CUET 2026 Agriculture MCQs for Practice

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1. Initiation of milk secretion is called–

a.Galactopiosis

b.None

c.Lactogenesis

d.Galactogenesis

2. If a person is having cattle artificially inseminated, they are doing what?

a.Giving good nutrition

b.Having the cow bred

c.Dehorning

d.Healing an illness

3. The process of loosening of the soil is called

a.weeding

b.spraying

c.tilling

d.harvesting

4. Which is a saturated fatty acid.

a.None of the above

b.Lauric acid

c.Oleic acid

d.Linoleic acid

5. Which test is used for testing the significance of mean differences?

a.k2-test

b.z-test

c.f-test

d.t-test

6. Colostrum feeding necessary for–

a.All

b.Increasing protein

c.Disease resistance

d.Easy to digest

7. Pollination in Mango is mainly

a.Weevil

b.Wind

c.Honey bees

d.House fly

8. Example of monocotyledons:

a.Corn

b.Rose

c.Sunflower

d.Groundnut

9. Which is the polymer of glucose?

a.Protein

b.Cellulose

c.Amino acid

d.Both a and b

10. The association of endotoxin in gram-negative bacteria is due to the presence of

a.Peptidoglycan

b.Polypeptide

c.Lipopolysaccharides

d.Steroids

11. Which is an acceptable method to thaw the semen?

a.in a warm water bath

b.In the air

c.Microwave

d.on the sidewalk

12. Separating grains from chaff is called:

a.harvesting.

b.fallow

c.threshing

d.winnowing

13. “King of Fruits” is called _________

a.Citrus

b.Mango

c.Apple

d.Guava

14. Seed drill is used to

a.remove the weeds

b.sow the seeds

c.mix manure in the soil.

d.remove the pest

15. “Fruit of the 21st century” is called _________

a.Aonla

b.Jamun

c.Ber

d.Bael

16. Which one is the carbohydrate that can’t be hydrolyzed further

a.Oligosaccharides.

b.Monosaccharides.

c.Polysaccharides.

d.All of the above.

17. India is known as home of _________

a.Fruits

b.Spices and Medicinal

c.Vegetables

d.Flowers

18. Chromosome number of Mango

a.x = 40

b.2x = 40

c.4x = 40

d.3x = 40

19. Winnowing is a method of separating:

a.soil from grain

b.soil from chaff

c.grain from chaff

d.none of these

20. Disease free plants in micro propagation can be obtained through _________

a.Another culture

b.Cell culture

c.Meristem culture

d.Embryo culture

21. Journal “Indian Horticulture” is published by _________

a.IARI

b.IIHR

c.ICAR

d.IGKV

22. HQ of International Society for Horticulture Science (ISHS) is at ________

a.Brazil

b.Belgium

c.USA

d.France

23. “King of Temperate Fruits” is called _________

a.Pear

b.Kiwi Fruit

c.Apple

d.Peach

24. Aberdeen Black Angus is a breed of ___________ cattle?

a.4H

b.dual purpose

c.dairy

d.beef

25. Which of the following chemical is used for polyploidy breeding

a.MH

b.CCC

c.Colchicine

d.NAA

26. IMD stands for:

a.Indian’s Meteorology Department

b.India’s Meteorological Department.

c.Indian Meteorology Department.

d.India Meteorological Department.

27. The net reaction in the transformation of glucose to pyruvate is

a.Glucose + 2 Pi + 2ADP + 2 NAD+ → 2 pyruvate + 2 ATP + 2 NADH + 4 H+ + H↓2O.

b.Glucose + 2 Pi + 2ADP + 2 NAD+ → 3 pyruvate + 2 ATP + 2 NADH + 2 H+ + H↓2O.

c.Glucose + 2 Pi + 2ADP + 2 NAD+ → 2 pyruvate + 2 ATP + 2 NADH + 2 H+ + H↓2O.

d.Glucose + 4 Pi + 2ADP + 2 NAD+ → 2 pyruvate + 2 ATP + 2 NADH + 2 H+ + H↓2O

28. Which is known as golden fiber?

a.Wool

b.Cotton

c.Jute

d.Silk

29. The agricultural instrument used for removal of weed is

a.sickle

b.seed drill

c.Plough

d.khurpi

30. What lubricant is used in artificial insemination?

a.Saliva

b.K-Y jelly or Vet Lube

c.Vaseline

d.Bag Balm

31. Pusa Majestic is a variety of ________

a.Guava

b.Papaya

c.Mango

d.Citrus

32. Seed drill is used for

a.sowing

b.cleaning the seed

c.harvesting

d.weeding

33. Which of these is part of an insemination rod?

a.Delaval

b.Pipette

c.Elastrator

d.Slycobut

34. Who is the father of agricultural biochemistry?

a.Paul Berg

b.Liebig

c.Roger D. Kornberg

d.Emil Fischer

35. Most abundant and basic Auxin is _________

a.2-4 D

b.IAA

c.NAA

d.1BA

36. Cattle plague another name for–

a.Rinderpest

b.Anthrax

c.FMD

d.Cowpox

37. Rabi crop is harvested in

a.March

b.September

c.January

d.October

38. Mating of the related individual with 4-6 generation is known as–

a.Inbreeding

b.Linebreeding

c.Close breeding

d.Outcrossing

39. Prokaryotic cells are more resistant to osmotic shock than eukaryotic cells because

a.They are selectively permeable

b.They block water molecules from entering the cell

c.They contain Osmo regulating porins

d.Their cell wall is composed of peptidoglycan

40. Maltose is a__

a.Non-reducing sugar.

b.None of the above.

c.Reducing sugar.

d.Either a or b.

41. Barometer is used to measure:

a.Atmospheric pressure

b.Air flow

c.Wind pressure

d.Rainfall

42. BHC (Benzene hexachloride) is a

a.fertilizer

b.pesticides

c.fungicide

d.weedicide

43. How are controlled breeding experiments carried out?

a.Inbreeding

b.Out-crossing

c.Interspecific hybridisation

d.Artificial insemination

44. Most cultivated crop of India is:

a.Rice

b.Jowar

c.Pulses

d.Wheat

45. The soil matter formed by decayed organic matter is called

a.humus

b.fertilizer

c.Biocide

d.pesticide

46. Lipids are essential for absorption of.

a.Both a and b

b.Vitamin A

c.Vitamin D

d.Vitamin C

47. Polyploidy variety of Mango

a.All of the above

b.Olour

c.Kurukkan

d.Vellaicollamban

48. The fruit of banana is botanically a/an

a.Pome

b.Drupe

c.Berry

d.Pepo

49. Which chemical is used for de-greening of fruit?

a.Gibberellic Acid

b.Cytokinin

c.IBA

d.Ethylene

50. Which one of the enlisted is not a cash crop

a.Jute

b.Groundnut

c.Sugarcane

d.Jowar

51. In area of high population pressure on land, what type of farming can be performed

a.Primitive subsistence farming

b.Commercial farming

c.Extensive subsistence farming

d.Intensive subsistence framing

52. Nucleoside is.

a.Both a and b

b.It is Deoxyribose sugar

c.It is a nitrogenous base

d.None of the above

53. The plant roots containing nitrogen fixing bacteria are:

a.pea

b.Onion

c.maize

d.potato

54. Germination of seed while it still remains attached with the parent source

a.Asepsis

b.Apomixis

c.Ovipary

d.Vivipary

55. High Water Use Efficiency (WUE)

a.Sprinkler

b.Flood irrigation

c.All of the above

d.Drip

56. Which one of the following is a leguminous crop?

a.Pulses

b.Millets

c.Sesamum

d.Jowar

57. The variability among bacteria may be caused by genetic changes as a result of the ________

a.Transformation.

b.Conjugation.

c.Transduction.

d.All of the above.

58. “Queen of Nuts” is called ________

a.Peanut

b.Walnut

c.Date palm

d.Almond

59. Which of the following is an antifungal and an antibiotic

a.Nisin

b.Pimarcin

c.Subtilin

d.Zeatin

60. Soil replacement can be done by

a.All

b.Vermicomposting

c.Legumes growth

d.Crop rotation

61. Making an incision below a bud to retard its growth

a.Nicking

b.Thinning

c.Notching

d.Ringing

62. Genetically modified crops include:

a.Bt- brinjal

b.Golden rice

c.Bt- cotton

d.All

63. Heavy rain cloud is called:

a.Nimbostratus

b.Cirrus

c.Altostratus

d.Cirrostratus

64. The most plant pathogenic members in fluorescents group belong to

a.Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

b.Pseudomonas syringae.

c.Pseudomonas flavescens.

d.Pseudomonas citronellolis.

65. Which Mango variety is suitable for high density planting?

a.Ambika

b.Mallika

c.Sindhu

d.Amrapali

66. “Queen of Fruits” is called __________

a.Mangosteen

b.Mango

c.Avocado

d.Ber

67. “King of Nuts” is called _________

a.Walnut

b.Date palm

c.Peanut

d.Almond

68. Protray are related to _________

a.Processing

b.Nursery

c.Post-harvest

d.Transport

69. Father of green revolution in India

a.Norman Borlaug

b.Van Neil

c.M.S. Swaminathan

d.G Paul

70. Which of these bacterial components is least likely to contain useful antigens?

a.Ribosomes

b.Cell wall

c.Flagella

d.Capsule

71. The main basis for separation of mycoplasmas from true bacteria is ________

a.Absence of cell.

b.Presence of cell.

c.Absence of true cell wall.

d.Presence of a true cell wall.

72. ‘On the Origin of Species’ is written by….

a.Jeon Bakker

b.Meindent Boon

c.Charles Darwin

d.Mendel

73. Which of the following is a gram-positive eubacterium?

a.Clostridium, Actinomyces

b.Actinomyces

c.Clostridium

d.Rhizobium

74. How soon can a cow be rebred if the semen does not stick?

a.30 days

b.90 days

c.10 days

d.21 days

75. A bacterial nucleus is always __________

a.Haploid.

b.Diploid

c.Tetraploid.

d.Triploid.

76. Monosaccharides may also be

a.reducing.

b.all are reducing.

c.non-reducing.

d.None of the above.

77. Detrimental effect of host plant on the biology of insect is known as _________

a.Resistance

b.Tolerance

c.Non preference

d.Antibiosis

78. The reactions of monosaccharides are due to the presence of.

a.Free aldehyde (-CHO)

b.Keto (C=O) groups

c.Hydroxyl (-OH)

d.All of the above

79. Example of highly hygroscopic fertilizer is:

a.Sodium nitrate

b.Calcium ammonium nitrate

c.Urea

d.Ammonium sulfate

80. Rhizobium bacteria fix atmospheric

a.nitrogen

b.hydrogen

c.oxygen

d.carbon dioxide

81. What is in the semen tank to preserve the semen?

a.xenon

b.salt

c.liquid nitrogen

d.Hydrogen

82. Chromosome number of Mangosteen

a.2x = 24

b.2x = 14

c.2x = 40

d.2x = 34

83. “King of Arid Fruits” is called ________

a.Pomegranate

b.Ber

c.Aonla

d.Phalsa

84. Which of the following is the reason for liquid state of water at room temperature:

a.Noncovalent interactions

b.Covalent bond

c.Vander Waals forces of attraction

d.Hydrogen bonds between water molecules

85. Which type of farming is known as Slash and Burn to farm?

a.Primitive subsistence

b.Intensive subsistence

c.Plantation

d.Commerical

86. What is albedo:

a.Energy received by the Earth from Sun and absorbed

b.Some parts are absorbed and some are reflected

c.None of the above

d.It is received by the Earth from Sun and reflected back to space

87. Who gave the double-helical structure of DNA?

a.Mendel

b.Watson and Francis Crick

c.Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d.Frederick Sanger

88. Which of the following is true about phosphodiester linkage?

a.3’-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 3’-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide

b.3’-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 5’-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide

c.5’-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 5’-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide

d.5’-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 3’-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide

89. “Pusa Nanha” dwarf variety of Papaya is developed through _________

a.Mutation

b.Heterosi

c.Hybridization

d.Selection

90. What is parthenocarpy?

a.Fruits develop without fertilization

b.None of the above

c.Fruits develop after fertilization

d.Fruit remains underdeveloped

91. Angle formed by attached of a branch to the trunk

a.Corona

b.Crown

c.Conn

d.Crotch

92. Production of _____ pressure is the cause of monsoon in Indian continent:

a.High

b.All of the above

c.Medium

d.Low

93. Plantation is known ___ type of farming

a.Commercial

b.Intensive

c.Extensive

d.Mixed

94. Kharif crops are sowed in the

a.Autum

b.Rainy

c.Summer

d.Winter

95. Who is the discoverer of nucleic acid?

a.F. Jones

b.Chargaff

c.F. Miescher

d.Marshall

96. The shape of prokaryotic cells is governed by

a.Absence of cell wall.

b.The chemical composition of cell walls.

c.The presence of a cell wall.

d.of the above.

97. Polyploid plants can emerge immediately in nature by:

a.All of the above

b.Mitotic failure

c.Fusion of unreduced gametes

d.Meiotic failure

98. Which one of the following is structural protein?

a.Insulin

b.Collagen

c.Elastin

d.Myoglobin

99. Which of the following are disadvantages of artificial insemination.

a.genetic improvement

b.estrus detection

c.improved management

d.crossbreeding

100. Which of the following is diagnosed by serologic means?

a.Actinomycosis

b.Q-fever

c.Pulmonary tuberculosis

d.Gonorrhea

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