MCQs on Cultivation of Fibre Crops (Jute, Mesta, Ramie, Sunhemp)

MCQs on Cultivation of Jute (Corchorus sp.):

Answer is marked #

What percentage of the jute area is covered by Corchorus olitorius (Mita Path/Tossa)?

A) 10-15%

B) 25%

C) 50%

D) 80% #

Which country ranks first in both jute production and area?

A) Bangladesh

B) India #

C) China

D) Myanmar

What is the optimum soil pH for cultivating jute?

A) 5.5

B) 6.4 #

C) 7.2

D) 8.0

Jute belongs to which family?

A) Fabaceae

B) Malvaceae #

C) Urticaceae

D) Agavaceae

What is the primary use of approximately 72% of jute goods?

A) Export

B) Industrial use

C) Domestic consumption #

D) Textile manufacturing

MCQs on Cultivation of Mesta (Hibiscus sp.):

What is the weight of one bale of mesta?

A) 100 kg

B) 125 kg

C) 150 kg

D) 181 kg #

Which Indian state has the maximum productivity of mesta?

A) Andhra Pradesh

B) West Bengal #

C) Maharashtra

D) Bihar

Mesta belongs to which family?

A) Fabaceae

B) Malvaceae #

C) Urticaceae

D) Agavaceae

Which of the following fibers is not rich in cellulose?

A) Jute

B) Mesta

C) Sunhemp

D) Ramie #

Which mesta plant is more drought-tolerant?

A) Kenaf

B) Roselle #

C) Hibiscus sabdariffa var. altissima

D) H. cannabinus

MCQs on Cultivation of Sunhemp (Crotalaria juncea):

What is the ideal harvest time for Sunhemp?

A) 60 days after sowing

B) 90 days after sowing #

C) 120 days after sowing

D) 150 days after sowing

Sunhemp belongs to which family?

A) Fabaceae #

B) Malvaceae

C) Urticaceae

D) Agavaceae

Which Indian state has the largest area under sunhemp cultivation?

A) Maharashtra #

B) Orissa

C) West Bengal

D) Andhra Pradesh

What is the main use of sunhemp as a crop?

A) Textile production

B) Green manure #

C) Food crop

D) Medicinal purposes

What color is the fiber produced by sunhemp?

A) White

B) Creamy-white

C) Dull yellow #

D) Brown

Cultivation of Ramie (Boehmeria nivea):

Which state in India is a major producer of Ramie?

A) West Bengal

B) Assam #

C) Maharashtra

D) Andhra Pradesh

Ramie belongs to which family?

A) Fabaceae

B) Malvaceae

C) Urticaceae #

D) Agavaceae

What is the characteristic length of Ramie fiber?

A) 60 mm

B) 80 mm

C) 100 mm

D) 120 mm #

What is the gum content in Ramie fiber after decortication?

A) 10-20%

B) 20-30% #

C) 30-40%

D) 40-50%

What is the optimum pH for Ramie cultivation?

A) 4-5

B) 5-6

C) 6-7 #

D) 7-8

Cultivation of Sisal (Agave sisalana):

Sisal is significantly grown in which Indian state?

A) Orissa #

B) Madhya Pradesh

C) West Bengal

D) Maharashtra

What family does Sisal belong to?

A) Fabaceae

B) Malvaceae

C) Urticaceae

D) Agavaceae #

How is Sisal primarily propagated?

A) Seeds

B) Bulbils and suckers #

C) Cuttings

D) Grafting

What percentage of a sisal leaf is made up of fiber?

A) 2%

B) 4% #

C) 6%

D) 8%

From which country was Sisal introduced to other parts of the world?

A) India

B) China

C) Mexico #

D) Brazil