BHU PET 2008 as Oneliners

 

SOIL SCIENCE

 

• The most wide micronutrient deficiency reported in the soils of Uttar Pradesh is that of : Zinc
• Single Superphosphate (SSP) should not be mixed (for chemical reasons) with : Basic slag
• The chemical formula of gypsum is : CaSO₄·2H₂O
• N fixation (kg N/ha/year) by free living N-fixer Azotobacter in Indian soils usually ranges between : 10–15
• Single Superphosphate (SSP) also contains plant available S to an extent of : 5–7%
• Hard, indurated Kankar pan in subsoils is frequently found in : Red soils
• Highly calcareous Bhat soils in Uttar Pradesh are found in the district : Gorakhpur and Deoria
• P-fixation of added phosphates in soils is minimum within a pH range of : 3.0–4.5
• C.E.C. (cmol (p⁺) kg⁻¹) of montmorillonite clay mineral is : 120–300
• The ratio of carbon to nitrogen (C:N ratio) in wheat straw usually lies between : 12:1
• Physical weathering of rocks and minerals is much dominant in : Mediterranean areas
• The silica content (SiO₂ %) in acid igneous rocks generally ranges between : 55–60
• Black cotton soil is found mostly in the State of : Maharashtra
• The dominant deficient plant nutrient in calcareous soil is : Molybdenum
• Out of the total arable land in India, the rainfed agriculture constitute roughly : 65–70 percent
• In which soil layer the organic matter content is higher : 0–6 cm

 

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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

 

• Head quarter of Indian Journal of Plant Physiology is at : B.H.U., Varanasi
• Plant movement required for increase in size or number of cells : Tropic movement
• Higher rate of transpiration occur in : Plants in dark
• Which is the key center for respiration : Cytochrome
• Growth is directly associated with : An increase in the amount of cytoplasm
• Which plants shows maximum rate of photosynthesis : Cotton
• Solarization is related to the process of : Flowering
• Which element required for chlorophyll synthesis : Mo
• Rice prefer to absorb nitrogen in form of : Amides
• DNA synthesis takes place during : S Phase

 

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AGRONOMY & CROP SCIENCE

 

• Who worked extensively on photoperiodism of rice crop : K. K. Nanda
• Most common parameter for screening of drought tolerance varieties in crop plants : R.G.R.
• Who suggested the water relations and metabolic studies in grain legume crops : R.D. Asana
• Recommended plant geometry for hybrid rice is : 15 × 15
• Completely air dried viable seeds of wheat contain percent moisture : 5–10%
• During decomposition of organic matter in soil, first broken substances are : Protein and Sugars
• Berseem crop is native of : Egypt
• Effective nodules on the roots of leguminous crop plants are : Pinkish
• Which one is the water soluble P-fertilizer : Single superphosphate
• Which State of India uses maximum chemical fertilizer/ha : Punjab

 

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PLANT PATHOLOGY

 

• Fungus spore produced asexually at tip of hyphae are called : Arthospore
• The condition in which the stem is attacked near the soil surface is called : Blight
• Cotton leaf curl disease is spread by : Whitefly
• Which of the following is a systemic fungicide : Zineb
• Teliospores of rust fungi are : Three celled
• Chemical responsible for making cell resistant to viral growth : Enzyme inhibitor
• Father of Phytopathology in India : R.S. Singh
• Dormant compact fungal mycelium mass is called : Scab
• Ideal fungus for study of heredity laws : Puccinia
• Plant pathogenic nature of bacteria was given by : Anton de Bary

 

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HORTICULTURE

 

• Fruit cracking is not a disorder of : Custard Apple
• Mutant variety of papaya : Co-2
• Female flower in cucumber increased by : Cyocel
• Polyembryony in citrus first observed by : Koelreuter
• Ultra dwarf rootstock of apple : M-13
• Hen and chicken disorder is associated with : Mango
• Anti-fungal property in onion is due to : Catechol
• Rose hip is a good source of : Vitamin-A
• Chance seedling variety of mango : Amrapali
• Optimum length of herbaceous cutting : 10 cm
• pH of sphagnum moss : 5–6
• Lalit is an improved variety of : Pomegranate

 

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GENETICS & PLANT BREEDING

 

• Grid method of mass selection suggested by : Gardner (1961)
• Introgression occurs in : Pedigree method
• Over dominance hypothesis proposed by : Edward M. East (1908) and Shull
• Male sterility promotes : Chasmogamy
• Neurotoxin is found in : Sorghum
• Jagath is a mutant variety of : Rice
• Holandric genes are located in : X-chromosome
• Chiasma terminalization first observed by : Darlington
• Genetic constitution of Brassica carinata : AACC
• Raphanobrassica developed by : Kharra
• Chromosomes look like bivalent during : Diplotene

 

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EXTENSION EDUCATION & RURAL DEVELOPMENT

 

• Laggards is the category of : Innovators
• Individual intelligence influenced by : Maintenance
• Cost accounting method applied in : Programme development
• Extension programme definition by : J. Paul Leagans
• Not an element of diffusion : Overtime
• Lab to land project advocated by : World Bank
• Fika Development programme launched at : Wardha
• Not a characteristic of village life : Group feeling
• Land grant colleges established in : 1860
• Family is first training centre of : Profession race
• Not related with H-Club : Home
• Community development concerned with : Colony development

 

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ENTOMOLOGY

 

• Lac containing dyes, waxes, resin and impurities : Button lac
• Pest defined as : When insects and diseases cause damage to crops
• Fruit flies lay eggs : Inside the fruits
• White ear head of rice caused by : Yellow stem borer
• Neem part most effective against insects : Kernel
• Forewings not modified into tegmina in : Bugs
• Hindgut of insects functions for : Recycling
• Juvenile hormone produced by : Corpora allata
• Stomatogastric nervous system associated with : Brain, salivary gland and foregut
• Lamellate antenna found in : Scar beetle
• Number of segments in insect leg : 5

 

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ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRY SCIENCE

 

• Best breed of Angora rabbit : German
• Pregnancy test in cows after service : 3 months
• Success of artificial insemination : 30%
• N.D.R.I located at : Karnal
• Piglet anaemia cured by : Copper
• Mimosine present in : Linseed
• High concentrate feeding causes : Acidosis
• Milk sterilization kills bacteria up to : 100%
• Lowest fat milk : Holstein Frisian
• One litre milk weighs : 1030 g
• Breeding system to convert non-descript cattle : Grading up
• Breeding male of sheep : Ram

 

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AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & MARKETING

 

• Father of Economics : Adam Smith
• Law of demand : Price rises, demand falls
• Agricultural Produce (Grading & Marketing) Act : 1937
• Regional Rural Banks set up in : 1975
• AGMARK : Quality guarantee stamp
• Price theory branch of : Microeconomics
• When MP declining but positive, TP : Increases at decreasing rate
• Exchange function of marketing : All these
• Demand expressed as : Quantity demanded at given price and time
• Fixed cost : Cost fixed over time
• Producer’s surplus : Produce available with farmers for non-farm population
• Inflection point located on : Total product curve