1Grubs which feeds on the inner content Juvenile Hormone (JH) is a trepene

5
of seed in pulses belongs to : secreted by:

(A) Carpora cardiaca

(A) Aphis craccivora

(By Callosobrunchus chinesis (B) Carpora allata.

(C) Cuticle
(C) Agrotis ipsilon
(D) Aceria cajani (D) Accessory glands

6The term "third generation pesticides"

2 Eriophid mite (Aceria cajani) belongs
is given for
tofamily
(A) Juvenile hormone
(A) Bruchidae
(B) Moulting hormone
(B) Aphididae
(C) Brain hormone
(C) Eriophydae
(D) Anti juvenile hormone
(D) Noctuidae
Silk gland is a modified part of labial
3 Bt cabbage is developed
against gland and. in origin.
(A) Diamond black moth (A) Ectodermal
(B) Cabbage butterflies (B) Mesodermal

(C) Aphid (C) Epidermal

(D) Painted bug (D) Endodemal

Bacillus thuringiensis was

8 The process of killing pupa without
changing the cocoon shell layer is
discovered by
knownas
(A) S. Isiwata
(A) Stiffling.
(B) Berliner
(B) Denier
(C) Flacher
(C) Dupion
(D) Frisch
(D) Hatching

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 is
9In honey bees, the queen substance 13. Trap crop for Meloidogyne spp.
is secreted by (A) Cereals

(A) Mandibular glands. (B) Millets

(B) Acid glands

(C) Pharyngeal glands (C) Marigold

(D) Wax glands (D) All of these

10.) Spreading decline of citrus is caused 14.) Which one ofthe following nematodes
by attack above-ground plant parts?
(A) Tylenchulus semipeneterans.
(A) Anguina.
(B) Radopholus citrophilus
(C) Criconemoides citri (B) Aphelenchoides
(D) Criconema civellae (C) Ditylenchus

11. Cauliflower disease of strawberry is D) Allofthese.

caused by:
15, Which one ofthe following nematodes
(A) Nematode.
Isan ectoparasite?
(B) Bacteria

(C) Both (A) and (B) (A) Radopholus

(D) Abiotic factor (B) Xiphinema.

12. Infection of banana plants by (C) Globodera

burrowing nematode Radopholus
(D) Meloidogyne
similis predisposes the plants to

infection of : Major pest of silkworm:

(A) Pentalonia nigroneryosa (A) Wasps
(B) Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.
(B) Uzifly
cubense
(C) Cercospora musae (C) Nysolyns

(D) Banana Bunchy top virus (D) All of these

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 17 The silk of silkworm is a (B) 18

(A) Separatefilament
(C) 14
(B) Continuous filament
(D) 15,
(C) Severalfilament
(D) Discrete filament 22. Who is related with the classification

18. Which is correct? of climate ?

(A) Tassar silkworm Antheraea (A) De Condole

mylitta.
(B) Koppen
(B) Oak tassar silkworm : Antheraea
(C) Troll
(C) Muga resham: Philosamia ricini
(D) Eri resham: Antheraea proyeli (D) All of these

19Rainfall intensity is generally higher 3. The National Remote Sensing

Agency
on
is situated at:
(A) Northern hemisphere .
(A) Bangalore
(B) Southern hemisphere

(C) Near the equator (B) Hyderabad

(D) None of these (C) Jaisalmer
20. Stevenson screen is related to (D) Patna

(A) Bacteriology 24. For ripening of rice, temperaturee

(B) Biotechnology
should lie between;
(C) Agrometeorology.
(D) Remote Sensing (A) 21-37°c

21. How many (B) 26.5-29.5°C

agroclimatic zones are

categorized in India ? (C) 20 25°C

(A) 20 (D) 15-20°C

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Contd
 caused
for proper grain 29. Red rust in Eucalyptus is
25. Temperature required

filling ofwheat is
by

(A) 20-25°C (A) Bacteria

(B) 20-23°C (B) Algae

(C) 23-25°C (C)Virus

(D) 16-20°C (D) MLO

26 Sapwood is rich in: 30. Felling cycle of Bamboo is:

(A) Starch (A) 3-4 years

(B) 4-5 years

(B) Cellulose
(C) Resins (C) 5-6 years

(D) Gums (D) 5- 10 years

27. Protected Forest declared under 31. The Rice Inflorescence is known as

ForestAct of: (A) Panicile.

(A) 1927 (B) Spikelets

(B) 1928 (C) Ear

(C) 1925 (D) Siliqua

(D) 2001
32. The Kresek phase occurs in early

28. Tyloses are present only: stage of plant growth of rice in:

(A) Hard wood (A) BLB.

(B) Soft wood (B) Bacterial leaf streak

(C) Semi-hard wood (C) Tungrovirus

(D) All of these (D) False smut

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 between
cross
Triticale is the
37.
Wheatis originated in:
Rye.
(A) South America (A) Wheat x
Oat x Barley
(B) CentralAsia. (B)
Wheat x Barley
(C) South Eastern Asia (C)

None of these
(D) Europe (D)

rapeseed and mustard is

34. First irrigation to the wheatcrop should 38. The fruit of
b egiven at: known as

(A) CRIstage (A) Pod

(B) Tillering stage (B) Grain

(C) Jointing stage (C) Siliqua.

(D) Dough stage
(D) Caryopsis
35 The Inflorescence of sugarcane is
39. The Criteria of essentiality of nutrients
knownas in plant was given by:
(A) Arrow
(A) DJ Nicholas
(B) Panicle
(B) Arnon and Stout.
(C) Capitulum
(C) JS Kanwar
(D) Racemose
(D) Rajendra Prasad
36. Most common herbicides used for

40, Potato is Une . s,Y,

weed control in sugarcane is /are: ,
'

(A) Simazine (A) Modified stem .

(B) Atrazine (B) Modified root

(C) Alachlor (C) Modified leaf

(D) All of these (D) Modified flower

HM 1CI12 (6)
Contd
 The type germination in mung bean 45. Stem nodulation occurs in green
i s known as:
manure crop of:

(A) Epigeal. A) Sesbania aculeata.

(B) Hypogeal (B) Sesbania cannabina

(C) Hypoepigeal (C) Crotolaria juncea

(D) Epihypogeal (D) Aeschynomene afraspera

2. Sesamum belongs to the family:
46, Crop Iogging is used in
(A) Chenopodiaceae (A) Sugarcane
(B) Papilionaceae (B) Sugarbeet
(C) Leguninosae (C) Maize

) Pedaliaceae (D) Tea

43. What is the importance of vertical 47. In which crop the use of BGA as a

farming in sustainable agriculture? biofertilizer, will be most useful?

(A) Year around production (A) Maize

B) Less land requirement. (B) Potato

(C) Efficient use of water (C) Rice
(D) Less fertilizer requirement (D) Sugarcane

4) Which is the main problem of 48 National center of organic farming in

sustainable agriculture? India is located in:

(A) Lack of benefits (A) Ghaziabad.

(B) International rules and regulations (B) Hyderabad
(C) Market acceptance. (C) Kochi

(D) All of these. (D) Pune

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 of
the Tu
one
Which ?
cropping
53, c u l t i v a t i o n

organic
of companion in
49. An example
allowed

(A) Sewage sludge

is

(A) Sugarcane+ Potato (B) Crop rotation

black sóíl
(B) Potato +Mustard (C) Using

(D) Monocuture

(C) Potato+Radish
and net
between
gross
The ratio
(D) Wheat+Mustard 54. an
index of:
area is called
cropped
known as:
50. Arrowing is (A) Cropping intensity.

(A) Tillering of sugarcane (B) Multiple croppingg

inflorescence in cropping
of
(B) Emergence (C) High intensity
sugarcane (D) None of these

Arrow like shape of sugarcane of:

(C) 55. Chipsona is a variety
(D) None of these (A) Tapioca
(B) Sweet potato
LEISA is related to:
51
(C) Elephant foot
(A) Organicfarming
(D) Potato
(B) Inorganic farming
66. Zero-till seed dril is used for sowing
(C) Natural farming
of

(D) All of these

(A) Wheat in maize-wheat cropping
of system
52. Organic carbon is a measure

(B) Wheat in Mung-wheat cropping

(A) Available Nin soil
system
(B) Available P in soil
(C) Wheat in rice -wheat cropping
(C) Available Kin soil system
(D) Available Mg in soil (D) None of these

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Contd
57. The most concentrated fertilizer used 61. The optimum seed rate for sunflower

for nutrientsupply is is(kg/ha):

(A) Urea (A) 8-10.

(B) DAP (B) 10-15

(C) 18-20
(C) Anhydrous ammonia.
(D) 30-35
(D) SSP

62. The ideal temperature for tuberization

58. Which gas is released from paddy
in potatois:
fields?
(A) 14° C
(A) CH4
(B) 18° C..
(B) H,S
(C) 21° C
(C) CO
(D) 34° C
(D) NHg
63. UG-99 is a stem rust causing fungi
5 Most common herbicide used in
in wheatwas reported first time from
maize is (A) Uganda»
(A) Atrazine
(B) Pakistan
(B) Alachlor (C) America
(CySimazine. (D) Ukraine
(D) Metribuzin
64Which of the clay minerals are found
6o Soil sicknessis caused by most in agriculture soils?

(A) Maize (A) Cyclosilicates

(B) Jowar (B) Phyliosilicates
(C) Linseed (C) Sorosilicates

(D) Both (B) and (C). (D) Nesosilicates

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 5. Sorghum crop is considered as camel 6 Pruning in beris done:
crop because of
(A) During rainy season
(A) Deep root system
(B) During winter
(B) Resistant to drought
(C) During spring
(C) Shallow root system
(D) During summer
(D) Nutrient Exhaustiveness
0 Fruits are blanched before canning
66. The stem above the ground in banana
at
isknown as
(A) 80° CC.
(A) Rhizome
(B) 90° c
(B) Pseudostem
(C) 100° c
(C) Sucker
(D) None of these
(D) None of these
71. National Horticulture Board was
67. Which of the following fruits are

botanically called as "Hesperidium"?

established in
(A) 1976
(A) Jackfruit
(B) 1984
(B) Orange
(C) 1987
(C) Litchi
(D) 1990
(D) Apple
72. D-leaf is a best indicator of nutrient
68 Which one of the following is not a
status of :
variety ofmango?
(A) Pineapple.
(A) ArkaAruna
(B) Apple
(B) Arka Puneet
(C) Banana
(C) ArkaAnmol
(D) Ber
(D) Arka Hans

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73. Exhausting temperature of canned 77 Buttoning is a physiological disorder

fruits and vegetables is: In

(A) 70 72° C (A) Cabbage

(B) 80-82° c (B) Cauliflower.

(C) 90-92° c (C) Onion

(D) 100- 102° C (D) Garlic

A Varsha upahar is a variety of 78, The red color is in tomato is due to

(A) Okra pigment

(B) Cabbage (A) Lycopine

(C) Chilli.
(B) Capsaicin
(C) Capsanthin
(D) Cowpea
(D) None of these
75. "Pungency" in chilli is due to presence
79 Shoot and fruit borer of Okara belongs
of
to
(A) Capsaicin
(A) Earias vitella.
(B) Sulphur (B) Amrasca biguttula biguttula
(C) Amides
(C) Tetranychus spp
(D) Magnesium (D) Heliothis armigera

.Optimum seed rate (g ha) of

AO. Cluster bean contains mucilaginous
cabbageis substance is:
(A)200 (A) Mannogalacton
(B) 300, (B) Asparagine
(C) 400 (C) Glutamine
(D) 500 (D) Galacturonic acid
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81, Roses are commonly propagated by: Carnation flowers should always
(B)
(A) 'T or shield budding be transported pre-cooled.
B) Grafting
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(C) Stem cutting

(D) Seeds (D) Neither (A) nor (B)

82. Gladiolus belongs to 86. The Downey mildew of bajra is caused

(A) Rosaceae
by
(B) Compositae
(A) Sclerospora sorghi
(C) Solanaceae
(B) Sclerospora sacchari
(D) Iridaceae
(C) S. graminicola
83. Gladiolus is generally propagated by

(A) Tuber (D) Perenospora parasitica

(B) Corm
87. Loose smut of wheat is
(C) Rhizome.
(D) Rootssx (A) Internally seed borne

(B) Externally seed borne

84 Optimum sed rate for marigold is

(kg/ha): (C) Both (A) and (B)

(A) 0.5
(D) Not clearly defined
(B) 1.5
(C) 2.5 88. The Karnal bunt of wheat first time

(D) 3.5 reported in Karnal by Mitra in

85. Which of the statement given below (A) 1929

is/are correct?
(B) 1931.
(A) Marigold flower last longer if the
field is irrigated before plucking (C) 1941
of flower. (D) 19517

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89. In rust cycle the cereal host is infected 93. Mango malformation can be reduceu

by byspraying of

(A) Uredospores (A) GA

(B) Aeciospores (B) BA

(C) Teliospores (C) NAA

(D) ABA
(D) Basidiospores

90. The rust of linseed and flax can 94 The first identified bacterial disease
of plant 'fire blight of apple' was
be completely controlled by spray
discovered by:
of
(A) Adolf Mayer
(A) Borax
(B) E. F. Smith
(B) Dithane M-45
(C) M. K. Patel
(C) Vitavax
(D) T. J. Burill.
(D) Agrosan GN

95 Panama disease of banana is

91. Wilt of pigeon pea is caused by:
prevented by
(A) Fusarium udum.
(A) Spraying zinc carrier
(B) Gibberella indica
(B) Spraying copper fungicide
(C) Rhizopus nigricans
(C) Application of lime to the soil.
(D) Aspergillus flavus
(D) Providing an adequate irrigation
of Banana first
92/Bunchy top was
96, Pink bollworm is serious pest of
observed in
(A) Pune (A) Mustard

(B) Rome (B) Cotton.

(C) Fiji (C) Gram

(D) None of these
(D) Ladies finger

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37.Following is an example of Bt 99. The noctuid borer on ragi is

transgenic cotton: a vel (A) Sesamia inferens

(A) Jayadhar A A
(B) Chilo partellus

(B) Varalaxmi (C) Chilo suppresalis

AAM (9
(C) NH-44
AdA (O) (D) Scirpophaga nivella,
(D) Bollguard
1 or 100.The pest which attach both in field and
98 IPMrelies heavily on:nslc lo storage of pulses is:

(A) Economicthreshold level. (AYPulsebeetle

(B) Total loss of crops (B) Gram pod borer
me3(6) (C) Red gram pod fly
C) Resistant pest M (O) (D) Pod borer
(D) Susceptible pest
T0)
Depu