Rajasthan Pre Pg Old Question Paper 2017

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Rajasthan Pre Pg Old Question Paper 2017

Rajasthan Pre Pg Old Question Paper 2017

Rajasthan Pre Pg Agriculture

1.The temperature to which air must be cooled to become saturated is Known as?

  • Dew Point
  • Frost Point
  • Cold Point
  • Frigid Point

Dew Point

2.A Hydrological unit, where from surplus run-off drains through a common point is known as?

  • Watershed
  • Run-off unit
  • Conservation unit
  • Water pond

Watershed

3.Which one of the following is not a variety of Isabgol crop?

  • HI-5
  • JI-4
  • GI-2
  • SI-20

SI-20

4.Sugarcane crop is considered matured, if samples of juice taken from the middle portions of the stalks show the Hand Refractometer reading from?

  • 10 to 12
  • 19 to 22
  • 14 to 15
  • 32 to 34

14 to 15

5.Which one of the following is micronutrient anion?

  • B
  • Zn
  • Fe
  • Mn

B

6.Nitrogenous bases purines are?

  • Cytosine and Uracil
  • Adenine and Uracil
  • Adenine and Guanine
  • Adenine and Thymine

Adenine and Guanine

7.Light dependent reactions of Photosynthesis takes place at?

  • In nucleus
  • In vacuole
  • Mitochondrial matrix
  • Thylakoid membranes of Chloroplast

Thylakoid membranes of Chloroplast

8.Short day plants undergo flowering when?

  • Day is long
  • Night is short
  • Nicht is long
  • Night length is equal to day length

Nicht is long

9.For cultivation of plant cells in laboratories under plant tissue culture, the growth medium required is known as?

  • Nutrient ager medium
  • Czapek Dokar medium
  • Murashige and Skoog medium
  • Potato dextrose agar medium

Murashige and Skoog medium

10.Reaction involving joining of two molecules by covalent bond is mediated by?

  • Lyase
  • Ligase
  • Hydrolase
  • Oxidoreductase

Ligase

11.Medium range weather forecasting in India is valid for?

  • 1-2 days
  • 3-10 days
  • 15-20 days
  • 21-27 days

3-10 days

12.Irrigation requirement of wheat crop having about 135 days duration is about?

  • 50 mm
  • 350 mm
  • 150 mm
  • 650 mm

350 mm

13.In which crop “Propping” is carried out?

  • Gram
  • Potato
  • Sugarbeet
  • Sugarcane

Sugarcane

14.Which one of the following is a “Concentrated Organic manure”?

  • Castor Cake
  • Compost Manure
  • Farmyard Manure
  • Green-leaf Manure

Castor Cake

15.Plants absorb nitrogen from the soil solution in the form?

  • NO3
  • N2O
  • Organic carbon
  • Organie matter

NO3

16.Which one of the following is a micronutrient?

  • S
  • Ca
  • Mg
  • Mn

Mn

17.Recommendation to control broad leaf weeds in wheat is to spray 2, 4-D at?

  • 0.50 kg a.i./ha at 30-35 DAS
  • 0.15 kg a.i./ha at 50-55 DAS
  • 0.15 kg a.i./ha at 30-35 DAS
  • 0.50 kg a.i./ha at 50-55 DAS

0.50 kg a.i./ha at 30-35 DAS

18.Which one of the following is a variety of quality protein maize?

  • Protena
  • HQPM-1
  • Ganga-11
  • Deccan-103

HQPM-1

19.The most common spacing recommended for Spanish bunch type variety of Groundnut is?

  • 40 x 40 cm
  • 40 x 30 cm
  • 40 x 35 cm
  • 30 x 10 cm

30 x 10 cm

20.Name of the Agroclimatic zone IV of Rajasthan is?

  • Semi-arid Eastern Plains
  • Semi-arid Transitional Plains
  • Flood Prone Eastern Plains
  • Sub-humid Southern Plains and Arawali Hills

Sub-humid Southern Plains and Arawali Hills

21.Science and Art of obtaining information about an object through the analysis of data acquired by a device that is not in contuct with the object is called?

  • Psychology
  • Meteorology
  • Epidemiology
  • Remote sensing

Remote sensing

22.Top sickness of tobacco is caused by the deficiency of?

  • Zinc
  • Boron
  • Copper
  • Molybdenum

Boron

23.Land use for Class VIII land is restricted to?

  • Arid Crops
  • Plantation Crops
  • Secretion and wild life
  • Short duration Vegetable Crops

Secretion and wild life

24.During the process of manufacture of urea, an organic compound may be formed which restricts the use of urea as nitrogen source, the compound is?

  • Biuret
  • Acetic acid
  • Hydrocyanide
  • Amino acid glycine

Biuret

25.Structure in which all the four oxygens of the silica tetrahedron are shared by the neighbouring silicon tetrahedra, i.e. there are two ions of oxygen for every ion of silicon thus forming a 3-dimensional frame work and represented by SiO2 and is called?

  • Inosilicates
  • Clay minerals
  • Tectonilicates
  • Inosilicates (double chain)

Tectonilicates

26.Trur soil developed by the action of soil forming factors is called?

  • Solum
  • Pedon
  • Profile
  • Rezolith

Rezolith

27.Essential nutrients need not to be applied as they are presents in abundance are?

  • Carbon and Oxygen
  • Carbon and Hydrogen
  • Oxygen and Hydrogen
  • Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen

Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen

28.Available water tem in a soil layer is expressed as?

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  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

1

29.Pre-incubation plant residue and cow dung helps in vermicomposting through?

  • Softening and Heat-release
  • Heat release and initiation of m.o. activity
  • Softening and Initiation of microbial activity
  • Softening, heat-release and initiation of microbial activity

Softening, heat-release and initiation of microbial activity

30.Proportion of soil separates is called?

  • Soil texture
  • Soil minerals
  • Soil structure
  • Soil true density

Soil texture

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31.Fungicides which are absorbed into the system of plant and move to the remote site of infection are known as?

  • Dressers
  • Systemic
  • Systematic
  • Fungistatic

Systemic

32.Gene to gene hypothesis of disease resistance and susceptibility was given by?

  • Flor
  • Biffen
  • Erikson
  • Salmon

Flor

33.Detailed disease cycle of cereals rusts in India was studied by?

  • C. Mehta
  • N. Dasgupta
  • Rangaswami
  • J. Thirumalachar

C. Mehta

34.First Plant disease by nematode was reported by?

  • A. Ark
  • Cobb
  • Needham
  • C. Bawden

Needham

35.Kamal bunt of Wheat is caused by?

  • Tylletia caries
  • Tilletia foetide
  • Neovonia indica
  • Neovossia horrida

Neovonia indica

36.The book entitled “Fungicides in plant disease control” has been written by?

  • RS Singh
  • BB Mandkur
  • PN Thapliyal
  • YL Nene and PN Thapliyal

YL Nene and PN Thapliyal

37.Who reported Molyn disease Wheat in India?

  • Jone
  • Milne
  • Siddiqi
  • Vasudev

Vasudev

38.Causal agent of Onion biot disease is?

  • Ditylenchus dipeaci
  • Ditylenchus angustys
  • Radopholus citrophilus
  • Aphelenchoides ritematos

Ditylenchus dipeaci

39.International Organisation for Biological central is located at?

  • Kenya
  • Germany
  • Bengalore
  • Switzerland

Switzerland

40.Which is temperate root knot nematode?

  • Arenaria
  • Incognita
  • Graminicola
  • Meloidogyne hapla

Meloidogyne hapla

41.Which among the following is vector of tomato spotted wilt virus causing bud necrosis in groundnut?

  • Thrips
  • Aphids
  • Leaf miner
  • Pod sucking bug

Thrips

42.A compound this is used to enhance the toxicity of an insecticide is called?

  • Additive
  • Synergist
  • Surfactant
  • Antagonist

Synergist

43.In adult insect juvenile hormone acts as?

  • Acessar lurmene
  • Growth Hormone
  • Moulting hormone
  • Gonadotrophic hormone

Gonadotrophic hormone

44.In aquatie insects, a permanent thin layer of gas held around the body in known as?

  • Plastron
  • Blood gills
  • Tracheal gills
  • Spiracular gills

Plastron

45.Hamulate wing coupling apparatus is found in order?

  • Secoptera
  • Trichoptera
  • Lepidoptera
  • Hymenoptera

Hymenoptera

46.The outer wall of the egg is known as?

  • Chorion
  • Periplasm
  • Blastoderm
  • Vitelline membrane

Chorion

47.The chemical nature of eedysone is?

  • Amine
  • Steroid
  • Terpetic
  • Protein

Steroid

48.Dipha apradivora is an effective predector of?

  • Meals bugs
  • Sorghum aphid
  • Apple wooly aphid
  • Sugarcane wooly aphid

Sugarcane wooly aphid

49.Blue butterflies are the pests of?

  • Guava
  • Pulses
  • Groundnut
  • Okra (Bhindi)

Pulses

50.Methyl eugenol is a food attractant for?

  • Eye fly
  • Banana fly
  • Melon fruit fly
  • Oriental fruit fly

Oriental fruit fly

51.The concept of centre of origin of erop plants was proposed by which of the following Scientist?

  • J.R. Harian
  • Linnaeus
  • I. Vavilov
  • JB Hutchinson

I. Vavilov

52.In the gametophytic system self Incompatibility (SI) the consequence of which of the following?

  • Pollen stigma interaction
  • Pollen tube ovule interaction
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Pollen tube-style interaction

Pollen tube-style interaction

53.In meiosis, recombination occurs in?

  • Prophase II
  • Metaphase II
  • Prophase I
  • Metaphase I

Prophase I

54.Mendel’s Law conclusively proved that?

  • Pangenesis
  • Inheritance through blood
  • Genes are particulate in nature
  • Inheritance of aequired characters

Genes are particulate in nature

55.Blood group system was discovered by?

  • Camillo Golgi
  • Ernst Haeckel
  • Thomas Cooley
  • Karl Landsteiner

Karl Landsteiner

56.Genetic assortative mating is more commonly called as?

  • Polyers
  • Panmixes
  • Inbreeding
  • Outeronning

Inbreeding

57.Univalent shifl usually occurs in which of the following?

  • Trisonur
  • Nullamir
  • Monosomic
  • Tetramsomn

Monosomic

58.In case of recurrent selection for general combining ability, a tester with a broad genetic base implies which of the following?

  • Pure line
  • Inbred line
  • Open-pollinated variety
  • Recombinant Inbred line

Open-pollinated variety

59.An example of a dominant molecular marker is?

  • SSR
  • SNP
  • RFLP
  • RAPID

RAPID

60.The triplet code of CAT in DNA is represented as……….. in mRNA and as………… in tRNA?

  • CAT, CAT
  • GAA, CAT
  • GTA, CAU
  • GUA, CAU

GUA, CAU

61.For degreening of lime-lemon fruits, they are treated with?

  • 60 ppm NAA
  • 25 ppm 2.4-D
  • 100 ppm GA3
  • 100 ppm Ethephen

100 ppm Ethephen

62.Mange fruits are considered mature when TSS of fruit becomes?

  • 6 per cent
  • 8 per cent
  • 12 per cent
  • 10 per cent

12 per cent

63.To raise seedling in pro-trays the optimum media consists of?

  • Only Cowpeat
  • Only Vermicompost
  • 1 part Vermiculite + 1 part peat
  • 1 part vermicompost + 1 part cucopeat + 1 part perlite

1 part vermicompost + 1 part cucopeat + 1 part perlite

64.Optimum temperature range for gladiolus production in North Indian plain?

  • 20-25 oC
  • 25-30 oC
  • 15-20 oC
  • 30-35oC

25-30oC

65.For quality and vield Guava crop which Bahar is  considered better?

  • Ambe Bahar
  • Mrig Bahar
  • Haste Bahar
  • None of the above

Mrig Bahar

66.Name most Photo-sensitive and Thermosensitive crop which affects yield and quality of the crop?

  • Asparagus
  • Cauliflower
  • Red Cabbage
  • Sprouting Broccoli

Cauliflower

67.Name State having maximum area of Cumin crop?

  • U.P.
  • Kerala
  • Gujarat
  • Rajasthan

Rajasthan

68.Malt vinegar should have minimum acidity?

  • 3-4 per cent
  • 4-5 per cent
  • 5-6 per cent
  • 8-9 per cent

3-4 per cent

69.Name District having maximum area under Forest cover in Rajasthan?

  • Alwar
  • Udaipur
  • Banswara
  • Sawai Madhopur

Udaipur

70.Canning of fruits on Commercial scale was introduced by?

  • Angilbert
  • Peter Durand
  • GS Randhawa
  • William Underwood

Peter Durand

71.An enclosure where stray animals are kept till claimed by any people is called?

  • Goshala
  • Pounds
  • Tannery
  • Goshadan

Pounds

72.Shortest gestation period is in?

  • Ewe
  • Cow
  • Mare
  • Bitch

Bitch

73.Which part of the stomach is absent in Pseudo-ruminants?

  • Rumen
  • Omasum
  • Reticulum
  • Alomasum

Rumen

74.The DCP content of Paddy straw is?

  • 0
  • 4
  • 7
  • 10

0

75.The floor of the manger should be higher than the floor of the pen by?

  • 25-30 cm
  • 20-25 cm
  • 15-20 cm
  • 10-15 cm

10-15 cm

76.Immobility response is a symptom of oestrus in?

  • Yak
  • Sow
  • Mare
  • Camel

Sow

77.Needle teeth of Piglets are?

  • 2 pairs
  • 4 pairs
  • 8 pairs
  • 6 pairs

4 pairs

78.Normal gestation period (days) of rabbit is?

  • 30-32
  • 40-42
  • 50-52
  • 60-62

30-32

79.Pashmina is produced by?

  • Chegu
  • Nubian
  • Saanen
  • Marwari

Chegu

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80.Incubation period in Muscovy duck is?

  • 17 days
  • 21 days
  • 28 days
  • 35 days

35 days

81.Capital goods that can be used for different purposes are called?

  • Fixed Capital
  • Floating Capital
  • Working Capital
  • Auxiliary Capital

Floating Capital

82.Under law of decreasing return, the total product curve will be?

  • Parallel to Input axis
  • Convex to Input axis
  • Parallel to Output axis
  • Concave to Input axis

Concave to Input axis

83.Under stage II of classical production function, the elasticity of production (Ep) will be?

  • = 1
  • < 1
  • > 1
  • = 0

< 1

84.The period for the medium term loan is?

  • 5-10 years
  • 15-60 months
  • Up to 6 months
  • None of these

15-60 months

85.The Price spread of a commodity is the difference between?

  • Price paid by Consumer and Marketing Cost
  • Price paid by Consumer and Marketing Margin
  • Price paid by Consumer and Price received by Farmar
  • Price paid by Consumer and Marketing Cast Marketing margin

Price paid by Consumer and Price received by Farmar

86.Method of discounting implies?

  • Future value of Present money
  • Present value of Future money
  • Increase in Future value by a given rate
  • Increase in Present value by a given rate

Present value of Future money

87.Farm budgeting is a method to?

  • Minimize risk
  • Optimize Resource use
  • Optimize Farm income
  • Compare profitability of alternative farm plans

Compare profitability of alternative farm plans

88.In a randomized block design with 4 treatments and 5 replications, the error degrees of freedom will be?

  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 12

12

89.The statistical significance of estimated correlation coefficient is tested using?

  • T test
  • F test
  • Z test
  • Chi-square test

T test

90.The coefficient of variation of a set of data is calculated as percentage of

  • AM/SD
  • SD/AM
  • Variance/AM
  • AM/Variance

SD/AM

91.The person considered as father of Extension?

  • Edgar Dale
  • Van Den Ban
  • James Stuard
  • Seaman A. Knapp

Seaman A. Knapp

92.The expression of ends towards which our efforts are directed are?

  • Aims
  • Goals
  • Targets
  • Objectives

Objectives

93.Marthandom Project was started by?

  • L. Brayne
  • Albert Mayor
  • Spencer Hatch
  • Mahatma Gandhi

Spencer Hatch

94.Adoption is essentially a?

  • Social Process
  • Physical Process
  • Mental Process
  • Psychological Process

Mental Process

95.Which one of the following is not an element of Communication?

  • Fidelity
  • Channel
  • Message
  • Response

Fidelity

96.The process of using a new idea en continuous basis is?

  • Utility
  • Adoption
  • Diffusion
  • Innovation

Adoption

97.The process of providing situation in which learning takes place is?

  • Teaching
  • Learning
  • Physical facilities
  • Learning Experience

Teaching

98.The first KVK was set up at?

  • Fatehpur
  • Nilokheri
  • Pondicheri
  • Hyderabad

Pondicheri

99.In India ATMA has been initially introduced in?

  • 21 District of State
  • 24 Districts of 6 State
  • 28 Districts of 6 State
  • 22 Districts of 6 State

24 Districts of 6 State

100.Panchayati Raj was first introduced in which of the following states?

  • Punjab
  • Orrisa
  • Rajasthan
  • Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan

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