Deck 4: Vegetable Production: Part A

Question 1

Colour of carrot roots is affected by:

A)Soil temperature
B)Soil moisture
C)Soil texture
D)All of above

Answer 1

Soil moisture

Question 2

Radish belongs to family:

A)Cruciferae
B)Umbelliferae
C)Leguminoseae
D)Poaceae

Answer 2

Umbelliferae

Question 3

In spinach, pollination takes place by means of:

A)Water
B)Insects
C)Birds
D)Wind

Answer 3

Wind

Question 4

Tender crop cannot tolerate a minimum temperature of

A)-2°C
B)-1°C
C)0°C
D)All of above

Question 5

Optimum temperature for cool season vegetables is:

A)25-30°C
B)25-27°C
C)18-24°C
D)15-20°C

Question 6

Which one is not an appropriate approach to control frost?

A)Avoidance
B)Reduction of heat loss
C)Addition of heat
D)Transmittance of control

Question 7

Tomato, chillies and brinjal are grouped as

A)Cole crops
B)Fruit crops
C)Solanaceous crops
D)Summer crops

Question 8

Color development in tomato fruit is due to

A)Lycopene
B)Carotenoid
C)Polypropylene
D)All of above

Question 9

Cucurbits consumed at immature stage are grouped under:

A)Summer squashes
B)Winter squashes
C)Gourds
D)Pumpkins

Question 10

Almost all vegetables are dioeceous with respect to flower.

A)Summer
B)Winter
C)Both of these
D)None of these

Question 11

Term vine yard is used for:

A)Grape plantation
B)Citrus plantation
C)Mango plantation
D)None of these

Question 12

Term viticulture is used for:

A)Grape cultivation
B)Citrus cultivation
C)Mango cultivation
D)None of these

Question 13

Home gardening deals with vegetable production for:

A)Home consumption
B)For local market
C)At commercial level
D)All of these

Question 14

Truck gardening means vegetable production for:

A)Distant places
B)Industry
C)Local market
D)None of these

Question 15

Tip burn of lettuce occurs at high air temperature when the soil is _______:

A)Cool
B)Dry
C)Hot
D)Wet

Question 16

Organic crop cultivation is :

A)With fertilizers
B)Without fertilizers
C)With organic manures
D)None of these

Question 17

Thinning in vegetables is practiced to maintain:

A)Plant x Plant distance
B)Line x Line distance
C)Both of these
D)None of these

Question 18

Transplanting means

A)Shifting of seedlings
B)Shifting of large plants
C)Shifting of potted plants
D)All of these

Question 19

Shrubs fall in the category of

A)7-15 feet high
B)25 feet high
C)More than 25 feet
D)None of these

Question 20

Deciduous plants are mostly grown in

A)Hilly area
B)In plains
C)Along rivers
D)None of these

Question 21

Vine mean climbing/trailing plants with

A)Herbaceous stem
B)Woody stem
C)Both of these
D)None of these

Question 22

Monoecious plants have male and female sexes/flowers on

A)Same plant
B)Different plants
C)Both of these
D)None of these

Question 23

Hardy crops /plants are acclimatized against

A)Frost
B)Extreme heat
C)Both of these
D)None of these

Question 24

True fruits developed from

A)Ovary
B)Thalamus
C)Pericarp
D)All of these