Unit 3: Crop Production Package of Practices for Kharif Pulses - Practice Quiz

1 Which country is generally regarded as the primary centre of origin of pigeon pea?

2 Pigeon pea is mainly cultivated in which group of regions?

3 Which country is the largest producer and consumer of pigeon pea?

4 What is the main food product obtained from pigeon pea seeds?

5 Why is pigeon pea valuable in cereal-based diets?

6 Which soil is most suitable for pigeon pea cultivation?

7 Which weather condition is most suitable for pigeon pea growth?

8 Which of the following is an early-maturing variety of pigeon pea?

9 When is pigeon pea generally sown as a Kharif crop?

10 Which biofertilizer is commonly used to treat pigeon pea seed?

11 A well-managed pigeon pea crop commonly produces grain yield in which approximate range?

12 Which country is commonly recognized as a centre of origin of mung bean?

13 Urd bean is generally considered to have originated in which country?

14 Mung bean and urd bean are most widely grown in which type of climate?

15 What is a major nutritional benefit of mung bean and urd bean?

16 How do mung bean and urd bean help improve soil fertility?

17 Which field condition should be avoided when growing mung bean and urd bean?

18 Which of the following is a mung bean variety?

19 Which of the following is a commonly cultivated urd bean variety?

20 What is the approximate grain yield expected from a well-managed Kharif mung bean or urd bean crop?

21 A plant breeder searching for the primary centre of diversity of pigeon pea should prioritize germplasm collection from which region?

22 Which combination best explains why pigeon pea is widely cultivated in the semi-arid tropics of India and eastern Africa?

23 A farmer retains pigeon pea stalks after threshing instead of burning them. Which use provides the most direct additional economic benefit?

24 A pigeon pea field receives heavy monsoon rain and remains saturated for several days. Which intervention would most directly reduce crop damage?

25 Which field is most suitable for establishing a rainfed pigeon pea crop?

26 A farmer needs an early-maturing pigeon pea variety to fit into a pigeon pea-wheat sequence. Which variety is the most appropriate choice?

27 Pigeon pea is planted at spacing. Approximately how many planting positions are available per hectare?

28 A farmer wants to suppress early weeds in a wide-spaced pigeon pea crop while improving soil aeration. Which operation is most suitable?

29 In a cereal-pigeon pea intercropping system, what is the main agronomic reason for arranging crops in distinct row ratios?

30 A pigeon pea field of ha produces kg of clean grain. What is the grain yield in quintals per hectare?

31 A researcher studying the domestication of both mung bean and urd bean would most reasonably focus initial archaeological and genetic sampling in which region?

32 Why can short-duration mung bean varieties be cultivated in several different seasons across India?

33 A cereal-based farm includes mung bean as a catch crop. Besides grain income, which benefit is most relevant to the following cereal crop?

34 A nutrition programme must choose between polished rice and urd bean to improve dietary protein intake. Why is urd bean the better addition?

35 A low-lying field is frequently waterlogged after monsoon showers. Why is it risky for mung bean and urd bean cultivation?

36 Mung bean flowering coincides with several days of continuous heavy rain. Which outcome is most likely?

37 A farmer wants a short-duration mung bean variety suitable for intensive cropping and known for resistance to mung bean yellow mosaic virus. Which variety is an appropriate choice?

38 A seed lot is labelled T 9 and is recommended for kharif pulse production. To which crop does this variety belong?

39 An uninoculated field has not grown mung bean for several years. Which seed treatment is most likely to improve nodulation?

40 A ha mung bean field has a target yield of . If harvest and post-harvest losses are expected to be , what marketable grain quantity should be expected?

41 Which combination of evidence most strongly supports the Indian subcontinent as the primary center of domestication of pigeon pea?

42 Why have short-duration, relatively photoperiod-insensitive pigeon pea varieties expanded cultivation into subtropical regions more effectively than traditional long-duration varieties?

43 Sole pigeon pea and sole sorghum yield and t ha, respectively. Their intercrop yields are and t ha. What is the land equivalent ratio and its correct interpretation?

44 A deep Vertisol stores enough water for pigeon pea, but intense monsoon rainfall causes temporary saturation and subsequent wilt incidence. Which intervention best addresses the principal soil-related constraint?

45 A farmer needs pigeon pea to mature in approximately 120–130 days so that wheat can be sown on time. Which varietal choice is most consistent with this objective?

46 In a field with recurring Fusarium wilt and sterility mosaic disease, which pigeon pea variety is the most appropriate among the following choices?

47 Pigeon pea is planted at cm with one plant per hill. Germination is , physical purity is , expected field establishment is , and thousand-seed weight is g. Approximately how much seed is required per hectare?

48 A pigeon pea crop produces t ha of total above-ground dry matter with a harvest index of . If harvesting and processing losses equal of grain yield, what is the approximate marketable yield?

49 Which statement best represents the accepted domestication history of mung bean and urd bean?

50 Which combination of crop traits most directly explains the geographical expansion of mung bean and urd bean into rice-fallow systems?

51 A farmer claims that all nitrogen fixed by a mung bean crop becomes available to the succeeding cereal. Which evaluation is agronomically most accurate?

52 A 75-day monsoon-season field has fertile clay soil but commonly experiences 48 hours of surface ponding after heavy rainfall. What should receive priority before selecting a mung bean or urd bean variety?

53 A strongly acidic field has low calcium availability, aluminium toxicity, and poor nodulation despite adequate moisture. Which management strategy is most appropriate for mung bean or urd bean?

54 Which varietal classification is internally consistent?

55 Four mung bean varieties produced the following yields across three disease-prone environments: SML 668—; Pusa Vishal—; Samrat—; IPM 02-3— t ha. Under a maximin risk criterion, which variety should be selected?

56 Mung bean is planted at cm with one plant per hill. Germination is , purity is , field establishment is , and thousand-seed weight is g. What is the approximate seed requirement per hectare?

57 An urd bean field has severe early weed pressure, but frequent monsoon rain may prevent timely manual weeding. Which strategy offers the most reliable integrated control?

58 A soil test shows low phosphorus and sulfur but adequate available nitrogen. Which nutrient plan best supports mung bean productivity and biological nitrogen fixation?

59 In a yellow mosaic disease hotspot, which production package is most likely to protect mung bean or urd bean yield sustainably?

60 A mung bean field has productive plants ha, pods per plant, seeds per pod, and a thousand-seed weight of g. If field and processing losses total , what is the approximate marketable grain yield?