CUET 2024 Agriculture MCQs for Practice

Agriculture MCQ Question Answers for CUET 2024

Agriculture MCQs – Practice the Agriculture MCQs suitable for various Entrance Exams including CUET. Learn and practice Agriculture questions and answers. Agriculture MCQ questions are very helpful for various competitive exams. CUET is a Common University Entrance Test that is now mandatory to take admission to Central Universities in India. Agriculture MCQ questions are based on the latest CUET 2024 exam pattern and other entrance exams, so that you can have a fair idea about exam trends that will be followed for various entrance exams.

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

a.Intensive subsistence

b.Commerical

c.Plantation

d.Primitive subsistence

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

a.Transformation.

b.All of the above.

c.Transduction.

d.Conjugation.

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

a.Mutation

b.Selection

c.Heterosi

d.Hybridization

4. Protray are related to _________

a.Transport

b.Post-harvest

c.Processing

d.Nursery

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

a.Jowar

b.Groundnut

c.Sugarcane

d.Jute

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

a.10 days

b.30 days

c.90 days

d.21 days

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

a.They are selectively permeable

b.Their cell wall is composed of peptidoglycan

c.They block water molecules from entering the cell

d.They contain Osmo regulating porins

8. The process of loosening of the soil is called

a.tilling

b.spraying

c.weeding

d.harvesting

9. Pollination in Mango is mainly

a.Honey bees

b.Weevil

c.House fly

d.Wind

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

a.Pseudomonas citronellolis.

b.Pseudomonas syringae.

c.Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

d.Pseudomonas flavescens.

11. IMD stands for:

a.India’s Meteorological Department.

b.Indian’s Meteorology Department

c.India Meteorological Department.

d.Indian Meteorology Department.

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

a.MH

b.Colchicine

c.CCC

d.NAA

13. Plantation is known ___ type of farming

a.Mixed

b.Intensive

c.Extensive

d.Commercial

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

a.Cell culture

b.Embryo culture

c.Meristem culture

d.Another culture

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

a.Microwave

b.on the sidewalk

c.In the air

d.in a warm water bath

16. “King of Nuts” is called _________

a.Peanut

b.Walnut

c.Almond

d.Date palm

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

a.Ambika

b.Amrapali

c.Mallika

d.Sindhu

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

a.Antibiosis

b.Non preference

c.Resistance

d.Tolerance

19. Journal “Indian Horticulture” is published by _________

a.IARI

b.ICAR

c.IGKV

d.IIHR

20. Nucleoside is.

a.It is Deoxyribose sugar

b.None of the above

c.It is a nitrogenous base

d.Both a and b

21. Which is known as golden fiber?

a.Silk

b.Cotton

c.Wool

d.Jute

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

a.salt

b.liquid nitrogen

c.Hydrogen

d.xenon

23. A bacterial nucleus is always __________

a.Triploid.

b.Tetraploid.

c.Haploid.

d.Diploid

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

a.Bael

b.Ber

c.Jamun

d.Aonla

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

a.Pimarcin

b.Subtilin

c.Nisin

d.Zeatin

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

a.Mendel

b.Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c.Frederick Sanger

d.Watson and Francis Crick

27. India is known as home of _________

a.Spices and Medicinal

b.Flowers

c.Fruits

d.Vegetables

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

a.k2-test

b.z-test

c.f-test

d.t-test

29. Who is the father of agricultural biochemistry?

a.Paul Berg

b.Roger D. Kornberg

c.Liebig

d.Emil Fischer

30. Soil replacement can be done by

a.Legumes growth

b.Vermicomposting

c.All

d.Crop rotation

31. The fruit of banana is botanically a/an

a.Pome

b.Drupe

c.Pepo

d.Berry

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

a.Healing an illness

b.Dehorning

c.Giving good nutrition

d.Having the cow bred

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

a.Clostridium

b.Rhizobium

c.Actinomyces

d.Clostridium, Actinomyces

34. What lubricant is used in artificial insemination?

a.Saliva

b.Bag Balm

c.Vaseline

d.K-Y jelly or Vet Lube

35. “King of Arid Fruits” is called ________

a.Pomegranate

b.Ber

c.Phalsa

d.Aonla

36. BHC (Benzene hexachloride) is a

a.weedicide

b.fertilizer

c.fungicide

d.pesticides

37. Heavy rain cloud is called:

a.Cirrostratus

b.Nimbostratus

c.Cirrus

d.Altostratus

38. Which one of the following is structural protein?

a.Elastin

b.Insulin

c.Collagen

d.Myoglobin

39. Colostrum feeding necessary for–

a.Disease resistance

b.Increasing protein

c.Easy to digest

d.All

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

a.Brazil

b.USA

c.France

d.Belgium

41. Example of highly hygroscopic fertilizer is:

a.Calcium ammonium nitrate

b.Sodium nitrate

c.Urea

d.Ammonium sulfate

42. Example of monocotyledons:

a.Sunflower

b.Rose

c.Groundnut

d.Corn

43. Kharif crops are sowed in the

a.Rainy

b.Winter

c.Summer

d.Autum

44. Initiation of milk secretion is called–

a.Galactogenesis

b.Lactogenesis

c.None

d.Galactopiosis

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

a.Mendel

b.Jeon Bakker

c.Charles Darwin

d.Meindent Boon

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

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

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

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

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

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

a.estrus detection

b.genetic improvement

c.improved management

d.crossbreeding

48. Genetically modified crops include:

a.All

b.Golden rice

c.Bt- brinjal

d.Bt- cotton

49. What is albedo:

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

b.Some parts are absorbed and some are reflected

c.None of the above

d.Energy received by the Earth from Sun and absorbed

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

a.Free aldehyde (-CHO)

b.Keto (C=O) groups

c.All of the above

d.Hydroxyl (-OH)

51. “King of Fruits” is called _________

a.Guava

b.Mango

c.Citrus

d.Apple

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

a.Absence of true cell wall.

b.Presence of a true cell wall.

c.Absence of cell.

d.Presence of cell.

53. Pusa Majestic is a variety of ________

a.Citrus

b.Guava

c.Mango

d.Papaya

54. Polyploidy variety of Mango

a.Olour

b.Vellaicollamban

c.All of the above

d.Kurukkan

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

a.Pipette

b.Slycobut

c.Delaval

d.Elastrator

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

a.4H

b.dual purpose

c.beef

d.dairy

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

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

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

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

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

58. Seed drill is used to

a.mix manure in the soil.

b.sow the seeds

c.remove the weeds

d.remove the pest

59. Separating grains from chaff is called:

a.fallow

b.winnowing

c.harvesting.

d.threshing

60. Barometer is used to measure:

a.Air flow

b.Atmospheric pressure

c.Wind pressure

d.Rainfall

61. The plant roots containing nitrogen fixing bacteria are:

a.pea

b.potato

c.Onion

d.maize

62. “Queen of Fruits” is called __________

a.Mangosteen

b.Mango

c.Avocado

d.Ber

63. Most cultivated crop of India is:

a.Jowar

b.Wheat

c.Pulses

d.Rice

64. Cattle plague another name for–

a.FMD

b.Anthrax

c.Cowpox

d.Rinderpest

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

a.Sesamum

b.Millets

c.Pulses

d.Jowar

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

a.All of the above.

b.Monosaccharides.

c.Polysaccharides.

d.Oligosaccharides.

67. How are controlled breeding experiments carried out?

a.Inbreeding

b.Out-crossing

c.Artificial insemination

d.Interspecific hybridisation

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

a.Intensive subsistence framing

b.Commercial farming

c.Extensive subsistence farming

d.Primitive subsistence farming

69. Which is a saturated fatty acid.

a.None of the above

b.Oleic acid

c.Lauric acid

d.Linoleic acid

70. “King of Temperate Fruits” is called _________

a.Apple

b.Kiwi Fruit

c.Pear

d.Peach

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

a.Pulmonary tuberculosis

b.Gonorrhea

c.Actinomycosis

d.Q-fever

72. Maltose is a__

a.Reducing sugar.

b.None of the above.

c.Non-reducing sugar.

d.Either a or b.

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

a.Ringing

b.Thinning

c.Nicking

d.Notching

74. The shape of prokaryotic cells is governed by

a.The presence of a cell wall.

b.of the above.

c.Absence of cell wall.

d.The chemical composition of cell walls.

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

a.pesticide

b.fertilizer

c.humus

d.Biocide

76. Monosaccharides may also be

a.None of the above.

b.reducing.

c.all are reducing.

d.non-reducing.

77. Most abundant and basic Auxin is _________

a.IAA

b.NAA

c.1BA

d.2-4 D

78. Father of green revolution in India

a.Van Neil

b.M.S. Swaminathan

c.Norman Borlaug

d.G Paul

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

a.Vivipary

b.Ovipary

c.Apomixis

d.Asepsis

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

a.Corona

b.Conn

c.Crown

d.Crotch

81. What is parthenocarpy?

a.None of the above

b.Fruit remains underdeveloped

c.Fruits develop after fertilization

d.Fruits develop without fertilization

82. “Queen of Nuts” is called ________

a.Date palm

b.Almond

c.Walnut

d.Peanut

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

a.Polypeptide

b.Lipopolysaccharides

c.Peptidoglycan

d.Steroids

84. Rhizobium bacteria fix atmospheric

a.carbon dioxide

b.oxygen

c.nitrogen

d.hydrogen

85. Winnowing is a method of separating:

a.soil from grain

b.grain from chaff

c.none of these

d.soil from chaff

86. Rabi crop is harvested in

a.March

b.January

c.September

d.October

87. Which is the polymer of glucose?

a.Both a and b

b.Amino acid

c.Protein

d.Cellulose

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

a.Flagella

b.Capsule

c.Ribosomes

d.Cell wall

89. Seed drill is used for

a.harvesting

b.sowing

c.cleaning the seed

d.weeding

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

a.Vander Waals forces of attraction

b.Covalent bond

c.Noncovalent interactions

d.Hydrogen bonds between water molecules

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

a.Cytokinin

b.Gibberellic Acid

c.IBA

d.Ethylene

92. Polyploid plants can emerge immediately in nature by:

a.Mitotic failure

b.All of the above

c.Meiotic failure

d.Fusion of unreduced gametes

93. High Water Use Efficiency (WUE)

a.Drip

b.Flood irrigation

c.All of the above

d.Sprinkler

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

a.High

b.Low

c.Medium

d.All of the above

95. Chromosome number of Mango

a.3x = 40

b.4x = 40

c.x = 40

d.2x = 40

96. Who is the discoverer of nucleic acid?

a.F. Jones

b.Chargaff

c.Marshall

d.F. Miescher

97. Chromosome number of Mangosteen

a.2x = 14

b.2x = 24

c.2x = 40

d.2x = 34

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

a.Outcrossing

b.Inbreeding

c.Linebreeding

d.Close breeding

99. Lipids are essential for absorption of.

a.Both a and b

b.Vitamin A

c.Vitamin C

d.Vitamin D

100. The agricultural instrument used for removal of weed is

a.Plough

b.sickle

c.khurpi

d.seed drill

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