Biology - Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Exam Duration: 60 Mins Total Questions : 30
Match the List I (Insect/Pest) with List II (Crop) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I | List II |
A. Papilio demoleus | 1. Black pepper |
B. Diconocoris hewetti | 2. Citrus |
C. Earias vitella | 3. Cabbage |
D. Pieris rapae | 4. Cotton |
- (a)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 4 3 2 1 - (c)
A B C D 2 1 4 3 - (d)
A B C D 3 2 1 4
Which of the following sucking pest belongs to the cash crop sugarcane?
- (a)
Sugarcane pyrilla
- (b)
Tea bug
- (c)
Spider mites
- (d)
Preying mantis
Grape is a very important horticultural crop. This crop is highly susceptible to the which of the following diseases given below?
1.Powdery mildew
2. Downy mildew
3. Rust
4. Black wart
- (a)
Only 1
- (b)
1 and 2
- (c)
Only 3
- (d)
Only 4
The White spots or white patched appear on the upper and lower surfaces of leaf. What does this indiacte?
- (a)
Plant is infected with powdery mildew
- (b)
Plant is infected with Cercospora spots
- (c)
Plant is suffering from zinc deficiency
- (d)
None of the above
The equation A = F(R,K,L,S,C,P) is the USDA equation . What is the emperical equation is about?
- (a)
Universal soil formation
- (b)
Universal soil loss equation
- (c)
Equation of runoff
- (d)
Equation of water logging
The science of producing and using plants for food, fuel, feed, fibre and fertilizer is referred to be as
- (a)
Agronomy
- (b)
Horticulture
- (c)
Pisciculture
- (d)
Apiculture
Given are the functions of calcium for body regulation,which is incorrect function among them?
1. Bone, teeth formation and growth
2. Acid and base regulation
3. Digestion
4.Regulation of heart beats
- (a)
1 and 2
- (b)
Only 3
- (c)
1 and 2
- (d)
1, 3 and 4
The transfer of pollens from anther to receptive stigma is a pollination. Which of the following procedure is adopted before pollination is to be carried out?
- (a)
Emasculation
- (b)
Irrigation
- (c)
Bagging
- (d)
Tagging
The malaria is a mosquito borne infectious disease caused by Plasmodium vivax. The Plasmodium completes its asexual phase in the body of
- (a)
human body
- (b)
cattle body
- (c)
mosquito body
- (d)
None of these
The bread called 'karan Swiss' was developed by crossing of which of the two following breeds?
- (a)
Holstein x Sahiwal
- (b)
Friesian x Tharparkar
- (c)
Brown Swiss x Red Sindhi
- (d)
Surti x Red Sindhi
The ability of an animal to produce more number of offsprings at faster rate in each pregnancy is called
- (a)
breeding efficiency
- (b)
fertility
- (c)
nicking ability
- (d)
Fecundity
The wit disease is a hazardous crop plant disease, which is hard to identify in the early stage. From the following given what is the causal organism of the disease?
- (a)
Fusarium oxysporium
- (b)
Xanthomonas campestris
- (c)
Puccinia graminis triticii
- (d)
Erwinia amylovora
Match the following
List I | List II |
A. Alcohol test | 1. Visible dirt detection |
B. Sediment test | 2. To detect colostrum |
C. Resazurin test | 3. Bacteriologic quality of milk |
D. Gerber method | 4. Fat determination |
- (a)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 2 1 3 4 - (c)
A B C D 1 4 3 2 - (d)
A B C D 1 3 2 4
The very famous variety that is used for eating and making food products. This variety is known as 'Thomson Seedless'. From the following, to which crop this improved variety belongs to?
- (a)
Apple
- (b)
Grape
- (c)
Peach
- (d)
Pear
The government has taken an initiative on the avoidance of the losses in the post harvest of the horticultural produce. One of such nodal government organization is working in this context. Which governmental agency works as a father institution for the horticultural crops?
- (a)
National Agriculture Research Insititute
- (b)
Central Agricultural Board
- (c)
National Horticulture Board of India
- (d)
None of the above
For control of the disease vector of little leaf following insecticides can be used to control it. Which of them is/are correct?
- (a)
Malathion
- (b)
Diamethoate
- (c)
Mothyldmenton
- (d)
All of the above
Which buffalo is called as 'black gold' in Haryana?
- (a)
Bhadavari
- (b)
Niti-Ravi
- (c)
Mehsana
- (d)
Murrah
The poultry rearing system in which the housing floor is covered with litter sawdust, baggasse, groundnut seeds and kernels. This system is termed as
- (a)
battery system
- (b)
California system
- (c)
free range system
- (d)
deep litter system
The sorghum is taken as a multicut. Which of the following variety is not a multicut variety?
- (a)
Pusa Chari-2
- (b)
MP Chari-2
- (c)
MP Chari
- (d)
UP Chari-1
Which one of the following variety of barley is huskless variety?
- (a)
Pragati (K508)
- (b)
Ritambhara (K551)
- (c)
Geetanjali (K1149)
- (d)
Karan-3
Match List I (Sugar) with List II (Source) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I | List II |
A. Cellulose | 1. Honey |
B. Fructose | 2. Sugarcane |
C. MAltose | 3. Cotton wool |
D. Sucrose | 4. Starch |
- (a)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 2 3 4 1 - (c)
A B C D 3 1 1 2 - (d)
A B C D 4 1 2 4
Which of the following element plays a vital role in the nitrogen metabolism?
- (a)
Magnesium
- (b)
Manganese
- (c)
Molybdenum
- (d)
Iron
Which of the statement(s) is/are correct among the following?
- (a)
Naming of animals is having a limited scope
- (b)
Branding is done in horses and buffaloes
- (c)
Tattoing ink is made up of vegetable pigment
- (d)
All of the above
In 1875, Daniel Peter introduced the first milk chocolate from powdered milk, From where he belonged from?
- (a)
English
- (b)
Swiss
- (c)
Scottish
- (d)
French
Match List I with List II correctly and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I | List II |
A. Chemical analysis | 1. Proximate analysis |
B. Conduction digestability | 2. In vitro |
C. Energy estimation | 3. Bob calorimeter |
D. Protein quality | 4. Nitrogen balance |
- (a)
A B C D 1 2 3 4 - (b)
A B C D 4 3 2 1 - (c)
A B C D 1 4 3 2 - (d)
A B C D 2 1 3 4
Consider the following statements below vechur cattle breed
1. Vechur is the world's smallest cow.
2. It is endigenous breed found in Kerala.
3. Its milk protein has medicinal value.
4. Commonly used in farming as draught animal.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
- (a)
1, 2, 3 and 4
- (b)
1, 2 and 3
- (c)
2 and 3
- (d)
3 and 4
The most drought affected area of Maharashtra is
- (a)
Vidarbha
- (b)
Marathwada
- (c)
Sangli
- (d)
Kolhapur
The 'Operation Flood' is the most important event which has changed the whole scenario about the animal husbandry and dairy technology. It has been in the three phases. The era of the third phase starts from?
- (a)
1987-1989
- (b)
1985-1996
- (c)
1978-1985
- (d)
None of these
The most popular variety of guava crop, which is extensively used in India is
- (a)
Sarovar
- (b)
Sardar
- (c)
Sarita
- (d)
Sargam
Which of the following varieties of sorghum (jowar) is/are resistant to the infestation of jowar shootfly?
- (a)
SPV 86
- (b)
Maldandii 35-1
- (c)
Kopergoan 1
- (d)
Both (a) and (b)