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RURAL AGRICULTURE APPLIED AGRICULTURE
1. Agriculture is a ________
(A) Greek word
(B) Latin word
(C) German word
(D) Spanish
Ans. B
2. The term agronomy is derived from ________
(A) German word
(B) Latin word
(C) Spanish
(D) Greek word
Ans. D
3. Primary resource for agriculture
(A) Land, air and water
(B) Seed, Fertilizer and Pesticide
(C) Seed, air and water
(D) Land, Fertilizer and water
Ans. A
4. Cultivation of rice begins in _______
(A) 2200 BC
(B) 5700 BC
(C) 7700 BC
(D) 8700 BC
Ans. A
5. The book ‘Horse hoeing husbandry’ was published by _______
(A) Van Helmont
(B) Gregor Johann Mendel
(C) Jethro tull
(D) None
Ans. C
6. The ‘Annals of Agriculture’ was published by _________
(A) Jethro Tull
(B) Aurther Young
(C) Van Helmont
(D) None
Ans. B
7. The book ‘Element of Agricultural Chemistry’ was published by ________
(A) Justus Von Liebig
(B) Sir Humphry Davy
(C) Van Helmont
(D) J.B. Lawes
Ans. B
8. Experiments on effect of manures on crop were initiated by ________
(A) Sir John Bannet Lawes
(B) G. J. Mendel
(C) Van Helmont
(D) Justus Von Liebig
Ans. A
9. ________ (1674-1741 AD) conducted several experiments on plant nutrient and published a book, “Horse Hoeing Husbandry”
(A) Sir Humphry Davy
(B) Aristotal
(C) Jethro Tull
(D) Van Helmount
Ans. C
10. Kharif, Rabi and Zaid word belong to _______
(A) Urdu
(B) French
(C) Persian
(D) Arabic
Ans. D
11. Climate pertains to a __________
(A) Long period of time
(B) Short duration
(C) Medium duration
(D) None
Ans. A
12. Principles of mercury barometers was discovered by __________
(A) Torricelli
(B) Aristotle
(C) Pliny
(D) Galileo
Ans. A
13. Instrument used for measuring wind velocity is known as __________
(A) Hydrometer
(B) Pyranometer
(C) Altimeter
(D) Anemometer
Ans. D
14. The term PET was coined by __________
(A) Sarkar and Biswas
(B) Haigreaves
(C) Thornthwaite
(D) Mendel
Ans. C
15. A rainy day called when rainfall received in 24 hrs
(A) >2.5 mm
(B) >3.0 mm
(C) >5.0 mm
(D) >1.0 mm
Ans. A
16. Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research (DOGR) is situated at ________
(A) Shimla
(B) Nasik
(C) New Delhi
(D) Lucknow
Ans. B
17. Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) is located at ________
(A) Jodhpur
(B) Nagpur
(C) Bikaner
(D) Pune
Ans. A
18. National Horticulture Mission (NHM) was started in ________
(A) 2000-01
(B) 2003-04
(C) 2001-02
(D) 2005-06
Ans. D
19. National Research Centre for Litchi (NRCL) is located at _________
(A) Pune
(B) Muzaffarpur
(C) Lucknow
(D) Kolkata
Ans. B
20. Central Drug Research Institute is situated at _________
(A) Lucknow
(B) Mumbai
(C) New Delhi
(D) Hyderabad
Ans. A
21. National Biodiversity Authority is located at _________
(A) Chennai
(B) New Delhi
(C) Nagpur
(D) Gurgaon
Ans. A
22. Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) is located at ________
(A) Haryana
(B) Pune
(C) Ludhiana
(D) Gurgaon
Ans. C
23. International Potato Research Centre at _________
(A) Shimla
(B) Peru
(C) Rome
(D) USA
Ans. B
24. Father of Horticulture
(A) Thomas Andrew Knight
(B) Liberty Hyde Bailey
(C) John Lindley
(D) All of the above
Ans. D
25. Word “Horticulture” is derived from _________
(A) Latin
(B) English
(C) Greek
(D) Italic
Ans. A
26. All India Coordinated Vegetable Improvement Project (AICVIP) was started in _____
(A) 1991-92
(B) 1981-82
(C) 1970-71
(D) 1960-61
Ans. C
27. First commercial vegetable seed production unit in India was established in 1942 at _____
(A) Quetta
(B) Kullu
(C) Nilgiri
(D) Pusa
Ans. A
28. Under the All India Coordinated Vegetable Improvement Project (AICVIP), India is divided into agro-climatic zones
(A) 8
(B) 12
(C) 18
(D) 24
Ans. A
29. New seed police was launched in ________
(A) 1982
(B) 1992
(C) 1988
(D) 1986
Ans. C
30. Pomology is derived from _____
(A) Latin
(B) French
(C) English
(D) Greek
Ans. D
31. Who coined the term genetics?
(A) Hugo de vries
(B) W.L. Johannsen
(C) T.H. Morgan
(D) W. Bateson
Ans. D
32. The germplasm theory was proposed by _____
(A) Weisman
(B) Mendel
(C) Darwin
(D) Hugo de vries
Ans. A
33. The alternative forms of a gene are known as _____
(A) Transgene
(B) Pseudogene
(C) Mixed gene
(D) Alleles
Ans. D
34. Which of the following is the controlling centre of a cell
(A) Chloroplast
(B) Nucleus
(C) Nucleolus
(D) Mitochondria
Ans. B
35. Which of the following produces pseudo-dominance
(A) Inversion
(B) Deletion
(C) Duplication
(D) Translocation
Ans. B
36. Which of the following bases is not present in DNA
(A) Adenine
(B) Thymine
(C) Uracil
(D) Cytosine
Ans. C
37. Balbiani rings are found in which of the following
(A) Lampbrush chromosomes
(B) Sex chromosomes
(C) Polytene chromosomes
(D) B chromosomes
Ans. C
38. In which of the following sub stages of meiosis-I, chromatin exchange between non- sister chromatids is completed
(A) Pachytene
(B) Diplotene
(C) Zygotene
(D) Diakinesis
Ans. A
39. The theory of origin of species through natural selection was proposed by _____
(A) Darwin
(B) Lamarck
(C) Mendel
(D) Vilmorin
Ans. A
40. In 1909 multiple factor hypothesis was given by _____
(A) Levene
(B) Brown
(C) Nilson Ehle
(D) Waldeyer
Ans. C
41. Mendel’s laws were rediscovered in which of the following years
(A) 1890
(B) 1905
(C) 1900
(D) 1898
Ans. C
42. The term ‘genotype’ and ‘phenotype’ were introduced by _____
(A) W.L. Johannsen
(B) W.Bateson
(C) G.J. Mendel
(D) R.C. Punnet
Ans. A
43. Gene which affect the expression of more than one character are known as which of the following
(A) Multiple gene
(B) Pleiotropic gene
(C) Epistatic gene
(D) Hypostatic gene
Ans. B
44. Effect of one gene on the phenotypic expression of other non-allelic gene is termed as which of the following
(A) Dominance
(B) Pleiotropy
(C) Epistatic
(D) Over-dominance
Ans. C
45. In case of supplementary gene action, F2 generation shows which of the following phenotypic ratio
(A) 9:3:4
(B) 9:7
(C) 12:3:1
(D) 9:6:1
Ans. A
46. In 5 master horizon which horizon is called elluvial/washout horizon
(A) A
(B) B
(C) E
(D) All of the above
Ans. C
47. The active soil forming factor
(A) Climate
(B) Relief
(C) Organism
(D) Both A and C
Ans. D
48. The parent material transported by gravity is called _______
(A) Lacustrine
(B) Colluvium
(C) Alluvium
(D) None of the above
Ans. B
49. Transformation of raw organic matter into humus is called ________
(A) Humification
(B) Brounification
(C) Rubrification
(D) All of the above
Ans. A
50. Removal of silica from soil and accumulation of sesquioxide is known as _____
(A) Podzolization
(B) Laterization
(C) Gleization
(D) Both A and B
Ans. B
51. Mixing process of soil is called _______
(A) Pedoturbation
(B) Podzolization
(C) Laterization
(D) None of the above
Ans. A
52. Which element found highest in earth crust?
(A) Oxygen
(B) Silicon
(C) Aluminium
(D) Iron
Ans. A
53. _____ of igneous rock is found in earth crust
(A) 45%
(B) 65%
(C) 75%
(D) 95%
Ans. D
54. The rocks formed by alteration by heat and pressure is called _____
(A) Sedimentary rock
(B) Metamorphic rock
(C) Igneous rock
(D) None of the above
Ans. B
55. Slate is metamorphs from which rock
(A) Shale
(B) Sandstone
(C) Granite
(D) Dolomite
Ans. A
56. CO2 concentration in soil air
(A) 0.25%
(B) 0.025%
(C) 0.0025%
(D) 2.5%
Ans. A
57. Soil shows plasticity
(A) > 15% clay
(B) < 15% clay
(C) 10% silt
(D) 5 -10% clay
Ans. A
58. Attraction between two dissimilar molecules is called _____
(A) Attraction
(B) Cohesion
(C) Adhesion
(D) Flocculation
Ans. C
59. Flocculation order is appropriate
(A) A1 > Ca and H > Mg > K > Na
(B) A1 > Na and H > Mg > K > Ca
(C) Al > Ca and K > Mg > H > Na
(D) Na > Ca and H > Mg > K > Al
Ans. A
60. Maximum CEC found in _____
(A) Vermiculite
(B) Humus
(C) Montmorrilonite
(D) Kaolinite
Ans. B
61. Filter chamber of Homopterans helps in rapid removal of _______
(A) Salts
(B) Water
(C) Excretory material
(D) Nitrogen
Ans. B
62. Systole refers to _____
(A) Relaxation phase
(B) Both relaxation and contraction
(C) Contraction phase
(D) None of these
Ans. C
63. Haemoglobin as blood pigment is found in ______
(A) Chironomids
(B) Cochroaches
(C) Calliphora
(D) Calliphora
Ans. A
64. Number of segments in the abdomen of Collembola is _____
(A) 10
(B) 11
(C) 08
(D) 06
Ans. D
65. Anamorphosis is the phenomenon found in _____
(A) Collembola
(B) Diplura
(C) Protura
(D) Thysanura
Ans. C
66. Malpighian tubules are absent in _____
(A) Protura
(B) Thysanoptera
(C) Collembola
(D) Isoptera
Ans. C
67. Base of the compound eye is strengthened by _____
(A) Ocelli
(B) Circum ocular suture
(C) Circum ocular sulcus
(D) Ommatidia
Ans. C
68. BHC was first synthesized by _____
(A) Faraday
(B) Finkenbrink
(C) Zeidler
(D) Glover
Ans. A
69. The type of eyes found in larvae is _____
(A) Ocelli
(B) Stemmata
(C) Compound eyes
(D) Ommatidia
Ans. B
70. The compound responsible for bioluminescence in insects is _____
(A) Chitin
(B) Xanthophylls
(C) Lucifcrin
(D) Keratin
Ans. C
71. Entomological society of India started in _________
(A) 1934
(B) 1938
(C) 1936
(D) 1940
Ans. B
72. The International code of Zoological Nomenclature consists of _____
(A) 57 articles
(B) 77 articles
(C) 67 articles
(D) 87 articles
Ans. D
73. Which of the following is not head sclerite:
(A) Gena
(B) Epimeron
(C) Frons
(D) Vertex
Ans. B
74. Which of the following is associated with articulation of wings:
(A) Trochanter
(B) Phragmata
(C) Tegula
(D) Scutum
Ans. C
75. White muscardine disease is caused by _________
(A) Metarrhizium anisoplae
(B) Nosema sp.
(C) Beauveria bassiana
(D) Granulosis virus
Ans. C
76. Who recommended copper sulphate for seed treatment of wheat against bunt and demonstrated its fungi-toxic value first time
(A) Mason
(B) Benedict Prevost
(C) Singh
(D) P.M.A. Millardet
Ans. B
77. Among all the Aflatoxins, Aflatoxin Bi is the most toxic. Which species of Aspergillus produce/s Aflatoxin B1 and B2
(A) Aspergillus niger
(B) Aspergillus flavus
(C) Aspergillus parasiticus
(D) Both B and C
Ans. D
78. Which species of Aspergillus produces Aflatoxin G1 and G2
(A) Aspergillus niger
(B) Aspergillus flavus
(C) Aspergillus parasiticus
(D) Both B and C
Ans. C
79. Who introduced burgundy mixture using sodium carbonate in place of lime?
(A) Mason
(B) Narsimhan
(C) Singh
(D) P.M A. Millardet
Ans. A
80. Who discovered “Bordeaux mixture” to control downy mildew of grapevine by using copper sulphate (blue stone) and hydrated lime?
(A) Mason
(B) Narsimhan
(C) Singh
(D) P.M A. Millardet
Ans. D
81. In 1942 which of the Indian scientist developed “Chaubatia paste” in Almora district (UP) as a wound dressing fungicide for this he used copper carbonate, Lead oxide and linseed oil
(A) Mason
(B) Narsimhan
(C) Singh
(D) P.M A. Millardet
Ans. C
82. What is the actual ratio of copper carbonate, Lead oxide and Linseed oil in “Chaubatia Paste?”
(A) 1:1:1.25
(B) 1:1:1.5
(C) 2:1:2
(D) 1:2:2
Ans. A
83. Who discovered first broad spectrum antibiotic Streptomycin in 1943
(A) Weindling
(B) Von Schmeling and Marshal Kulka
(C) S.A. Waksman and A. Schatz
(D) S.M. Idris
Ans. C
84. Who discovered first systemic fungicide “Oxathin”
(A) Weindling
(B) Von Schmeling and Marshal Kulka
(C) S A. Waksman and A. Schatz
(D) S.M. Indris
Ans. B
85. Who developed the concept of vivo toxins and worked out the mechanism of wilting in cotton due to production of fusaric acid by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum
(A) J.F. Dastur
(B) K.R. Kirtikar
(C) T.S. Sadasivan
(D) S.N. Dasgusta
Ans. C
86. Who developed solar heat treatment for loose smut of wheat caused by Ustilogo segetum var. tritici
(A) J.C. Luthra and A. Sattar
(B) Ramanujan and Co-workers
(C) K.C. Mehta
(D) G. Rangaswamy
Ans. A
87. Who developed “seed plot technique” for virus free seed production of potato in Indo-Gangetic Plains?
(A) J.C. Luthra and A. Sattar
(B) S.N. Dasgupta
(C) Ramanujan and Co-workers
(D) S. Nagarjan and H. Singh
Ans. C
88. Who formulated “Indian stem rust rules” for Puccinia graminis var. tritici
(A) J.C. Luthra and A.
(B) K.C. Mehta Sattar
(C) T.S. Ramakrishan
(D) S. Nagarjan and H. Singh
Ans. D
89. The first disease forecasting system in plant pathology was developed for grapevine downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola) in the year ______
(A) 1913
(B) 1914
(C) 1915
(D) 1916
Ans. A
90. The first report on use of solar energy for the control of soil-borne disease was published by _____
(A) J.C. Luthra and A. Sattar
(B) Katan and Co-workers
(C) M.J. Thirumalachar
(D) C.D. Mayee
Ans. B
91. The smallest animal egg is _______
(A) Ostrich
(B) Human female
(C) Duck
(D) Hen
Ans. B
92. The largest animal cell is ________
(A) Ostrich
(B) Horse
(C) Monkey
(D) Duck
Ans. A
93. The largest plant cells are ________
(A) Xylem vessel cell
(B) Parenchyma cells
(C) Sieve tube cells
(D) Sclerenchyma fibers
Ans. D
94. The smallest component of cell is ______
(A) Microfilament
(B) Ribosome
(C) Plastid
(D) Phagosome
Ans. A
95. The smaller cell is metabolically _____
(A) Less active
(B) With smaller nucleus
(C) With larger nucleus
(D) More active
Ans. D
96. Cells metabolically active have _________
(A) Lower nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio
(B) Higher nucleo-cytoplasmic ratio
(C) Higher surface: volume ratio
(D) Both B and C
Ans. D
97. Exception of cell theory is _____
(A) Protistans
(B) Algae
(C) Virus
(D) Mycoplasma
Ans. C
98. The property of cell in which a cell can form many phenotypes is _____
(A) Totipotency
(B) Parasexually
(C) Pleuriopotency
(D) Parthenogenesis
Ans. C
99. Food vacuole in cell is made from ______
(A) Phagosome + Lysosome
(B) Phagosome + Feeding canals
(C) Vesicles of a gas vacuole
(D) None of the above
Ans. A
100. Granules of nucleolus are _____
(A) Precursors of ribosomes
(B) Precursors of RNA
(C) Precursors of chromosomes
(D) None of the above
Ans. A
101. Nucleolar organizing region (NOR) is occurs in the region of ______
(A) Secondary constriction
(B) Primary constriction
(C) Telomere
(D) Centromere
Ans. A
102. Chromosomes present in Eukaryotic cell are composed of _______
(A) RNA + DNA
(B) DNA + Protein
(C) Only RNA
(D) Only DNA
Ans. B
103. Balbiani rings are called ______
(A) Coilling of chromonemata
(B) Uncoilling of chromonemata
(C) Both A and B
(D) Enlargements of centromere
Ans. B
104. In case of plant chromosomes which type of banding techniques used?
(A) C and N
(B) C and G
(C) G and R
(D) Q and G
Ans. A
105. Middle lamella contains _______
(A) Cellulose
(B) Lignin
(C) Pectate
(D) Cutin
Ans. C
106. The best use of limited resources is studied under the law of ________
(A) Substitution
(B) Opportunity cost
(C) Diminishing returns
(D) All of the above
Ans. A
107. Combination of crop production and milk production activities is an example of ______
(A) Competitive
(B) Complementary
(C) Supplementary
(D) None of the above
Ans. B
108. When TPP is maximum, the MPP will be ______
(A) Maximum
(B) Zero
(C) Minimum
(D) None of the above
Ans. B
109. Agricultural finance mainly concern with ______
(A) Utilization of funds
(B) Acquisition of funds
(C) Utilization and Acquisition of funds both
(D) None of the above
Ans. C
110. Product are at the maximum for a farm business when output is at a level where _____
(A) MC = AC
(B) MR=AR
(C) MR = AC
(D) MC = MR
Ans. D
111. Co-operatives for tribes are called as ________
(A) Multi-purpose societies
(B) Savita
(C) Lead Bank
(D) Large agriculture multi-purpose Cooperative Societies
Ans. D
112. A farmer can increase his farm income by ______
(A) Increasing production
(B) Reducing cost of production
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above
Ans. D
113. The regulated market have been established by ________
(A) Central government
(B) District Municipal Corporation
(C) State government
(D) Panchayats
Ans. C
114. Maximum profit is obtained at the point, where _______
(A) MP = AP
(B) MP < AP
(C) MP > AP
(D) None of the above.
Ans. D
115. What is the most important source of money lending to farmers in rural areas
(A) Rural Banks
(B) Local money lender
(C) Nationalized banks
(D) Cooperative agencies
Ans. B
116. Utility of last unit is called ______
(A) Initial utility
(B) Total utility
(C) Marginal utility
(D) Zero utility
Ans. C
117. Diversified farming is ______
(A) Type of farming
(B) System of farming
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above
Ans. A
118. National income denotes ______
(A) Revenue of the government in one year
(B) Sum total of all factor earnings in the country
(C) Revenue of nationalized enterprises
(D) Banks budgetary surplus of the government
Ans. B
119. Which of the following is management decision
(A) Level of resource use
(B) Selection of least cost
(C) Enterprise mix
(D) All of the above
Ans. C
120. Short term loan mainly given for purchase of ________
(A) Pump set
(B) Seed
(C) Heavy machinery
(D) Bullock
Ans. B
121. In India, plantation forestry was started in ________
(A) 1840
(B) 1842
(C) 1848
(D) 184
Ans. B
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