First director general of reconstituted ICAR is
A) N.S. Randhwa
B) R.S. Paroda
C) M.S. Swaminathan
D) B.P. Pal
First Indian director of IARI
A) Dr. A.B. Joshi
B) Dr. B.P. Pal
C) Dr. Viswanath
D) M.S. Swaminathan
First agricultural university is
A) BCKVV
B) TNAU
C) GBPAU & T
D) PAU
IADP was started in the year
A) 1965-66
B) 1960
C) 1929
D) 1974
ICAR was established in the year
A) 1927
B) 1905
C) 1929
D) 1935
Total number of universities under ICAR
A) 24
B) 4
C) 29
D) 34
Lab to land programme was started in the year
A) 1979
B) 1965
C) 1971
D) 1986
KVK was recommended by
A) Ashok Mehta committee
B) Balwant Rai Mehta committee
C) Mohan Singh Mehta committee
D) Shantilal Mehta committee
The state to adopt panchayat raj system first is
A) A.P.
B) M.P.
C) Karnataka
D) Rajasthan
Father of White revolution, who is world food prize recipient
A) M.S. Swaminathan
B) S.K. Wasal
C) Gurudev Singh Kush
D) Verghese Kurian
Honey dew and Washington are varieties of…………………………….
A) American cotton
B) Papaya
C) Water melon
D) Sapota
Explanation: Honey dew and Washington are varieties of papaya.
Gauch-1 is a variety of ……………………………….
A) Castor
B) Ground nut
C) Sesamum
D) Soyabean
Explanation: Gauch-1 is a variety of castor.
Nucleus was discovered by …………………………
A) Robert Hooke
B) Robert Brown
C) Schleiden
D) Fontana
Explanation: The nucleus was discovered by Robert Brown.
Haploid number of chromosomes in rice is ………………….
A) 8
B) 12
C) 16
D) 20
Explanation: The haploid number of chromosomes in rice is 12.
The constituent of wheat affecting its baking quality is …………………….
A) Gluten
B) Pectin
C) Vitamin B1
D) Moisture
Explanation: Gluten is the key constituent in wheat that affects its baking quality.
Sulphide injury in rice leads to ……………..
A) Khaira
B) Akiochi
C) Whip tail
D) Browning
Explanation: Sulphide injury in rice leads to the condition known as Akiochi.
CRI stage in wheat is achieved at the age of …………………………….
A) 21 days
B) 15 days
C) 53 days
D) A day before flowering.
Explanation: The CRI stage in wheat is achieved at the age of 21 days.
Healthful herb is ………………….
A) Tea
B) Menthol
C) Eclipta alba
D) Rawolfia
Explanation: Tea is considered a healthful herb.
Suicidal bags of cell are ………………………..
A) Spherosomes
B) Lysosomes
C) Peroxisomes
D) Glyoxisomes
Explanation: Lysosomes are often referred to as suicidal bags of the cell due to their role in digestion and waste disposal.
The only Agricultural scientist awarded Nobel prize is ………………………
A) Barbara Mc. Clintock
B) Norman E. Borlaug
C) H. Khorana
D) G.J. Mendal
Explanation: Norman E. Borlaug is the only agricultural scientist who has been awarded the Nobel Prize for his contributions to agriculture.

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