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) Wheat
2. Sugarcane is cultivated in the month of:
(A) September
(B) November or December
(C) May or June
(D) February or March
3. Average production of sugarcane in Pakistan is ______ maunds per acre.
(A) 200-250
(B) 300
(C) 450 - 500
(D) More than 1000
4. Removal of some of the older leaves from the cane crop is known as:
(A) Hoeing
(B) Detrashing
(C) Earthing-up
(D) Tagarni
5. Sugar-beet carries ______ to ______ of sugar.
(A) 5 to 7%
(B) 7 to 9%
(C) more than 20%
(D) 12 to 20%
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 kg
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 maunds
8. It is also known as the “Silver Fiber”.
(A) Wool
(B) Jute
(C) Silk
(D) Cotton
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 October
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 kg