Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
Which among the option below comes at third place in the English Dictionary?
A)
Monarchy
B)
Monastic
C)
Monetary
D)
Moneyed
Alphabetically the order is Monarchy, Monastic, Monetary, Moneyed; hence Monetary is third.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
In order to induce drought hardiness in plants, they maybe treated with low water levels couples with
A)
High light intensities
B)
High phosphorus fertilizers
C)
Low nitrogenous fertilizers
D)
All of these
High light combined with controlled water stress can promote drought hardening; phosphorus/nitrogen changes are less direct.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
The genetic material, DNA or RNA is localized in the chromosome and its contents are relatively ______ from one generation to the next.
A)
Constant
B)
Variates
C)
Sequenced
D)
Combined
Genetic information is relatively stable from one generation to the next, though mutations can occur.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
In green plants, highest transpiration occurs through the
A)
Leaves
B)
Flowers
C)
Stem
D)
All of these
Leaves account for most transpiration because they have the greatest stomatal surface area.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
Photosynthesis occurs only in the visible part of the spectrum of lights, between wavelengths of
A)
200 nm to 250 nm
B)
300 nm to 450 nm
C)
400 nm to 750 nm
D)
600 nm to 950 nm
Photosynthetically active radiation is approximately 400–700/750 nm.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
Which of the following statement is false about phytohormones?
A)
They are organic substances
B)
They are produced naturally by plants
C)
Their site of action is similar to their site of production
D)
They are active in minute amounts
Hormones can act at sites distant from where they are synthesized, so site of action need not be the same as site of production.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
The water potential of those containing solutes, in a living cell is
A)
Positive
B)
Negative
C)
Zero
D)
Changes constantly
Adding solutes lowers the water potential of a living cell, making it negative relative to pure water.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
Autogamy is the closest form of inbreeding, and it leads to
A)
Heterozygosity
B)
Homozygosity
C)
Both (a) & (b)
D)
None of these
Self-pollination increases homozygosity over generations.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
The chief objective of hybridization is to create
A)
Variation
B)
Clones
C)
Superior yielder
D)
Resistance genes
Hybridization is primarily used to create useful genetic variation for selection.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
In the theories of heterosis and inbreeding depression, at each locus the dominant allele has favourable effect, while the recessive allele has unfavourable effect. In heterozygous state, the deleterious effect of recessive alleles are masked by their dominant alleles. This hypothesis is
A)
Single gene heterosis
B)
Over dominance hypothesis
C)
Dominant hypothesis
D)
Super dominance theory
The hypothesis described is the dominant hypothesis: dominant alleles mask deleterious recessives in heterozygotes.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • 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
Participatory Rural Appraisal emphasizes incorporating local people's knowledge, experience and priorities.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
Improved equipments for intercultural operations in crop cultivation includes….
A)
Khurpi and country plough
B)
Cultivator and rotary tiller
C)
Digger and power thresher
D)
Sickle and spade
Cultivators and rotary tillers are improved implements for intercultural field operations.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
The T & V system was proposed by
A)
Dr Banerjee
B)
Dr. Reddy
C)
Dr. Daniel Benor
D)
Kelsey and Hearney
The Training and Visit system was developed under the leadership of Daniel Benor.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
National Demonstrations are first line demonstrations conducted on the farmers field by
A)
Research scientists
B)
Extension scientists
C)
Development staffs
D)
Extension officers
Frontline/national demonstrations are organized with direct involvement of scientists to showcase improved technology on farmers' fields.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
Concept of integrated rural development programme includes
A)
Establishment and expansion of cottage and village industries
B)
Development of rural roads and transport
C)
Development of agriculture and allied pursuits
D)
All of these
Integrated rural development includes agriculture, rural infrastructure and non-farm/cottage industries, hence all listed components.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
The extension work must be based on
A)
Constantly helping the people with latest technologies only
B)
The interest of progressive farmers
C)
The needs and interest of the peoples
D)
The interest and market demand of local mandis
Effective extension starts from the needs and interests of the people.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
This refers to maturation of anthers and stigma of the same flower at different times, leading to cross pollination
A)
Dicliny
B)
Dichogamy
C)
Heterostyly
D)
Herkogamy
Different timing of anther and stigma maturity is dichogamy.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
A power tiller is a machine having
A)
Single wheel
B)
Two wheels
C)
Three wheels
D)
Four wheels
A standard power tiller is a two-wheeled walking tractor.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
The first KVK was established at Pondicherry in the year
A)
1972
B)
1974
C)
1976
D)
1978
In DIC, PT and aPTT are prolonged and thrombocytopenia develops; PCV is not a coagulation test.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
The Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques approach aims to ______ in the planning and management of development projects and programmes
A)
Incorporate latest scientific discoveries
B)
Incorporate the knowledge and opinions of rural people
C)
Focus on progressive farmer’s
D)
Incorporate use of information technologies
Participatory Rural Appraisal emphasizes incorporating local people's knowledge, experience and priorities.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
In perennial fruit crops breeding, F1 hybrids are subjected to selection of superior phenotypes, due to….
A)
Non-availability of other techniques
B)
Uncertainty in fertilization
C)
Phenotypic expression is most reliable
D)
Long breeding cycles
Long breeding cycles make phenotypic selection of F1 hybrids especially important in perennial fruit crops.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
When an extension worker approach a large number of people spread over large areas for disseminating new improved production technology, it is called
A)
Mass communication
B)
Public communication
C)
Local communication
D)
Group communication
Communication aimed at large, dispersed audiences is mass communication.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
In Frontline Demonstration (FLD), the person directly involved in planning, execution and monitoring of the demonstrations for the developed technologies is..
A)
The farmer
B)
The extension worker
C)
The scientist
D)
The VLW
Scientists are responsible for planning, execution and monitoring of frontline demonstrations of new technologies.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
Most of the agricultural tractors used for ploughing, harrowing, sowing, harvesting, etc are four wheeled type with an average horse power of …
A)
10 to 15
B)
20 to 25
C)
30 to 35
D)
60 to 65
Common farm tractors used for general field operations often fall around the 30–35 HP range in the context of this question.
Mizoram Horticulture Service • 2017 • Technical Paper-III
Renewable energy sources that can be utilized for energy production in horticulture farming includes…
A)
Solar, fuel wood and coal
B)
Solar, wind and biomass
C)
Biofuel and petroleums
D)
Wind and petroleums
Solar, wind and biomass are renewable energy sources.
