Chapter 6 CULTIVATION OF SUGAR CROPS AND FIBER MCQs 10 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/10 Subscribe 1. It can be grown on a variety of soils ranging from sandy loams to heavy clays, but sill loams and clay loams are most suitable. (A) Sugar-beet (B) Sugarcane (C) Rice (D) WheatShow All Answers 2. Sugarcane is cultivated in the month of: (A) September (B) November or December (C) May or June (D) February or MarchShow All Answers 3. Average production of sugarcane in Pakistan is ______ maunds per acre. (A) 200-250 (B) 300 (C) 450 - 500 (D) More than 1000Show All Answers 4. Removal of some of the older leaves from the cane crop is known as: (A) Hoeing (B) Detrashing (C) Earthing-up (D) TagarniShow All Answers 5. Sugar-beet carries ______ to ______ of sugar. (A) 5 to 7% (B) 7 to 9% (C) more than 20% (D) 12 to 20%Show All Answers 6. If the seed is sound, ______ to ______ kg of seed of Sugar-beet is enough for an acre. (A) 8 to 10 kg (B) 4 to 5 kg (C) 6 to 7 kg (D) 2 to 3 kgShow All Answers 7. Yield of Sugar-beet can be obtained from an acre of land: (A) 100 to 150 maunds (B) 200 to 250 maunds (C) 650 to 700 maunds (D) 450 to 600 maundsShow All Answers 8. It is also known as the “Silver Fiber”. (A) Wool (B) Jute (C) Silk (D) CottonShow All Answers 9. In Sindh province cotton is sown during March and April, while in Punjab most sowing activities take place during _____ and _____. (A) March and April (B) May and June (C) July and August (D) September and OctoberShow All Answers 10. Seed rate depends upon the variety of cotton. In case of Desi varieties, the seed rate should be _____ to _____ kg. (A) 3 to 4 kg (B) 5 to 6 kg (C) 7 to 8 kg (D) 9 to 10 kgShow All Answers