Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Cassia angustifolia is the Botanical Name of
A)
Senna
B)
Foxglove
C)
Periwinkle
D)
None of these
Cassia angustifolia is senna.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Respiration which occur in the presence of oxygen is called
A)
Aerobic respiration
B)
Anaerobic respiration
C)
Fermentation
D)
None of these
Aerobic respiration uses oxygen.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
The term vitamin (originally vitamine) was coined by
A)
F. W. Went
B)
Funk
C)
Miller
D)
R. Gane
Casimir Funk coined “vitamine”.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Water soluble vitamins are
A)
A and D
B)
E and K
C)
B and C
D)
All of these
Vitamins B and C are water-soluble.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Laminar Air Flow employed HEPA Filters which remove 99.97% of 0.3µm particles. Full form of HEPA is
A)
High Efficiency Particulate Air
B)
Highly Equivalent Particle Air
C)
Highly Equivalent Particle Aeration
D)
High Efficient Particulate Aeration
HEPA means High Efficiency Particulate Air.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
The term Horticulture is derived from two words ‘hortus’ and ‘colere’ which is a-
A)
Latin
B)
Greek
C)
Both (a) & (b)
D)
None of these
Hortus and colere are Latin words.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Cultivation of plants in water without soil is called-
A)
Precision Farming
B)
Hydroponics
C)
Fertigation
D)
Aeroponics
Hydroponics is growing plants in water without soil.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Maximum consumption of cut roses is during which of the following event
A)
Mother’s Day
B)
Easter
C)
Christmas Day
D)
Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day drives peak demand for cut roses.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Queen of Spice
A)
Small Cardamom
B)
Large Cardamom
C)
Onion
D)
Black Pepper
Small cardamom is commonly called the queen of spices.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Japanese mint belong to the family
A)
Laminaceae
B)
Labiatae
C)
Apiaceae
D)
Apocyanaceae
Labiatae is the traditional family name for Lamiaceae.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
The Central Institution for researches in Oil Palm is
A)
NRCOP
B)
NRCP
C)
CTCRI
D)
CPCTRI
The National Research Centre for Oil Palm is NRCOP.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Avena coleoptile curvature test is the bioassay associated with which one of the following plant growth hormone
A)
Ethylene
B)
Cytokinin
C)
Gibberellic acid
D)
Auxin
The Avena test is a classic bioassay for auxin.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Spongy Tissue in Mango is due to
A)
Inactivation of ripening enzy me due to high temperature
B)
Convective Heat
C)
Post harvest Exposure to intense sunlight
D)
All of these
High temperature and postharvest heat exposure are implicated in spongy tissue.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Thomas Andrew Knight produce the first cultivar of-
A)
Apple
B)
Apricot
C)
Plum
D)
Pear
Thomas Andrew Knight is strongly associated with early apple cultivar improvement.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Nitrogen content in Urea is 46%, whereas in DAP it is
A)
18%
B)
16%
C)
20%
D)
60%
DAP contains about 18% nitrogen.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Dormancy in temperate fruits is due to the presence of
A)
Cytokinin
B)
ABA
C)
Giberellins
D)
Auxin
Abscisic acid is associated with dormancy induction/maintenance.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
According to Storey (1958), sex forms in Papaya flowers is
A)
Three (3)
B)
Eight (8)
C)
Six (6)
D)
Twelve (12)
The classic papaya sex forms are male, female and hermaphrodite.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
High Density Planting is achieved by-
A)
Adoption of Dwarf Scion Varieties / Dwarf Rootstock
B)
Proper Training and Pruning
C)
Suitable crop management practices
D)
All of these
High-density planting combines dwarfing, training/pruning and suitable crop management.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Tea is commercially propagated by
A)
single node cutting
B)
seed
C)
layering
D)
two nodes cutting
Clonal tea is commonly propagated by single-node cuttings.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Among the following which is a seed spice- a. Dill b. Aniseed c. Caraway d. Cumin
A)
a & b
B)
b & c
C)
None of these
D)
All of these
Dill, aniseed, caraway and cumin are seed spices.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Ikebana is-
A)
Flower arrangement
B)
Soil Culture
C)
Bonsai culture
D)
All of these
Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Sweet Banana is a variety of
A)
Capsicum
B)
Banana
C)
Brinjal
D)
Cucumber
The option is direct.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Father of Pharmacognosy
A)
Hippocratus
B)
Theophratus
C)
Miller
D)
Haberlandt
Theophrastus is traditionally associated with early pharmacognosy/botanical drug knowledge.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Forms of Tomato
A)
Pear Tomato
B)
Potato Leaf type
C)
Both (a) & (b)
D)
None of these
Pear and potato-leaf are recognized tomato forms.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • 2018 • Paper-II
Chemical present in turmeric is
A)
Cucurmin
B)
Curcumin
C)
Zingiberine
D)
Linalool
Curcumin is the principal yellow pigment of turmeric.
