EXAM No. 1

Model Answer Sheet


Que. 1

In which cropping system maximum utilization of space is possible ?

 

Inter cropping

Relay cropping

Multistoried cropping

Mixed cropping

Que. 2

Moisture % in grain should be reduced to ---% before storage ?

 

20%

16%

11%

18%

Que. 3

Clay particle size is --- mm

 

0.002mm

01.mm

0.2mm

0.05mm

Que. 4

Stomata are open during night in --- crop

 

C3

C4

CAM

None of them

Que. 5

General combining ability is test for development of ?

 

Syntheties

Composite

multiline

None of above

Que. 6

Which of the following element is immobile element in plant ?

 

Ca

P

N

Mg

Que. 7

In Citrus fruits biuret in urea applied as a foliar spray in ---%

 

0.25%

0.5%

0.75%

0.1%

Que. 8

CEC of which clay minerals is between 120-150 cmol/kg ?

 

               Mica                       Vermiculate              Montmorillonite  Non of these

Que. 9

With increase in soil pH the availability of --- micronutrient is increases

 

B

Zn

Fe

Mo

Que. 10

Who is the founder of virology ?

 

Dmitry Ivanovsky

A E Mayer

W M Stanley

T O Dieer

Que. 11

Damping off of nursery seedling caused by ?

 

Physoderma

Phythium aphanidermatum

Phythium debaryanum

Both b & c

 

Que. 12

Quick and accurate detection of viruses can be done by ?

 

 

ELISA

HADAS

IEM

All of these

Que. 13

The highest pesticide used crop in India ?

 

 

Rise

Maize

Cotton

Sugarcane

Que. 14

The smallest size of economical gobar gas plant is ?

 

 

30 cu.ft.

70 cu.ft.

120 cu.ft.

150 cu.ft.

Que. 15

Working life of a tractor drawn cultivator is usually ?

 

 

2500 hrs

5000 hrs

7500 hrs

10,000 hrs

Que. 16

Bacillus thuringiesis was discovered by ?

 

 

S Ishiwatari

Frisch

Flacher

Berliner

Que. 17

The spiralling whitefly is ?

 

 

Bemesia tabac

Aleurodicus dispersus

Chilo portellus

None of these

Que. 18

Dimethoate is ?

 

 

Contact insecticide

Systemic insecticide

Fumigant

Stomach poison

Que. 19

Tea rust is caused by ?

 

 

MLO

Virus

Bacteria

Algae

Que. 20

Loose smut of wheat is ?

 

 

Internally seed borne

Externally seed borne

Air borne

Soil borne

Que. 21

End product of Denitrification process is ?

 

 

N2

NO3

N2O & N2

NH3

Que. 22

Bench terraces are constructed in --- %  land slope area ?

 

 

10%

15%

25%

20%

Que. 23

Sugar contain in sugarbeet is --- kg/ha ?

 

 

12-15 kg

20-25 kg

30-40 kg

45-50 kg

Que. 24

Hydroponics is the technique of cultivation of crops in----

 

 

Water

Soil

Air

None of these

 

Que. 25

Capillary water is held between --- to---- atmospheric tension

 

1000 to 31

31 to 15

15 to 0.3

31 to 0.3

Que. 26

Gummosis and crown toppling in coconut are due to

 

Rhinocerous beetle

Red palm Weevil

Black headed caterpiller

Coconut mites

Que. 27

Currling of leaf upwards and yellowing of terminal cotton shoots is symptoms of which pest?

 

Red cotton

Cotton aphid Cotton leaf hopper Pink boll worm

bug

Que. 28

The mustard saw fly (Athalia proxima) lays eggs near

 

Flower

Roots

Leaf margin

Soil surface

Que. 29

Horizontal plate seed metering  device is used in---

 

Seed drill

Planter

Transplanter

Seed cum fertilizer drill

Que. 30

Hand operated sprayers are operated at pressure--- kg/cm2

 

7 to 10

10 to 20

1 to 7

20 to 25

Que. 31

Disc harrow penetration depth increased by ----

 

Tilth angle

Disc angle

Gang angle

All of these

Que. 32

Which of following phenomenon leads to more cross pollination

 

Autogamy

Allogamy

Apogamy

Homogamy

Que. 33

Which treatment is given to the germinated seed in vernalization process ?

 

Hot water treatment

Cold treatment

Oven dry treatment

None of these

Que. 34

Single seed descent method of selection is a modification of---

 

Mass selection

Pure line selection

Pedigree method

Bulk method

 

Que. 35

A chemical mutagen ethyl methane sulphate is an example of--

 

Base anlogous

Acridine dyes

Acidic agent

Alkylating agent

Que. 36

Seed rate of lentil crop is ---kg/ha

 

12 to 15

20 to 25

30 to 40

45 to 50

Que. 37

Selam is famous variety of ---

 

 

Ginger

Turmeric

Coffee

Sugarcane

Que. 38

Origin of soyabean is

 

            Mexico                          China                            India                  Africa

Que. 39

Triticum durum is used for preparation of --

 

Suji

Kheer

Upma

None of these

Que. 40

Equivalent acidity of anhydrous ammonia is

 

148

110

128

93

Que. 41

Who is consider as father of soil testing?

 

Colwell

Trug

Parker

Puri

Que. 42

Whiptail in Brassica is due to the deficiency of---

 

Ca

Mo

Mg

Zn

Que. 43

Who is the father of plant pathology?

 

T J Buril

Needham

Anton de Bary

E J Butler

Que. 44

In bacteria variability is caused by

 

      Conjugation              Transformation             Transduction      All of these

Que. 45

The holes at the base of sorghum peduncle are due to

 

Chilo partellus

Atherigena soccata

Calocoris angustama

Contarinia sorghicola

Que. 46

Hindgut of insect is also known as

 

Stomodacum

Proctodacum

Gizzard

Mesenteron

Que. 47

The pest which attack both in field and storage of pulse is

 

Gram pod borer

Pulse beetle

Red gram pod fly

Pod borer

 

Que. 48

Which plough will be used for maximum moisture conservation ?

 

M B Plugh

Cultivator

Chisel plough

Disc harrow

Que. 49

Subsoiler plough is best suited for ---

 

Deep plouging

Breaking hard pan

Making ditches

Inter cultivation

Que. 50

Power sprayers are operated at a pressure of --- kg/cm2

 

5 to 10

10 to 20

20 to 55

more than 55

Que. 51

Pressure due to radiator cap will

 

Raises boiling temperature

Reduces boilling temperature

Cools the water

None of these

Que. 52

Wilt of pigeonpea is caused by pathogen---

 

Gibberlla indica

Rhizophous nigricans

Aspergillus flavus

Fusarium udum

Que. 53

The scientific name of burrowing nematode is

 

Xiphinema sp.

Radopholus sp.

Longidorus sp.

Meloidogyne sp.

Que. 54

Citrus greening is caused by

 

 

Fastidious bacteria

Fungi

Virus

MLO

Que. 55

Cusec unit is used to measure

 

 

Water discharge

Pressure

Soil moisture tension

Evaporation

Que. 56

In which crop crown root initiation is critical growth stage for irrigation?

 

Maize

Rice

Sugarcane

Wheat

Que. 57

Tensiometer is useful for irrigation scheduling in --- soils

 

Clay

Sandy

Loamy

None of these

 

Que. 58

The process of heating of soil with polythene is known as

 

Solarization

Fertigation

Herbigation

Fumigation

Que. 59

The cross of F1 hybrid with an individual having recessive phenotype for concerned trait is called

 

Test cross

Multiple cross

Top cross

Polly cross

Que. 60

Maximum loss of water occurs through

 

Cuticular transpiration

Lenticular transpiration

Stomatal transpiration

None of these

Que. 61

Respiratory quotient (RQ) value of carbohydrates is

 

Less than one

One

More than one

Two

Que. 62

Fertilizers contain Cl ions are not suitable for

 

Pigeonpea

Sugarcane

Potato

Wheat

Que. 63

One acre of soil to a depth of 6 inch weights about

 

2 x106 lb

2.25 x106 kg

2.25 x106 lb

2 x106 kg

Que. 64

Which is the optimum PH for nitrification?

 

8.5

9.5

10

7.5

Que. 65

Chemical formula of single super phosphate is---

 

Ca(H2Po4)

CaHPo4

Ca3(Po4)

None of these

Que. 66

Stripping of sugarcane leaves minimizes the attack of ---

 

Pyrillia

Early shoot borer

Top shoot borer

Mealy bug

Que. 67

Lemon butterfly is--

 

 

 

Toxoptera citricida

Phyllocnistis citrella

Papilo demoleus

None of these

Que. 68

The non- preference plant resistance to insect is also known as

 

Repellant

Tolerance

Antibiosis

Antixenosis

Que. 69

Queen of forage is--

 

 

Castor

Berseem

Cowpea

Lucern

 

Que. 70

Sugarcane settes are dipped in hot water for two hours having ---0C temperature

 

500C

550C

450C

600C

Que. 71

Optimum plant population for rainfed rabi sorghum is---

 

1.35 lakh/ha

1.80 lakh/ha

1.00 lakh/ha

2.00 lakh/ha

Que. 72

Silvipastoral system includes the components of

 

Crop + trees

Crop + Trees + Pasture

+ Animals

Trees + Pasture

+ Animal

Crop + Tree

+ Pasture

Que. 73

Citrus canker is caused by pathogen---

 

Albugo candida

Xanthomonas

campestris pv citri

Erwinia amylovora

Claviceps fusiformis

Que. 74

Select the disease caused by Mycoplasma like Organisms (MLO)

 

Brinjal little leaf

Rice yellow dwarf

Seasmum phyllody

All of these

Que. 75

Tundu disease of wheat caused by Clavibacter tritici is usually associated with

 

Heterodera avenae

Anguina tritica

Pratylenchulus sp.

Meloidogyne sp.

Que. 76

Sexual spores of fungi is ---

 

 

Chlamydospores

Sporangiospores

Zoospores

Zygospores

Que. 77

Which of the following is example of insect hormone

 

Chitin

Allethrin

Lindane

Ecdysone

Que. 78

Organophosphate group insecticide example is

 

Endosulphan

Sulpher

Carbofuran

All of these

Que. 79

Aphids and Whitefly are controlled by

 

Stomach poisons

Contact poisons

Systamic poisons

Fumigants

Que. 80

The higher LD 50 value indicates

 

Less toxic

Highly toxic

Neutral

None of these

 

Que. 81

The short lived annual weeds are called as

 

Mimicry

Crop bound weeds

Seasonal weeds

Ephemerals

Que. 82

Intercultural operation in groundnut should be completed before --- crop growth stage

 

Flowering

Pegging

Branching

Gap filling

Que. 83

Seasmum belongs to family

 

 

Tiliaceae

Euphorbiaceae

Pedaliaceae

None of these

Que. 84

Removal of terminal buds in tobacco is called as

 

Topping

Desuckering

Plucking

Nipping

Que. 85

Plant growing in saline soil are called as

 

Xerophytes

Hydrophytes

Halophytes

Mesophytes

Que. 86

The end product of glycolysis is

 

Pyruvic acid

Phosphoric acid

Malic acid

Absicis acid

Que. 87

Wheat improvement in India was brought by

 

Dr B. S. Kadam

Dr. M. S. Swaminathan

Dr T. S.

Ventakarman

Dr N. G. P. Rao

Que. 88

In often cross pollinated crops cross pollination ranges in between

 

5 to 30 %

20 to 60 %

70 to 80%

80 to 100%

Que. 89

The law of minimum was given by Liebig in the year

 

1842

1875

1880

1840

Que. 90

Scab of potato are favoured by which soil condition

 

Acidic

Highly acidic

Neutral to alkaline

Extremely acidic

Que. 91

Fe deficiency is mostly seen in crops growing on

 

Calcareous or alkaline soils

Salt affected soils

Acidic soils

Neutral soils

Que. 92

A six cylinder engine can have --- possible number of firing order

 

2

3

4

6

 

Que. 93

Thermal efficiency --- with increases in stoke : Bore ratio

 

Increases

Decreases

Remain same

None of these

Que. 94

Firing order for four stroke four  cylinder engine

 

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

1 - 3 - 2 - 4

1 - 3 - 4 -2

1 - 4 - 3 - 2

Que. 95

Puddling is done to

 

 

 

Reduce water percolation

Kill weeds

Soil pulverisation

To level field

Que. 96

Calorific value of high speed diesel is

 

9550

10550

11500

12500

Que. 97

Traction of wheel can be improved by

 

Using high hitch point

Ballasting rear wheels

Both a & b

None of these

Que. 98

Which type of male sterility is largely exploited in hybrid seed production programme

 

Genetic

Cytoplasmic

Cytoplasmic genetic

None of these

Que. 99

Pure line theory was proposed by

 

Johanson 1906

Fisher 1911

Johannsen 1903

Jonson 1908

Que. 100

Which breeding method utilizes variation but does not create variability?

 

Mutation

Polyploidy

Hybridization

Selection

Que. 101

The perfect stage of red rot of sugarcane pathogen Colletotrichum falcatum is

 

Glomerella tucumanensis

Glomerella cingulata

Glomerella lindemuthianum

None of these

Que. 102

Plasmodiophora brassicae causes the club root disease of Cruciferous crops can be controlled by

 

Raising soil PH

Decreasing soil PH

Both a & b

None of these

 

Que. 103

Powdery mildew of wheat caused by---

 

Erysiphe graminis sp

tritici

Erysiphe graminis sp hordei

Erysiphe polygoni

None of these

Que. 104

The suitable cropping system under rainfed cropping is

 

Mix cropping

Inter cropping

Sequence cropping

Mono

cropping

Que. 105

In which of following crops ratoon crooping is most popular ?

 

Wheat

Rice

Sugarcane

Sugarbeet

Que. 106

In Which of following cropping system Zero tillage is mostly followed under Indian condition

 

Rice wheat

Jowar Sunflower

Maize Wheat

None of these

Que. 107

The father of plant tissue culture is

 

G H Hoberlandt

P R White

E C Cocking

R J Gautheret

Que. 108

Most commonly used cryoprotectant compound is

 

Glycerol

DMSO

Proline

Sorbitol

Que. 109

Resistance to many disease is called as

 

Horizontal

resistance

Verticle resistance

Multiple resistance

Tolerance

Que. 110

Cotton is an example of crop evolved by

 

Autopolyploidy

Allopolyploidy

Aneuoploidy

Monosomic

Que. 111

HB1 is first hybrid developed by using male sterility in

 

Jowar

Rice

Bajara

Wheat

Que. 112

Pheromone traps attracts

 

 

Male moths

Female moths

Female bugs

Caterpillers

Que. 113

Trichogramma parasitoid release is recommended for management of

 

Gangora thyrsis

Atherigena soccata

Chilo partellus

Holotrichia serrata

Que. 114

Which insecticide used for sucking pest management in seed treatment 

 

 

Diazinon

Imidacloprid

Fenvalerate

None of these

Que. 115

Pigeonpea sterility mosaic disease spread by

 

Virus

Aphid

Whitefly

Mites

Que. 116

Virus capsid is made up of

 

 

Protein

Carbohydrate

Lipid

Nucleic acid

Que. 117

Suicidal germination take place in

 

Dodder

Striga

Loranthus

Dendropthoe falcata

Que. 118

ICPH 8 Pigeonpea hybrid developed by using

 

Cytoplamic

male sterility

Incompability

Cytoplasmic genetic male sterility

Genetic male sterility

Que. 119

Planting ratio for female : male parent in hybrid Jowar seed production is

 

2:04

4:02

2:06

5:01

Que. 120

Breeder seed bag is tagged with

 

White color tag

Purple color tag

Golden yellow color tag

Blue color tag

Que. 121

Which is the often cross pollinated crop?

 

Tur

Wheat

Bajara

Maize

Que. 122

Laterization is process of accumulation in soil

 

Iron and aluminium oxides

Silica

CaCo3

CaSo4

Que. 123

In Which soil Zinc availability to crop is higher?

 

Acidic soil

Alkaline soil

Calcareous soil

Waterlogged

soil

Que. 124

Amongst oil cakes the highest nitrogen content is in?

 

Neem cake

Groundnut cake

Castor cake

Coconut cake

 

Que. 125

Example of natural chelate is---

 

EDTA

DTPA

EDDHA

Citric acid

Que. 126

Vertical section of soil is known as--

 

Horizons

Solum

Profile

A Soil

Que. 127

Lowest category of soil classification is

 

Series

Order

Great group

Family

Que. 128

Indicator plant of copper is

 

 

Maize

Wheat

Sorghum

Potato

Que. 129

Demand for agriculture products is relatively

 

Less elastic

More elastic

More inelastic

less inelastic

Que. 130

When MC is at lowest, MP will be

 

Increasing

Maximum

Constant

Minimum

Que. 131

Optimum choices of enterprises or combination of enterprises is made based on

 

Principle of least cost combination

Principle of variable proportions

Principle of opportunity cost

Principle of cost

Que. 132

Principle of extension education is

 

Learning by doing

Learning by seeing

Learning by reading

Learning by hearing

Que. 133

The first KVK was established in the year 1974 at

 

Nagpur

Puducherry

Kanpur

Mumbai

Que. 134

Lab to land programme was started by

 

NBSSLUP

Govt. of UP

ICAR

None of these

Que. 135

Blue revolution refers to

 

 

Crops

Oilseeds

Fisheries

Engery

Que. 136

Female lamb is

 

Heifer

Ewe

Ram

Grimmer

 

Que. 137

Which part of ruminants stomach resembles true stomach

 

Omasum

Abomasum

Rumen

Reticulum

Que. 138

A B C of poster means

 

 

Attractive, Brief and complete

Attractive, Breif and + clear

Attractive,

Broad and creative

None of these

Que. 139

Which of the following is not an element of good learning situation

 

Physical

Extension facilities Subject matter

facilities

Transfer process

Que. 140

Pashmina wool obtained from

 

 

Yak

Cattle

Sheep

Goat

Que. 141

Ranikhet is a --- disease

 

 

Bacterial

Fungal

Viral

None of these

Que. 142

Government of India signed WTO agreement in

 

1981

1994

1998

2002

Que. 143

Edible part of pomegranate is

 

 

Aril

Thalamus

Mesocarp

Endocarp

Que. 144

Which of the following is used to check sprouting of Onion during storage?

 

NAA

MH

GA

PCPA

Que. 145

Extension is

 

Education for all village people

Teaching  through learning by doing and

seeing is believing

Two way channel

All of these

Que. 146

Education causes

 

Change in knowledge

Change in attitude

Change in skills

All of these

Que. 147

Wallowing is the characteristics of

 

Cow

Sheep

Buffalo

Horse

 

Que. 148

Permanent method of fruit and vegetable preservation is

 

Pasteurization

Blanching

Canning and bottling

Exclusion of moisture

Que. 149

Olour is polyembryonic variety of which fruit crop?

 

Mango

Guava

Apple

Sapota

Que. 150

Marketable surplus is given by

 

MS = P + C

MS = P + C /2

MS = P -C

MS = C - P

Que. 151

Cooperative credit societies act was passed in

 

1902

1903

1904

1912

Que. 152

Late ripening cultivar of ber is

 

Umran

Gola

Kaithili

Sindhuri

Que. 153

An ideal fruit for jelly making should be rich in

 

Pectin and acids

Pectin and Sugars

Acid and sugar

Proteins

Que. 154

Skiffing is practiced in

 

Rubber

Tea

Coffee

Litchi

Que. 155

Miracle fruit of china is

 

Kiwifruit

Litchi

Mango

Guava

Que. 156

The gap between situation and objective is the area of

 

Goal

Needs

Interest

None

Que. 157

Grow more food campaign was started in

 

1944

1947

1952

1953

Que. 158

A  dwarf rootstock of apple is

 

M 25

M 12

M 13

M 9

Que. 159

Success in rural development project depends on

 

Regular training of workers

Regular contact of workers

Amount of subsidy

Participation of

beneficiaries

Que. 160

National Institute of Agriculture marketing (NAIM) is located at

 

Jaipur

Mumbai

Delhi

Hisar

 

Que. 161

Yellow color of egg is due to

 

 

Carotene

Anthocyanin

Vitamin B

Xanthophyll

Que. 162

Gestation period of cow is --- days

 

 

283 to 285

290 to 292

142 to 145

152 to 154

Que. 163

Tallest breed of sheep

 

 

Decanni

Nellore

Bikaneri

Nilgiri

Que. 164

Debt equity ratio is stated that

 

 

Differed liabilities / Net worth

Net worth / Differed liabilities

Net worth /

Total asset

None of theses

Que. 165

Economics is what economist do given by

 

 

Alfered Marshell

Lord Robbins

J M Keyens

Jacob Viner

Que. 166

A bulletin should contain

 

 

4 to 12 pages

12 to 24 pages

24 to 48 pages

None of theses

Que. 167

Most people retain--- % of what they read

 

 

5 to 10

10 to 15

20 to 25

30 to 35

Que. 168

Litchi is commercially propagated by

 

 

Air layering

Veneer garfting

Tip layering

Wedge

grafting

Que. 169

Balanced diet includes at least --gram of vegetables

 

 

90

200

120

300

Que. 170

Best pH for semen preservation is

 

 

6.4

7.4

7.2

6.8

Que. 171

Which hormone is found in ripened fruit?

 

 

Auxin

Ethylene

Cytokinin

Gibbrelins

Que. 172

Golden acre, Pride of India are improved varieties of

 

 

Cauliflower

Cabbage

Broccoli

Knol-khol

 

Que. 173

Which of the following is a method of group contacts?

 

Farm and home

visits

Office calls

Personal letters

Tours

Que. 174

Edible part of brussels sprouts is

 

Small head or bud

Leaves

Root

Stem

Que. 175

Dormancy of potato can be break by use of

 

Potassium

Thiourea Ethylene chlorohydrin All of these

thicynate

Que. 176

Sweet potato belongs to family

 

Convolvulaceae

Solanaceae

Malvaceae

None of these

Que. 177

Marginal utility of money cannot be

 

Positive

Negative

Zero

Both b & c

Que. 178

Cross elasticity of demand between petrol and automobiles is

 

Negative

Zero

High

Infinite

Que. 179

Gladiolus is belongs to family

 

 

Rosaceae

Iridaceae

Compositae

Solanaceae

Que. 180

Pusa Meghdoot and Pusa Manjari are improved varieties of

 

Bottle gourd

Bitter gourd

Ridge gourd

Snake gourd

Que. 181

Age of broiler is

 

8 to 12 weeks

4 to 6 weeks

1 to 2 weeks

None of these

Que. 182

Initiation of milk secretion is called

 

Lactogenesis

Galactogensis

Galactopiosis

None of these

Que. 183

Origin place of pineapple is

 

Brazil

Australia

China

India

Que. 184

National dairy research institute is located at

 

Karnal

New Delhi

Varansi

Jhansi

 

Que. 185

MRS on the isoclines will be

 

Positive

Zero

Negative

Constant

Que. 186

In the long run, perfectly competeting firms, will have

 

Zero economic

profits

Constanteconomic profits

Positive economic profit

Negative economic profit

Que. 187

Production is function of

 

Profit

Price

Factor

Cost

Que. 188

Date palm is harvested at which stage in India?

 

Doka

Dang

Doka and Dang

None of these

Que. 189

Pusa Kesar is a variety of

 

             Caroot                           Onion                           Potato                  Okra

Que. 190

Which is the variety of brinjal developed for roasting (bharata) purpose?

 

Phule Arjun

Phule Harit

Ruchira

Phule Raja

Que. 191

Spinach leaves provide high content of

 

Iron

Calcium

Iron and

Calcium

None of these

Que. 192

Moisture contain in hay

 

 

10 to 12 %

15 to 20 %

20 to 25%

60 to 65 %

Que. 193

Chemical used for dehorning is

 

NaCl

Caustic potash

Oxalic acid

NaOH

Que. 194

Khirni is used as rootstock for

 

 

Grape

Sweet orange

Sapota

Mango

Que. 195

The main objective of community development programme are

 

Area development

Self help programme

Development of the whole community

All of these

Que. 196

Which one is not the part of communication model

 

 

Communicator

Message

Advice

Audience

Que. 197

The law of diminishing returns refers to an eventual fall in

 

 

Marginal product of variable factor

Average income of the farm

Total production of all factors

Total earnings of the farm

Que. 198

Important function or role of money is

 

 

Medium of Reserve base of credit Providing exchange expansion liquidity

All of these

Que. 199

Optimum seed rate (Kg/ha) for garlic in terms of clove is

 

 

100 to 200

400 to 500

600 to 800

900 to 1000

Que. 200

Kinnow is basically a

 

 

Mandarin

Citrange

Tangor

Tangerine