Agriculture Officer Exam Model Paper

Model questions for agriculture officer Exams

1. Lemma + Palea together known as
Panicle
Plumule
Hull
Seed
None of these

2. Miracle Rice in India is
I R 8
T. N 1
Jaya
Padma
Basmati

3. ‘Square’ is the appearance of flower bud in
a. Cotton
b. Okra
c. papaya
d. Custard apple
e. Pine apple

4. The ratio of crop yield to the amount of water depleted by the crop in the process of evapo transpiration is
a. Consumptive Use of water
b. Water Use efficiency
c. Irrigation efficiency
d. all of these
e. None of these

5. Number of agroclimatic zones in India
a. 10
b. 12
c.15
d. 20
e. 11

6. Term ‘Vernalisation’ given by
1. Arnon and Stout
2. Lysenco
3.Stephen Hales
4. Mendel
5. None of these




7. Tax to GDP ratio in India in year 2007-08 is
a. 12
b.19
c.28
d.38
e.49

8. Which one of the following minerals is least weatherable in soil?
a. Olivine
b. Quartz
c.Calcite
d. biotite
e. Lime

9. Peat soils are generally
Black, heavy & acidic
Black, light & basic
Red Light & acidic
Black, heavy & neutral
Red, Heavy and neutral

10. The state Leading in groundnut production is
Gujrat
Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh
Maharastra
Punjab

11. Tran genetic Plains are found in
Punjab Haryana and shiwalik region
MP and some parts of Rajasthan
Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and hilly areas of U.P.
Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh
E. None of these

12. The word Pulse is derived from
Latin
Greek
French
German
Hindi

13. Nucleic acid Phytin Contains element
P
Ca
Mg
Na
K

14. NABARD was started in the year
1968
1974
1978
1982
1989

15.white Grub is the pest of
a. groundnut
b. Sugarcane
c. Rice
d. Mustard
e.wheat

16. which one of the following is the mercurial chemical
a.thiram
b. oxanthins
c. carboxins
d.chloranil
e. all are non mercurials.

17. Phyllody of seasamum is
a. Bacterial disease
b. Fungal disease
c. Mycoplasma disease
d. deficiency disease
e.Nematode disease

18. Mosaic streak of wheat is a
a. Bacterial disease
b. Fungal disease
c. Mycoplasma disease
d. Viral disease
e. Nematode disease

19. Greening disease of citrus is
a. Bacterial disease
b. Fungal disease
c. Mycoplasma disease
d. Viral disease
e. Nematode disease


20.Cnaphalocrosis medindis is also known as
a. White Leaf hopper
b. Paddy Leaf hopper
c. Rice Gall midge
d. Rice Gundhi Bug
e. Rice Army worm

Answers
1. c 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. e
6. 2 7.a 8. b 9.a 10.c
11.a 12.c 13.a 14.d 15.a
16.e 17.c 18.d 19.a 20. b