CUET 2026 Agriculture MCQs for Practice

Agriculture MCQ Question Answers for CUET 2026

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1. Pollination in Mango is mainly

a.Honey bees

b.House fly

c.Weevil

d.Wind

2. Most abundant and basic Auxin is _________

a.1BA

b.2-4 D

c.IAA

d.NAA

3. Genetically modified crops include:

a.Golden rice

b.Bt- brinjal

c.Bt- cotton

d.All

4. BHC (Benzene hexachloride) is a

a.fertilizer

b.fungicide

c.pesticides

d.weedicide

5. Separating grains from chaff is called:

a.fallow

b.threshing

c.harvesting.

d.winnowing

6. Soil replacement can be done by

a.Crop rotation

b.Legumes growth

c.All

d.Vermicomposting

7. Colostrum feeding necessary for–

a.Easy to digest

b.Increasing protein

c.All

d.Disease resistance

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

a.Watson and Francis Crick

b.Frederick Sanger

c.Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d.Mendel

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

a.Sugarcane

b.Jute

c.Groundnut

d.Jowar

10. IMD stands for:

a.Indian’s Meteorology Department

b.India’s Meteorological Department.

c.India Meteorological Department.

d.Indian Meteorology Department.

11. Journal “Indian Horticulture” is published by _________

a.IGKV

b.IIHR

c.IARI

d.ICAR

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

a.Hybridization

b.Selection

c.Mutation

d.Heterosi

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

a.improved management

b.crossbreeding

c.estrus detection

d.genetic improvement

14. Plantation is known ___ type of farming

a.Mixed

b.Extensive

c.Intensive

d.Commercial

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

a.beef

b.4H

c.dual purpose

d.dairy

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

a.Polysaccharides.

b.Oligosaccharides.

c.Monosaccharides.

d.All of the above.

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

a.Linebreeding

b.Close breeding

c.Inbreeding

d.Outcrossing

18. Pusa Majestic is a variety of ________

a.Citrus

b.Papaya

c.Mango

d.Guava

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

a.Bael

b.Aonla

c.Ber

d.Jamun

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

a.Ethylene

b.IBA

c.Gibberellic Acid

d.Cytokinin

21. The shape of prokaryotic cells is governed by

a.Absence of cell wall.

b.The presence of a cell wall.

c.of the above.

d.The chemical composition of cell walls.

22. 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.

23. Which is known as golden fiber?

a.Cotton

b.Jute

c.Silk

d.Wool

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

a.Hydrogen

b.liquid nitrogen

c.xenon

d.salt

25. “King of Arid Fruits” is called ________

a.Phalsa

b.Ber

c.Pomegranate

d.Aonla

26. Cattle plague another name for–

a.Cowpox

b.FMD

c.Rinderpest

d.Anthrax

27. Most cultivated crop of India is:

a.Rice

b.Jowar

c.Wheat

d.Pulses

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

a.Delaval

b.Slycobut

c.Elastrator

d.Pipette

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

a.Cell culture

b.Embryo culture

c.Another culture

d.Meristem culture

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

a.Mendel

b.Meindent Boon

c.Charles Darwin

d.Jeon Bakker

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

a.Plantation

b.Intensive subsistence

c.Commerical

d.Primitive subsistence

32. Winnowing is a method of separating:

a.soil from chaff

b.soil from grain

c.none of these

d.grain from chaff

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

a.Cell wall

b.Capsule

c.Flagella

d.Ribosomes

34. Barometer is used to measure:

a.Rainfall

b.Air flow

c.Atmospheric pressure

d.Wind pressure

35. Which is the polymer of glucose?

a.Cellulose

b.Amino acid

c.Protein

d.Both a and b

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

a.Crown

b.Corona

c.Crotch

d.Conn

37. Who is the father of agricultural biochemistry?

a.Liebig

b.Roger D. Kornberg

c.Paul Berg

d.Emil Fischer

38. The fruit of banana is botanically a/an

a.Pepo

b.Berry

c.Drupe

d.Pome

39. Kharif crops are sowed in the

a.Summer

b.Autum

c.Rainy

d.Winter

40. Chromosome number of Mango

a.x = 40

b.4x = 40

c.2x = 40

d.3x = 40

41. What is parthenocarpy?

a.None of the above

b.Fruit remains underdeveloped

c.Fruits develop after fertilization

d.Fruits develop without fertilization

42. “King of Fruits” is called _________

a.Citrus

b.Mango

c.Apple

d.Guava

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

a.Ovipary

b.Asepsis

c.Apomixis

d.Vivipary

44. Seed drill is used to

a.sow the seeds

b.remove the weeds

c.remove the pest

d.mix manure in the soil.

45. What is albedo:

a.None of the above

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.Some parts are absorbed and some are reflected

46. Monosaccharides may also be

a.reducing.

b.non-reducing.

c.all are reducing.

d.None of the above.

47. Which one of the following is structural protein?

a.Myoglobin

b.Elastin

c.Collagen

d.Insulin

48. What lubricant is used in artificial insemination?

a.K-Y jelly or Vet Lube

b.Saliva

c.Bag Balm

d.Vaseline

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

a.90 days

b.30 days

c.10 days

d.21 days

50. “Queen of Fruits” is called __________

a.Avocado

b.Mangosteen

c.Mango

d.Ber

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

a.Pseudomonas flavescens.

b.Pseudomonas citronellolis.

c.Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

d.Pseudomonas syringae.

52. The agricultural instrument used for removal of weed is

a.seed drill

b.Plough

c.sickle

d.khurpi

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

a.Belgium

b.Brazil

c.France

d.USA

54. Example of highly hygroscopic fertilizer is:

a.Sodium nitrate

b.Calcium ammonium nitrate

c.Ammonium sulfate

d.Urea

55. Polyploidy variety of Mango

a.Kurukkan

b.Olour

c.Vellaicollamban

d.All of the above

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

a.t-test

b.k2-test

c.f-test

d.z-test

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

a.on the sidewalk

b.In the air

c.in a warm water bath

d.Microwave

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

a.MH

b.CCC

c.Colchicine

d.NAA

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

a.Their cell wall is composed of peptidoglycan

b.They block water molecules from entering the cell

c.They are selectively permeable

d.They contain Osmo regulating porins

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

a.High

b.All of the above

c.Low

d.Medium

61. Protray are related to _________

a.Processing

b.Post-harvest

c.Transport

d.Nursery

62. “King of Temperate Fruits” is called _________

a.Peach

b.Kiwi Fruit

c.Pear

d.Apple

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

a.Ringing

b.Notching

c.Thinning

d.Nicking

64. Heavy rain cloud is called:

a.Nimbostratus

b.Altostratus

c.Cirrostratus

d.Cirrus

65. Polyploid plants can emerge immediately in nature by:

a.Meiotic failure

b.Fusion of unreduced gametes

c.Mitotic failure

d.All of the above

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

a.Gonorrhea

b.Actinomycosis

c.Q-fever

d.Pulmonary tuberculosis

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

a.Healing an illness

b.Having the cow bred

c.Giving good nutrition

d.Dehorning

68. “King of Nuts” is called _________

a.Walnut

b.Peanut

c.Almond

d.Date palm

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

a.Hydroxyl (-OH)

b.Keto (C=O) groups

c.Free aldehyde (-CHO)

d.All of the above

70. How are controlled breeding experiments carried out?

a.Inbreeding

b.Artificial insemination

c.Interspecific hybridisation

d.Out-crossing

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

a.Amrapali

b.Ambika

c.Mallika

d.Sindhu

72. “Queen of Nuts” is called ________

a.Peanut

b.Walnut

c.Date palm

d.Almond

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

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

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

74. Example of monocotyledons:

a.Sunflower

b.Corn

c.Rose

d.Groundnut

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

a.Jowar

b.Millets

c.Pulses

d.Sesamum

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

a.humus

b.fertilizer

c.pesticide

d.Biocide

77. Which is a saturated fatty acid.

a.Linoleic acid

b.Oleic acid

c.None of the above

d.Lauric acid

78. Maltose is a__

a.Reducing sugar.

b.Non-reducing sugar.

c.Either a or b.

d.None of the above.

79. India is known as home of _________

a.Vegetables

b.Flowers

c.Fruits

d.Spices and Medicinal

80. High Water Use Efficiency (WUE)

a.Flood irrigation

b.Drip

c.All of the above

d.Sprinkler

81. Rhizobium bacteria fix atmospheric

a.carbon dioxide

b.hydrogen

c.oxygen

d.nitrogen

82. Father of green revolution in India

a.G Paul

b.Norman Borlaug

c.Van Neil

d.M.S. Swaminathan

83. 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.5’-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 3’-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

84. The plant roots containing nitrogen fixing bacteria are:

a.maize

b.pea

c.potato

d.Onion

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

a.Rhizobium

b.Clostridium, Actinomyces

c.Actinomyces

d.Clostridium

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

a.Steroids

b.Polypeptide

c.Lipopolysaccharides

d.Peptidoglycan

87. Seed drill is used for

a.weeding

b.harvesting

c.cleaning the seed

d.sowing

88. Chromosome number of Mangosteen

a.2x = 34

b.2x = 14

c.2x = 40

d.2x = 24

89. Nucleoside is.

a.It is a nitrogenous base

b.Both a and b

c.It is Deoxyribose sugar

d.None of the above

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

a.Nisin

b.Zeatin

c.Subtilin

d.Pimarcin

91. Initiation of milk secretion is called–

a.Galactopiosis

b.Lactogenesis

c.None

d.Galactogenesis

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

a.Noncovalent interactions

b.Vander Waals forces of attraction

c.Covalent bond

d.Hydrogen bonds between water molecules

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

a.Intensive subsistence framing

b.Extensive subsistence farming

c.Commercial farming

d.Primitive subsistence farming

94. Rabi crop is harvested in

a.September

b.October

c.January

d.March

95. Lipids are essential for absorption of.

a.Vitamin A

b.Both a and b

c.Vitamin C

d.Vitamin D

96. A bacterial nucleus is always __________

a.Triploid.

b.Haploid.

c.Diploid

d.Tetraploid.

97. 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.

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

a.Tolerance

b.Antibiosis

c.Non preference

d.Resistance

99. The process of loosening of the soil is called

a.harvesting

b.weeding

c.tilling

d.spraying

100. Who is the discoverer of nucleic acid?

a.F. Miescher

b.F. Jones

c.Chargaff

d.Marshall

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