JNKVV & RVSKVV PhD Horticulture Fruit Science Entrance Exam 2023

JNKVV & RVSKVV PhD Horticulture Fruit Science Entrance Exam 2023

Q1. Which fruit crop has maximum area in India?       

• Apple
• Citrus
• Banana
• Mango

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Q2. The most commonly used plant growth regulator to counter alternate bearing in mango?

• Paclobutrazol
• IBA
• CCC
• GA

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Q3. Shoot tip grafting is practiced to produce?

• Colourful plants
• Salt tolerant plant
• Tall plants
• Virus free plants

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Q4. Papaya hybrid Arka Surya is a cross between?

• Local Dwarf x Pink Flesh Sweet
• Sun Rise Solo x Pusa Nanha
• Sun Rise Solo x Pink Flesh Sweet
• Madhubindu x Pusa Nanha

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Q5. Black tip of mango is a?

• Bacterial disease
• Physiological disorder
• Fungal disease
• Viral disease

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Q6. Area of fruits in our country is about?

• 6 Million ha
• 2 Million ha
• 7 Million ha
• 1 Million ha

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Q7. CFTRI is located in?

• Benguluru
• Mysore
• Mumbai
• Kolkata

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Q8. Burliar -1 is a variety of?

• Litchi
• Jamun
• Jack fruit
• Ber

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Q9. Which of the following species of mango fruit fly is most serious?

• Bactrocera dorsalis
• Bactrocera diversa
• Bactrocera Jonata
• Bctrocera bravosa

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Q10. Pune fig is derived from?

• Ficus carica x Ficus glomerata
• Ficus glomerata x Ficus carica
• Ficus racemosa x Ficus hirta
• Ficus virens x Ficus hirta

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Q11. Hypanthodium is an inflorensces of?

• Bael
• Pomegranate
• Citrus
• Ber

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Q12. Cock’s comb is a physiological disorder of?

• Sapota
• Litchi
• Citrus
• Grape

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Q13. Amlidana variety of pomegranate is a F1 hybrid of?

• Alandi
• Jyothi
• Ganesh Nana
• Kabul

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Q14. National Horticulture Board was established in?

• 1982
• 1984
• 1986
• 1990

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Q15. Goma Aishwarya is a variety of?

• Aonla
• Ber
• Mango
• Bael

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Q16. Nagpur Seedless -182 was released by?

• MPKV, Rahuri
• PDKV, Akola
• CCRI, Nagpur
• CIAH, Bikaner

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Q17. Kinnow is a cross of?

• Tangerin x Sweet Orange
• Willow Leaf x King
• King x Willow Leaf
• Miho x Comune

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Q18. ………is an octaploid cultivar of ber?

• Illaichi
• Umaran
• Gola
• None

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Q19. During 1960s, high density orcharding was established in?

• Mango
• Guava
• Apple
• Ber

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Q20. For one hectare area in UHDP system of guava, how many plants can be accommodate approximately ?

• 200
• 4000
• 10000
• 1000

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Q21. For mrig bahar, flowering starts in?

• – Feb.
• – March
• June-July
• Dec.

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Q22. Proteolytic enzyme in pineapple is?

• Ficin
• Bromelin
• Papain
• Artocarpine

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Q23. Fruit thinning hormone is?

• Gibberellins
• Ethrel
• DNOC
• NAA

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Q24. Smudging to induce off season flowering in mango is practiced in?

• Philippines
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Indonesia

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Q25. Seeds of ……is called zardalu ?

• Wild Apricot
• Wild Plum
• Apple
• Pear

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Q26. Prunus persica is a botanical name of?

• Apple
• Apricot
• Peach
• Plum

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Q27. Indian Academy of Horticultural Sciences is located in?

• Bengaluru
• New Delhi
• Lucknow
• Hyderabad

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Q28. How much percentage of male plants requires in papaya for good pollination ?

• 1
• 01
• 5
• 05

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Q29. Which of the following is not gynodioecious variety of papaya ?

• Taiwan
• Pant Papaya – 1
• Sunrise Solo
• Thailand

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Q30. Eureka is a variety of?

• Sweet Orange
• Pummelo
• Acid lime
• Lemon

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JNKVV & RVSKVV PhD Horticulture Fruit Science Entrance Exam 2023

Q31. What is the best time of planting of deciduous fruit trees ?

• Mid summer
• Rainy
• Summer
• Winter

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Q32. In mango, how much percent of flowers set fruits and reach up to maturity ?

• 1
• 001
• 2
• 01

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Q33. Which fruit crop is most suitable for planting in soil with high pH ?

• Ber
• Mango
• Papaya
• Guava

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Q34. Sanjose scale is a most serious pest of?

• Pear
• Peach
• Mango
• Apple

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Q35. Maintenance of pure line requires regular sibmating in the case of?

• Mango
• Guava
• Papaya
• Banana

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Q36. Sodding is a method of?

• Pinching
• Pruning
• Mulching
• Training

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Q37. To improve the colour of banana fruit which operation is to be done ?

• Mulching
• Earthing up
• Propping
• Wrapping

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Q38. India is largest producer of?

• Grapes
• Banana
• Litchi
• Apple

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Q39. Seed of jackfruit is?

• Recalcitrant
• Orthodox
• Intermediate
• None

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Q40. Behat Coconut is a variety of?

• Coconut
• Guava
• Papaya
• Jamun

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Q41. Which of the following is semi dwarf type root stock in apple?

• M 9
• M 4
• M 27
• M 7

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Q42. Parents of Mallika variety of mango?

• Neelum x Dashehari
• Dashehari x Neelum
• Neeleshwari x Dashehari
• Neelum x Baneshan

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Q43. Which fruit crop was first domesticated?

• Apple
• Mango
• Grape
• Pummelo

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Q44. Which one among the given is a pome fruit?

• Loquat
• Star fruit
• Lasoda
• Pilu

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Q45. Which one is not a micro-nutrient?

• Fe
• Zn
• Cu
• S

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Q46. Who is known as “splitter” in citrus classification?

• Ranjit Singh
• Bhattacharya and Dutta
• Tanaka
• T. Swingle

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Q47. CNSL stands for?

• Coconut Norms for Southern Lebia
• Coconut Norms for Shell Liquid
• Cashew Nut Shell Liquid
• Cashewnut Norms for Southern Lebia

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Q48. Coffee is native to?

• El Salvador Plateau
• Estonia Plateau
• Eritrea plateau
• Ethiopian plateau

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Q49. Karpuravalli is a variety of?

• Rambutan
• Litchi
• Banana
• Cashewnut

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Q50. Fuyu is the cultivar of?

• Loquat
• Persimmon
• Pishtachio
• Chestnut

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Q51. Which is the red kernel variety of walnut?

• Ivanhoe
• Robert Livermore
• Solano
• Durham

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Q52. Pusa Arushi is the recently released variety of?

• Mnago
• Sweet orabge
• Papaya
• Guava

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Q53. Author of Fundamentals of Fruit Production are?

• Gardner et al.
• Childers et al.
• Sham Singh et al.
• Mukhopadhyay et al.

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Q54. Horticultural maturity of fruit is associated with?

• Fruit maturity
• Intended use
• Ready to ripe
• Ready to eat

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Q55. What is the flakes colour of Siddu jackfruit ?

• Yellow flakes
• Coppery red flakes
• Creamy yellow flakes
• Yellow red flakes

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Q56. Botanically pecan is a?

• Stone
• Drupe
• Pome
• Nut

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Q57. Which is the trIploid variety of apple?

• Starkrrimson
• Granny Smith
• Jonagold
• Winter Delicious

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Q58. EMA is a variety of?

• Peach
• Plum
• Apricot
• Cherry

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Q59. Who was the first to consider fruit breeding as a commercial endeavour?

• Thomas Andrew Knight
• Luther Burbank
• Carolos Linnaeus
• Alphonso De Candolle

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Q60. What is the limiting factor in date palm cultivation in north India?

• Rain
• Frost
• Eroded soil
• Palm weevil

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JNKVV & RVSKVV PhD Horticulture Fruit Science Entrance Exam 2023

Q61. Which one is the rootstock of grapefruit?

• 1613
• Dogridge
• SO4
• Troyer

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Q62. Which among the followings is the locule centric variety of bael ?

• Thar Shristi
• Thar Queen
• Thar Shiva
• Thar Sevika

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Q63. Which one is the richest source of iron?

• Apple
• Banana
• Date
• Strawberry

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Q64. Bhushan (GL0109) is a recently released variety of?

• Almond
• Pecan
• Pistachio
• Walnut

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Q65. The cytokinin zeatin name is derived from?

• Oats
• Maize
• Wheat
• Rice

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Q66. Which is the interspecific fruit to be cultivated commercially?

• Mandarin
• Strawberry
• Peach
• Litchi

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Q67. Which mango variety is most susceptible to jelly seed disorder?

• Amrapali
• Mallika
• Beneshan
• Neelum

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Q68. Eumusa series of banana has basic chromosome number?

• x = 11
• x = 12
• x = 13
• x = 14

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Q69. Global banana production is now under threat of?

• Phy TR4
• Pith TR4
• Foc TR4
• Coll TR4

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Q70. SH-927 banana has the genomic constitution of?

• AA
• AAA
• AAAA
• AAAB

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Q71. Citrus breeding at CRC, Riverside was initiated by?

• Tanaka (1905)
• HB Frost (1914)
• Luthur Burbank (1910)
• Childer (1919)

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Q72. July Elberta is the variety of?

• Plum
• Peach
• Apricot
• Cherry

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Q73. Karonda belongs to family?

• Tilliacea
• Apocynaceae
• Karndacea
• Oxidilaceae

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Q74. Paras variety of Jamun is commercially grown in?

• Karnataka
• Chhattisgarh
• Gujrat
• Maharashtra

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Q75. Anab-e-Shahi grape was introduced in India by?

• MohAmantullah
• G. Khan
• Mohd H. Khan
• Abdul Baquer

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Q76. Pecannut belongs to family?

• Rosaceae
• Juglandaceae
• Pecanaceae
• Oxidilaceae

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Q77. Which variety of grapefruit is almost seedless?

• Redblush
• Duncan
• Foster
• Triumph

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Q78. Lasoda belongs to family?

• Vitaceae
• Passifloraceae
• Boraginaceae
• Cordiacea

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Q79. What is the moisture tolerance limit in recalcitrant seeds?      

• >10%
• >15%
• >20%
• >25%

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Q80. Isogenic lines are developed through?

• Site directed mutation
• CRISPER CAS
• Distant hybridization
• Back crossing

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Q81. How many ovules apple have usually?

• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11

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Q82. What is about the parentage of Solapur Red pomegranate?

• Bhagawa x [(Nana x Ganesh) x Daru]
• Daru x [(Ganesh x Nana) x Bhagawa]
• Bhagawa x [(Ganesh x Nana) x Daru]
• (Bhagawa x Ganesh) x Daru

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Q83. The scientific name of dragon fruit is?

• Hylocereus undatus
• Casiflora undus
• Cyclomatus indica
• Cerpensa dragiana

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Q84. Rolled towel test is used for?

• Genetic purity test
• Seed viability test
• Viral infection test
• None of these

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Q85. Major organic acid found in starfruit is?

• Malic
• Citric
• Tartaric
• Oxalic

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Q86. ICAR-CIAH is located in?

• Jobner
• Jodhpur
• Barmer
• Bikaner

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Q87. Thar Madhu is the variety of?

• Ber
• Lasoda
• Bael
• Mahua

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Q88. Which is the late maturing variety of ber?

• Umran
• Banarasi Karaka
• Gola
• Seb

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Q89. Bunch to leaf ratio for quality date production is?

• 1:02
• 1:04
• 1:06
• 1:10

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Q90. Pomegranate variety for anardana making must have?

• Hard seed and high acidity
• Hard seed with low acidity
• Soft seed with high acidity
• Soft seed with low acidity

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JNKVV & RVSKVV PhD Horticulture Fruit Science Entrance Exam 2023

Q91. Cherry rootstock Colt is the cross beteween?

• pseudocerasus × P. avium
• avium × P. peseudocerasus
• avium × F-12/1
• avium × Mazzard

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Q92. Pusa Surya is the variety of?

• Papaya
• Grape
• Mango
• Guava

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Q93. The basic chromosome number in peach is?

• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10

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Q94. Morus nigra (black mulberry) is native to?

• China
• India
• Burma
• Japan

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Q95. Which one has recalcitrant seeds?

• Sapota
• Mango
• Walnut
• Guava

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Q96. Red Diana variety of pomegranate is also known as?

• Jyoti
• Solapur Red
• Bhagwa
• Amblidana

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Q97. In which fruit, the quality does not improve after fruit harvesting?

• Cherimoya
• Kiwifruit
• Litchi
• Sapota

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Q98. Pusa Peet is a recently released variety of?

• Papaya
• Pomegranate
• Mango
• Apricot

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Q99. Harichal is the cultivar of?

• Passionfruit
• Rambutan
• Pistachio
• None of above

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Q100. Polyembryony in mango is governed by?

• Polygene
• Additive gene
• Single recessive gene
• Single dominant gene

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