Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • General English
Identify the appropriate verb-form to fill in the blank: 'He arrived after I ___________ my last letter to you.'
A)
finish
B)
finished
C)
have finished
D)
had finished
Based on English grammar and vocabulary rules, option D is correct.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • General English
Identify the correct word to fill in the blank: 'The chairman expressed his ___________ to this plan.'
A)
decent
B)
descent
C)
dissent
D)
descend
Based on English grammar and vocabulary rules, option C is correct.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • General English
Identify the appropriate verb-form to fill in the blank: 'She ___________ a lot of work today.'
A)
did
B)
have done
C)
have been done
D)
had done
Based on English grammar and vocabulary rules, option A is correct.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • General English
Fill up the blank with the suitable preposition: 'A sword was hanging ___________ my head.'
A)
on
B)
upon
C)
above
D)
over
The idiom 'a sword hanging over my head' means a constant threat.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • General English
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in the sentence: 'Every army has to fight tooth-and-nail in war.'
A)
without fear
B)
with courage
C)
with patriotic feeling
D)
with great violence
Based on English grammar and vocabulary rules, option D is correct.
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Ornamental value of Bouganvillea lies in:
A)
Green foliage
B)
Seeds
C)
Colourful bracts
D)
Fruits
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Seeds' (Option B).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Red rust is a disease of:
A)
Litchi
B)
Apple
C)
Mango
D)
Guava
Based on established principles in Medical / Health Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Apple' (Option B).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Citrus die-back is mainly caused by:
A)
Virus
B)
Water stress
C)
Fungi and other factors
D)
Bacteria
Based on established principles in Medical / Health Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Virus' (Option A).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Powdery mildew of pea is caused by:
A)
Virus
B)
Fungus
C)
Bacteria
D)
None
Based on established principles in Medical / Health Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'nan' (Option D).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Damping off and leaf blights are very effectively checked by
A)
Bordeaux mixture
B)
Burgundy mixture
C)
Thiram
D)
Copper oxychloride
Based on established principles in Medical / Health Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Bordeaux mixture' (Option A).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Root knot of vegetables is caused by:
A)
Bacteria
B)
Nematodes
C)
Fungus
D)
None
Based on established principles in Medical / Health Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Nematodes' (Option B).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Black tip of mango is caused by:
A)
Virus
B)
Water stress
C)
Bacteria
D)
None of these
Based on established principles in Medical / Health Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Virus' (Option A).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Development of embryo without fertilization is
A)
Apomixis
B)
Amghimixis
C)
Parthenocarpy
D)
None of these
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Parthenocarpy' (Option C).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Rains during ripening of grapes cause
A)
Low TSS
B)
Fruit drop
C)
Berry cracking
D)
Higher marketable yield.
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Fruit drop' (Option B).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Betelvine is a:
A)
Hermaphrodite
B)
Dioecious plant
C)
Andromonoecious
D)
Monoecious plant.
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Monoecious plant.' (Option D).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Stooling method of propagation is generally used in cause of
A)
Grapes
B)
Walnut
C)
Guava
D)
Apple
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Grapes' (Option A).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Growth regulator CCC is used in grapes for
A)
Increase vegetable growth
B)
Increase TSS
C)
Increase fruitfulness
D)
None
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Increase fruitfulness' (Option C).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Dwarf Cavendish is a variety of
A)
Tomato
B)
Mango
C)
Banana
D)
Grape
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Grape' (Option D).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Botanically, pineapple fruit is
A)
Sorosis
B)
Balusta
C)
Berry
D)
Pome
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Pome' (Option D).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
“T” budding is also referred to as
A)
Shield budding
B)
Patch budding
C)
Annular budding
D)
Ring budding
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Annular budding' (Option C).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Highest uniformity is present in
A)
Double cross
B)
Multiple cross
C)
Single cross
D)
Three way cross
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Double cross' (Option A).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Inability of a hybrid to produce viable offspring is known as
A)
Hybrid sterility
B)
Hybrid inviability
C)
Hybrid breakdown
D)
All of these
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'All of these' (Option D).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Occurrence of more than one embryo in seed is known as
A)
Polysomy
B)
Polyembryony
C)
Apogamy
D)
None
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Apogamy' (Option C).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Commercial propagation of papaya is done through …….
A)
Budding
B)
Layering
C)
Seeds
D)
Cutting
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Budding' (Option A).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
On an average, the nitrogen content of well decomposed FYM in India is of the order of:
A)
0.3 per cent
B)
0.5 per cent
C)
0.7 per cent
D)
0.9 per cent
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is '0.9 per cent' (Option D).
