Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Lye peeling is done using ,
A)
NaCl
B)
NaOH
C)
HCl
D)
Na,SO,
Option B is correct: NaOH.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Temperature for cellar storage is about .
A)
0to 5°C
B)
-18 to -40°C
C)
15°C
D)
25°C
Option A is correct: 0to 5°C.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Which of the following is a mineral lubricant?
A)
Crude petroleum
B)
Cotton seed oil
C)
Linseed oil
D)
Castor oil
Option A is correct: Crude petroleum.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
The rotary or oscillating tool which does not turn the soil upside down is:
A)
Power tiller
B)
Rotavator
C)
Power harrow
D)
Treader or rotary tiller
Option B is correct: Rotavator.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Which of the following in non selective herbicide
A)
Alachlor
B)
Butachior
C)
Paraquat
D)
Atrazine
Option C is correct: Paraquat.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
A reaper is used for
A)
Cutting crop
B)
Cutting and winnowing
C)
Cutting and threshing
D)
None of these
Option A is correct: Cutting crop.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Emasculation of flowers is necessary to hybridization between the two parents in the following type
A)
Male sterile plants
B)
Self pollinated plants
C)
Selfincompatible plants
D)
All ofthese
Option B is correct: Self pollinated plants.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Cuscuta is
A)
Total stem parasitic weed
B)
Partial root parasitic weed
C)
Total root parasitic weed
D)
None of these
Option A is correct: Total stem parasitic weed.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
You are a businessman who plans to start a new business venture for which a license is required from a regulatory government department. You have submitted the application after fulfilling all the procedural formalities and the required documents. Even after months from the date of application, you have not received the license. The reason, you have come to know for the delay is, demand for illegal gratification. The amount asked for granting the license is within every month because of the loss of business opportunity. You will:
A)
Pay the amount asked for and get the licence, treating the amount paid as a business necessity and business expense
B)
Aska senior officer in the same department who is known to you and get the issue of license expedited.
C)
Wait for official to change and hoe that the next official is honest
D)
Make an application under RTI Act seeking status of your license application and the time frame in which such licenses are required to be issued
Option D is correct: Make an application under RTI Act seeking status of your license application and the time frame in which such licenses are required to be issued.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Cytoplasmic hybrids are known as
A)
Hybrids
B)
Cybrids
C)
Both (a) & (b)
D)
None of these
Option B is correct: Cybrids.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Institutions Village Linkage Programme (IVLP) is part of which programme?
A)
LLP
B)
TARP
C)
PRA
D)
None of these
Option B is correct: TARP.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Most commonly used method for genetic transformation of plants is
A)
Protoplast method
B)
Electro-transformation
C)
Agrobacterium mediated transformation
D)
Micro injection
Option C is correct: Agrobacterium mediated transformation.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Which part of root absorb water and minerals?
A)
Root cap
B)
Root hairs
C)
Epidermis
D)
Endodermis
Option B is correct: Root hairs.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Guttation takes place through .
A)
Stomata
B)
Hydathode
C)
Leafveins
D)
Guard cells
Option B is correct: Hydathode.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Photosynthesis is a process.
A)
Catabolic
B)
Anabolic
C)
Exothermic
D)
Metabolic
Option B is correct: Anabolic.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Which element is responsible for stomatal regulation and function?
A)
N
B)
P
C)
K
D)
Ca
Option C is correct: K.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Training of Rural Youth for Self-Employment (TRYSEM) was launched in the year
A)
1974
B)
1976
C)
1979
D)
1982
Option C is correct: 1979.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
It is a cylindrical part closed at one end which maintains a close sliding fit in the engine cylinder
A)
Cylinder head
B)
Cylinder block
C)
Sleeve
D)
Piston
Option C is correct: Sleeve.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
BHP of an engine indicates:
A)
Power in cylinder
B)
Power on flywheel
C)
Frictional power
D)
Power at PTO pulley
Option B is correct: Power on flywheel.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
The progeny of a self pollinated homozygous plant obtained by selfing is referred to as
A)
Inbred
B)
Pureline
C)
Hybrid
D)
Multiline
Option B is correct: Pureline.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Cross for mango hybrid ‘Ratna’ is :
A)
Dashehari X Neelum
B)
Alphonso X Neelum
C)
Neelum X Alphonso
D)
Neelum X Mulgoa
Option B is correct: Alphonso X Neelum.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Sub soiler plough is best suited for
A)
Deep ploughing
B)
Breaking hard pan
C)
Making ditches
D)
Inter cultivation
Option B is correct: Breaking hard pan.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Lab to Land programme was started by
A)
UHR
B)
IVR
C)
IARI
D)
ICAR
Option D is correct: ICAR.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
The term ‘Extension Education’ was first coined by which University?
A)
Michigan State University
B)
Cambridge University
C)
Oxford University
D)
Chiba University
Option A is correct: Michigan State University.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2023 • Technical Subject Paper-III
Increase in soil water content and soil temperature, increases the availability of ..
A)
Nitrogen
B)
Phosphorus
C)
Potassium
D)
All ofthese
Option D is correct: All ofthese.
