ICAR (JRF) General Agriculture Question Paper – 2004 ( Mock Test)

1. Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (GADA) test is used for knowing :

A) Viability of seeds

B) Vigour of seeds

C) Enzyme activity of seed

D) Genetic purity of seed

2. The grow out test is done to know :

A) Physical purity

B) Genetic purity

C) Yield performance

D) Fluid emergence

3. The idea of particulate nature of inheritance was proposed by :

A) Bateson

B) Mendel

C) Lamarck

D) Darwin

4. Directorate of Oilseeds Research is located at :

A) Anand

B) Pantnagar

C) New Delhi

D) Hyderabad

5. Both sunlight as well as chloroplasts are prerequisites for :

A) Photosynthesis

B) Respiration

C) Photolysis

D) Transpiration

6. Soil productivity is directly related to :

A) Soil structure

B) Soil fertility

C) Soil texture

D) Soil moisture

7. The major criteria of differentiation between animal and plant cell is :

A) Presence or absence of cell wall

B) Size

C) Shape

D) Morphology of cytoplasm

8. Rain at harvest induces :

A) Dormancy

B) Germination

C) Anthesis

D) Seed set

9. As per 2001 Census, the population of India stood at :

A) 100 crore

B) 102 crore

C) 105 crore

D) 108 crore

10. In diploid species, the ploidy level of pollen at meiosis is :

A) 4n

B) 3n

C) n

D) 2n

11. When chromosome complement of two true diploid species is combined in one, the resultant species would be :

A) Amphidiploid

B) Diploid

C) Triploid

D) Hexaploid

12. Gene has two alternate forms in each locus known as :

A) Allele

B) Multiple allele

C) Multigenic allele

D) Complimentary allele

13. Quincunx system accommodates how much more plants than square system :

A) 1

B) 2

C) 4

D) 5

14. NARS stands for :

A) National Agricultural Research System

B) National Applied Research System

C) National Agricultural Review System

D) National Agricultural Rural System

15. Cryopreservation is done in liquid nitrogen at :

A) −196°C

B) −196°C

C) −169°C

D) −400°C

16. Ideal ratio of N : P : K in pulses is :

A) 1 : 2 : 2

B) 1 : 1 : 3

C) 1 : 2 : 1

D) 2 : 3 : 2

17. Which one of the following is not a legume crop?

A) Wheat

B) Pigeonpea

C) Groundnut

D) Beans

18. Total cultivated area in India is :

A) 328 mha

B) 180 mha

C) 400 mha

D) 141 mha

19. CAZRI is located at :

A) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

B) Patna, Bihar

C) Karnal, Haryana

D) Jodhpur, Rajasthan

20. ‘Varalakshmi’ is the first inter-specific hybrid of :

A) Rice

B) Wheat

C) Maize

D) Cotton

21. Nobelization of sugarcane was done by :

A) Thoday and Sangar

B) Jenkins and Brewster

C) C.A. Barber and T.S. Venkataraman

D) Comstock and Robinson

22. Cultivated rice species in Asian sub-continent is :

A) Oryza sativa

B) Oryza nivara

C) Oryza glaberrima

D) Oryza rufipogon

23. Nitrogenous bases present in DNA are :

A) Two

B) Four

C) Three

D) Five

24. Sugar in temperate countries is obtained from :

A) Sugarbeet

B) Pineapple

C) Sugarcane

D) Maple

25. Karnal bunt is a serious disease of wheat caused by :

A) Virus

B) Bacteria

C) Fungus

D) Nematode

26. Zinc is the component of many enzymes and required for the synthesis of :

A) Auxin

B) Sugar

C) OAA

D) ABA

27. Crossing over during meiosis leads to :

A) Breaking linkage

B) Close linkage

C) Spontaneous mutations

D) Promoting linkage

28. High degree of inbreeding depression is observed in :

A) Wheat

B) Maize

C) Rice

D) Sugarcane

29. The severe deficiency of nitrogen in plants causes :

A) Premature leaf fall

B) Stunting of internode

C) Yellow colour of leaves

D) Chlorosis

30. The major sub-species of Oryza sativa are :

A) European and Indian

B) Indica and japonica

C) Indica and javanica

D) Durum and japonica

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