Monday, 3 February 2020

ICAR-JRF-SRF-MCAER EXAM-2020 | MOCK TEST SERIES | HORTICULTURE

1.  Pusa Vatsala is variety of............
a.  Wheat                                                          b. Rice
c. Maize                                                         d. Sesame

2.  Fruit crop suitable for high soil pH (7.2 - 8.0 & above) is
a.  Aonla                                                          b. Custard apple
c. Guava                                                        d. Ber

3.  Fruit dormancy is noticed in
a.  Apple                                                          b. Annona

c. Wood apple                                                 d. Aonla

4.  Botanically, aonla fruit is a
a.  Capsule                                                       b. Nut
c. Pome                                                         d. Berry

5.  Origin of Aonla is
a.  China                                                          b. India
c. Tropical America                                         d. South America

6.    Most suitable aonla variety for candy making is
a.  NarendraAonla 6                                             b. Banarasi

c. Chakkaiya                                                        d. Francis

7.  which of the following anolavariety which highly susceptible to fruit necrosis disorder?

a.  Francis                                                        b.Chakaiya
c. BSR-1                                                        d.Banarasi

8.  Anti-oxidant property of aonla is due to presence of

a.  Tartaric acid                                                b.mallic acid
c. Gallic acid                                                  d. ascorbic acid

9.  The fruit crop which can be grown in wide range of sodic soil is

a.  Papaya                                                       b. Aonla

c. Guava                                                       d. Sapota



10.    Three tier fruit crop model system which suits for sodic soil is

a.  Aonla + Ber + Phalsa                                   b. Aonla +Ber+ Papaya
c. Aonla +Ber+ Guava                                     d. Aonla +Ber+ Sapota

11. Fruit necrosis in aonla is due to--------------.

a.  B deficiency                                              b. Ca deficiency
c. K deficiency                                               d.Zn deficiency

12.  The process of heating (denaturing step) and slowly cooling (renaturing step) double standard DNA to allow the formation of hybrid DNA or complementry strands of DNA or of DNA and RNA known as..............

a.  Annealing                                                     b. Annotation
c. Circularization                                              d.Electrophoresis
        13.  Aonla is best suited to grow under which one of the following soil condition?

a.  Acidic soil                                                   b. Slightly acidic to saline sodic soil

c. Calcareous soil                                           d. Alkali soil

       14.  Which one of the following banana cultivar has got “Geographical Indication” status?

a.  Nendran                                                       b. Hill banana
c. Rasthali                                                      d. Robusta

       15.  Which one of the following is a climacteric type of fruit?
a.  Banana                                                       b.Citrus
c.Litchi                                                         d.Grapes

        16.  Somatic chromosome number of ‘Grand Naine’ banana is
a.11                                                            b.22
c. 33                                                           d.44
17.    ------------------ is the culinary variety of banana

a.  Poovan                                                     b. Rasthali
c. Monthan                                                  d. Robusta
         18.  ----------------------- is the fruit crop that occupies the highest area in India

a.  Mango                                                     b. Banana
c. Citrus                                                      d. Grapes



19.  Musa balbisiana is characterized by both

a.  Slight pseudostem blotches and downy peduncle
c.  Slight pseudostem blotches and glabrous peduncle
        20.  Term Biotechnology coined by




a.  Heavily marked pseudostem blotches and downy peduncle
d.  Heavily marked pseudostem blotches and glabrous peduncle



a.   Karl Ereky                                              b. Peter Oath
c. Hiren Berg                                              d. Shashikant Sharma
       21.  In which of the following banana cultivar male bud is absent ?
a.  French Plantain                                        b. Horn Plantain
c. Williums                                                  d. Red Banana
        22.  Polyploid breeding is common in ------------------- fruit crop

a.  Banana                                                     b. Apple
c.Papaya                                                      d. Citrus
        23.  The explant used for commercial tissue culture of banana is
a.  Leaf bits                                                    b. Stem bits
c. Shoot tips                                                  d.Petiole
        24.  The genomic constitution of Cavendish group of banana is
a.  AAA                                                          b. AAB
c. ABB                                                         d. AA
25.  The operation in banana where 60 cm of the mother plant from the ground level after harvest is retained for nutrient supply to daughter suckers is
a.  Desuckering                                                 b. Denavelling
c. Mattocking                                                 d. Propping
         26.  --------------state is the leader in banana production in India
a.  Uttar Pradesh                                            b. Maharastra
c. Andhra Pradesh                                         d. Tamil Nadu
27.  The spacing recommended for HDP(3 suckers/clump) in banana by TNAU is a.1.8m x 1.8m                                                                  b. 2.0m x 2.0m
c. 3.6m x 1.8m                                             d.1.8m x 3.6m
        28.  Which of the following is banana hybrid
a.  Co-1b                                                       b. PKM-1
c. Poovan                                                    d. IIHR -1
        29.  Banana is otherwise called as
a.  King of the fruit                                               b. Queen of the fruit
c. Apple of Paradise                                            d. Prince of fruit
        30.  Which of the following is triploidaccuminata commercial variety of banana?
a.  Grand Naine                                                   b.Nendran
c.Poovan                                                             d.Virupakshi



        31.  Banana is commercially propagated through
a.Water suckers                                                  b. Sword suckers
c.Peepers                                                             d. Tissue culture of floral buds
32.  Removal of male bud after completion of female phase in banana is referred as a.Tipping b.Denavelling
c.Thinning                                                           d.Pinching
33.  The banana fruits are packed in 100 gauge polybags with following % holes to increase the shelf life a. 0.2%       b. 2.0%
c.5.0%                                                              d.10.0%
34.  Ney poovan variety of banana belongs to ------------------------- genome group of banana. a.AA      b. AAA
c. AB                                                               d.AAB
35.    Paring and Pralinage is followed in banana to control
a.  Aphids                                                         b. Stem borer
c. Nematodes                                                 d. Fusarium wilt
        36.  Tissue culture propagation is gaining importance in -------------------- crop.
a.  Citrus                                                           b. Grape
c. Banana                                                       d.Papaya
        37.  --------------- is the one of the popular parthenocarpic fruits.
a.  Banana                                                        b. Mango
c. Citrus                                                         d.Grapefruit
        38.  Storage temperature for banana is --------------.
a. 5-10°C                                                        b. 10-15°
c. 13°C                                                          d.20-21°C
        39.  The major problem in banana breeding is----------------------
a.  Long duration                                               b. Seedlessness
c. Complex flower structure                              d. Plant height
       40.  For ripening in banana, ----------------------- is kept along with Ethrel
a.  Sodium chloride                                            b. Calcium Chloride
c. SodiumHydroxide                                         d. None of these
        41.  Which of the following is a multiple hybrid of Banana
a.  Bombay Green                                           b. CO.1
c. Plantain                                                     d. None of these
        42.  Banana genomic classification was given by

a.  Simmond and Shepherd                          b. De candolle
c. Deshmukh and Pandey                           d. Linnaeaus
        43.  Botanically banana fruit is a

a.  Capsule                                                  b. Nut
c. Pome                                                    d. Berry



        44.  AmritSagar is a variety of

a.  Banana                                                   b. Guava
c. Fig                                                        d. Avocado
        45.  A chemical used for artificial ripening in banana

a.  Ethephon                                                b. Auxin
c. KNO3                                                                     d. Calcium carbide
46.  Bunchy top viruswas entered into India from

a.  USA                                                      b. Japan
c. Australia                                               d. Sri Lanka
        47.  Choke throat in banana is due to
a.  High Humidity                                        b. Low Humidity
c. High temperature                                   d. Low Temperature
        48.  Kokkan disease in banana is caused by
a.  Fungus                                                    b. Bacteria
c. Virus                                                     d. MLOs
        49.  Major bottleneck in banana breeding is
a.  Pollen sterility                                        b. Non- receptivity of stigma
c. Vegetative parthenocarpy                        d. All the Above
50.  Banana Bract Mosaic Virus (BBMV) is serious disease in
a.  Poovan                                                   b. Rasthali
c. Monthan                                                d. Hill Banana
        51.  Seediness in banana can be controlled by the spraying of
a.  NAA @ 25 ppm                                      b. 2,4-D @ 25 ppm
c. Kinetine @ 25 ppm                                 d. ABA @ 25 ppm
        52.  Improper bunch filling in banana is due to
a.  K deficiency                                          b. N deficiency
c. B deficiency                                          d. Zn deficiency
        53.  Tetrazolium test is used for the diagnosis of presence of
a.  Fungus                                                   b. Bacteria
c. Virus                                                     d. MLOs

        54.  Water logging condition in banana cultivation leads to the more incidence of
a.  Panama wilt                                          b. Sigataka leaf spot
c. Anthracnose                                          d. Mokowilt

        55.  Which type of banana bear only female flower buds?
a.  French plantain                                      b. Horn Plantain
c. French horn                                           d. False horn
        56.  The edible banana fruit is seedless because of
a.  Embryo abortion                                      b. Parthenogenesis
c. Vegetative parthonecarpy                        d. Stimulativeparthonecarpy



        57.  Banana variety which is immune to panama wilt is
a.  Rasthali                                                   b. Basarai
c. LalKela                                                 d. Poovan
58.  Banana Bunchy Top Virus is transmitted by
a.  Aphids                                                   b. White fly
c. Thirps                                                   d. Nematodes
        59.  Which of the following banana cultivar is used for dual purpose
a.  Monthan                                                b. Grand Naine
c. Nendran                                                d. Red Banana
        60.  The optimum temperature range for banana cultivation is
a. 20 30OC                                             b. 10 20OC
c. > 40OC                                                  d. > 10OC
        61.  Suitable planting season for banana in subtropical regions is
a.  Summer                                                  b. Winter
c. Autumn                                                 d. Spring
62.  In banana, under high density planting (3 suckers/clump) spacing of 1.8 X 3.6 m accommodates ------------ no. of plants per hectare
a. 4630                                                     b. 3086
c. 2500                                                     d. 2310
         63.  Most suitable intercrops for banana plantation is
a.  Leguminous crops                                   b. Solanaceous crops
c. Cucurbitaceous crops                             d. None of the above
64.  Percentage of yield loss due to weeds in tall cultivars of banana is a. 90 %       b. 45 %
c. 20 %                                                     d. 70
         65.  Which of the following banana cultivars is wilt susceptible?
a.  Rasthali                                                  b. Monthan
c. Virupakshi                                             d. All the above

         66.  Removal of suckers is one of the critical operations in banana and it’s called as
a.  Denaveling                                              b. Desuckering
c. Mattocking                                            d. Propping
67.  During bunch covering the polythene bunch sleeve should have --------ventilation a. 50 %                                                                b. 10 %
c. 20 %                                                     d. 6 %
         68.  Growth regulator recommended for managing Kottavazhai in banana cv.Poovan is
a.  2,4-D 25 ppm                                         b. NAA 250 ppm
c. GA3 100 ppm                                         d. 2,4-D 250 ppm
         69.  Commercially cultivated ber species in India is
a.  Zizuphusrotundifolia                                          b. Z. xylopyrus
c. Z. vulgaris                                                    d. Z. nummularia 
        70.  Botanically ber fruit is
a.  Drupe                                                            b. Nut
c. Pome                                                           d. Berry



        71.  Best rootstock species for budding of many ber varieties is
a.  Zizuphusrotundifolia                                          b. Z. xylopyrus
c. Z. rugosa                                                      d. Z. mauritiana
72.    Deciduous type of ber is………………
a.  Zizuphusrotundifolia                                          b. Z. xylopyrus
c. Z. jujube                                                       d. Z. nummularia
        73.  Best time for budding in ber is…………..

a.  July - Aug                                                     b. Sept - Oct
c. May - June                                                    d. Feb - March
        74.  Ber is commercially propagated by………….method

a.  Seeds                                                           b. T - budding
c. Inarch grafting                                               d. Air layering
        75.  Salinity and alkalinity tolerant variety of ber is ……………

a.  Gola                                                             b. Umaran
c. Mahatawali                                                   d. Mundia
        76.  Ber varieties Katha, Tikdi, Sanaur No.1, Mehrun and Dodia are

a.  Salinity tolerant                                             b. Fruit fly resistant
c. Alkalinity tolerant                                           d. bark eating caterpillar resistant
        77.  Which of the following fruit crop is having pruned for flowering?

a.  Ber                                                               b. Litchi
c. Guava                                                          d. Mango
        78.  Pollen Sterility is major problem in …………fruit

a.  Grape                                                            b. Guava
c. Ber                                                              d. Pomegranate
       79.  Which of the following fruit has non-endospermic seed?

a.  Ber                                                               b. Beal
c. Aonla                                                           d. Mango
       80.  Ganesh Kirti is a variety of

a.  Grape                                                            b. Guava
c. Ber                                                              d. Pomegranate
81.India is the largest producer of ................  in the world.
a.  Lime                                                            b. Sweet orange
c. Grapefruit                                                     d. Mandarin
        82.  Mosambi, a popular sweet orange cultivar is predominantly grown in
a.  Punjab                                                             b. Maharashtra
c. Rajasthan                                                       d. Andhra Pradesh



        83.  Cross protection technique is effective to check the.....................   in lime.
a.  Tristeza Virus                                                  b. Bacterial Canker
c. Gummosis                                                      d. Xoloporosis
        84.  A salt tolerant rootstock for citrus is
a.  Severeniabuxifolia                                            b. Trifoliate orange
c. Rough lemon                                                   d. Sour orange
        85.  Among genus Citrus which species is most freeze hardy
a.  C. aurantium                                                   b. C. jambhiri
c. C. unshiu                                                        d. C. limon
        86.  Yellow spot, a disorder in citrus is due to deficiency of
a.  Mo                                                                 b. Zn
c. B                                                                   d. Ca
        87.  Bacterial canker resistant hybrid of acid lime is
a.  Hybrid 2                                                          b. Hybrid 4
c. NS 2                                                              d. All of these
        88.  Bahar treatment in citrus is generally practiced in …………….
a.  East & North India                                      b. Central & West India
c. Central & South India                                 d. West & South India
       89.  Best rootstock for citrus in South India is
a.  Cleopatra mandarin                                           b. Rangpur lime
c. Citrange                                                          d. Rough lemon
       90.  Bitterness in citrus juice is due to presence of…………….
a.  Acid                                                                b. Limonin
c. Glucosides                                                     d. Acid:Sugar ratio
       91.  For Sweet orange var. blood red which is highly suited rootstock in Punjab?
a.  Cleopatra mandarin                                          b. Rangpur lime
c. Sour orange                                                    d. Rough lemon
       92.  Canker is most serious problem of ----------- citrus fruits
a.  Lime                                                               b. Sweet orange
c. Grape fruit                                                       d. Mandarin
        93.  Citranges, the potential rootstock of citrus has originated as a result of cross between
a.  Sweet orange & Trifoliate orange                       b. Sweet orange& Mandarin
c. Trifoliate orange & Mandarin                              d. Trifoliate orange & Sweet orang  e
        94.  Citrus myrtifolia is originated as a result of bud mutation from which species of citrus is
a.  C. aurantium                                                   b. C. sinesis
c. C. reticulata                                                    d. C. nobilis
95.    Origin of Citrus species is ------------
a.  South America                                                b. South- East Asia
c. West Indies                                                     d. South America



96.  Colour pigment in the flavedo of mature ripe orange fruit is………….
a.  Hesperidine                                                       b. Naringin
c. Carotene                                                        d. Chlorophyll
97.  Common rootstock for budding of mandarin is
a.  C. aurantium                                                   b. C. sinesis
c. C. limonia                                                       d. C. jambhiri
98. C15H20O4 chemical formula of.....................
a. Ethephon                                                        b. GA3
c. Cytokinin                                                        d. Abscisic Acid
99.  Flying dragon is the most dwarfing rootstock for…………
a.  Citrus                                                              b. Grape
c. Mango                                                            d. Apple
100.  Institute of Horticulture Technology situated at…………..
a.  Noida (UP)                                                      b. Bhopal(MP)
c. Delhi                                                               d. Patna(Bihar)

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