MCQs Agronomy-62 Posted on November 3, 2025Author agropublishers 0 1. ___________ is a staple food in the arid and semi-arid regions of Africa, India and Pakistan Finger millet Proso millet Pearl millet Foxtail millet 2. Canola is primarily a member of the plant family __________ Asteraceae Solanaceae Brassicaceae Fabaceae 3. _____ is the most resistant and stable component of soil organic matter, contributing to humus formation Peptides Hemicellulose Cellulose Lignin 4. During prolonged flooding or waterlogging, which phytohormone triggers aerenchyma formation in the roots, enabling gas exchange and survival? Jasmonic Acid (JA) Abscisic Acid (ABA) Salicylic Acid (SA) Ethylene (ET) 5. The process of separating seeds from the ears of wheat is known as ___________ Winnowing None of these Harvesting Threshing 6. “Ragi” is the common name for _________ Proso millet Foxtail millet Pearl millet Finger millet 7. ____________ is predominately cross-pollinated crop Pearl millet Foxtail millet Proso millet Finger millet 8. Soil organic matter is primarily composed of which of the following major elements? C, O, Si, Fe, Al C, N, Cl, Na, Mg C, N, K, Fe, Mn, Cu C, H, O, N, S, P 9. The adoption of precision agriculture and smart farming will slow down in the next decade True False 10. ___________ is a segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein or functional RNA molecule, and thus determines a particular trait Allele Gene Chromosome Nucleotide Loading … Question 1 of 10
