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1. Substitution haploids are referred to as

n+1 n-I


n 2


2. AcrossofF,with itshomozygousrecessiveparent isknownas:

Back cross Reciprocal cross


Test cross Top cross


3. When value is cxpressed in terms ofmoney. it is called:
Servire Goods
4. lbe differenre between tbe price paid by the consumer and the price received by the produrer is known as

Marketingefficiency Price -spread


Marketing cost Marketing integration


5. Abaleofcotlonweighs:

70kg 100kg


170 kg 190kg


6. TheChromosometheory ofinheritancewasfirstpostulatedby:

Avery, McCarty and Mcleod Morgan and Sturtevant


Sutton and Boveri FrederickGriffith


7. Treatmentoffruitsandvegetableswithhotwater forashortperiod oftimepriortocanning is known as

Breathing Hot pealing


Bleaching Blaoching


8. Which one ofthe following phytohormones control th,eapical dominance in plants?

Auxin Cytokinin


Ethylene GibereJlin


9. Kharif, Rabiand Ziad words belong to
Urdu Persian
Arabic French
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10. Bee keeping and rearing for honey production is known as:

Sericulture Apiculture


Silviculture Olericulture


II. Which is the growth regulator which promotes fruit ripening?

GA, Ethylene


Auxin Cytokinin


12. Fruitdropiscontrolledby:
IBA NAA
1M GA,
13. It is an important variety ofclusterbean

PusaFalguni Pusa Basmati


Pusa Nasdar Pusa Navbahar


14. Synthetic variety is developed by:

Crossing inbred lines tested for GCA Mixing seo:ds ofinbred lines


Crossing inbred lines tested for SCA Mixing seedsofopen pollinated cultivars


15. Which one ofthe following processes is most adversely affected by the deficiency ofmagnesium in plants

Defoliation Upward translocation ofnutrients


Downward movement ofnutrients Photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism


16. Development offruit without fertilization isknoWll as:

Polyembryony Parthenogenesis


Apomixis Sporogenesis


I7. The Mexican wheat varieties introduced in India in 1963 were

Kalyan Sona and Sonalika S 308 and K 68


LermaRojoandSonera64 HD 1982andHD2122


18. Initial seed ofan improved variety is called

Nucleus seed Foundation seed


Breeder seed Certified seed


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19. Who developed world's firstcollon hybrid?

NGPRao B.P. Paul


C.T. Patel D.S. Athwal


20. Themolecularmodel ofDNAwasproposed by:

Miescber Punnet and Square


Chargaff Watson and Crick


21. Powdery mildew disease is caused by

Bacteria VInJS


Fungus Nematode


22. Solarenergytreatment ofwheatseed isrecommendedforthecontrol of:

Loose smut Hill bunt


Black rust Kamal bunt


23. Lime is used for reclamation of:

Acidic soil Alkaline soil


Calcareous soil None ofthese


24. Tomato and cotton plants are

Short day plants Day neutral plants


Longdayplants Noneoftheabove


25. Transpirntion will be maximum when soil is:
Wet and atmosphere is dry Dry and atmosphere is humid
. Wet and atmosphere is humid Dry and atmosphere is dry

26. Which ofthe following is a unitless measure ofdispersion?

Standard deviation Coefficient ofvariation


Mean deviation Range


27. Which ofthe following is not related to Extension education?

Heterogenous learners Vertical teaching


Horizontal teaching Voluntary participation


28. 'Forcommercialcultivation ofBananawhich typeofsuckerisused?

Sward sucker Slips


Waler sucker Crown


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29. ReplicationofDNAoccursduring:

Metaphase Telophase


Interphase Anaphase


30. PCR refers to

Polymerase chain reaction Poly clonal response


Poly coloured raddish Partially controlled reaction


31. GMOmeans:

Genetically mutated oats Genetically modified organism


General Micro organisms Genetics ofmicro organisms


32. Centres oforigin for different crops were given by:

Aristotle Darwm


N.!. Vavilov G.H. Shull


33. Alternative form ofa gene is known as

Allele Genome


Pseudo-allele Isoallele


34. Which blood group is considered as Universal recepient?
B A
AS
35. Who gave the term heterosis?

Johnson Mendel


Davenport SIlll


36. Which estimates ofheterosis is ofcommercial or practical value?

Average heterosis Heterobeltiosis


Economic heterosis Luxuriance


37. Jaya and Ratna rice varieties contain the dwarfmg genes from:

Dee-geo-woo-gen Norin 8


Spontaneous mutation. Induced mutation


38. IR 8 variety orRice was developed at:

CRR! Cuttack IRRI, Philippines


Taiwan Japan


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Wheat Rice


Sugarcane Soyabean.


40. Helminthosporiummaydiscausessouthernleafblightin:

Wheat Maize


Barley Rice


41. Hybrid seed production in Jowar and Bajra is based on

D and R lines A and B lines


A and R lines Band R lines


42. Oeneral combining ability can be estimated from the perfonnance of: .

Parents Back cross


Fls F,s


43. The tenn yellow revolution is related to Maize Fruits
Oilseeds Vegetables
44. Tagofwhichcolour isusedforbrccderseed?

Yellow/golden White


Blue Green


45. The maximum heterosis is likely to be manifested in

Double cross Single cross


Three way cross Double lop cross


46. Potato, coffee and alfaalfa arc:

Diploids A110p0lyploids


Segmental allopolyploids Auto polyploids


47. Botanical name ofapple is

Prunusamygelalus Prunus persica


Maluspumila Malus persica


48. The quickest method for developing an improved variety is

Primaryintroduction mass selection


Secondary introduction domestication


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49. Rice flower has how many stamens?
4

50. Cleistogamy promotes;

Cross-pollination Self-pollination


Geitonogarny All ofthe above


51. Johannsen developed purelin<; theory using the seeds ofbeans variety
Centwy Princess
52. Pusa Baisakhi is a variety of;

mung bean urd bean


riccbean cowpea


53. Isogenic lines arc easily produced by which breeding method?

Bulk SSD


Back cross Pedigree


54. Leafrust resistance in wheat (T-acstivurn) has been transferred from

Triticum monococcum Triticum speltoides


TritiCumtimopbeevii All ofthe above


55. The Chiefweakness ofsingle seed descent scheme is

Plant loss Lack ofopportunity for selection


High demand on resources Loss ofhigh yielding segregants


56. Which one ofthe following is a pest of apple?

Syleptaluna/is Eriosoma/anigcrum


Cydia hemidoxa Nodostoma supscota/um


57. Simple recwrent selection is the most suited for character with

Lowheritability Moderateheritability


High heritability All ofthe above


58. Reciprocal recurrentseleclion allows selection for;

GCA SCA


Improved population perfonnance All ofthe above


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59. Knight used hybridization to develop popular varieties of:
Apple Apple, peach and grape
(CY Apple, peach and strawberry All ofthe above

60. Selection for simply inherited trait is started from:




F.


61. Who was awarded the Nobel Peace prize in Agriculture?

Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Dr. NormanE. Borlaug


Dr. Amanya Sen Dr. V. Kurien


62. TheUnionMinister ofAgriculture inIndia is

BalramJakhar R.S. Paroda


Sharad Pawar None ofthe above


63. Lab to Land programme has been launched in India totransfer:

Ag. Technology to farmers fields Ag. Methodology to farmers fields


Ag. Philosophy to farmers fields Ag. Policy to farmers fields


64. Opaque-2 gene increases lysine and tryptophan content and the protein quality in

Rice Maize


Wheat Pearl millet


65. K.V. K. means:

Kisan Vigyan Kendra Krishi Vlkas Kendra


Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kisan Vikas Kendra


66. WhoistheChairman ofthePlanningCommission?

President Vice-President


PrimeMinister HomeMinister


67. Thehighestshareofagricultural"conunodity inexport ofIndia is that of:

Rioe Cashew


Sugarcane . Fruits


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68. Practicing agriculture without the use ofChemicals and FertilizelS is known as

Extensive fanning Intensive liuming


Inorganic fanning Organic fanning


69. NABARD was established in the year:

1980 1981


1982 1983


70. A short duration crop in between two main crops is tenned as

Catch crop Cash crop


Commercial crop Companion crop


71. Maize surpasses all cereal crops in tenns of:

Area Production


Yield Consumption


72. In India, share ofagriculture in National Income is approximately:

45% 25%


35% 42%


73. Thearrangementofsoilparticlesincertaindefinitepatternisknown as:

Soil texture Soil structure


Soil aggregates Soil parameter


74. Which ofthefly is pest ofconon

Fruitfly Stemfly


Sawfly Whitefly


75. Directorate ofPlant protection, quarantine and stoiage is located at

Moradabad .Ahmedabad


Faridabad Allahabad


76. A pH value of6.0 indieates that soil reaction is

Acidic Alkaline


Neutral Highlyalkaline


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77. Oxygen is required by the plants for:

Respiration Transpiration


Photosynthesis Guttation


7S. Whichofthefollowingisconsidered as bio-fertilizer?

Farm yard manure Compost


Green manure Blue green algae


79. Apple belongs to family:

Leguminosae Rosaceae


Cruciferae Liliaceae


SO. Thebuildingblock ofcelluloseis:

Maltose Glucose


Fructose Glucose Fructose


S1. The best soil amendment under alkaline condition is application of:
Calcium Phosphorus
Gypsum None
S2. Whichisthemostappropriatecause ofseedlessnessinBanana?

Triploidy Parthenocarpy


Monoeciouscondition Lackofpollination


83. The theory ofacquired characters was proposed by

Darwin Lamarck


Weismann Mendel


84. Whichone ofthefollowingpropertiesdoes notchangebycroppingandcultivation?

Bulk density Particle density


Pameability Porosity


85. Which part ofthe walnut fruit is stony and woody?

Epicarp Endocarp


Mesocarp None ofthc above


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86. Soil erosion increases with;

Notillage Ideal tillage


Mulching Excessivetillage


87. Pomegranate has been placed in which ofthe salt tolerant fruit trees

High Mediwn


Low Veryhigh


88. The which deals with rearing ofsilkworm is known as

Apiculture Verrniculture


Sericulture Agriculture


89. Principles ofexperimental design were given by

Wilcox R.A. Fisher


W.C. Cocharan Cox and Cocharan


90. Thebulkdensity ofsoilisalways __thanparticledensity.

Higher Lower


Equal Very High


91. Which one ofthe following is not an aldose?

Glucose Galactose


Mannose Fructose


92. Little leafdisease ofBrinjal is caused by

Vrroid VIrus


Phytoplasma Spiroplasma


93. A chromosome with median position ofcentromere is known as

Telocentric Acentric


Melacentric PJII'3centric


94. The value ofcoefficient ofcorrelation varies from

0.0 to 1.0 -1.0 to 1.0


1.0 to 10.0· 10.0 to 100


SSD-24019-D 12 95. The negative logarithum ofH' ion is known as

pH Salinity


Solocity Acidity


96. Technical name ofFuradan 3 Gis:

Carbosufan Carbofuran


Phorate Sebufos


97. Sugarcane is __plant.

C.


CAM None ofthe abovc


98. Nitrogen is taken by the plants in fonn of:.

Nitrate Element nitrogen


Nitrite Nitric acid


99. Allahabad Safeda is a variety of:

Mango Guava


Fig . Orange


100. Which chemical is used in preparation oflnscct Killingjar?

NaCI H,SO.


CO, KCN


101. Tetrasomic isreprescnted as:

2n 4n


2n+l 2n+2


102. Splining ofH,0 in the presence oflight is tenned as

Photosynthesis Photophasis


Photolysis Photoperiodism


103. Mite possesses how many pair(s) oflegs?

One Two


Six Four


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104. The fertility restorer parent is represented as

Rline Aline


Dline Pure line


105. Thompson Seedless is a·popular variety of:

Watermelon Grape


Guava Banana


106. The plants which respond least to changed day length are known as

Day Neutral . Long day


Short day None ofthese


107. The accumulation ofsoluble salts in the soil is known as

Alkalinization Salinization


Calcification Acidification


108. Haploids plants can be obtained through:

Shooltip culture Protoplast culture


Somatic hybridization Antherculturc


109. Genctic purity ofseeds can be tested by

Germination tcst Tetrazolium tcst


Acetocarmine test Grow oullest


1JO. Which ofthe following pulses has the highest protein content?

Pigeon pea Green gram


Soyabean Black gram


Ill. Edible part ofbanana fruit is:

Endosperm Meso and Endocarp


Endocarp only Mesocarponly


112. The basic chromosome numberofapple is:

34 68


17 51


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113. The Science dealing with genesis, survey and classifieation ofsoils is known as

Taxonomy Soil Science


Phenology Pedology


114. Which ofthe following crops require water logging condition?

Sugarcane Cotton


Paddy Maize


115. At what stem length the rose flowers must be cut at tight bud stage for export

60 20


80 40


116. Whichtype ofherbicide2,4-0is?

Non-selective Selective


Toxic Non-toxic


117. The main site ofrespiration in plants cells is:

Chloroplasts Mitochondria


Lysosome:; Ribosomes


118. Meiosis is also referred to as (Al Equational division Reductiondivision
Homotypicdivision Assymetricdivision
11 9. B-Chromosomes are also known as

Accessory chromosomes Extra Chromosomes


Supernwnerary chromosomes All ofthe above


120. Brassieajuncea isanamphidiploidbetween:

B.eampestris x B. nigra B. eampestris x B. oleracea


B. nigra x B. oleraeea B. oleracea x B. nigra


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