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UP PGT 2016 — Agriculture (Series A)

1 or 2 February 2019125 questions+3.4 for a correct answer, −0 for a wrong one

Questions from the U.P. Secondary Education Services Selection Board’s paper of 1 or 2 February 2019. Each question’s answer is under it, hidden until you open it, and the full answer key is at the end. Take the paper as a timed practice test to be scored.

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Agriculture

  1. 1. Nitrogen is taken by the plants in the form of

    • (a) NH₄⁺ and NO₃⁻
    • (b) N₂O and NO
    • (c) NO and NO₂
    • (d) HNO₃
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    Answer: (a)

  2. 2. Which one of the following is micro-herbicide ?

    • (a) Diquat
    • (b) Metsulfuron methyl
    • (c) Collego
    • (d) Bromacil
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    Answer: (c)

  3. 3. Which one of the following is not responsible for external-chromosomal inheritance ?

    • (a) Mitochondria
    • (b) Plastids
    • (c) Plasmids
    • (d) Mesosomes
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    Answer: (d)

  4. 4. Father of Economics is

    • (a) Marshall
    • (b) Robbins
    • (c) Adam Smith
    • (d) J. M. Keynes
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    Answer: (c)

  5. 5. Which of the following is salt tolerant crop ?

    • (a) Pea
    • (b) Lemon
    • (c) Sugar beet
    • (d) Cowpea
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    Answer: (c)

  6. 6. In which of the following group of gypsum soils, gypsum is a primary constituent ?

    • (a) Gypseous
    • (b) Gypseferous
    • (c) Gyprock
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (a)

  7. 7. Which one of the following preservative is used in the preparation of tomato ketchup ?

    • (a) Potassium metabisulphite
    • (b) Citric acid
    • (c) Sodium benzoate
    • (d) Sodium metabisulphite
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    Answer: (c)

  8. 8. The stem above the ground in Banana is known as

    • (a) Pseudostem
    • (b) Rhizome
    • (c) Succers
    • (d) None of the above
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    Answer: (a)

  9. 9. Content of HCN is maximum in the initial development stage of which of the fodder crop ?

    • (a) Bajra
    • (b) Mothbean
    • (c) Cluster bean
    • (d) Jowar
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    Answer: (d)

  10. 10. The most sustainable agricultural system is

    • (a) LEIA
    • (b) LEISA
    • (c) HEIA
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  11. 11. The main symptom of foot and mouth disease is

    • (a) Sunken eyes
    • (b) Bloody diarrohea
    • (c) Rapid pulse and heart rates
    • (d) Blisters in the mouth and on feet
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    Answer: (d)

  12. 12. The cost of production can be minimized by using the principle of

    • (a) Law of returns
    • (b) Law of opportunity costs
    • (c) Law of least-cost combination
    • (d) Cost principle
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    Answer: (c)

  13. 13. Orobanche weed is related to the crops

    • (a) Wheat, Gram
    • (b) Bajra, Maize
    • (c) Mustard,Tobacco
    • (d) Cotton, Berseem
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    Answer: (c)

  14. 14. Who is called as Father of PRA ?

    • (a) Robert Chambers
    • (b) Neils Rolling
    • (c) Van den Ban
    • (d) Paul Leagans
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    Answer: (a)

  15. 15. Site of protein synthesis is

    • (a) Ribosome
    • (b) Mitochondria
    • (c) Chloroplast
    • (d) Nucleus
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    Answer: (a)

  16. 16. Of the four major groups of bio-stimulants, which one provides protection from biotic and abiotic stresses?

    • (a) Humic substances
    • (b) Amino acid/Protein hydrolysates
    • (c) Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPB)
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (b)

  17. 17. Which one of the following fertilizer is also known as amide and organic fertilizer ?

    • (a) Sodium nitrate
    • (b) Ammonium nitrate
    • (c) Urea
    • (d) Calcium sulphate
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    Answer: (c)

  18. 18. Select the crop rotation having deep root system.

    • (a) Rice – Wheat – Maize
    • (b) Sugarcane – Safflower – Castor
    • (c) Groundnut – Tobacco – Papaya
    • (d) Onion – Garlic – Vegetables
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    Answer: (b)

  19. 19. The role of extension education in agricultural development is largely

    • (a) Administrative
    • (b) Supervisory
    • (c) Authoritative
    • (d) Catalytic
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    Answer: (d)

  20. 20. The pH of fresh milk is

    • (a) 6.0
    • (b) 6.7
    • (c) 7.2
    • (d) 7.7
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    Answer: (b)

  21. 21. Operation holding refers to

    • (a) Land area owned by farmers
    • (b) Cropped area cultivated by farmers
    • (c) Net land area cultivated by farmers
    • (d) Land area leased in by farmers
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    Answer: (c)

  22. 22. Common bread wheat (T. aestivum) having 2n=42 is an

    • (a) Hexaploid
    • (b) Diploid
    • (c) Tetraploid
    • (d) Monoploid
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    Answer: (a)

  23. 23. Which of the following is considered as a recent preventive measure for weed management in Direct Seeded Rice?

    • (a) Residual mulching
    • (b) Crop rotation
    • (c) Seed predation
    • (d) Intercultivation
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    Answer: (c)

  24. 24. Phalaris minor weed belongs to the family

    • (a) Cyperaceae
    • (b) Gramineae
    • (c) Number of humid months
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  25. 25. When a F1 hybrid is crossed with one of its parents, it is called

    • (a) Test cross
    • (b) Back cross
    • (c) Mass selection
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  26. 26. Depletion of ozone layer causes

    • (a) Global warming
    • (b) UV radiation reaching the earth
    • (c) Excess rainfall
    • (d) Acid rain
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    Answer: (b)

  27. 27. Which one of the following is used as an antiseptic as well as to treat some kinds of infections in animals ?

    • (a) Urea
    • (b) Phosphoric acid
    • (c) Chloroform
    • (d) Boric acid
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    Answer: (d)

  28. 28. Digestive enzymes are found in digestive tracts of animals especially in the

    • (a) Chromosomes
    • (b) Lysosomes
    • (c) Golgi bodies
    • (d) Mitochondria
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    Answer: (b)

  29. 29. Initial seed of an improved variety is known by the name

    • (a) Breeder seed
    • (b) Foundation seed
    • (c) Nucleus seed
    • (d) Registered seed
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    Answer: (c)

  30. 30. Heat-resistant fungi contamination has become major problem especially in processing of fruits like

    • (a) Strawberry
    • (b) Mango
    • (c) Citrus
    • (d) Apple
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    Answer: (a)

  31. 31. Which of the following principle is employed in production when resources are scarce ?

    • (a) Equi-marginal principle
    • (b) Comparative advantage
    • (c) Law of returns
    • (d) None of the above
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    Answer: (a)

  32. 32. Mastitis is an infectious disease of milch animals that affects mainly

    • (a) Breasts
    • (b) Legs
    • (c) Tail
    • (d) Mouth
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    Answer: (a)

  33. 33. Which one of the following is also known as caustic soda ?

    • (a) Sodium peroxide
    • (b) Ammonium hydroxide
    • (c) Sodium hydroxide
    • (d) None of the above
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    Answer: (c)

  34. 34. In cellular respiration, the process of glycolysis takes place in

    • (a) Mitochondria
    • (b) Plastids
    • (c) Peroxisomes
    • (d) Cytoplasm
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    Answer: (d)

  35. 35. Communication taking place between the farmers and the extension people are, usually

    • (a) Formal and personal in nature
    • (b) Informal and impersonal in nature
    • (c) Formal and impersonal in nature
    • (d) Informal and personal in nature
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    Answer: (b)

  36. 36. Bt cotton is a Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) cotton variety having the feature of

    • (a) Insecticide tolerant
    • (b) Fungicide tolerant
    • (c) Herbicide tolerant
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (a)

  37. 37. Which of the following represents hormone based Plant Bio-Regulator (PBR) ?

    • (a) Potassium
    • (b) Polyamines
    • (c) Nitric oxide
    • (d) Salicylic acid
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    Answer: (d)

  38. 38. In which of the following cases of plant population types, the inter plant competition may be sufficiently severe at the time of flower initiation ?

    • (a) Wide spacings
    • (b) Moderately dense stands
    • (c) Very dense stands
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  39. 39. Endosperm is absent in seeds of

    • (a) Orchids
    • (b) Wheat
    • (c) Castor
    • (d) Maize
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    Answer: (a)

  40. 40. Generally, a soybean seed contains

    • (a) 20% oil and 40% protein
    • (b) 20% oil and 20% protein
    • (c) 40% oil and 40% protein
    • (d) 40% oil and 20% protein
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    Answer: (a)

  41. 41. SAMETI is State level training institute under

    • (a) ATMA
    • (b) MGNREGA
    • (c) NRLM
    • (d) SRLM
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    Answer: (a)

  42. 42. Milk fever is a cattle disease characterised by

    • (a) Increased blood calcium level
    • (b) Reduced blood calcium level
    • (c) Increased sugar level in blood
    • (d) Reduced sugar level in blood
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    Answer: (b)

  43. 43. When the yield is the product of vegetative crop growth, density – yield relationship is

    • (a) Asymptotic
    • (b) Parabolic
    • (c) Non-Parabolic
    • (d) Linear
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    Answer: (a)

  44. 44. Sucrose is a non-reducing disaccharide composed of

    • (a) Glucose and fructose
    • (b) Glucose and maltose
    • (c) Glucose and galactose
    • (d) Fructose and galactose
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    Answer: (a)

  45. 45. Both embryonic and post-embryonic type of root system is found in

    • (a) Bajra
    • (b) Sorghum
    • (c) Finger millet
    • (d) Maize
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    Answer: (d)

  46. 46. Short-day plants are

    • (a) Short night plants
    • (b) Long night plants
    • (c) Long day plants
    • (d) Day neutral plants
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    Answer: (b)

  47. 47. Communicator is the characteristic element in the model of

    • (a) Leagans
    • (b) Lezwell
    • (c) Berlo
    • (d) Rogers
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    Answer: (a)

  48. 48. Which one of the following insecticide is also used as a growth hormone ?

    • (a) 2, 4-D
    • (b) Chloropyriphos
    • (c) Ethylene
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: —

  49. 49. Which of the following indicates photosynthetic efficiency ?

    • (a) LAD
    • (b) LAI
    • (c) RGR
    • (d) NAR
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    Answer: (d)

  50. 50. BGA is essential for the production of

    • (a) Sugarcane
    • (b) Rice
    • (c) Wheat
    • (d) Maize
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    Answer: (b)

  51. 51. Proteins are complex organic compounds composed of

    • (a) Carboxylic acids
    • (b) Amino acids
    • (c) Citric acids
    • (d) Enzymes
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    Answer: (b)

  52. 52. “DUS – test” is for testing

    • (a) Irrigation
    • (b) Variation in crop varieties
    • (c) Cattle breeds
    • (d) Milk purity
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    Answer: (b)

  53. 53. The bacteria that fixes nitrogen after becoming established inside the root nodules of legumes is

    • (a) Mycorrihiza
    • (b) Actinomycetes
    • (c) Bacillus
    • (d) Rhizobium
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    Answer: (d)

  54. 54. AGMARK logo is denoted on

    • (a) Synthetic products
    • (b) Organic products
    • (c) Agricultural products
    • (d) Industrial products
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    Answer: (c)

  55. 55. Crops grown on acid sulphate soils suffer mainly due to

    • (a) Low pH
    • (b) Dissolved ions of Al, Fe and Mn
    • (c) Aluminium toxicity
    • (d) Presence of excess pyrites
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    Answer: (c)

  56. 56. A disaccharide sugar composed of galactose and glucose that is found in milk is

    • (a) Sucrose
    • (b) Maltose
    • (c) Lactose
    • (d) Fructose
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    Answer: (c)

  57. 57. One of the training methods which can be applied to change the attitude of trainees is

    • (a) Method demonstration
    • (b) Study tours
    • (c) Symposium
    • (d) Workshop
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    Answer: (d)

  58. 58. Triticale is a cross between

    • (a) Wheat and Rye
    • (b) Wheat and Bajra
    • (c) Bajra and Rye
    • (d) Wheat and Maize
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    Answer: (a)

  59. 59. Heat trapping is extremely beneficial in

    • (a) Tropical climate
    • (b) Temperate climate
    • (c) Sub-tropical climate
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  60. 60. Seed rate of composite maize per hectare is

    • (a) 15 – 18 kg
    • (b) 10 – 12 kg
    • (c) 20 – 25 kg
    • (d) 18 – 20 kg
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    Answer: (d)

  61. 61. Category of plant competition in which yield of each species is greater than expected is

    • (a) Mutual inhibition
    • (b) Mutual cooperation
    • (c) Compensation
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (b)

  62. 62. Nutrient also known as “ultra-micro nutrient” is –

    • (a) Calcium
    • (b) Magnesium
    • (c) Molybdenum
    • (d) Zinc
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    Answer: (c)

  63. 63. What is necessary for seed formation in plants ?

    • (a) Meiosis
    • (b) Mitosis
    • (c) Male sterility
    • (d) All these
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    Answer: (a)

  64. 64. NABARD was established during the year

    • (a) 1928
    • (b) 1934
    • (c) 1935
    • (d) 1955
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    Answer: —

  65. 65. Apicotyl grafting is used as a propagation technique in Maharashtra for which fruit crop ?

    • (a) Mango
    • (b) Papaya
    • (c) Banana
    • (d) Guava
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    Answer: (a)

  66. 66. The process of separation of fibre from stem is

    • (a) Ratooning
    • (b) Thrashing
    • (c) Retting
    • (d) Smashing
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    Answer: (c)

  67. 67. Site of vernalization in seeds is

    • (a) Radicle
    • (b) Seed coat
    • (c) Plumule
    • (d) None of the above
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    Answer: (c)

  68. 68. “Cat face” is a physiological disorder of

    • (a) Okra
    • (b) Tomato
    • (c) Cauliflower
    • (d) Onion
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    Answer: (b)

  69. 69. Which of the following triggers the mobilization of stored food in germinating seeds ?

    • (a) ABA
    • (b) GA
    • (c) Cytokinin
    • (d) Ethylene
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    Answer: (b)

  70. 70. Rashtriya Krishi VikasYojana (RKVY) was launched during which Five Year Plan (FYP) ?

    • (a) IX FYP
    • (b) X FYP
    • (c) XI FYP
    • (d) XII FYP
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    Answer: (c)

  71. 71. Flaming as an alternative weed control tool, controls weeds primarily by

    • (a) Tissue desiccation
    • (b) Cell membrane rupturing
    • (c) Loss of membrane integrity
    • (d) Coagulation of membrane proteins
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    Answer: (b)

  72. 72. Which one of the following is an example of organic manure ?

    • (a) Sodium nitrate
    • (b) Urea
    • (c) Ammonium sulphate
    • (d) Ammonium chloride
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    Answer: (b)

  73. 73. The Headquarter of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is at

    • (a) Rome, Italy
    • (b) Colombo, Sri Lanka
    • (c) Hyderabad, India
    • (d) Manila, Phillippines
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    Answer: (a)

  74. 74. Hydraulic conductivity of soils varies directly with

    • (a) Capillary porosity
    • (b) Non-capillary porosity
    • (c) Total porosity
    • (d) Water holding capacity
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    Answer: (c)

  75. 75. Beetle is the insect belonging to order

    • (a) Lepidoptera
    • (b) Hemiptera
    • (c) Thysanoptera
    • (d) Coleoptera
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    Answer: (d)

  76. 76. The Headquarter of which of the following organisation is situated at Geneva, Switzerland ?

    • (a) WMO
    • (b) IPRI
    • (c) ICARDA
    • (d) WARDA
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    Answer: (a)

  77. 77. Which one of the following is an annual clover cultivated mostly in irrigated sub-tropical regions and used as fodder for cattle ?

    • (a) Egyptian clover
    • (b) Alsike clover
    • (c) White clover
    • (d) Crimson
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    Answer: (a)

  78. 78. Which element is deficient in milk ?

    • (a) Fe
    • (b) Mg
    • (c) Ca
    • (d) P
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    Answer: (a)

  79. 79. Pectin content can be measured by

    • (a) Drop test
    • (b) Alcohol test
    • (c) Sheet test
    • (d) Tetrazolium test
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    Answer: (b)

  80. 80. The method of irrigation employed in areas of undulated topography is

    • (a) Flood irrigation
    • (b) Sprinkler irrigation
    • (c) Drip irrigation
    • (d) Sub-surface irrigation
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    Answer: (b)

  81. 81. Water Use Efficiency (WUE) is maximum in

    • (a) C₃ plants
    • (b) C₄ plants
    • (c) CAM plants
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (c)

  82. 82. Soils that are composed of 80 – 100% sand, 0 – 10% silt and 0 – 10% clay by volume, is generally known as

    • (a) Sandy soil
    • (b) Loam soil
    • (c) Clay soil
    • (d) Acidic soil
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    Answer: (a)

  83. 83. Manure-N efficiency is

    • (a) Mineralised fraction of manure N
    • (b) Proportion of available N for crop uptake
    • (c) N fertiliser that can be replaced by manure N
    • (d) Crop available N+part of mineralised N available to crop
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    Answer: (d)

  84. 84. Milk vein in cows contains

    • (a) Milk
    • (b) Water
    • (c) Blood
    • (d) Milk and blood
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    Answer: (c)

  85. 85. Scientific name of Red Hairy caterpillar is

    • (a) Maruca vitrata
    • (b) Agrilus ruficollis
    • (c) Trogoderma granarium
    • (d) Amsacta albistriga
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    Answer: (d)

  86. 86. Stooling is an important vegetative propagation technique for

    • (a) Mango
    • (b) Pomegranate
    • (c) Guava
    • (d) Aonla
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    Answer: (c)

  87. 87. The force of attraction of binding the molecules of the same kind is

    • (a) Adhesion
    • (b) Matric force
    • (c) Cohesion
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (c)

  88. 88. Intracellular deposits of which element is known as plant opals

    • (a) Sodium
    • (b) Silicon
    • (c) Nickel
    • (d) Vanadium
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    Answer: (b)

  89. 89. Nitrification is the biological oxidation of ______

    • (a) Ammonia to nitrate
    • (b) Ammonia to nitrogen
    • (c) Nitrogen to nitrate
    • (d) Nitrogen to ammonia
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    Answer: (a)

  90. 90. Which of the following is major scheme of Central Government towards enhancing oil seeds production ?

    • (a) ISOPOM
    • (b) TBOs
    • (c) NMOOP
    • (d) All the above
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    Answer: (d)

  91. 91. Which of these are considered as biologically essential trace elements ?

    • (a) Cu, Cr and Zn
    • (b) Cu, Cd and Zn
    • (c) Cu, Hg and Zn
    • (d) Cu, Pb and Hg
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    Answer: (a)

  92. 92. Which one of the following is the causal agent of crown gall disease (formation of tumours) ?

    • (a) Agrobacterium rhizobacter
    • (b) Agrobacterium tumefaciens
    • (c) Bacillus thuringensis
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  93. 93. Which is the first State in India declared as fully organic State of India ?

    • (a) Gujarat
    • (b) Himachal Pradesh
    • (c) Mizoram
    • (d) Sikkim
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    Answer: (d)

  94. 94. Transgenic golden rice is enriched with

    • (a) Vitamin A
    • (b) Lysine
    • (c) Methionine
    • (d) Vitamin C
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    Answer: (a)

  95. 95. What is the unit of LD 50 ?

    • (a) Milligrams/gram of animal body weight
    • (b) Gram of animal body weight
    • (c) Kilogram/gram of animal body weight
    • (d) Milligram / kilogram of animal body weight
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    Answer: (d)

  96. 96. The upper limit of the soil moisture available for the plant growth is

    • (a) PWP (15 bars)
    • (b) Field capacity (1/3 bars)
    • (c) Hygroscopic co-efficient
    • (d) Matric suction
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    Answer: (b)

  97. 97. The role of phytosiderophores is

    • (a) Water retention
    • (b) Uptake of nutrients
    • (c) Control of pests
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (b)

  98. 98. TPS production technology is related to

    • (a) Potato
    • (b) Tomato
    • (c) Carrot
    • (d) Onion
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    Answer: (a)

  99. 99. Relative weeds are

    • (a) Plants of other crop
    • (b) Plants of same crop but different variety
    • (c) Seasonal weeds
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (a)

  100. 100. Which one of the following is not a 2:1 type of clay mineral ?

    • (a) Montmorillonite
    • (b) Kaolinite
    • (c) Spectite
    • (d) Ellite
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    Answer: (b)

  101. 101. Culling means

    • (a) A system of housing cattle
    • (b) A system of providing feed to cattle
    • (c) A system of removal of unproductive cattle
    • (d) A system of dehorning
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    Answer: (c)

  102. 102. Bordeaux mixture is composed of

    • (a) Copper sulphate, Sodium carbonate and Water
    • (b) Copper sulphate and Ammonium carbonate
    • (c) Copper sulphate, Lime stone and Water
    • (d) Copper sulphate only
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    Answer: (c)

  103. 103. Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology is situated at

    • (a) Raipur, Chhattisgarh
    • (b) Malegaon, Maharashtra
    • (c) Ranchi, Jharkhand
    • (d) New Delhi
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    Answer: (c)

  104. 104. Which crop is known as amphidiploid ?

    • (a) Maize
    • (b) Rice
    • (c) Wheat
    • (d) Pea
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    Answer: (c)

  105. 105. Which of the following process is also known as “tear drops” ?

    • (a) Transpiration
    • (b) Guttation
    • (c) Evaporation
    • (d) Evapotranspiration
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    Answer: (b)

  106. 106. Chrysanthemum is propagated by

    • (a) Terminal cuttings and root suckers
    • (b) Seeds
    • (c) Suckers
    • (d) All of the above
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    Answer: (d)

  107. 107. ZnSO₄ should not be mixed any time with

    • (a) Urea
    • (b) DAP
    • (c) SSP
    • (d) All the above
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    Answer: (b)

  108. 108. An innovative programme of ICAR which is aimed at retaining rural youth in agriculture is

    • (a) Farmers FIRST
    • (b) Students READY
    • (c) Mera gaon,mera gaurav
    • (d) ARYA
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    Answer: (d)

  109. 109. Wheat leaf rust disease is a

    • (a) Bacterial disease
    • (b) Viral disease
    • (c) Fungal disease
    • (d) Phytoplasmal
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    Answer: (c)

  110. 110. Censer type weed seed dispersal mechanism is found in

    • (a) Sorghum halepense
    • (b) Cirsium arvense
    • (c) Argemone mexicana
    • (d) Typha spp
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    Answer: (c)

  111. 111. A device for measuring percolation and leaching losses from a column of soil under controlled conditions is known as

    • (a) Infiltrometer
    • (b) Evaporimeter
    • (c) Psychrometer
    • (d) Lysimeter
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    Answer: (d)

  112. 112. TDN stands for

    • (a) Total Digestible Nutrients
    • (b) Total omega Diet Nutrients
    • (c) Total Dietary Nutrients
    • (d) Trans Dietary Nutrients
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    Answer: (a)

  113. 113. Which one of the following is a good source of potash ?

    • (a) Rock phosphate
    • (b) Basic slag
    • (c) Bone meal
    • (d) Fly ash
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    Answer: (d)

  114. 114. The droplets deposited on tips and margins of leaves of grasses in the morning hours are due to

    • (a) Dew from the air
    • (b) Oozing of leaf sap
    • (c) Water from guttation
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (c)

  115. 115. Banana is propagated by

    • (a) Veneer grafting
    • (b) Seeds
    • (c) Epicotyl grafting
    • (d) Tissue culture
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    Answer: (d)

  116. 116. Kent is an important variety of

    • (a) Berseem
    • (b) Lucern
    • (c) Soybean
    • (d) Oat
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    Answer: (d)

  117. 117. Which is not easy to adopt by small and marginal farmers in India ?

    • (a) Zero tillage
    • (b) Organic farming
    • (c) Precision farming
    • (d) Integrated farming
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    Answer: (c)

  118. 118. Which equipment deals with primary and secondary tillage both ?

    • (a) Desi plough
    • (b) Disc harrow
    • (c) Mould board plough
    • (d) Rotavator
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    Answer: (a)

  119. 119. A derivative of castor oil which is used as lubricant in jet aircrafts is

    • (a) Erucic acid
    • (b) Ricinolic acid
    • (c) Sebacic acid
    • (d) Arachidic acid
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    Answer: (b)

  120. 120. Amongst the exotic breeds of cattle, maximum milk is produced by

    • (a) Brown Swiss
    • (b) Ayreshire
    • (c) Jersey
    • (d) Holstein Friesian
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    Answer: (d)

  121. 121. Vermicompost is the product of the composting process using various species of

    • (a) Insects
    • (b) Earthworms
    • (c) Bacteria
    • (d) All of the above
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    Answer: (b)

  122. 122. A calibrated device for measuring the flow of water in open channel is

    • (a) V-notch
    • (b) Parshall flume
    • (c) Water meter
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  123. 123. Which of the component of seed quality is concerned with seed transmitted diseases ?

    • (a) Physiological
    • (b) Physical
    • (c) Sanitary
    • (d) Genetic
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    Answer: (c)

  124. 124. Boiling of fruits and vegetables for an extended period to remove unpleasant flavour such as tannins is known as

    • (a) Retting
    • (b) Blanching
    • (c) Pasteurizing
    • (d) Thrashing
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    Answer: (b)

  125. 125. Fat soluble Vitamins are

    • (a) Vitamin A, D and K
    • (b) Vitamin A and B
    • (c) Vitamin B and D
    • (d) Vitamin D only
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    Answer: (a)

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Answer key

Answer key from the U.P. Secondary Education Services Selection Board’s official answer key for this sitting. “—” means the key gave none: the question was deleted.

Agriculture

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