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. Separating grains from chaff is called:

a.threshing

b.harvesting.

c.fallow

d.winnowing

2. Polyploid plants can emerge immediately in nature by:

a.All of the above

b.Fusion of unreduced gametes

c.Mitotic failure

d.Meiotic failure

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

a.Monosaccharides.

b.All of the above.

c.Oligosaccharides.

d.Polysaccharides.

4. Polyploidy variety of Mango

a.Kurukkan

b.All of the above

c.Olour

d.Vellaicollamban

5. Rabi crop is harvested in

a.January

b.October

c.March

d.September

6. Soil replacement can be done by

a.Legumes growth

b.Crop rotation

c.Vermicomposting

d.All

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

a.improved management

b.estrus detection

c.genetic improvement

d.crossbreeding

8. 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

9. “Queen of Fruits” is called __________

a.Avocado

b.Ber

c.Mangosteen

d.Mango

10. What is albedo:

a.Some parts are absorbed and some are reflected

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

c.None of the above

d.Energy received by the Earth from Sun and absorbed

11. Who is the father of agricultural biochemistry?

a.Paul Berg

b.Emil Fischer

c.Roger D. Kornberg

d.Liebig

12. The fruit of banana is botanically a/an

a.Pepo

b.Drupe

c.Pome

d.Berry

13. 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 + 2 H+ + H↓2O.

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

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

14. “King of Arid Fruits” is called ________

a.Ber

b.Phalsa

c.Pomegranate

d.Aonla

15. Barometer is used to measure:

a.Wind pressure

b.Air flow

c.Atmospheric pressure

d.Rainfall

16. Seed drill is used for

a.cleaning the seed

b.weeding

c.sowing

d.harvesting

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

a.Clostridium, Actinomyces

b.Clostridium

c.Actinomyces

d.Rhizobium

18. BHC (Benzene hexachloride) is a

a.pesticides

b.fertilizer

c.weedicide

d.fungicide

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

a.Nicking

b.Ringing

c.Notching

d.Thinning

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

a.Polypeptide

b.Steroids

c.Lipopolysaccharides

d.Peptidoglycan

21. Heavy rain cloud is called:

a.Nimbostratus

b.Cirrostratus

c.Altostratus

d.Cirrus

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

a.Jeon Bakker

b.Meindent Boon

c.Mendel

d.Charles Darwin

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

a.They contain Osmo regulating porins

b.They block water molecules from entering the cell

c.Their cell wall is composed of peptidoglycan

d.They are selectively permeable

24. Father of green revolution in India

a.M.S. Swaminathan

b.G Paul

c.Norman Borlaug

d.Van Neil

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

a.USA

b.Brazil

c.France

d.Belgium

26. Kharif crops are sowed in the

a.Summer

b.Winter

c.Rainy

d.Autum

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

a.Cytokinin

b.Gibberellic Acid

c.IBA

d.Ethylene

28. 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 3’-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

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

a.Biocide

b.pesticide

c.fertilizer

d.humus

30. Pollination in Mango is mainly

a.House fly

b.Weevil

c.Wind

d.Honey bees

31. Which is a saturated fatty acid.

a.Linoleic acid

b.None of the above

c.Oleic acid

d.Lauric acid

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

a.Presence of cell.

b.Absence of cell.

c.Presence of a true cell wall.

d.Absence of true cell wall.

33. Chromosome number of Mango

a.2x = 40

b.4x = 40

c.3x = 40

d.x = 40

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

a.4H

b.dual purpose

c.dairy

d.beef

35. IMD stands for:

a.Indian’s Meteorology Department

b.Indian Meteorology Department.

c.India Meteorological Department.

d.India’s Meteorological Department.

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

a.In the air

b.in a warm water bath

c.Microwave

d.on the sidewalk

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

a.Delaval

b.Elastrator

c.Pipette

d.Slycobut

38. 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

39. Protray are related to _________

a.Post-harvest

b.Transport

c.Nursery

d.Processing

40. Most abundant and basic Auxin is _________

a.1BA

b.IAA

c.NAA

d.2-4 D

41. Journal “Indian Horticulture” is published by _________

a.IGKV

b.IARI

c.IIHR

d.ICAR

42. “King of Temperate Fruits” is called _________

a.Peach

b.Apple

c.Kiwi Fruit

d.Pear

43. Example of highly hygroscopic fertilizer is:

a.Sodium nitrate

b.Ammonium sulfate

c.Urea

d.Calcium ammonium nitrate

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

a.Ambika

b.Mallika

c.Amrapali

d.Sindhu

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

a.All of the above

b.Low

c.Medium

d.High

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

a.Hydroxyl (-OH)

b.All of the above

c.Keto (C=O) groups

d.Free aldehyde (-CHO)

47. The plant roots containing nitrogen fixing bacteria are:

a.maize

b.Onion

c.pea

d.potato

48. Chromosome number of Mangosteen

a.2x = 14

b.2x = 40

c.2x = 24

d.2x = 34

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

a.Another culture

b.Cell culture

c.Meristem culture

d.Embryo culture

50. The agricultural instrument used for removal of weed is

a.Plough

b.sickle

c.seed drill

d.khurpi

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

a.Ribosomes

b.Capsule

c.Cell wall

d.Flagella

52. Lipids are essential for absorption of.

a.Both a and b

b.Vitamin C

c.Vitamin D

d.Vitamin A

53. What is parthenocarpy?

a.Fruits develop without fertilization

b.None of the above

c.Fruits develop after fertilization

d.Fruit remains underdeveloped

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

a.Antibiosis

b.Tolerance

c.Non preference

d.Resistance

55. Which is the polymer of glucose?

a.Protein

b.Cellulose

c.Both a and b

d.Amino acid

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

a.Q-fever

b.Pulmonary tuberculosis

c.Actinomycosis

d.Gonorrhea

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

a.Frederick Sanger

b.Mendel

c.Watson and Francis Crick

d.Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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

a.Crotch

b.Conn

c.Crown

d.Corona

59. Cattle plague another name for–

a.Rinderpest

b.FMD

c.Cowpox

d.Anthrax

60. Monosaccharides may also be

a.all are reducing.

b.None of the above.

c.non-reducing.

d.reducing.

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

a.Giving good nutrition

b.Having the cow bred

c.Dehorning

d.Healing an illness

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

a.Linebreeding

b.Outcrossing

c.Close breeding

d.Inbreeding

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

a.Vivipary

b.Asepsis

c.Ovipary

d.Apomixis

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

a.liquid nitrogen

b.Hydrogen

c.xenon

d.salt

65. Which is known as golden fiber?

a.Silk

b.Wool

c.Cotton

d.Jute

66. Most cultivated crop of India is:

a.Jowar

b.Wheat

c.Pulses

d.Rice

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

a.Primitive subsistence

b.Commerical

c.Plantation

d.Intensive subsistence

68. Example of monocotyledons:

a.Groundnut

b.Sunflower

c.Rose

d.Corn

69. Pusa Majestic is a variety of ________

a.Citrus

b.Papaya

c.Guava

d.Mango

70. Winnowing is a method of separating:

a.soil from grain

b.none of these

c.grain from chaff

d.soil from chaff

71. What lubricant is used in artificial insemination?

a.K-Y jelly or Vet Lube

b.Saliva

c.Bag Balm

d.Vaseline

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

a.Pimarcin

b.Subtilin

c.Zeatin

d.Nisin

73. “King of Fruits” is called _________

a.Citrus

b.Guava

c.Mango

d.Apple

74. Seed drill is used to

a.remove the weeds

b.remove the pest

c.sow the seeds

d.mix manure in the soil.

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

a.k2-test

b.z-test

c.f-test

d.t-test

76. High Water Use Efficiency (WUE)

a.Flood irrigation

b.All of the above

c.Drip

d.Sprinkler

77. The process of loosening of the soil is called

a.harvesting

b.spraying

c.tilling

d.weeding

78. Colostrum feeding necessary for–

a.All

b.Increasing protein

c.Disease resistance

d.Easy to digest

79. India is known as home of _________

a.Fruits

b.Flowers

c.Spices and Medicinal

d.Vegetables

80. Plantation is known ___ type of farming

a.Mixed

b.Commercial

c.Extensive

d.Intensive

81. “Queen of Nuts” is called ________

a.Date palm

b.Almond

c.Peanut

d.Walnut

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

a.Jamun

b.Bael

c.Ber

d.Aonla

83. Genetically modified crops include:

a.Golden rice

b.Bt- cotton

c.Bt- brinjal

d.All

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

a.MH

b.CCC

c.NAA

d.Colchicine

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

a.Heterosi

b.Selection

c.Mutation

d.Hybridization

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

a.Millets

b.Pulses

c.Sesamum

d.Jowar

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

a.Covalent bond

b.Hydrogen bonds between water molecules

c.Noncovalent interactions

d.Vander Waals forces of attraction

88. Initiation of milk secretion is called–

a.Galactopiosis

b.Lactogenesis

c.Galactogenesis

d.None

89. Rhizobium bacteria fix atmospheric

a.carbon dioxide

b.nitrogen

c.oxygen

d.hydrogen

90. 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.

91. Maltose is a__

a.Reducing sugar.

b.None of the above.

c.Non-reducing sugar.

d.Either a or b.

92. Which one of the following is structural protein?

a.Elastin

b.Myoglobin

c.Collagen

d.Insulin

93. The shape of prokaryotic cells is governed by

a.Absence of cell wall.

b.of the above.

c.The presence of a cell wall.

d.The chemical composition of cell walls.

94. “King of Nuts” is called _________

a.Almond

b.Peanut

c.Date palm

d.Walnut

95. A bacterial nucleus is always __________

a.Tetraploid.

b.Triploid.

c.Haploid.

d.Diploid

96. How are controlled breeding experiments carried out?

a.Out-crossing

b.Interspecific hybridisation

c.Inbreeding

d.Artificial insemination

97. Who is the discoverer of nucleic acid?

a.Marshall

b.F. Miescher

c.F. Jones

d.Chargaff

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

a.Jowar

b.Sugarcane

c.Groundnut

d.Jute

99. Nucleoside is.

a.None of the above

b.It is Deoxyribose sugar

c.It is a nitrogenous base

d.Both a and b

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

a.Pseudomonas syringae.

b.Pseudomonas flavescens.

c.Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

d.Pseudomonas citronellolis.

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