MAS Jr. Grade • 2019 • Paper-II
Pheromone trap attracts?
A)
Male bug
B)
Female moth
C)
Male moth
D)
Female bug
Sex pheromone traps use female pheromone to attract and monitor male moth population.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2019 • Paper-II
India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of
A)
Wheat
B)
Rice
C)
Sugarcane
D)
Spices
India is the world's largest producer, consumer and exporter of spices according to Spice Board data.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2019 • Paper-II
Most commonly used method for transformation of plants is
A)
Protoplast Methods
B)
Agrobacterium mediated transformation
C)
Micro injection
D)
None of these
Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation is the most commonly used method for stable nuclear transformation of dicot plants.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2019 • Paper-II
Application of embryo culture is in
A)
Clonal production
B)
Production of alkaloid
C)
Production of somaclonal variation
D)
Overcoming hybridization barriers
Embryo culture/rescue is applied to overcome post-zygotic hybridization barriers and recover viable interspecific hybrids.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2019 • Paper-II
Match the following storage pest? List A: A. Rice weevil, B. Khapra beetle, C. Lesser grain borer, D. Pulse beetle; List B: 1. Trogoderma granarium, 2. Sitophilus oryzae, 3. Callosobruchus chinensis, 4. Rhyzopertha dominica
A)
3 4 1 2
B)
2 4 1 3
C)
2 1 4 3
D)
3 1 4 2
Rice weevil Sitophilus oryzae (2), Khapra beetle Trogoderma granarium (1), Lesser grain borer Rhyzopertha dominica (4), Pulse beetle Callosobruchus chinensis (3).
MAS Jr. Grade • 2019 • Paper-II
Cryopreservation is the storage of material at ultra-low temperature-by
A)
Very Rapid Cooling
B)
-196 °C in liquid nitrogen (N2)
C)
Gradual Cooling & Simultaneous Dehydration at Low Temperature
D)
All of these
Cryopreservation uses ultra-low -196°C in liquid nitrogen and can involve rapid or gradual cooling with dehydration.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2019 • Paper-II
Which among these can be used as seed treatment against soil borne fungal disease in organic farming?
A)
Trichogramma
B)
Stomp
C)
Carbendazim
D)
Trichoderma
Trichoderma spp. is allowed as bio-fungicide seed treatment against soil-borne fungal diseases in organic farming, unlike chemical Carbendazim.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2019 • Paper-II
Two bacteria most useful in genetic engineering are
A)
Rhizobium and Azotobactor
B)
Agrobacterium and Escherichia
C)
Nitrosomonas and Agrobacterium
D)
Rhizobium and Diplococus
Agrobacterium tumefaciens (natural genetic engineer) and Escherichia coli (for vector cloning) are the two most useful bacteria in genetic engineering.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2019 • Paper-II
National Center of Organic Farming is in
A)
Nagpur
B)
Kochi
C)
Hyderabad
D)
Ghaziabad
National Centre of Organic Farming / National Centre for Organic and Natural Farming is headquartered at Hapur Road, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, UP.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2019 • Paper-II
The process involving inspection, fumigation and growing the introduced plant material in isolation is known as
A)
Acclimatization
B)
Quarantine
C)
Adaptation
D)
All of these
Quarantine regulations involve inspection, fumigation and isolation growing to prevent exotic pest entry.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2019 • Paper-II
Insects in the orders ___________ are the most important vectors of plant diseases.
A)
Hemiptera and Thysanoptera
B)
Hemiptera and Diptera
C)
Hemiptera and Lepidoptera
D)
Hemiptera and Coleoptera
Hemiptera (aphids, whiteflies, leafhoppers) and Thysanoptera (thrips) contain the most important vectors of plant viruses and phytoplasmas.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2019 • Paper-II
Which among the following is the effective insect parasite against gram caterpillar or sorghum stem borer?
A)
NPV
B)
Trichogramma
C)
BT
D)
None of these
Trichogramma chilonis egg parasitoid is effective against gram caterpillar Helicoverpa and sorghum stem borer Chilo partellus.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2019 • Paper-II
What is the name of a scheme to support organic farming endeavors
A)
Paramparik Krishikaran Yojana
B)
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
C)
Prayogik Krishi Vikas Yojana
D)
Khushal Kheti Yojana
Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) launched in 2015 is the Government scheme promoting cluster-based organic farming with PGS certification and end-to-end support.
