BHU PET – 2016 Postgraduate Entrance Test (Banaras Hindu University)

 

  1. When the genral equilibrium position (GEP) lies well above damage boundary (DB) and ETL, the pest is said to be
    (A) Manjor pest
    (B) Key pest
    (C) Minor pest
    (D) Sporadic pest

  2. Bacillus thuringiensis sub species israelienesis was first successfully used against:
    (A) Mosquitoes
    (B) Horseflies
    (C) Sand flies
    (D) Tsetse flies

  3. Which one of the sugarcane pest has all India occurrence
    (A) Chilo infuscatellus
    (B) Chilo saccharifagus indica
    (C) Chilo auricilius
    (D) Agigona steniella

  4. The nonchitinous layer of insect integument is
    (A) Endocuticle
    (B) Exocuticle
    (C) Epicuticle
    (D) Epidermis

  5. Inflorescense blight in cashew is caused by
    (A) Nephoterxy eugraphella
    (B) Crociolomia binotalis
    (C) Solenothrips rubrocinctus
    (D) Helopeltis antonii

  6. Bees was contains
    (A) Hydroxyl methyl furfural
    (B) Lauryl acetate
    (C) Glucose amine
    (D) Mynclpylmititate

  7. Indaxacarb belongs to the group of
    (A) Carbamnate
    (B) Pyrethroid
    (C) Oxadiazine
    (D) Indosine

  8. Roscitting of flower and interlocularbung of bolls in cottonis due
    (A) Earias
    (B) Spocuptera
    (C) Helicoverpa
    (D) Pectimophora

  9. Lac sticks left after escape of nempls are called
    (A) Chowri
    (B) Kiri
    (C) Baisakhi
    (D) Phunkai

  10. The earliest attempts at introduction of a natural enemy made in India was with
    (A) Rodalila cardinalis
    (B) Aphenilus mali
    (C) Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
    (D) Encarsia Formosa

  11. When more than one specics of parasitoid is present in the same host it is referred to as
    (A) Superparasitism
    (B) Hyperparasitism
    (C) Endoparasitism
    (D) Multiparasitism

  12. After release of phosphine the non toxic grey material left as residue is
    (A) Aluminium chloride
    (B) Aluminium hydroxide
    (C) Alluminium phosphate
    (D) Alluminium phosphide

  13. Which of the following are most effective in inducing photomorphogenetic responses in plants?
    (A) Blue and yellow light
    (B) Blue and red light
    (C) Orange and red light
    (D) Red and far-red light

  14. Pollen tubes and fungal hyphae exhibit
    (A) Phototrophic movement
    (B) Phototactic movement
    (C) Chemotactic movement
    (D) Chemotrophic movement

  15. Which of the following proteins is responsible for the osmotic adjustment of the salt adapted cells
    (A) Traumatln
    (B) Aquaporin
    (C) Gluten
    (D) Osmotin

  16. Which of the following instrument measure the photosynthesis in plants
    (A) Osmomcter
    (B) Infra red gas analyser
    (C) Porometer
    (D) Psychrometer

  17. The stomatal pores open when?
    (A) H⁺ ions are pumped in to the gard cells
    (B) K⁺ ions are pumped out of the guard cells
    (C) water moves into the guard cells in response to a decrease in Water potential in the guard cells
    (D) Water moves out of the guard cells in response to a decrease water potential of the guard cells

  18. Which of the following is the main enzyme of the photosynthesis in the maize plant
    (A) RuBP carboxylase
    (B) PEP carboxylase
    (C) Malic anhydrase
    (D) Superoxide desmutase

  19. From which crop field the methane emission takes place
    (A) Wheat
    (B) Rice
    (C) Maize
    (D) Sugar cane

  20. What is the current concentration of carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere
    (A) 270 ppm
    (B) 300 ppm
    (C) 396 ppm
    (D) 700 ppm

  21. C4 plants are mostly abundant in:
    (A) Tropical region with more dry condition
    (B) Tropical region with more humid condition
    (C) Temperate region with more humid condition
    (D) Temperate region with dry condition

  22. Which of the following equation is correct?
    (A) DPD = OP - T.P
    (B) DPD = O.P. + T.P.
    (C) DPD = O.P. T.P.
    (D) DPD = O.P.

  23. ATP Molecules in glycolysis are synthesized by
    (A) Substrate level phosphorylation
    (B) Oxidative phosphorylation
    (C) Photophosphorylation
    (D) Photolysis of water

  24. Decrease rate of photosynthesis at high concentration of oxygen is referred to as
    (A) Pasture effect
    (B) Emerson effect
    (C) Warberg effect
    (D) Tanada effect

  25. The famous book–Wealth of Nations was written by
    (A) Robbins
    (B) J.M. Keynes
    (C) Marshall
    (D) Adam smith

  26. Rent is the reward for
    (A) Labour
    (B) Capital
    (C) Land
    (D) Management

  27. Marginal cost can be derived from
    (A) Fixed cost
    (B) Variable cost
    (C) Average fixed cost
    (D) Average total cost

  28. When marginal rate of technical substitution is more than one the relationship between the enterprises is termed as
    (A) Complementary
    (B) Competitive
    (C) Supplementan
    (D) None of the abore

  29. When marginal product is equal to average product the elasticity of production becomes?
    (A) More than one
    (B) Less than one
    (C) Equal to one
    (D) Equal to Zero

  30. When marnignalproduct increases lotalprodurea?
    (A) Increase at decrease rate
    (B) Increases at increasing rate
    (C) Increases at constant rate
    (D) Decresses at increases rate

  31. Imputed value of family labour is include into:
    (A) Cost A1
    (B) Cost B2
    (C) Cost B1
    (D) Cost C

  32. NABARD was set up in year
    (A) 1980
    (B) 1981
    (C) 1982
    (D) 1983

  33. Processing creates
    (A) Place utility
    (B) Time utility
    (C) Form utility
    (D) Possession utility

  1. In case of food grains the price elasticity of demand is
    (A) More than one
    (B) Equal to one
    (C) Equal zero
    (D) Less than one

  2. Net worth is measure of:
    (A) Liquidity
    (B) Managerial ability
    (C) Profitability
    (D) Financial position

  3. Internal rate of return is the discount factor at which net present worth is?
    (A) Maximum
    (B) Zero
    (C) Minimum
    (D) One

  4. Effective weedicide for controlling weeds in transplanted rice crop is
    (A) Isoproturon
    (B) Simazine
    (C) Butachlor
    (D) 2,4-D

  5. Form of potassium held against the negative charge of the soil colloid is
    (A) Non-Exch. K
    (B) Water soluble K
    (C) Exch K
    (D) Insert K

  6. Soil temperature is influenced by
    (A) Nitrogen
    (B) Phosphorus
    (C) Potassium
    (D) Humus content

  7. At which crop stage of groundnut soil moisture stress is harmful the most?
    (A) Early growth
    (B) Maturity
    (C) Pegging
    (D) Nut formation

  8. Symbiotic-N-fixing bacteria is
    (A) Closteridium
    (B) Azotobacter
    (C) Rhizobium spp
    (D) Bacillus

  9. Crop tolerant to frost during December-January month is
    (A) Pigeonpea
    (B) Potato
    (C) Wheat
    (D) Gram

  10. The maximum area under wheat in India is occupied by the species:
    (A) Triticum aestivum
    (B) Triticum durum
    (C) Triticum dicoccum
    (D) Triticum vulgare

  11. Who is known as the father of Agronomy?
    (A) Jethro Tull
    (B) B.P.Pal
    (C) M.S.Swaminathan
    (D) Pietro de Crescenzi

  12. When soil pH changes from 7.0 to 6.0 its H-ion concentration increases…..times?
    (A) 1
    (B) 10
    (C) 100
    (D) 1000

  13. The 17th nutrient added to the list of essential elements is:
    (A) Boron
    (B) Molybdenum
    (C) Chlorine
    (D) Nickel

  14. Peg in groundnut is stalk like structure originating from the meristematic region at the base of the ovary is known as:
    (A) Androphore
    (B) Gynophore
    (C) Perianth
    (D) Androgynoph

  15. Dapog method of raising nursery is followed in:
    (A) Tobacco
    (B) Paddy
    (C) Bajra
    (D) Onion

  16. The SPC/ml of milk has bacteriological standard of raw fresh milk considered as very good
    (A) Between 200,000 and 1,000,000
    (B) Not existing 200,000
    (C) Between 1,000,000 and 5,000,000
    (D) Over 5,000,000

  17. In Artificial Insemination
    (A) Transfer of embryo is done
    (B) Ovum is harvested
    (C) Semen is inserted
    (D) In vitro fertilization is done

  18. Rate of milk feeding to new born calves should be
    (A) 1/10 of body weight
    (B) 1/20 of bodyweight
    (C) 1/5 of body weight
    (D) Equal body weight

  19. Before the first calf birth animal is called
    (A) Calf
    (B) Heifer
    (C) Cow female
    (D) Adult/animal

  20. The minimum standards prescribed by the PFA(1976) rules for the cow milk is:
    (A) 3 to 4 per cent fat only
    (B) 8.5 to 9 per cent solids not fat
    (C) Both I and 2
    (D) None of these

  21. The minimum standards prescribed by the PFA (1976) rules for the buffalo milk is:
    (A) 5 to 6 per cent fat only
    (B) 9 per cent solids not fat only
    (C) Both I and 2
    (D) None of these

  22. How many kg each of 28% cream and 3% milk will be required to make 500 kg of a mixture testing 4% fat
    (A) 25 kg Cream and 175 kg milk
    (B) 30 kg Cream and 470 kg milk
    (C) 20 kg Cream and 480 kg milk
    (D) 45 kg Cream and 455 kg milk

  23. In HTST pasteurization the milk is heated to 72°C for
    (A) 15 minutes
    (B) 15 seconds
    (C) 30 minutes
    (D) 30 seconds

  24. Plastic creams contains
    (A) 65 to 85% milk fat
    (B) 55 to 60% milk fat
    (C) 45 to 55% milk fat
    (D) 90 to 95% milk fat

  25. The lactic acid percentage by weight maximum in sweet dahi should be
    (A) 0.90
    (B) 0.80
    (C) 0.70
    (D) 0.60

  26. The lactic acid percentage by weight maximum in sour dahi should be
    (A) 0.90
    (B) 1.00
    (C) 2.00
    (D) 3.00

  27. Inadequate homogenization of ice-cream may result in a texture defect called as
    (A) Icy
    (B) Coarse
    (C) Buttery
    (D) Sandy

  28. All the front line TOT projects of ICAR have been merged in
    (A) LLP
    (B) KVK
    (C) ATIC
    (D) NAIP

  29. Which one of the following is the latest project of ICAR?
    (A) IVLP
    (B) NAIP
    (C) NATP
    (D) KVK

  30. An entrepreneur’s primary motivation for starting a business is
    (A) To make money
    (B) To be independent
    (C) To be powerful
    (D) To be famous

  31. You cannot do everything and the employees need to take ownership of the job the type of leadership is expressed by the situation:
    (A) Autocratic
    (B) Democratic
    (C) Laissez-faire
    (D) Participative

  32. Which of the following is not a part of the 3 tier democratic decentralization?
    (A) Village panchayat
    (B) Caste panchayat
    (C) Panchayat samiti
    (D) Zilla Parishad

  33. Adopter category is based on:
    (A) Education
    (B) Awareness
    (C) Innovativeness
    (D) Innovation

  34. The process by which information about new breed of cattle is spread through interpersonal channel over a period of two years among the women members of village community will be suitably explained by
    (A) Innovation
    (B) Diffusion
    (C) Adoption
    (D) Communication

  35. When various aspect of culture in society change at unequal rates the situation will be explained by the theory of?
    (A) Social change
    (B) Globalization
    (C) Sanskritization
    (D) Cultural lag

  36. Who introduced “noise” as an element in the model of communication process?
    (A) Shannon and Weaver
    (B) Schramm
    (C) Berlo
    (D) Leagans

  37. Who is the chairman of National Institution for Transforming India Aayog?
    (A) Prime Minister
    (B) Chief Minister
    (C) Agriculture Minister
    (D) Development Commissioner

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All questions 71–112 are copied exactly as they appear.


71. Skeptical are

(A) Early Majority
(B) Late majority
(C) Innovators
(D) Laggards

72. The word extension was coined in which country?

(A) India
(B) U.S.A.
(C) U.K
(D) France

73. Aneuploidy arising through loss of chromosome is termed as

(A) Hypoploidy
(B) Nanoploidy
(C) Lethoploidy
(D) Aploidy

74. Complementary interaction of genes gives the ratio is:

(A) 13:3
(B) 15:1
(C) 9:7
(D) 1:1

75. Quantitative inheritance is through

(A) Effective genes
(B) Special genes
(C) Polygenes
(D) Ultra genes

76. Who discovered transposons?

(A) Hargovindkhorana
(B) Morgan
(C) Hugo de Vries
(D) Barbara McClintock

77. How small is an episome as compared to the main bacterial chromosome?

(A) 1.0%
(B) 0.75%
(C) 0.5%
(D) 0.25%

78. What is Bt cotton?

(A) High-yielding hybrid of American cotton
(B) Disease resistant variety of cotton
(C) Insect resistant variety of cotton
(D) Drought resistant variety of cotton

79. When one gene specifies more traits it is?

(A) Pleiotropism
(B) Atavism
(C) Polytropism
(D) Dwarfism

80. Acridine orange is used for inducing:

(A) DNA denaturation
(B) Mutagenesis
(C) Chiasma formation
(D) Bacterial transformation

81. pBR322 is a

(A) Colicin producer
(B) Reconstructed plasmid
(C) Super coiled DNA
(D) Hfr

82. Number of chromosome in wheat endosperm is:

(A) 21
(B) 42
(C) 63
(D) 14

83. The statistical test applied to test the goodness of fit is:

(A) ‘y’ test
(B) ‘F’ test
(C) Z test
(D) T test

84. For dosage compensation in mammals the phenomenon of heterochromatization occurs in:

(A) One X chromosome
(B) Both X chromosome
(C) Y chromosome
(D) One X chromosome and one ‘Y’ chromosome

85. Which of the following is pome fruit?

(A) Pear
(B) Pomegranate
(C) Mango
(D) Coconut

86. Punjab Dawn, American Beauty, Gulal are varieties of

(A) Baugainvillea
(B) Gladiolus
(C) Rose
(D) Chrysanthemum

87. Origin of African marigold is…

(A) South Africa
(B) North Africa
(C) China
(D) Mexico

88. The basic chromosome number of rose is…

(A) 12
(B) 22
(C) 7
(D) 18

89. Which of the following is stem vegetable?

(A) Knol-Khol
(B) Radish
(C) Turnip
(D) Carrot

90. Edible portion of Brussels sprouts is

(A) Root
(B) Leaves
(C) Capsule
(D) Small head or bud

91. Which of the following is non-climacteric fruit?

(A) Apple
(B) Mango
(C) Pineapple
(D) Banana

92. Bitterness in carrot is due to:

(A) Isopentanal
(B) Carotene
(C) Isocoumarin
(D) Sulphurophane

93. Edible portion of grape is:

(A) Pericarp and placentae
(B) Mesocarp
(C) Endocarp
(D) Bract

94. Little leaf in brinjal is cause due to:

(A) Fungus
(B) Bacteria
(C) Virus
(D) Mycoplasma

95. Baldwin a cultivar of apple is

(A) Diploid
(B) Triploid
(C) Tetraploid
(D) Octaploid

96. Hollow heart in potato is caused due to

(A) Moisture deficiency
(B) Excessive N
(C) Poor ventilation
(D) Low temperature

97. Gametangial meiosis found in

(A) Ensiphe
(B) Scleritinia
(C) Cochliabolus
(D) Phytophthora

98. Dikaryotization in heteroecious rust is taken place at

(A) Same host
(B) Collateral host
(C) Alternate host
(D) Animal host

99. Aflatoxin is produced by the fungus:

(A) Aspergillus niger
(B) Colletotrichum falcatum
(C) Alternaria pori
(D) Cercospora canescens

100. Sulphur is used to control the:

(A) Web blight
(B) Powdery mildew
(C) Rice blast
(D) Downy mildew

101. Identify the pathogen internally seed borne:

(A) Ustilago tritici
(B) Ustlaginoidea virens
(C) Neovossia indica
(D) Uncinula necator

102. Double stranded circular DNA found in:

(A) TMV
(B) MYMV
(C) YVMV of okra
(D) Cauliflower mosaic virus

103. Alternate host of wheat rust is

(A) Sorghum
(B) Oat
(C) Barberry
(D) Maize

104. Cell wall of fungi is made of

(A) Pepuidoglycan
(B) Chitin
(C) Cellulusc
(D) B-lactam

105. Which of the following is considered as father of Indian Phytopathology

(A) BB. Mundkur
(B) K C melta
(C) MK Patel
(D) EJ Butler

106. Bengal famine is caused by

(A) Iltemaria
(B) Phytopthora
(C) Helmnthosporium
(D) Erysiphe

107. Peritrichous flagella arrangement is found in

(A) Pseudomonas
(B) Erwinia
(C) Nanthomonas
(D) Agrobacterium

108. Which of the following cause powdery mildew disease

(A) Erysiphe
(B) Sclerospora
(C) Venturia
(D) Aspergillus

109. Negative potential at hygroscopic coefficient is approximately…bar

(A) 15
(B) 20
(C) 31
(D) 41

110. The pH of 0.1 NHCl solution is

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3

111. The available nitrate and ammonium form is only % of the total nitrogen:

(A) 1–2
(B) 2–4
(C) 4–6
(D) 6–8

112. ……is a constituent part of the enzyme nitrate reductase and nitrogenase

(A) Mo
(B) B
(C) Fe
(D) None of these

113. Pressure plate apparatus is used for measurement of soil moisture tension upto

(A) 4.2 bars
(B) 0.33 bars
(C) 0.33 bars
(D) 30 bars

114. Specific heat of mineral fraction and organic fraction of soil are…..&…..Cal/gm/C

(A) 0.18 & 0.24
(B) 0.18 & 0.46
(C) 0.46 & 0.18
(D) 0.24 & 0.18

115. Conversion of protein to amino acid is called:

(A) Carbonation
(B) Deamination
(C) Aminization
(D) Amination

116. Which form of phosphate ions are absorbed by plants

(A) H₂PO₄⁻
(B) HPO₄²⁻
(C) H₂PO₄⁻ and HPO₄²⁻
(D) PO₄³⁻

117. Retention of water molecules on clay particles occurs due to the force of

(A) Adhesion
(B) Cohesion
(C) Adhesion and cohesion
(D) Centntugation

118. Horizon in which redeposition of leached soil constituents occurs

(A) Horizon of eluviation
(B) Horizon of illuviation
(C) Horizon of sedimentation
(D) Horizon of precipitation

119. Red colour of soil is due to the presence of

(A) Gibbsite
(B) Geothite
(C) Magnetite
(D) Hematite

120. For accurate pH measurement, which of the following is often used

(A) Pocket pH meter
(B) Dye solution
(C) pH meter
(D) Colour chart



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