Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
VAM improves mainly the uptake of
A)
Mo
B)
P
C)
K
D)
N
Based on established principles in Medical / Health Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'P' (Option B).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Modified Atmospheric Packaging (MAP) of fruits and vegetables prevents the build up of the following?
A)
CO and O
B)
CO AND C H 2 2 2 4 4
C)
Sugars
D)
Proteins
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'CO AND C H 2 2 2 4 4' (Option B).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
A sound seed certification programme requires
A)
Direct participation of breeder
B)
Use of sophisticated equipment
C)
Classification of seed
D)
Support of law
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Use of sophisticated equipment' (Option B).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Vegetables are regarded as protected food because generally they are rich in:
A)
Fats
B)
Vitamins and minerals
C)
Proteins
D)
Sugars
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Vitamins and minerals' (Option B).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
For direct seeding of bitter gourd, following quantity of seeds is enough to plant one hectare
A)
10 kg
B)
5 kg
C)
20 kg
D)
40 kg
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is '20 kg' (Option C).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Pride of India is a variety of:
A)
Radish
B)
Turnip
C)
Cabbage
D)
Cauliflower
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Cauliflower' (Option D).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Silvipasture is advantageous because,
A)
Provides green fodder through tree loppings
B)
Improves soil fertility
C)
Controls run-off and erosion
D)
All of these
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'All of these' (Option D).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Which phyto hormone is used for development of synthetic seeds?
A)
Auxin
B)
GA
C)
ABA
D)
Ethylene
Based on established principles in Life Sciences & Biotechnology, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Ethylene' (Option D).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
The two most important factors influencing the life span of seeds under storage are:
A)
Relative humidity and temperature
B)
Rainfall and RH
C)
Climate and temperature
D)
Seed size and moisture content.
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Relative humidity and temperature' (Option A).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Feed the soil not the plant is the watch word of
A)
Eco-farming
B)
Conservation agriculture
C)
Natural farming
D)
Precision agriculture
Based on established principles in Environment & Ecology, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Eco-farming' (Option A).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
A neem product used as an insect repellent is:
A)
Rotenone
B)
Parathion
C)
Endrin
D)
Azadirachtin
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Endrin' (Option C).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Quincunx system of planting is used in:
A)
Fruit trees
B)
Flowers
C)
Potato
D)
Vegetable crops
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Vegetable crops' (Option D).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Gladiolus is propagated through:
A)
Suckers
B)
Budding
C)
Corms
D)
Cuttings
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Suckers' (Option A).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
The most important microflora in decomposition of organic matter and plant nutrients availability in soil is
A)
Bacteria
B)
Fungi
C)
actinomycetes
D)
algae
Based on established principles in Medical / Health Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Bacteria' (Option A).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Cells without cell wall are known as
A)
Protoplasts
B)
Proplastids
C)
Chloroplast
D)
Crybrids
Based on established principles in Life Sciences & Biotechnology, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Protoplasts' (Option A).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Seeds of Mandarin orange should be sown as under:
A)
After vernalization
B)
After stratification
C)
After dormancy
D)
Immediately after extraction
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'After stratification' (Option B).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Most of the fruit tree varieties are heterozygous, therefore, for commercial plantation, their propagation is recommended by
A)
True seeds
B)
Asexual propagation
C)
Mutation
D)
All
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'True seeds' (Option A).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Use of resistant varieties in the IPM of insect is an example of
A)
Legal control
B)
Cultural control
C)
Chemical control
D)
Biological control
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Legal control' (Option A).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Which one of the following is a copper fungicide?
A)
Dithane M-45
B)
Captan
C)
Streptocycline
D)
Blitox
Based on established principles in Medical / Health Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Captan' (Option B).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Fruits and vegetables are generally rich in dietary fibre which protects from:
A)
Fat deficiency
B)
Protein deficiency
C)
Colon cancer
D)
Carbohydrate deficiency
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Colon cancer' (Option C).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
NPK are regarded in plant nutrition as
A)
Macro nutrients
B)
Micro nutrients
C)
Trace elements
D)
Basic elements
Based on established principles in Medical / Health Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Trace elements' (Option C).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Agriculture mainly as ‘ Grow for eat’ is classified as
A)
Specialized farming
B)
Subsistence farming
C)
Diversified farming
D)
State farming
Based on established principles in Indian Economy, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Diversified farming' (Option C).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Ideal character of tree species for alley cropping is
A)
Fix nitrogen
B)
Tolerant under abnormal conditions
C)
Deep rooted
D)
All of these
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'All of these' (Option D).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Marmalade is prepared from the fruits of
A)
Citrus
B)
Apple
C)
Mango
D)
Guava
Based on established principles in the relevant subject area, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Citrus' (Option A).
Senior Horticulture Demonstrator • Paper-II
Male sterility is used to develop
A)
Inbreds
B)
Hybrids
C)
Synthetics
D)
None of these
Based on established principles in Agriculture & Allied Sciences, the correct and most appropriate choice is 'Hybrids' (Option B).
