BHU PG Entrance Question paper 2014
BHU PG Entrance Question paper 2014
Q.1: The CO2 concentration in the atmosphere presently is around?
- 0.37%
- 0.03%
- 0.50%
- 0.09%
Q.2: The antioxidants in ghee can be added at the rate of?
- 0.01%
- 0.02%
- 0.03%
- Not allowed
Q.3: Biuret content in urea is permissible only to an extent of?
- 1.50%
- 2.00%
- 3.00%
- 4.00%
Q.4: The overrun in ice cream is?
- 75%
- 50%
- 125%
- 100%
Q.5: There are ……. stages of production.?
- 1
- 3
- 2
- 4
Q.6: Total degraded land area (mha) in India is ?
- 110.80
- 127.30
- 152.40
- 187.80
Q.7: The Regional Rural Banks was established in the year?
- 1955
- 1975
- 1965
- 1985
Q.8: Currently most commonly used packaging material in India is?
- Bottle
- Carton
- Pouch
- Tetrapak
Q.9: Zinc is absorbed by plant from the soil in the ionic form?
- Zn
- Zn+++
- Zn++
- ZnO
Q.10: Nutrient ion liable to be fixed in 2:1 clay mineral is?
- H2PO4–
- Fe++
- NH4+
- Zn++
Q.11: Best method of irrigation in potato crop is?
- Border strip
- Flooding
- Furrow
- Basin method
Q.12: The chemical formula of the liming compound “dolomite” is?
- CaCO3
- MgCO3
- CaMg (CO3)2
- CaO
Q.13: The normal titratable acidity in fresh cow milk is?
- 0.17%
- 0.21%
- 0.15%
- None of these
Q.14: Organic matter content in most Indian soils range between?
- 0.5-2.0
- 4-Mar
- 0.2-0.4
- 5-6 percent on dry basis
Q.15: Tensiometers measure soil moisture tension (bar) only upto?
- 1.5
- 15.0
- 0.85
- 0.33
Q.16: C/N ratio of stable soil organic matter is about?
- 30:1
- 20:1
- 10:1
- 25:1
Q.17: Requirement of fruit per capita per day is?
- 100 g
- 150 g
- 120 g
- 200 g
Q.18: The share of agriculture in National Income is between?
- 9 to 14 %
- 22 to 27 %
- 17 to 21 %
- 31 to 35 %
Q.19: Bhat’ soils of Uttar Pradesh posses soft lime (as free Caco3%) in sub-soils to an extent of?
- 1-5%
- 15-20 %
- 30-40 %
- 60-70%
Q.20: The optimum temperature for the growth of mesophilic bacteria is?
- 20 – 22°C
- 30-32°C
- 40 – 42°C
- 50-52°C
Q.21: Hexaploid wheats (Triticum aestivum) have how many chromosomes in their vegetative part cells?
- 46
- 48
- 42
- 54
Q.22: Clay mineral illite has CEC (emol. (p+) kg-1) values ranging between?
- 3-15
- 20 – 40
- 50 – 80
- 80 – 120
Q.23: In HTST pasteurization milk is heated to at least?
- 63 °C
- 71.5 °C
- 75.5 °C
- 80 °C
Q.24: The following crops are suitable for extension education?
- Cash crops only
- Wheat only
- All types of crops
- Fruit crops only
Q.25: Parthenogenesis mode of reproduction commonly taken place in?
- Beetles
- Firefly
- Aphids
- Sawfly
Q.26: Which one of the following honey bee species is of foreign origin?
- Apis dorsata fab.
- Apis indica Fab.
- Apis mellifera Linn.
- Apis florae Fab.
Q.27: Which of the following is a non climacteric fruit?
- Banana
- Jack fruit
- Apple
- Grapes
Q.28: Self pollinated species are also known as?
- Allogamous
- Cleistogamous
- Autogamous
- Chasmogamous
Q.29: Which breeding method is not appropriate for cross pollinated crops?
- Mass selection
- Pureline selection
- Back cross method
- Heterosis
Q.30: A virus infecting bacterium is?
- Plasmid
- Bacteriophage
- Bacterial DNA
- Bacterial RNA
Q.31: The minimum Support Price of any crop is declared?
- After harvest of the crop
- Before sowing of the crop
- Before harvesting of the crop
- After sowing of the crop
Q.32: Which one of the following is known as “poor man’s apple”?
- Mango
- Litchi
- Ber
- Banana
Q.33: Plant breeding method generally used to improve a well adapted variety for specific trait?
- Pedigree
- Bulk
- Black cross
- pure line selection
Q.34: The time-temperature combination for proper pasteurization should be such that it gives a negative test for?
- Acid phosphatase
- Alkaline phosphatase
- Both alkaline and acid phosphatase
- Lactoperoxidase
Q.35: Extension education is a?
- Physical science
- Social science
- Biological science
- Mathematical science
Q.36: Which phosphate compound is present in single super phosphate?
- CaHPO4
- Ca3(PO4)2
- Ca(H2PO4)2
- H3PO4
Q.37: Black heart’ is a physiological disorder of?
- Tomato
- Chilli
- Cabbage
- Potato
Q.38: Which one is organic nitrogenous fertilizer?
- Ammonium sulphate
- Urea
- Calcium ammonium nitrate
- Ammonium chloride
Q.39: Who proposed the chemiosmotic theory of ATP synthesis?
- Hans Kreb
- Mitchell
- Calvin
- Huber
Q.40: Yellow colour of papaya is due to?
- Papain
- Lycopene
- Caricaxanthin
- Carotene
Q.41: Identify the substrate if the respiratory quotient is?
- Oleic acid
- Casein
- Citric acid
- Glucose
Q.42: Khaira disease of rice is due to deficiency of?
- Zinc
- Molybdenum
- Copper
- Iron
Q.43: C.A.C.P. stands for?
- Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
- Centre for Agricultural costs and process
- Cost of agricultural common products
- Contract for agricultural commodity purchase
Q.44: Acid growth theory explains – the mechanism of action of?
- Auxin
- Gibberellin
- Cytokinin
- Ethylene
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Q.45: National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was established with the objective of taking up activity of?
- Dairy research
- Dairy education
- Dairy development
- Dairy extension
Q.46: Karnal bunt of wheat gives foul smell in the field due to presence of volatile compound?
- Tetramethyl amine
- Trimethyl amine
- Diallyl propyl sulphide
- Allyl propyl disulphide
Q.47: Majority of eggs parasitoids belongs to the insect order?
- Strepsiptera
- Lepidoptera
- Diptera
- Hymenoptera
Q.48: Which one is not the type of farming?
- Specialized farming
- Mixed farming
- Diversified farming
- Cooperative farming
Q.49: The protective covering of sterile hyphae around an ascocarp is termed as?
- Periderm
- Peridium
- Epiderm
- Appendages
Q.50: Polyploidy in plants is induced through?
- Irradiation
- Mutagenic chemicals
- Ethylene
- Colchicine
Q.51: Identify the plant hormone involved in apical dominance.?
- Abscisic acid
- Gibberellic acid
- Ethylene
- IAA
Q.52: E-extension is best suited for?
- Adoption of innovations
- Dissemination of information
- Exchange of opinions
- Crop husbandry only
Q.53: A line passing through least cost points on isoquant map is called?
- Ridge line
- Price line
- Expansion path
- Isocost line
Q.54: Choose the most correct statement?
- Research work is not dependent upon extension work
- Extension work is not dependent upon research work
- Extension work is dependent upon research work
- Research and extension work are independent
Q.55: Boron functions in plants in?
- N-fixation
- NO, reduction
- Fatty acid synthesis
- Sugar translocation
Q.56: Which one is not the characteristic of perfect competitive market?
- Many seller
- Free entry and exit
- Few buyers
- Homogenous product
Q.57: The cost incurred in growing a crop in a hectare is known as?
- Cost of production
- Cost of cultivation
- Fixed cost
- cost of farming
Q.58: The larvae of the following insects are apodous?
- White fly
- Butterfly
- Fruit fly
- Dragonfly
Q.59: Silver shoots’ in paddy are caused by?
- Rice hispa
- Plant hopper
- Gall midge
- Caseworm
Q.60: Which of the following is abiotic stress hormone?
- Phaseic acid
- Abscisic acid
- Gibberellic acid
- Naphthalic acetic acid
Q.61: Holometabolous development occurs in?
- Butterfly
- Dragon fly
- Grasshopper
- Mealy bug
Q.62: Tikka disease is associated with?
- Wheat crop
- Tobacco crop
- Groundnut crop
- Sugarcane crop
Q.63: Pressure tester is used for?
- Maturity
- Ripening
- Handling
- Grading
Q.64: Many insects undergo aestivation in response to?
- Low temperature
- Darkness
- High temperature
- High humidity
Q.65: Which one of the following is the largest insect order?
- Lepidoptera
- Coleoptera
- Hymenoptera
- Hemiptera
Q.66: Lab to Land project advocated by?
- UNO
- World bank
- ICAR
- CSIR
Q.67: The quickest method of plant breeding is?
- Selection
- Hybridization
- Introduction
- Mutation breeding
Q.68: Most effective weedicide as pre-emergence weed control in maize crops is?
- Butachlor
- Simazine
- Isoproturon
- 2,4-D
Q.69: “Sooty mold’ develops on the leaves and panicles of mango due to the infestation of?
- Bark borer
- Gall midge
- Leaf hopper
- Stem borer
Q.70: Price elasticity of demand for salt is ……than fruits.?
- More
- Twice
- Less
- Four times
Q.71: The production function Y = aXb is …… production function?
- Linear
- Cubic
- log linear
- Quadratic
Q.72: Cropping system now popular in irrigated north Indian states is?
- Paddy – mustard
- Paddy – wheat
- Maize – wheat-green gram
- Paddy – potato
Q.73: Parent used only once in back cross breeding method is called?
- Recurrent
- Donor
- Male
- Female
Q.74: Oxidized flavor development is catalysed by ?
- Riboflavin
- Vitamin C
- Manganese
- Copper
Q.75: Most serious pest of mango?
- Aphid
- Jassid
- Mango hopper
- Termite
Q.76: Which one of the following is known as Queen of flowers’?
- Rose
- Tuberose
- Marigold
- Chrysanthemum
Q.77: The best extension method is?
- Individual contact
- Group contact
- Mass contact
- Depend upon the situation and the subject matter
Q.78: Lactose can be prepared from?
- Sugarcane
- Sugarbeet
- Milk
- Soymilk
Q.79: Potassium (K) is present in crop plants as?
- Cell wall
- Cell sap
- Mitochondria
- Nucleus
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Q.80: Which cell organelle is not involved in photorespiratory process directly?
- Chloroplast
- Peroxisome
- Mitochondria
- Ribosome
Q.81: Leaf curl of tobacco is caused by?
- Nicotiana virus Ca-1
- Nicotiana virus-10
- MLO\’s
- Viroid
Q.82: Identify the element associated with nitrate reduction.?
- Zn
- K
- Mo
- Ca
Q.83: When average product is greater than marginal product, the elasticity of production is?
- One
- Less than one
- More than one
- Zero
Q.84: Which nitrifying bacteria oxidizes nitrite (NO2) to nitrate (NO3–) in soils?
- Nitrosomonas
- Nitrobacter
- Nitrospira
- Nitroglea
Q.85: Among various classes of salt affected soils, the most permeable one is?
- Saline
- Saline sodic
- Non-saline sodic
- Degraded sodic
Q.86: As per PFA rules fat content in skim milk should be?
- Not less than 0.25%
- Not more than 0.25%
- Not more than 0.5 %
- Not less than 0.5 %
Q.87: Which one of the following insect pathogen is highly host specific?
- Beauveria bassiana
- Bacillus thuringiensis
- Nuclear polyhedrosis virus
- Dutky nematodes ik milate
Q.88: Result demonstration is suited for?
- Only fertilizer application
- Fertilizer and pesticide application only
- Nutritional trials in home science only
- All cases where we wish to show the results of recommended technologies in the farmers\’s situation
Q.89: Sex cells have ?
- The same number of chromosomes as body cells
- Half as many chromosome as body cells
- One quarter as many chromosomes as body cells
- Twice as many chromosomes as body cells
Q.90: Whiptail disorder is found in?
- Cauliflower
- Cabbage
- Onion
- Knol khol
Q.91: Which of the following is richest source of vitamin ‘A’?
- Apple
- Mango
- Papaya
- Guava
Q.92: Which pigment is involved in flowering of plants?
- Cytochrome
- Plastochrome
- Phytochrome
- Photochrome
Q.93: Which of the following cell organelle is involved in storage of oil in seed?
- Lysosome
- Glyoxysome
- Polysome
- Peroxisome
Q.94: In Agaricus the fruiting body is made up of?
- Tertiary mycelium
- Secondary Mycelium
- Primary mycelium
- Diploid mycelium
Q.95: The plant component broken first on addition in soil is?
- \’Cellulose
- Hemicellulose
- Proteins
- Lignin
Q.96: Somatic hybridization is achieved through?
- Grafting
- Consugation
- Protoplast fusion
- Recombinant DNA technology
Q.97: Which one of the following is a mutant variety of papaya?
- CO-2
- Pusa nanha
- Pusa Majesty
- Coorg Honey Dew
Q.98: Which one is a sedimentary rock?
- Sandstone
- Basalt
- Quartzite
- Diorite
Q.99: Rhizobium strain suitable for inoculation of berseem seeds is?
- R. trifoli
- R. japonicum
- R. meliloti
- R. leguminosarum
Q.100: Waxing enhances the shelf life of fruits because it checks?
- Transpiration
- Respiration
- Ripening
- Transpiration & Ripening
Q.101: The molya disease of wheat is caused by?
- Heterodera avenae
- Anguina tritici
- Rotylenchus robustus
- Pratylenchus penetrans
Q.102: A trait that only occurs in one gender is called a?
- Generic trait
- Recessive trait
- Sex limited trait
- Non sexual trait
Q.103: Tilletia causes the disease?
- Rust
- Bunt
- Smut
- Karnal bunt
Q.104: Which of the following is a dioecious vegetable crop?
- Pumpkin
- Pointed gourd
- Sponge gourd
- Ridge gourd
Q.105: The highest heat transfer value is in?
- Aluminium
- Copper
- Stainless steel
- Glass
Q.106: Who proposed a classification of fungi which is now widely accepted?
- Whitaker (1969)
- Walker (1957)
- Stakman and Harrar (1957)
- Ainsworth (1973)
Q.107: Thrips belongs to the order?
- Psocoptera
- Neuropteran
- Strepsiptera
- Thysanoptera
Q.108: Which one is a C4 crop plant?
- Pigeonpea
- Wheat
- Sugarcane
- Mustard
Q.109: The backbones of the DNA double helix are made of ?
- Amino acids
- Lipids
- Sugars and phosphates
- RNA
Q.110: Choose the most correct statement?
- People are creatures of habit and habits die hard regardless of any amount of education
- Constantly mildly educating the farmers can bring about behavioral change
- The cost and efforts involved in educating farmers is not justified by the results.
- Extension education is only a wastage of time and resources
Q.111: Use of Kisan call Centre shows?
- That the farmer wants information about the technology
- The farmer wants to pass the time somehow
- The govt. has enough money so it can waste a little
- The farmer is not bothered about actual advances in science and technology
Q.112: A better criterion of evaluating extension work is?
- The total crop yields in the village
- The total additional income generated in the village
- The increase in the number of wine/liquor shops in the village
- The improvement in the socio-economic status of the villages
Q.113: A haploid cell contains?
- Damaged chromosome
- Only half the full complement of chromosome
- The usual complement chromosome
- Twice the full complement of chromosome
Q.114: Most of our farmers are illiterate or nearly so. Therefore, (choose the best alternative)?
- Extension education is not useful for them
- Extension education is a useful means of educating them
- They cannot understand the difficult lessons of science
- Agricultural research cannot be of great use to them
Q.115: Which does India rank in production of vegetables in the world?
- First
- Second
- Third
- Fourth
Q.116: Which of the following disease was responsible for Irish famine of 1845?
- Black rust of wheat
- Early blight of potato
- White rust of mustard
- Late blight of potato
Q.117: If rural people organize themselves into cooperatives, task of Agricultural extension?
- Will become more difficult
- Will become easier
- Will be easy in marketing, but more difficult in other areas of agriculture
- Will be no different than otherwise
Q.118: The gram cutworm is active during?
- Summer
- Spring
- Winter
- Monsoon
Q.119: Which of the following is a pentose sugar?
- Erythrose phosphate
- Fructose phosphate
- Xylulose phosphate
- Sedoheptulose phosphate
Q.120: Optimum temperature for normal wheat sowing is?
- 15 – 20°C
- 20 – 25°C
- 30 – 35°C
- 25-30°C
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