ICAR (JRF) General Agriculture Question Paper – 2009 ( Mock Test)

1. India rank first in the production of the following crops in the world:

A) Wheat

B) Pigeon-pea

C) Rice

D) Soybean

2. Which of the following crops is thermo-insensitive?

A) Jowar

B) Rice

C) Sunflower

D) Wheat

3. In which of the following crops GM varieties are available for cultivation in India?

A) Mustard

B) Soybean

C) Cotton

D) All of these

4. Dangerous gas for depletion of ozone layer is:

A) Methane

B) CFC

C) Ethane

D) CO₂

5. The present level of carbon-dioxide in atmosphere is:

A) 420–460 ppm

B) 490 ppm

C) 295–300 ppm

D) 190 ppm

6. Photosynthetic inhibition by O₂ is called:

A) Reaction

B) Competitive effect

C) Warburg’s effect

D) Back inhibition

7. Inflorescence in rice is known as:

A) Panicle

B) Raceme

C) Ear

D) Spike

8. Blue revolution is related with:

A) Crops

B) Energy source

C) Fish

D) Oilseeds

9. Weight of one cotton bale is:

A) 190 Kg

B) 180 Kg

C) 170 Kg

D) 160 Kg

10. Alluvial soils are found in:

A) River delta

B) Mountains

C) Forests

D) Deserts

11. Hybrid cotton in India was evolved for the first time in:

A) 1985

B) 1980

C) 1975

D) 1970

12. The relative proportion of sand, silt and clay is called:

A) Soil aggregation

B) Soil taxonomy

C) Soil texture

D) Soil structure

13. Crop logging is done in:

A) Maize

B) Cotton

C) Sugarcane

D) Tobacco

14. Net cultivated area in India during 2004–05 was:

A) 135 million hectare

B) 138 million hectare

C) 141 million hectare

D) 144 million hectare

15. The IARI was established in:

A) 1904

B) 1905

C) 1907

D) 1909

16. Which of the following is not a bio-pesticide?

A) Dipel

B) Biolap

C) Carbaryl

D) Bioneem

17. Pheromone trap attracts:

A) Caterpillars

B) Male moths

C) Female bugs

D) Female moths

18. Which of the following insecticides may be recommended for the control of termites?

A) Dimethoate

B) Chlorpyriphos

C) Nimbicidine

D) Methyl-o-demetone

19. Maize belongs to the category:

A) Dioecious

B) Monoecious

C) Bisexual

D) None of these

20. IGFRI is located at:

A) Jhansi

B) Jodhpur

C) Jallandhar

D) Jorhat

21. The depth of seeding in wheat depends on:

A) Length of mesocotyl

B) Length of coleoptile

C) Length of radicle

D) None of these

22. Soil mulch is useful in:

A) Improving aeration

B) Improving drainage

C) Minimize evaporation losses

D) Removing weeds

23. Origin place of soybean is:

A) China

B) Peru

C) Brazil

D) Mexico

24. In plants, enzyme responsible for the synthesis of the malic acid is:

A) PEP carboxylase

B) Rubisco

C) Urease

D) Kinase

25. The photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) falls in the range of:

A) 100–400 nm

B) 400–700 nm

C) 700–1000 nm

D) None of the above

26. Photo-periodically rice is a:

A) Long day plant

B) Short day plant

C) Day neutral plant

D) None of these

27. Correct order of rice producing countries is:

A) China > India > Indonesia > Thailand

B) India > China > Indonesia > Thailand

C) Indonesia > Thailand > China > India

D) None of these

28. Missing data are calculated by using:

A) Missing plot technique

B) ANOVA

C) Field plot technique

D) None of these

29. Which soil has highest water use efficiency?

A) Sandy soil

B) Loamy soil

C) Clay soil

D) None of these

30. Major cropping system of trans-gangatic plains is:

A) Rice–wheat

B) Soybean–wheat

C) Rice–rice

D) Maize–wheat

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