Agriculture MCQ Question Answers for CUET 2026

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

a.Tolerance

b.Resistance

c.Antibiosis

d.Non preference

2. Rabi crop is harvested in

a.October

b.January

c.September

d.March

3. Example of highly hygroscopic fertilizer is:

a.Ammonium sulfate

b.Calcium ammonium nitrate

c.Urea

d.Sodium nitrate

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

a.Pseudomonas syringae.

b.Pseudomonas flavescens.

c.Pseudomonas citronellolis.

d.Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

5. Most cultivated crop of India is:

a.Pulses

b.Jowar

c.Wheat

d.Rice

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

a.Heterosi

b.Selection

c.Mutation

d.Hybridization

7. Polyploid plants can emerge immediately in nature by:

a.All of the above

b.Meiotic failure

c.Mitotic failure

d.Fusion of unreduced gametes

8. What lubricant is used in artificial insemination?

a.Saliva

b.K-Y jelly or Vet Lube

c.Bag Balm

d.Vaseline

9. Pollination in Mango is mainly

a.House fly

b.Wind

c.Honey bees

d.Weevil

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

a.Giving good nutrition

b.Healing an illness

c.Dehorning

d.Having the cow bred

11. “Queen of Nuts” is called ________

a.Walnut

b.Date palm

c.Almond

d.Peanut

12. “Queen of Fruits” is called __________

a.Mango

b.Mangosteen

c.Ber

d.Avocado

13. Who is the father of agricultural biochemistry?

a.Emil Fischer

b.Liebig

c.Roger D. Kornberg

d.Paul Berg

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

a.They block water molecules from entering the cell

b.They are selectively permeable

c.They contain Osmo regulating porins

d.Their cell wall is composed of peptidoglycan

15. What is parthenocarpy?

a.Fruit remains underdeveloped

b.Fruits develop without fertilization

c.Fruits develop after fertilization

d.None of the above

16. The shape of prokaryotic cells is governed by

a.The chemical composition of cell walls.

b.The presence of a cell wall.

c.Absence of cell wall.

d.of the above.

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

a.Cell culture

b.Embryo culture

c.Another culture

d.Meristem culture

18. Polyploidy variety of Mango

a.All of the above

b.Olour

c.Vellaicollamban

d.Kurukkan

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

a.Microwave

b.in a warm water bath

c.on the sidewalk

d.In the air

20. The agricultural instrument used for removal of weed is

a.khurpi

b.Plough

c.seed drill

d.sickle

21. “King of Fruits” is called _________

a.Citrus

b.Guava

c.Apple

d.Mango

22. Father of green revolution in India

a.Norman Borlaug

b.M.S. Swaminathan

c.Van Neil

d.G Paul

23. Protray are related to _________

a.Nursery

b.Processing

c.Post-harvest

d.Transport

24. Chromosome number of Mango

a.4x = 40

b.x = 40

c.3x = 40

d.2x = 40

25. Cattle plague another name for–

a.FMD

b.Cowpox

c.Rinderpest

d.Anthrax

26. The plant roots containing nitrogen fixing bacteria are:

a.pea

b.Onion

c.potato

d.maize

27. Which is the polymer of glucose?

a.Amino acid

b.Protein

c.Both a and b

d.Cellulose

28. Lipids are essential for absorption of.

a.Both a and b

b.Vitamin D

c.Vitamin A

d.Vitamin C

29. High Water Use Efficiency (WUE)

a.Drip

b.Sprinkler

c.Flood irrigation

d.All of the above

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

a.Sesamum

b.Pulses

c.Millets

d.Jowar

31. 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.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.5’-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 3’-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide

32. A bacterial nucleus is always __________

a.Triploid.

b.Tetraploid.

c.Diploid

d.Haploid.

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

a.Intensive subsistence

b.Plantation

c.Commerical

d.Primitive subsistence

34. “King of Arid Fruits” is called ________

a.Phalsa

b.Ber

c.Pomegranate

d.Aonla

35. “King of Nuts” is called _________

a.Date palm

b.Almond

c.Walnut

d.Peanut

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

a.f-test

b.k2-test

c.t-test

d.z-test

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

a.fertilizer

b.humus

c.Biocide

d.pesticide

38. Monosaccharides may also be

a.all are reducing.

b.None of the above.

c.reducing.

d.non-reducing.

39. Barometer is used to measure:

a.Rainfall

b.Wind pressure

c.Atmospheric pressure

d.Air flow

40. Seed drill is used to

a.remove the weeds

b.remove the pest

c.sow the seeds

d.mix manure in the soil.

41. IMD stands for:

a.Indian’s Meteorology Department

b.India’s Meteorological Department.

c.Indian Meteorology Department.

d.India Meteorological Department.

42. India is known as home of _________

a.Spices and Medicinal

b.Vegetables

c.Fruits

d.Flowers

43. Plantation is known ___ type of farming

a.Intensive

b.Commercial

c.Extensive

d.Mixed

44. Heavy rain cloud is called:

a.Nimbostratus

b.Cirrus

c.Cirrostratus

d.Altostratus

45. Nucleoside is.

a.Both a and b

b.It is a nitrogenous base

c.None of the above

d.It is Deoxyribose sugar

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

a.Pimarcin

b.Subtilin

c.Nisin

d.Zeatin

47. Which is a saturated fatty acid.

a.Linoleic acid

b.None of the above

c.Oleic acid

d.Lauric acid

48. Winnowing is a method of separating:

a.grain from chaff

b.none of these

c.soil from chaff

d.soil from grain

49. Journal “Indian Horticulture” is published by _________

a.ICAR

b.IIHR

c.IGKV

d.IARI

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

a.Inbreeding

b.Close breeding

c.Outcrossing

d.Linebreeding

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

a.beef

b.dual purpose

c.dairy

d.4H

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

a.Intensive subsistence framing

b.Extensive subsistence farming

c.Primitive subsistence farming

d.Commercial farming

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

a.Actinomycosis

b.Q-fever

c.Pulmonary tuberculosis

d.Gonorrhea

54. Most abundant and basic Auxin is _________

a.NAA

b.2-4 D

c.1BA

d.IAA

55. Which is known as golden fiber?

a.Jute

b.Cotton

c.Silk

d.Wool

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

a.Ber

b.Aonla

c.Jamun

d.Bael

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

a.Delaval

b.Elastrator

c.Slycobut

d.Pipette

58. Pusa Majestic is a variety of ________

a.Papaya

b.Guava

c.Citrus

d.Mango

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

a.France

b.Belgium

c.Brazil

d.USA

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

a.Anton van Leeuwenhoek

b.Mendel

c.Frederick Sanger

d.Watson and Francis Crick

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

a.Ovipary

b.Asepsis

c.Apomixis

d.Vivipary

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

a.All of the above

b.Free aldehyde (-CHO)

c.Hydroxyl (-OH)

d.Keto (C=O) groups

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

a.crossbreeding

b.genetic improvement

c.improved management

d.estrus detection

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

a.10 days

b.21 days

c.30 days

d.90 days

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

a.Absence of true cell wall.

b.Presence of cell.

c.Absence of cell.

d.Presence of a true cell wall.

66. Which one of the following is structural protein?

a.Myoglobin

b.Collagen

c.Insulin

d.Elastin

67. What is albedo:

a.Some parts are absorbed and some are reflected

b.Energy received by the Earth from Sun and absorbed

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

d.None of the above

68. “King of Temperate Fruits” is called _________

a.Kiwi Fruit

b.Peach

c.Pear

d.Apple

69. Chromosome number of Mangosteen

a.2x = 40

b.2x = 34

c.2x = 14

d.2x = 24

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

a.Clostridium, Actinomyces

b.Actinomyces

c.Rhizobium

d.Clostridium

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

a.Ambika

b.Amrapali

c.Mallika

d.Sindhu

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

a.salt

b.liquid nitrogen

c.xenon

d.Hydrogen

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

a.High

b.Low

c.All of the above

d.Medium

74. Initiation of milk secretion is called–

a.None

b.Galactogenesis

c.Lactogenesis

d.Galactopiosis

75. Seed drill is used for

a.sowing

b.harvesting

c.cleaning the seed

d.weeding

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

a.Nicking

b.Notching

c.Ringing

d.Thinning

77. Separating grains from chaff is called:

a.fallow

b.harvesting.

c.threshing

d.winnowing

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

a.CCC

b.Colchicine

c.NAA

d.MH

79. Who is the discoverer of nucleic acid?

a.F. Jones

b.Chargaff

c.F. Miescher

d.Marshall

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

a.Corona

b.Crown

c.Crotch

d.Conn

81. BHC (Benzene hexachloride) is a

a.weedicide

b.fertilizer

c.fungicide

d.pesticides

82. The fruit of banana is botanically a/an

a.Drupe

b.Berry

c.Pepo

d.Pome

83. Genetically modified crops include:

a.Bt- cotton

b.All

c.Bt- brinjal

d.Golden rice

84. Soil replacement can be done by

a.All

b.Crop rotation

c.Vermicomposting

d.Legumes growth

85. The process of loosening of the soil is called

a.spraying

b.harvesting

c.tilling

d.weeding

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

a.Gibberellic Acid

b.Ethylene

c.Cytokinin

d.IBA

87. Maltose is a__

a.Either a or b.

b.None of the above.

c.Non-reducing sugar.

d.Reducing sugar.

88. Example of monocotyledons:

a.Corn

b.Rose

c.Groundnut

d.Sunflower

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

a.Transduction.

b.Conjugation.

c.All of the above.

d.Transformation.

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

a.Sugarcane

b.Jute

c.Jowar

d.Groundnut

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

a.Peptidoglycan

b.Polypeptide

c.Steroids

d.Lipopolysaccharides

92. How are controlled breeding experiments carried out?

a.Interspecific hybridisation

b.Out-crossing

c.Artificial insemination

d.Inbreeding

93. Rhizobium bacteria fix atmospheric

a.hydrogen

b.carbon dioxide

c.nitrogen

d.oxygen

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

a.Charles Darwin

b.Mendel

c.Meindent Boon

d.Jeon Bakker

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

a.Covalent bond

b.Noncovalent interactions

c.Hydrogen bonds between water molecules

d.Vander Waals forces of attraction

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

a.Cell wall

b.Ribosomes

c.Flagella

d.Capsule

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 + 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+ → 2 pyruvate + 2 ATP + 2 NADH + 4 H+ + H↓2O.

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

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

a.All of the above.

b.Oligosaccharides.

c.Polysaccharides.

d.Monosaccharides.

99. Kharif crops are sowed in the

a.Autum

b.Rainy

c.Summer

d.Winter

100. Colostrum feeding necessary for–

a.Increasing protein

b.Easy to digest

c.All

d.Disease resistance

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