ICAR (JRF) General Agriculture Question Paper – 2001 ( Mock Test)

1. Taxonomically organic soils are :

A) Histosols

B) Alfisols

C) Vertisols

D) Endosols

2. Red colour of red soils is due to the presence of :

A) Calcium oxide

B) Zinc sulphate

C) Iron oxide

D) Limestone

3. Black heart in potato is caused due to :

A) Excess of water in the crop

B) Poor ventilation in storage

C) Deficiency of boron

D) Poor climatic conditions

4. The growing of different height plants in the field and at the same time is known as :

A) Mixed farming

B) Mixed cropping

C) Lay farming

D) Multi-storeyed farming

5. Potato tuber is a modified form of :

A) Stem

B) Root

C) Shoot

D) Nodes

6. Shedding of plant part is due to :

A) Auxin

B) Ethylene

C) Cytokinin

D) ABA

7. Minimum Support Price (MSP) are formulated by :

A) IARI

B) CACP

C) NABARD

D) APEDA

8. Verticle mulch is used in which soil?

A) Red soil

B) Alkaline soil

C) Black cotton soil

D) Saline soil

9. The element involved in energy transfer and storage in plants is :

A) Phosphorus

B) Potassium

C) Sulphur

D) Molybdenum

10. The plants grown in salt water are known as :

A) Xerophytes

B) Halophytes

C) Sciophytes

D) Lithophytes

11. Lerma Rojo is a semi-dwarf variety of :

A) Wheat

B) Rice

C) Barley

D) Maize

12. The first pigeon pea hybrid released by ICRISAT in India was :

A) ICPH-1

B) ICPH-8

C) UPAS-120

D) Ratna

13. The process of use of microorganisms to remove salt from soils is termed as :

A) Remediation

B) Bioremediation

C) Percolation

D) Oxidation

14. Polyunsaturated fatty acids are present in :

A) Helianthus annus

B) Glycine max

C) Crotalaria juncea

D) Cajanus cajan

15. The scientific name of Isabgol is :

A) Vitis vinifera

B) Plantago ovata

C) Ranunculus scleratus

D) Digitalis lanata

16. Citrus and banana are a rich source of :

A) Vitamin B

B) Iron

C) Carbohydrates

D) All of these

17. Term used for goat meat is :

A) Mutton

B) Beef

C) Pork

D) Chevon

18. Chemical that regulates opening and closing of stomata is :

A) Kaoline

B) 2,4-D

C) PMA

D) Paraquat

19. The principal way in which P and K ions move from the soil to the root of field crops is :

A) Root interception

B) Mass flow

C) Diffusion

D) None of the above

20. Edible banana fruit is seedless because of :

A) Embryo abortion

B) Absence of ovule

C) Vegetative parthenocarpy

D) Stimulated parthenocarpy

21. Bunch terracing is generally done when the slope of the field is more than :

A) 5%

B) 15%

C) 30%

D) 45%

22. Type of embryony occurring in mango is :

A) Recurrent

B) Non-recurrent

C) Selective

D) Adventitious

23. Pulse lack :

A) Lysine

B) Methionine

C) Tryptophan

D) Both (a) and (b)

24. Present per capita availability of milk in India is :

A) 100 g/day

B) 150 g/day

C) 220 g/day

D) 300 g/day

25. A cross between male and female parents, when both parents are reserved is known as :

A) Top cross

B) Back cross

C) Convergent cross

D) Reciprocal cross

26. Duplicate recessive epistasis is also referred to as :

A) Recessive gene action

B) Duplicate gene action

C) Complementary gene action

D) Compulsory gene action

27. Revolution that dealt with self-sufficiency and edible oil production of oilseeds in India was :

A) Blue Revolution

B) Yellow Revolution

C) Rainbow Revolution

D) Evergreen Revolution

28. One gram soil contains ................ microorganisms :

A) 2 million

B) 4 million

C) 12 million

D) 14 million

29. In the year 1943, Bengal famine was due to :

A) Blast disease of rice

B) Sheath blight disease of rice

C) Brown spot disease of rice

D) False smut disease of rice

30. Gathering or collection of desirable genes of any desirable character is known as :

A) Gene pyramiding

B) Gene storage

C) Gene mapping

D) Gene cloning

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