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Past Questions — 2024

MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

In India, most common P extractant reagent for acid soil is

A) Bray and Kurtz
B) Olsen
C) Bray II
D) Morgan’s
Option C is correct: Bray II.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

Minerals formed during advance stages of weathering

A) Montmorillonite
B) Kaolinite and illite
C) Quartz
D) Kaolinite and Halloysite
Option D is correct: Kaolinite and Halloysite.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

Salinity tolerant fruits are

A) Orange and Grape
B) Aonla and Guava
C) Plum and Avocado
D) Peach and Apricot
Option B is correct: Aonla and Guava.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

The total food grain production in the country (2022-23) is million tonnes.

A) 300
B) 310
C) 329.7
D) 375.7
Option C is correct: 329.7.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

Rice flower at the base have two transparent structure

A) Lamse
B) Lodicules
C) Creepiae
D) Hull
Option B is correct: Lodicules.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

Sweet crops like beet and sweet potato requires high amount of

A) Nitrogen
B) Potassium
C) Zine
D) Phosphorus
Option B is correct: Potassium.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

Tha law of minimum was given by

A) Spillman
B) Whatmann
C) Juston von Liebig
D) Dey
Option C is correct: Juston von Liebig.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

An element essential for activation an enzyme but not a part of an enzyme

A) Fe
B) Mg
C) Mn
D) K
Option B is correct: Mg.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

The Concept of minimum tillage started in

A) USA
B) Spain
C) Kenya
D) India
Option A is correct: USA.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

Most common weed in rice

A) Cyperus spp
B) Vicoa spp
C) Echinochloa spp
D) Celosia spp
Option C is correct: Echinochloa spp.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

Muddy run off from the field is an indication of

A) Ravine erosion
B) Sheet erosion
C) Splash eorsion
D) Rillerosion
Option B is correct: Sheet erosion.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

Citrus die back occurs due to the deficiency of

A) Cu and Mn
B) Zn and Cu
C) Zn and B
D) B and Mo
Option C is correct: Zn and B.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

The reduction of CO2 is also known as

A) Dark reaction
B) Light reaction
C) Photolysis
D) Phosphorylation
Option A is correct: Dark reaction.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

Sugarbeet belong to the family

A) Amarlidiaceae
B) Fagaceae
C) Solanaceae
D) Chenopodiaceae
Option D is correct: Chenopodiaceae.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

Example of CAM Plant is

A) Sisal
B) Millet
C) Amaranthus
D) Sugarbeet
Option A is correct: Sisal.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

Blossom end rot of tomato can be cured by application.

A) N fertilizer
B) Vermicompost
C) Organic Matter
D) Lime
Option D is correct: Lime.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

Farmer’s Day is observed on

A) 22 Nov
B) 23 Dec
C) 15 Oct
D) 5 March
Option B is correct: 23 Dec.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

The hormone required for cell division during germination of seed

A) Cytokinin
B) Abscisic acid
C) Gibberellin
D) Ethylene
Option A is correct: Cytokinin.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

The temperature maintained in ammonia production by Claude-Haber-Bosch systhesis process is degree celsius.

A) 300-400
B) 400-500
C) 200-300
D) >500
Option B is correct: 400-500.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

The C:N ratio ofa fresh biomass to narrow down quickly can be enhanced by applying

A) Urea
B) Organic matter
C) Bone meal
D) charcoal
Option A is correct: Urea.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

Tillage soil hydraulic conductivity.

A) Decrease
B) Normalize
C) Increase nor decrease
D) Increase
Option D is correct: Increase.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

India is situated in the trade wind zone.

A) North East
B) South East
C) South West
D) East West
Option A is correct: North East.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

Most common herbicide used in maize is

A) Metribuzin
B) Simazine
C) Glycel
D) Pendimethalene
Option B is correct: Simazine.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

The red colour of chilli is due to

A) Anthocyanin
B) Lycopene
C) Capsanthin
D) antioxidant
Option C is correct: Capsanthin.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-III

The crop where highest pesticide is used in India

A) Cotton
B) Rice
C) Brinjal
D) Maize
Option A is correct: Cotton.