MCAER PG CET HORTICULTURE MEMORY BASED

QUESTIONS 2025
By: Suraj Gunjal AC Baramati

1)Coconut inflorescence: spadix

2)Highest vit A found in: mango

3)Ellora variety :wood apple

4)Dasheri cross: neelum*alphanso

5)Kagzi Gonda variety: Bael

6)King of Timber: Bamboo

7)Pride of Vidarbha region:Gaolao

8)Casein in milk: 80%

9)Polyembrony observed in: mango, citrus, jamun

10)the study of the life history and characteristics of forest trees especially as they occur in stands and
with particular reference to environmental influences:Silvics

11)Almonds are a good source of: vitamin E

12)Asymmetrical mouth part: thrips

13)Spodptera litura : Tobacco caterpillar

14)Coconut bud rot is caused by : Phytophthora

15)a plus tree is a tree that has been identified as genetically superior through selection and testing
programs: elite tree

16)Antenna present in Mango stem borer: serette

17)National Institute of Organic Farming : Gaziabad

18)Cheapest source of nitrogen fertilizer: urea

19) Ooze test detection of:Ralstonia wilt

19)Little leaf of brinjal caused by: phytoplasma

20)Chilli leaf curl virus is transmit: whitefly

21)infestations on cashew trees can lead to both dieback and blossom blight, causing significant yield
losses:Tea mosquito bug

22)Tractor economic life : 1000 hrs

24)Communication is: two way process

25)Pollu beetle pest of: black pepper

26)King of spices: black pepper

27)Pomegranate edible part : aril

Building block of body : Protein

28)It’s a network that connects computers across a large geographic area, often spanning multiple
buildings, cities, or even countries:WAN

29)ICT stand for :Information And Communication Technology

30)The most economic method of log transfer from is :water

31)Seed costs generally fall under :cost A

32) the process of killing the pupae inside silk cocoons :stifling

33) tiger project: 1973

34) Corbett Tiger Reserve located : Uttranchal

35) highly nutrition cake : groundnut

36) saffron obtained form: stigma

37) biotechnology term coined by : karl Earky

38) climatic fruit: anmona

39) degreeing in citrus: ethephon

40) The Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) : Kasaragod

41) NRC for orchids: sikkim

42) rose fruit type : hips

43) NRC for Agroforestry located at :Jhansi

44) Ep= 0 then: MPP is 0

45) first plant parasites nematodes: angina tritici

46) nematode body cavity : psedoceloum

47) insect is harmful and beneficial in his life stage: blister beetle

48) rhinoceros beetle damaging stage : adult

49) reclimenation of acidic soil done by which weed: satyanashi

51) NADEP method:FYM preparation

52) reduce evaporation: mulching

53) irrigation method used in lawn: sprinkler

54) B.N of sesbinia grandiflora: Agethi

55)International Seed Testing Association (ISTA): 1924

56) progeny of foundation seed: breeder seed

57) Rastrapati bhawan Garden: mughal style

58) sighatoka leaf spot : Banana

59) wild brinjal origin: india

60) C.N Ratio of sawdust: 400:1

61) Green revolution related to: HYVP

62) for quantity soil colour: munsell colour chart

63) sunken garden: below the soil

64) picking related to: lactic acid

65) Data smallet unit: Bits

66) costal and semi – aird region Breed of goat: kokan kanyal

67) interphase stages: G1,S,G2

68) The disaccharide with the highest sweetness is: sucrose

69) the person is an individual who identifies an opportunity and takes the initiative to start and run a
business: entrepreneur

70) In soil O2: 20.6%

71) Red Rust: algae

72) poor man Timber: Bamboo

73) overdoimance hypothesis given by : East and shull

74) is an area where planting material eventually planting out :nursey

75) For certified tomato seed production an isolation distance of :20m

76) The Kent coffee strain is an: Arabica

Coffee variety
77) World environment day : 5 jun

78)The scientific study of soils, encompassing their formation (genesis), distribution, and classification, is
called :pedology

79)The ginning percentage ofdesi cotton : 34% to 38%

80) Fusarium Oxysporum produced: clymadospores

81) which propogation material is scared: micropopogation

82) Germination is defined as the emergence and development from the seed embryo of those indicate
its ability to produce a normal plant under favourable conditions.

83) Cole” is often used as a term for plants in the Brassica

84) greenhouse for hilly region: uneven span

85) For polyhouses and greenhouses, a polythene sheet with a micron size of :200 microns

86) Begum Sikander is a variety of:Bougainvillea

87) Lye peeling a chemical peeling method for fruits and vegetables:NaOH used

88) Freeze drying is also known as: lyophilization

89) The Shobha variety of chrysanthemum is developed through spontaneous mutation

90) PSI of powdery mildew of mango: Dormant mycelium & Pycnidia in infected plant debris

91) oviposition of guava fruit fly : under rind of fruit

92) CO2 used carbonated fruit beverage: 1-8 g/lit

93) In Apple: recurrent Apomixis

94) size of clay particle: 0.002

95) Assigning duties and responsibilities is primarily a function of: organising

96) The power stroke is: expansion

97) Bahar treatment in guava: with holding of water

98) worker bee is : sterile female

99) CAM plant : pineapple

100) CGMS firstly used in : onion

101) yellow colour in Onion due : cephalic acid

102) in CGMS : A B& R line used

103) modified atmospheric packaging which gas is prevented: O2

105) sugarcane inflorescence: Arrow

106) sugar and acid ratio maintained for : flavour

107) methyl eugenol and Dichlorvos mixture used for : bactocera dorsalis

108) URLfull form: Uniform Resource Locator

109) instrument used for pricise leveling: laser land levelling

110) precision Agriculture also called: Site specific nutrients management, VRT, precision horticulture

111) an individual’s distinctive patterns of behavior: Personality

112) clestogamy observed in : beans

113) The concept that plants are made up of cells : M. J. Schleiden

114) Generally tree species are : cross pollinated

115) consumer surplus formula: willing to pay – actual pay

116) swelling of cell due to : hypotonic solution

117) calvin cycle occurs in :stroma of the chloroplast

118) chlorpyrifos can induce pollen sterility in hibiscus plants.

119) fastest and uniform method of precooling is ……

120) TIBA is a plant growth regulator often applied to :watermelon

121) 2,4-D is : auxin

122) sod culture: hilly area

123) Dieffenbachia: foliage plant

124) Iron rich sources : date & karonda

125) first idea insect order classification given by….

126) last step of micropopogation: hardening