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1. Saffron (kesar) belong to the family

(A) Apiaceae (B) Iridaceae

(C) Orchidaceae (D) Lauraceae

2. The 5- carbon compounds produced during dark reaction of photosynthesis is

(A) Ribose phosphate (B) Xylulose phosphate

(C) Ribulose bis phosphate (D) Seda heptulose phosphate

3. Most suitable design for experiment involving varying number of tillage and nitrogen levels is

(A) Latin square (B) RBD

(C) Strip plot (D) Split plot

4. In a RBD experiment having 9 treatments and 4 replications, the error degree of freedom will be

A) 24 (B) 32

(C) 27 D) 36

5. The plants with male and female flowers on different plants are called

(A)Dicot (B) Dichogamy

(C) Dicliny (D) Dioecious

6. The contribution of Agricultural sector to the gross domestic product (GDP) in India

in the year 2004-05 has been nearly

(A) 25 % (B) 45 %

(C) 35 % (D) 55 %

7. Which one of the following process results in release of energy ?

(A) Metabolism (B) Catabolism

(C) Anabolism (D) Physiology

8. Which one of the following element is a constituent of protoplasm?

(A) Sulphur (B) Calcium

(C) Iron (D) Potassium

9. Which one of the following element is mobile in plants but immobile in soil ?

(A) Sulphur (B) Zinc

(C) Boron (D) Phosphorus

10. Which of the following is non-climacteric fruit?

(A) Litchi (B) Mango

(C) Banana (D) Apple

11. Which of the following process is not takes place in evolution of plants?

(A)Crossing over (B) Mutation

(C) Linkage (D) Coupling

12. Solar constant is equal to (in cal/cm2/min)

(A) 1.94 (B) 194

(C) 19.4 (D) 0.194

13. Khaira disease in rice is due to the deficiency of

(A) Boron (B) Mn

(C)S (D) Zn

14. Which one of the following is a C3 plant?

(A)Wheat (B) Maize

(C) Pearlmillet (D) Sorghum

15. Criteria for the essentiality of nutrients for plants was given by

(A) Arnon (B) Wilcox

(C) Liebig (D) None

16. Which one of the following is sulphur-containing amino acid?

(A)Tryptophan (B) Cystine

(C) Proline (D) Lysine

17. Horse latitude lies in between north and south latitudinal belt of equator

(A)0 to 50 (B) 30 to 35

(C) 20 to 250 (D) 10 to 15

18. The splitting up of water molecules in plant cells in the presence of sunlight is called

(A)Photophosphorylation (B) Photosynthesis

(C) Photolysis (D) Phosphorylation

19. What does the stomata open?

(I) When the guard cells are in flaccid condition

(ll) When there is an accumulation of K ions in the guard cells

(III) When water enters into the guard cells

(IV) When the water potential of guard cells is lower than that of adjacent cells

(A) II, III and IV I and IV (B) I and III

(C) (D) None

20. The number of Agro-climatic zones of India is

(A) 17 (B) 7

(C) 15 (D)10

21. Norin – dwarf gene was introduced in which cereal?

(A) Wheat (B) Oat

(C) Rice (D) Maize

22. The centre of origin of Triticum aestivum is

(A)Chilean centre (B) South Mexican centre

(C) Mediterranean centre (D) Near eastern region

23. Which state of India leads in area under wheat crop?

(A)Punjab (B) MP

(C) UP (D) Rajasthan

24. The process of use of microorganism to remove salts from soil is referred as

(A) Chelation (B) Bioremediation

(C) Oxidation (D)Phyto – remediation

25. Economic part of Isabgol is

(A) Leaf (B) Seed and husk

(C)Seed (D) Husk

26. Which part of the plant cell is known as power house?

(A)Golgi bodies (B) Ribosomes

(C)Mitochondria (D) Lysosomes

27. Which one of the following clay mineral has the highest CEC?

(A) Vermiculite (B) Montmorillonite

(C) Kaolinite (D) Illite

28. The light generated reducing power is

(A) ATP (B) NADPH2

(C) FADH2 (D) NADH 2

29. Under seventh approximation soil classification, the number of soil orders is

(A) 15 (B) 14

(C) 8 (D) 11

30. The grand period of rainfall in India is

(A) Post monsoon (B) North-east monsoon

(C) Cold weather period (D) South – west monsoon

1. Agroclimatic zones in India are

(A)18 (B) 15

(C) 20 (D) 17

2. Law of Minimum was given by

(A)Liebig (B) Blackman

(C) Shelford (D) Oement

3. Sulphur containing amino acid

(A)Lysine (B) Methionine

(C)Glutamine (D) Glycine

4. Contribution of agriculture in GDP is

(A) 23% (B) 30%

(C) 40% (D) 60%

5. The specific heat of water is

(A) 0.5 Cal/g (B) 2 Cal/g

(C) 1 Cal/g (D) 4 Cal/g

6. Disease caused by Zn deficiency is

(A) Khaira (B) Mosaic

(C) Die-back (D) Whip tail

7. Mat nursury is related to

(A) Papaya (B) Tobacco

(C) Rice (D) Wheat

8. ANOVA’ was given by

(A) AL. Bowley (B) Horace Secrist

(C) R A Fisher (D) Karl Pearson

9. Karnal bunt is caused by

(A)Albugo candida (B) Nevosia indica

(C) Phytophthora infestans (D) None of these

10. Bonneville, Early Badger, Arkel are the improved varieties of

(A) Frenchbean (B) Pea

(C) Sunflower (D) Soybean

11. Most of the wheat varieties are

(A) Quantitative long day plants (B) Short day plants

(C) Day neutral (D) None of these

12. The simplest measure of variability in a data set is

(A) Mean (B) Range

(C) Median (D) Mode

13. The crop having the highest pesticide use is

(A) Cotton (B) Oilseeds

(C) Rice (D) Wheat

14. Double cross hybrid maize production technique was introduced by

(A) G.H. Shull (B) Mendel

(C) D.F.Jones (D) E.M.East

15. ‘Vertisol’ is related to

(A) Laterite soil (B) Red soil

(C) Alluvial soil (D) Black soil

16. The square of standard deviation is

(A) Coefficient of variance (B) Standard deviation

(C)Variance (D) Mean deviation

17. The principle of making use of greater homogeneity in groups of experimental units

reduce the experimental error is

(A) Local control (B) Experiment

(C) Replication (D) Experiment Error

18. Sugarcane inflorescence is

(A)Racemose (B) Spikejet

(C)Compound (D) Capitulum

19. Country having the maximum area of hybrid rice is

(A) China (B) India

(C) Indonesia (D) U.S.A.

20. Transgenic crop having maximum cultivated area in the world is

(A) Maize (B) Rice

(C) Soybean (D) Cotton

21. Rice grain is deficient in

(A) Lysine (B) Alanine

(C) Glycine (D) Isoleucine

22. An ideal type of rice with small, thick and erect leaf was proposed by

(A) Yoshida (B) Tsunoda

(C) Murata (D) Tanaka

23. Net cultivated area in India is

(A) 143 Mha (B) 150 Mha

(C) 180 Mha (D) 328 Mha

24. Soil air contains CO2 (%)

(A)0.03 (B) 2.50

(C) 0.25 (D) 3.0

25. When the fertility gradient of the field is in two directions, the most appropriate

experimental design is

(A) CRD (B) RBD

(C) Split (D) LSD

26. Biurate content in urea is

(A)1.5% (B) 4%

(C)2% (D) 5%

27. Maximum productivity of sugarcane in India is

(A) Punjab (B) Uttar Pradesh

(C)Haryana (D) Tamil Nadu

28. Greenhouse gas having largest contribution to global warming

A) Carbon dioxide (60%) (B) Nitrous oxide (5%)

(C) Methane (15%) (D) CFC

29. Non-edible plant suitable for biodiesel

(A) Jatropa (B) Castor

(C) Coconut (D) Rapeseed

30. Total geographical area of India is

(A) 328.9 Mha (B) 328.9 ha

(C) 328.9 sq.km (D) 328.9 Mile

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