Question 1

Number of micronutrients essential for plant growth as per essentiality criteria is

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

7

Answer

6

Answer

9

Question 2

Who first used the term nanotechnology and when ?

Accepted Answer

B) Nario Taniguchi, 1974

Answer

C) Eric drexier, 1986

Answer

A) Rechard Feynman, 1959

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d) Sumio lijima, 1991

Question 3

What is graphene ?

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d) a one atom thick sheet of carbon

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A) a new material made from carbon nanotubes

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B) thin film made from fullerenes

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C) a software tool made to measure and graphically represent nano particles

Question 4

multi Spectral Scanner (mSS) was on board on which satellite ?

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d) landsat – 1

Answer

C) SPOT – 1

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B) NOAA – 18

Answer

A) IRS – 1A

Question 5

There are two Survey of India 1 : 50,000 toposheets with 15'×15' angular coverage,
one from Jammu and another from Kerala. Which of the following statement is true ?

Accepted Answer

C) The toposheet from Kerala will cover a large area than that of the Jammu

Answer

B) The toposheet from Jammu will cover a large area than that of the Kerala

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A) Both the toposheets will cover exactly same size of area

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d) Projection will affect the size of area coverage

Question 6

In a soil plant system, water and nutrient rise due to capillary action. If suddenly the
acceleration due to gravity is reduced to half, the capillary rise will be

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C) Remain same

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B) Half

Answer

A) double

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d) Becomes zero

Question 7

What are the six master horizons in the order which you will find them in the soil, from
top to bottom ?

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d) O, A, E, B, C, R

Answer

A) O, E, T, A, P, C

Answer

C) O, A, B, E, C, R

Answer

B) A, B, C, E, O, R

Question 8

Disease due to deficiency of Boron is

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d) Heart rot of sugarcane and internal cork of apples

Answer

C) Pahala blight of sugarcane and Gray speck of oats

Answer

B) Sand drown of tobacco and Bronzing in citrus

Answer

A) Citrus rosette and yellow streak of corn

Question 9

Antibiotics which inhibits synthesis of bacterial cell wall is
i. Tetracycline
ii. Penicillin
iii. Cephalosporin
iv. Chloramphenicol

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B) ii and iii

Answer

C) iii and iv

Answer

d) ii and iv

Answer

A) i and ii

Question 10

Causal agent of ginger yellows

Accepted Answer

B) Fusarium oxysporum f sp.zingiberi

Answer

C) Ginger mosaic virus

Answer

d) None of the above

Answer

A) Ginger chlorotic fleck virus

Question 11

Select the incorrect statement given below relating to the action of growth regulators.

I. Abscisic acid inhibits RNA biosynthesis but has no effect on RNA activity.

II. Cytokinins promote lateral bud development.

III. Cytokinins always interact with auxins.

IV. Seedling growth is stimulated by gibberellins treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) I only

Answer

B) I and III

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d) None of the above

Answer

C) III and IV

Question 12

Geographical market segmentation is a sub-set of

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A) demographic market segmentation

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B) Firmographic market segmentation

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d) Psychographic segmentation

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C) Behavioural segmentation

Question 13

Companies that have patents or extensive research and development costs such as
pharmaceutical companies are considered as

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A) Natural monopolies

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B) monopolistic

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C) Price monopoly

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d) Public monopoly

Question 14

Which of the following is not a group formation stage ?

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A) Alarming

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B) Storming

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C) Norming

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d) Performing

Question 15

IVlP is the acronym of

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A) Institution Village linkage Program

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d) Intensive Village literacy Program

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B) Indian Village livelihood Program

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C) Integrated Veterinary and livestock Program

Question 16

Which is true regarding mutation ?
I. It is the primary source of variation.
II. It leads to changes both in gene and genotypic frequency.
III. It helps in formation of new species.
IV. It is a sudden non-heritable change in dNA.

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B) I, II and III

Answer

A) I and II

Answer

d) I, III and IV

Answer

C) II, III and IV

Question 17

Which statement combination is correct ?
I. GI status given to agricultural products only in India.
II. Darjeeling tea is the first agricultural product that got GI status in India.
III. Patents are not granted to crop varieties/hybrids in India.

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B) II and III

Answer

d) I and III

Answer

A) I, II and III

Answer

C) I and III

Question 18

The anticancerous alkaloid vincristine is isolated from which of the following medicinal
plant ?

Accepted Answer

B) Catharanthus roseus

Answer

C) Cassia angustifolia

Answer

A) Cinchona officinalis

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d) Taxus baccata

Question 19

Social costs are also called as

Accepted Answer

B) Externalities

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A) Private costs

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d) None of the above

Answer

C) Explicit costs

Question 20

___________ is the capacity of a good to command other things in exchange.

Accepted Answer

B) Value

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C) maximum retail price

Answer

d) None of the above

Answer

A) Price

Question 21

A product pricing strategy by which a firm charges the highest initial price that customers
will pay and then lowers it over time

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B) Price skimming

Answer

d) None of the above

Answer

A) Product penetration

Answer

C) Product mix

Question 22

What is the meaning of the term economists use “ceteris paribus” ?

Accepted Answer

B) All the other independent variables affecting the dependent variable are held constant

Answer

A) All the variables are held constant

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C) Both of the above

Answer

d) None of these

Question 23

The Entrepreneurship development Institute of India is located at

Accepted Answer

B) Ahmedabad

Answer

A) New delhi

Answer

C) Hyderabad

Answer

d) Bangalore

Question 24

Which of the following are the mandatory activities of KVK ?
i. OFT
ii. Fld
iii. PTd

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B) Only (i and ii)

Answer

d) All the above (i, ii and iii)

Answer

C) Only (ii and iii)

Answer

A) Only (i and iii)

Question 25

_________ is a powerful PRA technique to understand relationship between different
institutes and people’s perception of their usefulness.

Accepted Answer

B) Venn diagram

Answer

A) Resource mapping

Answer

d) Trend analysis

Answer

C) matrix ranking

Question 26

Choose the correct statement or combination of correct statements.
Statement I : For explaining law of segregation, we have to consider at least two
characters at a time.
Statement II : law of independent assortment will not hold good if chromosomal
locations of considering characters are situated very close to each other.

Accepted Answer

C) II only

Answer

d) None

Answer

B) I only

Answer

A) I and II

Question 27

Genetic composition of multiline variety in wheat and gene pyramided variety in rice is

Accepted Answer

C) homozygous and homogenous in rice; homozygous and heterogenous in wheat

Answer

d) homozygous and homogenous in wheat; homozygous and heterogenous in rice

Answer

B) heterozygous and heterogenous in both rice and wheat

Answer

A) homozygous and homogenous in both rice and wheat

Question 28

Select the correct combination of statements. When many genes are controlling a
particular trait, F 2 generation of a cross from inbred parents.
I. may not achieve 3 : 1 ratio because law of independent assortment is not
followed.
II. Express properties of binomial distribution.
III. Forms bell shaped curve with mean, median and mode are equal.
IV. Extreme phenotypes will be rare in the population.

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C) III and IV

Answer

B) II and III

Answer

A) I, II and III

Answer

d) I, II and IV

Question 29

Which of the following produces aggregate fruits ?

Accepted Answer

C) Custard apple

Answer

A) Fig

Answer

d) mulberry

Answer

B) Breadfruit

Question 30

The concept of consumer’s surplus was first introduced by

Accepted Answer

C) Alfred marshall

Answer

A) Adam Smith

Answer

d) None of the above

Answer

B) Pigou

Question 31

utility analysis or marshallian approach of consumer’s behaviour is often called as

Accepted Answer

C) Cardinal approach

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A) Ordinal approach

Answer

B) Indifference curve

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d) None of the above

Question 32

The ‘Panchayati Raj System’ was implemented based on

Accepted Answer

C) Balwant Rai mehta Committee

Answer

B) GmF Enquiry Committee

Answer

d) Ashok mehta Committee

Answer

A) Hanumantha Rao Committee

Question 33

The planning commission was replaced by __________ in the year 2015.

Accepted Answer

C) NITI Ayog

Answer

d) NATP

Answer

A) Five year plans

Answer

B) RKVY

Question 34

The program implemented in 1979 by ICAR as part of its Golden Jubilee celebrations

Accepted Answer

C) Lab to Land Programme

Answer

D) Krishi Vigyan Kendra

Answer

A) National demonstration Project

Answer

B) Operational Research Project

Question 35

Consider a diploid and purely self pollinating crop. F 1 Hybrid is generated in that crop
from two genetically divergent inbred parents. Assume that crossing over is prevented
in the F 1 hybrid by using some technology and selfing practiced in F 1 as usual except
for crossing over. What will be the genetic constitution of resultant generation ?
I. comprise homozygous types similar as inbred parents
II. comprise heterozygous types similar as parents
III. comprise heterozygous types similar as F 1 generation
IV. comprise homozygous types similar as F 1 generation

Accepted Answer

d) I and III

Answer

A) I only

Answer

C) II and III

Answer

B) III only

Question 36

Blossom end rot of tomato is due to

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D) Deficiency of calcium

Answer

A) Fungi

Answer

C) Deficiency of potassium

Answer

B) Bacteria

Question 37

In differentiated pricing, companies often adjust the product price according to

Accepted Answer

d) All of the above

Answer

A) Product

Answer

C) Customer

Answer

B) location

Question 38

The demand for a good means

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d) All of the above

Answer

C) Ability to pay for the good

Answer

A) desire to buy

Answer

B) Willingness to purchase

Question 39

The autonomous body registered under Societies Act to implement extension schemes at district level

Accepted Answer

D) ATMA

Answer

B) KVK

Answer

C) SAMETI

Answer

A) NABARD

Question 40

dARE stands for

Accepted Answer

d) department of Agricultural Research and Education

Answer

C) district Agency for Rural Employment

Answer

B) department of Agriculture and Rural Entrepreneurship

Answer

A) development of Agricultural Research and Employment

Question 41

Percentage of boron in Borax (Na 2 B 4 O 7 .10H 2 O) is

Accepted Answer

A) 11%

Answer

C) 20%

Answer

B) 15%

Answer

d) 7%

Question 42

An essential plant nutrient immobile in soil and mobile inside plants is

Accepted Answer

C) Phosphorus

Answer

d) Calcium

Answer

B) Sulphur

Answer

A) Potassium

Question 43

Read the following statements about insects and choose the option having all true statements. i. Nerve cord is ventral in position.

ii. Excretion of nitrogenous wastes is mediated by malpighian tubules.

iii. Heart is dorsal in position. iv. Haemolymph transport oxygen.

Accepted Answer

A) i, ii and iii

Answer

C) i, ii and iv

Answer

d) All of the above

Answer

B) ii, iii and iv

Question 44

CIn heterosis breeding, for production of hybrids

I. Cross combinations with high SCA are selected.

II. Inbred lines with high GCA are selected.

III. Genetically divergent parents are selected.

IV. Genetically similar parents with superior performance are selected.

Accepted Answer

A) I and III

Answer

C) I and IV

Answer

d) II and III

Answer

B) II and IV

Question 45

Read the following statements about insects and choose the option having all true statements. i. Nerve cord is ventral in position.

ii. Excretion of nitrogenous wastes is mediated by malpighian tubules.

iii. Heart is dorsal in position. iv. Haemolymph transport oxygen.

Accepted Answer

A) i, ii and iii

Answer

d) All of the above

Answer

B) ii, iii and iv

Answer

C) i, ii and iv

Question 46

Which of the following statement and its reason are correct ?

Statement – I : Seeds obtained from F 1 , hybrid of sexually reproducing crops should not be reused for cultivation.

reason for Statement – I : due to segregation, genetic constitution will be changed in next generation.

Statement – II : Seeds obtained from hybrid variety of sexually reproducing crops could be reused for cultivation.

reason for Statement – II : Since hybrid variety is stabilized and will be in homozygous condition, seeds could be again used if we are preventing chances of cross pollination with other varieties and mechanical mixing.

i. Statement – I and its reason is correct.

ii. Statement – I is correct but its reason is wrong.

iii. Statement – II and its reason is correct.

iv. Statement – II is correct but its reason is wrong.

v. Statement – II is wrong.

Accepted Answer

CANCELLED

Answer

A) i and iii B) i and v C) ii and iii d) ii and iv

Answer

A) i and iii B) i and v C) ii and iii d) ii and iv

Answer

A) i and iii B) i and v C) ii and iii d) ii and iv

Question 47

Assume that we are generating doubled Haploids (dH) from anther culture. Anthers were collected from a flower in a plant belonged to F 1 generation obtained from cross between two genetically divergent inbreds. What will be the genetic constitution of dH population and genetic constitution of F 1 population from which flowers were taken ?

Accepted Answer

C) Homozygous and heterogenous in dH; Heterozygous and homogenous in F 1

Answer

A) Homozygous and homogenous in dH; Heterozygous and homogenous in F 1

Answer

B) Heterozygous and heterogenous in dHs; Heterozygous and heterogenous in F 1

Answer

d) Heterozygous and homogenous in both dH and F 1

Question 48

63. Fibre used for manufacturing bullet proof fabric

Accepted Answer

C) Kevlar

Answer

d) Hemp

Answer

B) Jute

Answer

A) Polyester

Question 49

73. Choose the botanical genus of cotton.

Accepted Answer

A) Gossypium

Answer

d) Ovis

Answer

B) Corchorus

Answer

C) linum

Question 50

94. What is the short cut key to combine the selected objects ?

Accepted Answer

B) Ctrl + L

Answer

C) F12

Answer

A) F9 + ctrl

Answer

d) None of these

Question 51

96. The __________ contains controls that change according to the active tool.

Accepted Answer

B) Property bar

Answer

C) docking window

Answer

A) Status bar

Answer

d) None of these

Question 52

98. Zoom is used for __________ objects.

Accepted Answer

A) magnifying

Answer

d) Embedding

Answer

B) Cropping

Answer

C) marquee selecting

Question 53

100. What is the short cut key used for toggles snapping to objects ?

Accepted Answer

A) Alt + Z

Answer

C) Shift + S

Answer

B) Ctrl + P

Answer

d) None of these

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