ICAR (JRF) General Agriculture Question Paper – 2006 ( Mock Test)

1. Person associated with Gurgaon Project is :

A) S. D. Day

B) Spencer Hatch

C) D. Hamilton

D) F. L. Brayne

2. The number of Biodiversity Hotspots in India are :

A) 2

B) 10

C) 15

D) 18

3. Norin-10 is a dwarfing gene present in :

A) Wheat

B) Rice

C) Rye

D) Sorghum

4. The centre of origin of Triticum aestivum (Bread wheat) is :

A) S. E. Asia

B) Central America

C) China

D) Mediterranean region

5. Leading state in India in terms of wheat production is :

A) Punjab

B) U.P.

C) M.P.

D) Maharashtra

6. Type of fruit in Citrus is :

A) Drupe

B) Hesperidium

C) Balusta

D) Sorosis

7. Which one of the following process does not lead to natural evolution?

A) Mutation

B) Random drift

C) Crossing over

D) Natural selection

8. Solar constant is equal to (in cal/cm²/min) :

A) 19.4

B) 29.4

C) 0.94

D) 1.94

9. The condition responsible for seedlessness in ‘Thompson Seedless’ grapes is :

A) Non-viable pollens

B) Incomplete flower

C) Stenospermocarpy

D) Parthenocarpy

10. Economic part of Isabgol is :

A) Root

B) Seed and husk

C) Flower

D) Leaf

11. The power house of the cell is :

A) Mitochondria

B) Nucleus

C) Ribosomes

D) Golgi bodies

12. The highest Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) is observed in the clay mineral :

A) Montmorillonite

B) Kaolinite

C) Illite

D) Vermiculite

13. ‘Jagannath’ is a mutant variety of :

A) Rice

B) Wheat

C) Jowar

D) Sugarcane

14. Most suitable design for experiment involving more than 2 factors is :

A) Split plot design

B) Split-split block design

C) Latin square design

D) Augmented block design

15. The process of splitting up of water molecule in presence of sunlight is called :

A) Photorespiration

B) Photolysis

C) Photophosphorylation

D) Photosynthesis

16. When does the stomata open?

A) When guard cell becomes turgid

B) When the guard cells are in flaccid condition

C) When there is an accumulation of water in guard cells

D) When gases enters into the guard cells

17. Colour tag (used for seed certification) of foundation seed is :

A) Yellow

B) Azar blue

C) Purple

D) White

18. The contribution of Agriculture sector to the GDP of India (in 2004–05) is :

A) 2.6%

B) 3.5%

C) 4.5%

D) 5.5%

19. The set of metabolic pathways that breaks down molecules into smaller units that can be further oxidized to release energy is called :

A) Metabolism

B) Anabolism

C) Catabolism

D) Reduction

20. Saffron (Kesar) belongs to the family :

A) Anacardiaceae

B) Iridaceae

C) Liliaceae

D) Malvaceae

21. The design used to test large number of germplasm lines in limited area with a check which is replicated among the germplasm lines is :

A) Latin Square Design

B) Randomized Block Design

C) Completely Randomized Design

D) Augmented Block Design

22. The 5-Carbon compound produced in dark reaction of photosynthesis is :

A) Ribulose 5 phosphate

B) Xylulose 5 phosphate

C) Ribulose bis phosphate

D) Sedoheptulose 1,7 diphosphate

23. Wheat and Rice are examples of :

A) C3 plants

B) C4 plants

C) CAM plants

D) None of these

24. Heterodera avenae is :

A) Root fungi

B) Root nematode

C) Root flowering parasite

D) Root bacteria

25. Which one of the following is a sulphur containing amino acid :

A) Tryptophan

B) Cystine

C) Lysine

D) Serine

26. The term ‘Vernalization’ was coined by :

A) Hugo de Vries

B) Schull

C) Lysenko

D) Liebig

27. How many soil orders comes under soil classification?

A) 12

B) 11

C) 14

D) 10

28. Maximum rainfall in India comes under :

A) Pre-monsoon shower

B) North-east monsoon

C) South-west monsoon

D) South-east monsoon

29. Which one of the following element is a constituent of micella?

A) Sulphur

B) Calcium

C) Potassium

D) Phosphorus

30. The element mobile in plants but immobile in soil is :

A) Sulphur

B) Zinc

C) Magnesium

D) Phosphorus

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