Pulses, Fodder and Minor Field Crops MCQs 2026

Groundnut belongs to which plant family

1. A Poaceae ✓
2. B Fabaceae ✓
3. C Brassicaceae ✓
4. D Malvaceae ✓

The sunflower head is botanically a

1. A Silique ✓
2. B Caryopsis ✓
3. C Drupe ✓
4. D Capitulum ✓

Bengal gram is the common name of which pulse crop

1. A Chickpea ✓
2. B Lentil ✓
3. C Mung bean ✓
4. D Pigeon pea ✓

The winter fodder crop often called the king of fodders in irrigated areas is

1. A Lucerne ✓
2. B Berseem ✓
3. C Oat ✓
4. D Sorghum ✓

Masoor is the local name of which pulse crop

1. A Chickpea ✓
2. B Black gram ✓
3. C Lentil ✓
4. D Cowpea ✓

Green gram is the common name of

1. A Mung bean ✓
2. B Mash bean ✓
3. C Soybean ✓
4. D Pea ✓

The main purpose of Rhizobium inoculation in pulse seed is to improve

1. A Seed dormancy ✓
2. B Flower color ✓
3. C Grain polishing ✓
4. D Biological nitrogen fixation ✓

Chickpea is mainly suited to rabi cultivation because it prefers

1. A Hot humid monsoon weather ✓
2. B Cool and relatively dry weather ✓
3. C Standing water in the field ✓
4. D Long flooding periods ✓

The nutrient most associated with root nodulation and seed formation in pulses is

1. A Sodium ✓
2. B Chlorine ✓
3. C Phosphorus ✓
4. D Nickel ✓

Alfalfa is another common name for which perennial legume fodder

1. A Berseem ✓
2. B Jantar ✓
3. C Cowpea ✓
4. D Lucerne ✓

Young sorghum fodder after drought or frost may be dangerous mainly due to

1. A Prussic acid or HCN accumulation ✓
2. B Excess starch in stems ✓
3. C Low leaf moisture ✓
4. D Excess calcium carbonate ✓

Cluster bean is commonly known in Pakistan agriculture as

1. A Arhar ✓
2. B Guar ✓
3. C Masoor ✓
4. D Toria ✓

Cowpea is useful as a summer fodder mainly because it

1. A Requires freezing temperature ✓
2. B Cannot be used as green fodder ✓
3. C Tolerates heat and fixes nitrogen ✓
4. D Needs permanent flooding ✓

Mash in field crop terminology refers to

1. A Lentil ✓
2. B Moth bean ✓
3. C Field pea ✓
4. D Black gram ✓

Oat is primarily used as a fodder crop in which season

1. A Rabi season ✓
2. B Kharif season ✓
3. C Monsoon flood season ✓
4. D Dry summer only ✓

Pigeon pea is recognized in dry areas for its

1. A Requirement for submerged soil ✓
2. B Deep taproot and drought tolerance ✓
3. C Very shallow root system ✓
4. D Dependence on saline irrigation ✓

Sesame crop commonly suffers yield loss at maturity because of

1. A Capsule shattering ✓
2. B Tuber cracking ✓
3. C Ear smut ✓
4. D Boll shedding ✓

Groundnut pods develop below the soil surface because of

1. A Aerial tuber formation ✓
2. B Stem grafting ✓
3. C Pegging after fertilization ✓
4. D Leaf rolling ✓

Sunflower oil is generally valued for having a high proportion of

1. A Tannins ✓
2. B Cyanogenic glycosides ✓
3. C Crude fibre ✓
4. D Unsaturated fatty acids ✓

In tobacco, topping and suckering are practiced mainly to improve

1. A Root nodulation ✓
2. B Leaf size and quality ✓
3. C Pod filling ✓
4. D Sugar content of roots ✓

Jantar or Sesbania is widely used in crop production as

1. A Green manure and fodder ✓
2. B Oilseed cake only ✓
3. C Cereal grain crop ✓
4. D Fiber for ginning ✓

Soybean differs from many traditional pulses because it is especially rich in

1. A Only starch ✓
2. B Only crude fibre ✓
3. C Only sugar ✓
4. D Both oil and protein ✓

Berseem can provide several fodder cuts mainly due to

1. A Single terminal ear formation ✓
2. B Rapid regrowth from the crown ✓
3. C Underground pod development ✓
4. D Permanent stem dormancy ✓

Mott grass and Napier grass are commonly propagated by

1. A True seed only ✓
2. B Bulbs ✓
3. C Stem cuttings or root slips ✓
4. D Grafted scions ✓

Lucerne performs best where the soil is

1. A Well drained and not strongly acidic ✓
2. B Permanently waterlogged ✓
3. C Highly acidic and compact ✓
4. D Covered with standing saline water ✓

Fodder maize is commonly harvested for good quality around

1. A Dry seed maturity only ✓
2. B First leaf emergence ✓
3. C After complete leaf fall ✓
4. D Tasseling to early milk stage ✓

Pearl millet is preferred as a summer fodder in dry regions because of its

1. A Need for frost ✓
2. B Heat and drought tolerance ✓
3. C Poor regrowth ability ✓
4. D Dependence on standing water ✓

Lentil usually needs a lower seed rate than chickpea mainly because lentil seed is

1. A Smaller in size ✓
2. B Larger in pod number ✓
3. C Always sterile ✓
4. D Produced underground ✓

Mung bean can fit well between major crops because it is

1. A A three-year perennial ✓
2. B Only a winter fodder ✓
3. C Short duration ✓
4. D Unable to mature seed ✓

A ratoon fodder crop is obtained from

1. A Seed sown in a nursery only ✓
2. B Fruit harvested from tree branches ✓
3. C Embryos cultured in a laboratory ✓
4. D Regrowth after cutting the standing crop ✓

Castor seed cake must be handled carefully because castor seed contains

1. A Gluten only ✓
2. B Ricin toxin ✓
3. C Chlorophyll only ✓
4. D Starch crystals ✓

Linseed is obtained from flax and is mainly grown for

1. A Sugar roots ✓
2. B Green pods ✓
3. C Oil and fibre uses ✓
4. D Edible tubers ✓

Safflower is suitable for many barani areas because it has

1. A A need for continuous flooding ✓
2. B No taproot ✓
3. C Strict shade requirement ✓
4. D Deep roots and drought tolerance ✓

Sugar beet stores most of its recoverable sugar in the

1. A Swollen root ✓
2. B Dry leaves ✓
3. C Flower head ✓
4. D Stem nodes ✓

Rapeseed and mustard belong botanically to the family

1. A Fabaceae ✓
2. B Brassicaceae ✓
3. C Poaceae ✓
4. D Solanaceae ✓

Dhaincha green manuring improves soil mainly by adding

1. A Common salt ✓
2. B Sand only ✓
3. C Organic matter and nitrogen ✓
4. D Heavy metals ✓

A common soil-borne disease of chickpea in Pakistan is

1. A Loose smut ✓
2. B Red rot of cane ✓
3. C Bacterial blight of cotton ✓
4. D Fusarium wilt ✓

Utera sowing of pulses after rice mainly makes use of

1. A Residual soil moisture ✓
2. B Permanent floodwater ✓
3. C Deep summer snow ✓
4. D Artificial dormancy ✓

Legume fodders are generally higher in feeding value than cereal fodders due to higher

1. A Silica sand ✓
2. B Crude protein ✓
3. C Wax content ✓
4. D Lignified husk ✓

Ensiling is a method used to preserve

1. A Dry seed in open sun ✓
2. B Oil in transparent tanks ✓
3. C Succulent green fodder under anaerobic conditions ✓
4. D Root nodules in water ✓

Hay making requires fodder to be

1. A Dried to a safe moisture level ✓
2. B Submerged in water ✓
3. C Mixed with fresh manure ✓
4. D Harvested as immature seed only ✓

For berseem seed production after the last cut, the crop should be

1. A Ploughed under immediately ✓
2. B Kept under continuous cutting ✓
3. C Stored as silage in the field ✓
4. D Allowed to flower and set seed ✓

Rhizobium-treated pulse seed should be sown soon because the bacteria are sensitive to

1. A Phosphate fertilizer only ✓
2. B Sunlight and drying ✓
3. C Deep ploughing only ✓
4. D Seed color ✓

Guar has industrial importance mainly because its seed endosperm contains

1. A Cane sugar ✓
2. B Latex rubber ✓
3. C Galactomannan gum ✓
4. D Cotton lint ✓

Commercial potato crop is usually established by planting

1. A Seed tubers ✓
2. B Botanical seed only ✓
3. C Root cuttings of weeds ✓
4. D Detached flowers ✓

Curing in tobacco refers to

1. A Deep irrigation before sowing ✓
2. B Removal of nodules ✓
3. C Conversion into seed cake ✓
4. D Controlled drying to develop leaf color and aroma ✓

Because sesame seed is very small, it is usually sown

1. A At one metre depth ✓
2. B Under standing water ✓
3. C At shallow depth ✓
4. D Only in transplanting trays ✓

Pigeon pea generally performs poorly in waterlogged fields because it is

1. A An aquatic legume ✓
2. B Sensitive to poor drainage ✓
3. C A submerged rice type ✓
4. D A saltwater crop ✓

Nitrate poisoning risk in fodder sorghum may increase after

1. A Heavy nitrogen with cloudy or drought stress ✓
2. B Complete seed drying only ✓
3. C Deep freezing of stored seed ✓
4. D Removal of all fertilizer ✓

Including pulses in a cereal-based rotation most directly improves

1. A Soil salinity by adding salt ✓
2. B Need for insecticides only ✓
3. C Soil nitrogen balance ✓
4. D Grain moisture content only ✓