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1. Nationalization of banks was in the year
(A) 1955 (B) 1969 (C) 1971 (D) 1982

2. Livestock loan is a
(A) Short Term (B) Medium term (C) Long term (D) None

3. Correlation co-efficient is independent of
(A) Origin (B) Scale (C) Both (D) None

4. Accept when null hypothesis is false
(A) Type 1 error (B) Type II error (C) Both (D) None

5. Richmond Lang effect is associated with
(A) Auxin (B) GA (C) Cytokynin (D) Ethylene

6. The soil pH range in which most of the nutrients are available
(A) 6-7 (B) 7.5-8.5 (C) 6.5-7.5 (D) 5-7

7. Pahala blight of sugarcane is due to the deficiency of
(A) B (B) Zn (C) Mg (D) Mn

8. In nitrification process ammonium is converted to nitrite by
(A) Pseudomonas (B) Nitrobacter (C) Nitrosomonas (D) Both b & c

9. Red soils mainly come under the order
(A) Aridisol (B) Entisol (C) Alfisol (D) Ultisol

10. Central Agmark Laboratory is located at
(A) Mumbai (B) Pune (C) Nagpur (D) New Delhi

11. Buffer stock is maintained by
(A) FCI (B) DMI (C) Agmark (D) NABARD

12. The Chairman of National Commission for Farmers
(A) M.S. Swaminathan (B) Sharad Pawar (C) Sompal (D) Mangala Rai

13. Who discovered Bordaux Mixture?
(A) Millardet (B) Debary (C) Prevost (D) EM Fries

14. First discovered bacterial disease of plants
(A) Fire blight (B) Downy mildew (C) Chestnut blight (D) Late blight

15. Alternate host of P. graminis triticii is
(A) Berberis (B) Prusiner (C) D’Herelle (D) Biener

16. Organic matter generally contains…………….% organic carbon
(A) 50 (B) 1.724 (C) 48 (D) 58

17. % of nitrogen in urea
(A) 20.6 (B) 40 (C) 41 (D) 46

18. Mousam Bhavan is located at
(A) Bombay (B) Pune (C) Calcutta (D) New Delhi

19. Which among the following is a herbicide?
(A) Imidacloprid (B) Glyphosate (C) Bavistin (D) Hexaconazole

20. TRYSEM was introduced in the year
(A) 1989 (B) 1978 (C) 1982 (D) 1979

21. High yielding variety program was launched in
(A) 1955 (B) 1960 (C) 1965 (D) 1970

22. The Chairman of national development of council in India
(A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Finance Minister (D) Rural Development Minister

23. NARP was launched by
(A) ICAR in 1976 (B) Govt. of India in 1976 (C) ICAR in 1979 (D) Govt. of India in 1979

24. Director General, ICAR
(A) Dr. Mangla Ray (B) R.S. Paroda (C) Sharad Pawar (D) S. Nagarajan

25. Largest state in India
(A) Rajasthan (B) MP (C) UP (D) AP

26. Father of hybrid rice
(A) Y.L. Ping (B) B.P. Paul (C) Maheswari (D) Barber

27. A day neutral plant is
(A) Maize (B) Wheat (C) Barley (D) Rice

28. Famous Indian pathologist, extensively studied about cereal rust
(A) K. C. Mehta (B) Sadasivan (C) Flor (D) None

29. Grey speck of oat is due to the deficiency of
(A) Fe (B) Mg (C) Mn (D) Mo

30. Prominent foul smell of Karnal bunt is due to
(A) Trienthyl amine (B) Trimethyl amine (C) Dimethyl amine (D) None

Answer Keys

1. B 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. C 11. A 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. A 16. D 17. D 18. D 19. B 20. D 21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. A 26. A 27. A 28. A 29. C 30. B

1. Dangerous gas for depletion of ozone layer is:

(A)Ethane (B) Methane

(C)CFC (D) Carbon-dioxide

2. Which of the following is not a biopesticide?

(A) Bioneem (B) Carbaryl

(C) Biolap (D) Dipel

3. Major cropping system of trans-gangatic plains is

(A)Soybean – wheat (B) Rice – rice

(C) Rice –wheat (D) Maize – wheat

4. Photosynthetic inhibition by 02 is called:

(A) Reaction (B) Warburg’s effect

(C) Back inhibition (D) Competitive effect

5. Crop logging is done in

(A) Sugarcane (B) Maize

(C)Tobacco (D) Cotton

6. Blue revolution is related with:

(A) Crops (B) Energy source

(C) Fish (D) Oilseeds

7. Inflorescence in rice is known as

A) Ear (B) Raceme

(C) Spike (D) Panicle

8. Alluvial soils are found in :

(A) Deserts (B) Forests

(C) River delta (D) Mountains

9. Weight of one cotton bale is

(A)170 Kg (B) 160 Kg

(C) 180 Kg (D) 190 Kg

10. Hybrid cotton in India was evolved for the first time in

(A) 1975 (B) 1980

(C) 1970 (D) 1985

11. Net cultivated area in India during 2004- 05 was

(A)138 million hectare (B) 141 million hectare

(C) 135 million hectare (D) 144 million hectare

12. The relative proportion of sand, silt and clay is called

(A) Soil texture (B) Soil aggregation

(C) Soil structure (D) Soil taxonomy

13. Which of the following crops is thermo-insensitive?

(A) Sunflower (B) Wheat

(C) Rice (D) Jowar

14. The IARI was established in : 24.

(A)1907 (B) 1909

(C) 1904 (D) 1905

15. In which of the following crops GM varieties are available for cultivation in India

(A) Mustard (B) Cotton

(C) Soybean (D) All of the above

16. Photo-periodically rice is a

(A)Day neutral plant (B) Long day plant

(C) Short day plant (D) None of these

17. The present level of carbon-dioxide in atmosphere is :

(A)190 ppm (B) 295 – 300 ppm

(C) 420 – 460 ppm (D) 490 ppm

18. Maize belongs to the category :

(A)Bisexual (B) Monoecious

(C) Dioecious (D) None of these

19. Pheromone trap attracts:

(A)Female moths (B) Female bugs

(C) Male moths (D) Caterpillars

20. Origin place of soybean is

(A)Brazil (B) Mexico

(C) China (D) Peru

21. India rank first in the production of the following crops in the world:

(A)Rice (B) Wheat

(C) Soybean (D) Pigeon-pea

22. In plants, enzyme responsible for the synthesis of the malic acid is :

(A) Rubisco (B) PEP carboxylase

(C)Kinase (D) Urease

23. Which soil has highest efficiency?

(A)Loamy soil (B) Sandy soil

(C) Clay soil (D) None of these

24. Which of the following insecticides may be recommended for the control of

termites?

(A)Chlorpyriphos (B) Nimbicidine

(C) Dimethonate (D) Methyl- 0 – demetone

25. Correct order of rice producing countries is

(A) China> India> Indonesia> Thailand (B) India> China> Indonesia> Thailand

(C) Indonesia> Thailand> China> India (D) None on these

26. The depth of seeding in wheat is depends on

(A) Length of mesocotyl (B) Length of radical

(C) Length of coleoptiles (D) None of these

27. IGFRI is located at:

(A) Jallandhar (B) Jodhpur

(C) Jhansi (D) Jorhat

28. The photosynthetically active (PAR) falls in the range of

(A) 400 – 700 nm (B) 100- 400 nm

(C) 700- 1000 nm (D) None of the above

29. Missing data are calculated by using

(A) Field plot technique (B) Missing plot technique

(C) ANOVA (D) None of these

30. Soil mulch is useful in:

(A) Minimize evaporation losses (B) Improving aeration

(C) Improving drainage (D) Removing weeds