Which one of the following crops is not cultivated under dry land farming?

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1. Erosion permitting and erosion resisting crops grow alternatively at right angle to the slope of the land is called as:_________?

   A. Linear planting
   B. Strip planting
   C. Cover planting
   D. All of the above

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

2. How much area in Pakistan is under horticultural crops ___________________?

   A. 3%
   B. 10%
   C. 6%
   D. 25%

3. Almost one third of the land area through out the world is affected by land degradation. Pakistan’s agriculture sector though facilitates employment to >65% but is facing challenges from:

   A. Erosion
   B. Salinity
   C. Waterlogging
   D. All of the above

   Submitted by: Shafiq-ur-Rehman

4. The policy level of commercially cultivated seedless watermelon is__________________?

   A. Monoploid
   B. Diploid
   C. Triploid
   D. Tetraploid

5. Although some acid soils do exist in the northern mountainous regions of Pakistan (Mansehra, Sawat, Dir). Almost all cultivated soils of the country are ________________, with high base saturation and low organic matter content (generally less than 1%)?

   A. Alkaline
   B. Very much acidic
   C. Calcareous
   D. both A & C

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

6. Worlds major food crops belong to which of the following family?

   A. Palmaceae
   B. Moraceae
   C. Both a & b
   D. Gramineae

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

7. According to a latest research, Pakistan is predominantly a dryland country; 80% of its land area is arid and semi arid, 12% sub-humid and 8% under humid climate. Thus , soils of arid & semi-arid regions are vulnerable to a wide range of degradation process. As the case in arid and semi-arid climates elsewhere in south-central/southern Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa; _________________ are among the major causes of soil degradation and desertification?

   A. Drought stress
   B. Accelerated erosion & salinization
   C. Depletion of soil fertility and SOM
   D. All of the above

   Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman

8. Who used first artificial hybridization in fruit crops ____________________?

   A. Knight (1800)
   B. Karpocho (1810)
   C. Jones (1917)
   D. none

9. These crops are planted in winter from October to December and harvested in summer from March to May is called______?

   A. Kharif crops
   B. Rabi crops
   C. Relay crops
   D. All of these

   Submitted by: Mukhtir Ali jan

10. The lower leaves turn yellow and in some crops they quickly start drying up as if suffering from shortage of water, stunted growth, leaves & fruits shedding & whole plant becomes yellow, are deficiency symptoms of:_________?

    A. Potash
    B. Nitrogen
    C. Calcium
    D. Both a & c

    Submitted by: Shafiq Rehman