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SCREENING TEST -2009

SUBJECT: GARDENING ASSISTANT
Maximum Marks: 120
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Screen'ing Test-2009
SUBJECT: GARDENING ASSISTANT

Time Allowed: Two Hours I
1. Which year was celebrated as the lntemabonal year of Rice

1974


1984


1994


2004


2. Which among the following fruit crops tolerates salinity

Citrus


Datepalm


Grapes


Anona
3. A sudden heritable discontinuous change refers to

Mutation


Dominance


(eJ Linkage
Co-dominance
4. Irish Famine was caused due to
(aJ Early blight of potato
Wheat rust
Late blight of potato
Tomato wilt
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5. Atmosphere contains percent of nitrogen.

72


78


82


50

6. The herbicide first manufactured ill lndia:
Butachlor
2.4-0
Atrazine
None of these

7. The company that has patented round­up ready group of transgenic plants is
Monsanto
BASF
(eJ Mahyeo

•
None of these

8. A naturally occuring auxin is
(aJ 2,4-0
NAA
IBA
lAA

9. Fmit with high carotene content is
West lndian Cherry

Mango


Papaya


Banana


10. Central Potato Research Station is located at
New Delhi

Daly


ShimJa


Pant Nagar
11. Branch of agriculture dealing with cultivation of grasses is

Agronomy


Agnostology


Edaphology


ernatology


12. Which among the foUowing is "Super fast" rice?
Heera

IR-8


Pankaj


Jaya


13. "Golden Revolution" refers to:

Agriculture


Horticulture


Sericulture


Apiculture
14. India's first agncultural University ....as established in

1950


1948


1962
1960

15. False smut m crops may be easily controlled by

application of Diathane M-45


Foliar application of Diathane Z-78


Seed treatment with Bavastin


Seed treatment with Streptomycin sulphate



16. Papain is obtained from which crop:

Papaya


Strawbcny


Walnut


Guava



17. The father of agricultural chemistry is:

Davy


Dokuchayev



Amon


Tustus Von Liebig



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18. NABARD was established in the year:

1982


1975


1950


1985


19. An insecticide with very short residual nature is:

Tentruon


Malathion


Necmguard


Quinalphos
20. The scheme which envisages bringing people above poverty line taking into accoWlt family asaunit is
Integrated Rural Development Programme
Panchayat Raj
Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
None of these
21. Ergot of rye is caused by

Rhiwctollia solalli


Pythium amphalliderl1latllr1l


Colletotric11ll11l afmmenfarilllrl
Clnviceps purpllrea
22. The fungus Pythium causes
die back
wilting
rot
damping off
23. A fruit crop now commercially propogated by tissue culture is
(al papaya

citrus


banana


strawberry

24. Expanding clay mineral is
chlorite

kaolinite


smectite


illite

25. The factor-product relationship in farm management:

explains the profitability of farm business


explains the input-output relationship


indicates the cropping efficiency


indicates the most profitable input combination



26. Co-operative year is from:

July to June


April to March


January to December
September to August

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27. To safeguard the interest of specific commodities govcmment of lndia has set up:

regulated markets


co-operative markets'


commodity Board


lSI

28. Which among the following is referred to as "King Pin" of nutrients?

Oxygen


Nitrogen


Potassium


Phosphorus

29. A physiological disorder in citrus is

Black tip


Spongy tissue


Granulation


Clustering



30. Which among the foUowmg is sulphur sensitive?
Cucurbits

Rice


Legume




Amaranthus


35. Leal curl disease of Chilli is caused by


Bacteria



31. Current strategy in pest control is eradication quarantine selective control integrated management
32. 'the World Environment celebrated on day is
7th July 5th June 25th June 12th April
33. Which of the following is a long day plant?
Rice
Wheat Maize •
Tobacco
34. Arid regions have annual rainfall
more than 1000 mm
less than 500 nun
500 -750 mm
750 mm

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Fungi
Virus
Cd) Nematode

36. "Kamal bunt" is a disease of
Barley
Oat

Wheat


Maize



37. San Jose scale is a pest of

Apple and Almond


Plum and Pear



Banana and Papaya


Mango and Guava



38. The damaging stage of Pink ball worm
15
(aJ Adult

Adult and Nymph


Caterpillar


Nymph



39. Toxic gases from brick kilns are the main cause of

Die back


Black tip


Twig die back
None of these

40. Blast of rice is caused by

HelmintllosporiulII oryzae


Xanthomollns oryzae


Pyricularia oryzae


Alternaria padwick;i



41. Which of the following is not a fumigant?
Phostoxm

EOCT


EDB


DDT



42. Which of the follOWing diseases occurs in rabi cereals of lndia

Smuts


Rust


Leal Blight
All of the above

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43. Mycoplasma is sensitive to:
Tetracylinc
Thiran
Vitavax
Streptomycin

44. "Cricket ball" is a variety of

Radish


Sapota


Apple


Litchi



45. The branch of science that deals with the study of origin of soil, its classification and its description is known as

Edaphology


Ecology


Pedology


Taxonomy

46. Arrangement of soil particles is referred to as
Soil structure
Soiltexture
Soil organization
None of these

47. Transport of ions in plants occuring with the aid of metabolic energy is termed as
Passive transport
Achve transport

Metabolic transport


Mass transport



48. Hollow stem of cauliflower and cabbage occurs due to deficiency of
Boron

Zinc


Copper


Calcium



49. Phosphorus is necessary participant in
Photosynthesis
Synthesis of starch, fats and proteins

Glycolysis


AU of the above



50. Barograph measures the:

changes in air pressure


changes in air temperature


changes in atmospheric humidity


wind speed

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51. Botanical name of safflower is

Helianthus amlUS


Carthnmus tinctorius


Gossypium hirsutllm


Brassica Campestris


52. The most critical stage for irrigation in wheat is:
Crown root initiation stage

Tillering stage


Milk stage


Boot stage


53. Which of the pesticide is also used as nematicide?
Nuvan
Nuvacron
Carbofuran
Dimecron
54. Most prominent primary mineral in sandy soil is
Haematite
Quartz
Limonite
Gibbsite
55. A hormone used to increase fruit size is:
lAA

llBA
GA


56. The percentage of organic matter as per the volume composition of a typical soil is
45


25


5



2


57. Directorate of Plant Protection in India isat
New Delhi

Gurgaon
Pune
Faridabad

58. Largest producer of coconut m the world is:
India

Sri Lanka
lndonesia
Philippines

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59. The most common method of crop improvement is

Mutation


Selection


Hybridization


All of them



60. Colour of the tag used to denote 'Foundation Seed' is

While


Purple


Blue


Yellow



61. Concept to extension education originated In
USSR
USA

Pakistan

62. Lab to Land Programme was started in:

1976


1979


1980


1984



63. ·me effective extension method used to impress the people about a particular recommended practice suitable for a specific area is

Radio


T. V.


Tour


Demonstration



64. ational Demonstrations are first line demonstrations conducted in the farmer's field by

Extension workers


Development staff


Extension scientist


Research scientist.



65. Economy of a developing country IS marked by

Predominance of Industry


Predominance of Agriculture


Predominance of Transportation


None of the above



66. Biocontrol agent for the control of Parthenium weed is

Zygogranema


Trichogranema


Trichoderma


Tortoise beetle



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67. Sciophytes grow best under . condition.
(al open

shade


saline


salty


68. Choose the systemic fungicide effective against 'Phytophthora'

Benomyl


Carbesdazirn


Metalaxyl


Oxyearboxym


69. Which one of the following is not an essential plant nutrient
(aJ Iron

Aluminium


Manganese


Zinc


70. A market consisting of a single seller and a single buyer means:

Monopoly


Monopsony


Bilateral monopoly


Duopoly


71. 'Queen of cereals' is

Maize


Rice


Sorghum


Bajra



72, 'Family' to which cauliflower belongs to:

Umbelliferae


Compositae


Cruciferae


Chenopocliaceae



73. The end product of decomposition of organic matter is

Fulvic acid


Humus


Cellulose


Lignin



74. . is the micronutrient available in the alkaline range.
(al Iron

Copper


Molybdenum


Zinc



75. Pulse crop known as biological plough' is:

Bengal gram


Soyabean


Black gram


Pigeon pea



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76. As per the classification by Planning Commission of India, there are ................. Agro climatic regions in lndia.
10
13
15
18
n. Who proposed the term 'Functional nutrients'
Amon

Kirbby


Liebig


Nicholas


78. Which of the following nutrient is immobile in plants
N

K


Mg


eu


79. Nitrogen content in ammonium sulphate is

28.5


20.5


26
40
80. Crowing two or more crops simultaneously with no distinct row arrangement is termed as
Mixed cropping
Mixed intercropping
Double cropping
Relay cropping
81. Isolation distance for the production of Foundation Seed in cotton is
50 m
100 m
400 m
25 m
82. Diseases which occur at very irregular intervals and locations are termed as Endemic Epidemic Sporadic Epiphytotic I
83. 'Red rot of Sugarcane' is caused by
Colletotrichum falcatum
Pythium aphanidernratum
Phylophlhors polm/VOTo
Fusarium oxysporum

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84. Elasticity of production in Stage U is
Less than one

Greater than one


Equal to one


Zero
85. Date palm, custard apple, Fig and bullock's heart are fruits of

Temperate area


Arid and semi-arid area


Humid area


Wet area
86. 'Lucknow and 'Allahabad Safeda' are varieties of
Guava

Grapes


Sapota


Appte


87. A tomato fruit is technically known as:

Drupe


Caryopsis


Berry


None of these


88. Medium tenn loans are to be repayed within years.
3
5

8


15



89. The Banker's bank is
SBI

RBI


NABARD


RRB

90. Which one of the following is a national fruit of lndia
Apple

Banana


Pear


Mango

91. 'Tikka" leaf spot is the most important disease of:

Cocoa


Arecanut


Sesamum


Groundnu'



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92. Progeny of Breeder Seed IS
Nuclear Seed

Foundation Seed


Certified Seed


Registered Seed



93. Country producing the largest quantity of vegetables is

India


China


Japan


U.S.A.

94. Centre of origin of Brinjal is

Afghanistan


Mediterranean region


South America


India

95. Most common method of fanning noticed in india is

Peasant fanning


Group farming


Mixed farming


None of these


96. The starting point of any ecunumk' activity is:

Production


Human Waste


Necessity


Consumption



97. Cost of cultivation of a commodity includes:
Fixed cost
Variable cost

Fixed and variable cost


Marketing cost



98. A hormone inducing dwarfness in plants is
Malic hydrazide
IAA
IBA
Absicic acid

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101. Line Joming places having same rainfall is termed as
Isobar
Isotherm
lsohyet
lsotach
104. . is a nitrifying bacteria.
Azotobacter .,r
Rhizobium
Nitrosomonas
Clostridium

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105. The first insecticide discovered was:
DDT
BHC
(cJ Aldrin
Aldre'
106. "Neelam" is a popular Mango variety of:
South India
North India
East India
Centrallndia
107. Which of the following production of female Cucurbitaceae is used flowers for in
Ethylene
Zeatin Indole acetic acid Gibberellin

108. The botanical mune of BHter gourd
Allium cepQ
Memordica charantia
LuJa cylindrica
CuclIlIlis sativlls
109. The power house of a cell is Chloroplast Ribosomes Mitochondria D. N.A. •
110. Social Upliftrnent of people Upliftment of tribal population Collective welfare of India's vast rural population Community Development aims at None of the above Programme

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111. Taccavi loans are given by Government RBI World Bank State 115. Primary mineral as phosphorus 1Il soils is Gaethite Apatite Siderite Limonite source of
112. Morphologically potato tuber is Primary root Stem Secondary root 116. Aspergillus JIavus makes food grains unfit for consumphon by producing a toxin called: Tabtoxin) Vivo toxin
Sucker Aflatoxin AspergiUotoxin
113. Saline soils occur mostly in
Jammu and Kashmir Haryana 117. Which of the following insects attack cashew plantation? Root and stem borer
Punjab Madhya Pradesh Tea mosquito None of these Both and ."
114. Which of the following propagated by leaf cutting? Apple Begonia plants is 118. Where land is owned by the government and workers work as employees getting their wages regularly, it is called: Collective farming Capitalistic farming
Geranium Dahlia Peasant farming State farming
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119. Which of the following are not methods of group communication?

Method demonstration



Result demonstration


Field trips
Fann and home visits
120. AGMARK label denutl.'S
Quantity
QuaLity
Value Cd) None of these
•


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