1. The rice varieties grown in India belong to

Indica Japonica


Javanica Asiatica


2. The rice inflorescence is known as

Panicle Spikeleb


Ear Siliqua


3. For transplanting one hectare area of rice how much area is sufficient for nursery raising

100 m2 500 m2


1000 m2 1500 m2


4. Tungro virus of rice is transmitted by

Stem borer Green leaf hopper


Leaf roller White fly


5. Dwarf wheat (Mexican) is introduced in India by

Dr. N.E. Borlaug Dr. M.S. Swaminathan


Dr. B.P. Pal Dr. C. Subramaniam


6. The normal seed rate of wheat is

50 kg/ha 75 kg/ha


100 kg/ha 125 kg/ha


7. Triticala is a cross between

Wheat × oat Wheat × barley


Oat × barley Wheat × Rye


8. Cytoplasmic male sterility is used in

Hybrid seed production Composite seed production


Varietal development Biotechnology


9. Most serious disease of Sugarcane is

Red stripe Wilt


Red rot Smut


10. How many selts are required to plant one hectare of sugarcane

30,000-35,000 35,000-40,000


40,000-45,000 50,000-55,000


11. In which of the following crops azolla is used as biofertilizer

Rice Sorghum


Sunflower Maize


12. Which one of the following crop rotation is the best for maintaining soil fertility

Maize-toria wheat Paddy-wheat-Maize


Paddy-potato-greengram Soyabean-wheat-greengram


13. The capacity of a soil to resist appreciable change in pH value is called

CEC


Percentage base saturation


14. Humic acid is a fraction of humus, which is

Soluble in alkali and acid


Soluble in alkali and insoluble in acid


15. Tetrazolium test is used to determine

Seed purity


Seed germination


16. Potato is a

Modified Stem


Modified leaf


17. The type of germination in mungbean is known as

Epigeal


Hypoepigeal



Buffering capacity


Anion-exchange capacity


Insoluble in alkali and soluble in acid


Insoluble in both


Seed viability


Seed quality


Modified Root


Modified flower


Hypogeal


Epihypogeal


18. The term "Evergreen Revolution" has been given by

Dr. A.S. Paroda Dr. M.S. Swaminathan


Dr. V.L. Chopra Dr. M.V. Rao


19. Which one of the following microbial agents is being commercially exploited as biocontrol
agent Penicillium notatum Trichoderma viridae Bacillus subtilis Sclerotium rolfsii
20. The place of origin of Potato is China India Africa South America

21. Excess uptake of which element is known as Luxury consumption


22. Phosphate containing mineral is

Dolomite Aptatile


Marble Pyrites


23. Black cotton soil is rich in

Montmorillonite Kaolinite


Illite Chlorite


24. Which form of nitrogen is absorbed by paddy under water logged conditions

N2 NH4 ion


NO2 ion Nitrate ion


25. Which soil has the highest cation exchange capacity

Loam Loamy Sand


Sandy Loam Clay Loam


26. Which one of the following causes pungency of mustard oil

Phenols Amino acids


Glucosinolates Erucic acid


27. Texture of the soil can be changed by

Use of fertilizers Use of tillage practices


Use of manures None of these


28. Khaira disease in rice is caused due to

Fungal infection Bacterial infection


Zinc deficiency Boran deficiency


29. Which one of the following crops has the highest consumption of pesticides

Cotton Paddy


Oil seeds Pulses


30. Rancidity in Sunflower oil is caused by

Reduction Oxidation


Esterification Nitrification


31. Arkel, Bonneville and Early December are the improved varieties of

Lentil Pea


Gram Safflower


32. Weight of one cotton bale is equal to

160 kg 170 kg


178 kg 190 kg


33. Berseem a fodder crop was introduced in India during 1904 from which country
South Africa Egypt England USA
34. The ideal temperature of tuberization in potato is 14ºC 21ºC 18ºC 34ºC
35. Generally soil pH increases during Summer Winter Zaid Post monsoon season

36. Which one of the following elements is considered to be an immobile element in the plants
Ca Mg

37. content in DAP fertilizer is

20% 36%


46% 50%


38. Which of the following soils have poor physical condition

Saline


Sodic


39. Vertical section of a soil is known as

Horizones


A soil


40. Which county has largest deposits of

India


China


41. 'Pungency' in chilli is due to presence of

Amids


Capsaicin



Saline-alkali


None


Solum


Profile


USA


Canada


Sulphur


Boran


42. "Prabhani Kranti" is a popular variety of

Brinjal Potato


Chilli Okra


43. Gladiolus is propagated by which method

True seed Bulbs


Stem cutting Roots


44. Which one is a stem vegetable

Carrot Sweet potato


Radish Knol-knol


45. Yellow coloured fruits and vegetables are rich source of

Vitamin E Vitamin A


Vitamin C VitaminB


46. Vegetables are canned in

Brine Distilled water


Syrup None of these


47. Wind breaks are planted in Orchards towards

East-South North-West


North-East South-West


48. National Horticultural Board was established in

1976 1987


1984 1986


49. 'Santa rosa' is a popular variety of

Plum Pear


Cashew nut Walnut


50. Most common training system of apple in India is

Open centre Modified Leader


Spindle bush system Leader


51. Dwarfing Root stock in mango is

Totapuri Red Small Dashehari


Alphonso Olour


52. Best time for propagation of apple is

Dec.-Jan. Feb.-March


July-Aug. April-May


53. Litchi is commercially propagated by

Veneer grafting Tiplayering


Air layering March grafting


54. Which one of the following is a rich source of fat

Almond Cashew nut


Walnut Mango


55. Which portion of the plant is considered free from viruses

Embryo Xylum


Cambium Meristem


56. The crop richest in protein is

Sunflower Soyabean


Peanut Phaseolus


57. Optimum seed rate of Cauliflower is

300-400 500-700


700-800 800-900


58. Leaf curl virus of chilli is transmitted by

White fly Aphid


Honey bees Jassds


59. Kasmir beauty and Golden heart are the varieties of

Radish Carrot


Beet root Turnip


60. Garlic contains which organo sulphur compound

Alliin Allicin


Allinage Diallyl disulphide


61. White grub beetles lay eggs

On the underside of the leaf


On the plant stem at the level of ground


Within the floral parts


Singly in sandy soil upto the depth of 10 cm


62. Yellow mosaic virus disease of moongbean is transmitted by

Bemisia tabaci Aphis crassivova


Nephotettix viruscens Aphis gossypii


63. Pink boll worm is a serious pest of

Mustard Cotton


Gram Pea


64. Pheromone trap attracts

Female bugs Catterpillars


Female moths Male moths


65. Which of the following is not a bio-pesticide

Bioneem Biolep


Carbaryl Dipel


66. Which is a carbamate pesticide

Aldicarb Heptachlor


Malathion Endosulphau


67. The worker honey bee is

Drone Sterile male


Sterile female None


68. Following is an example of Bt transgenic cotton

Jayadhar Vaxalaxmi


NH-44 Bollgaurd


69. Use of light trap for the management of pest is an example of

Cultural control Legal method of control


Biological control Mechanical method of control


70. The dwelling place of termite is also known as

Canal Tunnel


Mound Cave


71. The insecticide which is used in mosquito mat is

Endosulphan Diazinon


Malathion Allethrin


72. Munga silkworm belongs to the family

Curculionidae Formicidae


Saturniidae None


73. A disease not prevalent throughout the country, continent or world is known as

Endemic Epidemic


Sporadic Pandemic


74. Who is considered father of plant virology

Beijerinch AE Mayer


WM Stanley Diener


75. Loose smut of wheat is

Externally seed borne Internally seed borne


Both and None of the above


76. Tea rust is caused by

MLO Virus


Fungus Algae


77. Panama wilt is a disease of

Bamboo Mango


Pineapple Banana


78. Which of the following is not a disease of apple

Bird eye Powdery Mildew


Downey mildew Bunchy top


79. Most widely used fungicide for smut fungi is

Vitavax Plantvax


Dithane M-45 Sulfex


80. Race specific resistance is called

Vertical Resistance Horizontal resistance


Adult plant resistance Apparent resistance


81. Which fungicide is used against downey mildew

Karathane Metalaxyl


Oxathius Bavistin


82. Rosette of apple is the deficiency symptom of

Fe


Mo


83. The end product of glycolysis is

Glucose


Pyruvic acid


84. World Standard Day is celebrated on

14th January


14th November



Cl


Zn


Sucrose


None


14th October


14th December


85. National income generated by agriculture is calculated by using

Income method


Expenditure method


86. 'Giffen' goods refer to

Stock of goods


Lack of goods


87. Government of India signed WTO agreement in

1981


1995


88. The first KVK was established at

Nagpur


Ludhiana



Output method


Both and


Inferior goods


Superior goods


1994


1997


Pondichery


Jammu Tawi


89. The classical gene-for-gene hypothesis was proposed by

Flov, 1956


Robinson, 1969


90. form of DNA has

10 base pairs/turn


11 base pairs/turn


91. 'Tetrazolin test' is used for

Testing seed viability


Estimation of amino acid in seed



Painte, 1951


Hayes, 1947


12 base pairs/turn


9.33 base pairs/turn


Membrane permeability test of seed


Phospholipid determination of seed


92. Which one of the following crops do not belong to often allogamous species group

Tomato Sorghum


Cotton Tobacco


93. The influence of more than one trait by a single gene in called

Polygene Polytene


Pleiotropy Phototroph


94. The pair of characters used in Pea by Mendel during his experiments were

Six Eight


Nine Seven


95. Which one of the following are nonsense codons

UUA, AUG, UUU UAC, UUG, UGC


UAA, UAG, UGA UTA, UTG, UGT


96. The term gene was coined by

Mendel Shull


Bateson Johannsen


97. The chromosomes are most condensed at

Prophase Anaphase


Metaphase Telophase


98. Seed multiplication ratio in Paddy is

1 100 1 40


1 80 1 10


99. Land races are

Advanced Strains Local varieties


Hybrid varieties All of these


100. In-bred lines in maize are maintained by

Self pollination Cross pollination


Open pollination Sib pollination


101. The science that considers soil as a medium for plant growth is known as

Pedology Geology


Edaphology Soil Science


102. The nutrient that plant directly absorbs from air is


103. Most part of nitrogen is taken by plants in the following form

NO2 NO3


NH4+ N


104. The elements which readily form metallic bonds are known as

Chalcophile Lithophile


Atmosphile Siderophile


105. Main constituent of sandstone is

CaO Al2O3


SiO2 H2O


106. Which one is the macronutrient


107. Which one is the expanding type mineral

Pyrite Dolomite


Gypsum Smectite


108. In general, in India Organic matter content in soil increases from

East to West West to East


South to North North to South


109. Which one of the following is most suitable for its use in agriculture

FYM Straw


Sawdust Dead bodies of the microorganisms


110. In summer widest cracks are seen in

Vertisol Mollisol


Alfisol Ultisol


111. Correct sequence of the minerals in order to increase in resistance to weathering is

Dolomite, Gypsum, Gibsite, Calcite Calcite, Dolomite, Gypsum, Gibsite


Gibsite, Dolomite, Calcite, Gypsum Gypsum, Calcite, Dolomite, Gibsite


112. Rate of decomposition is fastest for

Cellulose Sugar


Hemicellulose Fats


113. Which is the most fertile soil

Mollisol Ultisol


Alfisol Inceptisol


114. Potential Evapotranspiration is measured by

Floating pan Rain gauge


Stevenson's screen Lysimeter


115. If the root/shoot ratio is greater, there will be more

absorption transpiration


reflection transmission


116. Headquarters of 'All India Soil and Land Use Survey' Organization is situated at

Mumbai Delhi


Kolkata Nagpur


117. Soil profile is defined as

Vertical section upto a depth of 30 cm


Vertical section upto a depth of 1 meter


Vertical section upto Regolith


Vertical section upto parent material


118. Group of soils developed from same parent material in similar climate and vegetation but that differ in relief are called

Toposequence Catena


Climosequence Podzols


119. Physical process of soil formation is

Oxidation Nitrification


Hydrolysis Transportation


120. horizon is characteristic of

Laterites Podzols


Chernozems Chestnuts


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