JNKVV & RVSKVV M.Sc Horticulture Entrance Exam 2024 with pdf

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JNKVV & RVSKVV M.Sc Horticulture Entrance Exam 2024

JNKVV & RVSKVV M.Sc Horticulture Entrance Exam 2024

JNKVV & RVSKVV M.Sc Horticulture Entrance Exam 2024

Q1. Chilling requirement for most of the apple varieties are?

  1. 600-900 hrs
  2. 800-900 hrs
  3. 1000-1500 hrs
  4. 400-500 hrs

✔ Answer:- 1000-1500 hrs

 

Q2. Which of the following variety of pear is famous for dry pear slices?

  1. Bartlett
  2. Gola
  3. Leconte
  4. Punjab Gold

✔ Answer:- Bartlett

Q3. Stenospermocarpy is found in which variety of mango?

  1. Amrapalli
  2. Ratna
  3. Sindhu
  4. Baneshan

✔ Answer:- Sindhu

 

Q4. The genomic constitution of Dwarf cavendish is?

  1. AAB
  2. AAA
  3. ABB
  4. ABA

Answer:- AAA

 

Q5. Sonnaka is a variety of grape which is?

  1. Coloured seeded
  2. Coloured Seedless
  3. White seeded
  4. White seedless

Answer:- White seedless

 

Q6. The variety of litchi suitable for canning is?

  1. Rose scented
  2. Purbi
  3. China
  4. Shahi

Answer:- Shahi

 

Q7. D-leaf is a best indicator of nutrient status in?

  1. Banana
  2. Pineapple
  3. Mango
  4. Citrus

Answer:- Pineapple

 

Q8. In mrig bahar flowering of guava occurs in?

  1. June-July
  2. Feb-March
  3. May-June
  4. April-May

Answer:- June-July

 

Q9. Sylleptic branching pattern is observed in?

  1. Aonla
  2. Avocado
  3. Fig
  4. Ber

Answer:- Ber

 

Q10. The best rootstock with respect to plant vigour and productivity in sapota is?

  1. Rayan
  2. Hamlet
  3. Mahua
  4. Mee tree

Answer:- Rayan

 

Q11. The incidence of internal breakdown in pomegranate is more in?

  1. Ambe bahar
  2. Mrig bahar
  3. Hasth Bahar
  4. All

Answer:- Ambe bahar

 

Q12. The system of layout followed in filler cropping is?

  1. Hexagonal
  2. Quincunx
  3. Triangular
  4. Rectangular

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Q13. Indicator plant for tristeza virus in citrus is?

  1. Citrus limmetoides
  2. aurantifolia
  3. reticulata
  4. paradise

Answer:- C. aurantifolia

 

Q14. Strawberry is the octaploid fruit plant having the basic chromosome number X=?

  1. 7
  2. 9
  3. 10
  4. 12

Answer:- 7

 

Q15. Which of the following is used as a trap crop for root knot nematode?

  1. Periwinkle
  2. Dioscorea
  3. Pyrethrum
  4. Opium

Answer:- Periwinkle

 

Q16. The commercial method of propagation in vetiver is?

  1. Crown suckers
  2. Rooted slips
  3. Runners
  4. Stolons

Answer:- Rooted slips

 

Q17. Which of the following plant oil is used as a base material in perfumery industry?

  1. Ocimum
  2. Scotch spearmint
  3. Patchouli
  4. Screw pine

Answer:- Patchouli

 

Q18. Which of the following variety of papaya is suitable for tooty-fruity and tolerant to strong winds?

  1. Pusa Delicious
  2. Pusa Dwarf
  3. Pusa Nanha
  4. Pusa Giant

✔ Answer:- Pusa Nanha

 

Q19. Which of the following species of cherry is mostly used for canning or cooking?

  1. Prunus avium
  2. Prunus cerasus
  3. Prunus gudouini
  4. Prunus domestica

✔ Answer:- Prunus cerasus

 

Q20. Walnut belongs to the family?

  1. Juglandaceae
  2. Rosaseae
  3. Actinidiaaceae
  4. Clusiaceae

✔ Answer:- Juglandaceae

Q21. Best quality fruits in pomegranate are favoured by?

  1. Cool winters and hot dry summers
  2. Warm winters and hot humid summers
  3. Humid winters and cool humid summers
  4. Hot winters and hot dry winters

✔ Answer:- Cool winters and hot dry summers

 

Q22. Which of the following fruit extract is said to inhibit the HIV infection in invitro?

  1. Loquat
  2. Persimmon
  3. Mangosteen
  4. Jack fruit

✔ Answer:- Jack fruit

 

Q23. Total horticulture production (MT) in India according to 2021-22 database?

  1. 36
  2. 18
  3. 34
  4. 75

✔ Answer:- 347.18

 

Q24. The average productivity (t/ha) of vegetables in India according to NHB 2019-20?

  1. 52
  2. 71
  3. 57
  4. 23

✔ Answer:- 18.52

 

Q25. Which of the following growth regulator induces flowering in short day plants?

  1. Auxins
  2. Gibberellins
  3. Cytokinins
  4. Abscisic acid

✔ Answer:- Cytokinins

 

Q26. Variety of bottle gourd suitable for box packaging developed by MPKV?

  1. Samrat
  2. Pusa Meghdoot
  3. Pusa Manjari
  4. Pusa Madhuras

✔ Answer:- Samrat

 

Q27. Spraying of which micronutrient increases number of female flowers in cucurbits?

  1. Fe
  2. Boron
  3. Zinc
  4. Manganese

✔ Answer:- Boron

 

Q28. Okra is considered as?

  1. Autopolyploid
  2. Allopolyploid
  3. Triploid
  4. Tetraploid

✔ Answer:- Allopolyploid

 

Q29. The following french bean variety developed by treatment of X-rays?

  1. Arka Komal
  2. Arka Sharath
  3. Pusa Parvathi
  4. Pusa Anupama

✔ Answer:- Pusa Parvathi

 

Q30. “Speckled yellows” disorder of beet root is caused due to the deficiency of?

  1. Manganese
  2. Magnesium
  3. Molybdenum
  4. Boron

✔ Answer:- Manganese

 

Q31. When cabbage is grown under acidic soil conditions the incidence of which disease increases?

  1. Club root
  2. Black leg
  3. Damping off
  4. Downy mildew

✔ Answer:- Club root

 

Q32. Which conditions are favourable for sugar accumulation in musk melon?

  1. Cool days and warm nights
  2. Cool days and cool nights
  3. Warm days and cool nights
  4. Warm days and warm nights

✔ Answer:- Warm days and cool nights

 

Q33. Which variety of tomato is resistant to four diseases?

  1. Arka Rakshak
  2. Arka Samrat
  3. Arka Apeksha
  4. Arka Abhed

✔ Answer:- Arka Abhed

 

Q34. The white onion variety developed for dehydration is?

  1. Arka Yojith
  2. Arka Sona
  3. Arka Bheem
  4. Arka Ujjwal

✔ Answer:- Arka Yojith

 

Q35. Bitterness in brinjal is due to the presence of?

  1. Glucoside
  2. Tomentum
  3. Glycoalkaloid
  4. Polyphenols

✔ Answer:- Glycoalkaloid

 

Q36. Scoville heat units in chilli are used to measure?

  1. Colour
  2. Thickness
  3. Oleoresin
  4. Pungency

✔ Answer:- Pungency

 

Q37. In potato no tubers will be formed in which conditions?

  1. Short days with high night temperatures
  2. Long days with low night temperatures
  3. Short days with low night temperatures
  4. Long days with high night temperatures

✔ Answer:- Short days with high night temperatures

 

Q38. Which vegetable has the highest sulphur content?

  1. Cabbage
  2. Cauliflower
  3. Kale
  4. Knol khol

✔ Answer:- Cauliflower

 

Q39. Excessive use of which crops leads to swelling of thyroid glands and goiter disease?

  1. Cucurbits
  2. Bulb crops
  3. Cole crops
  4. Tuber crops

✔ Answer:- Cole crops

 

Q40. The anticancerous compound present in sprouting broccoli is?

  1. Epipodophyllotoxins
  2. Tetracyclic tri terpenes
  3. Vincristine
  4. Indole-3-Carbinol

✔ Answer:- Indole-3-Carbinol

 

Q41. The cucurbit with longest storage life is?

  1. Ash gourd
  2. Pumpkin
  3. Summer Squash
  4. Spine gourd

✔ Answer:- Ash gourd

JNKVV & RVSKVV M.Sc Horticulture Entrance Exam 2024 

Q42. The multiple disease resistant variety of cucumber is?

  1. Japanese long green
  2. Poinsette
  3. Gemini
  4. Phule Priyanka

✔ Answer:- Poinsette

 

Q43. The vegetable which is commonly known as ‘Food for 22nd century’ is?

  1. Bottle gourd
  2. Ridge Gourd
  3. Muskmelon
  4. Water melon

✔ Answer:- Water melon

 

Q44. The pumpkin festival is celebrated in which country?

  1. India
  2. Russia
  3. USA
  4. Australia

✔ Answer:- USA

 

Q45. The variety of bitter gourd suitable for pickling and dehydration is?

  1. Pusa Vishesh
  2. Pusa Purvi
  3. Pusa Rasdar
  4. Pusa Aushadi

✔ Answer:- Pusa Vishesh

 

Q46. The matured fruits of which crop are used as a bathing sponge?

  1. Ridge gourd
  2. Water melon
  3. Winter squash
  4. Musk melon

✔ Answer:- Ridge gourd

 

Q47. The physiological disorder Akashin in radish is due to the deficiency of?

  1. Calcium
  2. Phosphorus
  3. Potassium
  4. Boron

✔ Answer:- Boron

 

Q48. The commercial method of propagation in sweet potato is?

  1. Ring Budding
  2. Vine cuttings
  3. Approach Grafting
  4. Mound Layering

✔ Answer:- Vine cuttings

 

Q49. The food product derived from cassava starch is?

  1. Poi
  2. Fufu
  3. Sago
  4. Sauerkraut

✔ Answer:- Sago

 

Q50. The critical day length for bulbing in garlic is?

  1. 11 hrs
  2. 12 hrs
  3. 13 hrs
  4. 10 hrs

✔ Answer:- 12 hrs

 

Q51. Rose hips are the rich source of?

  1. Vitamin A
  2. Vitamin B
  3. Vitamin C
  4. Vitamin E

✔ Answer:- Vitamin C

 

Q52. Physiological disorder of carnation is?

  1. Bent neck
  2. Negative geotropism
  3. Calyx splitting
  4. Blind shoots

✔ Answer:- Calyx splitting

 

Q53. The pigments present in marigold are?

  1. Xanthophylls
  2. Carotenoids
  3. Pelargonidins
  4. Anthocyanins

✔ Answer:- Xanthophylls

 

Q54. Single-flowered variety of tuberose, ‘Rajat Rekha’, a mutant, has been released by?

  1. IIHR, Bangalore
  2. NBRI, Lucknow
  3. IARI, New Delhi
  4. CIAH, Bikaner

✔ Answer:- NBRI, Lucknow

 

Q55. Corm dormancy can’t be broken in gladiolus by?

  1. Storage at 4-5°C for 3-4 months
  2. Treatment with abscisic acid
  3. Treatment with ethrel
  4. Treatment with gibberellic acid

✔ Answer:- Treatment with abscisic acid

 

Q56. Offsets and keikis are vegetative propagules of which crop?

  1. Lilium
  2. Tulip
  3. Orchids
  4. Anthurium

✔ Answer:- Orchids

 

Q57. The quickest method of lawn establishment is?

  1. Turf Plastering
  2. Dibbling
  3. Seed
  4. Turfing

✔ Answer:- Turfing

 

Q58. Which garden feature is used to divide the garden into sections, to line the drives so as to direct the visitors to a central object?

  1. Drives and paths
  2. Edge
  3. Hedge
  4. Carpet bed

✔ Answer:- Hedge

 

Q59. In Coconut, fronds become unsuitable for thatching purpose because of the infestation of?

  1. Rhinoceros Beetle
  2. Black Headed caterpillar
  3. Eriophid Mite
  4. Squirrel

✔ Answer:- Black Headed caterpillar

 

Q60. The vector of banana bunchy top virus is?

  • Mites
  • Thrips
  • Leaf hoppers
  • Aphids

✔ Answer:- Aphids

Q61. Mangu disease in Citrus is caused by?

  • Rust Mite
  • Leaf Mite
  • Psylla
  • Butterfly

✔ Answer:- Rust Mite

 

Q62. The young bushes of coffee are frequently damaged by?

  • White Borer
  • Red Borer
  • Yellow Borer
  • Green Borer

✔ Answer:- White Borer

 

Q63. Grubs of red pumpkin beetle feed on?

  1. Fruits
  2. Roots
  3. Leaves
  4. Stems

✔ Answer:- Roots

 

Q64. Sweet potato weevil belongs to the family?

  1. Curculionidae
  2. Apionidae
  3. Dermestridae
  4. Tenthridinidae

✔ Answer:- Apionidae

 

Q65. Number of spots on elytra of epilachna beetle is?

  1. 1 to 2
  2. 5 to 10
  3. 12 to 28
  4. 4 to 6

✔ Answer:- 12 to 28

 

Q66. Mango fruits exports are prohibited from India into USA due to the infestation of?

  1. Nut Weevil
  2. Mealy Bugs
  3. Stem Borer
  4. Mango Hoppers

✔ Answer:- Nut Weevil

 

Q67. Characteristic symptoms of common scab of potato are?

  1. Russet scab
  2. Pitted scab
  3. Raised scab
  4. Russet, Pitted and Raised scab

✔ Answer:- Russet, Pitted and Raised scab

 

Q68. The optimum pH for the development of wilt disease in guava is?

  1. pH 6.0
  2. pH 8.0
  3. pH 4.0
  4. pH 9.0

✔ Answer:- pH 6.0

 

Q69. Root system is adversely affected and bright orange colour of the rhizome is changed into different shades of brown in which disease of turmeric?

  1. Rhizome rot
  2. Leaf spot
  3. Leaf blotch
  4. Powdery mildew

✔ Answer:- Rhizome rot

 

Q70. Bird’s eye disease of grapes is caused by?

  1. Gloeosporium ampelophagum
  2. Gloeosporium vitis
  3. Phakospora vitis
  4. Pseudomonas viticola

✔ Answer:- Gloeosporium ampelophagum

 

Q71. Bleaching of chilli fruits is the characteristic symptom of?

  1. Powdery Mildew
  2. Damping off
  3. Fruit rot
  4. Mosaic

✔ Answer:- Fruit rot

 

Q72. Powdery mildew of cucurbits is caused by?

  1. Trichoderma viride
  2. Sphaerotheca fuligena
  3. Agrobacterium tumifaciens
  4. Pseudoperonospora cubensis

✔ Answer:- Sphaerotheca fuligena

 

Q73. Birds eye spots on tomato fruits with brownish centers and whitish halos is characteristic of which disease?

  1. Buck Eye rot
  2. Bacterial Fruit Canker
  3. Septoria leaf spot
  4. Stemphylium leaf spot

✔ Answer:- Bacterial Fruit Canker

 

Q74. A minimum length of continuous dark period not less than 9.5 hr/day is necessary for flower bud initiation in?

  1. Rose
  2. Gladiolus
  3. Jasmine
  4. Chrysanthemum

✔ Answer:- Chrysanthemum

 

Q75. The antifungal antibiotic used for treating of fruit juices is?

  1. Nisin
  2. Subtilin
  3. Pimaricin
  4. Pencillin

✔ Answer:- Pimaricin

 

Q76. The moisture absorbent used in modified humid packing of fruits and vegetables is?

  1. Sorbitol
  2. Charcoal
  3. KMnO4
  4. Chlorine

✔ Answer:- Sorbitol

 

Q77. Optimum dose of gamma radiation for prolonging vase life is?

  1. 10-15 K rad
  2. 20-25 K rad
  3. 30-35 K rad
  4. 40-45 K rad

✔ Answer:- 10-15 K rad

 

Q78. Which of the following salt is detrimental to flower longevity?

  1. Chlorine
  2. Fluorine
  3. Aluminium
  4. Calcium

✔ Answer:- Fluorine

JNKVV & RVSKVV M.Sc Horticulture Entrance Exam 2024 

Q79. In crop plants, the mostly commonly used male sterility system for hybrid seed production is?

  1. CMS
  2. GMS
  3. CGMS
  4. TGMS

✔ Answer:- CGMS

 

Q80. Hybrids in cross pollinated crops are produced using?

  1. General Combining ability
  2. Specific combining ability
  3. Additivity of the Trait
  4. Genetic Modification

✔ Answer:- Specific combining ability

 

Q81. The site of inhibition of pollen tube growth in sporophyte system of self-incompatibility is?

  1. Stigma
  2. Style
  3. Ovary
  4. Ovule

✔ Answer:- Stigma

 

Q82. The number of generations in developing a variety in back cross breeding can be reduced by?

  1. Fore ground and back ground selection
  2. Fore ground and parental selection
  3. Fore ground and recombinant selection
  4. Phenotypic selection

✔ Answer:- Fore ground and back ground selection

 

Q83. The group of crop varieties that are stabilized are homozygous, however which of the following is heterozygous?

  1. Land races
  2. Purelines
  3. Inbreds
  4. Composite

✔ Answer:- Composite

 

Q84. Highest heterosis is found in?

  1. Single cross Hybrids
  2. Double cross Hybrids
  3. Three-way Cross
  4. Multiple Cross

✔ Answer:- Single cross Hybrids

 

Q85. The lightest form of pruning in tea is?

  1. Collor pruning
  2. Centering
  3. Skiffing
  4. Tipping

✔ Answer:- Skiffing

 

Q86. Selective picking of ripe berries in coffee is called as?

  1. Sky Picking
  2. Fly Picking
  3. Main Picking
  4. Stripping

✔ Answer:- Fly Picking

 

Q87. World Coconut Germplasm is located at?

  1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  2. Lakshadweep
  3. Puducherry
  4. Daman and Diu

✔ Answer:- Andaman and Nicobar Islands

 

Q88. Which of the following is prepared from dried ripened arecanut and is popular in Northern and Western India?

  1. Nuli
  2. Chali
  3. Kalipak
  4. Iylon

✔ Answer:- Nuli

 

Q89. Which of the following grows in a series of storeys branches?

  1. Custard apple
  2. Cocoa
  3. Vanilla
  4. Nut meg

✔ Answer:- Cocoa

 

Q90. The flowers are either bisexual or staminate but both occur intermixed in the same inflorescence in?

  1. All spice
  2. Thyme
  3. Saffron
  4. Cashewnut

✔ Answer:- Cashewnut

 

Q91. International Rubber Research and Development Board is located at?

  1. Malaysia
  2. Indonesia
  3. Russia
  4. India

✔ Answer:- Malaysia

 

Q92. Removal of male and female flowers in early stages of plantation in oil palm is called?

  1. Denavelling
  2. Mattocking
  3. Ablation
  4. Stripping

✔ Answer:- Ablation

 

Q93. The type of pollination in black pepper is?

  1. Hydrophyly
  2. Entomophyly
  3. Ornithophyly
  4. Anemophyly

✔ Answer:- Hydrophyly

 

Q94. Based on the adaptability, nature of the panicle, shape and size of fruits, the cultivated cardamom is grouped into three botanical varieties viz.?

  1. Malabar, Wynad and Ernad
  2. Malabar, Mysore and Vazhukka
  3. Wynad, Thoduphuzza and Alleppey
  4. Malabar, Kuruppampadi and Vazhukka

✔ Answer:- Malabar, Mysore and Vazhukka

 

Q95. The mutant variety of ginger is?

  1. Suruchi
  2. Suravi
  3. Surari
  4. Suprabha

✔ Answer:- Surari

 

Q96. Which of the following species of turmeric contains high starch in rhizomes?

  1. Curcuma aromatica
  2. Curcuma angustifolia
  3. Curcuma amada
  4. Curcuma zedoaria

✔ Answer:- Curcuma angustifolia

 

Q97. Unopened flower bud is the economic part in?

  1. Cassia
  2. Cumin
  3. Rosemary
  4. Clove

✔ Answer:- Clove

 

Q98. Thin inner pieces of cinnamon bark are called as?

  1. Quillings
  2. Featherings
  3. Scraped chips
  4. Unscraped chips

✔ Answer:- Featherings

 

Q99. The alkaloid present in the leaves of kalmegh is?

  1. Andrographolide
  2. Carvone
  3. Phellandrene
  4. Glucomannan

✔ Answer:- Andrographolide

 

Q100. The following is used to treat gout, rheumatism, Parkinson’s disease?

  1. Roulfia
  2. Safed musli
  3. Belladona
  4. Tulsi

Answer:-

✔ Answer:- Belladona

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