Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
Low volume and ultra low volume sprayers are developed mostly to apply
A)
Concentrated pesticides
B)
Fertigation
C)
Organic nutrients
D)
All of these
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'All of these' (Option D).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
Cultures of plant tissues from which of the following is not totipotent?
A)
Cambium
B)
Pith
C)
Cortex
D)
None of these
Based on established principles in Life Sciences & Biotechnology, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Cambium' (Option A).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
Loss of angularity in the fruit is a common means for maturity indication of this fruit:
A)
Pineapple
B)
Banana
C)
Papaya
D)
Mango
Based on established principles in this specific field of study, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Pineapple' (Option A).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid or 2,4-D is a selective postemergence herbicide used for control of ______ weeds
A)
Grass
B)
Broadleaf
C)
Perennial
D)
Annual
Based on established principles in this specific field of study, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Grass' (Option A).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
Estimating the outcome or returns of a farm for a part of the business, that may also be used in aid to full budgeting, it is referred to as
A)
Partial budgeting
B)
Enterprise budgeting
C)
Complete budgeting
D)
None of these
Based on established principles in this specific field of study, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Partial budgeting' (Option A).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
Acidic soils can be amended by application of
A)
Sulfur
B)
Vinegar
C)
lime
D)
Organic fertilizers
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Vinegar' (Option B).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
The factors leading to introduction of several weed species in India include
A)
Development of livestock industry
B)
Long distance travel by birds
C)
Import of food grains and agricultural seeds
D)
All of these
Based on established principles in this specific field of study, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'All of these' (Option D).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
The two most common type of potassic fertilizers used in India are
A)
Muriate of potash and Urea
B)
Urea and amonium nitrate
C)
Potassium sulphate and Urea
D)
Muriate of potash and potassium sulphate
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Potassium sulphate and Urea' (Option C).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
For control of noxious weeds like Lantana, Saccharum and Striga spp., the most effective method is
A)
Selective control
B)
Quarantine measures
C)
Weed eradication
D)
All of these
Based on established principles in this specific field of study, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'All of these' (Option D).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
Weeds like Chenopodium album, Philaris minor, Digera arvensis are classified under the______ weeds
A)
Annual
B)
Biennial
C)
Perennial
D)
Grasses
Based on established principles in this specific field of study, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Perennial' (Option C).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
When cryopreservation is done at a temperature of -1960C in ______ the plant cells stay in completely inactive state and can thus be conserved for long periods
A)
Solid carbon dioxide
B)
Deep freezers
C)
Vapour phase nitrogen
D)
Liquid nitrogen
Based on established principles in Life Sciences & Biotechnology, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Liquid nitrogen' (Option D).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
The cost of those non-recurring in nature including cost of tractor and other machinery, buildings, irrigation structures, etc are termed in the farm management concept, as
A)
Variable cost
B)
Fixed cost
C)
Machinery cost
D)
Building cost
Based on established principles in this specific field of study, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Variable cost' (Option A).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
The common name for N’-3,4-dichlorophenyl –N,N’-dimethylurea which is primarily a soil active herbicide to control annual grasses, is
A)
Bromacil
B)
Fluometuron
C)
Diuron
D)
Isoproturon
Based on established principles in this specific field of study, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Fluometuron' (Option B).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
Dodder or Cuscutta spp., broomrape or Orobanche spp. and witchweed or Striga spp. falls under the ______ weeds
A)
Aquatic
B)
Parasitic
C)
Herbaceous
D)
Grassland
Based on established principles in this specific field of study, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Herbaceous' (Option C).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
This post-harvest treatment is intended to minimize the redistribution and transmission of pathogens from adhering soil, infested fruit or vegetable surfaces and in water disinfection
A)
Washing
B)
Irradiation
C)
Sorting
D)
Chlorination
Based on established principles in this specific field of study, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Chlorination' (Option D).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
Somatic hybrids in citrus were obtained with chemical fusion of competent citrus protoplasts, of which one parent was a protoplasts and the second parent was isolated from
A)
Seedling leaves
B)
Nucellus
C)
Embryo
D)
Ovary
Based on established principles in Life Sciences & Biotechnology, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Ovary' (Option D).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
‘Grape guard’ is a brown sheet containing ______ in which Sulphur dioxide is released in the package around the bunches that retard the growth of molds
A)
Sodium metabisulphite
B)
Salicylic acid
C)
Sodium benzoate
D)
Aminoethoxy Vinylglycine
Based on established principles in this specific field of study, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Aminoethoxy Vinylglycine' (Option D).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-III
Plants absorb nitrogen from the soil solution as
A)
Nitrate and ammonium
B)
Orthophosphate and ammonium
C)
Nitrite and amino acids
D)
Ammonium and sulphate
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Nitrate and ammonium' (Option A).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-II
Leaf spot of beet root can be controlled by
A)
COC 0.1%
B)
Indofil Z-78 0.3%
C)
Thiram 0.2%
D)
Captaf 0.25%
Based on established principles in Medical / Health Sciences, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Captaf 0.25%' (Option D).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-II
Stem gall is an important disease of
A)
Coriander
B)
Cumin
C)
Fenugreek
D)
Black pepper
Based on established principles in Medical / Health Sciences, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Coriander' (Option A).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-II
In Agar plantation, the aroma comes due to infection of fungi which generally occurs due to stem injured by the larvae of a stem borer named
A)
Heortia vitessoides
B)
Zewzera conferta
C)
Odioporus longicollis
D)
Anoplophora versteegi
Based on established principles in Medical / Health Sciences, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Heortia vitessoides' (Option A).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-II
As per ICMR, an average man with vegetarian or non-vegetarian food habit should consume leafy vegetables per day
A)
300 g
B)
100 g
C)
125 g
D)
75 g
Based on established principles in Medical / Health Sciences, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is '300 g' (Option A).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-II
Whiptail in cauliflower is caused by
A)
Deficiency of molybdenum
B)
Excess boron
C)
Excess molybdenum
D)
Deficiency of boron
Based on established principles in Medical / Health Sciences, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Deficiency of molybdenum' (Option A).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-II
The country which is number one in Greenhouse vegetable production is
A)
Japan
B)
USA
C)
Netherlands
D)
Canada
Based on established principles in this specific field of study, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'USA' (Option B).
Mizoram Horticulture Service • Technical Paper-II
The scientific name of milkey mushrooms
A)
Colocybe indica
B)
Auricularia polytricha
C)
Stropharia ruguso-annulata
D)
Lentinula edodes
Based on established principles in this specific field of study, the correct and most clinically/technically appropriate choice is 'Lentinula edodes' (Option D).
