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1. Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter convert l
NO/ to NH
2 43
NtoN0' NO'toNO'
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2. Which form of following soil water is available to plants?

Hygroscopic water Gravitational water


Capillary water Crystalline water


3. Plants capable of growing,satisfactorily under shady condition are called as

Sciophytes Heliophytes


Epiphytates Xerophytes


4. Which one of the following is the largest jute producing State of India?

West Bengal Uttar Pradesh


Haryana Maharashtra


5. Anemometer is an instrument used for measurement of

Light intensity Transpiration


Humidity Wind velocity


6. Soils formed by deposition of soil particles transported by river water are called as

Podzolic soils Alluvial soils


Laterite soils Black cotton soils


7. Arrangement of soil particles in soil mass is called as

Soil texture Soil profile


Soil structure Soil density


8. Biological nitrogen fixation refers to conversion of
NtoNH/ NtoN0'
2 23
NH/ to N2 N03' to NH/
9. Planning Commission ofIndia (1989) has divided India into

Five agro-climatic regions


Ten agro-climatic regions


Fifteen agro-climatic regions


Twenty agro-climatic regions


10. Which one of the following fertilizers is NOT produced in India?

Urea Super Phosphate


Diammoniurn Phosphate Muriate of Potash


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11. Which one of the following is the largest tea producing cOllntry in world?

China India


Sri Lanka Kenya


12. Green manuring has NO effect on

Soil aeration Soil structure


Soil reaction Soil texture


13. Simultaneous cultivation of two crops on a piece of land during the same season is called as

mono-cropping inter--<:ropping


double--<:ropping multiple cropping


14. For planting of sugarcane, which portion of cane is selected as "Seed sets"

Top Middle


Bottom Any portion


15. "UTERA" or "PAIRA" cultivation of linseed is a kind of

inter--<:ropping multi-storeyed cropping


relay cropping alley cropping


16. Contour tillage refers to ploughing of land

along the slope across the slope


centre to periphery of field periphery to centre of field


17. Wheat varieties cultivated in India are

winter type rabi type


spring type none of the above


18. A fresh soil sample weighing 60 g was found to contain 20% moisture on dry weight basis. The dry weight of the soil sample would be

12g 40g


48g 50g


19. Which one of the following is NOT the principle of inter--<:ropping Two crops should have different

seeding rate growth habit


rooting depth pests and diseases


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20. Spatial and temporal arrangement of crops in a given piece of land is called as

Cropping system Cropping patlem


Cropping geometry Cropping methods


21, A crop is required to be irrigated at 30% depletion of available soil moisture. Field capacity and wilting point values were 20% and respectively. At what soil moisture content irrigation will be applied
70% 30%
. 13% 17%

22. Due to puddling and impounding of water in rice fields, the pH of soil

increases


decreases


increases in acidic and decreases in alkaline soils


remains unaltered


23. Which one of the following is NOT the effect of Topping in tobacco?

Early maturity Increased nicotine content


Uniform ripening Thickening of leaves


24. A herbicide is said to be selective when it is toxic to

different weeds in all the crops


different weeds in a specific crop


a specific group of weeds in all the crops


a specific group of weeds in a specific crop


25. DNA of chloroplast is present in

Stroma Thylakoids


Periplastidial space Grana


26. F2 population is

Uniformly heterozygous Genetically homogeneous


Genetically heterogeneous Uniformly homozygous


27. If a man of blood group marries a woman of blood group whose father was of blood group to what different blood groups can this man and woman expect their children to belong?

AB, 0 AB


B,AB A,B,AB


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28. Linkage equilibrium can be achieved by

Selfing Sibbing


Random mating Genetic drift


29. The term cybrid was coined by

Barski et al Bunn et al


Larkin Scowcraft


30. Allotetraploids can be produced in a single step by

Anther culture Microcloning


Somatic hybridization None of these


31.
The DNA synthesis extension temperature of PCR machine is W 00 37°C

32.
'Sui generis' is a latin phrase, which means



A system of its own A new system


A secure system A traditional system


33. The order of inbreds in a double cross is decided on the basis of

Genetic relationship among the inbreds


Performance of the parental single crosses


Performance of the parental inbreds


GCA of the parental inbreds


34. Heterosis will become fixed if it is mainly due to

Additive x additive effects


Additive x dominance effects


Dominance x dominance effects


All of the above


35. Protoplast fusion is induced by treatment with

High pH (10.50 and high con)


Polyethylene glycol


High voltage electric current


All ofthe above


36. The term, 'transgenic' was coined by

Dale Dale and Irwin


Gordon Mnd Ruddle Meyer


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37. The multiple factor hypothesis in Nicotiana was given by

D. S. Falconer E. M. East


J. L. Jinks R. W. Allard


38: The idea of multilane varieties was first suggested in 1952 by

Borlaug Jenson


Briggs Knowles


39. The colour of breeder seed tag is

Golden yellow White


Blue Green


40. Which of the following is not correct about gamete selection?

It is a scheme for inbred isolation.


An inbred is crossed with an open pollinated variety.


It is a method of inbred improvement.


Involves progeny test of the FI plants


41. Beadle and Tatum proposed

Operon concept


One-gene--{)ne-enzyme hypothesis


Genetic code


Triplet code


42. Which of the following analysis is used to locate genes on particular chromosome?

Monosomic analysis Nullisomic analysis


Trisomic analysis All of the above


43. Globe mutant reported in Datura is an example of aberration.

Trisomic Nullisomic


Monosomic Tetrasomic


44. Antisense technology is to

Arrest the gene function


Addition of Foreign gene


Knockout of a gene


Substitution of defective gene with a normal gene


45. Which of the following amino acids is specified by only a single codon?

Glutamine Tryptophan


Asparagine Isoleucine


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46. Which of the following chemical mutagen is likely to cause frame shift mutations?

5--Bromouracil Acridine orange


Hydroxylamine 2-aminopurine


47. The proteins that bind to the TATA BOX in the promoter region are known as

Co-regulators Co-activators


Enhancers Transcriptional factors


48. Lobed nucleus is seen in

Leucocytes Vaucheria


Meiocytes Luzzula


49. Surya is a gynodioecious variety of

Banana Mango


papaya Peach


50. Bunchy top is a disease of

Ber Aonla


Banana Plum


51. Apple colour is a variety of

Apple Guava


Ber Sapota


52. Pineapple is a variety of

Sweet orange Acid lime


Mandarin Lemon


53. Polyembryoni is found in

Guava Ber


Aonla Mandarin


54. Highest mango productivity is in the State'of
Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra

Karnataka Gujarat
55. Optimum C N ratio for tomato setting is

2.28 2.8


1.8 1.8


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56. Nitrogen fixing bacterium in the tap root system of Pea is

Azosperillum Rhizobium


Azotobacter None ofthem


57. Arka Anamika has been developed out of

Selection Mutation


Interspecific cross Intervarietal cross


58. Most suitable temperature for bolting in onion is

50-60 OF 60-70 OF


70-80 OF 80-90 OF


59. Viviparous cucurbit is

Pointed gourd Ciccinia


Kakrol


60. Which pigment imparts red colour in chilli pods?

Capsorubin Capsanthrin


Capsakin Lycopene


61. Which of the cucurbit bears no tendril

Pumpkin Muskmelon


Snapmelon Bushsquash


62. Young plants ready to be transplanted into containers or the open field are collectively called as

Lining out stock Saplings


Seedlings Nursery stock


63. In bottom heat technique which of the following temperature is most productive?

70-80°C 85-90°C


60-65 °C 50-55°C


64. Most serious pest of rose is

Red Spider Mite Red Hairy caterpillar


Red Scale Thrips


65. Family of bird of paradise is

Liliaceae Amaryllidaceae


Musaceae Compositae


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66. Number of corms required for planting one hectare of Gladious.

1,00,000 1,50,000


1,87,500 2,50,000


67. Which of the following is informal garden

Mughal garden Persian garden


Italian garden None of these


68. Medium shrubs are planted at a distance of

60cm 100cm


150cm 200cm


69. Best root stock for propagation of Sapota is

Khirnee Jamun


Mahuva None ofthese


70. Pruning is most desirable in

Mango Phalsa


Litchi Carambola


71. In Bael marmelosin is found in high quantity

Roots Leaves


Bark Fruit


72. Vitamin content of Aonla is (mg/IOO

1300 600


450 150


73. Directorate of Plant Protection and Quarantine is located at

Hyderabad Faridabad


Allahabad Firozabad


I
74.
D.I.P. Act was passed in India in

1914 1920

I 1924 1934 75. The full abbreviation of NCIPM is


National Council of Integrated Pest Management.


National Centre for Integrated Pest Management.


North Corolina Centre for Integrated Pest Management.


Northern Council of Integrated Pest Management.




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76. Quarantine means observations for

four days fourteen days


forty days eighty days


77. Domestic quarantine for wart disease of potato in India is imposed in

Darjiling Patna


Shimla Jalandhar


78. Which one is the smallest organism?

Fungi Mycoplasma


Bacteria Algae


79. Bee Keeping is known as

Sericulture Silviculture


Apiculture Olericulture


80. "Bengal Famine" was due to severe epidemic of

Blast of paddy Bacterial blight of paddy


False smut of paddy Brown spot of paddy


81. Which rust does not occur on wheat?

Black rust Brown rust


Yellow rust White rust


82. White grub is an important insect of

Bajra Maize


Groundnut Soyabean


83. Bud necrosis is an important disease of

Sunflower Groundnut


Sorghum Brassica


84. Active ingradient of Bordeaux mixture is

Copper Sulphur


Mercury Nickel


85. Trichograrna is used as biocontrol agent against

Fungal diseases Rodents


Insects Bacterial diseases


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96. Penicillin is produced from

. Bacteria Fungus


Virus Nematode


97. When the capital is limited and fanner has to grow two or more enterprises for gelling maximum profit. which law is applicable in that returns?

The law of equi-marginal returns


The law of substitution


The law of opportunity cost


The law of diminishing returns


98. With the introduction of new technology of production and if new technology turns to be inferior to the previous one in use shift in production function will be

Upward Downward


No shift All the above


99. Who fixed the minimum support prices for agricultural commodities?

Government of India


CACP in consultation with Government of India


Planning Commission of India


Directorate of marketing and inspection


100. The law of diminishing returns in agriculture

operates at early stage


operates at later stage


does not operate


sometimes operate and sometimes do not operate


101. Demand function of

Production Consumption


Price None of the above


102. Optimum level of output can be obtained when

MVPx Px MVPx> Px


MVPx=Px None of the above


103. Net fann-income is computed by deducting

fixed costs from net operating income


Operating expenses from gross profit


Cash expenses from cash receipts


Variable costs from gross income


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104. Total product will be maximum when marginal product is

Zero Minimum


Maximum Constant


105. In general, profit will beat a maximum where

MC=MR MC>MR


MC <MR MC=MR=1


106. Another term which has the same meaning as owner's equity is

Net worth Net farm income


Total asset value Total liabilities


107. The "Equi-marginal principle" for efficient allocation of resources between two fields in agricultural production

requires that all resources be used on the most fertile field.


requires that resources be allocated so that the marginal productivities are the same on both fields.


requires that resources be allocated so that the average productivities are the same on both fields.


tell us how to get the most output from the limited resources.


108. In terms of time, "Increasing returns to scale" refers to the

short run


long run


both the long and short run


sometimes and sometimes the other


109. When the marginal cost of an activity is equal to the marginal benefit

The activity is futile -no profit.


We have just enough of the activity -the optimum.


We have too much of the activity. . We do not have enough of the activity.


110. The economic analysis expects the consumer to behave in a manner which is
Rational Irrational
Emotional Indifferent
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111. The State Government subscribes per cent of square capital of RRB's

15 percent 12 percent


10 per cent 8 per cent


112. Optimum product combination will be where

IJ.Y2 /IJ.Y[ PY/PY2 IJ.Y2IJ.Y1= PY/PY2


IJ.XIJ.X1=PX/PX(d) Noneofthese


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113. Least cost combination of inputs can be obtained where
IJ.X[ D.X, PXpX1
D.X[ PxpX1 None ofthese
114. Better standard of Jiving comes under the category of

Current costs Current prices


Intangible benefits None of the above


115. India is world's largest economy as regards GDP in PPP terms.

Third Second


Fourth Fifth


116. W.T.O. came into being in

January, 1995 February, 1995


March, 1995 April, 1995


117. Linear inequalities are taken care of in case of

Production function Budgeting


Linear programming None


118. The Jaw ofincreasing returns is only applicable to agriculture to

Classical school Neo classical school


Modem school 1. M. Keynes


119. During the lJth Five Year Plan, the agriculture sector has been given

First priority Second priority


Third priority None


120. The decreasing share of agriculture sector in total GDP of the country each is an indicator of

Economic development Stagnation


Declaration None


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