100 MCQ on Agriculture with answers
1. Agriculture is a
a) Greek word
2. The term agronomy is derived from ________
a) German word
3. Primary resource for agriculture
a) Land, air and water
4. Cultivation of rice begins in _______
a) 2200 BC
5. The book ‘Horse hoeing husbandry’ was published by _______
a) Van Helmont
6. The ‘Annals of Agriculture’ was published by _________
a) Jethro Tull
7. The book ‘Element of Agricultural Chemistry’ was published by ________
a) Justus Von Liebig
8. Experiments on effect of manures on crop were initiated by ________
a) Sir John Bannet Lawes
9. ________ (1674-1741 AD) conducted several experiments on plant nutrient and published a book, “Horse Hoeing Husbandry”
a) Sir Humphry Davy
10. Kharif, Rabi and Zaid word belong to _______
a) Urdu
11. Climate pertains to a __________
a) Long period of time
12. Principles of mercury barometers was discovered by __________
a) Torricelli
13. Instrument used for measuring wind velocity is known as __________
a) Hydrometer
14. The term PET was coined by __________
a) Sarkar and Biswas
Ans. C
15. A rainy day called when rainfall received in 24 hrs
a) >2.5 mm
16. Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research (DOGR) is situated at ________
a) Shimla
17. Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) is located at ________
a) Jodhpur
18. National Horticulture Mission (NHM) was started in ________
a) 2000-01
19. National Research Centre for Litchi (NRCL) is located at _________
a) Pune
20. Central Drug Research Institute is situated at _________
a) Lucknow
a) Greek word
2. The term agronomy is derived from ________
a) German word
3. Primary resource for agriculture
a) Land, air and water
4. Cultivation of rice begins in _______
a) 2200 BC
5. The book ‘Horse hoeing husbandry’ was published by _______
a) Van Helmont
6. The ‘Annals of Agriculture’ was published by _________
a) Jethro Tull
7. The book ‘Element of Agricultural Chemistry’ was published by ________
a) Justus Von Liebig
8. Experiments on effect of manures on crop were initiated by ________
a) Sir John Bannet Lawes
9. ________ (1674-1741 AD) conducted several experiments on plant nutrient and published a book, “Horse Hoeing Husbandry”
a) Sir Humphry Davy
10. Kharif, Rabi and Zaid word belong to _______
a) Urdu
11. Climate pertains to a __________
a) Long period of time
12. Principles of mercury barometers was discovered by __________
a) Torricelli
13. Instrument used for measuring wind velocity is known as __________
a) Hydrometer
14. The term PET was coined by __________
a) Sarkar and Biswas
Ans. C
15. A rainy day called when rainfall received in 24 hrs
a) >2.5 mm
16. Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research (DOGR) is situated at ________
a) Shimla
17. Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI) is located at ________
a) Jodhpur
18. National Horticulture Mission (NHM) was started in ________
a) 2000-01
19. National Research Centre for Litchi (NRCL) is located at _________
a) Pune
20. Central Drug Research Institute is situated at _________
a) Lucknow
21. National Biodiversity Authority is located at _________
a) Chennai
22. Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) is located at ________
a) Haryana
23. International Potato Research Centre at _________
a) Shimla
24. Father of Horticulture
a) Thomas Andrew Knight
25. Word “Horticulture” is derived from _________
a) Latin
26. All India Coordinated Vegetable Improvement Project (AICVIP) was started in _____
a) 1991-92
27. First commercial vegetable seed production unit in India was established in 1942 at _____
a) Quetta
28. Under the All India Coordinated Vegetable Improvement Project (AICVIP), India is divided into agro-climatic zones
a) 8
29. New seed police was launched in ________
a) 1982
30. Pomology is derived from _____
a) Latin
31. Who coined the term genetics?
a) Hugo de vries
32. The germplasm theory was proposed by _____
a) Weisman
33. The alternative forms of a gene are known as _____
a) Transgene
34. Which of the following is the controlling centre of a cell
a) Chloroplast
35. Which of the following produces pseudo-dominance
a) Inversion
36. Which of the following bases is not present in DNA
a) Adenine
37. Balbiani rings are found in which of the following
a) Lampbrush chromosomes
38. In which of the following sub stages of meiosis-I, chromatin exchange between non- sister chromatids is completed
a) Pachytene
39. The theory of origin of species through natural selection was proposed by _____
a) Darwin
40. In 1909 multiple factor hypothesis was given by _____
a) Levene
Ans. C
a) Chennai
22. Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) is located at ________
a) Haryana
23. International Potato Research Centre at _________
a) Shimla
24. Father of Horticulture
a) Thomas Andrew Knight
25. Word “Horticulture” is derived from _________
a) Latin
26. All India Coordinated Vegetable Improvement Project (AICVIP) was started in _____
a) 1991-92
27. First commercial vegetable seed production unit in India was established in 1942 at _____
a) Quetta
28. Under the All India Coordinated Vegetable Improvement Project (AICVIP), India is divided into agro-climatic zones
a) 8
29. New seed police was launched in ________
a) 1982
30. Pomology is derived from _____
a) Latin
31. Who coined the term genetics?
a) Hugo de vries
32. The germplasm theory was proposed by _____
a) Weisman
33. The alternative forms of a gene are known as _____
a) Transgene
34. Which of the following is the controlling centre of a cell
a) Chloroplast
35. Which of the following produces pseudo-dominance
a) Inversion
36. Which of the following bases is not present in DNA
a) Adenine
37. Balbiani rings are found in which of the following
a) Lampbrush chromosomes
38. In which of the following sub stages of meiosis-I, chromatin exchange between non- sister chromatids is completed
a) Pachytene
39. The theory of origin of species through natural selection was proposed by _____
a) Darwin
40. In 1909 multiple factor hypothesis was given by _____
a) Levene
Ans. C
41. Mendel’s laws were rediscovered in which of the following
years
a) 1890
42. The term ‘genotype’ and ‘phenotype’ were introduced by
_____
a) W.L. Johannsen
43. Gene which affect the expression of more than one
character are known as which of the following
a) Multiple gene
44. Effect of one gene on the phenotypic expression of other
non-allelic gene is termed as which of the following
a) Dominance
45. In case of supplementary gene action, F2 generation shows
which of the following phenotypic ratio
a) 9:3:4
46. In 5 master horizon which horizon is called
elluvial/washout horizon
a) A
47. The active soil forming factor
a) Climate
48. The parent material transported by gravity is called
_______
a) Lacustrine
49. Transformation of raw organic matter into humus is called
________
a) Humification
50. Removal of silica from soil and accumulation of
sesquioxide is known as _____
a) Podzolization
51. In India homestead garden mainly practiced
a) South
52. Leucaena leucocephala fixex nitrogen in the range of
kg/ha/year
a) 100-200
53. In which part of India the first taungya plantation
started
a) North Bengal
54. Which direction hedge row intercropping is raised?
a) South-East
55. Freshly cut wood contain ______ per cent moisture
a) 12-15
56. Taungya system is followed in area having rainfall of
______
a) 1200-1500 mm
57. In India average size of home garden is ______
a) 1-2 ha
58. Root of trees contain (%) total living biomass is _______
a) 10-15
59. Van-Mahotasav was started in the year
a) 1947
60. In India, plantation forestry was started in ________
a) 1840
a) 1890
a) W.L. Johannsen
a) Multiple gene
a) Dominance
a) 9:3:4
a) A
a) Climate
a) Lacustrine
a) Humification
a) Podzolization
a) South
a) 100-200
a) North Bengal
a) South-East
a) 12-15
a) 1200-1500 mm
a) 1-2 ha
a) 10-15
a) 1947
a) 1840
61. Nitrogen fixing ability of Casurina is due to _____
a) Rhizobium
62. Social forestry was first recommended by ________
a) National Commission on Agriculture
63. “Tree means water, water is bread and bread is life” was
first time quoted by ______
a) Westoby
64. The world Agroforestry Centre is located at _________
a) Jhansi
65. The D & D procedure applied in the village is known
as:
a) Meso level
66. Pomato is somatic
a) Poppy and Potato
67. Preserving germplasm in frozen state is ______
a) Cryopreservation
68. ‘Hairy roots’ induced in vitro by the infection of
Agrobacterium rhizogenes, are characterized by ______
a) High degree of lateral branching
69. In callus culture, roots can be induced by the supply of
_________
a) Auxin and no cytokinin
70. Transgenic microorganisms have been used to improve or
benefit all but which of the following _________
a) Meat yield
71. Plant medium used widely in preparation of culture medium
is got from _________
a) Cycas revolute
72. Flavr savr variety of Tomato remains fresh for long
because it _________
a) Has little polygalacturonase
73. A major use of embryo culture is in _________
a) Clonal propagation
74. Tiny fat bubbles used to deliver genes are _________
a) Electropores
75. A true transgenic organism must carry the transgene in
_______
a) Every cell
76. Transgenic pharming involves using ______ to produce
recombinant proteins in ______
a) Cows, milk
77. Bt toxin producing plants are resistant to ________
a) Brown plant hopper
78. Which of the following is not a cloning vector
a) Helicase
79. The phenomenon of the reversion of mature cells to the
meristematic state leading to the formation of callus is known as ______
a) Redifferentiation
80. The first field tests were conducted with which of the
following genetically altered organism
a) Bt Corn
a) Rhizobium
a) National Commission on Agriculture
a) Westoby
a) Jhansi
a) Meso level
a) Poppy and Potato
a) Cryopreservation
a) High degree of lateral branching
a) Auxin and no cytokinin
a) Meat yield
a) Cycas revolute
a) Has little polygalacturonase
a) Clonal propagation
a) Electropores
a) Every cell
a) Cows, milk
a) Brown plant hopper
a) Helicase
a) Redifferentiation
a) Bt Corn
81. Father of Microbiology
a) A.V. Leeuwenhoek
82. Father of Bacteriology
a) A.V. Leewenhoek
83. The natural resistance in plant attributed by ______
a) Polyphenols
84. Unicellular prokaryotic microorganism with ray like
filaments
a) Bacteria
85. Cell wall of gram positive bacteria is made up of ______
a) Amino acid
86. Nitrification process is discovered by _____
a) Schloesing and Muntz (1877)
87. Bacteria responsible for Nitrification is isolated by
_______
a) Winogradsky
88. The first member of the genus Azotobacter is discovered
by ______
a) M.W. Beijerinck
89. The word Rhizosphere and Phyllosphere is respectively
given by ______
a) Hiltner and Ruinen
90. Which of following is not found in prokaryotic cell
a) Ribosomes
91. Flagellar arrangement when it was cluster of polar
flagella
a) Monotrichous
92. Robert Koch worked on ______
a) Diabetes
193. Cold loving microbe is known as _____
a) Mesophile
94. Prokaryotic microorganism includes ______
a) Fungi
95. First electron microscope was made by ______
a) Knoll and Ruska
96. Maximum power developed by an average man is about
a) 1 hp
97. Thermal efficiency of petrol engine varies from
a) 32 to 38%
98. The drought animal can exert an average force approximately
a) 1/10th of their body weight
99. Methane percentage of biogas varies from _________
a) 5 to 10%
100. The ratio of cow dung and water for making slurry to
feed the bio-gas plant is _______
a) 1:2
a) A.V. Leeuwenhoek
a) A.V. Leewenhoek
a) Polyphenols
a) Bacteria
a) Amino acid
a) Schloesing and Muntz (1877)
a) Winogradsky
a) M.W. Beijerinck
a) Hiltner and Ruinen
a) Ribosomes
a) Monotrichous
a) Diabetes
a) Mesophile
a) Fungi
a) Knoll and Ruska
a) 1 hp
a) 32 to 38%
a) 1/10th of their body weight
a) 5 to 10%
a) 1:2
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