CUET 2025 Agriculture MCQs for Practice

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

a.on the sidewalk

b.Microwave

c.In the air

d.in a warm water bath

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

a.Antibiosis

b.Resistance

c.Non preference

d.Tolerance

3. Polyploid plants can emerge immediately in nature by:

a.Fusion of unreduced gametes

b.Mitotic failure

c.All of the above

d.Meiotic failure

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

a.Monosaccharides.

b.Polysaccharides.

c.All of the above.

d.Oligosaccharides.

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

a.Mutation

b.Heterosi

c.Selection

d.Hybridization

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

a.Dehorning

b.Having the cow bred

c.Healing an illness

d.Giving good nutrition

7. India is known as home of _________

a.Flowers

b.Spices and Medicinal

c.Vegetables

d.Fruits

8. “Queen of Fruits” is called __________

a.Ber

b.Mango

c.Mangosteen

d.Avocado

9. Initiation of milk secretion is called–

a.None

b.Galactopiosis

c.Galactogenesis

d.Lactogenesis

10. Barometer is used to measure:

a.Atmospheric pressure

b.Rainfall

c.Air flow

d.Wind pressure

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

a.Biocide

b.fertilizer

c.humus

d.pesticide

12. Nucleoside is.

a.It is a nitrogenous base

b.It is Deoxyribose sugar

c.None of the above

d.Both a and b

13. Which is a saturated fatty acid.

a.Lauric acid

b.Oleic acid

c.Linoleic acid

d.None of the above

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

a.Embryo culture

b.Meristem culture

c.Cell culture

d.Another culture

15. What is parthenocarpy?

a.Fruit remains underdeveloped

b.Fruits develop without fertilization

c.None of the above

d.Fruits develop after fertilization

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

a.Sesamum

b.Jowar

c.Millets

d.Pulses

17. The agricultural instrument used for removal of weed is

a.khurpi

b.sickle

c.seed drill

d.Plough

18. Cattle plague another name for–

a.Anthrax

b.FMD

c.Cowpox

d.Rinderpest

19. Colostrum feeding necessary for–

a.All

b.Increasing protein

c.Disease resistance

d.Easy to digest

20. IMD stands for:

a.India’s Meteorological Department.

b.India Meteorological Department.

c.Indian Meteorology Department.

d.Indian’s Meteorology Department

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

a.crossbreeding

b.improved management

c.genetic improvement

d.estrus detection

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

a.Delaval

b.Elastrator

c.Slycobut

d.Pipette

23. The fruit of banana is botanically a/an

a.Drupe

b.Berry

c.Pepo

d.Pome

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

a.Brazil

b.France

c.Belgium

d.USA

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

a.Apomixis

b.Ovipary

c.Vivipary

d.Asepsis

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

a.Presence of cell.

b.Absence of true cell wall.

c.Presence of a true cell wall.

d.Absence of cell.

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

a.Bael

b.Aonla

c.Jamun

d.Ber

28. Who is the father of agricultural biochemistry?

a.Liebig

b.Roger D. Kornberg

c.Paul Berg

d.Emil Fischer

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

a.4H

b.beef

c.dual purpose

d.dairy

30. Who is the discoverer of nucleic acid?

a.Marshall

b.Chargaff

c.F. Jones

d.F. Miescher

31. Soil replacement can be done by

a.Crop rotation

b.All

c.Vermicomposting

d.Legumes growth

32. “King of Temperate Fruits” is called _________

a.Peach

b.Kiwi Fruit

c.Apple

d.Pear

33. The plant roots containing nitrogen fixing bacteria are:

a.pea

b.potato

c.Onion

d.maize

34. BHC (Benzene hexachloride) is a

a.fungicide

b.fertilizer

c.weedicide

d.pesticides

35. “King of Fruits” is called _________

a.Apple

b.Mango

c.Citrus

d.Guava

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

a.Amrapali

b.Ambika

c.Mallika

d.Sindhu

37. What is albedo:

a.Energy received by the Earth from Sun and absorbed

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

c.None of the above

d.Some parts are absorbed and some are reflected

38. Most cultivated crop of India is:

a.Rice

b.Jowar

c.Wheat

d.Pulses

39. What lubricant is used in artificial insemination?

a.Bag Balm

b.K-Y jelly or Vet Lube

c.Saliva

d.Vaseline

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

a.Keto (C=O) groups

b.Hydroxyl (-OH)

c.All of the above

d.Free aldehyde (-CHO)

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

a.They are selectively permeable

b.They contain Osmo regulating porins

c.They block water molecules from entering the cell

d.Their cell wall is composed of peptidoglycan

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

a.Steroids

b.Lipopolysaccharides

c.Polypeptide

d.Peptidoglycan

43. “King of Arid Fruits” is called ________

a.Aonla

b.Phalsa

c.Ber

d.Pomegranate

44. 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+ → 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 + 4 Pi + 2ADP + 2 NAD+ → 2 pyruvate + 2 ATP + 2 NADH + 2 H+ + H↓2O

45. Winnowing is a method of separating:

a.soil from grain

b.grain from chaff

c.soil from chaff

d.none of these

46. 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.Hydrogen bonds between water molecules

d.Noncovalent interactions

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

a.Thinning

b.Notching

c.Ringing

d.Nicking

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

a.Actinomyces

b.Clostridium

c.Rhizobium

d.Clostridium, Actinomyces

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

a.Sugarcane

b.Jute

c.Groundnut

d.Jowar

50. Pusa Majestic is a variety of ________

a.Mango

b.Guava

c.Papaya

d.Citrus

51. Plantation is known ___ type of farming

a.Commercial

b.Intensive

c.Extensive

d.Mixed

52. “Queen of Nuts” is called ________

a.Walnut

b.Peanut

c.Date palm

d.Almond

53. The process of loosening of the soil is called

a.harvesting

b.tilling

c.spraying

d.weeding

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

a.Gibberellic Acid

b.Ethylene

c.Cytokinin

d.IBA

55. Journal “Indian Horticulture” is published by _________

a.IIHR

b.IGKV

c.IARI

d.ICAR

56. Chromosome number of Mangosteen

a.2x = 24

b.2x = 40

c.2x = 14

d.2x = 34

57. The shape of prokaryotic cells is governed by

a.The chemical composition of cell walls.

b.Absence of cell wall.

c.The presence of a cell wall.

d.of the above.

58. A bacterial nucleus is always __________

a.Tetraploid.

b.Haploid.

c.Triploid.

d.Diploid

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

a.Commercial farming

b.Intensive subsistence framing

c.Extensive subsistence farming

d.Primitive subsistence farming

60. Rabi crop is harvested in

a.October

b.January

c.March

d.September

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

a.Q-fever

b.Gonorrhea

c.Pulmonary tuberculosis

d.Actinomycosis

62. “King of Nuts” is called _________

a.Almond

b.Date palm

c.Walnut

d.Peanut

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

a.Medium

b.High

c.Low

d.All of the above

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

a.CCC

b.MH

c.Colchicine

d.NAA

65. How are controlled breeding experiments carried out?

a.Interspecific hybridisation

b.Artificial insemination

c.Inbreeding

d.Out-crossing

66. Chromosome number of Mango

a.2x = 40

b.3x = 40

c.x = 40

d.4x = 40

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

a.Conjugation.

b.Transformation.

c.All of the above.

d.Transduction.

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

a.Hydrogen

b.xenon

c.salt

d.liquid nitrogen

69. High Water Use Efficiency (WUE)

a.All of the above

b.Flood irrigation

c.Drip

d.Sprinkler

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

a.Plantation

b.Primitive subsistence

c.Commerical

d.Intensive subsistence

71. Seed drill is used to

a.sow the seeds

b.mix manure in the soil.

c.remove the pest

d.remove the weeds

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

a.Zeatin

b.Pimarcin

c.Subtilin

d.Nisin

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

a.3’-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 3’-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

74. Pollination in Mango is mainly

a.Wind

b.Honey bees

c.House fly

d.Weevil

75. Monosaccharides may also be

a.None of the above.

b.reducing.

c.all are reducing.

d.non-reducing.

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

a.Ribosomes

b.Capsule

c.Cell wall

d.Flagella

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

a.Corona

b.Crown

c.Conn

d.Crotch

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

a.Linebreeding

b.Close breeding

c.Outcrossing

d.Inbreeding

79. Example of monocotyledons:

a.Corn

b.Rose

c.Sunflower

d.Groundnut

80. Genetically modified crops include:

a.Bt- cotton

b.Golden rice

c.Bt- brinjal

d.All

81. Which is the polymer of glucose?

a.Protein

b.Cellulose

c.Both a and b

d.Amino acid

82. Rhizobium bacteria fix atmospheric

a.nitrogen

b.oxygen

c.hydrogen

d.carbon dioxide

83. Kharif crops are sowed in the

a.Autum

b.Rainy

c.Summer

d.Winter

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

a.Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

b.Pseudomonas citronellolis.

c.Pseudomonas syringae.

d.Pseudomonas flavescens.

85. Maltose is a__

a.Reducing sugar.

b.Either a or b.

c.Non-reducing sugar.

d.None of the above.

86. Seed drill is used for

a.harvesting

b.sowing

c.cleaning the seed

d.weeding

87. Lipids are essential for absorption of.

a.Vitamin D

b.Vitamin C

c.Vitamin A

d.Both a and b

88. Polyploidy variety of Mango

a.Olour

b.Kurukkan

c.Vellaicollamban

d.All of the above

89. Separating grains from chaff is called:

a.fallow

b.threshing

c.harvesting.

d.winnowing

90. Which is known as golden fiber?

a.Cotton

b.Jute

c.Silk

d.Wool

91. Father of green revolution in India

a.M.S. Swaminathan

b.Norman Borlaug

c.G Paul

d.Van Neil

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

a.Charles Darwin

b.Meindent Boon

c.Mendel

d.Jeon Bakker

93. Which one of the following is structural protein?

a.Collagen

b.Insulin

c.Myoglobin

d.Elastin

94. Most abundant and basic Auxin is _________

a.IAA

b.2-4 D

c.1BA

d.NAA

95. 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

96. Example of highly hygroscopic fertilizer is:

a.Ammonium sulfate

b.Urea

c.Calcium ammonium nitrate

d.Sodium nitrate

97. Heavy rain cloud is called:

a.Nimbostratus

b.Cirrostratus

c.Cirrus

d.Altostratus

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

a.Mendel

b.Watson and Francis Crick

c.Anton van Leeuwenhoek

d.Frederick Sanger

99. Protray are related to _________

a.Processing

b.Post-harvest

c.Transport

d.Nursery

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

a.f-test

b.z-test

c.k2-test

d.t-test

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