CSS Agriculture Questions & Answers - Part-4 - Set 3

1)   Which one of the following is a long day plant?

a. Wheat
b. Jowat
c. Bajara
d. Soyabean
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Wheat

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   Zeatin has been isolated and identified from the milky endosperm of:

a. Wheat
b. Sorghum
c. Maize
d. Barley
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Maize

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   Process of endosmosis stop:

a. When water concentration become equal
b. When solution become isotonic
c. When the leaves fall
d. When there is no light
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: When solution become isotonic

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   Most of the ______ flowers contain carotenoid especially xanthophyll type and it is believed that they benefit certain plants by attracting pollinating insects:

a. White
b. Red
c. Pink
d. Yellow
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Yellow

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   Symbiotic nitorgen fixing bacteria occur in the genus:

a. Xanthomonas
b. Pseudomonas
c. Rhizobium
d. Azotobacter
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Xanthomonas

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   Which pigment is is absent in chloroplast?

a. Xanthophyll
b. Anthocyanin
c. Chlorophyll-a
d. Carotene
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Anthocyanin

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   Deficiency of Mo causes:

a. Yellowing of leaves
b. Mottling and necrosis of leaves
c. Poor development of vasculature
d. Bending of leaf tip
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mottling and necrosis of leaves

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   On the basis of symptoms of chlorosis in leaves a student inferred that this was due to deficiency of nitorgen. This inference could be correct only if we assume that yellowing of leaves appeared first in:

a. Young leaves
b. Old leaves
c. Matured leaves followed by young leaves
d. Young leaves followed by mature leaves
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Old leaves

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   Pineapple can be made to flower in off-season by:

a. Zeatin
b. Ethylene
c. Temperature
d. Short days
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ethylene

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   Die-back' of citrus is caused due to the deficiency of:

a. Zinc
b. Copper
c. Manganese
d. Iron
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Copper

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   Which of the following element is involved in nitrogen metabolism in reduction of nitrates?

a. Zinc
b. Molybdenum
c. Boron
d. Manganese
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Molybdenum

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   Which of the following elements is involved in nitrogen metabolism in reduction of nitrates?

a. Zinc
b. Molybdenum
c. Boron
d. Manganese
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Molybdenum

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   Cellulosic cell wall can be specifically stained by:

a. Zinc chloride
b. Phloroglucinol
c. Methylene blue
d. Sudan IV
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Zinc chloride

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   One of the following is needed in the reduction of nitrate to nitrite:

a. Zn
b. Mo
c. Fe
d. B
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mo

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   Pigment system is concerned with:

a. Photolysis of water
b. Reduction of CO2
c. Flowering
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Photolysis of water

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   The researches on photosynthesis started:

a. In the 17th century
b. In the 18th century
c. In the 19th century
d. In the early 20th century
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: In the 18th century

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   Respiration is:

a. Exothermic process
b. Endothermic process
c. Endergonic process
d. Anabolic process
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Exothermic process

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   Which of the following is the source of respiration?

a. Stored food
b. RNA
c. DNA
d. ATP
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Stored food

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   Percentage of protein in fish is:

a. Less than 30
b. 30 - 35
c. 35 - 40
d. Above 40
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Less than 30

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   (A x B) x C is:

a. Single cross
b. Double cross
c. Three way cross
d. Top cross
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Three way cross

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   ______ is gram-positive:

a. Xanthomonas
b. Corynebacterium
c. Pseudomonas
d. Erwinia
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Corynebacterium

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   _______ convert nitrite (NO2) compounds into nitrates (NO3):

a. Nitrobacter
b. Nitrosomonas
c. Rhizobium
d. Azotobacter
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Nitrobacter

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   _______ converts ammonia into nitrite:

a. Nitrobacter
b. Nitrosomonas
c. Rhizobium
d. Azotobacter
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Nitrosomonas

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   _______ the physical methods used for controlling nematodes:

a. Heat
b. Radiation
c. Osmotic pressure
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   Alley cropping' means:

a. Growing of pastures in between two widely spaced rows of fast growing trees
b. Growing of field crops in between two widely spaced rows of fast growing trees
c. Growing of only short duration crops in between two widely spaced rows of fast growing trees
d. Growing of only fooder crops in between two widely spaced rows of first growing trees
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Growing of field crops in between two widely spaced rows of fast growing trees

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


26)   Which one of the following statement is correct?

a. Blue green algae fix 20-30 kg N/ha in a rice field
b. Blue green algae fix 40-50 kg N/ha in a rice field
c. Blue green algae fix 8-10 kg N/ha in a rice field
d. Blue green algae fix 60-70 kg N/ha in a rice field
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Blue green algae fix 20-30 kg N/ha in a rice field

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


27)   Ascent of cell sap' from root to the treetop is exercised by:

a. Phloem
b. Xylem
c. Cambium cell
d. Lanticles
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Xylem

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


28)   Which one of the following seed rate (kg/ha) is not correctly matched with crop?

a. Wheat = 100
b. Urd = 20
c. Maize = 18
d. Mustard = 20
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mustard = 20

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


29)   Layering' is useful for propagation of:

a. Rose
b. Garlic
c. Lemon
d. Sugarcane
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rose

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

a. Shantiniketan: F. L. Brayne
b. Gurgon Experiment: Daniel Hmilton
c. Etawah Pilot Project: Arthur T. Mosher
d. Marthandam Project: Spencer Hatch
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Marthandam Project: Spencer Hatch

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


31)   Which one of the following is the structure concerned with photorespiration?

a. Mitochondria
b. Peroxisome
c. Ribosome
d. Lysosome
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Peroxisome

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


32)   Which one of the following is not narrow leavd weeds?

a. Cynodon dactylon
b. Cyprus rotundus
c. Setaria glouca
d. Melilotus indica
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Melilotus indica

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


33)   Range' is the measurement between:

a. Highest and lowest
b. Medium and owest
c. Average and highest
d. None of above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Highest and lowest

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


34)   Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a. Unorganized market organization
b. Regulated market - Control
c. Perfect market - Competition
d. Terminal market - Area
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Terminal market - Area

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


35)   Record keeping' should be characterized by:

a. Completeness
b. Accuracy
c. Simplicity
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


36)   What will be the nutritive ratio of the feed which contains 70% T.D.N and 14% D.C.P.?

a. 1;4
b. 1;5
c. 1;0.2
d. None of above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1;5

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


37)   "Fluid mosaic model" relates to the structure of:

a. Cell Wall
b. Protoplasm
c. Biomembrane
d. Nucleic acid
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Biomembrane

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


38)   "Hollow-heart" disease of sugar beet is caused due to:

a. Salt toxicity
b. Boron deficiency
c. Moisture stress
d. Air pollutant
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Boron deficiency

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


39)   "Kranz" anatomy of leaf is found in:

a. Sugarcane
b. Sunflower
c. Soyabean
d. Potato
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sugarcane

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


40)   1 nm is equal to:

a. 10-8 cm
b. 10-9 m
c. 10-10 m
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 10-9 m

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


41)   2n + 1 state is refered to as:

a. Monosomy
b. Trisomy
c. Tetrasomy
d. Nullisomy
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Trisomy

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


42)   Nitrogen is applied into transplanted rice in the proportion of:

a. 50% at basal + Nil at tillering + 50% at panicle emergence stage
b. Nil at basal + 50% at tillering 50% at panicle emergence stage
c. 25% at basal + 50% at tillering + 25% at panicle emergence stage
d. 50% at basal + 25% at tillering + 25% at panicle emergence
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 50% at basal + 25% at tillering + 25% at panicle emergence

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


43)   Sugars present in DNA and RNA respectively are:

a. Glucose and Fructose
b. Deoxyribose and Ribose
c. Galactose and Raffinose
d. Erythrose and Starchyos
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Deoxyribose and Ribose

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


44)   A 50 sq. m. plot is to be given an irrigation of 6 cm. depth. The total water requirement will be:

a. 300 liters
b. 3,000 liters
c. 30,000 liters
d. 3,00,000 liters
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 300 liters

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


45)   A balanced diet is:

a. The food that is rich in vitamins
b. The food that suppliies all the essential nutrients in amounts that meet our nutritional needs
c. The food that provides the energy to maintain the body at its normal temperature
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: The food that suppliies all the essential nutrients in amounts that meet our nutritional needs

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


46)   A character determined by a gene present on X-chromosome is called:

a. Sex linked character
b. Sex-limited character
c. Sex-influenced character
d. Hollandric character
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sex linked character

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


47)   A chromosome, which differs either in number or in morphology between male and female of a species, is known as:

a. Autosome
b. Sex chromosome
c. Accessory chromosome
d. Homologous chromosome
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sex chromosome

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


48)   A combination of horticultural crops, field crops and tree species is called:

a. Agro-forestry
b. Silvi-pastoral system
c. Multipurpose forest tree plantation system
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: None of the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


49)   A combine cultivation of trees and grasses is referred to as:

a. Aqua silviculture
b. Agroforestry
c. Silvopastoral
d. Silviculture
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Silvopastoral

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


50)   A conference at which the views of several experts are given, one after another, it seldom provides time for general discussion it refers to:

a. Symposium
b. Panel Discussion
c. Seminar
d. Forums
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Panel Discussion

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


51)   A copping system where arable crops are grown in the inter spaces between rows of planted trees:

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

ANSWER: Alley cropping

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


52)   A cotton boll damaged by spotted boll worm (Earias spp) may be distinguished from that infested by pink bollworm. (Pectinophora gossypiella) is showing:

a. Internal rottening with no outer opening
b. A prominent hole with excreta at the opening
c. Presence of boll worm predators
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A prominent hole with excreta at the opening

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


53)   A demonstration, which shows the value or worth of the new practice:

a. Result Demonstration
b. Method Demonstration
c. Whole Plot Demonstration
d. National Demonstration
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Result Demonstration

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


54)   A duck on average lays _____ than of a hen in a year:

a. 30-40 eggs lesser
b. 20-30 eggs more
c. 30-40 eggs more
d. At par
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 30-40 eggs more

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


55)   A form of low pruning to about 2 m up the stem:

a. Zero prunning
b. Brashing
c. Pollarding
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Brashing

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


56)   A perfect competitive market is where:

a. Large firms
b. One firms
c. Less firms
d. Two firms
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Large firms

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


57)   A photosynthetic unit consists:

a. 1000 light harvesting chlorophyll molecules
b. 800 light harvesting chlorophyll molecules and trapping centre
c. 200 light harvesting chlorophyll molecules
d. About 400 light harvesting chlorophyll molecules and trapping center
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: About 400 light harvesting chlorophyll molecules and trapping center

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


58)   A physical or chamical agent that frees plant, organ or tissue from infection is a:

a. Antiseptic
b. Deodorant
c. Disinfectant
d. Germicide
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Disinfectant

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


59)   A process of initiating a conscious and purposeful action is called:

a. Motivation
b. Education
c. Coordination
d. Action
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Motivation

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


60)   A porous soil or geological formation, which will yield sufficient quantifies of water, is called:

a. Well
b. Aquifer
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Well

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!