PPSC Agriculture Officer 2023 Past Paper with Answers

Practice the PPSC Agriculture Officer 2023 past paper with 199 solved MCQs, answers and topic coverage.

199 solved MCQs across 2 approved papers

In regions of high energy season (warm climate), the water use efficiency (WUE) can be increased by growing_______.Answer: C₄ plants In areas where there is water scarcity and salt problem, the most advanced method of irrigation application is__________.Answer: Drip irrigation The scientific crop rotation should be_______________according to the economical conditions of the area.Answer: Flexible ___________are the most important physical factors (storage room) which affect the storage or shelf life of stored grains.Answer: Both temperature and humidity The most important factor/s which contribute/s to post harvest losses is/are______________.Answer: Both improper harvesting and improper storage A proper plant to plant and row to row distance in cotton protects the crop from different pests, especially the _____________.Answer: Sucking insects Early sowing of wheat crop increases the attack of fungal diseases, particularly the________disease.Answer: Smut The___________insecticides have systemic and non-systemic mode of action and are used against sucking insects.Answer: Organophosphate Water use efficiency (WUE) can be increased through_________ tillage.Answer: Mulch Water use efficiency (WUE) can be defined as_____________.Answer: Y/ET In good scientific crop rotation, the nutrition status of soil can be maintained by growing the crops having___________root systems.Answer: Both deep and shallow The growing of crops on a piece of land in such a way that soil fertility is least disturbed and pest attack can be minimized is called__________.Answer: Crop rotation The crops that fix the atmospheric nitrogen should include in scientific crop rotation after every_________yearsAnswer: 3-5 The storage life of seed is doubled for every ____________°C decrease in storage room temperature.Answer: 5 Water use efficiency (WUE) can be increased at ____________ soil fertility.Answer: High In hilly areas, the irrigation of undulating land and steep slopes is possible through_____________.Answer: Contour border irrigation method The post harvest losses in durable commodities are reported to be__________%.Answer: 10 Use of biological, chemical and mechanical methods of pest control is collectively called as_________.Answer: Integrated pest management The growing of cotton after wheat (cotton-wheat) is the example of ________________rotation.Answer: 1 year