CCSHAU M.Sc. Agriculture Entrance Exam 2023-2024 - Question Paper
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Question No. 1
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The highest concentration of ozone is found in -----layer of atmosphere
A.
Troposphere
B.
Stratosphere
C.
Mesosphere
D.
Ionosphere
Question No. 2
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Which weather element shows the highest spatial variation?
A.
Temperature
B.
Wind
C.
Humidity
D.
Rainfall
Question No. 3
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Microclimate may be modified through creation of ---- ------structure
A.
Shelterbelt/windbreak
B.
Agri-voltaic System
C.
Cross ventilation
D.
All of these
Question No. 4
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Who recommends the MSP and issue prices?
A.
Ministry of agriculture
B.
Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
C.
Planning commission
D.
NABARD
Question No. 5
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Name the market in which permanent commodities are traded
A.
Short period market
B.
Bullion market
C.
Secular market
D.
Long period market
Question No. 6
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A budget predicts
A.
Price fluctuations
B.
Income & expenses
C.
Net worth change
D.
Inventory change
Question No. 7
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Net worth is a measure of
A.
Managerial ability
B.
Profitability
C.
Liquidity
D.
Financial position
Question No. 8
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The price below which the seller refuses to sell any of the commodities is
A.
Normal price
B.
Reserve price
C.
Maximum price
D.
Demand price
Question No. 9
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Change in the demand of smart phones due to increase in its price is
A.
Increase of its demand
B.
Decrease of its demand
C.
Contraction of its demand
D.
None of these
Question No. 10
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“Law of variable proportions” is also known as
A.
LDMR
B.
LEMU
C.
LDMU
D.
LEMR
Question No. 11
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Real national income denote
A.
National income at constant price
B.
Per capita income
C.
National income at current prices
D.
Net factor income
Question No. 12
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Which crop associated operations and objectives are not correctly matched?
A.
Sunflower- Assisted pollinationImproved seed set
B.
Tobacco- Topping- Improved leaf nicotine content
C.
Bengal gram- Nipping- Improved branching
D.
Groundnut- Priming- improved pegging
Question No. 13
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Relationship between the amount of heat and plant development was quantified by
A.
Black
B.
Reaumur
C.
Gregory
D.
Watson
Question No. 14
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AICRPDA classified the climate based on
A.
Moisture deficit index
B.
Moisture availability index
C.
Both A) & B)
D.
None of these
Question No. 15
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Which of the following is one of the predominant cropping systems contributing to food basket of in India?
A.
Rice- Rice
B.
Maize- Wheat
C.
Soybean – Wheat
D.
Rice- Wheat
Question No. 16
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Short duration crops grown in between two main crops is termed as
A.
Cash crop
B.
Catch crop
C.
Companion crop
D.
Ephemerals
Question No. 17
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Plant type which can utilize lower concentration of CO2 ?
A.
CAM
B.
C4 plants
C.
C3 plants
D.
All of these
Question No. 18
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Essentiality of iron was established by
A.
J Sachs
B.
K Warrington
C.
G. K. Rutherford
D.
Gris
Question No. 19
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With respect to the mobility of the Boron micronutrient in plants which is true?
A.
Highly mobile
B.
Less mobile
C.
Moderately mobile
D.
Immobile
Question No. 20
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Cropping scheme refers to
A.
Allotment of crops to the pieces of land on a farm
B.
Allotment of crop rotation to the pieces of land in a farm
C.
Planning and budgeting of the crop production in a farm
D.
Planning of schedules of different farm operations
Question No. 21
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Practice of cross ploughing the young crop of rice to reduce weeds and vegetative growth of the crop is called
A.
Puddling
B.
Paira
C.
Beushening
D.
Utera
Question No. 22
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Alfatoxin contamination is generally found in
A.
Cicer arietinum
B.
Lathyrus sativus
C.
Lens culinaris
D.
Arachis hypogea
Question No. 23
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Which one of the following fertilizers is fire hazardous?
A.
Ammonium sulphate phosphate
B.
Ammonium Nitrate
C.
CAN
D.
Urea
Question No. 24
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When the field is having fertility gradient in 2 directions, the suitable design is
A.
RBD
B.
CRD
C.
Split Plot
D.
LSD
Question No. 25
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Sulphide injury in rice leads to
A.
Khaira
B.
Whiptail
C.
Akiochi
D.
Browning
Question No. 26
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Select incorrect pair of the matches
A.
Dent Maize- Zea mays amlyacea
B.
Flint Maize-Zea mays indurata
C.
Pop corn- Zea mays averta
D.
Sweet corn- Zea mays saccharata
Question No. 27
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Which of the following plant species produce nodules on its stem?
A.
Sesbania aculeate
B.
Sesbania rostrata
C.
Crotolaria juncea
D.
Sesbania acuminate
Question No. 28
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Seed rate required for the normal seed drill planted wheat crop
A.
100 kg/ha
B.
75 kg/ha
C.
150 kg/ha
D.
50 kg/ha
Question No. 29
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Parshall flume are commonly used to measure water
A.
Free flowing
B.
Submerged flow
C.
Both A and B
D.
None of these
Question No. 30
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Water required to irrigate 1 ha area at depth of 1 cm
A.
10000 litres
B.
100000 litres
C.
1000000 litres
D.
1000 litres
Question No. 31
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Amino acid deficient in maize
A.
Lysine
B.
Tryptophan
C.
lysine and tryptophan
D.
leucine
Question No. 32
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According to universal soils loss equation the factors on which ratio of erosion depends are
A.
Rainfall, soil erodability and slope
B.
Rainfall soil erodability, slope length, slope gradient, crop management and erosion control practice
C.
Rainfall, wind velocity and crop management
D.
Soil erodability, soil type and crop management
Question No. 33
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In cultural control, high seed rate is used to control
A.
Sugarcane whitefly
B.
Citrus fruit sucking moth
C.
Sorghum shoot fly
D.
Rice mealy bug
Question No. 34
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When insect remain in dormant stage due to temperature lower than the optimum
A.
Hibernation
B.
Quiscence
C.
Aestivation
D.
None of these
Question No. 35
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Pest population at which control measures have to be initiated
A.
EIL
B.
ETL
C.
GEP
D.
All of these
Question No. 36
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In mango sticky band around tree trunks provide protection against
A.
Hoppers
B.
Bark beetle
C.
Mango mealy bug
D.
All of these
Question No. 37
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Leg of an insect rotates at
A.
Coxa
B.
Femur
C.
Tibia
D.
Trochanter
Question No. 38
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The right mandible absent in which type of mouth parts
A.
Bitting and chewing type
B.
Rasping type
C.
Sucking type
D.
Sponging type
Question No. 39
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Galae are attached to
A.
Labrum
B.
Mandible
C.
Labium
D.
Maxillae
Question No. 40
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Elytra are the fore wings of
A.
Beetle
B.
Grasshoper
C.
Housefly
D.
Moth
Question No. 41
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Digging of trenches around the fields is useful for protecting the pest
A.
Locust
B.
Red hairy caterpillar
C.
Grasshoppers
D.
All of these
Question No. 42
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What is the scientific name of banana rhizome weevil?
A.
Pentalonia nigronervosa
B.
Spodoptera litura
C.
Cosmopolites sordidus
D.
Bemisia tabaci
Question No. 43
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What is the damage symptom of yellow stem borer?
A.
Dead heart and white ear
B.
Dead heart
C.
Bushy appearance
D.
None of these
Question No. 44
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Extension aimed at improvising / uplifting the poor is called
A.
Informative extension
B.
Persuasive extension
C.
Emancipatory extension
D.
Formative extension
Question No. 45
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Most people retain which percentage of what they read?
A.
10-15
B.
5-10
C.
20-25
D.
30-35
Question No. 46
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Expression of the ends towards which our efforts are directed is called
A.
Goal
B.
Objectives
C.
Aim
D.
Needs
Question No. 47
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The basic unit of development in IRDP is
A.
Village
B.
Family
C.
Block
D.
Community
Question No. 48
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Which of the following gives the clear idea of proportion
A.
Pie-chart
B.
Flow-chart
C.
Organizational chart
D.
Strip-tease chart
Question No. 49
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Cone of experience was devised by
A.
Edgar dale
B.
Rogers and Shoemaker
C.
O.P. Bhatnagar
D.
S.V. Supe
Question No. 50
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Reflected projection is used in
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OHP
B.
Slide projector
C.
Epidiascope
D.
Lantern projector
Question No. 51
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National Agroforestry Policy came into force in ……………….. year
A.
2015
B.
2014
C.
2016
D.
2002
Question No. 52
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………………..is suitable for the afforestation of saline and alkaline soils.
A.
Madhuca latifolia
B.
Dalbergia sissoo
C.
Prosopis juliflora
D.
Melia composita
Question No. 53
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The main criteria for good agroforestry design are……………..
A.
Speed, Repetition, Flexibility
B.
Productivity, Flexibility, Adaptability
C.
Productivity, Adaptability, Sustainability
D.
Productivity, Flexibility, Sustainability
Question No. 54
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Which of the following is true about the Chromatids?
A.
It is a haploid chromosome
B.
It is a complete chromosome
C.
It is a duplicate chromosome
D.
It is one-half of the replicated chromosome
Question No. 55
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In a transcription unit, the promoter is located towards
A.
5’end of the structural gene
B.
5’end of the template strand
C.
3’end of the structural gene
D.
3’end of the coding strand
Question No. 56
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Which of the following proteins was first sequenced by Frederick Sanger?
A.
Haemoglobin
B.
Insulin
C.
Myosin
D.
Myoglobin
Question No. 57
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This force can stabilize a DNA double-helix
A.
Hydrophobic bases are present in the interior of the helix, each base-pair is stabilized by the same number of hydrogen bonds
B.
covalent base stacking interactions may take place between neighbouring bases within the same strand in the helix
C.
Non-covalent N-glycosidic bonds may form between nitrogenous bases in opposite strands in the helix
D.
Hydrophilic sugar-phosphate groups are found on the exterior of the helix where interaction with water occurs
Question No. 58
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Which of the following is a natural allopolyploid species evolved from a cross of two diploid species viz., Brassica rapa and Brassica nigra?
A.
Brassica carinata
B.
Brassica campestris
C.
Brassica napus
D.
Brassica juncea
Question No. 59
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Which of these illustrates pleiotropy?
A.
Mating between earless sheep and long-eared sheep always result in short-eared offspring
B.
Human cystic fibrosis causes many symptoms from respiratory distress to digestive problems
C.
The genes for scarlet eyes and hairy body in fruit flies are located on the same chromosome
D.
Wheat kernels can range from amber to red in color, a trait governed by multiple genes
Question No. 60
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The molecular mechanism of sporophytic self-incompatibility in Brassicaceae family involves
A.
SP11/SCR protein binds to S locus receptor kinase and initiates phosphorylation
B.
S-RNAs inhibit the growth of incompatible pollen tube
C.
A rapid increase in Ca2+ in pollen tube
D.
None of the above
Question No. 61
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Which one of the following is cultivated species of rice?
A.
Oryza rufipogon
B.
Oryza barthii
C.
Oryza galberrima
D.
Oryza longistaminata
Question No. 62
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Which of the following is tetraploid species of Wheat?
A.
Triticum spelta
B.
Triticum sphaerococcum
C.
Triticum macha
D.
Triticum dicoccum
Question No. 63
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Essential requirement of an artificial medium in which explant is being regenerated is
A.
The medium must provide a carbon source
B.
The medium should have very low carbon concentration
C.
The medium should have a sulphur source
D.
The medium must provide a nitrogen donor
Question No. 64
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Some genetic diseases cannot be diagnosed by changes in restriction sites. Some of these can be detected by allele-specific oligonucleotide probes. These are
A.
Copies of the gene with an altered sequence so that a restriction site is inserted
B.
Short sequences that will hybridize only to a specific base sequence
C.
PCR-amplified variable numbers of tandem repeats (VNTRs)
D.
Mutagenized copies of a gene
Question No. 65
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Under which of the following conditions would population gene frequencies remain the same?
A.
Small population size
B.
Random mating
C.
Active migration between groups
D.
Selection for homozygotes
Question No. 66
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The inflorescence of mango is
A.
Panicle
B.
Catkin
C.
Raceme
D.
Umbel
Question No. 67
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Late maturing variety of ber is
A.
Umran
B.
Kaithali
C.
Rashmi
D.
Chonchal
Question No. 68
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The cock’s comb is common disorder in
A.
Phalsa
B.
Sapota
C.
Fig
D.
Citrus
Question No. 69
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In India, the theme of bio-aesthetic planning was propagated by
A.
G.S. Randhawa
B.
M.S. Randhawa
C.
A. Mukhopadhyay
D.
RP Srivastava
Question No. 70
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Which is not a garden style?
A.
English
B.
American
C.
French
D.
Mughal
Question No. 71
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Most common propagation method in roses is
A.
Grafting
B.
Layering
C.
T-Budding
D.
Patch budding
Question No. 72
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Nematode oesophagus shows
A.
Asymmetry
B.
Radial symmetry
C.
Bilateral symmetry
D.
Triradiate symmetry
Question No. 73
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Which technique is most suitable for the extraction of ‘full’cysts?
A.
Fenwick can
B.
60-mesh sieve
C.
Schuelling apparatus
D.
Fluidising column
Question No. 74
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Which is considered economically important on strawberry
A.
Ditylenchus dipsaci
B.
Ditylenchus destructor
C.
Aphelenchoides fragariae
D.
Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi
Question No. 75
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Which pathogen is responsible for ergot of pearl millet?
A.
Botris cinerea
B.
Claviceps fusiformis
C.
Venturia inequalis
D.
Xanthomonas ergotia
Question No. 76
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Which one of these is seed borne disease in wheat?
A.
Black rust
B.
Loose smut
C.
Powdery mildew
D.
Late blight
Question No. 77
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Most economical disease control method is
A.
Cultural
B.
Chemical
C.
Host resistance
D.
All of these
Question No. 78
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Rhizoplane micro organisms used for biocontrol are on
A.
Surrounding of the roots
B.
Surrounding of the stem
C.
Surface of the stem
D.
Surface of the roots
Question No. 79
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The strategy used to exclude the pathogen is
A.
Quarantine
B.
Certification
C.
Inspection
D.
All of these
Question No. 80
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Virus multiply by
A.
Cell division
B.
Asexual multiplication
C.
Nucleic acid multiplication
D.
None of these
Question No. 81
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Which one of the following is systemic fungicide?
A.
Carbendazim
B.
Captan
C.
Copper-oxy chloride
D.
Mancozeb
Question No. 82
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Red rot of sugarcane is caused by
A.
Phytopthora infestans
B.
Alternaria solani
C.
Colletotrichum falcatum
D.
Cercospora personata
Question No. 83
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Which one of these is bacterial disease of plants?
A.
Crown gall
B.
Mosaic
C.
Blister
D.
Smut
Question No. 84
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Which one of the following is edible fungus?
A.
Ustilago
B.
Penicillium
C.
Alternaria
D.
Agaricus
Question No. 85
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Solar treatment is used for the management of
A.
Loose smut
B.
Stem rust
C.
Powdery mildew
D.
Blast
Question No. 86
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Which one of the following are known as Active Soil Forming Factors?
A.
Climate and Topography
B.
Organisms and Parent Materials
C.
Climate and Organisms
D.
Climate and Time
Question No. 87
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The solonization process during the soil formation is related to which one of the following activity?
A.
Accumulation of calcium ions (Ca2+) on exchange site of clay
B.
Accumulation of sodium ions (Na+) on exchange site of clay
C.
Accumulation of potassium ions (K+) on exchange site of clay
D.
Accumulation of magnesium ions (Mg2+) on exchange site of clay
Question No. 88
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The fraction of soil organic matter which is soluble in water under all pH conditions and has light yellow to yellow-brown colour is known as?
A.
Humic acid
B.
Humin
C.
Humus
D.
Fulvic acid
Question No. 89
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The criteria of essential nutrients in soil was given by?
A.
Liebig (1940)
B.
Arnon and Stout (1939)
C.
Dokuchaev and Miller (1940)
D.
Baneerjee and Dutta (1965)
Question No. 90
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In problematic soils SAR stands for?
A.
Sodium Absorption Ratio
B.
Soil Adsorption Ratio
C.
Soil Absorption Ratio
D.
Sodium Adsorption Ratio
Question No. 91
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Which one of the following nutrient element has been considered as energy currency for the plants?
A.
Nitrogen
B.
Phosphorus
C.
Potassium
D.
Calcium
Question No. 92
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The nitrogen (N) content in Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer is?
A.
46%
B.
20%
C.
18%
D.
36%
Question No. 93
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Luxury consumption is related to which one of the following nutrient element?
A.
Sulphur (S)
B.
Magnesium (Mg)
C.
Potassium (K)
D.
Iron (Fe)
Question No. 94
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The pH and exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) of saline soils or solonchak are represented as?
A.
pH <8.5 and ESP <15.0
B.
pH >8.5 and ESP >15.0
C.
pH >8.5 and ESP <15.0
D.
pH <8.5 and ESP >15.0
Question No. 95
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By growing a variety in a non-adapted environment over a long period leads to
A.
Genetic shift
B.
Loss in seed germination
C.
Susceptibility to diseases
D.
No genetic change
Question No. 96
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Number of phases in seed certification
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3
B.
4
C.
5
D.
6
Question No. 97
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The maximum temperature and seed moisture below which the Harrington thumb rules for seed storage works
A.
45oC and 14%
B.
50oC and 14%
C.
44oC and 15%
D.
55oC and 15%
Question No. 98
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Vegetables are rich source of
A.
Carbohydrates
B.
Proteins
C.
Vitamins
D.
Fat
Question No. 99
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Which of the following is a true vegetable crop?
A.
Spinach
B.
Potato
C.
Sweet Potato
D.
Okra
Question No. 100
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‘Hisar Sonali’ is a popular variety of
A.
Coriander
B.
Tomato
C.
Fenugreek
D.
Chilli
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