TNPSC AGRICULTURAL OFFICER PRE EVALUATON EXAMINATION FOR ASSESSING THE

SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE IN AGRICULTURE FOR COACHING

Prepared By S.Kannan

Senior Agricultural Officer Seed Testing Laboratory,Thiruvarur

✓ All must download the question paper and answer in the question itself without referring any book
and without any discussion.
✓ I will send the answer key then you have to evaluate yourself and put 1.5 mark for right answer and
calculate the total marks to be scored by you .
✓ Find out which among the following category of subject knowledge is yours.

S.No Marks scored category Remarks

1 275-300 Excellent Posting assured
2 250-275 Good Work hard
3 225-250 average Work hard and concentrate
4 200-225 poor on basic subjects in
5 Below 200 Very poor agriculture

Number of Questions: 200 (200 X1.5marks) Total Marks:300

Duration: 3 hours Type: Multiple choice type

Write correct answer in the answer column

S.No Questions Answer

Sheet
1 The major soil groups consist of Tamil Nadu are
(A) Four (B) Three
(C) Two (D) One
2 First stage Group in collective farming system
(A) FPG
(B) FPO
(C) FIG
(D) SFAC
3 Major Soil Groups (62%) covered in Tamilnadu
(A) Red soil
(B) Black cotton soil
(C) Laterite soil
(D) Coastal soil
4 Which salt used for controlling Parthenium Plant?
(A) Potassium Chloride
(B) Calcium Chloride
(C) Sodium Chloride
(D) Calcium Carbonate
5 Which stage is important for irrigation in sugarcane?
(A) Bud initiation (B) Bud development
(C) Tillering (D) Flowering
6 Higher LD50 value of an insecticide means
(A) More toxic to insect
(B) More toxic to mammals
(C) Less toxic to insect
(D) Less toxic to mammals
7 Seed rate of direct sowing of rainfed rice
(A) 25 Kg/ha (B) 50 Kg/ha
(C) 75 Kg /ha (D) 100 Kg/ha
8) Centrally sponsored Tree Planting Scheme implemented in TN
(A) NFSM
(B) NMOOP
(C) MSDA
(D) NMSA
9 Water soluble fertiliser used in
(A) Sprinkler Irrigation (B) Drip Irrigation
(C) Flood Irrigation (D) Rain gun Irrigation
10 Dead Heart symptoms in Paddy due to
(A) Stem borer (B) Aphids
(C) Thrips (D) Leaf folder
11 Cost of DAP foliar spraying in enhancement of pulses productivity in NADP
(A) Rs. 650/acre (B) Rs. 520/acre
(C) Rs. 750/acre (D) Rs. 1,300/acre
12 12. Alternaria solani is a
(A) Soil borne disease (B) Seed borne disease
(C) Air borne disease (D) Soil and seed borne disease
13 DICOFOL is
(A) Organophosphorus (B) Organochlorine
(C) Carbamates (D) Dithiocarbamates
14 Which of the following used for Seed Treatment?
(A) Imidachloprid (B) Monochrotophos
(C) Chloripyriphos (D) Malathion
15 Which form used for sending fertiliser sample to Fertiliser Control Lab?
(A) Form-L (B) Form-K
(C) Form-L1 (D) Form-J
16 Which scheme organic farming covered?
(A) PMKSY (B) PMFBY
(C) NMSA (D) MSDA
17 How many weeks eligible for claiming post harvest losses after harvest in crop
 insurance
under PMFBY?
(A) Four weeks (B) Three weeks
(C) Two weeks (D) Five weeks
18 The best crop suitable for saline soil
(A) Millets and cotton (B) Ragi and sunflower
(C) Millets and oil seeds (D) Sugarcane and oil seed

19 Tamilnadu Sampa package of paddy scheme implemented in

(A) Virudhunagar and Tirunelveli (B) Thanjavur and Tiruvarur
(C) Theni and Sivagangai (D) Sivagangai and Tuticorin
20) Paddy is cultivated in the month of ——————— for Kar season.
(A) February to March (B) May-June
(C) June to July (D) September to October
21 Jake 9218 is variety of
(A) Black gram (B) Green gram
(C) Cow Pea (D) Bengal gram
22 Which crop suitable for improving soil fertility?
(A) Pulses (B) Paddy
(C) Cotton (D) Groundnut
23 ETL of Pod borer of Black gram
(A) 5% of affected Pod (B) 10% of affected Pod
(C) 15% of affected Pod (D) 20% of affected Pod
24 Ammonical nitrogen content of ammonium sulphate
(A) 25.0% (B) 20.6%
(C) 21.6% (D) 22.6%
25 Tolerance limit of zinc in zinc sulphate fertilizer is
(A) 0.5 unit (B) 0.3 unit
(C) 0.4 unit (D) 0.2 unit
26 Weight of the complex fertilizers sample to send FCL
(A) 150 gm (B) 200 gm
(C) 300 gm (D) 400 gm
27 CORH 2 is hybrid of
(A) Redgram (B) Ragi
(C) Paddy (D) Sorghum
28 Agmark lab working under
(A) APGM Act 1935 (B) Essential commodity Act 1955
(C) APGM Act 1936 (D) APGM Act 1937
29 Organo phosphorus pesticide is
(A) Dicofol (B) Phosphomidon
(C) Carbendazim (D) Carbaryl
30 Seed rate of Sorghum is
(A) 5-10 Kg/ha (B) 10-15 Kg/ha
(C) 15-20 Kg/ha (D) 20-25 Kg/ha
31 Central Sugarcane Breeding Institute situated at
(A) Killikulam (B) Cuddalore
 (C) Madurai (D) Coimbatore
32 Cross pollinated crop
(A) Paddy (B) Groundnut
(C) Ragi (D) Cumbu
33 Field inspection date for Sorghum Seed farm
(A) 40, 55 and 70th days
(B) 45, 70 and 90th days
(C) 45, 70 and 95th days
(D) 40, 65 and 75th days
34 One cubic feet water is equal to
(A) 28.3 litre (B) 27.3 litre
(C) 26.3 litre (D) 25.3 litre
35 SMR of maize hybrid
(A) 1 : 100 (B) 1 : 80
(C) 1 : 50 (D) 1 : 150
36 Progeny of foundation seed is
(A) Foundation seed I (B) Certified seed
(C) Breeder seed (D) Foundation seed II
37 Imazethapyr is
(A) Pesticide (B) Nematicide
(C) Weedicide (D) Agaricide
38 Minimum Germination of Paddy Seed
(A) 95% (B) 80%
(C) 85% (D) 98%
39 Premium amount of farmers for sum insured for Kharif paddy I under PMFBY
(A) 2.0% (B) 0.5%
(C) 1.5% (D) 1.0%
40 SRR of Groundnut is
(A) 5 (B) 10
(C) 8 (D) 6
41 Seed multiplication ratio of Cotton is
(A) 1 : 10 (B) 1 : 30
(C) 1 : 50 (D) 1 : 40
42 Maximum lot size of green gram in tagging of certified seeds
(A) 200 quintals (B) 300 quintals
(C) 400 quintals (D) 100 quintals
43 Minimum weight of submitted sample of Cow pea to send seed testing lab
(A) 1000 gm (B) 900 gm
(C) 800 gm (D) 700 gm
44 pH of saline soil
(A) < 8.5 (B) >8.5
(C) >7.5 (D) <7.5
45 Number of bags to be selected for fertiliser sampling in lot size of 201-400
bags
(A) 6 (B) 5
(C) 4 (D) 3
46 Which scheme for distribution PVC Pipeline?
(A) MSDA (B) NFSM
(C) NADP (D) NMOOP
47 How many single budded chips used in SSI of sugarcane?
(A) 20000 (B) 15000
(C) 10000 (D) 5000
48 Spacing of sugarcane in SSI of sugarcane
(A) 5 2 Feet (B) 5 3 Feet
(C) 5 4 Feet (D) 4 2 Feet
49 Total area cultivated under all food and nonfood crops are
(A) Net area sown (B) Gross sown area
(C) Crop intensity (D) Gross cropped area
50 Production incentives for production of cotton foundation seeds under
TNCCM schemes
(A) Rs. 5,000 / Qtl (B) Rs. 4,000 / Qtl
(C) Rs. 3,000 / Qtl (D) Rs. 6,000 / Qtl
51 Seedling age of sugarcane in SSI
(A) 25-35 days (B) 20-25 days
(C) 30-35 days (D) 20-30 days
52 Nitrogen fixing bio fertiliser in groundnut
(A) Azospillum (B) Azotobactor
(C) Rhizobium (D) Mychorhiza
53 Promoting bund cropping with ——————— pulse in all agricultural
crops.
(A) Green gram (B) Horse gram
(C) Bengal gram (D) Red gram
54 Mono Ammonium Phosphate (12:61:0) is
(A) Complex Fertiliser (B) Mixture Fertiliser
(C) Water Soluble Fertiliser (D) Straight Fertiliser
55 The genetic purity of certified seed should be minimum
(A) 100% (B) 99%
(C) 98% (D) 95%
56 The tag colour of foundation seed is
(A) Azure blue (B) White
(C) Blue (D) Green
57 The physical purity of Groundnut foundation seed should be
(A) 95% (B) 96%
(C) 98% (D) 99%
58 What is the SRR for Red Gram?
(A) 5 (B) 7
(C) 6.1 (D) 8
59) Moisture content of paddy certified seeds
(A) 13% (B) 14%
(C) 9% (D) 10%
60 Replacement variety of BPT 5204 paddy
(A) ADT 49 (B) ADT 50
 (C) TKM 13 (D) CO 51
61 Rice follow cotton varieties are
(A) SVPR 2 (B) MCU 5
(C) SVPR 4 (D) MCU 7
62 Which chemicals used for seed hardening?
(A) Sodium Chloride (B) Potassium Chloride
(C) Calcium Chloride (D) Magnesium Chloride
63 CO5 is hybrid of
(A) Sorghum (B) Cumbu
(C) Maize (D) Cotton
64 TPS 5 is notified variety of
(A) Cumbu (B) Sorghun
(C) Paddy (D) Cotton
65 Objectional weed sp in paddy seed farm
(A) Sunflower (B) Orabanche
(C) Wild Rice (D) Cyprus
66 Blanket Recommendation (N:P:K:S) of Rainfed Cowpea
(A) 15:25:15:10 Kg/ha (B) 20:30:20:10 Kg/ha
(C) 12.5:25:12.5:10 Kg/ha (D) 15:30:15:10 Kg/ha
67 Which District representing in first mentioned letter B in seed certification
number?
(A) Madurai (B) Coimbatore
(C) Erode (D) Salem
68 Who is authority to give permission for C 1 – C 11 Seed?
(A) DSC (B) DD SI
(C) ADSCN (D) SCO
69 Conversion period of organic farming for annual crops
(A) One year (B) Two year
(C) Three year (D) Four year
70 Cauvery is major source of paddy irrigation in
(A) Trichy and Thanjavur District (B) Sivagangai and Ramnad District
(C) Sivagangai and Trichy District (D) Theni and Madurai District
71 The irrigation water requirement for Sugarcane crop is
(A) 1600-1700 mm (B) 1300-1400 mm
(C) 2000-2200 mm (D) 1800-2000 mm
72 CO-8 is the new high yielding variety of
(A) Green gram (B) Black gram
(C) Cow pea (D) Red gram
73 Sampling depth of shallow rooted crop is
(A) 22.5 cm (B) 15 cm
(C) 30.0 cm (D) 20.0 cm
74 Shoot borer of Sugarcane caused by
(A) Chilo infuscatallus (B) Chilo sacchariphagus
(C) Scirpophaga excerptalis (D) Odontotermes obesus
75 The main function of chisel plough is
(A) To break hardpan
 (B) To pulverize the soil
(C) To turn the soil
(D) To furrow the soil
76 How many days farmers kept their product in free of cost in Regulated
Market?
(A) 25 (B) 20
(C) 15 (D) 10
77 Application of Lime is reclamation for
(A) Alkali soil (B) Acid soil
(C) Sodic soil (D) Arid soil
78 Reddening of cotton is deficiency symptoms of
(A) Calcium
(B) Magnesium
(C) Copper
(D) Potassium
79 How much of area required to make Mat nursery in SRI paddy?
(A) 100 m2/ha (B) 50 m2/ha
(C) 150 m2/ha (D) 200 m2/ha
80 Water requirement of Groundnut
(A) 500 m - 600 mm
(B) 350 - 400 mm
(C) 300 mm - 350mm
(D) 400 - 500 mm
81 Match
(i) North-East monsoon (a) January - February
(ii) South-West monsoon (b) March - May
(iii) Cold weather period (c) October - December
(iv) Pre-monsoon period (d) June – September
82 Which of the following statements are true in the case of System of Rice
Intensification
i (i) Use of minimum quantity of seeds
ii (ii) Seedlings raised in flat bed
iii (iii)Water level is always maintained
iv (iv) Transplant single seedling in square grid pattern
v (v) Application of nitrogenous fertilizers using leaf colour chart

83 Which among the following criterion used for harvesting of sugarcane?

i (i) Sucrose content more than 10%
ii (ii) Brix reading more than 18%
iii (iii) Sucrose content between 5-10%
iv (iv) Brix reading less than 18%

85 Match the following crop with its emasculation

technique

i (i) Rice (a) Hand emasculation

 ii (ii) Cotton (b) Brown paper
iii (iii) Sesamum method
iv (iv) Sugarcane (c) Soda straw method
(d) Approach method

86 Match
i (i) Indian patent act (a) 1983
ii (ii) Seeds (control) order (b) 1970
iii (iii) Seeds (amendment) rules (c) 1930
iv (iv) Plant patent act (d) 1973

87 Arrange the following statements according to the phases in seed certification

i (i) Inspection & testing of each seed lot while processing and bagging.
ii (ii) Verification of seed source.
iii (iii) Inspection of the seed crop in the field.
iv (iv) Verification of land requirements
v (v) Tagging and labelling.

88 Match
(i) Rice tungro (a) Groundnut aphid (Aphis craccivora)
(ii) Redgram sterility (b) Greenl leaf hopper (Nephotettix
mosaic virescens)
(iii) Papaya mosaic (c) Thrips (Thrips tabaci)
(iv) Tomato spotted wilt (d) Eriophyid mite (Aceria cajani

89 Match
i i. Kinked demand curve a) Airways
ii ii. Price discrimination b) Electricity consumption in
iii iii. Third degree price agriculture
discrimination c) Sugar factory
iv iv. Monopsony
d) Oligopolistic market

90 Match Transported by
Soil type (a) Ice
i (i) Alluvial (b) Water
ii (ii) Colluvial (c) Wind
iii (iii) Glacial (d) gravity
iv (iv) Eolian

91 Match (a) Processing of cheese

i (i) Pectinase (b) Deworming medicine
ii (ii) Papain © Detergents
iii (iii) Alcalase (d) Juice and wine processing
iv (iv) Lipase
92 Match
i (i) Breeder seed (a) Opal green
ii (ii) Foundation seed (b) White
iii (iii) Certified seed (c) Azar blue
iv (iv) Truthful label seed (d) Golden yellow

93 Imagine a farmer has 10 hectares of land and has sown different crops in
different seasons in one year; 10 ha (kharif), 10 ha (rabi) and 6 ha (summer).
What is the Cropping Intensity Index (CII)?
A) 400% C)100%
C)260% D)120%

94 Fresh mint (Mentha spp.) contains ___ % essential oils

B) 4% C)8%
C) 9% D)12%
95) The water between saturation and field capacity, which is often considered
unavailable to plants is known as
A)Gravitational water B)Available Water
C)Hard Water D)Soil water
96) Browning of curd in cauliflower is due to lack of ________
A) Boran C)Mn
B)Fe D)Zn
97) Statement I: Fertilised soils exert a strong influence on root growth
Statement II: It is not necessary to fertilise the entire soil volume occupied by
roots.
A)Both Statements I and II are correct
B)Statement I is correct
C)Statement II is correct
D)Both statement are wrong
98 In case of bumper crop instead of bringing prosperity, ruining the economic
position of farmers where the demand for the product is
A) Elastic C)In elastic
B)Both A and B D)None

99 The committee that made specific recommendations for establishing licensed

warehouses in India
A) Gadhil Comittee C)Malhothra Comittee
B)Randhwae comitee D)sesashya Comittee

100 Popularly used fumigant for management of stored pests

 A) AlumniumPhosphide C)Zinc Phosphide
B)Foemaldehyde D)Copper Sulphate

101 Mechanical method of clipping tip of the rice seedling prior to transplanting is
followed to manage:
A)Scirpophaga incertulus B)Nephotettix virescens
C)Aceria cajani D)Chilo infuscatellus

102) Rosette flowers and discoloured cotton lint is the characteristic symptom of
A)Pink Bollwarm B)American bollwarm
C)aphids D)Thrips

103 Green leaf hopper, Nephotettix nigropictus is the vector of

A)Rice tungro B)Bhendi veinclearing
C)cowpea mosaic d)little leaf of brinjal
104) The exotic beetle Zygogramma bicolorata is introduced for the control of the
weed
A)Parthenium b)Opuntia spp
C)Imperata cylindrica d)Water Hyacinth
105 Setting up of light trap to monitor or attract adult moths and beetles is this
method of control
A)Mechanical Method B)Chemical method
C)Bilogical method D)Agronomical method
106 The standards for minimum genetic purity for foundation seeds, certified
varieties and certified hybrids are ____, ____ and ____ respectively.
A)99, 98, 95
B)90, 98, 92
C) 95, 98, 99
d)98 ,99,100

107 The method used for selection from segregating generations of crosses of self-
pollinated crops is
A)Pedigree method
B)Back cross method
C) Point cross method
d)Mutation breeding

108 The headquarters of International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) is

located at __________
A)Columbia B)India
C)Mexico D)Japan
109) The Indian Institute of Rice Research is located at -----------A)Hyderabad
B)Cuttack
 C)Aduthurai D)Manila

110) Red gram (Cajanus cajan) is a _________ crop

A)Self Pollinated Crop B)Often cross pollinated

C)cross pollinated Crop D)oilseed crop

111) When an individual has an extra copy of particular chromosome in cells, the
condition is known as
A)Monosomic B)Trisomic
C)Nullisomic D)tetra somic

112) EC (dS/m) for normal water

A)Less than 1.5 B)Less than 3.0
C)Less than 5.0 D)Less than 2.0
113 Which of the following instrument is used to measure relative humidity?
A)Psychrometer B)Barometer
C)Evaporimeter D)Amemometer
114 Rice variety released in Tamil Nadu that is tolerance to Water
submergence(flooding) is –
A)Swarna Sub 1 B)CR1009 Sub1
C)ADT 53 D)TKM 13

115 In cucurbits for changing the sex forms growth regulators are sprayed at
a. 2-4 leaf stage
b. 4-6 leaf stage
c. 6-8 leaf stage
d. 9-11 leaf stage

116) Which of the following is multivitamin greens

a. Winged bean
b. Chakarmunis
c. French bean
d. Amaranthus
117) The allyle propyle disulphide present in
a. Beetroot
b. Onion
c. Carrot
d. Raddish

118 ‘Smog’ is a mixture of

a) Smoke and Fog,
(b) Snow and Fog,
( c) Snow and Dust,
(d) Sulphur Dioxide and Fog.
119 World Forest day is celebrated on
a) 21st March
b) 5th June
c ) 1st Dec
d) 7th June
Ozone Umbrella is located in which layer of atmosphere
a) Troposphere
(b) Stratosphere
(c) Mesosphere
(d) Ionosphere

120 Which of the following enhances soil fertility?

a) Crop rotation
b) Improved methods of agriculture
c) Using new seed varieties
d)Irrigation
121 Artificial ripening of fruits is accomplished by treatment with:
(a) Sodium chloride
(b) IAA
(c) Ethylene gas
(d) Kinetin

122 The hormone reducing transpiration rate by inducing stomatal closure is:
(a) ABA
(b) Ethylene
(c) Cytokipin
(d) Auxin

123 Soil salinity is measured by:

(a) Potometer
(b) Porometer
(c) Conductivity meter
(d) Calorimeter

124 Haploid plants can be obtained from:

(a) Leaf culture
(b) Bud culture
(c) Root culture
(d) Anther culture

125 Colchicines prevent the spindle formation during:

(a) Prophase
 (b) Metaphase
(c) Anaphase
(d) Telophase

126 A well known “Kumari Asav “ is obtained from

(a) Aloe vera
(b) Azadirachta indica
(c) Ocimum sanctum
(d) Asparagus racemosus
127 Diabetic patients are advised to take more of mushrooms as they contain
(a) low protein
(b) High protein
(c) More minerals
(d) Low carbohydrates

128 Which country is the largest producer of flower ?

A) Germany
B) Israel
C) England
D) Netherlands
E) India

129 Date palm propagation is by means of:

a. Suckers
b. Seeds
c. Off shoots
d. None

130 The non-climacteric fruit is

a. Banana
b. Mango
c. Apple
d. Citrus

131 Floating garden are observed in _____

a)Jammu-Kashmir b) Bihar

a)Ooty b) Nanital
132 What is the objective of National Bee Board?
a) Overall development of Beekeeping
b) Promoting Scientific Beekeeping in the country to increase the bee
productivity
 c) Apply scientific technique in pollination
d) Increase honey production for increasing income of the
Beekeepers/Farmers.
e) All of the above

133 National Banana Festival is observed in ______

a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Kerala
134 World Soil Day is observed on _____
a. 3 December
b. 5 December
d. 2 December
e. 7 December
135 The main function of NABARD is—
(A) Farmers’ loaning
(B) Agricultural research
(C) Refinancing to agricultural financing institutions
(D) Development of agriculture
136 Seed-plot technique is adopted in—
(A) Onion
(B) Potato
(C) Sugarcane
(D) Tomato

137 Study the following statements for Tamil Nadu Rainfall and water
availability and choose the correct answer from the codes
1) The average annual rainfall of the State is around 921 mm which is less
than the National average of 1,200 mm.
ii) The per capita availability of water is 750 cubic meters per year as
compared to the all India average of 2,200 cubic meters.
iii) The average annual rainfall of the State is around 1200 mm which is less
than the National average of 950 mm.

iv)Out of the Gross Cropped Area of 60.74 Lakh Hectare, the land
suitable for irrigated agriculture is around 35.75 Lakh Hectare of which 80%
is brought under food crops and 20% under non-food crops.
Choose the correct answer
a)Both 1 ,II and III only are correct answer

b)Both I ,ii and iv only are correct answer

c) Both i ii ,iii and iv are all correct answer

 d) Both I and iv only are correct answer

138 The process of covering the top layer of the soil with plant materials to
prevent the soil from soil erosion is known as –
a)Mulching
b)Matting
c)Turfing
d)Edging

139 Who is known as the ‘Father of White Revolution’ in India?

a)DrB.P.Paul
b)V.Kurien
c)M.S,Swaminathan
d)N.Rangasamy

140 For what purpose have Ministry of Agriculture (under RKVY Yojana) and
NRSC (ISRO) signed a MoU in April 2017?
a)Geo Tagging of agricultural Assets
b) Geological analysis of crops
c) Agricultural census
d) None of these

141 Water use efficiency is highest in the case of?

a)Drip Irrigation
b)border irrigation
c)sprinkler method of irrigation
d)Flood irrigation

142 The ratio between marketable crop yield and water used in
evapotranspiration is known as--
a) Field water use efficiency
b) Economic irrigation efficiency
c) Consumptive use efficiency
d) Water use efficiency
143 Presently, which of the following chemical fertilizers is not Produced in
India and is being imported?
a) Triple Superphosphate(TSP)
b) Potassium Sulphate
c) Ammonium Sulphate
d) All of these

144 Which of the following is not a variety of seeds?

 a) Hybrid seed
b) Composite seed
c) Breeder seed
d) Mutant seed
145 ) Living Cells are not essential for--
a)) Transpiration
b) Evaporation
c) Guttation
d) All of these

146 India's first Hortulture University is established in which State?

1) Jharkhand
2) Haryana
3) Hmachala pradesh
4) Maharashtra

147 What is backcross?

a) Crossing of F1 with either of its parents is termed as backcross.
b)crossing F1 with its homozygous recessive parent,
c)Crossing with male and female parent
d)None of the above
148 Which of the following Schemes is primarily aimed at promoting Organic
Farming in India?

a: National Food Security Mission

b: Pramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
c: PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana
d: Krishi Vignan Kendra

149 India and Israel have jointly setup a center of excellence for floriculture in
which of the following states?

a: Tamilnadu
b: Andhra Pradesh
c: West Bengal
d: Arunachal Pradesh
e: Jammu and Kashmir

150 The purpose of tillage is/are—

(A) Soil clods breaking and suppressing in soil
(B) Eradication of weeds
(C) Leveling of soil
(D) Above (A), (B) and (C)
151 Wheat is a—
(A) Cash crop
(B) Cereal crop
(C) Covered crop
(D) None of these

152 Which one is not biofertilizer ?

(A) Multiflex
(B) PSB
(C) VAM
(D)Rhizobium

153 Which one of the following do not relate to Paddy crop ?

(A) SRI
(B) MGR100
(C) Arrowing
(D) Puddling
154 Toll free number of Kisan Call Center is

a) 1800-180-5151

b) 1800-180-1561

c) 1800-180-1551

d) 1800-180-5511

155 Extension method best suited to ‘tackle a burning problem at an opportune

time’ is

a) Field trip

b) Campaign

c) Group discussion

d) General meeting
156 One of the following is not a PRA techniques

a) Transect walk

b) Resource mapping

c) Venn diagram

d) Mind Mapping

157 The degree to which an innovation’s results are visible is known as

a) Complexity

b) Observability

c) Compatibility

d) Trialability

158 Fidelity in communication is associated with

a) Noise b) Distortion c) Effectiveness d) Barrier

159 )Expansion of STAMIN is --------

a) State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute

b) State Agricultural Mind mapping Institute
c) State agro entrepreneurs Management Institute
State Agricultural Migratory Research Institute
160 Which one of the following sesamum crop variety is whit coloured `

a)SVPR 1

b)VRI 3

c)Both a and b

c)None of a and b

161 Which one of the following is launched by Government of India during 2016
to integrate Regulated Markets at the national level?

a) (e-NAM)
 b) (agm-NAM)
c) NAFED
d)(e –watsup
162 The high yielding hybrid crop varieties to exploit hybrid vigour, the farmers
need to
Purchase fresh hybrid seed every year because:
(a) Hybrid vigour is not long standing due to inbreeding depression
(b) They are not allowed to grow their own seed
(c) It is always associated with 4ncreased heterozygosity
(d) Government has accepted Dunkel’s proposals
163 . In Bignonia eapreolata pollination is carried out by:
(a) Bat
(b) Bird
(c) Insect
(d) Wind
164 Fragrant flowers with well developed nectarines are an adaptation for:
(a) Anemophily
(b) Ornithophily
(c) Entamophily
(d) Hydrophily
165 . Coir is the commercial product of coconuts:
(a) Mesocarp
(b) Pericarp
(c) Endocarp
(d) Endosperm
166 Under anaerobic conditions, bacterium
Pseudomonas changes
(a) Nitrate to molecular nitrogen
(b) Nitrate to ammonia
(c) Nitrate to nitrite
(d) Nitrite to nitrate
167 . Grafting is employed for better and quicker yield of varieties of:
(1) Apple
(2) Mango
(3) Citrus
(4) Tea
168 2-4-diphenoxyacetic acid is a:
(a) Herbicide
(b) Weedicide
(c) Pesticide
(d) Fungicide
169 . Rubber is commercially obtained from:
(a) Euphorbia
(b) Betula
(c) Hibiscus
(d) Pinus
170 . Deficiency of molybdenum causes:
(a) Wilting
(b) Mottling
(c) Reclamation
(d) Necrosis
171 . The specific characters of C4 plant is:
(a) Bulliform cells
(b) Kranz anatomy
(c) Parallel venation
(d) Isobilateral leaf
172 Morphine is obtained from:
(a) Aconitum nacelles
(b) Papaver somniferum
(c) Rauwolffia serpentine
(d) Cinchona officinalis
173 Gingerly oil (till) is got from:
(a) Linus usitatissimum
(b) Cocos nucifera
(c) Sesamum indicum
(d) Brassica rapa
174 Chief function of phloem is conduction of:
(a) Food
(b) Minerals
(c) Water
(d) Air
175 Development of shoot and root is determined by:
(a) Cytokinin and auxin ratio
(b) Enzymes
(c) Temperature
(d) Plant nutrients
176 Which one yields oil from seeds and orange dye from petals?
(a) Helioanthus annus
(b) Calendulla officinalis
(c) Carthamus tinctorius
(d) Tagetus erecta
177 Transpiration differs from evaporation in:
(a) Rate of water loss
(b) Transpiration is a physiological process while evaporation is physical
process
(c) Transpiration is physical process while evaporation is physiological
process
(d) Frequency of water loss
178 In onion, the swollen underground structure is:
(a) Root
(b) Rhizome
(c) Bulb
 (d) Tuber
179 . Cheese and yoghurt are products of:
(a) Pasteurization
(b) Fermentation
(c) Dehydration
(d) Distillation
180 Colchicines bring about:
(a) Polyploidy
(b) Cell division
(c) Cell elongation
(d) Cell differentiation
181 Cross between hybrid and recessive parent is:
(a) Back cross
(b) Test cross
(c) Monohybrid cross
(d) Dihybrid cross
182 The hypogeal germination is found in:
(a) Bean
(b) Maize
(c) Rhizophora
(d) Cucurbita
183 With reference to plant tissue culture select the matching pair:
(1) Sterile triploid—banana and seedless fruit
(2) Somaclonal variations—differences appearing
(3) Embryoids—non-zygatic embryo produced from somatic cells
(4) Pulses—belong to cruciferae
184 Consider the following statements and select correct answer
(1) Cucurbits are monoecious plant
(2) In mango, neuter, male and female and female flowers occur together
(3) Legumenous plants how unisexuality
(4) Oblique septa is found in Rosaceae
185 The ex situ conservation of genetic resources can be done through:
(1) Tissue culture practices
(2) Maintenance of sanctuaries
(3) The establishment of germplasm banks
(4) The establishment of national parks
186 In mushroom cultivation, Spawn is
(a) Compost
(b) Button stage
(c) Vegetative mycelium
(d) Harvested mushroom
187 Insect deterrent chemical extracted from neem (margosa) is
(a) Thiocarbamate
(b) Pyrethroid
(c) Azadirachtin
(d) Allethrin
188 Leaves of plant used as biofertilizer belong to
(a) Hibiscus
(b) Mango
(c) Anabeana
(d) Azolla
189 Leghaemoglobin is found in
(a) Root nodules of legumes
(b) Mycorrhiza
(c) coralloid roots
(d) Cyanobacteria
190 Mushroom cultivation consists of steps
(a) Spawning - composting - Harvesting - casing
(b) Casing - composting - harvesting - Spawning
(c) Cropping - casing - Spawning - composting
(d) Composting - Spawning - Casing - harvesting
191 Nitrogen fixation is
(a) Nitrogen - Ammonia
(b) Nitrogen - Nitrates
(c) Nitrogen - Amino acids
(d) Both A and B
192 Ocimum sanctum belongs to the family
(a) Meliaceae
(b) Acanthaceae
(c) Liliaceae
(d) Lamiaceae
193 Which one is medicinally exploited in Adhatoda zeylanica ?
(a) Leaves
(b) Roots
(c) Flowers
(d) All the above
194 . In general the most fertile layer of the soil is—
(A) -B’Layer
(B) ‘A’Layer
(C) ‘C’ Layer
(D) None of the above
195 The most important component responsible for Albedo is:
(a) Cloud cover
(b) Ozone layer
(c) Ice-cover
(d) Dust particles
Ans. (a)

196 The largest amount of saffron comes from

(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Kerala
 (D) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: (D)

197 Which one of the following set of crops is related to the plantation
agriculture?
(A) Rice, Wheat and Sugarcane
(B) Cotton, Jute and Oilseeds
(C) Maize, Millets and Mustard
(D) Tea, Coffee and Rubber
Ans: (D
198 The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone during the South West Monsoon
Season in India Swifts:
(A) Westward
(C) Northward
(B) Eastward
(D) Southward
199 Ergot is obtained from:
(a) Albugo
(b) Yeast
(c) Claviceps Purpurea
(d) Alternaria

200 To get flavor and color, coffee is

(A) fermented

(B) roasted

(C) decaffeinated

(D) dehulled

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