CUET 2024 Agriculture MCQs for Practice

Agriculture MCQ Question Answers for CUET 2024

Agriculture MCQs – Practice the Agriculture MCQs suitable for various Entrance Exams including CUET. Learn and practice Agriculture questions and answers. Agriculture MCQ questions are very helpful for various competitive exams. CUET is a Common University Entrance Test that is now mandatory to take admission to Central Universities in India. Agriculture MCQ questions are based on the latest CUET 2024 exam pattern and other entrance exams, so that you can have a fair idea about exam trends that will be followed for various entrance exams.

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

a.Meindent Boon

b.Charles Darwin

c.Jeon Bakker

d.Mendel

2. Example of highly hygroscopic fertilizer is:

a.Calcium ammonium nitrate

b.Urea

c.Sodium nitrate

d.Ammonium sulfate

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

a.Mutation

b.Selection

c.Heterosi

d.Hybridization

4. Polyploidy variety of Mango

a.All of the above

b.Vellaicollamban

c.Olour

d.Kurukkan

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

a.All of the above.

b.Conjugation.

c.Transduction.

d.Transformation.

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

a.Low

b.All of the above

c.Medium

d.High

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

a.Gibberellic Acid

b.IBA

c.Ethylene

d.Cytokinin

8. Journal “Indian Horticulture” is published by _________

a.IIHR

b.IGKV

c.IARI

d.ICAR

9. India is known as home of _________

a.Fruits

b.Spices and Medicinal

c.Flowers

d.Vegetables

10. Who is the father of agricultural biochemistry?

a.Emil Fischer

b.Roger D. Kornberg

c.Liebig

d.Paul Berg

11. High Water Use Efficiency (WUE)

a.Sprinkler

b.Flood irrigation

c.All of the above

d.Drip

12. Rhizobium bacteria fix atmospheric

a.carbon dioxide

b.hydrogen

c.nitrogen

d.oxygen

13. Cattle plague another name for–

a.Anthrax

b.Cowpox

c.FMD

d.Rinderpest

14. Winnowing is a method of separating:

a.none of these

b.grain from chaff

c.soil from chaff

d.soil from grain

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

a.dairy

b.beef

c.dual purpose

d.4H

16. Pollination in Mango is mainly

a.House fly

b.Honey bees

c.Wind

d.Weevil

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

a.Colchicine

b.MH

c.CCC

d.NAA

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

a.Jowar

b.Groundnut

c.Jute

d.Sugarcane

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

a.Primitive subsistence

b.Commerical

c.Plantation

d.Intensive subsistence

20. Kharif crops are sowed in the

a.Winter

b.Summer

c.Autum

d.Rainy

21. Initiation of milk secretion is called–

a.Lactogenesis

b.Galactogenesis

c.Galactopiosis

d.None

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

a.Apomixis

b.Ovipary

c.Asepsis

d.Vivipary

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

a.5’-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.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 5’-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide

24. BHC (Benzene hexachloride) is a

a.fungicide

b.fertilizer

c.weedicide

d.pesticides

25. Who is the discoverer of nucleic acid?

a.Marshall

b.F. Miescher

c.F. Jones

d.Chargaff

26. IMD stands for:

a.India’s Meteorological Department.

b.Indian Meteorology Department.

c.Indian’s Meteorology Department

d.India Meteorological Department.

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

a.k2-test

b.t-test

c.z-test

d.f-test

28. What is parthenocarpy?

a.Fruit remains underdeveloped

b.Fruits develop after fertilization

c.Fruits develop without fertilization

d.None of the above

29. 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.

30. “King of Nuts” is called _________

a.Almond

b.Peanut

c.Walnut

d.Date palm

31. “King of Fruits” is called _________

a.Mango

b.Guava

c.Citrus

d.Apple

32. The process of loosening of the soil is called

a.spraying

b.harvesting

c.tilling

d.weeding

33. What is albedo:

a.Energy received by the Earth from Sun and absorbed

b.None of the above

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

d.Some parts are absorbed and some are reflected

34. Protray are related to _________

a.Processing

b.Post-harvest

c.Transport

d.Nursery

35. “Queen of Fruits” is called __________

a.Ber

b.Mangosteen

c.Mango

d.Avocado

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

a.In the air

b.in a warm water bath

c.on the sidewalk

d.Microwave

37. How are controlled breeding experiments carried out?

a.Artificial insemination

b.Out-crossing

c.Interspecific hybridisation

d.Inbreeding

38. Pusa Majestic is a variety of ________

a.Mango

b.Papaya

c.Guava

d.Citrus

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

a.Pseudomonas citronellolis.

b.Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

c.Pseudomonas syringae.

d.Pseudomonas flavescens.

40. Seed drill is used for

a.cleaning the seed

b.harvesting

c.sowing

d.weeding

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

a.Zeatin

b.Subtilin

c.Pimarcin

d.Nisin

42. Colostrum feeding necessary for–

a.Disease resistance

b.Increasing protein

c.All

d.Easy to digest

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

a.Mallika

b.Sindhu

c.Amrapali

d.Ambika

44. Most abundant and basic Auxin is _________

a.NAA

b.1BA

c.2-4 D

d.IAA

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

a.Non preference

b.Antibiosis

c.Tolerance

d.Resistance

46. 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

47. Separating grains from chaff is called:

a.fallow

b.threshing

c.harvesting.

d.winnowing

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

a.Gonorrhea

b.Actinomycosis

c.Pulmonary tuberculosis

d.Q-fever

49. “King of Temperate Fruits” is called _________

a.Kiwi Fruit

b.Apple

c.Pear

d.Peach

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

a.Ringing

b.Thinning

c.Nicking

d.Notching

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

a.All of the above.

b.Polysaccharides.

c.Oligosaccharides.

d.Monosaccharides.

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

a.Meristem culture

b.Cell culture

c.Another culture

d.Embryo culture

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

a.Jamun

b.Ber

c.Bael

d.Aonla

54. Heavy rain cloud is called:

a.Nimbostratus

b.Altostratus

c.Cirrus

d.Cirrostratus

55. Which is the polymer of glucose?

a.Amino acid

b.Protein

c.Both a and b

d.Cellulose

56. Chromosome number of Mango

a.2x = 40

b.x = 40

c.4x = 40

d.3x = 40

57. Genetically modified crops include:

a.Bt- brinjal

b.Bt- cotton

c.Golden rice

d.All

58. “Queen of Nuts” is called ________

a.Peanut

b.Almond

c.Walnut

d.Date palm

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

a.Rhizobium

b.Clostridium

c.Actinomyces

d.Clostridium, Actinomyces

60. 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 contain Osmo regulating porins

d.They are selectively permeable

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

a.Watson and Francis Crick

b.Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c.Frederick Sanger

d.Mendel

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

a.Outcrossing

b.Close breeding

c.Inbreeding

d.Linebreeding

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

a.Brazil

b.France

c.USA

d.Belgium

64. Father of green revolution in India

a.Norman Borlaug

b.Van Neil

c.G Paul

d.M.S. Swaminathan

65. Lipids are essential for absorption of.

a.Vitamin C

b.Vitamin A

c.Vitamin D

d.Both a and b

66. The plant roots containing nitrogen fixing bacteria are:

a.potato

b.maize

c.Onion

d.pea

67. Monosaccharides may also be

a.None of the above.

b.reducing.

c.non-reducing.

d.all are reducing.

68. Example of monocotyledons:

a.Groundnut

b.Rose

c.Sunflower

d.Corn

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

a.salt

b.liquid nitrogen

c.Hydrogen

d.xenon

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

a.pesticide

b.Biocide

c.humus

d.fertilizer

71. Rabi crop is harvested in

a.January

b.March

c.October

d.September

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

a.estrus detection

b.genetic improvement

c.improved management

d.crossbreeding

73. Seed drill is used to

a.sow the seeds

b.mix manure in the soil.

c.remove the weeds

d.remove the pest

74. The shape of prokaryotic cells is governed by

a.The chemical composition of cell walls.

b.of the above.

c.Absence of cell wall.

d.The presence of a cell wall.

75. Most cultivated crop of India is:

a.Wheat

b.Jowar

c.Pulses

d.Rice

76. Plantation is known ___ type of farming

a.Intensive

b.Extensive

c.Commercial

d.Mixed

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

a.Cell wall

b.Flagella

c.Ribosomes

d.Capsule

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

a.Lipopolysaccharides

b.Polypeptide

c.Peptidoglycan

d.Steroids

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

a.Pipette

b.Delaval

c.Slycobut

d.Elastrator

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

a.Millets

b.Jowar

c.Pulses

d.Sesamum

81. Barometer is used to measure:

a.Air flow

b.Atmospheric pressure

c.Wind pressure

d.Rainfall

82. Which is known as golden fiber?

a.Silk

b.Wool

c.Cotton

d.Jute

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

a.Dehorning

b.Giving good nutrition

c.Healing an illness

d.Having the cow bred

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

a.Conn

b.Crotch

c.Corona

d.Crown

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

a.30 days

b.90 days

c.21 days

d.10 days

86. 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

87. Nucleoside is.

a.It is a nitrogenous base

b.It is Deoxyribose sugar

c.Both a and b

d.None of the above

88. Which one of the following is structural protein?

a.Collagen

b.Insulin

c.Myoglobin

d.Elastin

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

a.Absence of cell.

b.Presence of a true cell wall.

c.Absence of true cell wall.

d.Presence of cell.

90. “King of Arid Fruits” is called ________

a.Ber

b.Aonla

c.Phalsa

d.Pomegranate

91. The agricultural instrument used for removal of weed is

a.seed drill

b.Plough

c.sickle

d.khurpi

92. What lubricant is used in artificial insemination?

a.Bag Balm

b.Vaseline

c.Saliva

d.K-Y jelly or Vet Lube

93. Maltose is a__

a.Non-reducing sugar.

b.Either a or b.

c.None of the above.

d.Reducing sugar.

94. Polyploid plants can emerge immediately in nature by:

a.Meiotic failure

b.All of the above

c.Fusion of unreduced gametes

d.Mitotic failure

95. 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

96. The fruit of banana is botanically a/an

a.Pepo

b.Drupe

c.Pome

d.Berry

97. Chromosome number of Mangosteen

a.2x = 40

b.2x = 14

c.2x = 34

d.2x = 24

98. A bacterial nucleus is always __________

a.Triploid.

b.Diploid

c.Haploid.

d.Tetraploid.

99. Soil replacement can be done by

a.Vermicomposting

b.Crop rotation

c.All

d.Legumes growth

100. Which is a saturated fatty acid.

a.Linoleic acid

b.Lauric acid

c.Oleic acid

d.None of the above

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