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. Which of these is part of an insemination rod?

a.Slycobut

b.Pipette

c.Delaval

d.Elastrator

2. Which is a saturated fatty acid.

a.None of the above

b.Linoleic acid

c.Lauric acid

d.Oleic acid

3. Soil replacement can be done by

a.Crop rotation

b.Vermicomposting

c.Legumes growth

d.All

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

a.Gibberellic Acid

b.IBA

c.Cytokinin

d.Ethylene

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

a.4H

b.beef

c.dairy

d.dual purpose

6. 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.

7. BHC (Benzene hexachloride) is a

a.fungicide

b.weedicide

c.fertilizer

d.pesticides

8. Chromosome number of Mango

a.4x = 40

b.3x = 40

c.2x = 40

d.x = 40

9. What is albedo:

a.None of the above

b.Energy received by the Earth from Sun and absorbed

c.Some parts are absorbed and some are reflected

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

10. Cattle plague another name for–

a.Cowpox

b.Anthrax

c.Rinderpest

d.FMD

11. Winnowing is a method of separating:

a.soil from grain

b.grain from chaff

c.soil from chaff

d.none of these

12. Father of green revolution in India

a.G Paul

b.M.S. Swaminathan

c.Norman Borlaug

d.Van Neil

13. Lipids are essential for absorption of.

a.Both a and b

b.Vitamin D

c.Vitamin A

d.Vitamin C

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

a.Mendel

b.Jeon Bakker

c.Charles Darwin

d.Meindent Boon

15. Genetically modified crops include:

a.Golden rice

b.Bt- cotton

c.Bt- brinjal

d.All

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

a.High

b.All of the above

c.Medium

d.Low

17. Which is the polymer of glucose?

a.Protein

b.Both a and b

c.Amino acid

d.Cellulose

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

a.Dehorning

b.Healing an illness

c.Giving good nutrition

d.Having the cow bred

19. “King of Nuts” is called _________

a.Date palm

b.Walnut

c.Peanut

d.Almond

20. Maltose is a__

a.Reducing sugar.

b.Either a or b.

c.Non-reducing sugar.

d.None of the above.

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

a.Actinomyces

b.Rhizobium

c.Clostridium, Actinomyces

d.Clostridium

22. High Water Use Efficiency (WUE)

a.Drip

b.All of the above

c.Sprinkler

d.Flood irrigation

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

a.Intensive subsistence framing

b.Primitive subsistence farming

c.Commercial farming

d.Extensive subsistence farming

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

a.Non preference

b.Tolerance

c.Resistance

d.Antibiosis

25. “King of Fruits” is called _________

a.Apple

b.Mango

c.Citrus

d.Guava

26. Pollination in Mango is mainly

a.Honey bees

b.House fly

c.Wind

d.Weevil

27. What is parthenocarpy?

a.None of the above

b.Fruits develop after fertilization

c.Fruits develop without fertilization

d.Fruit remains underdeveloped

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

a.Hydrogen

b.liquid nitrogen

c.salt

d.xenon

29. Rabi crop is harvested in

a.March

b.January

c.September

d.October

30. Which is known as golden fiber?

a.Silk

b.Cotton

c.Wool

d.Jute

31. Initiation of milk secretion is called–

a.None

b.Galactopiosis

c.Lactogenesis

d.Galactogenesis

32. The process of loosening of the soil is called

a.weeding

b.harvesting

c.tilling

d.spraying

33. Colostrum feeding necessary for–

a.Disease resistance

b.All

c.Easy to digest

d.Increasing protein

34. Seed drill is used for

a.cleaning the seed

b.weeding

c.harvesting

d.sowing

35. Chromosome number of Mangosteen

a.2x = 34

b.2x = 24

c.2x = 40

d.2x = 14

36. Polyploidy variety of Mango

a.Vellaicollamban

b.Olour

c.Kurukkan

d.All of the above

37. Most abundant and basic Auxin is _________

a.NAA

b.1BA

c.2-4 D

d.IAA

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

a.Aonla

b.Ber

c.Bael

d.Jamun

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

a.Vivipary

b.Ovipary

c.Asepsis

d.Apomixis

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

a.Corona

b.Conn

c.Crown

d.Crotch

41. What lubricant is used in artificial insemination?

a.K-Y jelly or Vet Lube

b.Saliva

c.Vaseline

d.Bag Balm

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

a.f-test

b.z-test

c.k2-test

d.t-test

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

a.Presence of cell.

b.Absence of true cell wall.

c.Absence of cell.

d.Presence of a true cell wall.

44. Rhizobium bacteria fix atmospheric

a.nitrogen

b.oxygen

c.hydrogen

d.carbon dioxide

45. India is known as home of _________

a.Fruits

b.Vegetables

c.Spices and Medicinal

d.Flowers

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

a.Nicking

b.Thinning

c.Ringing

d.Notching

47. Plantation is known ___ type of farming

a.Intensive

b.Mixed

c.Commercial

d.Extensive

48. Example of monocotyledons:

a.Groundnut

b.Rose

c.Sunflower

d.Corn

49. Monosaccharides may also be

a.all are reducing.

b.None of the above.

c.reducing.

d.non-reducing.

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

a.Groundnut

b.Jute

c.Jowar

d.Sugarcane

51. Polyploid plants can emerge immediately in nature by:

a.Meiotic failure

b.Mitotic failure

c.All of the above

d.Fusion of unreduced gametes

52. “King of Temperate Fruits” is called _________

a.Pear

b.Peach

c.Apple

d.Kiwi Fruit

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

a.All of the above

b.Free aldehyde (-CHO)

c.Hydroxyl (-OH)

d.Keto (C=O) groups

54. IMD stands for:

a.Indian Meteorology Department.

b.India’s Meteorological Department.

c.India Meteorological Department.

d.Indian’s Meteorology Department

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

a.pesticide

b.humus

c.fertilizer

d.Biocide

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

a.Polypeptide

b.Steroids

c.Peptidoglycan

d.Lipopolysaccharides

57. Protray are related to _________

a.Post-harvest

b.Nursery

c.Processing

d.Transport

58. The agricultural instrument used for removal of weed is

a.sickle

b.seed drill

c.khurpi

d.Plough

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

a.10 days

b.90 days

c.21 days

d.30 days

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

a.Cell wall

b.Flagella

c.Ribosomes

d.Capsule

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

a.Intensive subsistence

b.Commerical

c.Primitive subsistence

d.Plantation

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

a.Zeatin

b.Nisin

c.Subtilin

d.Pimarcin

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

a.Pulses

b.Millets

c.Sesamum

d.Jowar

64. Separating grains from chaff is called:

a.threshing

b.fallow

c.harvesting.

d.winnowing

65. The plant roots containing nitrogen fixing bacteria are:

a.pea

b.potato

c.Onion

d.maize

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

a.They block water molecules from entering the cell

b.Their cell wall is composed of peptidoglycan

c.They contain Osmo regulating porins

d.They are selectively permeable

67. Seed drill is used to

a.sow the seeds

b.remove the weeds

c.remove the pest

d.mix manure in the soil.

68. The fruit of banana is botanically a/an

a.Pome

b.Drupe

c.Berry

d.Pepo

69. Most cultivated crop of India is:

a.Jowar

b.Wheat

c.Rice

d.Pulses

70. Journal “Indian Horticulture” is published by _________

a.ICAR

b.IARI

c.IIHR

d.IGKV

71. 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.

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

a.Hybridization

b.Mutation

c.Selection

d.Heterosi

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

a.France

b.Belgium

c.USA

d.Brazil

74. Pusa Majestic is a variety of ________

a.Citrus

b.Mango

c.Papaya

d.Guava

75. Nucleoside is.

a.Both a and b

b.It is a nitrogenous base

c.It is Deoxyribose sugar

d.None of the above

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

a.Pseudomonas flavescens.

b.Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

c.Pseudomonas syringae.

d.Pseudomonas citronellolis.

77. Kharif crops are sowed in the

a.Summer

b.Rainy

c.Winter

d.Autum

78. Example of highly hygroscopic fertilizer is:

a.Sodium nitrate

b.Urea

c.Calcium ammonium nitrate

d.Ammonium sulfate

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

a.improved management

b.genetic improvement

c.crossbreeding

d.estrus detection

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

a.Actinomycosis

b.Gonorrhea

c.Pulmonary tuberculosis

d.Q-fever

81. 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.5’-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.3’-phosphate group of one nucleotide unit is joined to the 5’-hydroxyl group of the next nucleotide

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

a.Monosaccharides.

b.Oligosaccharides.

c.All of the above.

d.Polysaccharides.

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

a.Conjugation.

b.Transformation.

c.Transduction.

d.All of the above.

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

a.CCC

b.MH

c.NAA

d.Colchicine

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

a.Hydrogen bonds between water molecules

b.Vander Waals forces of attraction

c.Noncovalent interactions

d.Covalent bond

86. Barometer is used to measure:

a.Wind pressure

b.Rainfall

c.Air flow

d.Atmospheric pressure

87. Who is the discoverer of nucleic acid?

a.Marshall

b.F. Jones

c.Chargaff

d.F. Miescher

88. “Queen of Fruits” is called __________

a.Avocado

b.Mango

c.Ber

d.Mangosteen

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

a.Sindhu

b.Ambika

c.Amrapali

d.Mallika

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

a.Mendel

b.Anton van Leeuwenhoek

c.Watson and Francis Crick

d.Frederick Sanger

91. How are controlled breeding experiments carried out?

a.Interspecific hybridisation

b.Artificial insemination

c.Out-crossing

d.Inbreeding

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

a.Cell culture

b.Meristem culture

c.Another culture

d.Embryo culture

93. Who is the father of agricultural biochemistry?

a.Liebig

b.Roger D. Kornberg

c.Paul Berg

d.Emil Fischer

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

a.Inbreeding

b.Close breeding

c.Outcrossing

d.Linebreeding

95. Heavy rain cloud is called:

a.Nimbostratus

b.Cirrostratus

c.Cirrus

d.Altostratus

96. “Queen of Nuts” is called ________

a.Walnut

b.Peanut

c.Date palm

d.Almond

97. Which one of the following is structural protein?

a.Insulin

b.Myoglobin

c.Elastin

d.Collagen

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

a.in a warm water bath

b.In the air

c.Microwave

d.on the sidewalk

99. “King of Arid Fruits” is called ________

a.Pomegranate

b.Phalsa

c.Aonla

d.Ber

100. A bacterial nucleus is always __________

a.Tetraploid.

b.Triploid.

c.Diploid

d.Haploid.

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