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Choose appropriate answer from following choices?

Q 1. What is the centre of origin of Oryza sativa var indica?
a) North India b) South India
c) West India d) North East India
Q 2. What is the centre of origin of Oryza sativa var japonica?
a) North India b) Japan
c) West India d) North East India
Q 3. What is the centre of origin of Oryza glaberrima?
a) North India b) North Africa
c) West Africa d) North East India
Q 4. What is the chromosome number of rice?
a) 24 b) 36
c) 48 d) 12
Q 5. Rice is a ……. plant?
a) Diploid b) Triploid
c) Haploid d) Hexaploid
Q 6. Rice is a ……. plant?
a) C3 b) C4
c) CAM d) None of these
Q 7. What is the ‘hull’ comprised of?
a) Lamea b) Palea
c) Lamea and Palea d) Grain
Q 8. Who gave centre of origin theory?
a) Linnaeus b) Borkh
c) Vavilov d) Hugo de Vries
Q 9. With which cells rice survives under submerge conditions?
a) Aerenchymatous cells b) paranchymatous cells
c) cuticular cells d) lenticular cells
Q 10. What is the inflorescence of rice?
a) spike b) panicle
c) spadix d) racemose
Q 11. The process of grain formation in rice is called?
a) Siliqua b) Caryopsis
c) Tasseling d) Mattocking
Q 12. Protein percent in rice grain is?
a) 9-12% b) 10-15%
c) 7-12% d) 15%
Q 13. Maximum temperature rice plant can tolerate?
a) 35 b) 40°C
c) 42°C d) 45
Q 14. Basmati rice is ?
a) 100% pure and 9 mm long b) 100% pure and 7.3mm long
c) 90% pure and 9mm long d) 90% pure and 7.3 mm long
Q 15. First food crop which has genome sequence ready?
a) rice b) maize

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c) Wheat d) soybean
Q 16. Super rice was developed by?
a) IRRI b) NRRI
c) CRRI d) IARI
Q 17. Golden Rice is rich in?
a) Vitamin A b) Vitamin A and Beta carotene
c) Both a and b d) vitamin A beta carotene and Xanthophyll
Q 18. Spacing in rice in dapog method is?
a) 20 x 10 cm b) 20 x 20 cm
c) 20 x 30 cm d) 20 x 15 cm
Q 19. Dapog method was introduced from?
a) China b) South India
c) Philippines d) Madagascar
Q 20. SRI stands for?
a) System Rice Intense b) Scientific Rice Intensification
c) System of Rice intensification d) Science of of Rice Intensification
Q 21.SRI was developed in?
a) India b) Philippines
c) Madagascar d) USA
Q 22.SRI was developed by?
a) Henry Peters b) Henry De Lalauni
c) Henry Decrenzi d) Henry Stephens
Q 23. Which of the following is major pest of rice?
a) Stem borer b) Aphids
c) Thrips d) Gundhi bug
Q 24. Rice tungro virus is prominent in which part of the country?
a) North India b) South India
c) West India d) North East India
Q 25. Wheat is?
a) diploid b) triploid
c) tetraploid d) hexaploid
Q 26. Triticum durum is?
a) diploid b) triploid
c) tetraploid d) hexaploid
Q 27. Centre of origin of wheat is?
a) India b) Western Europe
c) Mexico d) North East India
Q 28. Which is the only diploid species of wheat?
a) Bread wheat b) Emmer wheat
c) Eikorn wheat d) Spelta Wheat
Q 29. CIMMYT is located at?
a) North India b) Mexico
c) USA d) Europe
Q 30. Norin 10 is dwarfing gene of?
a) Wheat b) Maize
c) Rice d) Sugarcane
Q 31. Dee-gee-woo-gen is dwarfing gene of?
a) Wheat b) Maize
c) Rice d) Sugarcane
Q 32. Which is not critical stage of rice?
a) booting b) milking
c) dough d) tillering

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Q 33. Most critical stage of wheat is?
a) milking b) flowering
c) CRI d) tillering
Q 34. How many irrigations are given in wheat in India?
a) 1 b) 2
c) 3 d) 6
Q 35. In which stages 3 irrigations must be given in wheat?
a) CRI, LT,LJ b) CRI, LJ, F
c) CRI, F, D d) CRI, LJ, M
Q 36. Spacing in SRI system is?
a) 20 x 15 cm b) 20 x 10 cm
c) 15 x 15 cm d) 10 x 15 cm
Q 37. Major weed of wheat is?
a) Bathua b) Parthenium
c) Phalaris minor d) Poa
Q 38. Central Arid Zone Research Institute ……………….
Q 39. Central Avian Research Institute …………….
Q 40. Central Institute for Arid Horticulture ………………..
Q 41. Central Institute of Cotton Research………….
Q 42. Central Institute of Sub Tropical Horticulture……………
Q 43. Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture……………
Q 44. CIPHET………………. ………………….
Q 46. Central Plantation Crops Research Institute …………………
Q 47. CPRI…………………………..
Q 48. Central Research Institute of Dryland Agriculture………………..
Q 49. NRRI…………………………………
Q 50. CRRI…………………………………..
Q 51. DRR……………………………….
Q 52. IRRI…………………………………
Q 53. Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation……………….
Q 54. Central Soil Salinity Research Institute ………..
Q 56. Central Tuber Crops Research Institute………………
Q 57. ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region……………..
Q 58. ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region……………….
Q 59. Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute…………………..
Q 60. IIPR……………………………..
Q 61. IIHR……………………
Q 62. Indian Institute of Soil Sciences ………………
Q 63. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research……………….
Q 64. IIVR………………………..
Q 65. IVRI…………………………..
Q 66. National Institute of Biotic Stresses Management……………….
Q 67. National Institue of Abiotic Stress Management………………
Q 67. National Institute of Research on Jute & Allied Fibre Technology………..
Q 68. Sugarcane Breeding Institute………………
Q 69. Indian Institute of Maize Research…………….
Q 70. Central Citrus Research Institute……………..
Q 71. Indian Institute of Rice Research
Q 72. Central Institute for Women in Agriculture………….
Q 73. Indian Institute of Seed Research…………………….
Q 74. Father of Ayurveda……………….
Q 75. Father of Biology ………………..

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Q 76. Charles Darwin is father…………………….
Q 77. Father of Microbiology………………….
Q 78. Father of Microscopy……………….
Q 79. M. S. Swaminathan………………
Q 80. Father of the Green Revolution…………………….
Q 81. Father of Periodic Table…………………..
Q 82. Father of Sociology …………………………….
Q 83. Father of Modern Genetics……………….
Q 84. Father of Cytology………………………
Q 85. Father of Mycology……………………
Q 86. Father of Plant Physiology …………………….
Q 87. Father of Mutation………………….
Q 88. Father of Taxonomy…………………….
Q 89. Father of Genetic Engineering ………………….
Q 90. Father of ATP Cycle……………….
Q 91. Father of agronomy……………
Q 92. Father of Tillage…………………….
Q 93. Father of Cloning……………………..
Q 94. Father of Mutation………………………..
Q 95. Father of Indian Ecology……………………..
Q 96.
Black Revolution
Blue Revolution
Brown Revolution
Golden Fibre Revolution
Golden Revolution
Green Revolution
Grey Revolution
Pink Revolution
Red Revolution
Evergreen Revolution
Round Revolution
Silver Fibre Revolution
Silver Revolution
White Revolution
Yellow Revolution
Round Revolution
Protein Revolution

Q 97. Anemometer…………………..
Q 98. Barometer………………….
Q 99. Dumpy level………………..
Q 100. Evaporimeter………………
Q 101. Specific gravity of milk is measured by………….
Q 102. Lux meter…………………………
Q 103. Psychomotor…………………..
Q 104. Pyrometer………………
Q 105. Measuring of rain…………………..
Q 106. Refractometer………………..
Q 107. Spectrophotometer……………………

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Q 108. Tensiometer………………………..
Q 109. Wind vane……………………………..
Q 110. Zymometer……………………..

111. Which one is called as food of god?

a. cashewnut b. OilPalm c. Coconut d.Cocoa
112. Mango seed kernel has …..percent of protein
a. 9.5 b. 22 c. 21 d. 12
113. Propagation of litchi is done by
a. Gooti b. Inarching c. Seed d. softwood grafting
114. Most winter hardy rootstock of apple is
a. MM-104 b. M27 d. MM-111 d. Merton 793
115. NBPGR is situated at
a. New Delhi b. Nagpur c. Chennai D. Maharashtra
116. MM series of rootstock of apple are resistant to
a. Scab b. Bacterial blight c. Wooly Apple aphid d. Bitter pit
117. GA3 is commercially used in case of grapes for
a) Vegetative growth b. Spur growth c. fruit thinning d. Berry elongation
118. Flowering in mango can be suppressed by
a) Paclobutrazol b. Ethylene c. NAA d. Gibberellins
119. Which of the following is natural growth inhibitor
a)IAA b. MH c. Zeatin d. ABA
120. Triploid Growth curve followed in which of the following fruit
a) Apple b. Mulberry c strawberry d. Kwifruit
121. Which of the following is popular mid season variety of apple in Himachal Pradesh
a) Golden delicious b. Red delicious c. Ambri d. Suneheri
122. Common pollinator of mango tree is
a) House fly b. Bees c.Ants d.Hopper
123. Malic acid is dominant acid present in which fruit
a. Mango b. Grape c. Apple d. All of the above
124. Which of the following is ripening hormome
a. Auxin b. Ga3 c. IBA d. Ethylene
125. Which of the following fruit is strictly subtropical
a. Loquat b. Plum c. quince d. Peach
126. Edible part of litchi is
Nut b. aril c. juicy seed coat. d. none.
127. Polyembryonic variety of mango
a. Dasheheri b. langra c. chausa d. neelum
128. Mutant variety of mango
a. Akshay b. Sindhu c. Rosica d. none
129. Seedless variety of mango is
a. Alphonsho b. Sindhu c. Amrapali d. Kishan Bhog
130. Which of the following is sweetest variety of mango
a. Amrapali b. Dushehari c. Langra d. Chausa
131. Indian Institute of Horticulture Research is situated at
a. Nagpur b. Bangalore c. Srinagar d. New delhi
132. Amrapali is cross between
a. Dashehari x Neelum b. Neelum x Dashehari c. Ratna x Neelum d. Ratna x Alphonsho
133. Mango variety suitable for export
a. Mallika b. Saisugandha c. Alpnonsho d. Langra
134. Which among the following is another name for vitamin B12?
a) Niacin b) Pyridoxal phosphate c) Cobalamin d) Riboflavin
135. A virus-free clone from a virus infected plant can be obtained by
a) Cotyledonary leaf culture b) Axenic culture c) Stem culture d) Meristem tip culture

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136. The most suitable plant for biofencing is
a) Ker b) Karonda c) Phalsa d) Khirni
137. In epicotyle grafting of mango, the age of rootstock is
a) 30-35 days b) 20-25 days c) 10-15 days d) 5-6 days
138. Which of the following act as Nodal Agency to coordinate the efforts on Agri-Export Zones (AEZ) on the part
of Central Government?
a) APEDA b) NABARD c) ICAR d) NHB
139. The only indigenous variety of apple grown in India has extraordinary keeping quality
a) Ambri b) Sunehari c) Ambrika d) Swarnima
140. National Phytotron Facility is located at
a) Hyderabad b) Chandigarh c) New Delhi d) Chennai
141. Cauliflorous type of fruit bearing is found in
a) Jackfruit b) Custard apple c) Ber d) Apple
142. Which one of the following fruits was introduced in India for soil conservation purpose but later on it attained
the status of a commercial fruit crop?
a).Cashew nut b) Sapota c) Date palm d) Areca nut
143. Which of the following is ethylene absorbent?
a. KNo3 b. Thiourea c. KMNo4 d. None of the above
144. Which fruit is most suitable for jelly making?
a. Apple b. Aonla c. Guava d. Mango
145. Classification of citrus was done by
a. Tanaka and Swingle b. Burns and prayag c. Shimond and Sheffard d. none
146. ELISA test is done for
a. Virus detection b. Ripening of fruit c. Disease resistant d. Maturity indices
147. Largest mango producing state in India is
a. UP B. AP c. MP d. MH
148. Which of the following variety of apple is low chilling variety?
a. Anna b. Michal c. Neomi d. All
149. Which of the following fruit is rich source of fat
a. Sapota b. Avocado c. Walnut d. Almond
150. National Research Centre for Grape (NRCG) is situated at
a. Puttur Karnataka b. Pune, Maharashtra c. Solapur MH d. Bangalore
161. Tapka is harvesting stage of
a. Sapota b. Date palm c. Mango d. Coconut
162. Mango variety most suited for High Density planting
a. Amrapali b. Mallika c. Neelum d. Dushehari
163. Crop grown in between two main crop with definite row pattern is called
a. Intercrops b. Mixed crop c. multiple crop d. Row crops.
164. Which one is not the measure of central tendency?
a. Mean b. Median c. Mode d. Mean deviation
165. Murate of potash is also known as
a. HCL b. NaCL c. KCL d. NH4CL
166. The statistical test used to determine the goodness of fit is
a. Z-test b. T-test c. F-test d. Chi-Square test
167. Precursor of ethylene is
a. Tryptophan b. Ethionine c. Ethane d. Methionine
168. High auxin and low cytokinin favours
a. Root b. shoot c. Bud d. Flower
169. The soil pH range in which most of the nutrient are available
a. 6-7 b. 7.5- 8.5 c. 6.5-7.5 d. 5-7

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