Agriculture MCQ Question Answers for CUET 2026

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1. 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.

2. Protray are related to _________

a.Nursery

b.Transport

c.Processing

d.Post-harvest

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

a.Jeon Bakker

b.Mendel

c.Charles Darwin

d.Meindent Boon

4. Which one of the following is structural protein?

a.Insulin

b.Collagen

c.Elastin

d.Myoglobin

5. Initiation of milk secretion is called–

a.Galactopiosis

b.Lactogenesis

c.Galactogenesis

d.None

6. What lubricant is used in artificial insemination?

a.Vaseline

b.K-Y jelly or Vet Lube

c.Bag Balm

d.Saliva

7. “Queen of Nuts” is called ________

a.Walnut

b.Peanut

c.Date palm

d.Almond

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

a.Embryo culture

b.Another culture

c.Meristem culture

d.Cell culture

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

a.Bael

b.Ber

c.Jamun

d.Aonla

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

a.Noncovalent interactions

b.Hydrogen bonds between water molecules

c.Covalent bond

d.Vander Waals forces of attraction

11. India is known as home of _________

a.Flowers

b.Spices and Medicinal

c.Fruits

d.Vegetables

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

a.10 days

b.21 days

c.90 days

d.30 days

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

a.Mallika

b.Ambika

c.Amrapali

d.Sindhu

14. Separating grains from chaff is called:

a.fallow

b.winnowing

c.harvesting.

d.threshing

15. Colostrum feeding necessary for–

a.Easy to digest

b.Increasing protein

c.Disease resistance

d.All

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

a.Pseudomonas flavescens.

b.Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

c.Pseudomonas citronellolis.

d.Pseudomonas syringae.

17. Kharif crops are sowed in the

a.Autum

b.Rainy

c.Winter

d.Summer

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

a.Mutation

b.Hybridization

c.Heterosi

d.Selection

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

a.Steroids

b.Lipopolysaccharides

c.Polypeptide

d.Peptidoglycan

20. Which is a saturated fatty acid.

a.Linoleic acid

b.Oleic acid

c.Lauric acid

d.None of the above

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

a.Frederick Sanger

b.Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c.Mendel

d.Watson and Francis Crick

22. Heavy rain cloud is called:

a.Cirrus

b.Nimbostratus

c.Cirrostratus

d.Altostratus

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

a.in a warm water bath

b.Microwave

c.In the air

d.on the sidewalk

24. Seed drill is used for

a.weeding

b.sowing

c.cleaning the seed

d.harvesting

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

a.Capsule

b.Ribosomes

c.Flagella

d.Cell wall

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

a.Pulses

b.Sesamum

c.Jowar

d.Millets

27. Winnowing is a method of separating:

a.none of these

b.soil from grain

c.grain from chaff

d.soil from chaff

28. High Water Use Efficiency (WUE)

a.Sprinkler

b.Drip

c.All of the above

d.Flood irrigation

29. Nucleoside is.

a.None of the above

b.It is Deoxyribose sugar

c.Both a and b

d.It is a nitrogenous base

30. 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

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

a.t-test

b.f-test

c.k2-test

d.z-test

32. Polyploidy variety of Mango

a.Olour

b.Vellaicollamban

c.All of the above

d.Kurukkan

33. A bacterial nucleus is always __________

a.Diploid

b.Haploid.

c.Triploid.

d.Tetraploid.

34. Chromosome number of Mango

a.2x = 40

b.3x = 40

c.4x = 40

d.x = 40

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

a.NAA

b.CCC

c.Colchicine

d.MH

36. Soil replacement can be done by

a.All

b.Crop rotation

c.Vermicomposting

d.Legumes growth

37. “King of Fruits” is called _________

a.Guava

b.Citrus

c.Mango

d.Apple

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

a.Transformation.

b.Transduction.

c.All of the above.

d.Conjugation.

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

a.Q-fever

b.Actinomycosis

c.Pulmonary tuberculosis

d.Gonorrhea

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

a.High

b.Medium

c.Low

d.All of the above

41. Journal “Indian Horticulture” is published by _________

a.IGKV

b.IIHR

c.ICAR

d.IARI

42. Cattle plague another name for–

a.Cowpox

b.Anthrax

c.FMD

d.Rinderpest

43. The process of loosening of the soil is called

a.weeding

b.harvesting

c.tilling

d.spraying

44. How are controlled breeding experiments carried out?

a.Inbreeding

b.Artificial insemination

c.Interspecific hybridisation

d.Out-crossing

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

a.Subtilin

b.Nisin

c.Zeatin

d.Pimarcin

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

a.All of the above.

b.Polysaccharides.

c.Monosaccharides.

d.Oligosaccharides.

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

a.Tolerance

b.Antibiosis

c.Resistance

d.Non preference

48. Which is known as golden fiber?

a.Wool

b.Silk

c.Cotton

d.Jute

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

a.Crotch

b.Conn

c.Corona

d.Crown

50. Rhizobium bacteria fix atmospheric

a.hydrogen

b.oxygen

c.nitrogen

d.carbon dioxide

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

a.Ovipary

b.Apomixis

c.Asepsis

d.Vivipary

52. Plantation is known ___ type of farming

a.Intensive

b.Commercial

c.Mixed

d.Extensive

53. Most abundant and basic Auxin is _________

a.1BA

b.NAA

c.2-4 D

d.IAA

54. What is albedo:

a.None of the above

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

c.Energy received by the Earth from Sun and absorbed

d.Some parts are absorbed and some are reflected

55. Monosaccharides may also be

a.non-reducing.

b.reducing.

c.all are reducing.

d.None of the above.

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

a.Belgium

b.Brazil

c.USA

d.France

57. The agricultural instrument used for removal of weed is

a.khurpi

b.Plough

c.sickle

d.seed drill

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

a.genetic improvement

b.estrus detection

c.crossbreeding

d.improved management

59. Pollination in Mango is mainly

a.Honey bees

b.Wind

c.Weevil

d.House fly

60. Father of green revolution in India

a.G Paul

b.Norman Borlaug

c.M.S. Swaminathan

d.Van Neil

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

a.Jowar

b.Sugarcane

c.Jute

d.Groundnut

62. What is parthenocarpy?

a.Fruit remains underdeveloped

b.Fruits develop after fertilization

c.None of the above

d.Fruits develop without fertilization

63. Barometer is used to measure:

a.Air flow

b.Wind pressure

c.Atmospheric pressure

d.Rainfall

64. Who is the father of agricultural biochemistry?

a.Roger D. Kornberg

b.Emil Fischer

c.Liebig

d.Paul Berg

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

a.Hydrogen

b.liquid nitrogen

c.salt

d.xenon

66. Genetically modified crops include:

a.All

b.Bt- brinjal

c.Golden rice

d.Bt- cotton

67. Example of highly hygroscopic fertilizer is:

a.Ammonium sulfate

b.Urea

c.Sodium nitrate

d.Calcium ammonium nitrate

68. “King of Nuts” is called _________

a.Date palm

b.Almond

c.Walnut

d.Peanut

69. The plant roots containing nitrogen fixing bacteria are:

a.pea

b.maize

c.potato

d.Onion

70. “King of Temperate Fruits” is called _________

a.Pear

b.Kiwi Fruit

c.Apple

d.Peach

71. Pusa Majestic is a variety of ________

a.Guava

b.Citrus

c.Papaya

d.Mango

72. Most cultivated crop of India is:

a.Rice

b.Wheat

c.Pulses

d.Jowar

73. The fruit of banana is botanically a/an

a.Berry

b.Pome

c.Pepo

d.Drupe

74. BHC (Benzene hexachloride) is a

a.weedicide

b.fertilizer

c.pesticides

d.fungicide

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

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

76. Chromosome number of Mangosteen

a.2x = 34

b.2x = 40

c.2x = 14

d.2x = 24

77. “Queen of Fruits” is called __________

a.Ber

b.Mangosteen

c.Mango

d.Avocado

78. Example of monocotyledons:

a.Corn

b.Groundnut

c.Sunflower

d.Rose

79. Who is the discoverer of nucleic acid?

a.F. Miescher

b.F. Jones

c.Marshall

d.Chargaff

80. IMD stands for:

a.India’s Meteorological Department.

b.India Meteorological Department.

c.Indian’s Meteorology Department

d.Indian Meteorology Department.

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

a.Keto (C=O) groups

b.Free aldehyde (-CHO)

c.All of the above

d.Hydroxyl (-OH)

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

a.Primitive subsistence

b.Plantation

c.Intensive subsistence

d.Commerical

83. “King of Arid Fruits” is called ________

a.Ber

b.Phalsa

c.Pomegranate

d.Aonla

84. Seed drill is used to

a.remove the weeds

b.mix manure in the soil.

c.sow the seeds

d.remove the pest

85. 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

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

a.Clostridium, Actinomyces

b.Clostridium

c.Actinomyces

d.Rhizobium

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

a.Absence of true cell wall.

b.Absence of cell.

c.Presence of cell.

d.Presence of a true cell wall.

88. Rabi crop is harvested in

a.January

b.March

c.September

d.October

89. Lipids are essential for absorption of.

a.Both a and b

b.Vitamin A

c.Vitamin C

d.Vitamin D

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

a.Delaval

b.Pipette

c.Slycobut

d.Elastrator

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

a.Notching

b.Thinning

c.Ringing

d.Nicking

92. Maltose is a__

a.Either a or b.

b.Non-reducing sugar.

c.Reducing sugar.

d.None of the above.

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

a.dairy

b.dual purpose

c.4H

d.beef

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

a.Linebreeding

b.Close breeding

c.Outcrossing

d.Inbreeding

95. Which is the polymer of glucose?

a.Cellulose

b.Protein

c.Amino acid

d.Both a and b

96. Polyploid plants can emerge immediately in nature by:

a.All of the above

b.Fusion of unreduced gametes

c.Mitotic failure

d.Meiotic failure

97. 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+ → 2 pyruvate + 2 ATP + 2 NADH + 2 H+ + H↓2O.

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

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

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

a.humus

b.fertilizer

c.Biocide

d.pesticide

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

a.They contain Osmo regulating porins

b.They block water molecules from entering the cell

c.Their cell wall is composed of peptidoglycan

d.They are selectively permeable

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

a.Cytokinin

b.Gibberellic Acid

c.Ethylene

d.IBA

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