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UP TGT 2016 — Agriculture (Series A)

8 or 9 March 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 8 or 9 March 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. Dr.V.Kurien is related to which field ?

    • (a) Animal husbandry
    • (b) Dairy Milk production
    • (c) Fishery science
    • (d) Forage crop production
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    Answer: (b)

  2. 2. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is caused by

    • (a) Virus
    • (b) Bacteria
    • (c) Fungi
    • (d) Protozoa
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    Answer: (a)

  3. 3. Buffalo milk is rich source of

    • (a) Iron and copper
    • (b) Phosphorus and copper
    • (c) Calcium and iron
    • (d) Calcium and phosphorus
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    Answer: (d)

  4. 4. Dark reaction occurs in

    • (a) Grana
    • (b) Stroma
    • (c) Cytoplasm
    • (d) Vacuole
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    Answer: (b)

  5. 5. 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)

  6. 6. Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme was started during the year

    • (a) 2015
    • (b) 2018
    • (c) 2016
    • (d) 2017
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    Answer: (a)

  7. 7. National Food Security Act is also called

    • (a) Right to Work
    • (b) Right to Employment
    • (c) Right to Food
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (c)

  8. 8. The gaseous envelope of invisible film of air surrounding the earth is called as

    • (a) Climate
    • (b) Weather
    • (c) Troposphere
    • (d) Atmosphere
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    Answer: (d)

  9. 9. Zero tillage was first introduced in India under

    • (a) Rice – Wheat cropping system
    • (b) Cotton – Wheat cropping system
    • (c) Sorghum – Wheat cropping system
    • (d) Pearl millet – Wheat cropping system
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    Answer: (a)

  10. 10. Red colour of the soil is due to

    • (a) Haematite
    • (b) Magnetite
    • (c) Silica
    • (d) Organic matter
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    Answer: (a)

  11. 11. The cropping system in which field crops are alternated with pasture crops on the same field

    • (a) Silviculture
    • (b) Agroforestry
    • (c) Arboriculture
    • (d) Ley farming
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    Answer: (d)

  12. 12. “Aki-ochi”, a disorder in Paddy is attributed to

    • (a) Hydrogen sulphide toxicity
    • (b) Boron toxicity
    • (c) Zinc toxicity
    • (d) Sulphur deficiency
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    Answer: (a)

  13. 13. Among the following pulse crops, which one has a characteristic of slow initial growth rate ?

    • (a) Pigeon pea
    • (b) Black gram
    • (c) Mungbean
    • (d) Gram
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    Answer: (a)

  14. 14. Which of the following oilseed crop is known by the name “Unpredictable legume” ?

    • (a) Soybean
    • (b) Groundnut
    • (c) Sunflower
    • (d) Linseed
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    Answer: (b)

  15. 15. Which of the following oilseed crop plant has spines on its surface ?

    • (a) Mustard
    • (b) Sunflower
    • (c) Safflower
    • (d) Soybean
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    Answer: (c)

  16. 16. Which form of Nitrogen is available in urea ?

    • (a) Amide
    • (b) Ammonical
    • (c) Nitrate
    • (d) Nitrite
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    Answer: (a)

  17. 17. The process of conversion of available form of nutrient into unavailable form through microbial action is known as

    • (a) Immobilization
    • (b) Mineralization
    • (c) Fixation
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (a)

  18. 18. The end product of organic matter decomposition is

    • (a) Humic acid
    • (b) Fulvic acid
    • (c) Lignin
    • (d) Humus
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    Answer: (d)

  19. 19. Which gene is responsible for Nitrogen fixation ?

    • (a) Nif gene
    • (b) Norin-1
    • (c) Norin-10
    • (d) Nif-1
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    Answer: (a)

  20. 20. Transpiration will be maximum during

    • (a) Morning
    • (b) Evening
    • (c) Night
    • (d) Afternoon
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    Answer: (d)

  21. 21. Which irrigation system is known to provide highest irrigation efficiency ?

    • (a) Surface method
    • (b) Sub surface method
    • (c) Sprinkler method
    • (d) Trickle method
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    Answer: (d)

  22. 22. Most suitable method of irrigation used for widely spaced crops, orchard trees and vegetables is

    • (a) Drip irrigation
    • (b) Sprinkler irrigation
    • (c) Cablegation
    • (d) Surge irrigation
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    Answer: (a)

  23. 23. Contour cultivation is done

    • (a) Along the slope of the field
    • (b) Across the slope of the field
    • (c) Even topographic land
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  24. 24. Check dams are constructed for

    • (a) Controlling gully erosion
    • (b) Water harvesting
    • (c) Both (A) and (B)
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (c)

  25. 25. In which type of bees, stings are found ?

    • (a) Queen
    • (b) Drone
    • (c) Worker
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (c)

  26. 26. The carrier of leaf curl tomato virus is

    • (a) White fly
    • (b) Beetle
    • (c) Soil borne bacteria
    • (d) Striga plant
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    Answer: (a)

  27. 27. Quality seed refers to

    • (a) Genetic purity
    • (b) Physical purity
    • (c) Seed quality parameters
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (d)

  28. 28. Which zone of the country has emerged as good location for potato seed production ?

    • (a) Northern plains
    • (b) Western plains
    • (c) Central plains
    • (d) Eastern plains
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    Answer: (a)

  29. 29. All the released and notified varieties which are in seed production chain are known as

    • (a) Extinct varieties
    • (b) Candidate varieties
    • (c) Example varieties
    • (d) Reference varieties
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    Answer: (d)

  30. 30. Parthenocarpic fruits are

    • (a) False fruits
    • (b) Composite fruits
    • (c) Seedless fruits
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (c)

  31. 31. Fleshy edible part of knol-khol is an enlargement of

    • (a) Root
    • (b) Stem
    • (c) Leaf
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  32. 32. ‘Operation flood’ refers to

    • (a) Flood control
    • (b) Milk production
    • (c) Control of soil erosion
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  33. 33. Ongole is a breed of

    • (a) Cow
    • (b) Buffalo
    • (c) Goat
    • (d) Camel
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    Answer: (a)

  34. 34. Milk sugar is

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

  35. 35. Highest photosynthesis occurs in

    • (a) Red light
    • (b) Blue light
    • (c) Green light
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (a)

  36. 36. ATMA Scheme is being sponsored by

    • (a) State Government
    • (b) Central Government
    • (c) ICAR
    • (d) NABARD
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    Answer: (b)

  37. 37. Which of the following is major scheme of Central Government towards enhancing oilseeds production ?

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

  38. 38. Contract Farming is deal between

    • (a) Producers and sponsored companies
    • (b) Producers and mediators
    • (c) Mediators and companies
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (a)

  39. 39. The condition favourable for precipitation to occur is

    • (a) Low moisture content
    • (b) High moisture content
    • (c) Cooling of air
    • (d) Descending air
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    Answer: (c)

  40. 40. Which soil has the highest Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) ?

    • (a) Loamy soils
    • (b) Sandy loam
    • (c) Sandy soils
    • (d) Clay loam
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    Answer: (d)

  41. 41. All are true statements with respect to puddling except

    • (a) It creates impervious layer
    • (b) It checks percolation losses
    • (c) It requires standing water in field
    • (d) It improves soil structure
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    Answer: (d)

  42. 42. Tillage results in

    • (a) Increased bulk density
    • (b) Decreased bulk density
    • (c) No change in bulk density
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  43. 43. Anaerobic environment in paddy soil is responsible for gaseous loss of fertilizer nitrogen by

    • (a) Denitrification
    • (b) Volatilization
    • (c) Nitrification
    • (d) Ammonification
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    Answer: (a)

  44. 44. The best stage for using green cobs of maize for table purposes is

    • (a) Tasseling
    • (b) Silking
    • (c) Soft dough
    • (d) Hard dough
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    Answer: (c)

  45. 45. “Arhar” is commonly known as

    • (a) Pigeon pea (Toor)
    • (b) Black gram (Urd)
    • (c) Bengal gram (Bengali Chana)
    • (d) Green gram (Moong)
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    Answer: (a)

  46. 46. Which characters of Linseed oil favour their use in paints, varnishes and printing ?

    • (a) Fast drying
    • (b) Semi-drying
    • (c) Non-drying
    • (d) Fragrance
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    Answer: (a)

  47. 47. Mycorrhiza helps in the uptake of

    • (a) Potassium
    • (b) Phosphorus
    • (c) Nitrogen
    • (d) Iron
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    Answer: (b)

  48. 48. To reduce the loss of Nitrogen from the applied fertiliser in puddle rice field, urea fertilisers should be applied to /as

    • (a) Oxidized zone
    • (b) Reduced zone
    • (c) Foliar spray
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  49. 49. Commercially, urea fertiliser should not contain biuret % more than

    • (a) 0.5
    • (b) 1.0
    • (c) 1.5
    • (d) 2.0
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    Answer: (c)

  50. 50. Organic matter can be calculated by multiplying organic carbon content by the factor

    • (a) 1.72
    • (b) 1.82
    • (c) 1.92
    • (d) 1.27
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    Answer: (a)

  51. 51. Field water use efficiency is equal to

    • (a) Yield/Water Requirement (Y/WR)
    • (b) Water Requirement/Yield (WR/Y)
    • (c) Yield/Evapotranspiration (Y/ET)
    • (d) Evapotranspiration/Yield (ET/Y)
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    Answer: (a)

  52. 52. Soil water potential can be measured by

    • (a) Tensiometer
    • (b) Neutron moisture meter
    • (c) Pressure plate apparatus
    • (d) All the above
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    Answer: (d)

  53. 53. The total loss of water from soil and plant surface is known as

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

  54. 54. The instrument for measuring water table is

    • (a) Drosometer
    • (b) Piezometer
    • (c) Penetrometer
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  55. 55. The land area which drain to a common point is known as

    • (a) Water harvesting
    • (b) Watershed area
    • (c) Farm pond
    • (d) None of the above
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    Answer: (b)

  56. 56. The three body parts of an insect are

    • (a) Head, thorax and abdomen
    • (b) Head, leg and thorax
    • (c) Head, thorax and wings
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (a)

  57. 57. Smut disease in pearl millet is

    • (a) Soil borne disease
    • (b) Air borne disease
    • (c) Seed borne disease
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (a)

  58. 58. Downey mildew is a

    • (a) Seed borne
    • (b) Soil borne
    • (c) Seed and soil borne
    • (d) Air borne
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    Answer: (c)

  59. 59. Supplementary pollination is generally followed to enhance seedset in

    • (a) Caster
    • (b) Pigeon pea
    • (c) Rice
    • (d) Sunflower
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    Answer: (d)

  60. 60. The quick seed viability test is

    • (a) Tetrazolium test
    • (b) Germination test
    • (c) Field test
    • (d) Vigour test
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    Answer: (a)

  61. 61. For regular bearing in mango, which growth regulator is recommended ?

    • (a) GA3
    • (b) IAA
    • (c) NAA
    • (d) Paclobutrazol
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    Answer: (d)

  62. 62. Vegetables are rich sources of

    • (a) Carbohydrates
    • (b) Proteins
    • (c) Vitamins
    • (d) Fat
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    Answer: (c)

  63. 63. For the purpose of canning, tomato fruits are harvested at

    • (a) Immature green stage
    • (b) Matured green stage
    • (c) Half ripe pink stage
    • (d) Red ripe stage
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    Answer: (d)

  64. 64. Cattle and buffaloes belongs to the family

    • (a) Cammelidae
    • (b) Suidae
    • (c) Equidae
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (d)

  65. 65. Protein present in cow’s milk is

    • (a) Zein
    • (b) Lactalbumin
    • (c) Casein
    • (d) Albumin
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    Answer: (c)

  66. 66. Rinderpest is caused by

    • (a) Bacteria
    • (b) Virus
    • (c) Fungi
    • (d) Protozoa
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    Answer: (b)

  67. 67. NABARD was established during the year

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

  68. 68. 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)

  69. 69. Which crop figures in the logo of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) ?

    • (a) Wheat
    • (b) Paddy
    • (c) Pigeon pea
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (a)

  70. 70. The type of rains on the slopes of Western Ghats is

    • (a) Cyclonic
    • (b) Convectional
    • (c) Orographic
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (c)

  71. 71. The relationship between plant growth duration and temperature is termed as

    • (a) Base temperature
    • (b) Growing Degree Days
    • (c) Photo Thermal Unit (PTU)
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  72. 72. Intercultivation operations are meant for

    • (a) Roughing
    • (b) Thinning
    • (c) Destroying weeds
    • (d) Maintaining optimum plant stand
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    Answer: (c)

  73. 73. Soil crusting is a problem in

    • (a) Vertisols
    • (b) Alfisols
    • (c) Aridisols
    • (d) Inceptisols
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    Answer: (c)

  74. 74. Pulses are preferred in cropping system as they are

    • (a) Rich in protein
    • (b) Short duration crops
    • (c) Drought resistant crops
    • (d) Fertility restorer crops
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    Answer: (d)

  75. 75. Barley is a quite famous commodity in

    • (a) Baking industry
    • (b) Malting and brewing industry
    • (c) Starch industry
    • (d) Flour industry
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    Answer: (b)

  76. 76. Which of the following pulse crop is popularly called as “Vegetable meat” ?

    • (a) Green gram
    • (b) Black gram
    • (c) Cow pea
    • (d) Pigeon pea
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    Answer: (c)

  77. 77. Which of the following commonly indicate Rapeseed ?

    • (a) Rai
    • (b) Raya
    • (c) Laha
    • (d) Sarson and Toria
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    Answer: (d)

  78. 78. Complete fertiliser means – fertiliser which contains

    • (a) One major nutrient
    • (b) Three primary nutrients
    • (c) Two primary nutrients
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  79. 79. KCl is otherwise called as

    • (a) SOP (Sulphate of Potash)
    • (b) MOP (Muriate of Potash)
    • (c) Gromor
    • (d) Suphala
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    Answer: (b)

  80. 80. The micro-organism involved in conversion of nitrite to nitrate form is

    • (a) Nitrobacter
    • (b) Nitrosomonas
    • (c) Pseudomonas
    • (d) Nitrosococcus
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    Answer: (a)

  81. 81. Chemical formula of gypsum is

    • (a) CaSO₄ . 7H₂O
    • (b) CaSO₄ . 2H₂O
    • (c) CaSO₄ . 3H₂O
    • (d) CaSO₄
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    Answer: (b)

  82. 82. Darcy’s law is related to

    • (a) Flow of liquid through porous medium
    • (b) Infilterability
    • (c) Permeability
    • (d) Water potential
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    Answer: (a)

  83. 83. Which of the following is accumulated in plant body during water stress ?

    • (a) Fats
    • (b) Proteins
    • (c) Proline
    • (d) Water
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    Answer: (c)

  84. 84. Transpiration is

    • (a) Evaporation
    • (b) Depletion of ground water
    • (c) Evaporation from plant
    • (d) Water loss from plant surface
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    Answer: (d)

  85. 85. Upper limit of available water in soil is

    • (a) Saturation capacity
    • (b) Field capacity
    • (c) Water retention capacity
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  86. 86. Agrostology is the study of

    • (a) Weeds
    • (b) Grasses
    • (c) Trees
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  87. 87. Entomology refers to

    • (a) Study of insects
    • (b) Study of nematodes
    • (c) Study of honeybees
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (a)

  88. 88. ‘Dead Heart’ in sugarcane is caused by

    • (a) Pyrilla insects
    • (b) Top borer
    • (c) Gandhi bug
    • (d) Shoot weevil
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    Answer: (b)

  89. 89. Mycology is related to the study of

    • (a) Bacteria
    • (b) Virus
    • (c) Algae
    • (d) Fungi
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    Answer: (d)

  90. 90. The plant which is little deviated from the main crop is called as

    • (a) Voluntary plant
    • (b) Off type
    • (c) Pollen shedder
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  91. 91. Seeds with no endosperm is

    • (a) Albuminous seeds
    • (b) Exalbuminous seeds
    • (c) Perispermic seeds
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  92. 92. A mature and ripened ovary containing seed is refered as

    • (a) Stone
    • (b) Embryo
    • (c) Fruit
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (c)

  93. 93. Which of the following fruit is most considered for marmalade preparation ?

    • (a) Guava
    • (b) Litchi
    • (c) Orange
    • (d) Apple
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    Answer: (c)

  94. 94. Which of the following vegetables belong to the family Chenopodiaceae ?

    • (a) Potato
    • (b) Sweet potato
    • (c) Okra
    • (d) Spinach
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    Answer: (d)

  95. 95. Colostrum feeding is necessary for

    • (a) Enhancing protein
    • (b) To ease digestion
    • (c) Disease resistance
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (d)

  96. 96. Cattle plague is an another name for

    • (a) Anthrax
    • (b) Rinderpest
    • (c) Mastitis
    • (d) Cow pox
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    Answer: (b)

  97. 97. Expulsion of foetus from cow is known as

    • (a) Calving
    • (b) Farrowing
    • (c) Kidding
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (a)

  98. 98. Which of the following plant has higher photorespiration rate ?

    • (a) Sorghum
    • (b) Paddy
    • (c) Maize
    • (d) Sugarcane
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    Answer: (b)

  99. 99. The headquarter of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is at

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

  100. 100. National Institute of Biotic Stress Management is situated at

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

  101. 101. The condition of the atmosphere at a given place and time is termed as

    • (a) Climate
    • (b) Weather
    • (c) Meteorology
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (b)

  102. 102. Cloud seeding is done with the help of

    • (a) Silver iodide
    • (b) Magnesium iodide
    • (c) Strontium chloride
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (a)

  103. 103. Macropores of the soil are usually filled with

    • (a) Water
    • (b) Air
    • (c) Water and air both
    • (d) Nutrients
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    Answer: (c)

  104. 104. The machinery equipment which is not used in conservation agriculture is

    • (a) Happy seeder
    • (b) Rotavator
    • (c) Turbo seeder
    • (d) Raised bed planter
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    Answer: (b)

  105. 105. Repetitive growing of same crop on the same field over several years is known as

    • (a) Mono cropping
    • (b) Sole cropping
    • (c) Multiple cropping
    • (d) Pure cropping
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    Answer: (a)

  106. 106. The most critical stage for irrigation in wheat is

    • (a) Flowering
    • (b) Dough stage
    • (c) Late jointing
    • (d) Crown root initiation
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    Answer: (d)

  107. 107. In food dishes like dosa and idli, which of the following pulse crop is used as main ingredient ?

    • (a) Mungbean
    • (b) Black gram
    • (c) Pigeon pea
    • (d) Soybean
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    Answer: (b)

  108. 108. Aflatoxin problem is more predominant in which of the following oilseed crop ?

    • (a) Pigeon pea
    • (b) Soybean
    • (c) Groundnut
    • (d) Mustard
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    Answer: (c)

  109. 109. The fruit of mustard plant is called by the name

    • (a) Capsule
    • (b) Berry
    • (c) Siliqua
    • (d) Drupe
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    Answer: (c)

  110. 110. Inherent capacity of soil to supply nutrient to plants in adequate and in suitable proportion is

    • (a) Soil productivity
    • (b) Soil fertility
    • (c) Soil sickness
    • (d) Soil health
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    Answer: (b)

  111. 111. Which one of the following fertilisers is totally imported from outside to India ?

    • (a) Nitrogen fertilisers
    • (b) Phosphatic fertilisers
    • (c) Potassic fertilisers
    • (d) Sulfur fertilisers
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    Answer: (c)

  112. 112. Mycorrhiza is associated with which part of the plant ?

    • (a) Root
    • (b) Shoot
    • (c) Leaf
    • (d) Seed
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    Answer: (a)

  113. 113. Which of the following soil types holds maximum water ?

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

  114. 114. Which of the following is affected first under water stress conditions ?

    • (a) Cell division and elongation
    • (b) Photosynthesis
    • (c) Transpiration
    • (d) Protein synthesis
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    Answer: (a)

  115. 115. Which of the following crop requires more water ?

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

  116. 116. Which of the following is not related with plant water status ?

    • (a) Relative Water Content
    • (b) Diffusion Pressure Deficit
    • (c) Turgor potential
    • (d) Infiltration rate
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    Answer: (d)

  117. 117. Soil compaction caused by use of heavy machinery

    • (a) Increases soil erodability
    • (b) Decreases soil erodability
    • (c) No effect on soil erodability
    • (d) None of these
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    Answer: (a)

  118. 118. Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) was proposed by

    • (a) Willey
    • (b) Wischmeyer
    • (c) Pennman
    • (d) Blaney and Criddle
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    Answer: (b)

  119. 119. Acaricides are used against

    • (a) Mites
    • (b) Beetles
    • (c) Moths
    • (d) Boll worms
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    Answer: (a)

  120. 120. Which of the following is a viral disease ?

    • (a) Blight of rice
    • (b) Ring rot of potato
    • (c) Potato mosaic
    • (d) Black arm of cotton
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    Answer: (c)

  121. 121. Minimum isolation distance requirement in quality seed production is to

    • (a) Maintain genetic purity
    • (b) Prevent admixture
    • (c) Both (A) and (B)
    • (d) Avoid pest disease attack
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    Answer: (c)

  122. 122. The seeds of sunflower are called as

    • (a) Achene
    • (b) Caryopsis
    • (c) Utricle
    • (d) Schizocarp
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    Answer: (a)

  123. 123. The process of eradication of pathogen from the seed surface is

    • (a) Seed disinfection
    • (b) Seed disinfestation
    • (c) Seed protection
    • (d) None of these
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  124. 124. Sweetest sugar present in fruit is

    • (a) Glucose
    • (b) Galactose
    • (c) Fructose
    • (d) Sucrose
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    Answer: (c)

  125. 125. Delayed harvesting of radish results in

    • (a) Forking
    • (b) Pithiness
    • (c) Deformed roots
    • (d) All of these
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    Answer: (b)

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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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