Exam Details
Subject | agriculture | |
Paper | ||
Exam / Course | ||
Department | ||
Organization | gujarat public service commission | |
Position | assistant director | |
Exam Date | 2013 | |
City, State | gujarat, |
Question Paper
101 Field water use efficiency is calculated by
WUE ET
WUE Y/C
WUE Y/WR
None of these
102 To separate Mustard from Wheat the recommended separator is
Indented cylinder separator
Specific gravity separator
Spiral separator
Air Screen separator
103 The least effective vegetation for protecting the soil from erOSion is
Tall tree crops
Dense grass
Low light crops with big leaves
Grain crops
104 Fann ponds are designed based on the consideration of
Lesser water depth over a larger spreading area
Lesser water depth over a lesser spreading area
Greater water depth and lesser open surface area
Greater water depth and greater open surface area
105 The contour cultivation IS most effective on slope
15%
3to
10 to 15%
15 to 20%
106 Moving around the Web from one site to another is referred as
Linking
Navigating
Hopping
Paging
107 The letter in the production function, Y a+bx is
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Intercept
None of the above
108 How many thousand eggs are produced by Honey bee queen per day
0.5 -1.5
2.0 -3.0
4.0 -4.5
5.0 -5.5
109 In a normal distribution
Mean and median are equal
Mean and mode are equal
Median and mode are equal
Mean, median and mode are equal
110 The terms 'Isotops' mean
Same number of neutrons
Same number of electrons
Same number of protons
None of the above
111 Mango mealy bug IS
Apsilla sp.
Drosicha sp.
Virachola sp.
None of the above
112 Modification of floral parts into leary structures by pathogenic infection is called
Phyllody
broom
Hyperplasia
Hypertrophy
113 Which one of the following is to be suggested In case of failure of a manually operated sprayer to retain pressure
Tightening of loose nuts and clamps and replacement of Gaskets
Opening the nozzle and cleaning its various parts especially the orifice
Straightening the plunger rod if found bent
Tightening of the lid of the tank, replacement of the Gasket, if necessary
114 Measurement of Sunlight intensity is expressed in
Calories
Millibars
Lux units
Megajoules
115 Aflatoxin in groundnut IS resulting of
Alternaria
Staphylococcus aureus
Fusarium
Aspergillus tlavus
116 NABARD Act was passed In
1982
1878
1981
1979
117 Pilot seed crop Insurance scheme was introduced from the Rabi season
1991-92
1999-2000
2001-2002
2009-2010
118 Agriculture clinic and Agriculture business centres scheme was launched in the year
1998
2002
2004
2010
119 Kishan call centre answering farmers queries during the time
From 6.00 AM to 10.00 AM on all 7 dyas a week
From 6.30 AM to 6.30 PM on 6 days a week
From 5.30 AM to 8.30 PM on 5 days a week
From 6.15 AM to 7.15 PM on all 7 days a week
120 PEa was set up in 1952 as an independent organization under General Guidance and direction of
Reserve Bank
Ministry of Agriculture
Finance Commission
Planning Commission
121 Which one of the following does not constitute a part of the jurisdiction ofWTO
Trade related tariff and non tariff barriers
Trade related intellectual property rights
Regional trade agreement
Agreement related to agriculture
122 Who amongst the following was awarded the "World Economic Prize-2007" (Kiel Prize)
Lalu Prasad Yadav
P. Chidambaram
Amartya Sen
Manmohan Singh
123 Scientific study of birds is known as
Limnology
Herpetology
Malacology
Ornithology
124 Which of the following compounds found m all living. organism are rich in phosphorus
Carbohydrates
Fats
Nucleic acids
Proteins
125 About 85% of the raw silk produced in India comes from
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Karnataka
126 When total product remains constant the marginal product will be
Zero
Negative
Positive
Constant
127 The total production of food-grain of Gujarat during year 2010-11 was
90.80 lakh tons
100.71 lakh tons
11 0.90 lakh tons
120.90 lakh tons
128 The production of cotton during year 201 O-II of Gujarat was estimated
98.25 lakh bales
78.30 lakh bales
85.35 lakh bales
75.35 lakh bales
129 The apex body to approve State Extension Work Plan is
State level sanctioning committee (SLSC)
State Extension Work Plan (SWEP)
State Agriculture Plan
State NodeL Cell
130 Puppet show in village as a method for transfer of technology is an example of
Mass Media
Group Media
Individual Media
Trible Media
131 Site useful for insertion of foreign DNA
Initiation of replication site of DNA
Termination site of DNA
Clevage site
None of the above
132 In tomato, antifreeze gene has been transferred from
Arabidopsis
Fish
Chicken
Duck
133 The process of differentiation of root and shoot from somatic embryos in culture mediam is called
Gametogenesis
Sporogenesis
Organogenesis
Embryogenesis
134 In short run Average cost, Average variable cost and Marginal cost curves are shaped due to the operation of
Law of variable proportion
Law of equimarginal return
Law of substitution
Law of comparative advantage
135 An open pollinated variety is used as tester in
Simple recurrent selection
Reciprocal recurrent selection
Recurrent selection for SCA
Recurrent selection for GCA
136 A new variety which is to be registered under PVP Act is called
Example variety
Extent variety
Reference variety
Candidate variety
137 In which one of the following store grain pest, only larvae cause damage?
Khapra beetle
Rice weevil
Red flour beetle
All the above
138 In cotton drying and dropping of terminal shoots during preflowering stage followed by shedding of squares and bolls is caused by
Helicoverpa armigera
Pectinophorag ossipillae
Spodopteralitura
Earias Vitella
139 Trichograrnma minutes is
Larval parasite
Pupal parasite
Egg parasite
Adult parasite
140 Yellow vein mosaic of okra is caused by
Gemini virus
Poty virus
Potex virus
Como virus
141 Alternate host of bajara rust IS
Wheat
Brinjal
Groundnut
Barberry
142 Domestic quarantine exist In India for
Potato scab
Potato virus
Potato wart
Potato lateblight
143 Which fungicide IS recommended for control of phytophthora blight of sesame?
Carbendazim
Ridomil MZ
Hexaconzole
Propiconazole
144 The concept of minimum tillage was started in
USA
Switzerland
India
Germany
145 Which of the following organism fix nitrogen under anaerobic condition?
Rhizobium
Blue green alga
Azotobaetor
Azospirillum
146 Potassium deficiency symptoms in plants "appear in first in
Lower most leaves
Upper most leaves
Middle leaves
All of these
147 Ratooning is practiced as a matter of routine in
Sugarcane and Sugarbeet
Sugarcane and Maize
Sugarcane and Napier grass
Sugarcane only
148 DAPOG method of crop raJsmg is associated with
Inter culture operation
Nursery raising
Seed bed preparation
None of these
149 Which clay mineral has hightest phosphate adsorbing capacity
Illite
Kaolonite
Montmorillonite
Chlorite
150 Under water logged condition which nutrient occurs in toxic condition?
Fe
Zn
Cu
P
151 It is found to formed nodules both in roots and stem and is most important host plant for the symbiotic N2 fixation
Dhaicha
Cowpea
Cluster bean
Mung bean
152 The soil having more than 30 per cent organic matter is placed in
Oxisols
Aridisols
HiStosols
Alfisols
153 The indicator used in determination of organic carbon from soil is
Methylene blue
Diphenyl amine
Methyl orange
Methyl red
154 Sulphate of potash is preferable to muriate of potash for tobacco because
The chlorine in murite of potash affect burning quality of tobacco
The chlorine in murite of potash increase the nicotine
The sulphate ions helps to increase the availability of other nutrients
None of these
155 Electric conductivity of saturation extract of saline -sodic soil in m mhos per cm is
2.0
2.0 -3.0
3.0 -4.0
More than 4.0
156 Indole acetic acid belongs to which one of the following groups of plant growth hormone
Gibberellins
Kinetin
Auxins
Vitamins
157 Age of broiler
2-4 weeks
4-6 weeks
6-8 weeks
8-12 weeks
158 Conception rate in artificial insemination
38-55%
48-65%
58-75%
68-75%
159 The stage when animal comes in heat
Proestrus
Estrus
Metestrus
Diestrus
160 In Gujarat state meteorological centre is situated at
Surat
Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad
Vadodara
161 Ukai kakrapara project is on the river
Mahi
Tapi
Sabarmati
Ozat
162 In which crops flame peeling is used
Mango and papaya
Onion and Garlic
Tomato and Potato
Radish and Carrot
163 Sugar as a preservative works on the principle of
Absorption
Diffusion
Osmosis
Fermentation
164 Freezing of fruits and vegetables at very low temperature i.e. below -60°C is
Dehydro Freezing
Air blast freezing
Cryogenic freezing
Deep freezing
165 What is ideal stage of harvesting of cut flowers
Bud opening stage
Loose flower stage
Full open stage
Bud stage
166 A combine cultivation of trees and grasses is referred as
Aqua silviculture
Agroforerstry
Silvopastoral
Silviculture
167 A short duration crop in between two main seasonal crops is termed as
Cash crop
Inter crop
Companion crop
Catch crop
168 The most common herbicide used for controlling weeds in pulse crop is
2-4 D
Batachlor
Atrazine
Basalin
169 Which one of the following IS non selective herbicide
Alachlor
Butachlor
Paraquat
Atrazine
170 In maize Ganga safed-2 is a
Single cross hybrid
Double cross hybrid
Three way cross hybrid
Double top cross hybrid
171 Which gas IS released from paddy fields
CH4
H2S
CO2
NH4
172 Rice is classified as
Short day plant
Long day plant
Day neutral plant
None of these
173 Most widely used method of soil moisture determination is
Gravimetric method
Gypsum cube
Tensiometer
Neutron method
174Area under dry land agriculture In India is
70%
60%
50%
40%
175 Golden rice is rich source of
Vitamin A
Vitamin B
Ascorbic acid
Vitamin K
176 Remote sensing helps In studying
Cropped area
Soil character
Underground area
All of the above
177 The origin place of potato is
China
South America
Tropical America
Africa
178 I.C.A.R. came into existence
1929
1936
1946
1947
179 Number of broad groups into which soil of India have been divided according to morphogenetic approach proposed by USDA
18
24
28
25
180 Which of the nitrogenous fertilizer is of amide group
Ammonium Sulphate
Urea
CAN
Sodium nitrate
181 Tomato leaf curl virus is transmitted by
Aphid
White fly
Grass hopper
Butterfly
182 The higher LDso value indicates the following
Neutral
Less toxic
High toxic
None of the above
183 Lateral side of thorax is called as
Tergum
Pluva
Sternum
None of the above
184 Fruit fly lays eggs
On leaves
Inside fruit
In soil
All above
185 Which hormones suppress the growth of the plant?
Auxin
Absccinia acid
Cytokines
Gibberellins
186 Value added tax is alan
Direct Tax
Indirect Tax
Both and
Cannot be classified
187 Television broadcast for rural development in India started in
1947
1957
1967
1977
188 Our national policy formulating body for rural development is presided over by
Prime Minister of India
Chairman Planning Commission
Agriculture Minister
President of India
189 lCAR was established based on the recommendation of the
Ford Foundation
Royal Commission
World Bank
European Union
190 The observation recorded from open area of 2 meter of soil surface is called
Macro climate
Micro climate
Topo climate
Local climate
191 Certified seed of cotton should have mmmmm germination of
50%
60%
70%
80%
192 The cultivation practices based on GIS, GPS and RSS is called
Precision farming
Multi-storeyed farming
Conservation farming
All of the above
193 Ratio of grain 10 stalk in pigeon pea is
2
1 3
1 10
1 6.8
194 Nicotine content in bidi tobacco is
195 If LER is less than 1.0, it mean that the inter crop is
Profitable
Not profitable
No change
None of these
196 Growing two or more crops simultaneously with no distinct row management is called
Intensive croppmg
Inter cropping
Mixed inter cropping
Mixed cropping
197 NPK proportion in balanced fertilizer is
1 1
2 1 1
6 2 1
6 3 1
198 The sCience which deals with adult learning is
Andrology
Pedology
Pedagogy
Edachology
199 Variable cost is also known as
Overhead cost
Prime cost
Alternate cost
All of the above
200 India occupies position in production of onion in world
First
Second
Third
Fourth
WUE ET
WUE Y/C
WUE Y/WR
None of these
102 To separate Mustard from Wheat the recommended separator is
Indented cylinder separator
Specific gravity separator
Spiral separator
Air Screen separator
103 The least effective vegetation for protecting the soil from erOSion is
Tall tree crops
Dense grass
Low light crops with big leaves
Grain crops
104 Fann ponds are designed based on the consideration of
Lesser water depth over a larger spreading area
Lesser water depth over a lesser spreading area
Greater water depth and lesser open surface area
Greater water depth and greater open surface area
105 The contour cultivation IS most effective on slope
15%
3to
10 to 15%
15 to 20%
106 Moving around the Web from one site to another is referred as
Linking
Navigating
Hopping
Paging
107 The letter in the production function, Y a+bx is
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Intercept
None of the above
108 How many thousand eggs are produced by Honey bee queen per day
0.5 -1.5
2.0 -3.0
4.0 -4.5
5.0 -5.5
109 In a normal distribution
Mean and median are equal
Mean and mode are equal
Median and mode are equal
Mean, median and mode are equal
110 The terms 'Isotops' mean
Same number of neutrons
Same number of electrons
Same number of protons
None of the above
111 Mango mealy bug IS
Apsilla sp.
Drosicha sp.
Virachola sp.
None of the above
112 Modification of floral parts into leary structures by pathogenic infection is called
Phyllody
broom
Hyperplasia
Hypertrophy
113 Which one of the following is to be suggested In case of failure of a manually operated sprayer to retain pressure
Tightening of loose nuts and clamps and replacement of Gaskets
Opening the nozzle and cleaning its various parts especially the orifice
Straightening the plunger rod if found bent
Tightening of the lid of the tank, replacement of the Gasket, if necessary
114 Measurement of Sunlight intensity is expressed in
Calories
Millibars
Lux units
Megajoules
115 Aflatoxin in groundnut IS resulting of
Alternaria
Staphylococcus aureus
Fusarium
Aspergillus tlavus
116 NABARD Act was passed In
1982
1878
1981
1979
117 Pilot seed crop Insurance scheme was introduced from the Rabi season
1991-92
1999-2000
2001-2002
2009-2010
118 Agriculture clinic and Agriculture business centres scheme was launched in the year
1998
2002
2004
2010
119 Kishan call centre answering farmers queries during the time
From 6.00 AM to 10.00 AM on all 7 dyas a week
From 6.30 AM to 6.30 PM on 6 days a week
From 5.30 AM to 8.30 PM on 5 days a week
From 6.15 AM to 7.15 PM on all 7 days a week
120 PEa was set up in 1952 as an independent organization under General Guidance and direction of
Reserve Bank
Ministry of Agriculture
Finance Commission
Planning Commission
121 Which one of the following does not constitute a part of the jurisdiction ofWTO
Trade related tariff and non tariff barriers
Trade related intellectual property rights
Regional trade agreement
Agreement related to agriculture
122 Who amongst the following was awarded the "World Economic Prize-2007" (Kiel Prize)
Lalu Prasad Yadav
P. Chidambaram
Amartya Sen
Manmohan Singh
123 Scientific study of birds is known as
Limnology
Herpetology
Malacology
Ornithology
124 Which of the following compounds found m all living. organism are rich in phosphorus
Carbohydrates
Fats
Nucleic acids
Proteins
125 About 85% of the raw silk produced in India comes from
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Karnataka
126 When total product remains constant the marginal product will be
Zero
Negative
Positive
Constant
127 The total production of food-grain of Gujarat during year 2010-11 was
90.80 lakh tons
100.71 lakh tons
11 0.90 lakh tons
120.90 lakh tons
128 The production of cotton during year 201 O-II of Gujarat was estimated
98.25 lakh bales
78.30 lakh bales
85.35 lakh bales
75.35 lakh bales
129 The apex body to approve State Extension Work Plan is
State level sanctioning committee (SLSC)
State Extension Work Plan (SWEP)
State Agriculture Plan
State NodeL Cell
130 Puppet show in village as a method for transfer of technology is an example of
Mass Media
Group Media
Individual Media
Trible Media
131 Site useful for insertion of foreign DNA
Initiation of replication site of DNA
Termination site of DNA
Clevage site
None of the above
132 In tomato, antifreeze gene has been transferred from
Arabidopsis
Fish
Chicken
Duck
133 The process of differentiation of root and shoot from somatic embryos in culture mediam is called
Gametogenesis
Sporogenesis
Organogenesis
Embryogenesis
134 In short run Average cost, Average variable cost and Marginal cost curves are shaped due to the operation of
Law of variable proportion
Law of equimarginal return
Law of substitution
Law of comparative advantage
135 An open pollinated variety is used as tester in
Simple recurrent selection
Reciprocal recurrent selection
Recurrent selection for SCA
Recurrent selection for GCA
136 A new variety which is to be registered under PVP Act is called
Example variety
Extent variety
Reference variety
Candidate variety
137 In which one of the following store grain pest, only larvae cause damage?
Khapra beetle
Rice weevil
Red flour beetle
All the above
138 In cotton drying and dropping of terminal shoots during preflowering stage followed by shedding of squares and bolls is caused by
Helicoverpa armigera
Pectinophorag ossipillae
Spodopteralitura
Earias Vitella
139 Trichograrnma minutes is
Larval parasite
Pupal parasite
Egg parasite
Adult parasite
140 Yellow vein mosaic of okra is caused by
Gemini virus
Poty virus
Potex virus
Como virus
141 Alternate host of bajara rust IS
Wheat
Brinjal
Groundnut
Barberry
142 Domestic quarantine exist In India for
Potato scab
Potato virus
Potato wart
Potato lateblight
143 Which fungicide IS recommended for control of phytophthora blight of sesame?
Carbendazim
Ridomil MZ
Hexaconzole
Propiconazole
144 The concept of minimum tillage was started in
USA
Switzerland
India
Germany
145 Which of the following organism fix nitrogen under anaerobic condition?
Rhizobium
Blue green alga
Azotobaetor
Azospirillum
146 Potassium deficiency symptoms in plants "appear in first in
Lower most leaves
Upper most leaves
Middle leaves
All of these
147 Ratooning is practiced as a matter of routine in
Sugarcane and Sugarbeet
Sugarcane and Maize
Sugarcane and Napier grass
Sugarcane only
148 DAPOG method of crop raJsmg is associated with
Inter culture operation
Nursery raising
Seed bed preparation
None of these
149 Which clay mineral has hightest phosphate adsorbing capacity
Illite
Kaolonite
Montmorillonite
Chlorite
150 Under water logged condition which nutrient occurs in toxic condition?
Fe
Zn
Cu
P
151 It is found to formed nodules both in roots and stem and is most important host plant for the symbiotic N2 fixation
Dhaicha
Cowpea
Cluster bean
Mung bean
152 The soil having more than 30 per cent organic matter is placed in
Oxisols
Aridisols
HiStosols
Alfisols
153 The indicator used in determination of organic carbon from soil is
Methylene blue
Diphenyl amine
Methyl orange
Methyl red
154 Sulphate of potash is preferable to muriate of potash for tobacco because
The chlorine in murite of potash affect burning quality of tobacco
The chlorine in murite of potash increase the nicotine
The sulphate ions helps to increase the availability of other nutrients
None of these
155 Electric conductivity of saturation extract of saline -sodic soil in m mhos per cm is
2.0
2.0 -3.0
3.0 -4.0
More than 4.0
156 Indole acetic acid belongs to which one of the following groups of plant growth hormone
Gibberellins
Kinetin
Auxins
Vitamins
157 Age of broiler
2-4 weeks
4-6 weeks
6-8 weeks
8-12 weeks
158 Conception rate in artificial insemination
38-55%
48-65%
58-75%
68-75%
159 The stage when animal comes in heat
Proestrus
Estrus
Metestrus
Diestrus
160 In Gujarat state meteorological centre is situated at
Surat
Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad
Vadodara
161 Ukai kakrapara project is on the river
Mahi
Tapi
Sabarmati
Ozat
162 In which crops flame peeling is used
Mango and papaya
Onion and Garlic
Tomato and Potato
Radish and Carrot
163 Sugar as a preservative works on the principle of
Absorption
Diffusion
Osmosis
Fermentation
164 Freezing of fruits and vegetables at very low temperature i.e. below -60°C is
Dehydro Freezing
Air blast freezing
Cryogenic freezing
Deep freezing
165 What is ideal stage of harvesting of cut flowers
Bud opening stage
Loose flower stage
Full open stage
Bud stage
166 A combine cultivation of trees and grasses is referred as
Aqua silviculture
Agroforerstry
Silvopastoral
Silviculture
167 A short duration crop in between two main seasonal crops is termed as
Cash crop
Inter crop
Companion crop
Catch crop
168 The most common herbicide used for controlling weeds in pulse crop is
2-4 D
Batachlor
Atrazine
Basalin
169 Which one of the following IS non selective herbicide
Alachlor
Butachlor
Paraquat
Atrazine
170 In maize Ganga safed-2 is a
Single cross hybrid
Double cross hybrid
Three way cross hybrid
Double top cross hybrid
171 Which gas IS released from paddy fields
CH4
H2S
CO2
NH4
172 Rice is classified as
Short day plant
Long day plant
Day neutral plant
None of these
173 Most widely used method of soil moisture determination is
Gravimetric method
Gypsum cube
Tensiometer
Neutron method
174Area under dry land agriculture In India is
70%
60%
50%
40%
175 Golden rice is rich source of
Vitamin A
Vitamin B
Ascorbic acid
Vitamin K
176 Remote sensing helps In studying
Cropped area
Soil character
Underground area
All of the above
177 The origin place of potato is
China
South America
Tropical America
Africa
178 I.C.A.R. came into existence
1929
1936
1946
1947
179 Number of broad groups into which soil of India have been divided according to morphogenetic approach proposed by USDA
18
24
28
25
180 Which of the nitrogenous fertilizer is of amide group
Ammonium Sulphate
Urea
CAN
Sodium nitrate
181 Tomato leaf curl virus is transmitted by
Aphid
White fly
Grass hopper
Butterfly
182 The higher LDso value indicates the following
Neutral
Less toxic
High toxic
None of the above
183 Lateral side of thorax is called as
Tergum
Pluva
Sternum
None of the above
184 Fruit fly lays eggs
On leaves
Inside fruit
In soil
All above
185 Which hormones suppress the growth of the plant?
Auxin
Absccinia acid
Cytokines
Gibberellins
186 Value added tax is alan
Direct Tax
Indirect Tax
Both and
Cannot be classified
187 Television broadcast for rural development in India started in
1947
1957
1967
1977
188 Our national policy formulating body for rural development is presided over by
Prime Minister of India
Chairman Planning Commission
Agriculture Minister
President of India
189 lCAR was established based on the recommendation of the
Ford Foundation
Royal Commission
World Bank
European Union
190 The observation recorded from open area of 2 meter of soil surface is called
Macro climate
Micro climate
Topo climate
Local climate
191 Certified seed of cotton should have mmmmm germination of
50%
60%
70%
80%
192 The cultivation practices based on GIS, GPS and RSS is called
Precision farming
Multi-storeyed farming
Conservation farming
All of the above
193 Ratio of grain 10 stalk in pigeon pea is
2
1 3
1 10
1 6.8
194 Nicotine content in bidi tobacco is
195 If LER is less than 1.0, it mean that the inter crop is
Profitable
Not profitable
No change
None of these
196 Growing two or more crops simultaneously with no distinct row management is called
Intensive croppmg
Inter cropping
Mixed inter cropping
Mixed cropping
197 NPK proportion in balanced fertilizer is
1 1
2 1 1
6 2 1
6 3 1
198 The sCience which deals with adult learning is
Andrology
Pedology
Pedagogy
Edachology
199 Variable cost is also known as
Overhead cost
Prime cost
Alternate cost
All of the above
200 India occupies position in production of onion in world
First
Second
Third
Fourth
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