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JNKVV and RVSKVV PhD (2020) (Horticulture )

Q.1 It is the state or condition of the atmosphere at a given place and time:
A) Climate
B) Weather
C) Environment
D) Atmosphere
Explanation: B) Weather
Q.2 It refers to the water vapor content of the atmosphere:
A) Vapour pressure deficit
B) Atmospheric pressure
C) Vapour pressure
D) Humidity
Explanation: C) Vapour pressure
Q.3 Wind velocity is measured by?
A) Anemometer
B) Barometer
C) Altimeter
D) Odometer
Explanation: A) Anemometer
Q.4 It is an aggregate of minute drops of water suspended in the air at higher altitudes:
A) Water aggregation
B) Fog
C) Cloud
D) Droplets
Explanation: C) Cloud
Q.5 It is an automated method of surface irrigation:
A) Surge irrigation
B) Corrugation
C) Basin method
D) Cablegation
Explanation: A) Surge irrigation
Q.6 It is the yield of marketable crop produced per unit of water used in evaporation:
A) Water Application Efficiency (WAE)
B) Water Use Efficiency (WUE)
C) Water Storage Efficiency (WSE)
D) Water Distribution Efficiency (WDE)
Explanation: B) Water Use Efficiency (WUE)
Q.7 It is not an agronomic erosion-preventing measure:
A) Contour bunding
B) Tillage
C) Contour cultivation
D) Mulching
Explanation: B) Tillage
Q.8 Floating of fine dust particles through the air is known as?
A) Saltation
B) Wateration
C) Suspension
D) Dusting
Explanation: C) Suspension
Q.9 This is not the crop of Indian origin:
A) Rice
B) Maize
C) Mustard
D) Cotton
Explanation: B) Maize
Q.10 Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute is located at?
A) Barapani
B) Jhansi
C) Ranchi
D) Patna
Explanation: C) Ranchi
Q.11 Macro economics is also known as?
A) Price theory
B) Income theory
C) Capital theory
D) Growth theory
Explanation: B) Income theory
Q.12 The Kisan Credit Card scheme has been designed as the model scheme prepared by?
A) APEDA
B) TRIFED
C) NABARD
D) NAFED
Explanation: C) NABARD
Q.13 A small change in the price of a commodity leads to a considerable extension/contraction of demand called as?
A) Relatively elastic demand
B) Perfectly inelastic demand
C) Unitary elastic demand
D) Relatively inelastic demand
Explanation: A) Relatively elastic demand
Q.14 Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering is located at?
A) Mandsaur
B) Ratlam
C) Bhopal
D) Nimach
Explanation: C) Bhopal
Q.15 Training and Visit system was introduced in India in the year?
A) 1954
B) 1964
C) 1984
D) 1974
Explanation: C) 1984
Q.16 It is a systemic insecticide:
A) Dimethoate
B) Malathion
C) Quinalphos
D) Chloropyriphos
Explanation: A) Dimethoate
Q.17 Pest which occurs regularly and in a serious manner is known as?
A) Pandemic
B) Epidemic
C) Endemic
D) Sporadic
Explanation: C) Endemic
Q.18 It is the progeny of nucleus seed of a variety and is produced by the originating breeder:
A) Foundation seed
B) Certified seed
C) Nucleus seed
D) Breeder seed
Explanation: A) Foundation seed
Q.19 Exclusion of plant disease by legislation is known as?
A) Plant quarantine
B) Disease resistance
C) Biological control
D) Cultural control
Explanation: A) Plant quarantine
Q.20 Nematodes are also known as?
A) Trematodes
B) Earthworms
C) Tapeworms
D) Roundworms
Explanation: D) Roundworms
Q.21 The arrangement of primary particles and their aggregation into certain patterns is called?
A) Soil structure
B) Soil aggregate
C) Soil texture
D) Soil pattern
Explanation: A) Soil structure
Q.22 This is not a mineral plant nutrient.
A) Nitrogen
B) Carbon
C) Potash
D) Phosphorus
Explanation: B) Carbon
Q.23 This is a micro plant nutrient.
A) Calcium
B) Magnesium
C) Sulphur
D) Iron
Explanation: D) Iron
Q.24 This is the most important and widely used green manure crop.
A) Dhaincha
B) Barley
C) Bajra
D) Mustard
Explanation: A) Dhaincha
Q.25 Indian Institute of Soil Science is located at?
A) Jaipur
B) Calicut
C) Raipur
D) Bhopal
Explanation: D) Bhopal
Q.26 P2O5 content of Rock Phosphate is?
A) 10-20%
B) 20-30%
C) 20-40%
D) 30-50%
Explanation: C) 20-40%
Q.27 Aroma of earthy smell in the first shower of monsoon is due to?
A) Actinomycetes
B) Bacteria
C) Fungi
D) Virus
Explanation: A) Actinomycetes
Q.28 Red color of soil is due to?
A) Geothite
B) Glaukunite
C) Mathimite
D) Hematite
Explanation: D) Hematite
Q.29 Spectrophotometer is used for determination of?
A) K
B) N
C) P
D) Mn
Explanation: C) P
Q.30 This system of planting accommodates 15% more plants than the square system of planting.
A) Rectangular system
B) Quincunx system
C) Hexagonal system
D) Contour system
Explanation: B) Quincunx system
Q.31 This system of irrigation supplies water to the plant equivalent to its consumptive use.
A) Drip irrigation system
B) Flood irrigation system
C) Furrow irrigation method
D) Check-basin irrigation system
Explanation: A) Drip irrigation system
Q.32 Kufri Pukhraj, Kufri Sheetman, and Kufri Alankar are varieties of?
A) Brinjal
B) Radish
C) Cauliflower
D) Potato
Explanation: D) Potato
Q.33 Making an incision below a bud to retard its growth is called?
A) Picking
B) Notching
C) Nicking
D) Sicking
Explanation: B) Notching
Q.34 It is the plant at its original place of germination and raised by seeds.
A) Runner
B) Seedling
C) Transplant
D) Stem plant
Explanation: B) Seedling
Q.35 Maintaining an orchard under cover of grass is called?
A) Sod culture
B) Silviculture
C) Grass culture
D) Forestry
Explanation: A) Sod culture
Q.36 It is a practice to bring the plants under artificial rest by withholding irrigation and exposing the roots to the sun.
A) Thinning
B) Wintering
C) Notching
D) Pollarding
Explanation: B) Wintering
Q.37 It is also known as Phytokinin.
A) Cytokinin
B) Auxins
C) Ethylene
D) Methylene
Explanation: A) Cytokinin
Q.38 Excision and insertion of a gene is called?
A) Gene Therapy
B) Cytogenetics
C) Biotechnology
D) Genetic Engineering
Explanation: C) Biotechnology
Q.39 Cane sugar is called?
A) Maltose
B) Galactose
C) Fructose
D) Sucrose
Explanation: D) Sucrose
Q.40 Which part is known as the heart or brain of the computer?
A) CPU
B) Memory
C) Control
D) Mouse
Explanation: A) CPU
Q.41 What is the range of Normal distribution?
A) 2σ
B) 4σ
C) 6σ
D) 12σ
Explanation: C) 6σ
Q.42 Mean deviation is found minimum when deviations are taken from?
A) Mean
B) Median
C) Mode
D) Harmonic mean
Explanation: B) Median
Q.43 Which of the following is an ideal measure of dispersion?
A) Standard deviation
B) Range
C) Variance
D) Coefficient of variation
Explanation: D) Coefficient of variation
Q.44 Who articulated the ‘Law of Limiting Factor’ in Photosynthesis?
A) Calvin
B) Roben
C) Blackman
D) Emersun
Explanation: C) Blackman
Q.45 Who is regarded as the Father of Plant Physiology?
A) Funk
B) Stephen Hales
C) Fisher
D) W. Kuntis
Explanation: B) Stephen Hales
Q.46 Wilting of a plant is a result of excessive?
A) Photosynthesis
B) Respiration
C) Absorption
D) Transpiration
Explanation: D) Transpiration
Q.47 Water available for plants within the soil is known as?
A) Capillary water
B) Mineral water
C) Hygroscopic water
D) Chemically bound water
Explanation: A) Capillary water
Q.48 Imbibition is related with?
A) Photosynthesis
B) Respiration
C) Germination
D) None
Explanation: C) Germination
Q.49 Hatch and Slack cycle is found in?
A) C3 plant
B) C4 plants
C) C2 plants
D) CAM plants
Explanation: B) C4 plants
Q.50 Toria is a?
A) Rapeseed
B) Mustard
C) Both
D) None
Explanation: A) Rapeseed
Q.51 Late sowing results in decreased yield in which of the following crops?
A) Wheat
B) Maize
C) Rice
D) Both A and B
Explanation: A) Wheat
Q.52 Ideal condition for high photosynthesis includes?
A) High light intensity and low temperature
B) High humidity and low light intensity
C) High CO2 concentration and low temperature
D) High temperature and high light intensity
Explanation: C) High CO2 concentration and low temperature
Q.53 The cultivation of food grains in India is done in an area of (Mha)?
A) 139
B) 127
C) 125
D) 105
Explanation: B) 127
Q.54 Norin 10 is a?
A) Dwarfing gene
B) Talling gene
C) Rust resistance gene
D) Paddy variety
Explanation: A) Dwarfing gene
Q.55 The oil content in cotton seed is?
A) 14-18%
B) 20-25%
C) 30-35%
D) 35-40%
Explanation: A) 14-18%
Q.56 Beushening is related with?
A) DSR
B) Puddled rice
C) Deep water rice
D) Jhum rice
Explanation: B) Puddled rice
Q.57 The main problem in DSR is?
A) Fe toxicity
B) Al toxicity
C) Fe deficiency
D) Cu toxicity
Explanation: B) Al toxicity
Q.58 Ageratum conyzoides is a weed of nature?
A) Narrow leaf
B) Broad leaf
C) Sedges
D) Parasitic
Explanation: A) Narrow leaf
Q.59 The rice bran contains?
A) 20-40 % oil
B) 14-25 % oil
C) 40-45 % oil
D) 30-35 % oil
Explanation: B) 14-25 % oil
Q.60 The botanical name of bread wheat is?
A) Triticum aestivum
B) Triticum durum
C) Triticum dicoccum
D) Triticum persicum
Explanation: A) Triticum aestivum
Q.61 For making uttapam, which type of wheat is preferred?
A) Emmer wheat
B) Bread wheat
C) Durum wheat
D) Macroni wheat
Explanation: C) Durum wheat
Q.62 For conservation agriculture, which wheat variety is recommended?
A) HD 2967
B) HDCSW18
C) HD3226
D) HD 3043
Explanation: A) HD 2967
Q.63 In FIRB, the seed rate of wheat remains?
A) 100 kg/ha
B) 75 kg/ha
C) 120 kg/ha
D) 50 kg/ha
Explanation: B) 75 kg/ha
Q.64 Shattering of siliqua is a common problem in?
A) Til
B) Sunflower
C) Safflower
D) Mustard
Explanation: C) Safflower
Q.65 The seed rate of pigeon pea is … kg/ha?
A) 5-6 kg/ha
B) 15-20 kg/ha
C) 10-12 kg/ha
D) 20-25 kg/ha
Explanation: B) 15-20 kg/ha
Q.66 High oleic acid varieties have been released in?
A) Mustard
B) Groundnut
C) Linseed
D) Wheat
Explanation: B) Groundnut
Q.67 Maruca is a serious pest in?
A) Maize
B) Ragi
C) Mustard
D) Arhar
Explanation: C) Mustard
Q.68 Tikka is a disease of?
A) Mustard
B) Potato
C) Groundnut
D) Jute
Explanation: C) Groundnut
Q.69 What is the rate of Gypsum Application in Groundnut cultivation?
A) 500 kg/ha
B) 1000 kg/ha
C) 250 kg/ha
D) 125 kg/ha
Explanation: A) 500 kg/ha
Q.70 Oxadiargyl is recommended for weed management in?
A) Maize
B) Bajra
C) Potato
D) Mustard
Explanation: C) Potato
Q.71 High MUFA are found in oil of which crop?
A) Linseed
B) Sunflower
C) Mustard
D) Taramira
Explanation: C) Mustard
Q.72 Which one is the popcorn variety?
A) Zea mays tunicata
B) Zea mays everta
C) Zea mays ceratina
D) Zea mays amylacea
Explanation: B) Zea mays everta
Q.73 FAW (Fall Army Worm) is a serious problem in?
A) Maize
B) Rice
C) Mungbean
D) Urd bean
Explanation: A) Maize
Q.74 TPS is related to?
A) Pigeon pea
B) Pea
C) Potato
D) Sugarcane
Explanation: C) Potato
Q.75 What should be the optimum weight (gm) of a potato tuber for planting?
A) 30-50
B) 50-60
C) 60-70
D) 100-150
Explanation: C) 60-70
Q.76 Phytophthora infestans causes?
A) Rust
B) Early blight
C) Late blight
D) Black scurf
Explanation: C) Late blight
Q.77 Adsali sugarcane is planted during?
A) October
B) February
C) July
D) December
Explanation: B) February
Q.78 Pusa Giant is a variety of?
A) Napier grass
B) Bajra
C) Fodder maize
D) Cowpea
Explanation: A) Napier grass
Q.79 Cichorium intybus is a weed of?
A) Lucerne
B) Berseem
C) Maize
D) Cowpea
Explanation: C) Maize
Q.80 Phyllody is a problem in?
A) Wheat
B) Til
C) Linseed
D) Ragi
Explanation: D) Ragi
Q.81 Kakun is also known as?
A) Italian millet
B) Swan
C) Ragi
D) Kodo
Explanation: D) Kodo
Q.82 The unit of ecology is?
A) Ecosystem
B) Biome
C) Community
D) Agri ecosystem
Explanation: A) Ecosystem
Q.83 The upper layer of the atmosphere is known as?
A) Troposphere
B) Ozonosphere
C) Mesosphere
D) Thermosphere
Explanation: D) Thermosphere
Q.84 WARDA is working for?
A) Rice
B) Wheat
C) Rapeseed
D) Ragi
Explanation: A) Rice
Q.85 The agro-ecological regions in India are?
A) 25
B) 15
C) 20
D) 21
Explanation: C) 20
Q.86 Day and night are equal all over the world on?
A) 21-July
B) 21-March
C) 21-January
D) 21-September
Explanation: B) 21-March
Q.87 Present share of CO2 in the atmosphere among all greenhouse gases is?
A) 56%
B) 45%
C) 24%
D) 90%
Explanation: C) 24%
Q.88 Agriculture, forestry, and land use cause what percentage of total GHG emissions?
A) 30
B) 20
C) 24
D) 32
Explanation: A) 30
Q.89 The three leading states in soybean production are?
A) MP, UP, and Rajasthan
B) MP, Maharashtra, and UP
C) MP, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan
D) MP, Maharashtra, and Bihar
Explanation: C) MP, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan
Q.90 Yellow mosaic resistance variety is?
A) PK 416
B) PK 262
C) JS20-34
D) JS 335
Explanation: C) JS20-34
Q.91 NMEO-OP has a target (MT) of oilseed production by 2024-25?
A) 40.01
B) 38.5
C) 50.2
D) 47.8
Explanation: B) 38.5
Q.92 The line connecting points of equal rainfall is known as?
A) Isohyets
B) Isorain
C) Isoprecipitation
D) Isophene
Explanation: A) Isohyets
Q.93 Intrinsic permeability is?
A) V=k dgi/n
B) V=k dgn/i
C) V=k di/n
D) V=k dgi
Explanation: C) V=k di/n
Q.94 A specific kind of living space or environment is known as?
A) Ecosystem
B) Habitat
C) Residence
D) Biome
Explanation: B) Habitat
Q.95 Haylage contains moisture level in %?
A) 35-50
B) 40-60
C) 50-60
D) 60-70
Explanation: B) 40-60
Q.96 Ca content (%) in SSP (Single Superphosphate) is?
A) 20
B) 30
C) 40
D) 10
Explanation: C) 40
Q.97 The S content (%) in gypsum is?
A) 28
B) 8
C) 18
D) 25
Explanation: B) 8
Q.98 Biuret content in urea for foliar application should be less than (%)?
A) 0.5
B) 2
C) 1.5
D) 2.5
Explanation: A) 0.5
Q.99 Watershed is a?
A) Hydrological unit
B) Geographical unit
C) Geological unit
D) Geo-hydrological unit
Explanation: A) Hydrological unit
Q.100 What is the percentage of culturable wasteland in India?
A) 4.97
B) 5.97
C) 3.97
D) 6.97
Explanation: A) 4.97

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