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