New crops are varieties of plants that are either in the process of being planted for future growth or are currently growing but have not yet been harvested. These crops can bring excitement and innovation to agriculture as they may offer improved yield, disease resistance, or other desirable traits.
Farmers often experiment with new crop varieties to adapt to changing environmental conditions and consumer preferences. The development and adoption of new crops play a crucial role in ensuring food security and sustainable agriculture practices for the future.
New Crops MCQ for NEET
Ques 1. This is Jojoba
1. Leucaena
2. Parthenium
3. Simmondsia chinensis
4. Crotalaria
Answer: Simmondsia chinensis
Ques 2. Identify this good green manure leguminous tree that is small and fast-growing, leaves enriched with nitrogenous compounds
1. Jojoba
2. Leucaena
3. Guayule
4. Dalbergia
Answer: Leucaena
Ques 3. Pusa hybrid 4 is a variant of
1. Banana
2. Brinjal
3. Tomato
4. Potato
Answer: Tomato
Ques 4. Source of liquid wax is
1. Blue whale oil
2. Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba)
3. Sperm whale oil
4. both 2. and 3.
Answer: both 2. and 3.
Ques 5. This is a beverage plant
1. Poullinia cupana
2. Ilex paraguariensis
3. Both 1. and 2.
4. None of the above
Answer: Both 1. and 2.
Ques 6. Olericulture is
1. Cultivation of cash crops
2. cultivation of fruits
3. cultivation of vegetables
4. cultivation of oil seeds
Answer: cultivation of vegetables
Ques 7. This is an underutilized oil crop
1. Cocos nucifera
2. Brassica campestris
3. Azadirachta indica
4. None of the above
Answer: Azadirachta indica
Ques 8. A common beverage, Cola is obtained from
1. stems
2. seeds
3. flowers
4. leaves
Answer: seeds
Ques 9. Pick the incorrect pair
1. Liquid wax obtained – Simmondsia chinensis
2. Nutritive seeds – Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
3. Atmospheric nitrogen fixed – Leucaena leucocephala
4. Source of furniture Wood – Parthenium argentatum
Answer: Source of furniture Wood – Parthenium argentatum
Ques 10. Hybridization of this pair led to the development of a man-made cereal, Triticale
1. Rice and wheat
2. Oat and wheat
3. Gram and wheat
4. Rye and wheat
Answer: Rye and wheat
