b) 26gm
(c) 22gm
(d) 21gm
22. Cardinal temperature of rice is
(a) 15-20˚C
(b) 20-25˚C
(c) 40-45˚C
(d) 30-32˚C
23. Hulling % of rice is
(a) 60-65%
(b) 30-50%
(c) 80-85%
(d) 45-55%
24. First variety of rice is
(a) NT-1
(b) Jaya
(c) NR-8
(d) TN-1
25. Jagannath is the mutant variety of
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Barley
(d) Oat
26. Jagannath is the mutant variety of
(a) TN-1
(b) T-14
(c) TN-41
(d) TN-141
27. World’s 1st high yielding variety of rice developed by
(a) ICAR
(b) IARI
(c) IRRI
(d) CRRI
28. Maximum rice exporter country is
(a) USA
(b) China
(c) India
(d) Thailand
29. SRI is introduced first time in India at
(a) Punjab
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Haryana
(d) West Bengal
30. Which rice variety is released by private sector
(a) PHB-30
(b) PHB-71
(c) Jaya
(d) Ratna
31. Most critical stage of rice is
(a) Tillering
(b) Jointing
(c) Rooting
(d) Booting
32. Fruit of rice is called
(a) Achene
(b) Grain
(c) Cereal
(d) Caryopsis
33. Widely used N-fertilizer in rice is
(a) Ammonium sulphate
(b) Calcium sulphate
(c) Urea
(d) DAP
34. White eye of rice is due to
(a) Ca
(b) Mg
(c) S
(d) Fe
35. Killer disease of rice is
(a) Bacterial blight
(b) Tungo virus
(c) Gram leaf hopper
(d) Both A & B
36. Chromosome number(2n) of rice is
(a) 42
(b) 24
(c) 36
(d) 56
37. 2n=24 is the chromosome of which crop-plant
(a) Bajra
(b) Ragi
(c) Wheat
(d) Rice
38. Gas emitted from rice field is
(a) CH4
(b) CH3
(c) CO2
(d) CO
39. H2S cause which disease in rice crops
(a) Blight
(b) Leaf spot
(c) Root rot
(d) Akiochi
40. Highest N losses in rice field by
(a) Leaching
(b) Run-off
(c) Percolation
(d) Denitrification
41. Paira & Utera cropping system is closely related to
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Barley
(d) Bajra
42. Puddler is related to which crop plant
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Barley
(d) Bajra
43. Hydrothermal treatment of rice grain before milling is termed as
(a) Boiling
(b) Parboiling
(c) Water treatment
(d) None of these
44. Which vitamin is conserved by par-boiling of rice
(a) Vit-C
(b) Vit-D
(c) Vit-B
(d) Vit-B12
45. Seed rate in dapog method for rice
(a) 3-4kg/sq.m
(b) 10kg/sq.m
(c) 15kg/sq.m
(d) 8kg/sq.m
46. Area required for seedling preparation in DAPOG method is
(a) 40-50cm2
(b) 70-80cm2
(c) 75-85cm2
(d) 25-30cm2
47. Miracle rice of India is
(a) Padma
(b) Pusa Rh-10
(c) Sita
(d) Jaya
48. Gene responsible for dwarfness in rice is
(a) N-10
(b) Teasinate
(c) Oryzin-10
(d) Dee-geo-woo-gene
49. Khaira disease of rice is due to deficiency of
(a) Fe
(b) B
(c) P
(d) Zn
50. Optimum soil pH required for growing rice is
(a) 7-8
(b) 6-7
(c) 3-4
(d) 4-6
51. First super aromatic basmati rice is
(a) Jaya
(b) Padma
(c) Pusa basmati
(d) Pusa Rh-10
52. Saline tolerant rice variety is
(a) Sita (b) Jaya
(c) Bala (d) SR-26B
53. Vikramarya rice variety is resistant to
(a) GLH (b) BPH
(c) Rice hopper (d) Tungo virus
54. Ajaya rice variety is resistant to
(a) Brown leaf hopper (b) Gall midge
(c) Stem rot (d) Bacterial blight
55. Phalguna rice variety is resistant to
(a) BLH (b) GLH
(c) YPH (d) Gall midge
56. Total no. of districts of India growing rice are
(a) 500 (b) 700
(c) 900 (d) 564
57. The Bio-Herbicide used in rice crop is
(a) Devine (b) Bio-sedge
(c) Both A & B (d) Collego
58. Golden rice is rich in
(a) Vit.C (b) Vit.D
(c) Vit.E (d) Vit.A
59. “More for Less” slogan of SRI belongs to which state
(a) Tripura (b) Nagaland
(c) Punjab (d) Tamil Nadu
60. Principle aroma compound responsible for unique flavor of basmati rice is
(a) di acetyl-1-propaline (b) di acetyl-2-propaline
(c) acetyl-di-propaline (d) acetyl amine
61. Basmati rice of superfine grain has more than mm length
(a) 5.5 (b) 6.5
(c) 4.0 (d) 8.5
62. The opaque areas in the translucent endosperm of rice grain are known as
(a) belly white (b) white belly
(c) dark belly (d) opaque belly
63. Largest area occupying state of India in rice is
(a) Tamilnadu (b) Karnataka
(c) Rajasthan (d) West Bengal
64. Which state was No.1 for rice production in india in 2011
(a) Tamilnadu (b) Karnataka
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Andhra Pradesh
65. Which state was no. 2 for rice production in the year 2011
(a) UP (b) MP
(c) Punjab (d) West Bengal
66. Which state of india is having highest productivity in rice
(a) Gujrat (b) Haryana
(c) MP (d) Punjab
67. Vector of rice tungo virus is
(a) Brown hopper (b) Yellow borer
(c) Gall midge (d) GLH
68. In which disease of rice Krsek symptom is found
(a) Tungo (b) Khaira virus
(c) Stem rot (d) Bacterial blight
69. Udabatta disease is related to which crop plant
(a) Barley (b) Bajra
(c) Wheat (d) Rice
70. Project Directorate of Rice Research is situated at
(a) Meerut, UP (b) Durgapur, Jaipur
(c) Cuttack, odisha (d) Hyderabad, AP
71. Ufra disease is mostly caused by a agent in a rice crop is
(a) Bacteria (b) Fungi
(c) Algae (d) Nematode
72. World’s first super rice variety for saline & alkaline condition is
(a) Jaya (b) Padma
(c) Sita (d) Lunishree
73. ‘Text book of Rice Agronomy’ book is written by
(a) Borlaug (b) M. S. Swaminathan
(c) CT Patel (d) Rajndra Prasad
74. How much % rice grown and consumed in Asia
(a) 80% (b) 60%
(c) 70% (d) 90%
75. Rice is having protein content of
(a) 3-4% (b) 10%
(c) 10-12% (d) 6-7%
76. Rice is having fat content of
(a) 5% (b) 10%
(c) 8% (d) 2-3%
77. How much litre of water is required for the production of one kg rice
(a) 400 (b) 500
(c) 4000 (d) 5000
78. Rice grain is generally rich in
(a) Vitamin.D (b) Vitamin.C
(c) Tryphtophane (d) Lysine
79. The main protein in rice is
(a) Glutin (b) Zein
(c) Keratin (d) Oryzein
80. Most widely used post-emergent herbicide in rice is
(a) Stomp (b) Basaline
(c) Atrazine (d) Propanil
81. Which country occupies the highest area under rice
(a) China (b) Japan
(c) USA (d) India
82. Which country having highest production of rice
(a) India (b) USA
(c) Japan (d) China
83. Genus Oryza is having how many species
(a) 26 (b) 36
(c) 34 (d) 24
84. Out of 24 species of rice ,the no of cultivated species are
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 7 (d) 9
85. Indica rice is a
(a) Small stature (b) Medium stature
(c) Both A& B (d) Tall stature
86. Indica rice grown in which climatic condition
(a) Tropical condition (b) Subtropical condition
(c) Both A & B (d) Temperate
87. Japonica rice is mainly grown in which regions of India
(a) Tropical (b) Subtropical
(c) Temperate (d) Both B & C
88. Japonica rice is having what type of plant stature
(a) Large (b) Medium-tall
(c) Both A& B (d) Small
89. Javanica rice is grown in which country
(a) India (b) Japan
(c) Africa (d) Indonesia
90. Which of the following is wild type of rice
(a) Japonica (b) Indica
(c) Both A&B (d) Javanica
91. The Javanica rice is also termed as
(a) Aerobic rice (b) Cultivated rice
(c) Indica rice (d) Balu rice
92. Glaberrima rice is mainly limited to
(a) USA (b) Africa
(c) Russia (d) West-africa
93. Test weight of rice is
(a) 60gm (b) 70gm
(c) 90gm (d) 25gm
94. Rice stem is otherwise known as
(a) Stem (b) Shoot
(c) Haulm(culm) (d) None of these
95. Rice crop needs which type of climate
(a) Hot & moist (b) Hot & cool
(c) Dry& humid (d) Hot& humid
96. Rice is a which type plant
(a) Short day (b) C3 plant
(c) Semi aquatic (d) All of these
97. Under submerged condition, how the rice plant take atmospheric oxygen
(a) Through roots
(b) Through stem
(c) Through shoot
(d) aerenchymatous tissue
98. In North-west part of country which crop of rice is taken
(a) Rabi (b) Zaid
(c) Both A&B (d) Kharif
99. TN-1 variety was released in the year
(a) 1964 (b) 1949
(c) 1969 (d) 1966
100. First high yielding rice variety In the world is
(a) Jaya (b) APHR-49
(c) TN-1 (d) IR-8