Exam Details

Subject agriculture
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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


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