Cotton MCQs for All Agriculture Exam
Cotton Crop-Agronomy One-Liners S.no Questions Answers 1 Cotton is: Fiber 2 The Cotton plant belong to family? Malvaceae 3 Genus of cotton is? Gossypium 4 Cotton plant has a mode of germination. Epigeal germination 5 Cotton plant has mode of growth Indeterminate type of growth 6 Cotton fiber are made up of Cellulose 7 Cotton is important Cash crop 8 Cotton is: Kharif Crop 9 Cotton is: C3 Crop 10 Cotton is a crop of (Tropical & Sub tropical) 11 Best time of sowing for cotton is: Mid-March to Mid-April 12 In cotton the recommended R x R distance is: 75 cm 13 Number of irrigation required for Cotton crops are: 5 irrigation 14 Recommended method for cotton sowing is: Ridge sowing method 15 Optimum pH for cotton plant lies between: 5.2 to 7.0 16 The root of cotton plant goes up to depth of: 4-6 ft 17 Delta of water for cotton crop is: 18 acre inches 18 The underproductive branches of cotton are called Monopodial branches / Vegetative branches 19 The productive branches of cotton are called: Sympodial branches (Fruiting branches) 20 In B.T cotton B.T. stands for: Bacillus thuringiensis 21 CLCV stands for: Cotton leaf curl virus 22 In 1992-93 the greatest decrease in the production of cotton was due to attack of: CLCV 23 Among the Cotton exporting countries of number of Pakistan is 4th 24 Which one of the following is a major fiber crop of Pakistan ? Cotton 25 On the basis of yield of cotton per hectare which country occupies first position. Australia 26 On the basis of cotton cultivated area which country occupies first position. India 27 On the basis of yield of cotton per hectare which country occupies second position? Turkey 28 Among the cotton exporting countries the number of China is: 3rd 29 Among the cotton exporting countries the number of America is? 1st 30 Delta pine variety of cotton was imported in Pakistan in the year? 1970 31 Botanical name of American cotton is? G. hirsutum 32 G. hirsutum also known as Both of the above (Upland & Mexican cotton) 33 Gossypium herbaceum was originated in Ethiopia and South Africa 34 Gossypium hirsutum was developed from a cross between G. arborium and G. raimondii 35 Which is most widely planted species of cotton in the world. G. hirsutum 36 Seed rate of American cotton per acre is 10-12 kg 37 The critical stages in cotton is? All the above 38 Botanical name of Desi cotton is? G. arborium 39 G. arborium is ? Diploid 40 Gossypium barbadense was originated in? Central and South America 41 Gossypium barbadense was developed from a cross between? G. hirsutum and G. raimondii 42 Main reason behind the shedding of flower in cotton is? High temperature 43 Root rot of cotton is a? Fungal disease 44 Causal organism of root rot of cotton is? (Rhizoctonia solani & Rhizoctonia bataticola) 45 In cotton, jassids have non preference for Hairiness of leaves 46 The sucking type insects of cotton are Thrips, Aphid, White fly 47 The major viral disease of cotton is Cotton leaf curl virus 48 In country’s GDP, the cotton accounts for? 2% 49 The delta the total depth of water consumed by crop up to its maturity, the delta of cotton is ? 80 cm 50 In China, cotton was cultivated as a crop in.? 7th century AD 52 Cotton ginning machine was invented by? Withey 53 In 1991-92 the record production of cotton in Pakistan was? 12,800,000 bales 54 The cotton plant sheds more fruits mainly due to? Insects and pest 55 The best soil for cotton cultivation is? Loamy soil 56 Bacillus thuringiensis season cotton is a? Bacteria 57 In cotton, Zn deficiency is known as? Little leaf 58 The major source of foreign exchange earning is? Cotton 59 Gossypium hirsutum is? Tetraploid 60 APTMA stands for? All Pakistan textile mills association 61 CCRI stands for? Central cotton research institute 62 Cotton Jassid can be controlled by DDT 63 Cotton is? Often cross pollinated 64 Cotton fruit is called? Both a and b (Boll & Capsule) 65 Cotton seed consist of _% Protein. 20% 66 Cotton seed consist of__ % oil. 20% 67 Cotton requires a relatively: Warm and frost-free climate 68 The optimum temperature for cotton germination is approximately: 18–30°C 69 Cotton is particularly sensitive to: Frost 70 Cotton is generally considered a: Day-neutral plant 71 The first leaves produced by a cotton seedling are: Cotyledons 72 Potassium in cotton is particularly important for: Fiber quality and boll development 73 The process of removing unwanted cotton squares and bolls is called: Pruning 74 The major component of cottonseed is: Oil 75 Ginning of cotton means: Separating fiber from seed 76 Egyptian cotton is called____? G. barbadense 77 Cotton have_____ root system: Tap root system 78 The main stem of cotton carries______? All of these 79 Fruit bearing branches are: Sympodial 80 Cotton boll or capsule which consist of____? 2 to 6 locules 81 Cotton is generally a crop of how many days? 180 to 200 days 82 Cotton grow best in which soil in Pakistan? Alkaline Soil 83 Which is suitable soil pH range for cotton production? 5.0-8.0 84 Which soil is not suitable for cotton crop? Both a and b (Water logged & Saline soil) 85 What is the recommended NPK dose for cotton crop? 120: 60: 60 kg/ha 86 The seed rate for desi cotton is: 10 to 12 kg/ha 87 The seed rate for American cotton is: 15 to 20 kg/ha 88 Cotton field should be irrigated after how many days of sowing? 30 to 40 days 89 Cotton require no irrigation after: September 90 Topping in cotton means: Removal of terminal growing point 91 The cotton seed is about____% of the total weight 60% 92 Which of the following is upland cotton G. hirsutum 93 Rohi and Ravi are the cultivar of: G. arborium 94 Qallandri, Sarmast, NIAB-86, Gohar-87 and Gomal-93 G. hirsutum 95 Disease … Read more