Plant Breeding & Genetics 1st Plant Breeding & Genetics 1 / 50 The longest mitotic phase is Metaphase Anaphase Telophase Prophase 2 / 50 Physical basis of life is: Mitochondria Cell membrane Protoplasm Vacuole 3 / 50 Closest form of inbreeding possible in self- incompatible sp. is: Line breeding Outbreeding Sib- mating Hybridization 4 / 50 A variety resistant to more than one race of pathogen is due to: Vertical resistance Horizontal resistance None of these Both 5 / 50 Father of Genetics Muller G.J. Mendel Robert brown Anton de Bary 6 / 50 Characters which express in one sex only is: None of these Sex unlimited traits Both Sex limited traits 7 / 50 Onion & garlic are example of Plantation Crucifers Cole Bulb 8 / 50 Repeated crossing of hybrid progeny back to one of its parents called Pedigree method Back cross Clonal selection Pure line selection 9 / 50 The theory of natural selection was proposed by: Charles Darwin Flemming Wolf Weisman 10 / 50 Re-discovery of Mendel laws in 1900 by Shull Hanstein Waldeyer Batson de Vries, Carl Correns & tschemark 11 / 50 Most mutant tolerant are: Monoploid Haploid Aneuploids Polyploids 12 / 50 The structure of chromosome during: Metaphase can be best observed during Metaphase Prophase Telophase Anaphase 13 / 50 An individual having both male and female reproductive organs is known as Interspecific incompatibility Heteromorphic incompatibility None of these Hermaphrodite 14 / 50 Centrosome is present only in Animal cell Plant cell None of these Both 15 / 50 Garlic & turmeric are examples of modified stem of Suckers Root Stem Rhizome 16 / 50 Segregation occurs during: None of these Both Mitosis only Meiosis only 17 / 50 An agent that causes gene mutation mutation is called as: Nucleolus Mutagen Plastid Meiosis 18 / 50 Edible part of mango: Placenta Bracts Mesocarp Pericarp 19 / 50 Father of Botany Batson C. Darwin Theophrastus Hugo de vries 20 / 50 Edible part of coconut: Thalamus Fleshy receptacle Mesocarp Endosperm 21 / 50 Edible part of apple: Endosperm Pericarp Mesocarp Thalamus 22 / 50 In mitochondria found only 70 s types of: Chloroplasts Cytoplasm Nucleus Ribosomes 23 / 50 Onion is a modified form of: Root Stem Flower Leaf 24 / 50 NaoH test is used for testing the Rust of wheat Powdery mildew of barley Karnal bunt disease of wheat Blast of paddy 25 / 50 Protoplasm : Nucleus + Lysosome Cytoplasm + Nucleus Cytoplasm + Ribosome Nucleus + Chloroplast 26 / 50 Autotriploidy found in Apple Banana Guava Mango 27 / 50 The site of protein synthesis is Cytoplasm Ribosome Lysosome Golgibody 28 / 50 Father of Zoology C. Darwin Aristotle Theophrastus Hugo de vries 29 / 50 The inflorescence of banana is known as Cyme Spadix Racemose Panicle 30 / 50 A common crop of natural auto-tetraploids grown in India is: Rice Cotton Wheat Potato 31 / 50 Life was first originated in water the theory of genes in the chromosomes was introduced by Morgan W. Johannson W. Batson Vavilon 32 / 50 Single gene affecting more than one character is known as Polygenic inheritance Linkage Pleiotropy Epistasis 33 / 50 The theory of inheritance was proposed by: David Robertson Robert hook G. Mendel Flemming 34 / 50 Examples of prokaryotes: Cells of Animal Cells of Mycoplasma, Bacteria and Blue green algae Cells of Protozoa Cells of fungi 35 / 50 Physical chromosomal exchange (crossing over) takes place in: Pachytene Diplotene Zygotene Leptotene 36 / 50 Alternative form of a gene is known as DNA Cell Allele Genome 37 / 50 Ribosomes are small cellular particles which are the sites of Cell division Meiotic division Protein synthesis Photosynthesis 38 / 50 Cell wall of fungi is chiefly made up of: Chloroplasts pectin Chitin Cellulose 39 / 50 Pathogen free environment Insects free environment Fungus free environment Pathogen free environment Bacterial free environment 40 / 50 Father of plant tissue culture E. Haeckel J.E. Purkinje E. Strauburger G. Haber land 41 / 50 Tift 60 is an important source of male sterility in Paddy Maize Barley Sorghum 42 / 50 The theory of acquired characteristics was proposed by: K.R. Kirtikar Lamarck Bowman Muller 43 / 50 Plant showing less than 5% cross pollination is considered as: Cross pollinated Self pollinated None of these Often cross pollinated 44 / 50 Type of male sterility used in hybrid seed production in pearl millet: Genetic male sterility Cytoplasmic genetic male sterility Environmental sensitive Genic male sterility Cytoplasmic male sterility 45 / 50 Cytoplasm: includes all the structures of Outside the nucleus Inside the nucleus Both None of these 46 / 50 The most abundant form of RNA is known as: r- RNA t-RNA m-RNA A+B both 47 / 50 The shortest phase of all the mitosis phase is: Telophase Metaphase Anaphase Prophase 48 / 50 Often cross pollinated crops are: Cotton, sorghum Wheat , Potato Rice , Gram Barley , Mustard 49 / 50 Bacteriophages are Double strain DNA Single strain DNA (virus) None of these Both 50 / 50 RNA synthesis is in which organ: Protoplasm Nucleolus Cytoplasm Plasma membrane Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz Plant Pathology 1st Plant Pathology 1st 1 / 50 Cauliflower mosaic virus contain: mRNA A DNA ds DNA Z DNA 2 / 50 The most common vectors of plant viruses are Termites Aphids Bugs Mites 3 / 50 The largest single group of plant viruses family is Geminiviridae Luteoviridae Potyviridae Caulimoviridae 4 / 50 Father of microbiology Prevost Louis Pasteur E.J. Butler K R. Kirtikar 5 / 50 Loose smut pathogen of wheat is: Internally seed borne Externally seed borne Soil borne Air borne 6 / 50 Club root of cauliflower is caused by Peronospora parasitica Xanthomonas campestris Alternaria brassicola Plasmodiophora brassicae 7 / 50 Agrobacterium mediated gene transfer is only effective for: None of these Both Monocots Dicots 8 / 50 Antibiotic used to kill MLOs (no cell wall in MLOS) is Tetracycline Cephalosporins Penicillins Macrolides 9 / 50 Agar agar is commercially obtained by Rhodophyta Phaeophyceae Chlorophyta Gelidium amansii 10 / 50 Late blight of potato is caused by: Phytophthora infestans Alternaria solani Streptomyces scabies Rhizoctonia solani 11 / 50 Mycoplasma is sensitive to: Tetracycline Penicillins Macrolides Cephalosporins 12 / 50 Downy mildew of bajra is caused by Sclerospora graminicola Tolyposporium penicilloriae Claviceps fusiform Pyricularia grisea 13 / 50 Bordeaux mixture was developed by T.O.Diener P.M.A. Millardet (1885) Theophrastus B.B. Mundkar 14 / 50 ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay) test is mainly done for: Insecticidal disease Viral diseases Bacterial disease Fungal disease 15 / 50 Gram staining method in bacteria was given by: P.A.Michelli Anton de Bary Christian Gram 1884 Theophrastus 16 / 50 The MLO's when, appeared in spiral (helical) shape and are motile known as: Mycoplasma Phytoplasma Spiroplasma Rickettsias 17 / 50 Wart disease of potato is caused by Alternaria solani Synchytrium endobioticum Streptomyces scabies Rhizoctonia solani 18 / 50 Father of plant pathology P.A. Micheli Anton de Bary Anton van leeuwenhoek E.J. Butler 19 / 50 The fungus causing late blight of potato and white rust of crucifers belong to order Zygomycota Peronosporales Microsporidia Deuteromycetes 20 / 50 The most effective fungicide for the control of powdery mildew: Sulphur fungicide or Dinocap (Karathane) Tebuconazole Mancozeb Propiconazole 21 / 50 Smut fungi belongs to the order: Uredinales Ustilaginales Peronosporales Chytridiales 22 / 50 Systemic fungicide is discovered by: Brefeld Tillet Robert koch Van Schmeling and Kulka(1966) 23 / 50 Moko disease of banana is caused by: Mycosphaerella musicola Ralstonia solani Fusarium oxysporum Pseudomonas solanacearum 24 / 50 The incidence of blast disease can be reduced by application of Fe in rice field Zinc in rice field Silicon in rice field Manganese in rice field 25 / 50 Bunchy top of banana is caused by: Fungi Protozoa Bacteria Virus(BBTV) 26 / 50 The effective and new fungicide for the control of Oomycetous fungi is Captan Carbendazim Chlorothalonil Metalaxyl 27 / 50 The cybrids contain: nucleus of one and the cytoplasm of both the parents In rust fungi repeating spores are: Ascospores Uredospores Basidiospores Zygospores 28 / 50 The causal organism of black rust of wheat is Puccinia striformis Puccinia graminis tritici Pseudomonas syringe Alternaria triticina 29 / 50 Examples of prokaryotes are Fungi Protozoa Animals BGA, bacteria mycoplasma/phytoplasma 30 / 50 The downy mildew of pearl millet is suppressed by Zink Manganese Boron Chlorine 31 / 50 Pine-apple disease is associated with sugarcane caused by Cholera paradox Fusarium guttiforme Ceratocystis paradoxa (fungi) Phytophthora 32 / 50 Wart disease of potato in the country is restricted (i.e. endemic) in: Himalayan Eastern ghats Nilgiri mountains Darjeeling hills (W. Bengal) 33 / 50 Brown spot of rice caused by: Rhizoctonia solani Magnoporthe oryzae Helminthosporium oryzae Bipolaria oryzae 34 / 50 Carboxin (Vitavax)is very effective against Downy mildew Smut diseases Blight Rust 35 / 50 Coffee rust occurred in Sri Lanka 1867 by: Puccinia hordei Sinapis arvensis Puccinia penicillariae Hemileia vastatrix 36 / 50 Ooze test is done for detecting Nematode Bacteria Fungi Insects 37 / 50 The first bacterial disease in plant was discovered: Fire blight of Apple Bacterial black spot Papaya dieback Fire blight of pear 38 / 50 Purple blotch of onion is caused by: Permispora destractor Botrytis leaf blight Alternaria porri Pseudomonas viridiflora 39 / 50 White rust of crucifers is caused by Alternaria spp. Xanthomonas campestris Albugo candida Plasmodiophora brassicae 40 / 50 Ergot is a mycelia form called: Blight Necrosis Sclerotia Damping off 41 / 50 The sum total of all symptoms and signs is: Syndrome Causal organism Pathogen Disease 42 / 50 Generally viruses are composed of: Carbohydrates & Nucleic acid Protein & RNA DNA & Protein Nucleic acid and protein 43 / 50 Bacteria used in biological control: Cyanobacteria Pseudomonas fluorescens Mycobacterium Mycoplasma 44 / 50 Sexual spores in downy mildew fungus is Oospores Sporangiospores Conidia Blastospores 45 / 50 The vector responsible for spread of potato leaf roll virus disease is Thrips Bugs Termites Aphids 46 / 50 First transgenic plant was developed in the world is: Maize Cotton Tobacco Tomato 47 / 50 One of factors causing malformation of mango is: Virus Protozoa Bacteria Fungus( Fusarium ) 48 / 50 Most dangerous and poisonous mushroom is: Lentinula edodes Boletus edulis Amanita phalloides Pleurotus edulis 49 / 50 Who was first time discovered antibiotic Penicillin T.J. Burril P.A. Micheli Alexander Fleming (1929) Millardet 50 / 50 Papaya mosaic disease is: Bacterial Viral Fungal None of these Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz Entomology 1st Entomology 1st 1 / 50 In lac production which country has monopoly China Germany Sri Lanka India 2 / 50 Diamondback moth (DBM) is a pest of: Cruciferous vegetables (specially cabbage) Coll crops Pulses crops Cereals crops 3 / 50 Specific pest of wheat nursery is: Hessian fly Wheat thrips Gujia weevil Shoot fly 4 / 50 Termite control can also be done by Hand picking Flooding and draining Irrigation Cultural operation 5 / 50 Hopper burn' symptoms in rice due to: Rice weevil Leaf folder Stem borer BPH (Brown plant Hopper) 6 / 50 Juvenile hormone (JH) is secreted by: Corpora cardiaca Neuro secretory cell Prothoracic glands Corpora allata (CA) gland 7 / 50 The toxin produced by Bacillus thuringiensis interferes with the insect's: Digestive system Insects antennae Insects mouth Insects mouth 8 / 50 The headquarters of the Directorate of Plant Protection. Quarantine and Storage (DPPQ&S) is located at: Bangalore West Indies Faridabad, Haryana (1946) New Delhi 9 / 50 Flaring of squares in cotton is due to: Jassids Spotted bollworm (Earias vitella) Thrips White flies 10 / 50 Wheat stem borer (Sesamia inferens) attack in Day Night Both None of these 11 / 50 The safe insecticide for vegetable is DDT Chlordane Endosulfan Malathion 12 / 50 Control of tundu disease Sanitation practices Chemical treatment Breeding for resistant varieties Hot water treatment 50 °C for 2 hrs 13 / 50 Epiricania melanoleuca is a lepidopteron parasitoid effective against: White grubs Sugarcane pyrilla (Pyrilla perpusilla) Early shoot borer Mealy bugs 14 / 50 What is optimum plant population for Bt cotton 17000 plants / ha 12000 plants / ha 15000 plants / ha 10000 plants / ha 15 / 50 Nosema disease of honeybees is caused by a protozoa: Amoeba Entamoeba Nosema apis Giardia 16 / 50 NPV is mostly used to control Lepidopteran larvae Hemiptera larvae Thysanoptera larvae Isoptera larvae 17 / 50 Vector of rice Grassy stunt disease is Leaf folder Brown Plant Hopper Stem borer Plant Hopper 18 / 50 The chief excretory organ in insect is: Malpighian tubules (MT) Abdomen Alimentary canal Peri traffic membrane 19 / 50 The scientific name of maize stem borer is Pectinophora gossypiella Helicoverpa armigera Antonomus grandis Chilo partellus 20 / 50 The most effective moulting hormone (MH) in insects is: Juvenile hormone Ecdysone Peptide hormone Prothoracicotropic hormone 21 / 50 Safest insecticides for honey bee Endosulfan Methomyl Malathion Chlorpyrifos 22 / 50 The bollgard is: G.M. Cotton Transgenic cotton (Bt. Cotton) G.M. mustard Bt cotton 23 / 50 The storage insect which can be survive at higher temperature and low humidity is: Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) Butterflies Grasshopper Moth 24 / 50 Binomial nomenclature first given by: C. Linnaeus (1758) Hem singh pruthi Aristotle Lionelde Nicoville 25 / 50 Aphelinus mali has been a successful parasitoid incontrolling Apple maggot Codling moth Plum curculio Apple wooly aphid 26 / 50 Largest size of cultivated honey bee is Apis cerana Apis dorsata Apis mellifera Apis indica 27 / 50 The formation of rosette flower in cotton is due to: Spider mites Mealy bugs Cotton bugs Pink boll worm 28 / 50 Bud necrosis in watermelon and muskmelon is transmitted by: Buds Butterfly Aphids Beetles 29 / 50 If a pest is confined to a particular area and occurs regularly, its infestation is termed as: Potential pest Regular pest Endemic pest Sporadic pest 30 / 50 After ingestion of both Bt. and NPV in insect body act as Mouth poison Digestive poison Abdominal poison Stomach poison 31 / 50 In rice, gundhi bug causes damage on the stage: Panicle initiation Tillering stage Milky stage Booting stage 32 / 50 Chaffy grains with black spot in rice are due to Rice weevil Gall midge Leaf folder Gundhi bug 33 / 50 The most suitable fumigant for quarantine purpose is: Ethylene dibromide Sulfuryl fluoride Methyl bromide Phosphine 34 / 50 Enforcement of laws for the control of insect pests in India is governed by National centre of integrated pest management Project Directorate of biological control International Institute of biological control Destructive Insects and Pests Act (1914) 35 / 50 Vector of rice "Tungro viral disease is Brown plant Hopper Gall midge Thrips Green leaf Hopper 36 / 50 Major pest of cucurbits is Red Pumpkin beetle Aphids Squash bugs Whiteflies 37 / 50 Serious pest of wheat is: Aphid Army worm Termite Nematodes 38 / 50 Silver shoot and onion leaf like symptomsin rice is caused by gall midge: Pyricularia oryzae Rhizoctonia solani Xanthomonas oryzae Orseolia oryzae 39 / 50 Protein hydrolysate is used as an attractant for the control of Cockroach Termites Bud Fruit fly 40 / 50 The main characteristic feature of an insect is: Different type of t mouth parts 3 pairs of legs Body divided into 3 segment One pair of antennae 41 / 50 Tree banding is useful for control of Bugs Beetles Red hairy caterpillar Mango mealy bug 42 / 50 Which is the best suitable species for bee culture Apis dorsata Apis indica Apis Mellifera Apis cerena 43 / 50 Rice stem borer (Scirpophaga Incertulas) is ………. pest of rice Oligophagous Polyphagus Monophagous Oesophagus 44 / 50 While fungi and nematodes (EPN) act as: Non contact Contact poison None of these Impact poison 45 / 50 Which bacteria is produced at commerical level for insect control: E.coli Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt.) Salmonella Streptococcus 46 / 50 Phase theory of locust given by Carl Linnaeus Uvarov. 1921 William Kirby H.M. Lefroy 47 / 50 Moulting hormone (ecdysone) is secreted by: Corpora cardiaca Corpora allata Endocrine glands Prothoracic glands 48 / 50 The most widely used insect pheromone is: Alarm pheromone Primer pheromone Releaser pheromone Female sex pheromone 49 / 50 Vector of leaf curl viral diseases in plants is: Bugs White fly (Bemisia tabaci) Beatles Termites 50 / 50 Bud necrosis in groundnut is transmitted by Thrips Beetles Termites Bugs Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz Soil Science 1st Soil Science 01 1 / 51 Permissible soil loss by water is: 17 t/ha 15 t/ha 10 t/ha 12 t/ha 2 / 51 In red soils the dominant clay mineral is: calcium potassium phosphorus Kaolinite 3 / 51 Most outstanding green manure crop is: Cow pea Sunhemp Mung bean Cluster bean 4 / 51 Total pore space highest in: Alluvial soil Sandy soil Clay soil Black soil 5 / 51 Apical bud dominance is caused by which hormone: 2-4 D Auxin Gibberellin Cytokinin 6 / 51 O’ Horizon is absent in which soils Black cotton soil Sandy soil Alluvial soil Arable soil 7 / 51 Black soils are best suitable for: Dry land agriculture Tropical agriculture Temperate agriculture Rainfed agriculture 8 / 51 Top most mineral horizon is: C’ Horizon A’ Horizon O’ Horizon B’ Horizon 9 / 51 Process of moving out of sesquioxide from soil is known as: Transportation Accumulation Podzolization Suspension 10 / 51 Chief constituent of sandy fraction is: Pressure Quartz Pascal Force 11 / 51 Azolla is widely used as a bio fertilizer in: Gram Wheat Paddy Potato 12 / 51 While nitrate fertilizer should be applied in: banding Oxidized zone of soil Deep Placement localized placement 13 / 51 The adverse effect of salinity on plants is due to increased: Atmospheric pressure Root pressure Excessive irritation Osmotic pressure 14 / 51 Ballast elements are: Bo & Zn Al & Silicon Mg & sulphur Fe & Cu 15 / 51 USA is the first country to introduce: Primary tillage Secondary tillage None of these Zero tillage 16 / 51 Diameter of clay particle is: More than 0.005 Less than 0.010 Less than 0.002 More than 0.002 17 / 51 Soil structure which is best for cultivation is: Crumby structure granular structure platy structure blocky structure 18 / 51 In rice ammoniacal fertilizers should be applied in: Spraying on leaves Upper part of plant Reduced zone of soil Root zone of plant 19 / 51 In addition of organic matter bulk density: Equal Increases None of these Decrease 20 / 51 Chlorites are type of mineral: 2:2:1 type mineral 2:2:2 type mineral 2:1:2 type mineral 2:1:1 type mineral 21 / 51 Canker nodules are mostly found in Red soil Black soil Sandy soil Alluvial soil 22 / 51 First manufactured fertilizer in India is: Urea MAP SSP DAP 23 / 51 Particle density of most of the soil is: 2.65 g/cc 2.95 g/cc 3.5 g/cc 2.55 g/cc 24 / 51 Process of mixing of soils is known as Blending Manipulation Pedoturbation Salutation 25 / 51 Soil having more than 20 % organic matter Fertile soil Organic soil Clay soil Top soil 26 / 51 Law of minimum proposed by Alexander Flemming V V. Dokuchaev JB Helmont J.V. Liebig, 1840 27 / 51 Black cotton soils are found in: Gujarat Maharashtra, MP Haryana Uttar pradesh 28 / 51 Bulk density of general soil: 1.33 g/cc 2.1 g/cc 1.93 g/cc 1.55 g/cc 29 / 51 Organic matter content in Indian soils is generally: Less than 0.5% More than 5% Less than 5% 6% or more 30 / 51 In which state red soils are dominant: Haryana UP Maharashtra Tamil Nadu 31 / 51 Vermiculite is a type of mineral: 2:5 expanding type 3:1 expanding type 2:9 non expanding type 2:1 limited expanding 32 / 51 Pollen sterility in wheat is due to: Sulphur deficiency Mg deficiency Potassium deficiency Boron deficiency 33 / 51 Recently developed soils formed from soil which order that has no diagnostic horizons: Ultisols Entisols Alfisols Vertisols 34 / 51 Urea in the presence of enzyme urease converted into Ammonium nitrate Ammonium sulphate Ammonium hydroxide Ammonium carbamate 35 / 51 In which states lateritic soils are dominant: Karnataka and Kerala Bihar & Uttarakhand Tamil Nadu & UP Punjab and Gujarat 36 / 51 The smallest volume of soil (1 to 10 m²) is called as: cubic depth Pedon length 37 / 51 Major source of nitrogen absorption by plants is: Ammonia form Nitrate (No3) form Amide form Phosphorus 38 / 51 The crops which absorb the nitrogen in ammoniacal form directly are: Wheat & barley Paddy & potato* Mung bean & urd bean Gram & Groundnut 39 / 51 Montmorillonite is a type of mineral: 2:5 expanding type 1:8 expanding type 2:9 expanding type 2:1 expanding type 40 / 51 Electrical conductivity (EC) is used to express: Structure of soil Alkalinity of soil Texture of soil Salinity of soil 41 / 51 Most dominant mineral on the earth crust is: Feldspar (48%) pyroxenes olivine amphiboles 42 / 51 In black soils the dominant clay mineral is: phyllosilicates hydrous aluminum Montmorillonite Kaolinite 43 / 51 Which pulse crop does not fix N from the atmosphere: Arhar Pea Mung bean Rajma 44 / 51 Classification of soils by ICAR in: 7 groups 8 groups 6 groups 11 groups 45 / 51 The red soils are red in colour due to presence of: Mn Sulphur Mg Iron oxide 46 / 51 One cm of surface soil over one ha of land weight is: 120 tonnes 80 tonnes 150 tonnes 100 tonnes 47 / 51 Pascal (Pa) is the SI unit of: Ampere Quartz Kelvin Pressure 48 / 51 soil particles < 0.001mm diameter have: organic matter Porosity Colloidal property Density 49 / 51 Black cotton soils are deficient in: Calcium Nitrogen & O.M. Magnesium Potassium 50 / 51 The term 'Colloids was given by Vasily Dokuchaev Charles Darwin Grahm (1861) J. W. Leather 51 / 51 Kaolinite is a type of mineral: 1:1 non expanding type 1:5 expanding type 2:1 expanding type 1:9 non expanding type Your score isThe average score is 0% 0% Restart quiz Horticulture 1st You have 25 minutes for that Quiz Horticulture 1st Take quiz and analyze Your Knowledge in this Subject Fill this for Better Result 1 / 50 Cider is prepared by: Apple & Coconut Mango & Banana Apple & Pear Plum & cashew nut 2 / 50 Feni (drink) is prepared by: Cashew apple & Coconut Almond & pistachio nut Coconut and Date palm Plum and coconut 3 / 50 Sago(Sabudana) is prepared from: Stem of cassava /Tapioca Leaves of cassava /Tapioca Flower of cassava /Tapioca Roots of cassava /Tapioca 4 / 50 Grapes are generally dried in: hot air drying Sun drying Freeze drying Spray drying 5 / 50 Saffron is obtained from: Leaves of plant Roots Stem bark Style and stigma 6 / 50 Crescent is well known for: Flower arrangement Vegetable arrangement Leaves arrangement None of these 7 / 50 The commonly cultivated variety of table pea in India is: Azad P-1 Boneville Sylvia Aparna 8 / 50 Shade loving annual flower plant is: hibiscus hydrangeas Salvia jasmine 9 / 50 The chemical preservative used for colorless fruits is: KMS vinegar sodium benzoate sorbates 10 / 50 "Alphonso" variety of mango is grown in: Uttar Pradesh Haryana Gujarat Maharashtra 11 / 50 The exclusion of micro-organism is known as: Filtration Asepsis Irradiation Preservation 12 / 50 Which is the late ripening cultivar of ber: Umran Gola Kaithali Banarasi 13 / 50 Multistoried cropping is popular in: Rubber plantation Tea plantation Coffee plantation Coconut plantation 14 / 50 Edible banana fruit is seedless because of: Embryo abortion Apomixis Osmosis Diffusion 15 / 50 Which crop is propagated by means of bulbils (clove): Brinjal Chilli Garlic Potato 16 / 50 The fruit of pine apple is known as: Sorosis Drupe Schizocarp Hesperidium 17 / 50 Baradari is an important feature of: Rock Garden Botanic Garden Mughal Garden Brindavan Garden 18 / 50 Generally fruits are in: Alkaline in Nature Salty in Nature Caryopsis Acidic in Nature 19 / 50 The variety of date- palm is used for dry dates (Chhuhara): Medjool , Sagai Halawy Deglet Noor Zahidi 20 / 50 Planting season for deciduous plants is: June -july April -may Jan - Feb Oct - Nov 21 / 50 Early variety of Ber is Mundia Gola , Seb Jogia Meharun 22 / 50 Fruit ripening hormone is: Auxins Gibberellins Cytokinin Ethylene 23 / 50 Most salt tolerant fruit crop is: Almond Date palm Coconut Grapes 24 / 50 Mango variety suitable for high density planting is: Amrapali Alphonso Chausa Langra 25 / 50 Concentration of sugar is used for preservation is : 40-50% 30-40% 20-25% 60-70% 26 / 50 Kesar (saffron) belong to the family of: Apiaceae Iridaceae Cruciferae Fabaceae 27 / 50 Oleoresin is an important product of: Brinjal Cabbage Chilli seeds or spices Tomato 28 / 50 Development of embryo without fertilization is known as: Parthenocarpy Apomixis Osmosis Diffusion 29 / 50 Development of fruits without fertilization is called: Apomixis Malformation Forcing Parthenocarpy 30 / 50 India's share in the fruit production in the World is: 20% 10% 30% 5% 31 / 50 Pusa snowball is a variety of: Cabbage Brinjal Cauliflower Potato 32 / 50 Black heart of potato is due to: O2 deficiency N deficiency K deficiency P deficiency 33 / 50 Inflorescence of cabbage is known as: raceme Spadix spike Cat-ken 34 / 50 Inflorescence of cauliflower is known as: spike Cyme racemose Panicle 35 / 50 Mango is mostly propagated through: Budding Cuttings Veneer Grafting Layering 36 / 50 Coconut is propagated by: Seed Grafting Layering Budding 37 / 50 Coconut fat is a rich source of: Malic acid Lauric acid Tartaric acid Acetic acid 38 / 50 Fruit of okra is a: Cyme Capsule Cat ken Raceme 39 / 50 Fruit of rose is known as: Raceme Ear Hips Capsule 40 / 50 California Papershell is the variety of Almond Plum Cashew nut Pistachio nut 41 / 50 The dwarf variety of mango: Alphonso Kesar Amrapali Chausa 42 / 50 Largest importer of cut flower in the world India Germany Thailand Australia 43 / 50 Richest source of vitamin C is: Guava Aonla Barbados cherry Ber 44 / 50 Bolero is the variety of: Date palm Coffee Fig Marigold 45 / 50 Pajaro is the variety of: Cherry Coconut Strawberry Almond 46 / 50 Swaran roopa is the early variety of Ber Litchi Guava Aonla 47 / 50 Pusa ruby is a variety of Brinjal Cauliflower Tomato Potato 48 / 50 Whiptail of cauliflower is due to: Mo deficiency Mg deficiency B deficiency Zn deficiency 49 / 50 Blanching is an important process of Brinjal Cauliflower Cabbage Knol khol 50 / 50 Edible part of cauliflower is: Stem Leaves Head Curd Your score isThe average score is 49% 0% Restart quiz Agronomy 1st /50 You have 25 Minutes for these Questions Agronomy 1st Take Quiz and Analyze Your Knowledge in this Subject Field 1 / 50 Jhuming is a practice of rice cultivation in Southern part of India Eastern part of India Western part of India Northern part of India 2 / 50 In wet nursery of rice, level of water is maintained 6.5cm 5cm 7cm 3cm 3 / 50 The plants growing in salt water are known as Halophytes Saprophytes Xerophytes Homophytes 4 / 50 The optimum spacing for wheat is: 18cm 22.5cm 25cm 24.5cm 5 / 50 Bio fertilizer used in sorghum and grasses is Azotobacter VAM PSB Azospirillum 6 / 50 Power tiller is most suitable for the cultivation of Potato Gram Paddy Mung bean 7 / 50 Amino acid which is deficient in legumes Proline Cysteine Methionine Tryptophan 8 / 50 Most prominent soil group of India: Clay soil Alluvial soil Loamy soil Sandy soil 9 / 50 Cereals are deficient in which amino acid Leucine Methionine Thymine Lysine 10 / 50 The optimum depth of puddling in rice is 6cm 2cm 5cm 3cm 11 / 50 Reclamation disease is due to deficiency of Magnesium Sulphur Nitrogen Copper 12 / 50 In SSP sulphur contains: 8% 18% 23% 12% 13 / 50 Basic object of sustainable agriculture is To obtain higher income To maintain ecological balance To reduce input cost To promote chemical fertilizers 14 / 50 Ring worm disease is caused by: Insects Bacterial Fungus Nematode 15 / 50 Spike tooth harrow is a type of implement: Secondary tillage None of these Primary tillage Zero tillage 16 / 50 Maximum permissible limit of biuret in urea is 1.5% 4% 3% 7% 17 / 50 Root promoting hormones: IBA ABA Auxin NAA 18 / 50 Diara cultivation method is followed in: Cole crops Cucurbits Cereals Pulses 19 / 50 National Seed Corporation (NSC) in: 1963 1964 1969 1967 20 / 50 C: N ratio of organic matter is: 5:1 10:1 8:4 5:2 21 / 50 Depth of sowing of soybean seed: 6cm 3cm 8cm 5cm 22 / 50 National Seed Act was passed in: 1968 1962 1966 1964 23 / 50 Bio fertilizer more suited for sugarcane is: Azotobacter PSB VAM Azospirillum 24 / 50 Element available in both anion and cation is: Potassium Nitrogen Phosphorus Zinc 25 / 50 Ultra violet radiations are absorbed by Stratosphere Atmospheric layer Ozone layer Troposphere 26 / 50 Maximum number of BPL peoples are in: Tamil Nadu Jharkhand Bihar Haryana 27 / 50 Most widely used material for correcting soil acidity is: gypsum elemental sulfur organic matter Lime 28 / 50 Crop canopy temperature is measured by: Odometer Micrometer Penetrometers InfraRed thermometer 29 / 50 Criteria of essentiality were given by: R. Warrington Arnon & Stout, 1939 Haber Loomis & Shull 30 / 50 VAM (Vascular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza) is used as N solubilizing fungi in plant roots P solubilizing fungi in plant roots Ca solubilizing fungi in plant roots K solubilizing fungi in plant roots 31 / 50 Tz (tetrazolium) test is done for Germination of seed Treatment of seed Dormancy of seed Viability of seed 32 / 50 Dormancy breaking hormone is: Auxin Methionine Cytokinin Gibberellic acid 33 / 50 First variety of rice introduced in India is: TN-1 (1964-65) PRH 10 Jaya IR-8 34 / 50 Indian mustard is known as: Brassica carinata Brassica rapa Brassica juncea Brassica napus 35 / 50 Carbon content in organic matter: 58% 52% 45% 68% 36 / 50 Flower and fruit setting hormone ABA NAA IBA Gibberellins 37 / 50 Which micro nutrient deficient in Indian soils: Mn Cu Fe Zn 38 / 50 Vertical mulch is used in which type of soils Sandy soil Clay soil Black cotton soil Alluvial soil 39 / 50 Bio fertilizer used in wheat is: PSB Azospirillum Azotobacter VAM 40 / 50 Hormone used as an herbicide: Ethylene gibberellins 2, 4-D, Dicamba abscisic acid 41 / 50 Explosive fertilizer is: Ammonium sulphate Ammonium hydroxide Ammonium nitrate Ammonium sulphide 42 / 50 The nontraditional area for cultivating wheat is: Western India Northern India Eastern India Southern India 43 / 50 First Indian director of IARI was B.P. pal T R sharma Dr. B. Vishvanath Vikram sarabai 44 / 50 The most critical stage of irrigation in wheat is Flower initiation CRI stage Fruit development Fruit maturing 45 / 50 Monsoon is responsible to cause rainfall in Tamil Nadu: South East monsoon West monsoon North East monsoon North monsoon 46 / 50 Hormone related to drought tolerance Abscisic acid (ABA) Cytokinin Gibberellins Auxins 47 / 50 Major P fertilizer commonly used in India is: DAP DSP MAP SSP 48 / 50 State having minimum BPL population is: Haryana Uttar Pradesh Punjab Bihar 49 / 50 Which macronutrient mostly deficient in Indian soils N S Mg K 50 / 50 Stress hardening in plants can be achieved by: IBA Auxin NAA ABA Your score isThe average score is 48% 0% Restart quiz