Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on Wheat Cultivation
Question 1: What is the botanical name of wheat?
a) Triticum aestivum L
b) Oryza sativa
c) Hordeum vulgare
d) Zea mays
Answer: a) Triticum aestivum L
Question 2: Which wheat species is also known as bread wheat?
a) Triticum durum
b) Triticum dicoccum
c) Triticum aestivum
d) Triticum monococcum
Answer: c) Triticum aestivum
Question 3: What is the chromosome number of Triticum durum according to the Einkorn series? a) 21 b) 28 c) 42 d) 56
Answer: b) 28
Question 4: Which wheat species is locally known as Emmer wheat?
a) Triticum dicoccum
b) Triticum aestivum
c) Triticum monococcum
d) Triticum durum
Answer: a) Triticum dicoccum
Question 5: How many species of wheat are recognized as economically important in India?
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
Answer: c) Three
Question 6: What is the primary use of wheat straw?
a) Making bread
b) Fodder for cattle
c) Manufacturing hardboards
d) Producing ethanol
Answer: b) Fodder for cattle
Question 7: Which zone of India consists of the plains of Punjab, Haryana, and Western Uttar Pradesh?
a) North Eastern Plain Zone
b) Central Zone
c) North Western Plain Zone
d) Peninsular Zone
Answer: c) North Western Plain Zone
Question 8: What is the optimum temperature required for wheat germination?
a) 10-12ºC
b) 16-20ºC
c) 22-25ºC
d) 26-28ºC
Answer: c) 22-25ºC
Question 9: How many irrigations are typically required for wheat cultivation?
a) 2-3
b) 4-5
c) 5-6
d) 7-8
Answer: c) 5-6
Question 10: Which chemical herbicide is commonly used to control broad-leaved weeds in wheat fields?
a) Glyphosate
b) Atrazine
c) 2,4-D
d) Paraquat
Answer: c) 2,4-D
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