1 Specific fuel consumption of diesel engine is about:

0.2 kg/bhp/hour

1.2 kg/bhp/hour

1.5 kg/bhp/hour

0.2 kg/1Hp/hour

2 The highest negative charge sides are present in

Chlorite

Vermiculite

Fine Mica

Smectite

3 Which organization has made pioneer efforts in stabilizing milk produce in India

NAFED

AMUL

VARANA

GOKUL

4 Agronomy is a branch of Agricultural science which deals with principles and practices of

all sciences

soil, water and crop production

water management

soil management

5 The material added in fertilizer mixture to maintain its good physical condition are known as

Nutrient supplier

Conditioner

Neutralizer

Filler

6 The diameter of pit silo is usually limited to

3 m

6 m

10m

15 m

7 Drought is a condition under which crops are fail to grow and mature because of

insufficient availability of moisture

insufficient availability of sunlight

insufficient availability of nutrients

insufficient availability of space

8 Agronomist aims at obtaining

maximum production at maximum cost

maximum production at minimum cost

minimum production at maximum cost

minimum production at minimum cost

9 Farm processing includes the operation of

chaff cutting and grain drying

cane crushing and grain drying

milk processing

all above

10 Before onset of monsoon the dry sowing of kharif grain sorghum is done

one day earlier

one week earlier

fifteen days earlier

one month earlier

11 Successful of dry land agriculture depends upon:

Rain water conservation

Utilization of rain water

Mulching

None of the above

12 Identify the most efficient earthworm species for production of vermi compost:

Perionyx excavatus

Eudrilus eugenia

Eisenia foetids

None of the above

13 technology is useful for rabi groundnut.

BBF

Grass mulch

Polythene mulch

SRI

14 Time required for the runoff water to flow from the most remote point (in time of flow) of the area to the farthest outlet is called as

Unit duration

Time of concentration

Run-off duration

All above

15 The charge due to "isomorphous substitution" in clay colloids is

permanent charge and does not change with change in pH

charges according to charge in soil pH

permanent under acidic condition but increases with increase in pH in alkaline range

none of the above

16 The term "Contingent cropping" means:

Crops grown for protecting weather condition

Crops grown to maintain soil fertility

Crops grown to achieve nutritive production

Crops grown to increase production



17 Thermal efficiency of diesel engine varies from

20 to 25%

25 to 32%

32 to 38%

38 to 48%

18 The rate of heat transfer from any material to atmosphere is proportional to

Fourth power of temperature difference between material and atmosphere

Square root of temperature difference between material and atmosphere

Weight of material only

None of above

19 Ferrule is a part of

Thresher

Mower

Sickle

Seed drill

20 Which grass has gained popularity as best biological soil conservation measure all over the world?

Citronella

Vetiver

Lime

None of above

21 Number of links in a 30 metre metric chain is

90

120

150

180

22 Draft of an implement depends on

Sharpness of cutting edge

Working speed and width

Working depth and soil condition

All above

23 Which of the poultry house is suitable for hot-dry area

Wire floored poultry house

Deep litter poultry house

Cage poultry house

None of these

24 Under high rainfall conditions maize crop should be planted:

On a flat bed

In narrow furrows

On the side of ridges

In widely spaced furrows

25 Standard P.T.O. (Power Take Off) speed recommended by A.S.A.E. in the year 1961 is

500±10rpm

540±10rpm

600±10rpm

640±10rpm

26 The dropping of seeds in furrow lines in continuous flow is

Drilling

Planting

Dibbling

Hill dropping

27 Under alkaline soil conditions, the adsorbed sodium causes dispersion of clay which results in

Loss of desired soil texture and development of compact soil

Loss of desired soil structure and development of compact soil

Loss of plant nutrients from soil

UnavailabilitY of water and nutrients for plant growth

28 seed is used to produce foundation seed.

Nucleous

Certified

Breeder's

Truthful

29 rice has good export potential.

Nylon

Basmati

Hybrid

Golden

30 The process ofheating the milk upto specified temperature for a predetermined duration of time for removing bacteria and harmful organism is called

Refrigeration

Pasteurization

Sterilisation

None of the above

31 Identify the group of crops species with relatively more tolerance to salinity.

Carrot, onion, pulses

Barley, cotton, safflower

Cowpea, cabbage, onion

Tomato, radish, groundnut

32 The of Sunlight is most satisfactory for plant growth.

Half spectrum

Full spectrum

Little more than full spectrum

None of these

33 Micro-irrigation means:

only drip irrigation

only sprinkler irrigation

both drip and micro sprinkler irrigation

none of the above

34 Which is the first step in aggregation of soil particles

Hydration

Flocculation

Dehydration

Cementation

35 is the study of whole farm systems, which includes all the enterprises on the farm, their biological, economic and cultural operations and usually implies some involvement of the farmer in the research process.

Farming system cycle

Farm enterprise

Farming system approach

Farming system research

36 Cumulative evaporation required for scheduling irrigation at 0.75 IW/CPE ratio with 5 cm of irrigation water is

8.33 mm

6.66 cm

6.25 cm

6.0 rom

37 The duration of Adsali sugarcane is

12 months

8 months

15 months

18 months

38 Rice-wheat system is most popular in part of

South India

East India

Coastal Region

North India

39 Which of the following method of irrigation employed when the soil surface is undulating?

Flooding

Sprinkler

Drip

Surface

40 Practically the suction lift of centrifugal pump is

10 m

10.0 m

20.0 m

20.0 m

41 In normal mineral soils, acidity is mostly produced by replacement of which ions by H ions?

Ca and N

Ca and Mg

Ca and Na

Mg and Na

42 Bucket elevator with belts are employed in food industry for:

horizontal conveyance

angle upto 45° from horizontal

angle upto 60 from horizontal

vertical conveyance

43 For proper maintenance of irrigation pump, drain the lubricants in oil bearing and wash out bearing every

month

three months

six months

year

44 Which type of beaters are used in hammer mill to break the products

stationery type

revolving type

reciprocating type

none of the above

45 The recommended seed rate of soyabean is

60 -75 kg/ha

45 -55 kg/ha

40 -50 kg/ha

10 -15 kg/ha

46 What is the appropriate way of increasing value of fruits

Storing for long period

Processing

Selling in local markets

None of above

47 Grain to straw ratio in most of the Mexican wheat varieties is

2:1

3:1

1:1

1:2

48 In Disc plough, the penetration of disc can be increased by

Increasing tilt angle

Reducing body weight

Increasing disc angle

Decreasing speed

49 Rainfall is described in the forecast as isolated when of the specified area is expected to receive rains.

25%

two third

two third

one third

50 A closed conduit is used in case of

Drop inlet spillway

Straight drop spillway

Chute spillway

None of above

51 The primary purpose of level on ridge-type terrace is to

Conserve water and control erosion

Reduce runoff

Make steep lands cultivable

All are correct

52 The yearly sequence and spacial arrangement of crops and fallow on a given area is called as

Sustainable farming system

Ct:opping system

Cropping pattern

Farming systems

53 The active acidity pool of the soil represents:

Exchangeable H and Al present in soil

and Al ions in soil solution

and Al ions present both in soil solution and exchangeable site

None of the above

54 Which is the process of transformation of solid rocks by physical agents and chemical agencies into regolith

Disintegration

Regolith formation

Weathering

Soil formation

55 Soyabean is classified as crop as per its use.

fibre

grain

green manuring

oilseed

56 refers to complementary interaction among the intercrops in respect of space and time.

Multiple cropping

Symbiosis

Allelopathy

Annidation

57 Which is the farm operation for which power tiller is most suitable?

Transplanting

Ploughing heavy soils

Farm transportation

Puddling of low land paddy

58 variety of gram is recommended for Maharashtra under rainfed condition.

Asha

laya

Vijay

Surya

59 Which is the natural unit draining runoff water to a common point?

Farm pond

Spillway

Water shed

Earth darn

60 Which of the following is considered as biofertilizer

Compost

Blue green algae

Green manure

Farm yard manure

61 The organic chelating agent is known as the "Ligand" and the micro-nutrients such as borate and molybdate cannot be chelated because

Borate and molybdate supply Boron and Molybdenum respectively

Borate and molybdate ions are negatively charged

Borate and molybdate ions are present in traces in soil

Boron and molybdenum can be supplied through sodium tetraborate and ammonium molybdate respectively

62 The length of revenue chain is

33 feet

33 meter

66 feet

meter

63 Which of the following cake contains relatively higher percentage of nitrogen

Neem cake

Castor cake

Linseed cake

Groundnut cake

64 Identify the group of textural classes of the soil with increasing degree of fineness:

Silty clay loam, sandy clay loam, loam

Loam, sandy clay loam, silty clay loam

Sandy clay loam, silty clay loam, loam

Loam, silty clay loam, sandy clay loam

65 The allowable discharge variation along drip lateral should be

less than 15%

less than 10%

less than 20%

none of these

66 Why nitrate ions are move easily leached from soil than ammonium ions?

Because of smaller size of nitrate ions, leached with water

Nitrate ions are positively charged hence easily leached from soil

Nitrate ions being negatively charged, not held by soil particles

Ammonium ions replace nitrate ions very easily

67 Which plant nutrient increases nodule formation that fix nitrogen in Legume crops?

Potassium

Manganese

Sulphur

Phosphorus

68 Spacing of check dam varies inversely with

drop height

gully slope

runoff rate

all above

69 The soil temperature for satisfactory growth of potato tuber should be c.

7-9

11-13

17-19

20-23

70 What is the source of energy used for drying field crops like wheat?

Electrical energy

Heat from wood

Solar energy

Hydro power energy

71 Which of the following monsoon, country mainly receives maximum rainfall

North-East

South-West

South-East

North-West

72 When organic residues with a wide C N ratio are incorporated in the soil, for the time being, why little or no nitrogen is available to plants

Available nitrogen is converted to unavailable form

Keen competition among micro-organisms for available nitrogen

Available nitrogen is lost due to volatilization

Available nitrogen is due to leaching

73 What should be the uniform thickness of single drain on float glass used in construction of glass house

1 to 2 mm

3 to 4 mm

5 to 6 mm

1.5 to 3 mm

74 Which type of soil survey is recommended for priority areas or micro-water shed planning and development?

Detailed soil survey

Reconnaissance soil survey

Detailed and Reconnaissance

Semi-detailed

75 The seed rate of Pigeonpea is kg/ha.

100-120

40-45

3-5

12-15

76 Subsistence is important objective of

Live stock farming

Mixed farming

Cropping system

Farming system

77 If the electrical conductivity of irrigation and drainage water is 0.2 ds/m and 0.4 ds/m respectively, the leaching requirement will be equal to

20%

40%

50%

80%

78 A short duration crop in between two main crops is termed as

Companion crop

Catch crop

Cash crop

Ephemeral

79 35°C= K

235

-258

135

308

80 The dividing component that joins the low pressure side to the high pressure side of compression refrigeration system is

Compressor

Condenser

Evaporator

Expansion valve

81 Bulk Density of soil is influenced by

Micropores

Macropores

Relative distribution of micro and macropores

Total porosity of soil

82 In which type of textural class of soils highest percentage of total pore space is present

Sandy clay

Clay

Sandy clay loam

Sand

83 How P solubilising bacteria increase the availability of phosphorus?

They have capacity to convert unavailable form to available form

They are responsible to release P ions adsorbed on surface of organic colloids

They secrete organic acids and bring about the dissolution of immobile form of soil phosphate

They secrete some strong acids which bring about dissolution of insoluble soil phosphates

84 Transpiration losses can be reduced by use of

Stubble mulch

Polythene mulch

Interculture

Kaoline spray

85 Which agricultural implement is used for wheat crop to reduce human drudgery during operation?

serrated sickle

power tiller

power operated combine harvester

seed-eum-fertilizer drill

86 Which of the herbicide is used to control weeds in zero tillage?

Pendimethalin

Paraquat

Alachlor

Trifluralin

87 In thin layer drying, the grain bed depth is

more than 20 cm

less than 20 cm

more than 40 cm

more than 100 cm

88 The most common fumigant used for control of insect pests in stored products including seeds are:

Methyl alcohol and phosphorous

Methyl bromide and phosphine

Ethanol and methanol

Benzene and ethanol

89 The type of frame used for green house structure having span more than or equal to 15m:

Pipe frame

Wooden frame

Truss frame

Even frame

90 In sequence cropping, the crop can be harvested at

before planting another crop

physiological maturity

harvest at maturity

grain filling stage

91 The actual area covered by the implement during its total time consumed is known as:

Theoretical field capacity

Effective field capacity

Theoretical field efficiency

Field efficiency

92 The Gunta chain is 66 feet long and is divided into links.

66

100

50

33

93 Keeping in view the available technology for the Khan! and Rabi crops, which one of the following patterns would be more useful for crop planting?

Monoculture

Location specific cropping

Mixed cropping

Multiple cropping

94 Which of the following is the cheapest and easily manipulable soil moisture conservation technique suitable for rainfed vertisols having slope of less than

Ridges and furrow

Bench terracing

Mulching

Compartment bunding

95 The primary purpose of graded terrace is:

to trap and hold rainfall for infiltration into the soil

moisture conservation, erosion control is secondary

efficient distribution of rain water

to remove excess water to minimise erosion

96 The quantity of water retained in the soil between the limit of field capacity and permanent wilting point is

available water for plant use

gravitational water for plant use

potential water for plant use

pure water for plant use

97 Transpiration is

Wilting co-efficient

Evaporation

Water loss from plants

Changing status of water

98 Wooly aphid, an insect pest causes much damage mainly to

Sugarcane

Onion

Cotton

Wheat

99 To prevent spoilage, silage should be removed from pit silo at the rate of

10 cm/day

5 cm/day

15 cm/day

20 cm/day

100 refers to planting of the succeeding crop before harvesting the preceding crop.

Relay cropping

Ratoon cropping

Monocropping

Intercropping