The document is a quiz on drought from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. It contains 20 multiple choice questions about the definition, types, effects, and characteristics of drought. Drought is defined as a scarcity of water over a short period of time or when annual rainfall is less than 75% of normal. There are different types of drought including seasonal, permanent, and contingent droughts which can be prevalent in different regions and caused by factors like abnormal failure of rainfall or lack of rain during planting seasons. Prolonged drought can negatively impact crop production by affecting nutrient uptake, assimilation, and plant growth processes.
The document is a quiz on drought from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. It contains 20 multiple choice questions about the definition, types, effects, and characteristics of drought. Drought is defined as a scarcity of water over a short period of time or when annual rainfall is less than 75% of normal. There are different types of drought including seasonal, permanent, and contingent droughts which can be prevalent in different regions and caused by factors like abnormal failure of rainfall or lack of rain during planting seasons. Prolonged drought can negatively impact crop production by affecting nutrient uptake, assimilation, and plant growth processes.
The document is a quiz on drought from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. It contains 20 multiple choice questions about the definition, types, effects, and characteristics of drought. Drought is defined as a scarcity of water over a short period of time or when annual rainfall is less than 75% of normal. There are different types of drought including seasonal, permanent, and contingent droughts which can be prevalent in different regions and caused by factors like abnormal failure of rainfall or lack of rain during planting seasons. Prolonged drought can negatively impact crop production by affecting nutrient uptake, assimilation, and plant growth processes.
The document is a quiz on drought from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. It contains 20 multiple choice questions about the definition, types, effects, and characteristics of drought. Drought is defined as a scarcity of water over a short period of time or when annual rainfall is less than 75% of normal. There are different types of drought including seasonal, permanent, and contingent droughts which can be prevalent in different regions and caused by factors like abnormal failure of rainfall or lack of rain during planting seasons. Prolonged drought can negatively impact crop production by affecting nutrient uptake, assimilation, and plant growth processes.
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TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
B.Sc.(Hons) Agriculture 2019 Batch AGR 302 Rainfed Agriculture & Watershed Management (1+1) MCQ – Lecture No.6 Drought : Definition, Types and effects of drought on crop production
Year :III Semester : V
Choose the correct answer
1.Scarcity of water in a area for a short period of time is referred as ---- A. Aridity B.Drought C.Dry spell D. Both and A&B
2. Drought is due to anomaly in -------
A. Climate B.Water availability C. Atomspere circulation D. None of the above
3. Irrigation commission of India defined drought where annual rainfall
is less than ------% of normal rainfall . A.80 B.75 C.60 D.55
4.Which type of drought is prevalent in semi arid and arid region ?
A. Permament B.Seasonal C. Contingent D.Inivisible
5. Which type of drought involves an abnormal failure of rainfall ?
A. Seasonal B. Invisible C. Contingent D. Permanent 6. Who defined “drought as a long period with no rain especially during planting season”? A. Random House Dictionary B. American Heritage Dictionary C. American Meteorological society D. None of the above
7. Mid day wilt is a characteristic symptom of which of these drought ?
A. Hydrological B. Atmospheric C. Agricultural D .Meteorological
8. Prolonged meteorological drought leads to which type of drought ?
A. Atmospheric B. Hydrological C. Agricultural D. None of the above
9. Which of these drought occur even when there is frequent rain in an
area ? A. Permanent B. Seasonal C. Contingent D. Invisible
10. Culmination of many long term processes i.e. all climatic features leads to ---------- A. Drought B. Aridity C. Both A& B D. None of the above
11. Agricultural drought is also known as ------
A. Contingent drought B. Hydrological drought C. Soil drought D. Atmospheric drought 12. Which among the following drought is gradual and progressive? A. Agricultural B. Contingent C. Meteorological D. Invisible
13. Which of these drought occurs due to long gaps between two successive rains ? A. Mid season B. Early season C. Late season D. None of the above
14. Which of these drought is not due to deficit of water?
A. Apparent B. Physiological C. Invisible D. Hydrological
15. Find the odd one out?
A. Early season drought B. Mid season drought C. Late season drought D. Invisible drought
16. Drought affects the fixation, uptake and assimilation of -----
A. Nitrogen B. Potassium C . Phosphorus D. Sulphur
17. When did National Commission on Agriculture came into force ?
A. 1894 B. 1976 C. 1990 D. 1998
18. Which of these is the critical stages of rice ?
A. Panicle initiation B. Crown root initiation C. Tillering D. Booting 19. Effect on drought on respiration ---------- A. Increase B .Decrease C. Increase, decrease D. Decrease, increase
20. Which of the following decreases due to drought ?
