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Conflicting information should be strictly avoided during…….
(a) Confirmation stage
(b) Decision stage
(c) Knowledge stage
(d) Readiness stage -
Acceptance and/or rejection of technology are the one of the kinds of___
(a) Failure of channel
(b) Empathetic feelings
(c) Feedback
(d) Treatment of message -
Faithful (Pragmatic) performance of all elements of communication process refers to:
(a) Feedback
(b) Fidelity
(c) Empathy
(d) Credibility -
Feedback is ……
(a) Source Oriented
(b) Receiver Oriented
(c) Message Oriented
(d) Channel Oriented -
Many times it many happen that end-users continue to adopt an innovation, rather vigorously, when experts (Scientists) feel that it should not be so done, the phenomenon is known as …….
(a) Over adoption
(b) under adoption
(c) Adoption of technology
(d) Rejection of technology -
Which one is not the key behavioral characteristic of entrepreneurs?
(a) Perceive an opportunity
(b) Creativity to innovate and build something of market value
(c) Ability to harness different source of knowledge and information
(d) Dependency on peers for inputs -
The capital that includes staff, partner skills, knowledge and experience:
(a) Social capital
(b) Institutional capital
(c) Human capital
(d) Natural capital -
Grapevine is a kind of ….Communication
(a) Formal
(b) Horizontal
(c) Vertical
(d) Informal -
All societies have acceptable and unacceptable forms of behaviour called:
(a) Social norms
(b) Cultural norms
(c) Financial norms
(d) Legal norms -
Farmer societies are:
(a) Formal groups
(b) Informal groups
(c) Virtual groups
(d) Unrecognized groups -
Ravindranath Tagore was of the firm belief that if we develop ……., it is going to be the panacea for the rural problems.
(a) Village leadership
(b) Village resources
(c) Village cooperative
(d) Village capital -
Co. shitole established an extension service initiative entitled …… at Pohri (Gwalior), Madhya Pradesh with the objective of increasing per capital income of villagers.
(a) Indian Village service
(b) Servants of india society
(c) Adarsh Seva Sangh
(d) Sevagram -
The origin of soil its classification and description are studied in :
(a) Pedology
(b) Edaphology
(c) Geology
(d) Petrology -
Which of the following is a secondary mineral?
(a) Quartz
(b) Gypsum
(c) Feldspar
(d) Biotite -
Which of the following is a micronutrient?
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Calcium
(c) Zinc
(d) Sulphur -
Total number of order in soil taxonomy is:
(a) 12
(b) 10
(c) 13
(d) 11 -
Relative proportion of Sand, Silt and Clay in soils is called?
(a) Soil profile
(b) Soil structure
(c) Soil horizon
(d) Soil texture -
soil colour is measured by
(a) Munsell soil Colour chart
(b) Tensiometer
(c) Chromatograph
(d) Litmus paper -
Which of the following is 1 : 1 type of clay mineral
(a) Vermiculite
(b) Illite
(c) Kaolinite
(d) Montmorillonite -
Mycorrhiza is a
(a) Bacteria
(b) Fungi
(c) Algae
(d) Actionomycetes -
Which of the following is an active soil forming factor?
(a) Climate
(b) Time
(c) Relief
(d) Parent Material -
Which of the following soil is called “White alkali soil”?
(a) Saline soil
(b) Alkali soil
(c) Calcarious soil
(d) Hydromorphic soil -
Physical condition of soil in relation to plant growth is called?
(a) Tillage
(b) Mulch
(c) Terracing
(d) Tilth -
Gypsum is used as an amendment to reclaim?
(a) Sodic soils
(b) Acid soils
(c) Saline soils
(d) Calcareous soils -
The term issue price means
(a) The price at which buffer stock in given to public
(b) The price at which FCI issue food grains to PDS
(c) The price at which government procures buffer stock
(d) The price at which buffer stock in maintained in the FCI godowns -
The loans granted by the government during British rule were called?
(a) Cattel loans
(b) Taccavi Loan
(c) Term loam
(d) Self liquidating loans -
Which of the following is the first ‘R’ of credit?
(a) Risk bearing ability
(b) Repayment capacity
(c) Return from investment
(d) Rate of Return -
The income elasticity of demand is negative then the good is
(a) Normal
(b) Luxury
(c) Semi – luxury
(d) inferior -
Which is not the feature of perfect competitive market?
(a) Large number of sellers
(b) Product of all firms are homogenous
(c) Perfect mobility of resource
(d) Few buyers
30. Ceteris paribus means that:
(a) Other factors are held constant
(b) No other variable effect the dependent variable
(c) No other model can explain the dependent variable
(d) The model is logical
31. NAFED was established in the year
(a) 1953
(b) 1958
(c) 1968
(d) 1978
32. The first cooperative societies act was passed in the year?
(a) 1904
(b) 1901
(c) 1919
(d) 1947
33. Which of the following is irrational zone production?
(a) I zone
(b) II zone
(c) III zone
(d) I and III zone
34. The elasticity of production is zero when:
(a) APP is maximum
(b) MPP is maximum
(c) MPP is zero
(d) TPP is minimum
35. The point of least cost combination is:
(a) MRTS of inputs > Price ratio of inputs
(b) MRTS of inputs < Price ratio of inputs
(c) MRTS of products is equal to inverse price of inputs
(d) MRTS of products is equal to inverse price ratio of products
36. Which of the following is a self-liquidating type of loan?
(a) Crop loan
(b) Medium term loan
(c) Long term loan
(d) Term loan
37. Which of the following is mutant variety of mango?
(a) Konkan Ruchi
(b) Rosica
(c) Mallika
(d) Pusa Lalima
38. Saharan Prabhat is variety of:
(a) Mango
(b) Apple
(c) Peach
(d) Walnut
39. Strawberry is propagated through:
(a) Sucker
(b) Runner
(c) Slips
(d) Bit of stem
40. Pusa peetambar variety of mango is from a cross between:
(a) Neelam Alphanso
(b) Dasheri Neelam
(c) Ratna Lal Sunderi
(d) Amrapali Lal Sunderi
41. Alcoholic fermentation takes place in the presence of:
(a) Bacteria
(b) Yeast
(c) Mould
(d) Fungi
42. Hisar Arun is a variety of:
(a) Brinjal
(b) Tomato
(c) Chilli
(d) Pointed gourd
43. Vegetable not belonging to dicotyledon group is:
(a) Amaranthus
(b) Brinjal
(c) Pea
(d) Onion
44. Whiptail in cauliflower is caused due to:
(a) Deficiency of Nitrogen
(b) Virus
(c) Fungus
(d) Deficiency of Molybdenum
45. The deficiency of vitamin A causes:
(a) Night blindness
(b) Diarrhoea
(c) Pneumonia
(d) Pellagra
46. Ethylene is a gaseous hormone, it:
(a) Induce dormancy
(b) Inhibits seed germination
(c) Induces ripening
(d) Promotes senescence
47. Which of the following is commonly known as Sword Lily?
(a) Irish
(b) Crocus
(c) Daffodil
(d) Gladiolus
48. National Horticulture Board (NHB) was established in:
(a) 1984
(b) 1985
(c) 1986
(d) 1987
49. pBR322 is a:
(a) Colicin producer
(b) Reconstructed plasmid
(c) Super coiled DNA
(d) Hfr
50. What is Bt cotton?
(a) High-yielding of American cotton
(b) Disease resistant variety of cotton
(c) Insect resistant variety of cotton
(d) Drought resistant variety of cotton
51. Complementary interaction of genes gives the ratio:
(a) 13 : 3
(b) 15 : 1
(c) 9 : 7
(d) 1 : 1
52. When one gene specifics more traits, it is:
(a) Pleiotropism
(b) Atavism
(c) Polytropism
(d) Dwarfism
53. Aneuploidy arising through loss of chromosomes is termed as:
(a) Hypoploidy
(b) Nanoploidy
(c) Lethoploidy
(d) Aploidy
54. For dosage compensation in mammals, the phenomenon of heterochromatization occurs in:
(a) One ‘X’ chromosome
(b) Both ‘X’ chromosomes
(c) ‘Y’ chromosome
(d) One ‘X’ chromosome and one ‘Y’ chromosome
55. Which one of the following is not true about three line (A, B and R) System of hybrid seed production?
(a) A & B are isogenic lines
(b) A & R are non-isogenic lines
(c) A & R are heterotic to each other
(d) B & R are isogenic lines
56. Acridine orange is used for inducing:
(a) DNA denaturation
(b) Mutagenesis
(c) Chiasma formation
(d) Bacterial transformation
57. Who discovered transposons?
(a) Hargobind Khorana
(b) Morgan
(c) Hugo de Vries
(d) Barbara McClintock
58. The statistical test applied to test the goodness of fit is:
(a) ‘X²’ test
(b) ‘F’ test
(c) ‘Z’ test
(d) ‘t’ test
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Number of chromosomes in wheat endosperm is:
(a) 21
(b) 42
(c) 63
(d) 14 -
Quantitative inheritance is through:
(a) Effective genes
(b) Special genes
(c) Polygenes
(d) Ultragenes -
The book “Plant Disease: Epidemics and Control” was authored by:
(a) J.G. Horsefall
(b) J.E. Vander Plank
(c) G.C. Ainsworth
(d) Julius Kuhn -
Which of the following fungal genera produce acervuli?
(a) Colletotrichum
(b) Fusarium
(c) Alternaria
(d) Macrophomina -
Who among the following is called the “Father of Mycology”?
(a) Robert Koch
(b) P.M.A. Michaeli
(c) Anton de Bary
(d) E.J. Butler -
Clamp connection is a characteristic feature of:
(a) Basidiomycota
(b) Ascomycota
(c) Zygomycota
(d) Chytridiomycota -
Peritrichous flagella are found in the bacterial genus:
(a) Xylella
(b) Pseudomonas
(c) Xanthomonas
(d) Erwinia -
Phenomenon of cross protection in virus was discovered by:
(a) Rosalind Franklin
(b) W.M. Stanley
(c) K.M. Smith
(d) Mc Kinney -
Which of the following virus contains ssDNA as their genetic material?
(a) Geminivirus
(b) Tospovirus
(c) Caulimovirus
(d) Tobamovirus -
The antibiotic tetracycline is produced by the bacterium:
(a) Streptomyces fradiae
(b) Streptomyces griseus
(c) Streptomyces aureocaciens
(d) Streptomyces venezuelae -
The first systemic fungicide was developed by:
(a) Tisdale & Williams
(b) Von Schmeling & Kulka
(c) J.G. Horsfall
(d) Ross -
Which of the following is a “walled, fastidious phloem inhabiting bacterium”?
(a) Spiroplasma
(b) Clavibacter
(c) Ca. Liberobacter
(d) Ca. Phytoplasma -
Circular satellite RNAs encapsidated in the helper virion is known as:
(a) Virosoid
(b) Satellite virus
(c) Viroid
(d) Helper virus -
Black sigatoka disease of banana is caused by:
(a) Mycosphaerella musicola
(b) Mycosphaerella fijiensis
(c) Cercospora musae
(d) Cordana musae -
Nitrogen to protein conversion factor for milk proteins is:
(a) 6.25
(b) 5.95
(c) 6.38
(d) 6.78 -
Q-fever through milk is caused by:
(a) Mycoplasma
(b) Listeria sp
(c) Brucella abortus
(d) Coxiella burnetii -
Phosphatase test in milk is used to determine the efficiency of:
(a) Cleanliness
(b) Condensing
(c) Pasteurization
(d) Curdling -
Over-run develops in the manufacture of ice-cream during:
(a) Preparation of mix
(b) Pasteurization of mix
(c) Ageing of mix
(d) Freezing of mix -
Best method of selection is:
(a) Pedigree selection
(b) Individual selection
(c) Progeny testing
(d) Family selection -
Dressing percentage is highest in:
(a) Buffalo
(b) Goat
(c) Poultry
(d) Pig -
Which of the following is not a prerequisite for artificial insemination in cow?
(a) Semen collection
(b) Dilution
(c) Semen evaluation
(d) Sperm sexing -
Which of the following is not a proximate principle?
(a) Dry matter
(b) Crude Protein
(c) Total Ash
(d) Ether Extract -
Black quarter is disease primarily caused in:
(a) Ruminants
(b) Poultry
(c) Pig
(d) Equines -
Rank of India in the buffalo population is:
(a) 1st
(b) 2nd
(c) 3rd
(d) None of these -
The reading on lactometer ranges from:
(a) 0–10
(b) 10–25
(c) 0–40
(d) 0–50 -
Which protein is most abundant in milk?
(a) Casein
(b) α-globulin
(c) Albumin
(d) Globulin -
Which one plant has minimum photorespiration rate?
(a) Barley
(b) Rose
(c) Spinach
(d) Sugarcane -
Out of following, which one is subjected most frequently to oxidation–reduction process and behaves as divalent and trivalent cation in plant metabolism in flooded and normal soils?
(a) Calcium
(b) Phosphorus
(c) Iron
(d) Cobalt -
Which one of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
(a) Methane (CH₄)
(b) Ozone (O₃)
(c) Nitrogen (N₂)
(d) Nitrous Oxide (N₂O) -
Diffusion of water across semipermeable membrane is called as:
(a) Exo-osmosis
(b) Guttation
(c) Endo-osmosis
(d) Osmosis -
Which one is considered as rooting hormone?
(a) Abscisic acid (ABA)
(b) 2,4-D
(c) Indole butyric acid (IBA)
(d) Gibberellic Acid (GA) -
Name the enzyme directly involved in CO₂ assimilation?
(a) Hexokinase
(b) Ribulose Diphosphate carboxylase
(c) Phosphoribokinase
(d) Tri phosphate dehydrogenase -
How many net ATP are produced during glycolysis of one molecule of glucose?
(a) Four
(b) Two
(c) Six
(d) Zero -
Tryptophan is precursor and results in the synthesis of one of the following:
(a) Naphthalene acetic acid (NAA)
(b) Ethylene
(c) Indole acetic acid (IAA)
(d) Maleic hydrazide (MH) -
In DNA, one among following is absent:
(a) Adenine
(b) Guanine
(c) Cytosine
(d) Uracil -
In green plants during Hill reaction (light-driven reaction), one of the following is split (broken down):
(a) CO₂
(b) H₂O
(c) Light
(d) Phosphoglyceric acid
95. Unlike legume seeds, the germinating seed of cereals (wheat etc.) always remains inside the soil. It is scientifically called as:
(a) Epigeal seed germination
(b) Hypogeal seed germination
(c) Subterranean seed germination
(d) Photo-thermal regulated seed germination
96. Zinc is considered as constituent and activator of one of the following?
(a) Carbonic anhydrase
(b) Phytochrome
(c) Xanthophyll
(d) Ferredoxin
97. A respiratory system in which all ten pairs of spiracles are functional is called?
(a) Hemipneustic
(b) Holopneustic
(c) Peripneustic
(d) Propneustic
98. During depolarized condition the potential inside the nerve membrane is:
(a) Negatively charged
(b) Positively charged
(c) Uncharged
(d) All of the three
99. Pronotum is prolonged backwards into a distinct elevated horn laying over the abdomen is characteristic features of family:
(a) Delphacidae
(b) Ciracellidae
(c) Membrancidae
(d) ceropidae
100. A spine like structure found at the tip of the abdomen of a chrysalis is called?
(a) Cremaster
(b) Gridle
(c) Tumbler
(d) Silk
101. Reproduction by juvenile form is called?
(a) Paedogenesis
(b) Parthenogenesis
(c) Polyembryony
(d) Oviparity
102. Which one of the following is the first genetically modified plant?
(a) Bt tobacco against Manduca sexta
(b) Bt cotton against Helicoverpa
(c) Bt Potato against Leptinotarsa
(d) Bt maize against ostrinia
103. Chitin chains are held together to forms microfibrils by
(a) Hydrogen bonds
(b) Carbons bonds
(c) Oxygen bonds
(d) Nitrogen bonds
104. Thread footed mites belongs to the family:
(a) Tetranychidae
(b) Trasonemidae
(c) Eriophyidae
(d) Demodicidae
105. Snowdrop lectin, which is effective against aphids is obtained from:
(a) Phaseolus vulgaris
(b) Galanthus nivalis
(c) Lycopersicon peruvianum
(d) solanum berthaltli
106. In honey bees, fertilized eggs develop into:
(a) Females
(b) Males
(c) Queens
(d) Drones
107. In a survivorship curve, parasitoids show a:
(a) Convex curve
(b) Constant curve
(c) Extremely convex curve
(d) Concave curve
108. Which one of the sugarcane pests has all Indian occurrence?
(a) Acigona steniella
(b) Chilo sacchariphagus indicus
(c) Chilo auricilus
(d) Chilo infuscatellus
109. Which plant component is broken first upon addition to soil?
(a) Lignin
(b) Protein
(c) Hemicellulose
(d) Cellulose
110. The extent of percent decrease in rainfall from normal over an area termed as Meteorological drought is?
(a) >75
(b) >50
(c) >25
(d) >60
111. In a rotation, P-fertilizer in case of short supply be applied to:
(a) Paddy
(b) Maize
(c) Gram
(d) Sorghum
112. Highest number of domesticated food crop species is contributed by:
(a) Leguminosae
(b) cucurbitaceae
(c) Gramineae
(d) Linaceae
113. The form of potassium held against negative charge of the soil colloid is:
(a) Insert
(b) Non-exchangeable
(c) Exchangeable
(d) Water soluble
114. Common sedimentary rock is:
(a) Basalt
(b) dolomite
(c) Granite
(d) Diorite
115. The favourable soil bulk density gm soil/cm³ for good crop of wheat is:
(a) 1.8
(b) 1.7
(c) 1.5
(d) 1.9
116. C/N ratio of stable soil organic matter is approximately?
(a) 20 : 1
(b) 25 : 1
(c) 10 : 1
(d) 30 : 1
117. The crop which exhibits least nodulation and requires higher nitrogen in plains?
(a) Urd bean
(b) soybean
(c) Red gram
(d) Rajmash
118. The major ingredient of ‘Devine’ is:
(a) phytophthora palmivora
(b) Colletotrichum gloeosporiodes
(c) Chondosterm a purpureum
(d) cylindrobasidium laeve
119. Which crop is suitable for cultivation in highly saline soil?
(a) Sugarcane
(b) Maize
(c) Barley
(d) Rice
120. Rhizobium sp. Suitable for inoculation of Berseem crop seed is:
(a) R. Japonicum
(b) R. lupini
(c) R. Trifolli
(d) R. phaseoli
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