1-A process performed by plants in sunlight for synthesizing food is known as
(A) Phototropism
(B) Photorespiration
(C) Photosynthesis
(D) None of these.
2-The stomatal index directly affects the
(A) Microbial population in the soil
(B) Respiration
(C) Rate of transpiration
(D) None of the above
3-A device for measuring, leaching and percolation losses in a column of soil under controlled condition is called as
(A) Lysimeter
(B) Psychrometer
(C) Evaporimeter
(D) Infiltrometer
4-Which of the following will reduce soil erosion?
(A) High wind velocity
(B) High rainfall intensity
(C) Deforestation
(D) Afforestation
5-Which animal has wallowing habit?
(A) Buffalo
(B) Horse
(C) Sheep
(D) Cow
6-In hydrometer method of analysis, the settling time is maximum for
(A) Coarse sand
(B) Silt
(C) Clay
(D) Fine sand
7-Which chemical is responsible for ripening of fruits?
(A) Nitrous oxide
(B) Propylene
(C) Ethylene
(D) Methylene
8-What does IPR stand for?
(A) Intellectual property right
(B) International property right
(C) Individual property right
(D) Indian property right
9-Aroma of earthy smell after first shower in monsoon is due to
(A) Nematodes
(B) Fungi
(C) Actinomycetes
(D) Bacteria
10-Which crop is suggested to be cultivated for biodiesel production in waste lands?
(A) Jatropha
(B) Soybean
(C) Oil palm
(D) Corn
ANSWERS:
1-(C), 2-(C), 3-(A), 4-(D), 5-(A), 6-(C), 7-(C), 8-(A), 9-(C), 10-(A)
11-Which plant is used for indication of Permanent Wilting Point?
(A) Sunflower
(B) Wheat
(C) Paddy
(D) Safflower
12-Which clay mineral is maximum in black soils?
(A) Montmollionite
(B) Vermiculite
(C) Illite
(D) Kaolinite
13-Moisture conservation using a polythene and/or organic/inert material covering the soil is primarily meant for
(A) Mulching
(B) Easy cultural operations
(C) Sustained development
(D) None of the above
14-The meat of adult sheep is known as
(A) Lamb
(B) Beef
(C) Mutton
(D) Pork
15-Golden rice is rich in
(A) Vitamin K
(B) Vitamin C
(C) Vitamin A
(D) Vitamin D
16-Which light(s) causes Emerson effect in photosynthesis?
(A) Yellow and green
(B) Red and far-red
(C) UV
(D) White
17-What is the use of a reaper?
(A) Cutting and winnowing
(B) Crop harvesting
(C) Cutting and threshing
(D) None of the above
18-Phenyl mercuric acetate (PMA) is used as
(A) Antitranspirant
(B) Fungicide
(C) Both A & B
(D) Weedicide
19-A soil is called calcareous due to presence of high
(A) Potassium
(B) Phosphorus
(C) Calcium carbonate
(D) Nitrogen
20-Which of the following is not propagated by the plant tissue culture commercially?
(A) Sugarcane
(B) Wheat
(C) Gerbera
(D) Banana
ANSWERS:
11-(A), 12-(A), 13-(A), 14-(C), 15-(C), 16-(B), 17-(B), 18-(C), 19-(C), 20-(B)
21-Which are the major anions in sodic water?
(A) Flouride and bromide
(B) Chloride and sulphate
(C) Phosphate and nitrate
(D) Bicarbonate and carbonate
22-Evapo-transpiration is a measure of water loss from
(A) Soils
(B) Plants
(C) Water bodies
(D) Both A & B
23-Grow-out test of seeds is done for
(A) Physical purity
(B) Germination
(C) Genetic purity
(D) Viability
24-In which form is nitrogen absorbed by plants?
(A) Nitrous oxide
(B) Nitrite
(C) Nitrate
(D) None of these
25-Which of these affect the soil formation?
(A) Climate
(B) Parent material and time
(C) Topography and organisms
(D) All of the above
26-Which deficiency causes Whiptail disease in cauliflower?
(A) Magnesium
(B) Molybdenum
(C) Manganese
(D) Copper
27-Tetrazolium test is performed to know
(A) Seed physical purity
(B) Seed viability/germination
(C) Seed mixtures
(D) Seed chemical quality
28-Which is an ideal technology for the management of plant diseases?
(A) Integrated disease management
(B) Biological control
(C) Chemical control
(D) None of the above
29-The efficiency of surface irrigation is
(A) More than 90 per cent
(B) 10 to 15 per cent
(C) 30 to 50 per cent
(D) 70 to 80 per cent
30-Which of the following is an example of abiotic stress?
(A) Soil salinity
(B) Nematode attack
(C) Fungal attack
(D) Insect attack
ANSWERS:
21-(D), 22-(D), 23-(C), 24-(C), 25-(D), 26-(B), 27-(B), 28-(A), 29-(C), 30-(A)
31-What causes leaf curl disease in cotton?
(A) Actinomycetes
(B) Bacteria
(C) Virus
(D) Fungi
32-Bt cotton was developed using a gene from
(A) Virus
(B) Bacteria
(C) Actinomycetes
(D) Fungus
33-Which is a non-ruminant animal?
(A) Sheep
(B) Horse
(C) Both A & B
(D) None
34-A product used to attract male moths of insects is
(A) Ketons
(B) Pheromone
(C) Fenvelrate
(D) Alphamethrin
35-Technique to control shape, size and direction of plant growth is known as
(A) Disbudding
(B) Training
(C) Thinning
(D) Topping
36-An egg shell is composed of
(A) CaCO3
(B) CaO
(C) Ca(OH)2
(D) Ca3(PO4)2
37-Chewing and cutting type of mouth is present in
(A) Army worm
(B) Whitefly
(C) Aphids
(D) Jassids
38-Difference between climate and weather is that?
(A) Both are synonyms and no difference
(B) Climatic condition will change daily
(C) Climate is the long term effect
(D) Weather is the long term effect
39-During grafting or budding union takes place through which tissues?
(A) Cortex
(B) Phloem
(C) Cambium
(D) Xylem
40-The honeycomb structure is found in
(A) Sodic soil
(B) Alluvial soil
(C) Black soil
(D) Laterite soil
ANSWERS:
31-(C), 32-(B), 33-(B), 34-(B), 35-(B), 36-(A), 37-(A), 38-(C), 39-(C), 40-(D)
41-What is the pH of sodic soils?
(A) 8.5 and above
(B) 8.0
(C) 7.5
(D) 7.0
42-The electrical conductivity of a soil will affect the
(A) Gravitational potential
(B) Matric potential
(C) Osmotic potential
(D) None of these
43-Maximum N content is in which fertilizer?
(A) Anhydrous ammonia
(B) Calcium ammonium nitrate
(C) Ammonium sulfate
(D) Urea
44-CBD stands for which international movement?
(A) Convention of biotechnology department
(B) Conservation of biodiversity
(C) Convention on biological diversity
(D) None of the above
45-Milk is deficient in which element?
(A) Phosphorus
(B) Potassium
(C) Iron
(D) Nitrogen
46-Which of the following is a water soluble fertilizer that is recommended to be used for fertigation?
(A) Urea
(B) Basic slag
(C) Rock phosphate
(D) Super phosphate
47-In which soils infiltration rate is poorest?
(A) Sandy
(B) Sandy clay
(C) Clayey
(D) Sandy loam
48-Seedlessness in grapes is due to
(A) Ovule sterility
(B) Self-incompatibility
(C) Parthenocarpy
(D) Parthenogenesis
49-Photosynthesis takes place in which organelle of cell?
(A) Endoplasmic reticulum
(B) Chloroplast
(C) Golgi bodies
(D) Mitochondria
50-Sowing of a second crop at the maturity stage of first crop is known as
(A) Relay-cropping
(B) Contour cropping
(C) Mixed cropping
(D) Strip cropping
ANSWERS:
41-(A), 42-(C), 43-(A), 44-(C), 45-(C), 46-(A), 47-(C), 48-(C), 49-(B), 50-(A)
51-What does ESP refer to with respect to soil?
(A) Excess saturation point
(B) Exchangeable saturation percentage
(C) Excess sodium percentage
(D) Exchangeable sodium percentage
52-What is the percentage of phosphorus in DAP?
(A) 52
(B) 32
(C) 46
(D) 40
53-Which of the following irrigation technology is most efficient?
(A) Drip
(B) Surface
(C) Mini sprinkler
(D) Sprinkler
54-Growth of the plants towards or away from the light is called as
(A) Phototropism
(B) Photosynthesis
(C) Photorespiration
(D) None of the above
55-What is hypertrophy?
(A) Inhibition of growth
(B) Enlargement of a tissue due to increase in size of its cells
(C) Abnormal increase in cell number of an organ
(D) None of these
56-Which is not a parasitic weed?
(A) Orabanche
(B) Cyperus
(C) Cascuta
(D) Striga
57-Which disease is transferred from cattle to human?
(A) Anthrax
(B) Rinderpest
(C) FMD
(D) Foot-rot
58-Which fruit contains highest amount of ascorbic acid?
(A) Mango
(B) Orange
(C) Aonla
(D) Apple
59-Red-rot disease is observed in which crop?
(A) Bajra
(B) Paddy
(C) Sugarcane
(D) Sorghum
60-Blue revolution is associated with
(A) Fisheries
(B) Meat
(C) Milk
(D) Agricultural crops
ANSWERS:
51-(D), 52-(C), 53-(A), 54-(A), 55-(B), 56-(B), 57-(A), 58-(C), 59-(C), 60-(A)
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