CSS Agriculture Questions & Answers - Part-4 - Set 11

1)   Photochemical excitation in chloroplasts is directly responsible for:

a. Photo-oxidation
b. Photo-reduction
c. Photophosphorylation
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   Photoperiod required to induce flowering in plants is called :

a. Short day period
b. Long day period
c. Critical day
d. Photoinductive cycle
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Critical day

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   Photoperiodically, high yielding triple dwarf wheat is a:

a. Photoinsensitive plant
b. Long day plant
c. Short day plant
d. Day neutral plant
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Long day plant

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   Photorespiration is the characteristic of:

a. C3 plants
b. C4 plants
c. CAM plants
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: C3 plants

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   Photorespiration takes place in:

a. Cristae
b. Glyoxisomes
c. Peroxisomes
d. Lysosomes
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Peroxisomes

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   Photosynthetically, Triticum aestivum is a:

a. C3 plants
b. C4 plants
c. CAM plants
d. SD plant
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: C3 plants

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   Physical basis of life is:

a. Nucleus
b. Cells
c. Protoplasm
d. Food
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Protoplasm

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   Physical needs of a person is:

a. Physical assets
b. Food, shelter and clothing
c. Education
d. Entertainment
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Food, shelter and clothing

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   Physiological separation of plant part is called a:

a. Abscission
b. Senescence
c. Cyclosis
d. Pinocytosis
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Abscission

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   Piezometer is an instrument to measure:

a. Soil temperature
b. pH of the soil
c. Depth of water table
d. Soil moisture table
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Depth of water table

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   Pigments found in photosynthetic bacteria are:

a. Bacterio-chlorophyll 'a'
b. Bacteriolchlorophyll 'b'
c. Chlorobium-chlorophyll
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Bacteriolchlorophyll 'b'

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   Which of the following is connected with Ascomycotina?

a. Clamp connection
b. Cleistothecium
c. Zygospore
d. Sporangium
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cleistothecium

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   Plant food manufactured by the process of photosynthesis in the presence of a nutrient in chlorophyll is:

a. Calcium
b. Magnesium
c. Iron
d. Boron
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Magnesium

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   Plant Quarantine is included in which of the following nematode control methods:

a. Physical method
b. Cultural method
c. Regulatory method
d. Biological method
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Regulatory method

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   Planting of succeeding crop before the harvest of the standing crop is known as:

a. Alley cropping
b. Inter cropping
c. Relay cropping
d. Mixed cropping
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Relay cropping

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   Plants adopted to saline habitate are called:

a. Xerophytes
b. Hydrophytes
c. Mesophytes
d. Halophytes
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Halophytes

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   Plants affected by seed born disease in certified seed production field must not be more than:

a. 1.50%
b. 1.00%
c. 0.50%
d. 2%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 0.50%

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   Plants that utilize primarily RuBP to fix CO2, which results in the formation of the three-carbon compound 3-PGA, are called:

a. C3 plants
b. C4 plants
c. CAM plants
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: C3 plants

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   Plot design when varieties are arranged in the same order in every replication is known as:

a. Systematic arrangement
b. Randomized arrangement
c. Latin squares
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Systematic arrangement

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   Plum moth is a pest of:

a. Black gram
b. Potato
c. Tomato
d. All of them
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of them

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   Plunger pump is used for spraying:

a. Low volume
b. Medium volume
c. High volume
d. All of them
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: High volume

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   Which of the following is also refered to as "Opportunity Cost"?

a. Money cost
b. Alternative cost
c. Social cost
d. Fixed cost
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Alternative cost

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   Porosity is highest in:

a. Peat woil
b. Sandy soils
c. Red son
d. Black soil
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Peat woil

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   Potassium content is maximum in:

a. Feldspar
b. Pyroxine
c. Amphibole
d. Olivine
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Feldspar

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   Pofassium metabisulphite is used as preservative in:

a. Pomegranate juice
b. Phalsa juice
c. Coloured grape juice
d. Orange juice
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Orange juice

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


26)   Potato leaf roll virus in transmitted by:

a. Bacteria
b. While fly
c. Aphids
d. Rodents
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Aphids

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


27)   Potato provide vitamin:

a. A
b. B
c. C & E
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


28)   Potato tube moth belongs to family:

a. Gelechidae
b. Archtidae
c. Noctuidae
d. Sphingidae
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Gelechidae

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


29)   Which of the following is a ripening hormone?

a. Ethylene
b. Cytokinin
c. Auxin
d. Gibberellin
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ethylene

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   Powdery mildew disease is a serious problem in:

a. Capsicum
b. Okra
c. Cusurbits
d. Pea
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Pea

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


31)   Powdery mildew of grapevine is caused by:

a. Uncinula necator
b. Uromyces phaseoli
c. Plasmopara viticola
d. Hemileia vestatrix
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Uncinula necator

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


32)   Price, which necessarily covers the variable cost and fixed price is the:

a. Long-run price
b. Short-run price
c. Market-price
d. Equilibrium price
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Long-run price

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


33)   Which of the following is a cross breed of sheep:

a. Kutchi
b. Nilgiri
c. Nellore
d. Marwari
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Nilgiri

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


34)   Primary source of nitrogen for plants is:

a. Soil
b. Water
c. Air
d. Manures and fertilizers
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Air

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


35)   Principle of Equi-Marginal Return is applied when:

a. The resources are unlimited
b. The price of resources is high
c. The prices of resources vary
d. The resources are limited
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The resources are limited

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


36)   Principle of Extension education is:

a. Learning by hearing
b. Learning by seeing
c. Learning by reading
d. Learning by doing
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Learning by doing

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


37)   Which of the following intercropping system has synergistic effect on component crop?

a. Autumn planted Sugarcane + Mustard
b. Autumn planted Sugarcane + Chick pea
c. Autumn planted Sugarcane + Wheat
d. Autumn planted Sugarcane + Potato
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Autumn planted Sugarcane + Potato

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


38)   Production of foundation seed is the responsibility of:

a. Breeder
b. NSC
c. Farmer
d. Agricultural University
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: NSC

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


39)   Profit is due to:

a. Not to risk taking
b. Uncertainly bearing
c. Higher prices
d. Large supply
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Uncertainly bearing

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


40)   Protein portion of an enzyme responsible for specificity is known as:

a. Enzyme
b. Apoenzyme
c. Coenzyme
d. Exoenzyme
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Apoenzyme

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


41)   Which of the following fruit is not suitable for jam making?

a. Mango
b. Banana
c. Aonla
d. Lemon
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Lemon

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


42)   Puccinia recondita causes:

a. Leaf rust of wheat
b. Stem rust of wheat
c. Yellow rust of wheat
d. Rust of pea
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Stem rust of wheat

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


43)   Punccinia triticina is causal organism of:

a. Lef rust of wheat
b. Stem rust of wheat
c. Brown rust of wheat
d. None of them
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Stem rust of wheat

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


44)   Pungency in radish is due to:

a. Sinigrin
b. Allylpropyle disulphide
c. Capsaicin
d. Momordin
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sinigrin

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


45)   Pure line may be defined as the progeny of:

a. Any individual
b. A homozygous individual
c. A self-fertilized individual
d. A homozygous and self-fertilized individual
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A homozygous and self-fertilized individual

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


46)   Pure seed in foundation and certified seed must be:

a. 90%
b. 95%
c. 100%
d. 98%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 98%

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


47)   Purpose of Extension evaluation is:

a. To identify the weak points
b. To identify the strong points
c. To identify the gaps and errors
d. To edentify
e. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


48)   Which of the following factors affects the dormancy of seed?

a. Seed coat impermeable to water
b. Mechanical resistance of seed coats
c. Seed coat impermeable to oxygen
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


49)   Which of the following disease is caused by mycoplasma-like-organisms?

a. Papaya ring spot
b. Banana bunchy top
c. Tobacco leaf curl
d. Brinjal little leaf
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Brinjal little leaf

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


50)   Which of the following crops requires more amount of water to grow?

a. Maize
b. Paddy
c. Potato
d. Banana
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Banana

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


51)   Pyricularia oryzae is the causal organisms of:

a. Blast of paddy
b. Stripe disease of barley
c. Ear cockle of wheat
d. Bacterial blight of paddy
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Blast of paddy

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


52)   Pyrilla belongs to the family:

a. Pyralididae
b. Fulgoridae
c. Jassidae
d. Pentatomidae
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fulgoridae

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


53)   Quality muskmelon fruits are produced under:

a. Humid and dry climate
b. Dry and hot climate
c. Cool and humid climate
d. Temperate climate
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Humid and dry climate

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


54)   Quantasomes are present in the:

a. Chloroplast
b. Nucleus
c. Mitochondria
d. Phytochromes
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Chloroplast

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


55)   Quartz is the principal component of:

a. Quinine
b. Granite
c. Felspar
d. Hornblend
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Granite

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


56)   Radio mass medium is characterised by:

a. One way with immediate feedback
b. One way without instant audience-response
c. One way and colourful
d. One way and timeless
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: One way without instant audience-response

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


57)   Which of the following cost is substracted from Gross Income ((G.I.) to get the value of Family Labour income?

a. Cost A1
b. Cost A2
c. Cost B
d. Cost C
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cost B

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


58)   Rancidity in sunflower oil is caused by:

a. Reduction
b. Oxidation
c. Esterification
d. Nitrification
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Oxidation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


59)   Which of the following concentrates contains maximum amount of digestible nutrients?

a. Jowar
b. Barley
c. Maize
d. Guar
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Barley

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


60)   Raspherry, chrysanthemum and garbera are vegetatively propagated by:

a. Runners
b. Suckers
c. Layers
d. None of above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Suckers

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!