Package of practices by Kerala Agricultural University Free Mock test for all psc exams | kau package of practices | Paddy package of practice. Attend mock test below. Preparing for agricultural exams or testing your agronomy knowledge? This quick-fire quiz is tailored for agri-students and competitive exam aspirants. It rigorously covers three major pillars of rice cultivation: varieties, seed production, and nursery management. You will be challenged to identify specific medium and long-duration rice varieties based on their regional adaptability, disease resistance, and grain quality. Furthermore, it tests your precision on technical seed production parameters—including isolation distances, moisture limits, storage guidelines, and exact seed rates. Finally, evaluate your understanding of wet and dry nursery protocols, seed treatments, and fertilizer applications. Take this quiz to gauge your exam readiness!

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Q1. The medium duration variety having white bran color is ? ▾

Answer All

Q2. Medium duration variety of rice suitable for modan, resistant to blast, blight and BPH, suitable for first and second crop seasons ? ▾

Answer Aiswarya

Q3. Medium duration variety of rice suitable for puncha season in Kuttanad and is weakly photosensitive ? ▾

Answer Bhadra

Q4. The medium duration rice variety that is easy to thresh and is moderately resistant to stack burn and sheath rot and fairly resistant to sheath blight ? ▾

Answer Pavizham

Q5. A semi tall variety of medium duration rice resistant to disease like rice tungro virus and blast, suitable for all three seasons is ? ▾

Answer Kanakom

Q6. Non lodging variety of medium duration rice resistant to BPH and Gall Midge Biotype 5 and is suited to three seasons additionally virippu season of kuttanad is ? ▾

Answer Uma

Q7. Medium duration rice variety resistant to BPH, suited to 3 seasons esp Kari lands of kuttanad and is also tolerant to Iron toxicity ? ▾

Answer Karishma

Q8. Vytilla1 is also known as ? ▾

Answer Chootupokali tall

Q9. Vytilla varieies are specifically recommended for which region ? ▾

Answer Pokkali

Q10. White colored bran is found in which variety in the vytilla series ? ▾

Answer Vytilla 7

Q11. Which medium duration rice variety is recommended for Kaipad areas, non lodging,non shattering awness grains with good cooking qualities ? ▾

Answer Ezhome2

Q12. In which of the following ezhome series variety or varieties no incidence of pest and diseases is seen at Kaipad field conditions ? ▾

Answer Both

Q13. Which of the following variety or varieties are High yielding and can be grown in both Kaipad and Pokkali soils during kharif and rabi season ? ▾

Answer Ezhome3

Q14. Variety of rice that is semi dwarf, white kernel suitable for export with good cooking quality and has high milling percentage of 72 percentage ? ▾

Answer Sampada

Q15. Long duration white kernel variety suited for cultivation in flood prone or waterlogged areas and poonthal padams ? ▾

Answer Neeraja

Q16. Which long duration variety of rice is capable of producing good grain and straw yields under low fertilizer application ? ▾

Answer Nila

Q17. The long duration rice variety suitable for karinkora cultivation and is highly resistant to thrips,BPH ? ▾

Answer Nila

Q18. The variety that is multiple resistant, tolerant to iron toxicity and gives good response to low fertilizer regimes is ? ▾

Answer Both

Q19. Long duration, white kernel fine grain quality rice is ? ▾

Answer Both

Q20. Long duration white kernelled variety suitable for the black cotton soils of chittoor are ? ▾

Answer Both

Q21. Long duration variety suitable for virippu season in saline coastal kaipad areas of North Kerala and has a sturdy culm with purple colored base and awn less grains with good cooking qualities is ? ▾

Answer Ezhome1

Q22. Long duration white kernelled High yielding photo insensitive rice variety developed for organic farming in ordinary non saline wet lands is ? ▾

Answer Jaiva

Q23. For quality seed production in rice the minimum isolation distance required from other varieties ? ▾

Answer 3 m

Q24. At what percentage of maturity is rice harvested for quality seed production (physiological maturity ie how many grains per panicle ) ? ▾

Answer 80 Percent

Q25. During summer months for quality seed production the plant should get sufficent water at which stage ? ▾

Answer Dough stage

Q26. Maximum moisture content in seed drying for quality seed production and storage in rice ? ▾

Answer 13 percent

Q27. For paddy seeds dried to a mositure of 10 percent the guage density of polythene bags recommended is ? ▾

Answer 400 guage

Q28. Which chemical is recommended for spraying in godown before stocking rice seeds to check insect pests ? ▾

Answer 2 percent malathion

Q29. For storing of rice seeds for quality seeds the material preferred for storage is or are ? ▾

Answer Both

Q30. Seed rate for transplanted rice ranges from ? ▾

Answer 60 to 85 kg/ha

Q31. Seed rate of rice through broadcasting method is ? ▾

Answer 80 to 100kg/ha

Q32. Seed rate of rice sown thrown through dibbling method is ? ▾

Answer 80 to 90kg/ha

Q33. Seed rate in rice is determined on the basis of a minimum germination percentage set at ? ▾

Answer 80 per cent

Q34. In case of pokkali cultivation the seed rate for vytilla varieties may be ? ▾

Answer 100 kg/ha

Q35. In kuttanad region to maintain an optimum plant population the seed rate may be enhanced from 80 to 100kg per hectare to a seed rate of ? ▾

Answer 125kg/ha

Q36. Which of the following treament is used in dry seed treatment of rice seeds ? ▾

Answer Both

Q37. Which chemical is recommended for treating rice seedlings to protect them from blast or seedling blast in endemic areas for upto 30 to 60 DAS ? ▾

Answer Carbendazim

Q38. Paddy seeds are soaked in micronutrient solution before sowing, which micronutrients are used here for 1 litre of micronutrient solution ? ▾

Answer Both

Q39. Which of the following statement hold true for wet method of nursery management in rice ? ▾

Answer All

Q40. Height and width of nursery seed beds in the wet method is respectively ? ▾

Answer 5 to 10 cm , 1 to 1.5m width

Q41. For each hectare of the field to be transplanted in wet nursery method what should be the seed bed area ? ▾

Answer 1000m2

Q42. Rate at which compost or cattle manure needs to be applied for nursery bed preparation in both dry and wet nursery is ? ▾

Answer 1kg per metre2

Q43. In wet nursery irrigation is commenced on which day after sowing upto which day and the depth (in cm) to which it has to be irrigated respeectively ? ▾

Answer 5,7,5

Q44. In seed bed of wet nursery after 7 days, upto what depth of irrigation is necessary to control weeds ? ▾

Answer 5cm

Q45. To encourage production of vigorous seedlings with short roots which of the folllowing is necessary in wet nursery ? ▾

Answer Drain occassionally

Q46. If nitrogen deficency is observed in seedlings stage what is the rate of application of urea that needs to be broadcasted as top dressing 10 days prior to pulling of seedlings? ▾

Answer 1 kg per 100m2

Q47. Dry nursery in rice is done when ? ▾

Answer Both

Q48. Growth of seedlings can be controlled in which nursery method ? ▾

Answer dry nursery

Q49. Dimensions of raised bed in dry method of nursery planting is (Height, width) ? ▾

Answer 15cm, 1 to 1.5m

Q50. Advantage of solarised nursery beds over non solarised beds are ? ▾

Answer All

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Rice Varieties & Seed Production Quiz: Medium, Long Duration & Nursery Guide

Master your agricultural exams with this rapid-fire quiz on medium and long-duration rice varieties, quality seed production parameters, and nursery management protocols.

Medium Duration Rice Varieties

Can you identify the medium-duration variety with white bran? Which specific variety suits Modan (resistant to blast/blight/BPH) or Puncha season in Kuttanad? Know the easy-thresh variety (resistant to sheath rot), the semi-tall RTV-resistant type, and the non-lodging variety for Virippu. Can you name the BPH-resistant variety for Kari lands (tolerant to iron toxicity)? Don't forget the Vyttila series (Vyttila 1's alternate name, its recommended region, and the white-bran type), plus the non-lodging Kaipad variety and the pest-free Ezhome series that yields high in both Kaipad and Pokkali soils.

Long Duration & Export Quality Rice
Which semi-dwarf white kernel variety is exported with a 72% milling percentage? Name the white-kernel variety for flood-prone areas, the low-fertilizer responder, and the highly thrips/BPH-resistant Karinkora type. What is the multiple-resistant variety for low fertilizer regimes, the fine-grain type, the Chittoor black-soil variety, the sturdy purple-based organic farming variety, and the one suited for saline coastal Kaipad areas?

Quality Seed Production & Storage
What is the minimum isolation distance and the exact physiological maturity percentage for harvesting? How much summer irrigation is needed? What’s the maximum seed drying moisture, the recommended polythene gauge density (for 10% moisture), the godown insecticide spray, and the preferred storage material?

Seed Rate & Treatments
What are the standard seed rates for transplanted, broadcasted, and dibbled rice (based on min. germination %)? How do rates differ for Pokkali (Vyttila) or Kuttanad (enhanced from 80-100kg to what?)? Name the dry seed treatment chemical, the blast-protection seedling treatment (up to 30-60 DAS), and the specific micronutrients used for soaking.

Nursery Management (Wet vs. Dry)
For the wet method, what are the bed dimensions, required seed bed area per hectare, and compost rate? When does irrigation commence, and what depth controls weeds at 7 days? How do you encourage short roots, and what is the urea top-dressing rate for nitrogen deficiency 10 days before pulling? When is dry nursery used, how is growth controlled, what are the raised bed dimensions, and what are the advantages of solarised beds?

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