CCSHAU M.Sc. Agriculture Entrance Exam 2024-2025 - Question Paper
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Question No. 1
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Gregor John Mendel is known as father of genetics and he was successful in his experiments because of
A.
He studied pea plant genetics
B.
He used pure genetic stocks
C.
He chose one trait at a time in his studies
D.
He was good at statistics
Question No. 2
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Double monosomy
A.
2n-1
B.
2n+1
C.
2n+1+1
D.
2n-1-1
Question No. 3
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Most widely used Breeding method in crop plants is
A.
Pedigree selection
B.
Mass selection
C.
Back cross method
D.
Single Seed Descend
Question No. 4
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If the recombination frequency is 5% between two loci, what would be the distance between them in terms of centi morgan unit
A.
0 CM
B.
5 CM
C.
50 CM
D.
100 CM
Question No. 5
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Fundamental molecular mechanism that explains genetic recombination occurs between homologous DNA molecules proposed by
A.
James Watson
B.
Francis Crick
C.
Robin Holliday
D.
Rosalind Franklin
Question No. 6
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Plant ideotype concept was proposed by
A.
Donald
B.
Duwig
C.
Dope
D.
Douglass
Question No. 7
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Simultaneous improvement of two populations is possible in
A.
Poly cross
B.
Diallele selective Mating
C.
Reciprocal Recurrent Selection
D.
Top cross
Question No. 8
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Presence of B(Maintainer line) Genotype in A (Female line) line is called as
A.
Off type
B.
Partial true to type
C.
Pollen shedder
D.
Rogue
Question No. 9
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Which design suited for testing large germplasm?
A.
Honeycomb Design
B.
Augmented Design
C.
Lattice Design
D.
Grid method
Question No. 10
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Goodness of fit can be tested with the help of
A.
z test
B.
t test
C.
F test
D.
Chi square test
Question No. 11
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PPVFRA Head Quarters is located at
A.
New Delhi
B.
Mumbai
C.
Chennai
D.
Kolkata
Question No. 12
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Which one is not a dominant marker?
A.
RFLP
B.
SSR
C.
AFLP
D.
ISSR
Question No. 13
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How farmers modify crop microclimate to improve productivity?
A.
By planting only one type of crop in their farm
B.
By changing soil composition in their farm
C.
By altering atmospheric pressure surrounding in their farm
D.
By using windbreaks and mulching in their farm
Question No. 14
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What is the main cause of climate change globally?
A.
Increased greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)
B.
Natural variations in Earth’s orbit by natural disaster
C.
Changes in ocean currents (Arabian & Bay of Bengal ocean)
D.
Movements of tectonic plate
Question No. 15
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GIS is commonly used in agriculture for
A.
Determining fertilizer composition
B.
Studying ocean currents
C.
Mapping land use patterns
D.
Measuring atmospheric pressure
Question No. 16
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The term ‘extension education’ was first used in which year?
A.
1866
B.
1868
C.
1873
D.
1976
Question No. 17
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Lab to land programme was launched by _________.
A.
NAARM
B.
MANAGE
C.
NIRD
D.
ICAR
Question No. 18
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Speaker, Speech and audience are related to
A.
Berlo Model
B.
Leagans Model
C.
Aristotle Model
D.
None of these
Question No. 19
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How many stages identified in the adoption process by the North Central Rural Sociology Subcommittee for the study of the diffusion of farm practices?
A.
Five
B.
Six
C.
Seven
D.
Eight
Question No. 20
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Which one is an element of extension programme planning?
A.
Collection of facts
B.
Analysis of situation
C.
Evaluation of progress
D.
All of these
Question No. 21
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Entrepreneur is derived from _______ word.
A.
Latin
B.
French
C.
Greek
D.
German
Question No. 22
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Who is minister of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India?
A.
Shri Chirag Paswan
B.
Shri Nitin Jairam Gadkari
C.
Smt. Annpurna Devi
D.
Shri Jitan Ram Manjhi
Question No. 23
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Minimum genetic purity percent in foundation seed is
A.
99
B.
85
C.
98
D.
100
Question No. 24
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In India certification of seed bags for sale is
A.
Compulsory
B.
Seller wish
C.
Voluntary
D.
All of these
Question No. 25
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Seed coat peroxidase test is used in
A.
Sorghum
B.
Soybean
C.
Wheat
D.
Groundnut
Question No. 26
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Which among these is a post –harvest technology suitable for women farmers?
A.
Combine harvester
B.
Grain cleaner cum grader
C.
Drone sprayer
D.
Hydraulic trailer
Question No. 27
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How can climate change lead to irrigated agriculture?
A.
By providing more consistent rainfall
B.
By increasing crop resistance to pests
C.
By causing extremes weather patterns and water scarcity
D.
By stabilizing seasonal temperature ranges
Question No. 28
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Groundnut belongs to which group based on economic use
A.
Cereal
B.
Oilseed
C.
Fibre
D.
Fodder
Question No. 29
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Which of the following is a micronutrient for plants?
A.
Phosphorus
B.
Potassium
C.
Manganese
D.
Calcium
Question No. 30
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What is the major factor affecting water use efficiency in plants?
A.
Soil colour
B.
Leaf area index
C.
Air pressure
D.
Rock type in soil
Question No. 31
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Which form of the soil water is available to plants?
A.
Gravitational water
B.
Hygroscopic water
C.
Capillary water
D.
Chemical water
Question No. 32
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What is the average duration (maturity) of pearl millet crop
A.
60-75 days
B.
90-110 days
C.
120-140 days
D.
150-160 days
Question No. 33
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Which of the following is not a benefit of napier grass?
A.
High fodder yield
B.
Drought resistance
C.
Improves soil nitrogen naturally
D.
Can be harvested multiple times a year
Question No. 34
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One of the most serious insect/pests affecting the yield of cowpea is
A.
Aphids
B.
Bollworms
C.
Pod borer
D.
Stem borer
Question No. 35
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Sunflower oil is considered healthy due to its high content of
A.
Saturated fats
B.
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
C.
Trans fats
D.
Cholesterol
Question No. 36
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The species of rhizobium associated with the cultivation of chickpea crop is
A.
Rhizobium leguminosarum
B.
Rhizobium japonicum
C.
Rhizobium ciceri
D.
Rhizobium phaseoli
Question No. 37
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Which of the following is a method of curing tobacco?
A.
Sun curing
B.
Fire curing
C.
Flue curing
D.
All of these
Question No. 38
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Which part of the Parthenium weed plant contains the highest concentration of allelochemicals
A.
Root
B.
Leaf
C.
Stem
D.
Seed
Question No. 39
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What type of adjuvant helps herbicides resist being washed off by rain shortly after application
A.
Drift retardants
B.
Rainfastness agents
C.
Penetrants
D.
Stickers
Question No. 40
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The main sweetening compounds in Stevia leaves are
A.
Glucose and fructose
B.
Steviol glycosides
C.
Xylitol and sorbitol
D.
Sucrose and maltose
Question No. 41
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Which is the major pest affecting coconut plant?
A.
Stem borer
B.
Rhinoceros beetle
C.
Root aphids
D.
Fruit fly
Question No. 42
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Aonla is highly tolerant to
A.
Frost
B.
Drought
C.
Waterlogging
D.
Acidic soil
Question No. 43
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An LER value greater than 1 in the intercropping system indicates
A.
Lower productivity than Monocropping
B.
Equal productivity as Monocropping
C.
Higher productivity than monocropping
D.
Unprofitable intercropping
Question No. 44
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Which of the following crop is the most suitable to be used as a contingency crop in dryland areas with late monsoon
A.
Wheat
B.
Sugarcane
C.
Pearl millet
D.
Maize
Question No. 45
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Pheromone traps are primarily used for
A.
Pest attraction and monitoring
B.
Pest eradication by poisoning
C.
Fertilizer application
D.
Enhancing crop growth
Question No. 46
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Which farming practice complements the use of bird perches to maximize pest control
A.
Use of chemical pesticides
B.
Habitat diversification and planting flowering plants
C.
Frequent tilling
D.
Burning crop residues
Question No. 47
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Female citrus nematode (Tylenchulus semipenetrans) produce gelatinous matrix through
A.
Excretory pore
B.
Esophageal gland
C.
Rectal gland
D.
Phasmids
Question No. 48
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Which of the following groups of entomopathogenic nematodes are highly pathogenic to insects
A.
Diplogasterids and Strongylids
B.
Steinernematids and Heterorhabditids
C.
Mermithids and Sphaerulariids
D.
Aphelenchids and Sphaerulariids
Question No. 49
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Scientific name of Lesion/meadow nematode is
A.
Ditylenchus
B.
Pratylenchus
C.
Paratylenchus
D.
Tylenchorynchus
Question No. 50
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Which type of tomato plant requires staking or trellising for support?
A.
Determinate
B.
Heirloom
C.
Indeterminate
D.
Hybrid
Question No. 51
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Bitterness in brinjal is due to
A.
Solasodine
B.
Trypsin inhibitors
C.
CN glycocides
D.
Anti-vitamin E factor
Question No. 52
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Black rot in cauliflower is caused by
A.
Fungal disease
B.
Viral disease
C.
Bacterial disease
D.
None of the above
Question No. 53
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Which of the following spore types of the rust fungus Puccinia graminis do not cause infection directly?
A.
Teliospores
B.
Aeciospores
C.
Uredospores
D.
Basidiospores
Question No. 54
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Increased concentration of which of the following gases is used to prolong storage of crop produce?
A.
Oxygen
B.
Carbon dioxide
C.
Helium
D.
Nitrogen
Question No. 55
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Obligate fungi can be maintained for long time by-
A.
Storing them at 5-8 ℃
B.
Sand culture tubes
C.
Regularly re-inoculating them on their hosts
D.
Lyophilization
Question No. 56
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What is the shape of Acervuli?
A.
Round
B.
Conical
C.
Obiate
D.
Saucer
Question No. 57
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Fungicide specific to rusts-
A.
Carbendazim
B.
Vitavax
C.
Plantvax
D.
Metalxyl
Question No. 58
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…………………….. is usually measured in cases where there is complete loss of yield in a plant due to the disease.
A.
Disease severity
B.
Disease incidence
C.
Disease prevalence
D.
None of the above
Question No. 59
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Which of the following diseases is generally NOT polycyclic ?
A.
Rust
B.
Leaf spot
C.
Powdery mildew
D.
Smut
Question No. 60
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Luthra solar heat treatment is used for management of which of the following disease of wheat ?
A.
Grain smut
B.
Loose smut
C.
Stem rust
D.
All of these
Question No. 61
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Black heart of potato is caused due to death of tissue due to lack of
A.
Hydrogen
B.
Calcium
C.
Oxygen
D.
H2O
Question No. 62
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Viruses can be inactivated by
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Heat
B.
Insecticides
C.
Antibiotics
D.
All of the above
Question No. 63
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Stem gall of coriander is caused by
A.
Sporisoriumreilianum
B.
Protomyces macrospores
C.
Tolyposporiumehrenbergii
D.
Sphacelothecasorghi
Question No. 64
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Pedocals are soil of non-leaching environment of
A.
Humid climate
B.
Arid climate
C.
Hot-humid climate
D.
Cold-humid climate
Question No. 65
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is an iron-rich, humus-poor mixture of clay with quartz and other diluents?
A.
Duripan
B.
Fragipan
C.
Solum
D.
Plinthite
Question No. 66
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Plant available water held by soil between
A.
Field capacity & permanent wilting point
B.
Permanent wilting point & gravitational water
C.
Permanent wilting point & hygroscopic water
D.
Permanent wilting point & saturation point
Question No. 67
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“Internal cork of apple” is due to deficiency of which of the following nutrient?
A.
Zinc
B.
Copper
C.
Boron
D.
Manganese
Question No. 68
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Blue green algae is an example of N2 fixation?
A.
Symbiotic
B.
Associative
C.
Non-symbiotic
D.
Both A & B
Question No. 69
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Rock Phosphate is a?
A.
Water soluble P fertilizer
B.
Sulphuric acid soluble P fertilizer
C.
Citrate soluble P fertilizer
D.
Nitricacid soluble P fertilizer
Question No. 70
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Which of the following is also called as “KisanKhad”?
A.
Calcium ammonium nitrate
B.
Ammonium nitrate
C.
Ammonium Chloride
D.
Ammonium sulphate
Question No. 71
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What is the critical limit of zinc in soil?
A.
6 ppm
B.
0.6 ppm
C.
0.06 ppm
D.
1.6 ppm
Question No. 72
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The nitrification progresses well when the water content is of the water-holding capacity.
A.
One-third to one-half
B.
One-half
C.
One-half to one- third
D.
One-third
Question No. 73
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Spongy tissue is very common disorder in which of following cultivar of mango?
A.
Totapari
B.
Neelam
C.
Amarapali
D.
Alphonso
Question No. 74
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Bunchy top is a major problem in which fruit crop?
A.
Banana
B.
Guava
C.
Papaya
D.
Orange
Question No. 75
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Apple scab is caused by which of following fungus?
A.
Alternaria
B.
Septoria
C.
Venturia
D.
Fusarium
Question No. 76
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Which of the following is quickest method to raise lawn in home garden?
A.
Seeding
B.
Turfing
C.
Dibbling
D.
Sprinkling
Question No. 77
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Which of the following is a climbing annual with fragrant flowers?
A.
Sweet pea
B.
Candytuft
C.
China aster
D.
Dog flower
Question No. 78
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Which of the following tree is grown for ornamental yellow flowers in Haryana?
A.
Magnolia grandiflora
B.
Kigellia pinnata
C.
Jacaranda mimosifolia
D.
Cassia fistula
Question No. 79
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Trogoderma granarium belongs to which family?
A.
Bostrychidae
B.
Tenebrionidae
C.
Dermestidae
D.
Curculionidae
Question No. 80
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Which layer of the insect integument lacks chitin?
A.
Epicuticle
B.
Exocuticle
C.
Endocuticle
D.
Procuticle
Question No. 81
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What type of antennae are found in male and female mosquitoes?
A.
Geniculate and filiform
B.
Plumose and Pilose
C.
Clavate and Capitate
D.
Capitate and Clavate
Question No. 82
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The monophagous insect-pest of mango, which is also of quarantine importance is
A.
Mango stem borer
B.
Bark eating caterpillar
C.
Mango nut weevil
D.
Mango mealy bug
Question No. 83
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Paurometabolous metamorphosis is characteristic of insects belonging to orders:
A.
Odonata
B.
Orthoptera
C.
Plecoptera
D.
Lepidoptera
Question No. 84
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Which body parts are regulated by the suboesophageal ganglion in insects?
A.
Antennae and eyes
B.
Legs and wings
C.
Abdominal segments and cerci
D.
Mouthparts and salivary glands
Question No. 85
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Grinding of food in the insect digestive system is carried out by
A.
Crop
B.
Proventriculus
C.
Midgut
D.
Malpighian tubules
Question No. 86
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Fruit flies pupate in the
A.
Fruit
B.
Pulp
C.
Soil
D.
Inflorescence
Question No. 87
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What is the full form of SC formulation?
A.
Solid Concentrate
B.
Suspension Concentrate
C.
Sprayable chemical
D.
Soluble Concentrate
Question No. 88
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Scientific name of Sugarcane top borer is
A.
Chilo infuscatellus
B.
Scirpophagaincertulas
C.
Chilo auricilius
D.
Scirpophagaexcerptalis
Question No. 89
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The parapheromone of pink boll worm is
A.
Litlure
B.
Cuelure
C.
Hexalure
D.
Helilure
Question No. 90
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Which organization succeeded the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)?
A.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
B.
World Bank
C.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
D.
World Trade Organization (WTO)
Question No. 91
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Agricultural finance refers to:
A.
Funds required for agricultural activities
B.
Finance required by banks for rural lending
C.
Financial aid to industrial sectors
D.
All of these
Question No. 92
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Which of the following is a characteristic of a perfectly competitive market?
A.
Firms are price takers.
B.
A single seller controls the market.
C.
Firms sell differentiated products.
D.
There are significant barriers to entry.
Question No. 93
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Which of the following is not a factor affecting marketable surplus?
A.
Size of holding
B.
Production
C.
Government policies
D.
Consumption
Question No. 94
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What does market integration refer to?
A.
Expansion of firms by consolidating additional marketing functions under a single management
B.
Merging of different agricultural products
C.
Establishment of international trade agreements
D.
Liquidity
Question No. 95
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Agricultural production economics primarily deals with
A.
Soil fertility management
B.
The application of economic principles to optimize agricultural production
C.
Animal husbandry practices
D.
The study of crop diseases
Question No. 96
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Integrated farming systems aim to:
A.
Maximize output from a single crop
B.
Integrate various agricultural activities to optimize resource use and income
C.
Focus solely on livestock production
D.
Eliminate crop production
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The 7Ps of marketing include all EXCEPT:
A.
Product
B.
Price
C.
Place
D.
Profit
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Which city in Haryana is famous for having one of the largest timber markets in Asia?
A.
Hisar
B.
Karnal
C.
Yamuna Nagar
D.
Ambala
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The headquarters of Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) is at
A.
Jhansi
B.
New Delhi
C.
Solan
D.
Dehra Dun
Question No. 100
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What is the formula to calculate the girth of a tree?
A.
2 πr
B.
πD
C.
Both A & B
D.
None of these
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