EXAM No.

10
Model Answer Sheet
Exam conducted during : 28 December to 30 December 2019

Que. 1 Psychrometer is used to measure ---

Relative
Rainfall Wind velocity Pressure
humidity
Que. 2 Vernalisation is ---- treatment to plant bud or seedling.
Cold or low High
Physical None of these
temperature temperature
Que. 3 Which type of protein is found in hairs and nail ?
Collagen Keratin Elastin Fibroin
Que. 4 Fat soluble yellow pigment present in plant is ---
Chlorophyll Carotenoids Anthocyanin None of these
Que. 5 GST came into effect from
1 July 2017 15 Jun 2017 1 March 2017 1 Jan 2018
Que. 6 In India wool production is maximum in --- state
Jammu &
Maharashtra Rajasthan Punjab
Kashmir
Que. 7 In Cattle degnala and alkali diseases are caused due to toxicity of --
Selenium Boron Iron Calcium
Que. 8 Glucose + Fructose =
Galactose Sucrose Lactose Maltose
Que. 9 Exposing milk to 71 to 760C temperature for 15 Seconds is ---
pasteurization method.
UHT LTLT HTST None of these
Que. 10 Longest gestation period observed in ---
Cattle Buffalo Goat Camel

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Que. 11 Crop grown for substitute for the main crop that has failed on
account of unfavorable condition is called as --
Alley crop Avenue crop Cash crop Catch crop
Que. 12 Crop which provide large canopy and quick growing ability is
called as--
Skip crop Smoother crop Catch crop Ley crop
Que. 13 Wild oat is mimicry weed of --- crop
Bajara Wheat Sunflower Barley
Que. 14 Other variety in same crop is called as --
Absolute weed Relative weed Rogue weed None of these
Que. 15 Which of the following is non selective weedicide ?
2, 4 D Isoproturon Triazine Glyphosate
Que. 16 Lasso is trade name of --- weedicide.
Atrazine Alachlor Isoproturon Triazine
Que. 17 2:1 expanding type mineral is --
Kaolinite Montmorillonite Vermiculate Illite
Que. 18 Most dominant mineral on the earth crust is --
Feldspar Mica Gypsum None of these
Que. 19 [Link] is an ideal ratio of NPK for --
Cereals Oilseed Pulses None of these
Que. 20 Example of metamorphic rock is --
Granite Dolomite Sand stone Marble
Que. 21 Quartz is derived from --
Sand stone Lime stone Granite Shale
Que. 22 Light soil is suitable for -- crop
Potato Groundnut Tobacco All of these

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Que. 23 Small farmer have land holding less than --- ha

1 2 5 10

Que. 24 ECOMARK indicates that ---

Quality &
Product is International
Purity of
environment exchange None of these
agriculture
friendly norms
product
Que. 25 World Trade Organization (WTO) is established on --
1 Dec. 1993 1 Sept. 1980 20 May 1996 1 January 1995
Que. 26 Farm on which the income from a single product is less than 50 %
of total is called --- farming
Specialized Diversified Commercial None of these
Que. 27 Storage function creates ---- utility.
Place Form Time All of these
Que. 28 Grassy shoot disease of Sugarcane transmitted by ---
Leaf hopper Mealy bug Aphids White fly
Que. 29 Groundnut bud necrosis is --- disease
Bacterial Fungal Viral Mycoplasmal
Que. 30 Kresek formation, Yellowing bacterial ooze on leaf surface are
symptoms of ---- disease of Rice.
Bacterial leaf
Khaira Bakane Tungro
blight
Que. 31 Select the false statement
Haploids are
used for All haploid Single set of
A monoploid
disease are chromosome (n)
can be haploid
resistance monoploid denotes haploid
improvement

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Que. 32 The process of synthesis of mRNA from DNA is known as
Reverse
Transcription Translation None of these
transcription
Que. 33 National Seed Act passed in the year --
1950 1955 1960 1966
Que. 34 Strongest dormancy breaker is ---
Urea KNO3 Thiourea ABA
Que. 35 A complete set of chromosomes of a diploid species is known as--
Gene Gene pool Allel Genome
Que. 36 Rice sown in April May is known as --- Rice
Aus Aman Boro None of these
Que. 37 Oryza sativa have chromosome number (2n) equal to ---
20 24 48 12
Que. 38 Jagannath variety of Rice is develop by ---- breeding method.
Selection Back cross Mutation Hybridization
Que. 39 Select the false statement ?
Amonical Nitrate
Nitrate Nitrate fertilizers are
fertilizers are fertilizer have
fertilizers are susceptible to
placed in leaching
recommended denitrification in
reduced zone of losses in
in Paddy field Paddy
paddy Paddy
Que. 40 What are the objectives of Puddling practice in Paddy ?
Increase
Reduce Reduce weed
nutrient All of these
percolation infestation
availability
Que. 41 The First hybrid rice is developed in --- country.
India China Mexico Indonesia
Que. 42 Test weight of wheat is 40 gm while test weight of Phalaris minor is -
-- gm
2 20 30 200

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Que. 43 Highest productivity of Wheat is in --- state
Bihar Punjab Manipur Assam
Que. 44 Triticum durum is ---- wheat
Haploid Tetraploid Hexaploid Duploid
Que. 45 In Wheat dough stage comes --- DAS
40 to 45 60 to 65 80 to 85 115 to 120
Que. 46 Recommended row to row spacing in Wheat is --- cm
12.5 22.5 32.5 55.2
Que. 47 Flower crop act as antagonist to root knot nematode is --
Marigold Rose Aster Tuberose
Que. 48 who discovered first plant parasitic nematode ?
J T Needham Kuhn Cobb Berkeley
Que. 49 Most mutant tolerant are ---
Haploid Diploid Polyploids None of these
Que. 50 Kafir 60 is important source of male sterility in --- crop.
Sorghum Bajara Wheat Barley
Que. 51 Select the true statement about Prokaryotic cell .
Only 70 S type Bacteria have
Nucleolus is
ribosomes are prokaryotic All of these
absent
present cell
Que. 52 Chiasmata formation occurs in --- stage of prophase.
Laptotene Zygotene Pachytene Diplotene
Que. 53 Advantage of Precision farming is --
Maintains
Minimized cost Conserves
ecological All of these
of production resources
balance
Que. 54 Maximum permissible limit of biuret urea is --- %
1.5 3.5 4.5 5.5

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Que. 55 Carbon content in organic matter is -- %
38 58 45 65
Que. 56 Which of the following biofertilizer is used in Wheat ?
Rhizobium BGA Azotobacter Azospirillum
Que. 57 In Single Super Phosphate --- % sulphur is present.
48 12 24 36
Que. 58 Bench terracing is done where slope is more than --- %
5 10 15 50
Que. 59 Late ripening variety of Ber is --
Umran Gola Seb None of these
Que. 60 Pollination in Fig is carried out by --
Fig wasp White fly Honey bee House fly
Que. 61 Khirni is a rootstock of --- fruit crop
Mango Sapota Acid lime Aonla
Que. 62 In Onion bolting is take place due to --
Low
High rainfall Ca deficiency None of these
temperature
Que. 63 Hesperidium is fruit type of ---
Citrus Apple Ber Fig
Que. 64 Notching is commonly practice in --- fruit crop
Citrus Grape Ber Fig
Que. 65 Commercial propagation method of ber is ---
Cutting Budding Air layering Wedge grafting
Que. 66 Sweetest and late maturing mango variety is

Alphanso Keshar Chausa Langra

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Que. 67 Bactrocera rufomaculata is scientific name of --- mango pest
Stem borer Hoppers Stone weevil White fly
Que. 68 Puffiness of tomato is cause due to ---
Boron Poor Extreme High or
Ca deficiency
deficiency pollination low temperature
Que. 69 Optimum seed rate for kharif okra is --- kg/ha
5 to 8 12 to 15 20-23 25 to 28
Que. 70 Pusa meghali is variety of ---
Radish Carrot Beet Potato
Que. 71 Squash have TSS -- %
65 68.5 70 40
Que. 72 Downy mildew of Bajara is suppressed by ---
Chlorine Iodine Sulphur None of these
Que. 73 The first bacterial disease discovered in Plant is
Citrus greening Citrus canker Corn stunt Fire blight of pear
Que. 74 Atmospheric air contains --- % Nitrogen on volume basis.
20.95 0.03 78.08 7.8
Que. 75 Absolute humidity unit is ---
g/kg Percentage g/m3 None of these
Que. 76 In Kelvin scale melting point of water is --- K
173 273 373 0
Que. 77 Transpiration is measured with ---- instrument.
Photometer Planimeter Tensiometer Pyrheliometer
Que. 78 Short range weather forecasting is for less than --- days

13 3 8 30

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Que. 79 One Cusec of water is equal to --- liters.
18.3 28.3 13.8 23.8
Que. 80 Characteristics of Surge irrigation ---
On - Off water Minimized deep Minimize
All of these
supply percolation runoff loss
Que. 81 Rice is --- pollinated crop.
Cross Often cross Self None of these
Que. 82 Select the correct statement ?
Barley is
Protein
tolerant to Barley flour Hordeum vulgare is
content of
saline and contain gluten two rowed barley
barley is 34 %
alkaline soil
Que. 83 Zea mays saccharata is --- type corn.
Dent corn Flint corn Sweet corn Pop corn
Que. 84 For fodder purpose maize seed rate is --- kg/ha
20 to 25 10 to 15 40 to 50 None of these
Que. 85 Select the false statement about Kabuli Gram.
B. N. of Kabuli Kabuli gram is high
gram is Cicer Plants are taller Seed is bold yielder than desi
kabulium gram
Que. 86 Arachis hypogea var. fastigiata is --- type Groundnut
Spreading type Trailing type Bunch type None of these
Que. 87 Origin of Groundnut is ---
India Brazil China Europe
Que. 88 PMA is ---- type anti- transpirants
Stomata
Film forming Reflecting Growth retardant
closing
Que. 89 Vertical mulching is mostly practiced in ---
Sugarcane Coffee Pineapple Guava

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Que. 90 Maximum area under drip irrigation is in ---- state ?
Maharashtra Bihar Goa Punjab
Que. 91 Central institute for arid horticulture is located at ?
Bhopal Bikaner Karnal Pune
Que. 92 Who is the chairperson of NITI Ayog ?
President of Vice President Prime
Home Minister
India of India Minister
Que. 93 GST is --- type of tax ?
Direct Indirect Both a & b None of these
Que. 94 India rank --- in milk production
3 2 4 1
Que. 95 Grey revolution is related to ---
Food grain Fertilizer Fish
Fruit production
production production production
Que. 96 2016 is declared as International year of ---
Pulses Cereals Oil Seed Vegetable
Que. 97 Pusa jaykisan is first hybrid variety of ---
Soyabean Mustard Cotton Bajara
Que. 98 World soil day is celebrated on ---
05 December 15 December 1 January 15 January
Que. 99 Who is the father of super rice ---
G.S. Khus Y.L. Ping Ingo Potrykus None of these
Que. 100 Agrostology is the study of ---
Cereals Grasses Pulses Oil seed
Que. 101 Plant growth regulator used for sucker control in Tobacco is
IAA ABA GA MH

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Que. 102 Indian Journal of Agriculture Sciences is published by
Dept. of
IARI ICAR NABARD
Agriculture
Que. 103 Jhum cultivation mostly found in --- part of India ?
Western Eastern Central North
Que. 104 Lunishree is variety of ---
Golden rice Hybrid rice Super rice Aromatic rice
Que. 105 Area irrigated by one cusec discharge of water is called as
Duty Delta Discharge None of these
Que. 106 Over the years the contribution of agriculture to Indian GDP is ---
Increasing Decreasing Constant None of these
Que. 107 A plant or biological model which is expected to perform in
predictable manner in given environment is called --
Clone Inbreed Pure line Ideotype
Que. 108 Formula for calculating leaf area index is ---
Total plant
Total leaf area / Ground area / Ground area / Total
area / Ground
Ground area Total leaf area plant area
area
Que. 109 According to crop requirement and target specific use of inputs
followed in --- farming
Precision
Mixed farming Relay farming Subsistence farming
farming
Que. 110 Sugarcane + Potato is example of ---
Parallel Multistoried Synergetic
None of these
cropping cropping cropping
Que. 111 Paira cropping is an example of relay cropping followed in --- state
Maharashtra Bihar Goa Punjab

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Que. 112 Kaolin is --- type antitranspirant
Stomata Reflecting
film forming Growth retardants
closing type
Que. 113 Broad bed furrow system is recommended for --- type of soil
Deep black soil Red soil Sandy soil Loamy soil
Que. 114 Relative humidity is express in ---
g/m3 g/kg Percentage None of these
Que. 115 pF value is zero of ---
Field capacity PWP Oven dry soil Saturated soil
Que. 116 Which of the following crop have higher water use efficiency
Sorghum Finger millet Groundnut Wheat
Que. 117 Akiochi disease of rice is caused due to toxicity of ---
CH4 H2S CO2 NH4
Que. 118 Main objective of paired row cropping is ---
Moisture Additional Improving
None of these
conservation income soil fertility
Que. 119 Zingiberaceae family is of --- crop
Potato Juite Turmeric Onion
Que. 120 Sowing time of Aman rice is ---
June-July Nov-Dec Jan-Feb Mar-Apr
Que. 121 White eye of rice is caused due to deficiency of
Ca B Fe K
Que. 122 Parboiling of rice conserve vitamin
D B A C
Que. 123 Miracle rice of India is --- variety
Phule TN1 Jaya Basmati

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 Indrayani
Que. 124 Which of the following statement is true
Simazine
Maize is Maize protein is
herbicide is All of these
monoecious zein
used in maize
Que. 125 Which of the following is popcorn
Zea mays Zea mays
Zea mays everta None of these
indentata amylacea
Que. 126 Which state rank first in soyabean production
Madhya
Bihar Maharashtra Karnataka
Pradesh
Que. 127 Origin of Red gram is ---
India Africa China Thailand
Que. 128 In tobacco priming is --- practice
Removal of Removal of Drying of
Removal of suckers
flower matured leaves leaves
Que. 129 Striga is --- parasite
Complete
Complete root Partial root Partial stem
stem
Que. 130 Which of the following is example of objectionable weed
Phalaris
Avena fatua Chicory All of these
minor
Que. 131 pF scale is given by
Schofield Sorenson Darcy Stoke
Que. 132 Hemoglobin contains --- mineral
Fe Ca B Mo

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Que. 133 Addition of organic matter will -- bulk density
Increase Decrease Constant None of these
Que. 134 Which of the following is inherent property of soil and it can not be
change
Soil structure Soil Texture Bulk density Porosity
Que. 135 Which of the following law deals with hydraulic gradient in soil
Fick law Stoke law Darcy law Liebig law
Que. 136 Example of secondary minerals
Gypsum Calcite Dolomite All of these
Que. 137 Which of the following is easily weatherable mineral
Quartz Gypsum Calcite Dolomite
Que. 138 According to edaphology soil is ---
Mixture of
Natural habitat mineral and
Natural body None of these
for plants organic
material
Que. 139 Accumulation of high exchangeable sodium ions and pH more than
8.5 is called
Pedoturbation Solonization Dealkalisation Gleization
Que. 140 Highest pore space found in --- soil type
Sandy Loamy Clay Silt
Que. 141 Munshell colour chart lightness and darkness of colour is denoted
by
HUE VALUE CHROMA None of these
Que. 142 1:1 non expanding type mineral is ---
Vermiculate Illite Kaolinite Montmorillonite

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Que. 143 Recently form soil are grouped in --- soil order
Ultisols Alfisols Oxisols Entisols
Que. 144 Red soil occupy in --- state
Bihar Tamilnadu Gujarat Goa
Que. 145 Highest Nitrogen content recorded in ---
Compost FYM Night soil Poultry manure
Que. 146 Anhydrous ammonia have equivalent acidity
93 110 128 148
Que. 147 Calcium cyanamide have equivalent basicity
21 29 63 110
Que. 148 Which of the following plant act as an indicator for potassium
deficiency
Cabbage Potato Wheat Sunflower
Que. 149 Highly mobile nutrient in plant is ---
Ca B N S
Que. 150 Browning of cauliflower caused due to deficiency of ---
Ca B N S
Que. 151 Scurvy disease is caused due to deficiency of vitamin
B C A D
Que. 152 Budding is most common asexual reproduction of ---
Bacteria Fungi Virus Yeast
Que. 153 Who is the father of plant pathology
Anton de Berry Stanley Mendel Batson
Que. 154 Oospores are sexual spores produce by --- fungi
Powdery
Downy mildew Rust Smut
mildew

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Que. 155 Carboxin is use to control ---
Powdery
Downy mildew Rust Smut
mildew
Que. 156 Diseases occur at irregular interval and location is called ---
epidemic Pandemic
endemic disease sporadic disease
disease disease
Que. 157 Xanthomonas oryzae is causal organism of --- disease
Bacterial blight Fire blight of
Citrus canker Corn stunt
of rice apple
Que. 158 Fruit cracking in tomato is due --- deficiency
Ca B Fe Mo
Que. 159 Which of the following is often cross pollinated crop
Sorghum Red gram Cotton All of these
Que. 160 Common bread wheat is
Autohexaploid Allohexaploid Diploid Tetraploid
Que. 161 Smooth ER is associated with synthesis of ---
Protein Lipid DNA Carbohydrate
Que. 162 The process of protein synthesis from information in mRNA is
called as
Transcription Tenalism Translation None of these
Que. 163 Crossing over take place in --- stage of prophase
Leptotene Zygotene Pachytene Diplotene
Que. 164 Example of dioecious plant is
Maize Coconut Mango Datepalm
Que. 165 Herkogamy prevents --- pollination
Cross
Self pollination Both a & b None of these
pollination
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Que. 166 Hybrid is a cross of --- line
AxB BxR AxR None of these
Que. 167 Golden rice is rich in --- vitamin
D E A C
Que. 168 Lactose sugar is combination of
Glucose + Glucose + Glucose +
Sucrose + Fructose
Galactose Sucrose Fructose
Que. 169 Sugarcane ripener is
Ethephone Glyphosate 2,4,D NAA
Que. 170 Damaging stage of armyworm is
Caterpillar Pupa Adult Nymph
Que. 171 Callosobruchus chinensis is storage pest of
Cereals Pulses Vegetable Fruit
Que. 172 Hymenoptera is order of ---
Bees Cockroach Bugs Thrips
Que. 173 Filiform type of antennae observed in --- insect
Housefly Buterfly Grasshopper Weevils
Que. 174 Lady bird beetle is ---
Larvae
Egg parasitoid Predator None of these
parasitoid
Que. 175 Ekalux is trade name of --- insecticide
Quinolphos Phorate Malathion Dimethoate
Que. 176 When total utility is maximum the marginal utility will be --
Higher Zero Minimum Constant
Que. 177 World bank is located at
New york Washington DC Paris New Delhi

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Que. 178 Anything which have value is called ---
Money Price Wealth Profit
Que. 179 Demand for salt is ---
Elastic Inelastic Both a & b None of these
Que. 180 In India Marginal farmers have land holding less than --- ha
1 5 10 15
Que. 181 Long term loans are granted for the period of --- years.
1 to 2 years 2 to 5 years 5 to 30 years None of these
Que. 182 Which is rational stage
1 2 3 4
Que. 183 If variable cost is Nil then there will be --- production of farm
Maximum Minimum No No change in
production production production production
Que. 184 Mechanism of heat tolerance is not found in
Cow Buffalo Sheep Goat
Que. 185 The meat of calf below the age of 3 months is called as
Beef Veal Pork Chevon
Que. 186 Hallikar breed of cattle is native of
Maharashtra Karnataka Goa Manipur
Que. 187 Highest milk yielder buffalo breed is
Surati Pandharpuri Mehsana Murrah
Que. 188 Karan fries is a hybrid of --- cattle
[Link] x Brown swiss x Sahiwal x
Tharparkar x Gir
Tharparkar Sahiwal Tharparkar
Que. 189 Holstein friesian is native of
England Holland Swizerland Germany

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Que. 190 Spiral separates the grain as per their ---
Length Weight Roughness Roundness
Que. 191 Pusabin storages capacity of ---tonnes
2 to 4 5 to 10 10 to 50 50 to 100
Que. 192 In which engine only air is entered into cylinder are compressed
during suction stoke
Petrol Diesel Both a & b None of these
Que. 193 Process of random scattering of seed in field is known as
Drilling Dibling Broadcasting Transplanting
Que. 194 Most salt tolerant fruit crop is
Mango Ber Date palm Aonla
Que. 195 Which is state is leading producer of litchi
Arunachal
Punjab Bihar Assam
Pradesh
Que. 196 Luffa cylindrica is ---
Ridge gourd Sponge gourd Bitter gourd None of these
Que. 197 Which chemical is use to control mango malformation
IAA IBA NAA GA
Que. 198 Saffron is obtain from --- part
Leaves Root Stem Flower
Que. 199 Jamun belongs to family
Anonaceae Musaceae Bromeliaceae Myrtaceae
Que. 200 Which of the following is non climacteric fruit
Grape Pomegranate Jamun All of these

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