NSC Trainee Mate 2018 (Agriculture) Question Paper

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SECTION–A

Q1.RNA controls the synthesis of?

• Amino acids
• Nucleotide
• Chromosomes
• Enzymes

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Q2. Mitochondria are absent in?

• Yeast
• Fungi
• Bacteria
• Green algae

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Q3. Physical basis of life is?

• Nucleus
• Protoplasm
• Cell
• Food

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Q4. Formation of bivalents during meiosis occurs at?

• Leptotene
• Diplotene
• Pachytene
• Zygotene

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Q5. In crossing self fertilised plants the flowers are first emasculated. Which organ of flower is removed in this process?

• Stigma
• Anthers
• Ovules
• Sepals

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Q6. A plant is heterozygous and is designated Bb and it produces two kinds of gametes B and b. The probability of b gamete fertilizing B or b is?

• 1/2
• 1/1
• 0/1
• 1/4

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Q7. Ecosystem has two components?

• Plants and animals
• Weeds and trees
• Biotic and abiotic
• Frogs and man

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Q8. The lateral branches in dicot root arise from?

• Cortex
• Endodermis
• Phellogen
• Pericycle

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Q9. Conjoint, collateral and open vascular bundles are found in a?

• Dicot stem
• Monocot stem
• Dicot root
• Momocot root

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Q10. Wood is common name of?

• Cambium
• Vascular bundles
• Phloem
• Secondary xylem

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Q11. The cork in dicotyledonous plants is formed by?

• Phellogen
• Phelloderm
• Phellum
• Cambium

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Q12. Plants such as Pandanus and Rhizophora are examples of?

• Xerophytes
• Mesophytes
• Hydrophytes
• Halophytes

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Q13. Protein rich alga is?

• Chlamydomonas
• Scytonema
• Cosmarium
• Spirulina

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Q14. ‘Red rust of tea’ is caused by?

• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Algae
• Virus

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Q15. An organism which is generally without plastid but can synthesize its organic food is?

• Bacteria
• Virus
• Fungi
• Bacteriophage

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Q16. Fungal cell wall is composed of?

• Chitin
• Pectin
• Hemicellulose
• Suberin

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Q17. Which of the following is good example of heterothallism?

• Spirogyra
• Pinus
• Mucor
• Ricinus

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Q18. In Funaria, dispersal of spores takes place by?

• Calyptra
• Peristome
• Columella
• Foot

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Q19. Sporangia bearing leaf of fern is called?

• Ramentum
• Inducium
• Sporophyll
• Sorus

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Q20. Pollination in Cycas is by?

• Wind
• Water
• Insect
• Man

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Q21. Coralloid roots of Cycas shows?

• Green algae
• Blue Green algae
• Fungi
• Insects

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Q22. How many meiosis divisions are necessary to produce 100 pollen grains?

• 100
• 50
• 25
• 10

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Q23. Edible part of apple is?

• Endosperm
• Cotyledon
• Fleshy thalamus
• Pericarp

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Q24. Which of the following is not a fruit?

• Tomato
• Cabbage
• Cucumber
• Pumpkin

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Q25. The mode of arrangement of leaves on the stem and the branch, is known as?

• Vernalization
• Vernation
• Venation
• Phyllotaxy

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Q26. Term ‘Biology’ was coined by?

• Aristotle
• Lamarck
• Darwin
• Linnaeus

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Q27. Who discovered that vector of Plasmodium is Anopheles?

• Charle Lavern
• Ronald Ross
• Golgi
• Grassi

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Q28. Metamerism is the diagnostic feature of?

• Porifera
• Mollusca
• Annelida
• Platyhelminthes

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Q29. Peripatus is a connecting link between?

• Annelida and Mollusca
• Annelida and Arthropoda
• Mollusca and Arthropoda
• Reptilia and Aves

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Q30. Sea horse is a?

• Fish
• Bird
• Mammal
• Mollusc

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Q31. Which is poikilothermic animal?

• Lion
• Parrot
• Bat
• Wall lizard

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Q32. Who wrote the book “Systema Naturae?

• Lamarck
• Darwin
• Aristotle
• Linnaeus

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Q33. Which of the following is called as “Slipper animalcule”?

• Euglena
• Paramaecium
• Plasmodium
• Trypanosoma

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Q34. Choanocytes are found only in?

• Sponges
• Cnidarians
• Ascaris
• Annelida

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Q35. Strongest muscle in the body is found in?

• Finger
• Wrist
• Thigh
• Jaws

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Q36. Ligament is a tissue which joins?

• Muscle with bone
• Bone to bone
• Skin with muscle
• None of these

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Q37. BMR is controlled by?

• Adrenaline
• Thyroxin
• Growth hormone
• Insulin

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Q38. Syncytial epidermis is found in?

• Hydra
• Ascaris
• Earthworm
• Starfish

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Q39. The infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica is?

• Sporozoite
• Minuta form
• Binucleate cyst
• Tetranucleate cyst

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Q40. Mammary glands are modified?

• Sweat glands
• Sebaceous glands
• Endocrine glands
• All of these

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Q41. Deficiency of vitamin D in children causes?

• Anaemia
• Beri-beri
• Pellagra
• Rickets

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Q42. Main enzyme present in gastric juice is?

• Amylase
• Lipase
• Pepsin
• Trypsin

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Q43. Glenoid cavity is found in?

• Pectoral girdle
• Pelvic girdle
• Radio-uina
• Skull

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Q44. Kreb’s cycle occurs in?

• Cytoplasm
• Ribosomes
• Mitochondria
• Chloroplasts

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Q45. If child is of B blood group and his father is of A, what will be blood group of mother?

• O or A
• O
• A
• B or AB

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Q46. Middle layer of heart is called?

• Endocardium
• Pericardium
• Myocardium
• Epicardium

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Q47. Longest cell in the body is?

• Osteocyte
• Lymphocyte
• Chromatophore
• Neuron

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Q48. Which of these carries oxygenated blood?

• Precaval
• Post caval
• Pulmonary artery
• Pulmonary vein

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Q49. In rabbit urea formation occurs in?

• Kidney
• Blood
• Liver
• Spleen

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Q50. Corpus callosum is found in the brain of?

• Frog
• Mammals
• Aves
• Reptiles

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Q51. Soil structure refers to?

• Geometry of soil particle
• Size of soil particle
• Photograph of soil particle
• Arrangement of soil particle

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Q52. Indicate which is not a primary mineral?

• Boxite
• Arthoclays Phelsphar
• Quartz
• Apatite

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Q53. Water requirement of crops is the amount of water needed for?

• Evaporation and transpiration of water from soil and crops
• Transpiration ratio of crops
• To meet the metobolic activities of crops
• To meet consumptive use demand + Losses from field including conveyance

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Q54. The most critical stage for water for potato crop is?

• At sowing time
• After earthing
• In the begening of tuberization
• At maturity of tubers

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Q55. One m² water is equal to?

• 100 Lts.
• 1000 Lts.
• 10 Lts.
• 10,000 Lts.

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Q56. Indicate the percentage of nitrogen in D. A.P.?

• 15%
• 18%
• 32%
• 46%

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Q57. At what time compost should be applied in the field?

• At sowing time
• Before a week of sowing
• Before one month of sowing
• After sowing

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Q58. Botanical name of jowar is?

• Sorghum sudanance
• Hordium vulgare
• Sorghum bicolor
• Sorghum vulgare

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Q59. Cotton belongs to the family?

• Malvaceae
• Solanace
• Tiliaceae
• Compositae

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Q60. Which of the following is not a variety of bajra?

• Pusa 3
• WCC75
• Composite 3
• L. 54

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Q61. Maize is a monocious plant in which male flower emerges?

• With female flower
• A week before emergence of female flower
• A week after emergence of female flower
• None of these

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Q62. Pegging down in ground nut is the process of?

• Elongation of style
• Elongation of areal roots
• Development of Brace roots
• Pressing pegs in soil to support the plant

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Q63. Topping is a practice done in?

• Sugarcane
• Gram
• Tobacco
• Cotton

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Q64. “Mehsana’ breed belongs to the species?

• Goat
• Cow
• Sheep
• Buffalo

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Q65. Pinbone in the body of cow is located?

• On the head
• On the mammary region
• Above root of the tail
• Near the shoulder

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Q66. Where the Central Institute of Research on Goats’ is located?

• Mathura
• Pantnagar
• Anand
• Hissar

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Q67. Adult ruminant animal has compartments of stomach?

• Two
• Four
• Six
• Eight

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Q68. The best method for determining the age of animal is?

• By Hoofs
• By Horns
• By Teeth
• By general condition

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Q69. Which of the following animal has longest gestation period?

• Cow
• Buffalo
• Goat
• Sheep

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Q70. Which of the following is not a breed of buffalo?

• Nalli
• Murrah
• Jafarabadi
• Nili Ravi

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Q71. Which of the following breed of goat produces ‘Pashmina’?

• Beetal
• Sannen
• Black Bengal
• Chegu

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Q72. Umran is a variety of?

• Bottle gourd
• Brinjal
• Ber
• Banana

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Q73. Nitrogen requirement of Banana per plant is?

• 200 g
• 300 g
• 400 g
• 500 g

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Q74. The edible part of Knol Khol is?

• Root
• Stem
• Leaf
• Flower

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Q75. Seed-rate of main crop of onion is?

• 5-7 kg/ha
• 7-9 kg/ha
• 9-11 Kg/ha
• 11-13 Kg/ha

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Q76. ‘Pusa Naveen’ is a variety of?

• Bottle gourd
• Sponge gourd
• Bitter gourd
• Musk-melon

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Q77. Chilli is grown under?

• Tropical and sub-tropical climate
• Tropical and temperate climate
• Temperate and sub-tropical climate
• Under all the climates

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Q78. Musk-melon in North India is sown in the month of?

• November – December
• February – March
• May – June
• August – September

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Q79. Pusa Nasdar’ and ‘Pusa Chikni’ are the varieties of?

• Sponge gourd
• Bottle gourd
• Bitter gourd
• Musk melon

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Q80. Carrot belongs to the family?

• Solanaceae
• Umbelliferae
• Cruciferae
• Compositae

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Q81. Tomato originated in?

• France
• China
• India
• Mexico

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Q82. ‘Arka Navneet’ is a variety of?

• Tomato
• Brinjal
• Turnip
• Cauli Flower

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Q83. Sawfly is serious pests of?

• Radish
• Onion
• Pea
• Carrot

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Q84. Sowing time of pea is?

• August – September
• October – November
• December – January
• February – March

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Q85. The family water melon is?

• Cruciferae
• Malvaceae
• Leguminosae
• Cucurbitaceae

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Q86. Pitcher plant is?

• Parasitic plant
• Symbionts
• Autotrophic plant
• Insectivorous plant

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Q87. The physical basis of life is?

• Cytoplasm
• Protoplasm
• Nucleoplasm
• Endoplasm

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Q88. A true fruit is developed from?

• Only thalamus
• Only nucellus
• Only ovary
• Only ovule

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Q89. The word chromosome was first given by?

• Waldeyer
• Robert Hooke
• Robert Koch
• Strassburger

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Q90. The edible part of coconut is?

• Epicarp
• Mesocarp
• Endosperm
• Endocarp

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Q91. Complex tissue is?

• Parenchyma
• Collenchyma
• Sclerenchyma
• Phloem

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Q92. Meiotic division takes place in?

• Leaf
• Anther
• Stem
• Root

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Q93. Root cap is absent in?

• Lithophytes
• Xerophytes
• Mesophytes
• Hydrophytes

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Q94. The infloresence of wheat is?

• Cymose
• Special
• Racemose
• Compound

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Q95. Number of anthers in pigeonpea is?

• 4
• 5
• 8
• 10

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Q96. The flower of coriander is known as?

• Capitulum
• Spadix
• Catkin
• Umbel

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Q97. Mulberry is?

• Sorosis
• Drupe
• False fruit
• Synconus

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Q98. Photosynthesis in green plants takes place in?

• Mitochondria
• Chloroplast
• Ribosome
• Nucleus

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Q99. Which one of following is a fish?

• Silver fish
• Starfish
• Dog fish
• Cuttle fish

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Q100. Digestive system is absent in?

• Liver fluke
• Tape worm
• Round worm
• Earth worm

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