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Subject agriculture
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Organization maharashtra public service commission
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Exam Date 2007
City, State maharashtra,


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1. Mango (Mangifera indica) is commercially propagated by

Epicotyl grafting Enarch grafting


Air layering Cutting


2. The Chairman of Planning Commission is:
President Prime Minister
Finance Minister Speaker of Loksabha

3. The purple colour of fruit skin in Brinjal is due to

Lycopene Anthocyanin


Xanthophyll None of the above


4. The law of variable proportions controlled the movement of

Long -Run cost curves Long -Run supply curves


Short -Run cost curves None of the above


5. . 'Grow more food campaign' was started in
1944 1952 1947 1953
6. In AOA underWTO, which box represents direct payments under production limiting programme?
Green Blue Amber Yellow
7. An individual engages in activities which lead to a choice to adopt or reject the innovation

Implementation function Decision function


Evaluation Satisfaction


8. Which thing is responsible for bitterness in Bittergourd
Lycopene Anthocyanin Momordicin Capsicin
9. The science which deals with the study of relation of climate with binomical phenomena in plant is known as
Phenology Climatology Ecology Biology
10. The RFLP molecular marker is which type of marker?
Dominant Co-dominant Recessive None of these
11. Which method of dehydration is used to retain maximum nutrients?
Sun drying Cabinet drying Freeze drying Oven drying
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12. Which is the base material that is used for manufacture of Rasgolla
Rabadi Khoa Chhana Cream
13. Uncertinity in agriculture can be minimized through:

Specialization in crop production


Use of hybrid varieties


Diversified farming


Co-operative farming


14. of food grains causes breakdown of starch irito simpler starches.
Roasting Sprouting Boiling Frying
15. Energy used for growth, maintenance, work and production of milk, meat, egg and wool is:

Gross Energy Digestible Energy


Metabolizable Energy Net Energy


16. Euchromatine takes up deep stain during cell division but does not during:
Metaphase Anaphase Prophase Interphase
17. Best cereal fodder crop for silage preparation is:
Jowar Maize Bajra Teosinte
18. Breeding of unrelated animals is called as
Out breeding In breeding
Close breeding Line breeding

19. Which one of the following is a complete stem parasite of Berseem

Striga Loranthus


Dodder Orobanchea spp.


20. Ber is commercially propagated by:
Seed Patch budding
Forkert budding Inarching

21. Heating temperature and period in high temperature short time pasteurization is

63°C for 30 mins 72°C for 15 seconds


150°C for no hold 135°C for fraction of second


22. Which plant disease brought the science of plant pathology to lime light?

Downy mildew of Grape Coffee rust


Late blight of potato Wheat rust


23. The percentage of credit by commercial banks to agriculture before their nationalisation was:
about 1 2.7 3.9 4.7
24. If in a product-product relationship, increase or decrease in the level of one product does not affect the production level of others then it is a case of

Supplementarity Complementarity


Competitiveness Joint product


25. Which is the term used for mating between two individuals related by descent or having a common ancestor

Distant breeding Sibmating


Cross breeding Reciprocal breeding


26. Which plant growth regulation increases the female flowers in cucumber?
Ethnel GA IAA NAA
27. The Calvin Bension cycle of photosynthesis in which the first products after carbon dioxide fixation are three carbon molecules is called
C1 cycle C2 cycle C3 cycle C4 cycle
28. The WTO began functioning on
1St April, 1994 1St April, 1995
1St January, 1994 1St January, 1995

29. At the time of seed germination major part of Fat is converted into:

Proteins Carbohydrate


Organic acid None of these


30. The difference between the price paid by consumer and the price received by producer is referred to as

Marketing Cost


Marketing Margin


Price Spread


Producer's share in consumer's rupee


31. In a laying hen peak egg production is achieved at weeks of age.
22to25 60to65 40to45 32to35

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32. The sum total of genetic information needed to produce the full sized plant is called as

Micropropagation Totipotency


Pollen culture Embryo culture


33. Which commercial rootstock is recommended for sweet orange in Maharashtra

Rangpur Lime Rough Lemon


Sour Orange Cleopatra


34. Who among the following considered as a Father of Sociology

Dr. B. Chitamber August Compte


Dr. A.R. Desai Spencer Hatch


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35. The Basic philosophy of Extension education is
Compulsion Persuation Co-operation Assimilation
36. The first type of Co-operative Societies established in India were:

Credit Co-operative Societies Marketing Societies


Agricultural Societies Housing Societies


37. Who is the person to provide a proper measure for consumer's surplus?
Adam Smith A.J. Dupuit
J.R. Hicks Alfred Marashall
38. Which of the following doesnot affect milk yield of animal

Breed Frequency of milking


Pregnancy None of these


39. Process of removing off flavours from milk is:

Vacreation Homogenization


Sterilization Pasteurization


40. Normally, flash cards for the convenient presentation happen to be the size of

7"x7" or 9" X9" 10"x10" or 12" X 12"


7"x7" or 8" X 8" 16" x 16" or 18" X 18"


41. Causal organism of paddy blast is
Saroclodium oryzae Rizoctonia oryzae
Pyricularia oryzae None of the above

42. Less than 11 lit of spray solution cover large cropped area with:

ultra low volume sprayer Low volume sprayer


Medium volume sprayer High volume sprayer


43. Which of the fatty acid is essential for human nutrition
Linoleic acid Stearic acid Oleic acid Palmitic acid
44. Which of the following method is used for valuing the asset like land

Cost-Depreciation Replacement Cost-Depreciation


Income Capitalization Method Net Selling Price


.... till 45. are fixed ideas in the mind and we tend to hold them true, they are the facts
but not always scientifically true.
Taboos Rituals Customs Beliefs

46. What is the name of the characters whose development depends upon a. specific environment

Threshold characters Qualitative characters


Quantitative characters Pleiotrophic characters


47. Smut fungi belongs to the order?
Uredinales Ustilaginales Taphrinales Moniliales
48. The food act which is compulsory to the food process is
FPO ISO Agmark PFA
49. is the process of deteqnining, delineating, obtaining and providing useful information for judging decision alternatives.

Diffusion Implementation


Formulation Evaluation


50. The parallel term for ecosystem is:
Biogeoconosis Biosphere Ecosphere Ecotype
51. Whatis the share of buffalo milk in total milk production in India?
10% 40% 55% 75%
52. Which is the commercial variety of banana in Maharashtra
Harisal Pooran Nendran Grand Naine
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53. The Lac contains Lac resin to the extent of
25% 45% 65% 75%

54. The white muscle disease is caused by deficiency of
Vitamin Vitamin Vitamin Vitamin
55. Group status is an example of
Physical need Social need
Integrative need None of above

56. The type male sterility used in ornamental plants is

Genetic Cytoplasmic genetic


Cytoplasmic Protoplasmic


57. Farmers seeking farm information from peer group is an example of

Group contact Cosmopolite communication


Interpersonal communication Mass communication


58. Farm planning involves:

selecting and adopting best package of practices


preparing farm budget in advance


both and
use of economic principles
59. Grand Naine is most important variety of crop.
Guava Citrus Banana Cashew
60. Mark out the vegetable crop which is not belonging to solanaceous group, from the C following crops
Brinjal Tomato Onion Chilli
61. What is the scientific name of cowpea?
Trifolium alexandrium Medicago sativa
Vigna sinensis Avena sativa

62. Teakwood (Tectona grandis) is commercially propagated by

Stem cutting Stumps of root and shoot cutting


Sucker Rhizome


63. What should be the moisture content of stored grains to prevent insect breeding?

Less than 8 percent 9 to 10 percent


11 to 15 percent None


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64. Causal organism of wheat leaf rust is: Puccinia graminis Puccinia erianthi Puccinia recondita Puccinia striifonnis

65. Which of the following entomopathogen is extensively used for effective control of many Lepidopterous Insect-Pests.

Verticillium lecanii Bacillus thuringiensis


Clostridium spp. Bacillus popilliae


66. Which one of the following pathogens are transmitted by insect vectors
Fungi Nematodes Viruses Bacteria '....
67. Shoestring like leaf is the most typical symptom of the disease


Papaya bunchy top Little leaf of Brinjal


Papaya ring spot Leaf curl of tomato


68. In which year Indian council of Agricultural Research was set up
1929 1939 1936 1950
69. Which fruit crop is grown under rainfed conditions
Aonla Sapota Gooseberry Banana
70. Which is the outer part of the earth's crust?
Lithosphere Biosphere Hydrosphere Ecosphere
71. Which is the respiratory quotient, when sugars are consumed in respiration as mostly
cereals?
less than unity more than unity

equal to unity far from unity
72. The white grainless head in paddy is caused by

Orseolia oryzae Scirpophaga incertulas


Nymphula depunctalis Leptocorisa acuta


73. Monitoring of pest in an area is done by using:

Pheromone traps Sticky traps


Coloured traps Crop traps


74. Who suggested that, all the genes linked together in a single chromosome will form a
linkage group?
Sulton Bateson Muller None of them


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75. Cross of with either of the parent is called as
Test-cross Back cross Single cross Multiple cross

76. What is the terminology for land plants, growing in moist habitat and needs well aerated soils?
Hydrophytes Xerophytes Mesophytes Halophytes
77. The epidermal cells that generates the setae are
Trichogens Tormogens Telsons None
78. Mango is harvested without injury to pedicil and when they attain than fully matured ones.

Three fourth maturity One half maturity


Four fifth maturity None of above


79. Cross-over percentage never exceeds

10 50 30 75
80. To obtain uniform Progeny which system of breeding is suitable?

Triple crossing Close mating


Criss crossing Hybridization


81. In Epigeal germination, the cotyledons are seen to be pushed upward by rapid elongation of what?
epicotyl plumule radicle hypocotyl
82. Who has rightly described the protoplasm as the "physical basis of life"
Huxley Grew Von Mohl Schultz
83. Crop losses caused by insects are estimated on the basis of

Surveys (Economic lhreshold Level) ETL


(Economic Injury Level) ElL (General Equilibrium Position) GEP


84. Nematodes as plant pathogens were first reported by
Needham Berkeley Cobb N.A. Robert Koch
85. Poultry breed developed in India and exported to America and England:
Sussex Brahma Australorp Orpington
86. In the case of Giften goods, a fall in their prices tends to

make the demand remain constant


reduce the demand


increase the demand


increase the supply


87. Mental or physical reaction taken place in audience as a result of communication process:

Fidelity Audience Response


Communication gap Noise


88. For preservation of juices, syrups jams and jellies chemical is added at specific concentrations.

Potassium permanganate Potassium metabisulphite


Sodium chloride Vinegar


89.. Basic operational unit for Extension work in India is
District Block State Village
90. The language of honeybees was discovered by

A.M. Wenner . Karl Von Frisch


L.L. Longstroth F.G. Smith


91. At present in Maharashtra lakh hectare area is under fruits cuJtivation.
15.5 10.5 13.5 20.5
92. Which one of the following insecticide is a chitin inhibitor
Abamectin Carbaryl Dimilin Dimethoate
93. .The National Dairy Development Board was setup at Anand in the year
1965 1969 1955 1970
94. The storage life of potatoes and onions can be prolonged better by

Irradiation with gamma rays Dehydration


Sun drying Chemical preservation


95. The slow but powerful and effective tool to bring positive change in animal improvement is:
Mutation Selection Cross breeding Translocation

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Vitavax, Bavistin, Calixin Zirum, Plantavax, Blitox


Bayistin, Topsin-M, Captan Planofix, Bavistin, Calixin


97. Normally, the head of Governing Board of Agricultural Technology Management Agency is

Superintending Agricultural Officer


Joint Director of Agriculture


District Collector


Agriculture Development Officer


98. Which of the following, is Ethylene Scavenger?
KMn04 MnS04 KzSzOs KS04
99. Methyl engenol is used as an attractant for controlling

Snails and slugs Fruit fly


Heliothis armigera Grasshoppers


100. Due to which hormone the milk secretion is inhibited?
Adranales Lactogen Galactin Oxytocin
101. Disease which occurs all over the world and cause mass mortality
Endemic Sporadic Epidemic Pandemic
102. Slime mold fungi belongs to the class
Zygomycetes Oomycetes
Myxomycetes Chytridiomycete's

103. What is the duration of baisakhi crop of rangeeni lac strain?
4 months 6 months 8 months None
104. Silver shoot in paddy is caused due to infestation by
Stem borer Gall fly Rice hispo None

105., All these are quality controlling agencies except:
FPO APEDA HACCP PFA
106. Which root stock is commercially used for grafting in sapota?
.
M-9 . Khirani Olour Dogridge
107. What is prepared from pectin rich fruits?
Jam Squash Marmalade Jelly
108. Metathorax is closely associated with first abdominal segment in the order, Hymenoptera, is called as
Somite Metanotum Propodeum Segment
109. The flower crop gladiolus is commercially propagated by

Rhizomes Bulbs and bulbils


Corms and cormels Seeds


110. Which of the following is not used as stabilizer in ice-cream making'?

Sodium alginate Gelatin


Carboxyl Methyl Cellulose Lecithin


111. Among the following projects, which one was not sponsored by lCAR

Operational Research Project


Training and Visit System


Lab to Land Programme


National Agricultural Research Project


112. Which was the first pigeonpea hybrid developed on the basis of CGMS system?
lCPH-8 GTH-1 PPH-4 AKPH-1
113. Which term is used for a sex form where only staminate flowers are borne on one plant and bisexual flowers on another plant of the same variety or species

Androecious Andromonecious


Androdioecious Hermaphrodite


114. The National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDq was established in the year:
1960 1961 1962 1963
115. Maslows model of need hierarchy puts one of the following stages on top:

Satisfaction Need fulfilment


Self actualisation Victory


116. What is the name for donor parent in Back Cross method on the other hand?

Recurrent Nonrecurrent parent


Superior parent Recipient parent


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117. When the cross between same parents involved in normal cross wherein male parent of
nonrial cross will become female parent and female becomes male parent, the cross is termed as

Double cross Back cross


Reciprocal cross Test cross


118. Give the name of a fruit type in which fruit is a modified berry, the rind is not edible and juice remain in special structure known as vescicle.
Drupe Hesperidium Pome Agregate fruit
119. The table salt is fortified with Iodine to avoid which disease in population?
Scurvy Goiter Anemia Pellagra
120. The vegetable is commercially cultivated under protected (polyhouse) condition nowadays in Maharashtra.

Brinjal Hot Chilli


Coloured Capcicum Cucumber


121. ATIC stands for

Agricultural Trade Information Centre


Agricultural Technology Information Centre


Agricultural Training and Information Centre


Agricultural Trading Information Campaign


122. The gap between money incomes of the community and the available supply of output of goods and services is
Deflation Disinflation Inflation None of these
123. What is the terminology for an individual carrying chromosome number other than 2n
Haploid Diploid Heteroploid Polyploid
124. The concept of defence mechanism is incorporated in

Personality development Abnormal behaviour


Physical traits Emotions


125. Apron 35 SD is
Fumigant Fungicide Metalaxyl Fungicide
Carbamate Insecticide Fumigant Nematicide


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126. Which of the following is a Self-liquidating loan

Medium term loan Long term loan


Crop loan None of the above


127. Under which plan, "Kisan Credit Card Scheme" was introduced?
VI VII VIII IX
128. D.N.A. (Deoxyribonucleic acid) and RN.A. (Ribonucleic acid) are the most important components of
Cytoplasm Cell wall Chromosome Mitochondria

··fIIII 129. In B.T. cotton, the main purpose of breeding through genetic engineering is for
Disease resistance Pest resistance
Stress resistance Quality control

130. It is a plan of activities to be undertaken in a particular time sequence

Plan of work Calendar of work


Programme Evaluation


131. Swelling of certain part in fruit plant due excess of moisture is known as
Fascination Odema Watercore Phyllody
132. Which is the CO2 acceptor in C3 plants?
Phosphoenol pyruvate Ribulose bisphosphate
Glycolate Oxaloacetate

133. The weight in grams of 900 m long silk filament is called as
Rendita Denier Fibroin Sericin
134. Select a systemic fungicide from the following:
Thiram Carbendazim Dithane M-45 CuS04
135. Which is the best season for successful grafting in mango?

Rainy season Winter season


Summer season Off season


136. Oleocellosis commonly observed in
Mango Banana Citrus Papaya
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137. The rational use of agricultural resources from national angle is obtained through:

Farm management Production Economics


Micro-economics Agricultural Finance


138. Pink bollworm of cotton pupates in
Soil Seed Boll Stem
139. Whatis the name for the transmission of character from parents to offspring, governed by cytoplasmic gene

Extranuclear inheritance Nuclear inheritance


Mendelian inheritance None of these


140. What should be the purity percentage in nucleus seed?
100% 80% 50% 40%
. 141. The term gene silencing was firstly used by in 1970.
Ohno Khurana Mendle Burton

142. Cereal proteins are generally deficient in
Methionine Lysine Tryptophan All of above

143. What is the minimum content of milk fat..in the cream?
10% 15% 20% 25%
144. Which hybrid of brinjal is released by MPKV Rahuri
Vaishali Krishna Pragati Jwala
145.
Metaldehyde is an
Rodenticide Molluscicide None


146.
Mark out the vegetable which is not belonging to the cruciferae family from the following:


Cabbage Cauliflower Okra Broccoli
147.
Inherent ability of plant cell or tissueto develope into entire plant after proper stimulation

148.
The central problem in getting the adults to learn is


is called: .
Morphogenesis Parthenogenesis
Totipotency Organogenesis


Age Lack of motivation


Sex Lack of literacy




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149. Death of seedlings due to lesion on stem at root level is called as
Dieback Gall Epinasty Damping off
150. Which is the specific term used for the process when plant is subjected to cool temperature treatment for the promotion or enhancement of growth or flowering

Scarification Cold water treatment


Vernalization Stratification


151. Which one of the following diseases are caused by members of order Uredinales

Smut diseases Rust diseases


Downy' mildew diseases Powdery mildew diseases


152. Which is the best variety of tomato for Processing?
Roma Phule Raja Rajeshree
153. Fermentation in bread making is brought about by the use of
Yoghust Lactic acid Yeast Vinegar
154. are the expression of the ends towards which our efforts are directed.
Objectives Principles Needs Interests
.155. Process of transpiration in plants helps in
Absorption of CO2 Upward conduction
Opening of stomato None of these

156. Principle of plant disease management applicable for control of disease in already established crop is
Avoidance Exclusion Eradication Protection
157. Food value of proteins depends upon its:
Amino acids content Fatty acids content
Ascorbic acid content Butyric acid content

158. The inflorescence of Corylus is
Catkine Umbell Corymb Spadix
159, Which one of the following State started Panchayati Raj SysteI]l first in India?
Maharashtra Rajasthan Karnataka Punjab
160. Which curve can be drawn to indicate all possible combinations of two inputs which can be purchased with a given outlax of funds

ISO cost line ISO quant


ISO cline Expansion path


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161. For successful role playing requires good amount of

Publicity Empathy


Negative Attitude Heterophily


162. Disease resistance in plant when governed by only one pair of genes is referred to as
Monogenic Polygenic Oligogenic Horizontal
163. A speculator who excepts that prices of a security would fall by a next statement day is:
Bull Stag Bear Lame duck
164. Which variety of onion is recommended for early rabi season (Rangada)

Phule Baswant


Phule Samarth N-257-1


165. Principle of whole family approach envisages:

Low income low risk measures


Fulfilment of short term needs


All inclusive development


Women empowerment


166. In plant suspended growth which coincide unfavourable climate is known as

Quiescence Double dormancy


Spontaneous dormancy Innate


167. For inducing more number of adventitious roots on cuttings of difficult to root crop growth regulator is mostly used. C
Gibberellins Indole butyric acid ..
Abscissic acid Ethylene

168. The process by which new ideas spread from origin to its ultimate users is known as:

Evolution Assimilation


Diffusion Accommodation


169. is the activity of influencing people to cooperate towards some goal which they come to find desirable.
Forgetting Remembering Leadership Complexity
170. Konkan Durangi is a variety of crop.
Colocasia Pokla Rajgira Palak
171. 'Buchy Top' the disease of Banana is introduced in India from:
Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka China
172. The bio-aesthetically well planned city in India is
New Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Chandigarh
173. Mark out the name of the crop which is not suitable for dryland cultivation under Maharashtra condition
Ber Pineapple Aonla Annona
174. The headquarter of Commonwealth Institute of Biological control is situated at

Bangalore (India) Trinidad (West Indies)


Durban (South Africa) Sydney (Australia)


175. Which one of the following is a parasite of insect

Braconidfly Dragonfly


Chrysoperla Praying mantid


176. Which of the following fruit has 39% Fe in fresh form
Pomegranate Date palm Karenda Grape
177. Yellowing of Plants due to lack of light is called
Chlorosis Fasciation Albinism Etiolation
178. A study of different communities living in a particular climate is known

Community .ecology Population ecology


Biome ecology Gene ecology


179. What for e-Ieaming is useful?
Class room education Out of school education
Marketing Scientific information

180. Most fresh vegetables and fruits are:
Low in moisture, protein and fat
High in moisture, protein and fat
High in moisture, low in protein and fat
Low in moisture, high in protein and fat

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181.
Resistance to organophosphates, carbamates and pyrethroids can be overcome·

182.
The capacity of the seed to remain capable of germination for some specific period of time is called as


by
Dioxyphenyl Triphenyl Phosphate
Piperonyl Butoxide Dibutyl Carbamates


Seed viability Seed testing


Seed germination Seed dormancy


183. Which of the following smut is intervemally seed-borne?

Loose smut of Sorghum Smut of pearl millet


Smut of maize Loose smut of wheat


184. One of the oldest methods uSed for preservation of foods is
Steaming Sun drying Chilling Irradiation
185. It means feeling of an individual towards or against something:
Attitude Emotions Prejudices Interest
186. The suitable temperature for tuberization in potato is
28-30°C 18-20°C 22-24°C 10-15°C
187. The social tendency to resist changes and new or improved practices results in
Competition Cultural lag Assimilation Migration
188. The movement of water through microspores of growing medium owing to the adhesion of water molecules to the medium is called as

Gravitational water Capillary water


Available water None of above


189. Which flower crop is commercially cultivated in polyhouse
Marigold Jasmine Gerbera Tuberose
190. Enzyme causing rancid flavour to milk and milk products:
Amylase Phosphatase Lipase Protease
191. For sweet oranges and mandar in oranges is the best root stock used for protection against phytopthora.

Jambheri Rangapur lime


Grape fruit Sweet orange seedling


192. In extension education, which one of the following approach is preferred?

Autocratic approach Democratic approach


Lessaiz fair approach None of the above


193. The cell derived through fusion of one male and one female gamete with 2X chromosome numbers which develops into new individual through mitosis is called
Zygote Egg cell Seed Pollen
194. Which growth regulator is commercially utilised for profuse rooting in guava layers?
IBA GA CCC H-D
195. What is the recommended temperature of AV at the time of collection of semen?
7°C 25°C 45°C 39°C
196. In pedigree breeding single plant is selected in which of following generation
F9 F3 F2 F4
197. The varieties Diana and Dinkar are improved varieties of commercial importance of crop.
Mango Annona Citrus Fig
198. He is the grass root extension worker in T and V system:

Extension officers Subject matter specialists


Village extension worker Farmer himself


199. Which of following root-stock is used for preparation of Rose Standard?

Rosa rubiginous R. multiflora


R. bourbonina None ofthese


200. A cotton disease prevalent in Pakistan now causing threat to cotton growers in Punjab, India:

Anthracnose --Bacterial blight


Wilt Leaf curl virus



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