CUET 2025 Agriculture MCQs for Practice

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

a.Belgium

b.France

c.Brazil

d.USA

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

a.IBA

b.Cytokinin

c.Gibberellic Acid

d.Ethylene

3. IMD stands for:

a.Indian’s Meteorology Department

b.India Meteorological Department.

c.India’s Meteorological Department.

d.Indian Meteorology Department.

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

a.Jute

b.Sugarcane

c.Groundnut

d.Jowar

5. The process of loosening of the soil is called

a.tilling

b.spraying

c.weeding

d.harvesting

6. The plant roots containing nitrogen fixing bacteria are:

a.potato

b.pea

c.maize

d.Onion

7. Father of green revolution in India

a.Van Neil

b.M.S. Swaminathan

c.Norman Borlaug

d.G Paul

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

a.Thinning

b.Nicking

c.Ringing

d.Notching

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

a.f-test

b.t-test

c.z-test

d.k2-test

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

a.Actinomyces

b.Clostridium

c.Clostridium, Actinomyces

d.Rhizobium

11. 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.Their cell wall is composed of peptidoglycan

d.They contain Osmo regulating porins

12. Most cultivated crop of India is:

a.Wheat

b.Pulses

c.Rice

d.Jowar

13. The agricultural instrument used for removal of weed is

a.seed drill

b.sickle

c.khurpi

d.Plough

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

a.Hydrogen bonds between water molecules

b.Noncovalent interactions

c.Vander Waals forces of attraction

d.Covalent bond

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

a.Transduction.

b.Transformation.

c.Conjugation.

d.All of the above.

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

a.Monosaccharides.

b.Oligosaccharides.

c.Polysaccharides.

d.All of the above.

17. Chromosome number of Mangosteen

a.2x = 40

b.2x = 34

c.2x = 24

d.2x = 14

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

a.Cell wall

b.Ribosomes

c.Capsule

d.Flagella

19. Separating grains from chaff is called:

a.threshing

b.harvesting.

c.fallow

d.winnowing

20. Kharif crops are sowed in the

a.Autum

b.Rainy

c.Winter

d.Summer

21. Maltose is a__

a.None of the above.

b.Reducing sugar.

c.Either a or b.

d.Non-reducing sugar.

22. How are controlled breeding experiments carried out?

a.Out-crossing

b.Artificial insemination

c.Interspecific hybridisation

d.Inbreeding

23. Colostrum feeding necessary for–

a.All

b.Disease resistance

c.Increasing protein

d.Easy to digest

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

a.Delaval

b.Elastrator

c.Slycobut

d.Pipette

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

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

26. Soil replacement can be done by

a.Crop rotation

b.Legumes growth

c.Vermicomposting

d.All

27. Which is known as golden fiber?

a.Jute

b.Wool

c.Cotton

d.Silk

28. “Queen of Fruits” is called __________

a.Mango

b.Mangosteen

c.Avocado

d.Ber

29. High Water Use Efficiency (WUE)

a.Drip

b.All of the above

c.Flood irrigation

d.Sprinkler

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

a.10 days

b.30 days

c.21 days

d.90 days

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

a.Nisin

b.Pimarcin

c.Zeatin

d.Subtilin

32. 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

33. BHC (Benzene hexachloride) is a

a.fertilizer

b.pesticides

c.weedicide

d.fungicide

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

a.Absence of true cell wall.

b.Absence of cell.

c.Presence of a true cell wall.

d.Presence of cell.

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

a.Biocide

b.fertilizer

c.humus

d.pesticide

36. “Queen of Nuts” is called ________

a.Almond

b.Walnut

c.Date palm

d.Peanut

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

a.Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

b.Pseudomonas syringae.

c.Pseudomonas citronellolis.

d.Pseudomonas flavescens.

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

a.dual purpose

b.4H

c.dairy

d.beef

39. Nucleoside is.

a.Both a and b

b.It is Deoxyribose sugar

c.None of the above

d.It is a nitrogenous base

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

a.Jamun

b.Bael

c.Ber

d.Aonla

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

a.Sesamum

b.Pulses

c.Jowar

d.Millets

42. What lubricant is used in artificial insemination?

a.Vaseline

b.K-Y jelly or Vet Lube

c.Bag Balm

d.Saliva

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

a.Vivipary

b.Ovipary

c.Apomixis

d.Asepsis

44. Example of highly hygroscopic fertilizer is:

a.Calcium ammonium nitrate

b.Sodium nitrate

c.Ammonium sulfate

d.Urea

45. Who is the discoverer of nucleic acid?

a.Chargaff

b.F. Jones

c.Marshall

d.F. Miescher

46. Pollination in Mango is mainly

a.Honey bees

b.House fly

c.Weevil

d.Wind

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

a.Mutation

b.Heterosi

c.Hybridization

d.Selection

48. Barometer is used to measure:

a.Rainfall

b.Wind pressure

c.Atmospheric pressure

d.Air flow

49. Chromosome number of Mango

a.2x = 40

b.4x = 40

c.x = 40

d.3x = 40

50. Which is a saturated fatty acid.

a.Lauric acid

b.None of the above

c.Oleic acid

d.Linoleic acid

51. The shape of prokaryotic cells is governed by

a.The chemical composition of cell walls.

b.Absence of cell wall.

c.of the above.

d.The presence of a cell wall.

52. Monosaccharides may also be

a.reducing.

b.None of the above.

c.non-reducing.

d.all are reducing.

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

a.Meristem culture

b.Another culture

c.Embryo culture

d.Cell culture

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

a.Plantation

b.Intensive subsistence

c.Commerical

d.Primitive subsistence

55. Cattle plague another name for–

a.Cowpox

b.FMD

c.Rinderpest

d.Anthrax

56. “King of Nuts” is called _________

a.Walnut

b.Almond

c.Date palm

d.Peanut

57. “King of Fruits” is called _________

a.Mango

b.Apple

c.Guava

d.Citrus

58. 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

59. Polyploid plants can emerge immediately in nature by:

a.Mitotic failure

b.All of the above

c.Fusion of unreduced gametes

d.Meiotic failure

60. Rhizobium bacteria fix atmospheric

a.carbon dioxide

b.oxygen

c.hydrogen

d.nitrogen

61. Seed drill is used to

a.remove the pest

b.mix manure in the soil.

c.remove the weeds

d.sow the seeds

62. Lipids are essential for absorption of.

a.Vitamin D

b.Vitamin A

c.Vitamin C

d.Both a and b

63. Polyploidy variety of Mango

a.Olour

b.Vellaicollamban

c.Kurukkan

d.All of the above

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

a.Microwave

b.In the air

c.in a warm water bath

d.on the sidewalk

65. Initiation of milk secretion is called–

a.Galactogenesis

b.Lactogenesis

c.None

d.Galactopiosis

66. The fruit of banana is botanically a/an

a.Berry

b.Pome

c.Drupe

d.Pepo

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

a.Polypeptide

b.Steroids

c.Peptidoglycan

d.Lipopolysaccharides

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

a.improved management

b.estrus detection

c.genetic improvement

d.crossbreeding

69. 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

70. A bacterial nucleus is always __________

a.Diploid

b.Tetraploid.

c.Triploid.

d.Haploid.

71. 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

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

a.Colchicine

b.CCC

c.MH

d.NAA

73. Heavy rain cloud is called:

a.Altostratus

b.Cirrus

c.Nimbostratus

d.Cirrostratus

74. Protray are related to _________

a.Transport

b.Nursery

c.Processing

d.Post-harvest

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

a.Pulmonary tuberculosis

b.Actinomycosis

c.Gonorrhea

d.Q-fever

76. Which is the polymer of glucose?

a.Protein

b.Both a and b

c.Cellulose

d.Amino acid

77. “King of Arid Fruits” is called ________

a.Aonla

b.Ber

c.Pomegranate

d.Phalsa

78. India is known as home of _________

a.Spices and Medicinal

b.Fruits

c.Flowers

d.Vegetables

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

a.xenon

b.salt

c.Hydrogen

d.liquid nitrogen

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

a.Low

b.Medium

c.All of the above

d.High

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

a.Ambika

b.Amrapali

c.Mallika

d.Sindhu

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

a.Inbreeding

b.Close breeding

c.Linebreeding

d.Outcrossing

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

a.Crown

b.Conn

c.Crotch

d.Corona

84. Who is the father of agricultural biochemistry?

a.Roger D. Kornberg

b.Liebig

c.Emil Fischer

d.Paul Berg

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

a.Non preference

b.Resistance

c.Tolerance

d.Antibiosis

86. Genetically modified crops include:

a.Golden rice

b.All

c.Bt- brinjal

d.Bt- cotton

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

a.Charles Darwin

b.Jeon Bakker

c.Mendel

d.Meindent Boon

88. Rabi crop is harvested in

a.March

b.September

c.October

d.January

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

a.Primitive subsistence farming

b.Extensive subsistence farming

c.Commercial farming

d.Intensive subsistence framing

90. Most abundant and basic Auxin is _________

a.1BA

b.IAA

c.2-4 D

d.NAA

91. Example of monocotyledons:

a.Groundnut

b.Rose

c.Corn

d.Sunflower

92. Pusa Majestic is a variety of ________

a.Mango

b.Citrus

c.Guava

d.Papaya

93. Winnowing is a method of separating:

a.soil from chaff

b.grain from chaff

c.none of these

d.soil from grain

94. Plantation is known ___ type of farming

a.Extensive

b.Mixed

c.Intensive

d.Commercial

95. “King of Temperate Fruits” is called _________

a.Peach

b.Apple

c.Kiwi Fruit

d.Pear

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

a.Watson and Francis Crick

b.Frederick Sanger

c.Mendel

d.Anton van Leeuwenhoek

97. Seed drill is used for

a.sowing

b.weeding

c.cleaning the seed

d.harvesting

98. What is parthenocarpy?

a.Fruits develop without fertilization

b.None of the above

c.Fruit remains underdeveloped

d.Fruits develop after fertilization

99. Journal “Indian Horticulture” is published by _________

a.IIHR

b.ICAR

c.IARI

d.IGKV

100. Which one of the following is structural protein?

a.Elastin

b.Collagen

c.Insulin

d.Myoglobin

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