ASSISTANT PROFESSOR EXAM : UAS Bangalore 2024 (PART I) GENERAL AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED AREAS

1. The number of Bureaux working under Indian Council of Agricultural Research
   A. 4
   B. 6
   C. 5
   D. 1

2. The typical soil derived from the Deccan Trap of India
   A. Black Soil
   B. Red Soil
   C. Alluvial Soil
   D. Laterite Soil

3. Arable soils with very few or no limitations that restrict their use is classified as
   A. Yellow
   B. Red
   C. Green
   D. Blue

4. Which among the following is a gall nematode?
   A. Heterodera
   B. Meloidogyne
   C. Anguina
   D. Rotylenchus

5. Hopper burn in paddy is caused by
   A. Nilaparvata lugens
   B. Chilo zonellus
   C. Orseolia oryzae
   D. Nephotettix episcapis

6. Which among the following is a Green House Gas?
   A. CH₃
   B. N₂O
   C. NO₂
   D. N

7. Muriate of Potash is
   A. K₂SO₄
   B. KNO₃
   C. K
   D. KCl

8. Which among the following is a critical stage for irrigation in paddy
   A. Early tillering
   B. Panicle Initiation
   C. Milk stage
   D. Dough stage

9. Which among the following is a C4 Plant
   A. Sugarcane
   B. Rice
   C. Tomato
   D. Banana

10. The term ‘Orifices’ refers to which among the following
    A. Planting device
    B. Harvesting device
    C. Seed processing device
    D. Water measuring device

11. Which among the following is a phenoxy group herbicide?
    A. 2,4-D
    B. Glyphosate
    C. Anilofos
    D. Diuron

12. Which among the following is the domesticated species of hive-bee?
    A. Apis dorsata
    B. Apis cerana
    C. Apis florea
    D. Vespa basalis

13. Which among the following is a co-operative marketing institution?
    A. FCI
    B. NDBB
    C. NAFED
    D. CACPB

14. The paddy variety that was successfully introgressed with submergence tolerance gene SUB1 through Marker-assisted breeding
    A. Swarna
    B. GR8
    C. FR13A
    D. Govind

15. The centre of origin of Groundnut is
    A. India
    B. Brazil
    C. China
    D. Africa

16. India is the only country in the world that grows all four cultivated species of this crop on commercial scale
    A. Rice
    B. Wheat
    C. Sugarcane
    D. Cotton

17. In India, the approval for release of transgenic crops is granted by
    A. DBT, GoI
    B. GEAC
    C. RCGM
    D. ICAR

18. In the web address www.icar.org.in, the ‘in’ stands for
    A. internet
    B. index
    C. India
    D. institute

19. The pesticide that is restricted for use in India and banned in Kerala
    A. DDT
    B. 2,4,5-T
    C. Endosulfan
    D. Carborufan

20. Which among the following crops produce recalcitrant seeds
    A. Wild Wheat
    B. Maize
    C. Citrus
    D. Job’s tear

21. The first plant genome to be completely sequenced
    A. Wheat
    B. Rice
    C. Tomato
    D. Arabidopsis

22. The current Chairperson of PPV&FRA
    A. TR Sharma
    B. Himanshu Pathak
    C. T Mohapatra
    D. RR Hanchinal

23. Which among the following is not under the purview of CBD
    A. Human Genetic Resources
    B. Plant Genetic Resources
    C. Animal Genetic Resources
    D. Fish Genetic Resources

24. The main food plant of Eri Silkworm is
    A. Mulberry
    B. Castor
    C. Oak
    D. Som

25. The botanical name of Napier grass is
    A. Panicum maximum
    B. Pennisetum purpureum
    C. Pennisetum pedicellatum
    D. Chloris gayana

26. The first KVK of India was established at
    A. Pantnagar
    B. Etawah
    C. Puducherry
    D. Mandya

27. Indian Agricultural Research Institute has opened new campus in
    A. Jharkhand
    B. Bihar
    C. Chhattisgarh
    D. Haryana

28. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommended the introduction of
    A. NREGA
    B. KVKs
    C. Panchayati Raj
    D. Community Development programme

29. Downy Mildew of cucurbits is caused by
    A. Sclerospora graminicola
    B. Erysiphe pisi
    C. Peronospora pisi
    D. Perenospora parasitica

30. Which among the following has the largest share in agricultural import in India
    A. Sugar
    B. Tea
    C. Vegetable Oil
    D. Wheat