1. Which of the following are informal rules of Behaviour?

(A) Laws (B) Norms

(C) Mores (D) Folkways


2. Which one is the most important focal point in teaching and learning process?

(A) Teacher (B) Subject Matter

(C) Learner (D) Physical facilities


3. Which of the stages of adoption process is the "Mental Trial"

(A) Awareness (B) Evaluation

(C) Interest (D) Trial


4. Early adopters in relation to adopters categories are-

(A) 2.5% (B) 34%

(C) 16% (D) 13.5%


5. The word "Communication" comes from the language of?

(A) Latin (B) French

(C) Portuguese (D) Spanish


6. Which of the following is known as "Picture Drama"?

(A) Poster (B) Flash Cards

(C) Flannel Graph (D) Black Board


7. Which one is not the group teaching method?

(A) Result Demonstration

(B) Campaign

(C) Method Demonstration

(D) Field day


8. Technologies Assessment and Refinement (TAR) took place through:

(A) ATMA (B) T&V

(C) PMRY (D) IVLP


9. “Entrepreneur” is a loanword from-

(A) French (B) Amharic

(C) Latin (D) Arabic


10. How many farmers is one group were to be selected as "contact farmers" case of T&V system?

(A) 5 (B) 10

(C) 15 (D) 20


11. Lactose is a sort of-

(A) Monosaccharide (B) Disaccharide

(C) Oligosaccharide (D) Polysaccharide


12. Peptide bond is a characteristic of which biomolecule-

(A) Carbohydrates (B) Nucleic acids

(C) Lipids (D) Proteins


13. How many hydrogen bonds can be formed when guanine is bonded to cytosine?

(A) 2 (B) 6

(C) 3 (D) 1


14. Photosynthesis takes place at-

(A) Chloroplast (B) Golgi Body

(C) Nucleus (D) Mitochondria


15. Phenols are derived of which of the following?

(A) Glucose (B) Glycine

(C) Phenylalanine (D) Phosphate


16. Shoot elongation is associated with which of the Phytohormone-

(A) Auxin (B) Abscisic acid

(C) Cytokinin (D) Ethylene


17. Plant tissue culture relies on the ability of certain portions/cells of plants to regenerate whole plant, this ability is referred to as-

(A) Autotomy (B) Totipotency

(C) Withering (D) Differentiation


18. Short day plants undergo flowering when-

(A) Night length falls below their critical Photoperiod

(B) Night length exceeds their critical Photoperiod

(C) Are irresponsive to day/night length

(D) Night length is equal lo day length


19. Flowering and fruiting in plants is mainly affected by?

(A) Iron (B) Manganese

(C) Magnesium (D) Boron


20. Beta (B) oxidation of fatty acids yields the product?

(A) Glucose (B) Citric acid

(C) Acetyl (D) Pyruvic acid


21. The temperature to which air must be cooled to become saturated is known as-

(A) Dew point (B) Frost Point

(C) Cold Point (D) Frigid Point


22. A Hydrological unit. Where from surplus run-off drains through a common point is known as-

(A) Run-off unit (B) Conservation unit

(C) Water pond (D) Watershed


23. Which one of the following is not a variety of Isabgol crop?

(A) JI-4 (B) SI-20

(C) HI-5 (D) GI-2


24. Sugarcane crop is considered matured, is sample of juice taken from the middle portions of the stalks show the Hand Refractometer reading from-

(A) 10 to 12 (B) 14 to 15

(C) 19 to 22 (D) 32 to 34


25. Which one the following is micronutrient anion?

(A) B (B) Fe

(C) Mn (D) Zn


26. Which one of the following is "Macaroni Wheat"?

(A) Triticum aestivum

(B) Triticum durum

(C) Triticum dicoccum

(D) Triticum Sphaerococcum


27. The type of germination of soybean seed is-

(A) Hypogeal (B) Semigial

(C) Epigial (D) Decigial


28. The moisture content of groundnut pods for safe storage should-

(A) Not more than 5%

(B) Not more than 12%

(C) Not more than 15%

(D) Not more than 15%


29. Recommendation to control weeds in pearl millet crop through herbicides is pre-emergence application of-

(A) 2.4-Dat 0.5kgai/ha

(B) Metsulfuron at0.Skgai/ha

(C) Clodinafop at 0.5 kgai/ha

(D) Atrazine at 0.5kgai/ha


30. The staple length of cotton fibre of short staple grade is-

(A) Less than 19mm (B) 30 to 32mm

(C) 33 to 34mm (D) More than 34mm


31. Excess water from precipitation that moves out of field and finds way to river, lakes and oceans is called-

(A) Percolation (B) Seepage

(C) Run off (D) Water harvesting


32. The land capability class II is shown by-

(A) Yellow (B) Pink

(C) Brown (D) Green


33. Recent soil with no diagnostic horizon/other than octric epipedon and slight degree of profile development are classified as-

(A) Ultisol (B) Inceptisol

(C) Oxisol (D) Entisol


34. Manufacture of SSP is-

(A) Acidulation of rock phosphate with sulphuric acid

(B) Acidulation of rock phosphate with nitric acid

(C) Acidulation of rock phosphate with phosphoric acid

(D) Acidulation of rock phosphate with oxalic acid


35. Elements which are not universally essential but improve the growth of some plant species are-

(A) Zinc and Molybdenum

(B) Cobalt and Vanadium

(C) Iron and Boron

(D) Boron and Copper


36. Khaira disease of rice is caused by:

(A) Rhizoctonia spp (B) Aspergillus spp

(C) Deficiency of Zinc (D) Xanthomonas Spp


37. Soil aeration status is best measured by?

(A) ODR measurement

(B) Percent Microposity

(C) Percent Porosity

(D) WHC measurement


38. If a soil contains 25% moisture, calculate the specific heat of the soil (Given: Sp. Heat of water and Sp. Heat of soil solid are 1.0 cal/g and 0.2 cal/g respectively) -

(A) 0.18 Cal/g (B) 1.36 Cal/g

(C) 3.6 Cal/g (D) 0.36 Cal/g


39. As per guidelines of FAO (1977), generally undulating land surface has a slope of-

(A) 6-10 per cent (B) 2-5 per cent

(C) 11-15 percent (D) Less than 2 per cent


40. Mehlich's cunninghamella plaque method of soil fertility valuation is for-

(A) Zine (B) Nitrogen

(C) Boron (D) Phosphorus


41. White rust fungus, Albugo candida belongs to-

(A) Basidionycetes (B) Ascomyectes

(C) Oomycetes (D) Deuteromvcetes


42. Viruses which can kill the bacteria are known as-

(A) Vinion (B) Antibodies

(C) Bacteriophages (D) Viroids


43. Microscope was developed for the first time by-

(A) Theophrastus (B) Shakespeare

(C) Leeuwenhock (D) Micheli


44. Which one of the following disease is internally seed borne-

(A) Black rust of wheat

(B) Peach leaf curl

(C) Sheath blight of rice

(D) Loose smut of wheat


45. Karathane is a-

(A) Fungicide (B) Insecticide

(C) Nematicide (D) Bactericide


46. Late blight of potato is caused by-

(A) Plasmopara

(B) Phytophthora infestans

(C) Pythium aphanidermatum

(D) Rhizopus oryzae


47. Bordeaux mixture was developed by-

(A) Anton de Bary (B) P.M.A. Millardet

(C) E.J. Butler (D) J.C. Walker


48. Who is the father of Nematology:

(A) Kuhn (B) N.A. Cobb

(C) Siddiqui (D) Needham


49. Golden Cyst nematode is first reported and restricted to which part of India-

(A) Shimla hills

(B) North Eastern hills

(C) Indo gangetic plains

(D) Nilgiri hills


50. Which of the following body part of the nematode play a vital role in host finding

(A) Phasmids (B) Aphids

(C) Cloaca (D) Vulva


51. May fly belongs to order-

(A) Ephemeroptera (B) Dictyoptera

(C) Zoraptera (D) Plecoptera


52. The term microbial control was first used by:

(A) Steinhaus (B) Smith

(C) Slama (D) Patton


53.  The two phases of locust given by:

(A) Uvarov (B) S. Pradhan

(C) Rama Chaanda Rao (D) T.B. Fletcher


54. The Tubular gull popularly known as 'Silver shoot' in rice is caused by-

(A) Orseolia oryzae

(B) Sitophilus oryzae

(C) Corcyra cephalonica

(D) Trogoderma granarium


55. The Mycoplasmal disease, Sesamum phyllody transmitted by-

(A) Orosius albicinctus

(B) Cestius phycitis

(C) Nephotettix virescens

(D) Thrips tabaci


56. The insect infestation occurs in a severe form in a region or locality at a particular season or time is called as-

(A) Endemic (B) Epidemic

(C) Sporadic (D) Occasional


57. Icerya purchasi is a pest of-

(A) Cotton (B) Banana

(C) Citrus (D) Mango


58. The malarial parasite was discovered by-

(A) Sir Ronald Ross (B) Stebbing

(C) Fletcher (D) Patton


59. The gall Midges belongs to order-

(A) Lepidoptera (B) Diptera

(C) Plecoptera (D) Demaptera


60. Epi pyropes melanoleuca is a parasitoid of-

(A) Sugarcane leaf hopper

(B) Sugarcane Whitefly

(C) Sugarcane root borer

(D) Sugarcane top borer


61. Difference between Animal and Plant cell is-

(A) Mitochondria (B) MRNA

(C) Centriole (D) Cell wall


62. Power house of the cell is-

(A) Golgi body (B) Mitochondria

(C) Ribosomes (D) Vacuoles


63. Seed less bananas are on account of-

(A) Nullysomy (B) Monosomy

(C) Autopolyploidy (D) Allopolyploidy


64. Segregation means-

(A) Separation of two alleles

(B) Separation of two genes

(C) Separation of Homologous Chromosomes

(D) Separation of Sister Chromatids


65. An individual with blood group 'AB' can donate blood to individuals having blood group-

(A) A (B) B

(C) AB (D) A or B


66. Maize is cross pollinated because of-

(A) Monoecism and Protogyny

(B) Monoecism and Protoandry

(C) Dioecism and Protogyny

(D) Monoecism


67. Three line sterility system is commonly used in Hybrid seed production of-

(A) Rice (B) Sorghum

(C) Bajra (D) All the above


68. The effect of pollen genes on parts of the seed developed from the mother tissues is known as-

(A) Xenia (B) Meta xenia

(C) Maternal effect (D) Paternal effect


69. In Pedigree selection method the selection within family is no longer very effective so emphasis shifts entirely to selection among families-

(A) Fo (B) F3 or F4

(C) F5 or F6 (D) F7


70. Adjustment of the plants in new environment is called-

(A) Stability (B) Selection

(C) Acclimatization (D) Domestication


71. Most important winter season cut flower-

(A) Tuberose (B) Gladiolus

(C) Marigold (D) Carnation


72. Japanese style of gardens also known as-

(A) Formal garden (B) English garden

(C) Mughal garden (D) Informal garden


73. Name plant growth regulator which control flower and fruit drop-

(A) IAA (B) IBA

(C) 2, 4-D (D) GA3


74. Name winter season vegetable which is photo and thermo sensitive

(A) Cabbage (B) Cauliflower

(C) Pea (D) Rroccoli


75. Name district having maximum forest cover in Rajasthan-

(A) Udaipur (B) Banswara

(C) Chittorgarh (D) Dungarpur


76. Canning of fruits on commercial scale was introduced by-

(A) Peter Durand (B) Angilbert

(C) Underrwood (D) Raymond Chavalier


77. Highest area under Cumin crop in India is in state-

(A) Gujarat (B) Rajasthan

(C) Himachal Pradesh (D) Uttar Pradesh


78. Squash should contain atleast fruit juice-

(A) 20 Percent (B) 25 Percent

(C) 30 Percent (D) 22 Percent


79. Leaves and pods of Senna (Cassia angustifolia) are useful to control-

(A) Constipation (B) Diabetes

(C) Cough & Cold (D) Blood Pressure


80. Optimum media to grow vegetable seedling in Pro-trays is-

(A) Only Vermiculite

(B) Only Perlite

(C) 1:1:1 cocopeat, sand and soil

(D) 2:1:1 cocopeat, sand and soil


81. Concentrate contain crude fibre -

(A) >18% (B) <18%

(C) >60% (D) <60%


82. Hemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) disease caused by -

(A) Bacteria (B) Virus

(C) Protozoa (D) Parasites


83. Buffalo breeds have sickle shape horn-

(A) Murrah (B) Jafarabadi

(C) Pandharpuri (D) Surti


84. Best draft breed or cattle found in Rajasthan-

(A) Tharparkar (B) Kankre;j

(C) Nagori (D) Gir


85. Chicken breed native of Rajasthan-

(A) Pratapdhan (B) Mewari

(C) Kadaknath (D) Marwari


86. Mating of closely related animals is called-

(A) In breeding (B) Out breeding

(C) Cross breeding (D) Out crossing


87. Breeding of sires of a given breed to non descript females and their offspring for generation after generation-

(A) Grading-up (B) Cross breeding

(C) Two breed crossing (D) Cross crossing


88. Selection on the basis of individual phenotypic performance is called-

(A) Individual selection

(B) Pedigree selection

(C) Sib selection

(D) Family Selection


89. Best method of selection is-

(A) Tandem selection

(B) Independent culling level

(C) Total Score

(D) Family selection


90. The act of parturition is goat is called-

(A) Lambing (B) Kidding

(C) Calving (D) Farrowing


91. The indifference curve is based on the assumption of-

(A) Ordinal Utility (B) Cardinal Utility

(C) Nominal Utility (D) Positive Utility


92. For those goods having relatives elastic demand, elasticity of demand will be-

(A) One (B) Zero

(C) Greater than one (D) Less than one


93. Which of the following institution came into existence in 1982?

(A) RRB.s (B) NABARD

(C) ARDC (D) AFC


94. As the number of marketing channels increases. The producers share in consumers rupee -

(A) Decrease (B) Increase

(C) Remains Steady (D) None of the above


95. The law of diminishing returns relates to-

(A) Factor-Product relationship

(B) Factor-Factor relationship

(C) Product substitution

(D) Factor- substitution


96. Discounting method of project analysis implies-

(A) Future value of Present sum

(B) Present value of Future sum

(C) Present value increased by a given value

(D) Future value reduced by a given value


97. The Markets dealing with agricultural commodities at district head quarter are called-

(A) Primary Wholesale Market

(B) Seaboard Markets

(C) Terminal Markets

(D) Secondary Wholesale Markets


98. Coefficient of variation is expressed as percentage of-

(A) AM/SD (B) SD/AM

(C) SD/GM (D) GM/SD


99. In an RBD with 4 treatments and 5 replications, the degree of freedom for error is

(A) 10 (B) 8

(C) 9 (D) 12


100. The Karl person correlation coefficient will lie between-

(A) 0, 1 (B) -1, 0

(C) -1, +1 (D) -3, +3