1 What is the name of phenomenon of presence of two or more embryos within a seed?

Parthenocarpy

Polyembryony

Sternospermocarpy

Fertilization

2 The xylem and phloem in dicot roots are

Tetrarch

Diarch

Hexarch

Polyarch

3 What is the terminology for division of cytoplasm?

Karyokinesis

Equational division

Cytokinesis

None of the above

4 Which is the term used for the yellow pigment that is precursor of Vitamin A and gives colour to plant parts, such as orange fruit?

Xanthophill

Carotene

Chlorophill

Antho cyanin

5 Which of the following statements is false?

a gene is a linear sequence of nucleotides

genes control the synthesis of protein

one gene one enzyme hypothesis was proposed by Lenderberg and Koverberg

sickle cell anemia has lethal effect in homozygous condition

6 Who discovered the mutagenic action of rays in barley and maize?

Muller

Stadler

Devries

Blackslee

7 What is the term used for a phase, when chromosomes move in opposite directions from the equatorial region?

Prophase

Metaphase

Anaphase

Cytokinesis

8 The phenotypic ratio of supplementary factor is

9:7



13:3



9 How many codons are present in genetic code?

64

16

46

61

10 In cytoplasmic organelles which is the component that is the seat of protein synthesis, respiration and generation of high power ATP

Plastid

Centrosome

Golgi complex

Mitochondria

11 The Black Pepper is pollinated by

Wind

Insect

Water

Animals

12 What is the name for one seeded fruit of rice or maize grain?

Berry

Pepo

Siliqua

Caryopsis

13 An organism derived from the union of gametes of dissimilar genetic constitution is called as

Homozygote

Heterozygote

Multiplezygote

Hybrid

14 Heterosis is commercially exploited in

Cross-pollinated crops

Often cross pollinated crops

Self pollinated crops

Vegetatively propagated crops

15 The YVM resistant variety of Okra developed by pure line selection, collected from a local variety of Bihar is

Pusa Kranti

Parabani Kranti

Pusa Phalguni

Both 1 and 2

16 Three or more forms of genes occupying a single locus on the same chromosome are called as

ISO alleles

Recessive alleles

Dominant alleles

Multiple alleles

17 NP 836-a mutant wheat variety is developed from

Sanora 64

NP 830

NP 890

NP 799

18 Name the country where the heterosis in rice was commercially exploited for the first time.

India

China

Korea

Pakistan

19 Which term is used for a breeding method in which asexually propagated plants are selected on their visual morpholical traits?

Mass selection

Clonal selection

Performance selection

Hybridization

20 Cross between cy10plasmic male sterile and cytoplasmic male fertile produces

Sterile F1

Fertile and sterile in 1:1 ratio

Fertile F1

None of the above

21 Which is the naturally occurring auxin in plants?

NAA

5-T

JAA



22 Which is correct term for the mechanism in which plant cannot set seed when self pollinated with normal functional pollen and ovules, eventhough it can set seed when cross pollinated?

Self compatibility

Self fruitfulness

Self in compatibility

Dichogamy

23 Photosynthesis is a

Catabolic process

Anabolic process

Exothermic process

Exergonic process

24 Which is the acquisition on hastening ability to flower by chilling treatment?

Photoperiodism

Vegetation

Vernalization

Germination

25 Which is the correct term used for a progeny of a foundation seed which is produced under specific standard, approved and certified by certifying agency and designed to maintain genetic identity and purity?

Foundation seed

Breeder's seed

Registered seed

Commercial seed

26 Which of the following brings about cell elongation alongwith longitudinal axis in plants?

Auxins

Cytokines

Gibberellins

None of these

27 Which is not a short day plant?

Potato

Soyabean

Maize

Sugarcane

28 Which is the specific term used for the process by which water vapour is released in to atmosphere through the stomatal openings found on leaves and stems?

Respiration

Photosynthesis

Translocation

Transpiration

29 The vernalization process requires of normal oxygen.

2.0

0.2

0.02

None of these

30 Which element is essential for IAA synthesis?

Iron

Calcium

Zinc

Chlorine

31 Ripening of fruits is associated with release of growth regulator.

Auxin

Gibberellins

Cytokines

Ethelene

32 Which of the following plants is useful for controlling indoor pollution?

Peace Lily

English Ivy

Chrysanthemum

All of these

33 What is the name of the earth region, where ecosystem operates?

Atmosphere

Hydrosphere

Lithosphere

Biosphere

34 The science of raising forest crops, methods of raising tree crops, their growth and aftercare upto final harvesting is called as

Silviculture

Sericulture

Forest ecology

Silviculture system

35 The Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is in

Rajastan

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Assam

36 Who demonstrated the totipotency of plant cells by invitro techniques?

Hanning

Laibach

Haberlandt

Biffen

37 Bamboo [Dendrocalamus strictus] is mainly used in industry on a large scale.

Furniture

Aqzicultural implements

Paper and pulp

Toys and art pieces

38 was the first scientist to isolate bio-chemical mutant from haploid cell suspension which was treated with Ethyl methyl supphonate.

Carlson

Huge

Burton

Nujeki

39 What is the hybrid protoplast produced by fusion between one/more protoplasts of each of the two species is called as

Homocaryons

Fusogen

Heterokaryons

None of these

40 A piece of tissue obtained from a part of plant of interest to be used in tissue culture is called as

Meristem

Embryoculture

Explant

Callus culture

41 Citrus jambiri is the scientific name of

Rangpur lime

Rough lemon

Acid lime

Jamun

42 Which is the polyembryonic and dwarfing rootstock in Mango?

Olour

Totapuri

Bombay Green

Vanraj

43 Name the branch of Horticulture which includes garden designing

Pomology

Olericulture

Floriculture and landscaping

Post Harvest Technology

44 What is the botanical name of Khirni

Acharus zapota

Manilkara hexandra

Psrdium guajava

None ofthe above

45 Which is the best variety for high density planting in papaya?

Pusa Delicious

Pusa Nanha

CO.2

CO.6

46 Name the planting system for hilly slopes and undulating lands for orchard establishment.

Square system

Contour system

Hexagonal system

Quincunx system

47 In which crop closing of persistent calyx is a typical indication of harvest maturity

Guava

Sapota

Banana

Pomegranate

48 Which is the leading physiological disorder in Mango?

Whip-tail

Malformation

Little leaf

Granulation

49 Phule Arakta is the improved variety of

Annona

Mango

Pomegranate

Aonla

50 Lalit variety of guava is developed at

MPKV, Rahuri

IIHR, Bengaluru

Dr. BSKKV, Dapoli

CISH, Lucknow

51 Kagzi lime is commercially propagated by

Seeds

BUdding

Cuttings

Layering

52 Which fruit crop is popularly known as Indian Jujube?

Jamun

Jackfruit

Ber

Guava

53 The "Amrapali", hybrid variety of mango was developed through the cross between

Neelum and Dashehari

Dashehari and Neelum

Alphonso and Neelum

Neelum and Alphonso

54 Which of following is the non-climacteric fruit?

Mango

Apple

Banana

Papaya

55 Name the plant growth regulator used commercially for berry development in grape.

Cycocel

NAA

6.BA

GA3

56 Momordica dioica is the scientific name of

Bitter gourd

Sweet gourd

Spine gourd

Sponge gourd

57 The pungency and flavour in onion is due to

Diallyl disulphide

Oxalic acid

Allyl propyl disulphide

Dimethyl trisulphide

58 Which compound in broccoli is effective in prevention of cancer?

Allicin

Indoles

Cheratin

Diosgenin

59 Name the physiological disorder caused due to deficiency of molybdenum in cauliflower.

Blindness

Ricyness

Whip tail

Buttoning

60 Which is the burning problem in Okra?

Leaf curl virus

Spotted wilt virus

Yellow vein mosaic

Little leaf

61 The blossom end rot in tomato is caused due to deficiency of

Nitrogen

Molybdenum

Potassium

Calcium

62 According to dietitions, per day per capita consumption of vegetable should be

400 gm

200 gm

300 gm

100 gm

63 Pungency in chilli is due to the principle compound

Allyl

Capsicin

Solanin

Oxalates

64 Phule Green Gold is the improved variety of

Ridge gourd

Smooth gourd

Cucumber

Bitter gourd

65 Diamond Back Moth is a serious pest of

Bottle gourd

Tomato

Cabbage

Peas

66 Which of following cut flower is grown on largest area for long stem production?

Anthurium

Rose

Gladiolus

Orchid

67 Which is the rootstock used for commercial propagation of rose through shield budding?

Rosa rugusa

Rosa laxa

Rosa indica var Odorata

Rosa damascina

68 Which of the following species of Jasminum has highly scented yellow flowers?

Jasminum sambac

J. Panniculatum

J. humile

J. officinele

69 Which is the informal type of garden design?

Mughal Garden

English Garden

Italian Garden

French Garden

70 Gladiolus is propagated by

Bulb

Tuber

Rhizome

Corm

71 Name the precursor of natual auxin

Trytophan

Zeatine

2.4.0

Morphactine

72 Which growth regulator is commercially used to minimise spreading losses during onion storage?



MH-40

IAA

NAA

73 Name the variety of onion suitable for dehydration

N-53

Pusa Red

Pusa White Round

Baswant 780

74 Name the agency involved in export of horticultural produce from India

NHM

NHB

APEOA

HOPCOMS

75 What does the minimum processing includes?

Grading and sorting

Pasteurization

Cooking and heating

Straining

76 For making good jelly from fruits like guava or woodapple they should be rich in

Citric acid

Pectin

Fructose

Aroma

77 Marmalade is prepared from

Citrus

Guava

Pineapple

Mango

78 Why the pre-cooling is carried out in fruits?

Removal of external heat

To reduce decay

Removal of internal and field heat

None of these

79 Treatment of cut flower after harvesting with low concentration of sugar is called

Hardening

Loading

Pulsing

None of these

80 Cidar wine is prepared from fruit.

Grape

Pineapple

Apple

Strawberry

81 Wing bearing thoracic segments are collectively called as

Mesothorax

Pterothorax

Prothorax

Metanotum

82 Which of the following is the predator of mealy bug?

Trichogramma

Zygogramma

Cryptolaemus

Crotogonus

83 Which part of the sprayer breaks the spray solution into fine droplets?

Agitator

Pump

Nozzle

Lance

84 Othreis Fullonica is a pest that damages citrus fruits in its stage.

Egg stage

Larval stage

Pupal stage

Adult stage

85 Economic threshold level is always

Higher than economic injury level

Lower than economic injury level

Equal to the economic injury level

None of the above

86 Contarinia sorghicola is a pest of

Citrus

Sunflower

Sorghum

Sesamum

87 Diflubenzuron is a

Fumigant

Soil insecticide

Chitin Synthesis inhibitor

Seed dresser

88 In bird scarer the chemical used to produce acetylene gas is

Calcium chloride

Calcium carbide

Calcium carbonate

Sodium chloride

89 Juvenile hormone is produced by

Prothoracic glands

Neuro secretary cells of brain

Corpora allata

Corpora cardiaca

90 Grassy stunt disease of rice is transmitted by

Aphids

Thrips

Brown Planthopper

Gundhi bug

91 In preying mantid fore legs are modified as

Cursorial

Scansorial

Raptorial

Foragial

92 The insect control by sterilization was first conceived by

Paul Muller

E. F. Knipling

R. H. Painter

C. V. Riley

93 The time required for half of insecticide residues to react and kill 50 per cent of the insect population is referred as

LD50

RL50

LD100

RL100

94 Insect nervous system originates from

Endoderm

Ectoderm

Mesoderm

None of the above

95 What is the particle size of the Granular insecticides?

0.25t02.4mm

0.10toO.15mm

2.5 to 5.0 mm

None of the above

96 Drying of silk cocoon prior to moth emergence is referred as

Reeling

Testing

Stifling

None of the above

97 The insecticidal property of DDT was discovered by

Othmar Zeidler

Paul Muller

Michael Faraday

Kurt Alder

98 Helping to establish itself as an imported species in a new environment is referred to as

Transportation

Colonisation

Exploration

None of the above

99 Which is the site of oviposition of mango fruit?

On leaves

On soil

Under the rind of ripening fruits

None of the above

100 Respiration in insect takes place through a system of internal tubes known as

Tormac

Tracheae

Tarsomere

None of the above

101 Who developed the first microscope?

Leeuwenhoek

Prevost

Michili

Tillet

102 The microorganisms obtaining their food from dead organic matter are referred to as

Pathogens

Parasites

Saprophytes

Obligate parasites

103 In which one of the following plant diseases the phenomenon of polymorphism is observed?

Rust diseases of wheat

Wilt diseases fur

Smut diseases jowar

Root rot diseases of cotton

104 The science which deals with the study of epidemics and factors affecting the epidemics is referred to as

Mycology

Epidemiology

Bacteriology

Virology

105 Which one of the following is an example for necrotic type of symptoms?

Tikka disease of groundnut

Yellow vein mosaic of bhendi

Powdery mildew of pea

Leaf curl of chilli

106 Rust of linseed is caused by

Puccinia lini

Melampsora lini

Uromyces lini

Urocystis lini

107 Fungal pathogens of wilt diseases are

Seed borne

Soil borne

Water borne

Air borne

108 The most studied and stable plant virus in nature is

Tobacco mosaic virus

Bean mosaic virus

Papaya mosaic virus

Citrus exocortis virus

109 Stem rust of wheat is caused by

Ustilago tritiei

Pueeinia graminis

Pueeinia striiformis

Pueeinia glumarum

110 'Khaira' disease of rice is caused due to

Boron deficiency

Zinc deficiency

Manganese deficiency

Brick-kiln fumes

111 Striga SPP, the common phanerogamic plant parasite is also known as

Dodder

Witchweed

Broomrape

Banda

112 The study of cause of the disease is termed as

Epidemiology

Mycology

Etiology

Phycology

113 Late leaf spot of groundnut is caused by

Cereospora araehidieola

Mycosphaerella arachidicola

Puccinia arachidis

Phaeoisariopsis personata

114 Soybean rust is caused by

Puccinia helianthi

Uromyces vignae

Phakopsora pachyrhiza

Uromyces appendiculatus

115 Head Quarter of the Plant Protection Quarantine and Storage Organisation is located at

Coimbatore

Cuttack

Faridabad

Hyderabad

116 Causal organism of downey mildew of grape is

Eisinoe ampelina

Plasmopara viticola

Uncinula necator

Xanthomonas campestris

117 Aflatoxin is produced by the fungus

Penicillium notatum

Trichoderma viridae

Aspergillus flavus

Albugo candida

118 First plant parasitic nematode Anguina tritici was described by

Needham 1743

Garret 1965

Borellus 1956

Leeuwenhoek 1675

119 In the decomposition of organic matter, cellulose is attacked by

Trichoderma and Aspergillus

Ganoderma and Psalliotta

Albugo and Puccinia

Pythium and Microphomina

120 Which one of the following is an organic sulphur fungicide?

Formaldehyde

Zineb

peNB

Vapam

121 Anomie is a term used to describe failure of

Class system

Values

Norms

Social organisation

122 A person's caste status is determined by his

Birth

Power

Social relations

Job performance

123 A three tier system of democratic decentralisation was recommended in

1960

1956

1958

1957

124 In India ICAR launched world bank funded project for agricultural development in the year 1998 was

NATP

NARP

NAEP

NREP

125 Land to man ratio is higher in

Metropolitan city

Rural area

Urban area

Semiurban area

126 is the type of leader who receives specialized training in the job by which he earns his livelihood.

Authoritarian leader

Professional leader

Laissez-Faire leader

Lay leader

127 It is the competency in using knowledge efficacy

Attitude

Skill

Knowledge

Motivation

128 Process of determining the extent to which objectives have been attained is termed as

Assessment

Validation

Examination

Evaluation

129 It is goal directed and satisfying behaviour. It influences a person to do a thing in a certain way

Learning

Teaching

Motivation

Interest

130 The fundamental objective of extension education is

To analyse the people's work

Not to develop people culturally

To develop rural people economically, socially and culturally

None of the above

131 Who is there at the center of learning situation/process?

Subject matter

Teacher

Method of teaching

Learner

132 An Extension Worker, while extending scientific information and knowledge to the farmers, uses

Meeting and lectures

Organise demonstration

Distribution of Agril Literature

All the above

133 motivation produces a stronger and more permanent response.

Extrinsic

Intrinsic

External

None of the above

134 The expression of the end towards which our efforts are directed

Objectives

Needs

Goal

Principles

135 According to Shanon-Weaver (1949) the elements of communication are

Source, Encoder, Signal, Decoder and Destination

Communicator, Message, Channel, Treatment, Audience and Response

Source, Transmitter, Signal Receiver and Destination

Speaker, Speech and Audience

136 The basic elements of behaviour are

Knowledge, attitudes and skill

Only knowledge and skill

Skill and attitude

Skill and beliefs

137 It means a course of procedures, something that occurs in a series of actions or events leading to the desired ends

Process

Teaching

Communication

Learning

138 A statement of situation, objectives, problems and solution is a

Programme

Plan of work

Project

Calender of work

139 The cheapest and fastest electronic mass media suitable for communication in remote and hilly area is

Telephone

Motion picture

Radio

Extension literature

140 Which one of the following is not a step in teaching?

Attention

Desire

Action

Motivation

141 Decision to make full use of an innovation is known as

Interest

Desire

Adoption

Satisfaction

142 Which of the following is the most effective extension teaching method?

Method demonstration

Result demonstration

Office calls

Study tours

143 Which one of the following projectors works on indirect projection principle?

Slide projector

16 mm projector

Opaque projector

Overhead projector

144 Which of the following is not true?

Programme planning is a continuous process

Programme planning is a teaching process

Programme planning has permance with flexibility

Programme planning is a non-coordinating process

145 Name the evaluation done simultaneously while the programme is running

Concurrent evaluation

Expost evaluation

External evaluation

Internal evaluation

146 It is the process of consciously choosing courses of action from the available alternatives and integrating them for the purpose of achieving desirable objectives

Evaluation

Decision making

Monitoring

Planning

147 In SWOT analysis stands for

Tenure

Test

Threats

Time

148 The first KVK was established in 1974 at

Nagpur

Ludhiana

Nilokheri

Pondichery

149 the information that sender of a message receives from the receiver.

Fidelity

Feedback

Instinct

Treatment

150 Which of the following is an example of mass communication?

Radio

T.V.

Newspapers

All of these

151 The peculiarities of land as a factor of production are that, it is

Limited in supply

Permanent

Completely immobile

All of the above

152 Current growth rate of agriculture in India is

1 percent

4 percent

2.5 percent

7 percent

153 When the total utility is at its maximum, marginal utility is

negative and declining

negative and increasing

zero

positive and declining

154 A farm with land holding size ranging between 1 and 2 hectors is called a

small farm

semi-medium farm

medium farm

marginal farm

155 Sex ratio of females to males in Indian population is closer to

0.93: 1.00

0.83: 1.00

0.73: 1.00

0.63: 1.00

156 Which of the following is the list of properties of business alongwith their values at a specific date?

Farm inventory

Farm cash accounts

Supplementary financial account

Non farm income records

157 Based on the rainfall, climate and soil characteristics the planning commission has divided the country into

12

15

18

21

158 The term 'operation flood' is related with

crop production

oilseed production

cotton production

dairy development

159 Which agency purchases cotton under the monopoly procurement of cotton scheme?

NAFED

APEDA

Government of Maharashtra

FCI

160 The term 'operational holding' refers to the

Land area owned by a farmer

Cropped area cultivated by a farmer

Land area leased out-by a farmer

Land area leased in by a farmer

161 An Apex Co-operative Bank is situated at the

District level

Village level

Tensil level

State capital

162 The procurement prices are announced by the Government of India on the recommendations of the CACP.

Before start of sowing season of the crop

Before the harvest season of the crop

After the harvest of the crop

None of these

163 The fixed cost

deClines with the increase in level of production

increases with increase in level of production

remains constant eventhough there is increase in the level of production

none of the above

164 Which of the following seNes as a shock absorber in the economy and provides a defence mechanism against widely fluctuating price level?

MSP

Procurement price

Bufferstock

Issue price

165 Which one of the following operates in livestock market?

Merchant middleman

Commission agent

Broker

Facilitative middleman

166 Production function indicates the relationship between

two inputs

two outputs

input and output

none of the above

167 In which of the following stages of production function, the maximum profit is obtained in the production of a commodity

Stage I

Stage II

Stage III

Stage I and II

168 When a change in price brings about exactly proportionate change in the quantity demanded, the demand is said to be

Unitary elastic

Relatively elastic demand

Perfectly inelastic demand

Relatively inelastic demand

169 A loan taken for a period of 6 to 18 months is a

short term loan

medium term loan

long term loan

none of these

170 In the first stage of production function

MP AP

AP MP

AP MP

MP 0

171 Buffalo belongs to species of animal.

Bos taurus

Bos indicus

Bos bubalis

Capra hircus

172 Which of the following is not a milch breed of cattle?

Sahiwal

Tharparkar

Gir

Hariana

173 For identification marks, in which process several small holes arc punched with a die?

Tattooing

Tagging

Branding

Notching

174 In Poultry which system is confined to the house entirely with no access to land outside and is adopted where land is limited?

Extensive system

Folding unit system

Loose housing system

Intensive system

175 The practice of breeding sire of a given breed to non descript females and their offspring for generation to generation is known as

Grading up

Hybrid vigour

Inbreeding

Species Hybridization

176 The birth of first embryo transfer calf in cattle in India was reported in 1986 by

NDRI KARNAL

IVRI lzzat Nagar

AndhrapradeshAgricultural University Tirupati

Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) New Delhi

177 Development of fertilized ovum takes place in

Oviduct

Uterus

Cervix

Ovaries

178 What is the oestrum period of a cow?

12-14 hrs

1-2 hrs

4-5 days

2-3 days

179 Poor quality silage contains

Higher acetic acid

Higher butyric acid

Higher propionic acid

Lower butyric acid

180 Which fodder crop is the best crop for hay making?

Maize

Hybrid Napier

Green oat

Sorghum

181 Higher Temperature Short Time (HTST) method of pasteurization of milk refers to heating every particle of milk at the temperature of followed by immediate cooling to 5°C or below

72°C for atleast 15 seconds

63°C for atleast 30 minutes

115°C for atleast 3 -15 minutes

135 -150°C for 1 seconds

182 Colostrum, the secretion after calving contains more amount of

Protein

Fat

Lactose

Water

183 What is the maximum limit for sugar in Ice-Cream as per lSI specification?

40%



10%

15%

184 is used for detection of total solids in milk.

Refractive index

Reichster's scale

Richmond's formula

Valenta test

185 The boiling point of milk is

100°C

100.17° C

101°C

99.7° C

186 Which of the following reagent/chemical is used for detection of bicarbonate as adulterant in milk?

Rosalie acid

Resorcinol

Resins

Iodine

187 The average specific gravity of cow milk ranges (at 60°f) from

1.028 -1.030

1.032 -1.035

1.035 -1.037

0.93 -0.95

188 Fat percentage in Ghee is

99.5

90.0

85.0

80.0

189 On an average to obtain 1ml of milk, how much volume of blood needs to be circulated in mammary glands of a cow?

500 litre

500 ml

10 ml

10 litre

190 During which milking operation the comparative bacterial load is maximum in milk?

Stripping

Middle milk

Fore milk

None of the above

191 Parboiling of rice results into

Higher vitamin content than milled rice

Higher mineral content than milled rice

Better cooking quality than milled rice

All of these

192 Large quantities of meat and meat products are stored, distributed and marketed in

Frozen form

Fresh form

Cooked form

Dry form

193 Most innovative food preservation technique of 21 st Century is

Aseptic packing

Hurdle technology

Irradiation

Pascalization

194 Egg shell consists of percent of calcium carbonate.

94

80

60

100

195 The maximum limit of incorporation of common salt in butter is

0.5%

1.0%

5.0%

2.5%

196 Addition of little more sugar than recommended level in jelly preparation leads to formation of

Cloudy jelly

Tough jelly

Syrupy jelly

Perfect jelly

197 Concentration process that exposes food to 100° C or higher temperatures for a prolonged period cause

Flavour change

Nutritional properties change

Darkening of colour

All of the above

198 The maximum limit for bacterial count (per for edible casein as per lSI specification 1965 is 1165).

1 lakh/g

50,OOO/g

2,OO,OOO/g

100/g

199 Breakdown of protein by the action of micro-organisms is known as

Rancidity

Souring

Proteolysis or peptonization

Sweet curdling

200 The rancidity caused by formation of free fatty acids is called as

Oxidative rancidity

Reduction rancidity

Hydrolytic rancidity

None of these