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BHU PET – 2013 Postgraduate Entrance Test (Banaras Hindu University)


  1. Slate is metamorphised–
    (A) Sand Stone
    (B) Lime stone
    (C) Mica Schists
    (D) Shales and mud stones

  2. The downward entry of water into the soil termed as:
    (A) Percolation
    (B) Infiltration
    (C) Permeability
    (D) Seepage

  3. The horizon of eluviation is currently designated as–
    (A) E
    (B) A2
    (C) AB
    (D) AC

  4. Where in the chemical weathering of rocks is most intense?
    (A) Cold regions
    (B) Semi-arids & Arids
    (C) Mediterranen regions
    (D) Humid tropics

  5. Which two new soil orders have been added in US Soil-Taxonomy after 1975?
    (A) Histosol & Andisol
    (B) Histosol and Gelisol
    (C) Andisol & Gelisol
    (D) Humid tropics

  6. Which soils favour maximum ammonia volatilization losses of fertilizer-N?
    (A) Acid Soils
    (B) Waterlogged Soils
    (C) Sodic Soils
    (D) Saline Soils

  7. Which one is the most tolerant crop to Soil Sodicity?
    (A) Pearl millet
    (B) Cotton
    (C) Barley
    (D) Rice

  8. Browning of cauliflower disease is attributed to the plant deficiency of the micronutrient
    (A) Boron
    (B) Molybdenum
    (C) Copper
    (D) Zinc

  9. The zinc content (%) of Zn-EDTA is–
    (A) 12
    (B) 21
    (C) 33
    (D) 55

  10. Critical deficiency level (mg Kg⁻¹) of available zinc (DTPA-Zn) in alluvial soils of Indo-Gangetic plain is:
    (A) 0.20
    (B) 0.45
    (C) 0.60
    (D) 3.50

  11. The “equivalent basicity” of the fertilizer Sodium nitrate is:
    (A) 21
    (B) 29
    (C) 33
    (D) 63

  12. Crop innocuous biuret content (%) of urea for foliar sprays is:
    (A) <1.0
    (B) <2.0
    (C) <3.0
    (D) <4.0

  13. The bacterial colony is known as:
    (A) Sore
    (B) Mycelium
    (C) Ooze
    (D) Hypha

  14. Which of the following is the principal storage material in bacteria?
    (A) Galactose
    (B) Glycogen
    (C) Starch
    (D) Sucrose

  15. Bean Common Mosaic disease is caused by–
    (A) Begomo virus
    (B) Potex virus
    (C) Poty virus
    (D) Aureu virus

  16. Which of the following disease is caused by viroid?
    (A) Bunchy lop of banana
    (B) Tomato bunchy top
    (C) Papaya ring spot
    (D) Leaf roll of potato

  17. A viroid consists of–
    (A) DNA
    (B) RNA
    (C) DNA + protein coat
    (D) RNA + protein coat

  18. White rust of crucifer is caused by–
    (A) Puccinia
    (B) Albugo
    (C) Sclerospora
    (D) Perenospora

  19. Which of the following is known as “downy mildew fungus”?
    (A) Erisphe
    (B) Sclerospora
    (C) Taphrina
    (D) Urocistis

  20. The perfect stage is not seen in–
    (A) Zigomycotina
    (B) Ascomycotina
    (C) Basidiomycotina
    (D) Duteromycotina

  21. ….. are the sexual spores of fungi–
    (A) Chlamizlaspores
    (B) Sporangiospores
    (C) Zoospores
    (D) Zygospores

  22. Which one of the following stain is used for staining of nematodes?
    (A) Lugol’s Solution
    (B) Acid-Fuchsin
    (C) Formaline
    (D) Lactic Acid

  1. Which of the following is nematode disease of rice?
    (A) Molya
    (B) Ufra
    (C) Stubby
    (D) Slow decline

  2. The theory of vertical resistance and horizontal resistance was proposed by–
    (A) Flor
    (B) Vanderplank
    (C) Gauman
    (D) Klement

  3. Who coined the word “Cell”?
    (A) Robert Hook
    (B) Robert Brown
    (C) Schleiden
    (D) Schwann

  4. Diffusion of water or other solvent through a semi permeable membrane is–
    (A) Diffusion
    (B) Osmosis
    (C) Imbibition
    (D) Absorption

  5. Enzymes are:
    (A) Carbohydrales
    (B) Lipids
    (C) Proteins
    (D) Inorganic compound

  6. One of the following mineral elements plays an important role in biological nitrogen fixation:
    (A) Copper
    (B) Zinc
    (C) Boron
    (D) Molybdenum

  7. In symbiosis–
    (A) Both plants and bacteria are benefited
    (B) Only plants are benefited
    (C) Only bacteria are benefited
    (D) One is harmed and other is benefited

  8. Leghaemoglobin is a pigment present in–
    (A) Leaf tissues
    (B) Human blood
    (C) Root nodules of legumes
    (D) Bone marrow

  9. Hydrophytes are–
    (A) Desent plants
    (B) Terrestrial plants
    (C) water plants
    (D) Tropical plants

  10. Technology in which plants are grown without soil is known as:
    (A) Sand culture
    (B) Media culture
    (C) Hydroponics
    (D) Biotechnology

  11. Photoperiodism is:
    (A) Response to the sun
    (B) Response to the day length
    (C) Response to the day temperature
    (D) Response to light

  12. Which one of these resistances is contributing maximum to the gases change in leaves?
    (A) Stomatal resistance
    (B) Mesopyll resistance
    (C) Boundary layer resistance
    (D) Laminal resistance

  13. The carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere is–
    (A) Constant
    (B) Rising
    (C) Decreasing
    (D) Intermittent changing

  14. Which of the follow hormones is associated with the reduction of plant growth?
    (A) Gibberellic acid
    (B) Indole acetic acid
    (C) Cycocel
    (D) Abscissic acid

  15. Which one is not related with 4-H club?
    (A) Hand
    (B) Heart
    (C) Home
    (D) Head

  16. IADP was launched to have higher production of crops in the area of
    (A) Assured Irrigation
    (B) Fallow Lands
    (C) Multiple cropping
    (D) Rainfed condition

  17. Which one is most effective to motivate for adoption of an innovation?
    (A) Kisan Mela
    (B) Contact farmer
    (C) Change agent
    (D) Lecture

  18. Demonstration conducted by research workers in farmers field is known as:
    (A) Research Demonstration
    (B) Result Demonstration
    (C) Method Demonstration
    (D) Front Line Demonstration

  19. Which one project was started in the year 1948?
    (A) Neelokheni
    (B) Gurgaon
    (C) Manthandom
    (D) Etawah pilot

  20. Kisan Sahayak concept came out from:
    (A) Community Development
    (B) Training and Visit System
    (C) Inegrated Rural Developent
    (D) Intensive Agriculture District Programme

  21. All round development of people is a–
    (A) Principle of Extension Education
    (B) Objective of Extension Education
    (C) Philosphy of Extension Education
    (D) Scope of Extension Education

  1. Learning by doing and seeing is believing is applicable for–
    (A) Kisan Mela
    (B) Rural Market
    (C) Demonstration
    (D) Picture

  2. Which one is not the component of programme planning?
    (A) Evalution
    (B) Interest
    (C) Useful-technology
    (D) Neel

  3. Rural Sociology is the Sociology of life in rural Environment it is given by:
    (A) Lowry Nelson
    (B) Sanderson
    (C) Chapin
    (D) I.B Chitamber

  4. Psychology is the science of:
    (A) Culture
    (B) Society
    (C) Soul
    (D) Environment

  5. Which one is not the component of communication?
    (A) Source
    (B) Receiver
    (C) Overtime
    (D) Channel

  6. Soil property not alterable by tillage
    (A) Structure
    (B) Texture
    (C) Aciation
    (D) Infiltration

  7. White bud of maize is due to–
    (A) Nutrient deficiency
    (B) Nutrient toxicity
    (C) Disease
    (D) Insect damage

  8. Which one is not ICAR publication?
    (A) Khad Patrika
    (B) Indian Farming
    (C) Kheti
    (D) Krishi Chayanika

  9. Relatively more drought tolerant crop is–
    (A) Maize
    (B) Sorghum
    (C) Bajra
    (D) Ragi

  10. Relatively more hygroscopic fertilizer is–
    (A) SSP
    (B) DAP
    (C) MOP
    (D) Urea

  11. Suberization is associated with the crop–
    (A) Potato
    (B) Tomato
    (C) Tobacco
    (D) Okra

  12. Which one is not a herbicide?
    (A) Diuron
    (B) Butachlor
    (C) Proclaim
    (D) Amiben

  13. Which one in field of PRH-10 rice will be considered rogue?
    (A) Cyperus spp
    (B) Echinchloa spp.
    (C) Wild rice
    (D) Sambha Mahsooni

  14. Experimental design in which two experimental errors are calculated as:
    (A) RBD
    (B) CRD
    (C) Split plot
    (D) Double split plot

  15. ICRISAT is located at–
    (A) New Delhi
    (B) Hyderabad
    (C) Bangalore
    (D) Kolkata

  16. Retting is process associated with–
    (A) Jute
    (B) Cotton
    (C) Sugarcane
    (D) Opium

  17. White rust is a deadly disease of–
    (A) Wheat
    (B) Mustard
    (C) Castor
    (D) Gram

  18. Which fruit is referred to as “BATHROOM-FRUIT”?
    (A) Banana
    (B) Mango
    (C) Papaya
    (D) Guava

  19. Which of the following is a frost resistant species of Papaya?
    (A) Carica-papaya
    (B) Carica-papaya
    (C) Carica-candamarcens
    (D) Carica-cauliflora

  20. In which variety of cauliflower seed production is not possible in North-Indian Plains?
    (A) Pusa Snow Ball-1
    (B) Pusa Synthetic
    (C) Pusa Deepali
    (D) Pusa Himjyot

  21. Japanese arrangement of flowers is known as:
    (A) Morimona
    (B) Talebana
    (C) Ikebana
    (D) Jiyubana

  22. Weeping Jelly is due to–
    (A) Excess of sugar
    (B) Excess of water
    (C) Excess of acid
    (D) Excess of pectin

  23. Which is the Precursor of Ethylene:
    (A) Tryplophan
    (B) Violaxanthin
    (C) Methionine
    (D) Isopentenyl adenine

  24. The most economic method of irrigation in orchard under water scarcity conditions as–
    (A) Ring system
    (B) Sprinkler-system
    (C) Drip system
    (D) Flood system

  1. Family of sweet potato is–
    (A) Solanaceae
    (B) Compositae
    (C) Malvaceae
    (D) Convolvulaceae

  2. Wolf-Apple is the common name of–
    (A) Potato
    (B) Tomato
    (C) Brinjal
    (D) Muskmelon

  3. Eugenol is the important chemical content of:
    (A) Nuteg
    (B) Clove
    (C) Cardamom
    (D) All-spice

  4. Which plant is used for control of blood-pressure–
    (A) Isabgol
    (B) Mulathi
    (C) Cinchona
    (D) Vinca

  5. Winter Banana is a variety of–
    (A) Mango
    (B) Banana
    (C) Apple
    (D) Pear

  6. On an average the total solids in buffalo milk is–
    (A) 15%
    (B) 16%
    (C) 17%
    (D) 18%

  7. The normal titratable acidity in fresh cow milk is–
    (A) 0.12%
    (B) 0.15%
    (C) 0.17%
    (D) 0.20%

  8. NDDB was established with the objective of taking up the activity of
    (A) Dairy Education
    (B) Dairy Research
    (C) Dairy Development
    (D) Dairy Extension

  9. Oxidized flavor development in milk is catalyzed by–
    (A) Vitamin C
    (B) Riboflavin
    (C) Copper
    (D) Manganese

  10. Vacuum is most commonly used in pasteurization of–
    (A) Milk
    (B) Flavoured Milk
    (C) Cream
    (D) Ice Cream Mix

  11. As per BIS standards pasteurized milk should have standard plate count not exceeding–
    (A) 20,000/ml
    (B) 30,000/ml
    (C) 40,000/ml
    (D) 50,000/ml

  12. Milk is an excellent source of:
    (A) Iron and Copper
    (B) Sodium and Potassium
    (C) Calcium and phosphorus
    (D) Zinc and Manganese

  13. Milk fat in ice cream should not be less than:
    (A) 8%
    (B) 10%
    (C) 12%
    (D) 12.5%

  14. Chhena of better quality is prepared from
    (A) Buffalo milk
    (B) Cow milk
    (C) Goat milk
    (D) Mixed milk

  15. On an average the fat content in Cheddar Cheese is
    (A) 32%
    (B) 35%
    (C) 38%
    (D) 40%

  16. Lactose can be manufactured from–
    (A) Sugarcane
    (B) Sugar-beet
    (C) Milk
    (D) Sovmilk

  17. Currently most commonly used milk packaging materials in India is–
    (A) Bottle
    (B) Pouchs
    (C) Cartun
    (D) Tetrapack

  18. Income elasticity for normal goods is–
    (A) Zero
    (B) Positive
    (C) Negative
    (D) Infinite

  19. If MPC = 0 the consumption functions will be–
    (A) Vertical shaped
    (B) Horizontal shaped
    (C) Both 1 and 2
    (D) None of the above

  20. Giffen goods refer to–
    (A) Stock of goods
    (B) Lack of goods
    (C) Interest rate
    (D) Autonomous

  21. Speculative demand depends on–
    (A) Income
    (B) Profit
    (C) Interest rate
    (D) Autonomous

  22. According to law of diminishing return to optimum profit will be at the point–
    (A) MP > AP
    (B) AP < MP
    (C) MP = AP
    (D) MC = MP

  23. Production is a function of–
    (A) Profit
    (B) Factors
    (C) Price
    (D) Cost

  24. Demographic transition theory of population was proposed by–
    (A) J.A. Schumpler
    (B) Malthus
    (C) F.A Walker
    (D) C. Blacker

  1. Keynes is associated with:
    (A) Structural unemployment
    (B) Seasonal unemployment
    (C) Frictional unemployment
    (D) Cyclical unemployment

  2. Price theory is a part of–
    (A) Micro economics
    (B) Macro economics
    (C) Farm Management
    (D) Marketing

  3. Line passing through the latency point in the isoquant map is called–
    (A) Isoline
    (B) Ridge line
    (C) Expansion path
    (D) Isoquant curve

  4. Mean deviation is the least when calculated about (minimal property)–
    (A) Arithmetic mean
    (B) Median
    (C) Mode
    (D) Geometric mean

  5. Which test is used to test the significant between two means:
    (A) T-test
    (B) F-test
    (C) Z-test
    (D) X-test

  6. The correct name of father of Genetics is
    (A) Gregor Mendel
    (B) Gregor John Mendel
    (C) Gregor Johann Mendel
    (D) Gregor Johan Mendel

  7. Dihybrid ratio 9:3:3:1 in F₂ results due to independent assortment of–
    (A) Genes
    (B) Chromosomes
    (C) Gene & Chromosomes
    (D) Gregor Johan Mendel

  8. Continuous variation in a population occur mainly due to
    (A) Multiple alleles
    (B) Major genes
    (C) Modifying genes
    (D) Poly genes

  9. The main objective of plant breeding is:
    (A) Domestication
    (B) Improvement
    (C) Colletion
    (D) Introduction

  10. Adventitious embryony occurs in:
    (A) Mango
    (B) Jack fruit
    (C) Guava
    (D) Ranana

  11. The ultimate source of production of organic compound is?
    (A) Leucoplast
    (B) Protoplast
    (C) Chloroplast
    (D) Chromoplast

  12. The common syndrome or Mangolian idiocy is also known as–
    (A) Down syndrome
    (B) Edward syndrome
    (C) Patalu’s syndrome
    (D) Kinefelter’s syndrome

  13. The branch of biology developed to study chromosome and its application in genetics is known as:
    (A) Cytology
    (B) Nuclear genetics
    (C) Cytogenetics
    (D) Cytoplasmic genetics

  14. Indian Lac Research Institute is located at–
    (A) Dehradun
    (B) Coimbatore
    (C) Ranchi
    (D) Jodhpur

  15. The complete set chromosomes in species listed below is called genome–
    (A) Telraploid
    (B) Haploid
    (C) Triploid
    (D) Diploid

  16. Most effective induced mutagenic agents are:
    (A) Gamma radiations
    (B) X-radiations
    (C) U.V rays
    (D) Neutrons

  17. Major genes are responsible for–
    (A) Vertical resistance
    (B) Horizontal resistance
    (C) Population resistance
    (D) Synthetic resistance

  18. Propedium is found in the insect belonging to the sub-order?
    (A) Symphyta
    (B) Apocrita
    (C) Adchpaga
    (D) Polsplaga

  19. Which one of the following is an insect–
    (A) Cray fish
    (B) Dog fish
    (C) Silver fish
    (D) Star fish

  20. Whorled type of antenna is found in
    (A) Male mango mealy bug
    (B) Cockroach
    (C) Pulse beetle
    (D) Rice weevil

  21. Which one of the following is red in the adult of red hairy caterpillar?
    (A) Anal margin of forewing
    (B) Outer margin of the forewing
    (C) Costal mangin of the forewing
    (D) Tarsi

  1. The bright yellow colour of the label on the insecticide container indicates that the product is–
    (A) Extremely toxic (Red)
    (B) very toxic
    (C) Moderately toxic (Blue)
    (D) Relatively safe (Green)

  2. Grubs of Holotrichia consanguinea feed on–
    (A) Roots
    (B) Leaves
    (C) Fruits
    (D) Flowers

  3. Idioscopus niveosparsus is the pest of–
    (A) Radish
    (B) Paddy
    (C) Sugarcane
    (D) Mango

  4. On brinjal crop the Malathion 50EC is sprayed in the concentration of–
    (A) 1%
    (B) 0.5%
    (C) 0.2%
    (D) 0.05%

  5. DD-136 is a–
    (A) Bacteria
    (B) Mite
    (C) Insect
    (D) Nematode

  6. Central Silk Board is situated at–
    (A) Bangalore
    (B) Mysore
    (C) Mumbai
    (D) Kolkata

  7. Which country is the highest producer of lac?
    (A) China
    (B) America
    (C) India
    (D) Pakistan

  8. Which one of the following hormones sclerotizes the newly formed cuticle?
    (A) Jmenile hormone
    (B) Bursicon
    (C) Prothoracic gland hormone
    (D) Ecdysone


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