2005 Time Allowed: Two Hours Maximum Marks: 300 1. Consld.er the following statements: 1. Inaia is the largest producer of safflower oil in the world 2. Areawise, India is the largest cultivator of tea in the world Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2omly (©) Both | and 2 (@) Neither 1 nor2 2. Which one among the following components of soil organic matter is most, resistant to decomposition? (a) Cellulose (b) Hemicettulose (©) Starch (@) Lignin 3. Which one of the following is a measure of the net positive chaitge,ield on soil exchange complex? (a) Anion exchange capacity (b) Cation exchaigeg Pf (©) Base exchange capacity (@) Electricgf@Gndociistty 4, Volatilisation loss of ammonia in soil increases wi h the nerease in: (a) Calcium carbonate content of soil (b) Moisture content of soil (©) Clay content of soil (d) Cation exch age capacity of sol 5. The deficiency of which one ofdhe following causes Khaira disease? (a) Copper (b) Iron (©) Phosphorus (@) Zine 6. Which one of the followingafitctors is responsible for poor fruit setting in custard apple? (a) Dioecious tue (b) Heterostyly (©) Dichogamy (a) Self-incompatibilit 7. Which df the following scientists proposed the C nutrigats \p soil? (adelackson (b) Cate and Nelson (oy ste (@) Schofield 8. \ Majeh List I (Nutrient Element) with List II (Source in Soil) and select the borrect answer using the codes given below the lists: Level Concept for List 1 List I A Calcium 1. Apatite B. Nitrogen 2. Dolomite C. Phosphorus 3. Feldspar D. Potassium 4. Organics10. 12. B. 4 15. 16. 17. AB CD A BC D @ 2 1 4 3 ® 3 4 1 2 ©@3 1 4 2 @ 2 4 1 3 Which one of the following organisms is involved in the formation of N;O? (a) Thiobacillus ferroxidans (b) Paracoccus denitriticans (©) Nitrosomonas europaea (@) Desulfovibrio desulfuiicans Which one of the following is the correct order regarding thermal conductivity of s (a) Peat > Clay > Loam > Sand (b) Clay > Loam > Sand > Peat (©) Loam > Sand > Peat > Clay (d) Sand > Loam > Clay > Peat Ammonium fixation in the soil is due to (a) Microbial assimilation (b) Microbial fixation (©) Microbial immobilization (@) Soil exchange reaction Which one of the following soil properties does not change by | ropping and cultivation? (a) Bulk density (b) Particle density (©) Porosity (d) Permeability Size of the spray drop from a mist sprayer varies/rom (a) 1-50 um (b) 5059100 )un (©) 100 - 200 wm, (8) 200 -A0Q.um_ Which one of the following is a pest of apple? (a) Sylepra lunaris tb) Nodostoma subscotafum (©) Cydia hemidoxa (QNEriosoma /anigerum Cartap hydrochloride, a contiict & stomach poison inseeticide is isolated from (a) Streptomyces grisea (b) Streptomyces avermitifis (©) Lumbriconeseis peteropit (@) Bacitfus subyitis The use of flood jet nozzi€iS required for (a) Minimizing theft 6f chemicals (b) Increasing th€ droplet size (©) QuicRdelivery of spray fluid (d) BERnAihesion of spray fluid Epiiider the following statements: A. \the ‘sequence of nucleotides recognised by a restriction endonuclease is Present in only one strand of DNA, running in 3' - 5° direction. 2) At present, more than a hundred restriction endonucleases have been discovered. 3. Reverse transcriptase synthesizes DNA using RNA as a template, Which of the statements given above are correct, (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2and3 (©) Land 3 (@) 1,2and318. Where is National Institute of Agriculture Marketing locatd? (2) Jaipur (b) Kamal (©) Lucknow (@) Vijayawada 19. With reference to photosynthesis, consider the following statements: 1. Ferridoxin is located in the thylakoid membrane, 2. Phaeophytin is actually a chlorophyll b molecule that does not contain a ‘magnesium ion. The reactions that break down water and produce oxygen and protons are located in stroma. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) Lonly (b) Land 2 (©) Land 3 (@) 2and3 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched substance Part of the plant yielding §ubstagce (a) Cocaine Leaves (b) Colehicin Bulb (©) Digitalin Root (@) Opium Fruit 21. With reference to flowering plants, consider the following statements: 1. Pollen grains contain auxin. 2. Pollination prevents ovary abscission 3. Normal seeds synthesise auxinggpibbaellins & cytokinins. Which of the statements given above are compel (? (a) Land 2 tb) 2and3 (©) Land 3 (@) 1,2and3 Directions: ‘The following 9 (Nittey/fteniconsist of two statements: one labelled as the ‘Assertion (A)' and the other as "Riason (R)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the aitSWE "tethese items using the codes given below: (a) Both A and R af@hiividbally true and R is the correct explanation of A (b) Both A and R Stefndi)idually true but R is not the correct explanation of A (©) Ais trueut R is file (4) Ais Mise But RS true 22. Assertion (A) : In order to overcome the problems facing Indian agriculture, the Government of India evolved the Macro Management of Agriculture by integrating 27 idemtfied schemes. Reason (R) As Agriculture is a subject under Concurrent List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, the primary responsibility for increasing agricultural production rests with the Union Govt 23. Assertion (A) : Without NAD+, ATP cannot be formed in glycolysis. Reason (R)__: Without NAD+, 3-phosphoglyceraldehyde cannot be oxidized to 1, 3-diphosphoglycerate. 24, Assertion (A) : Ethephon is used to hasten ripening in banana. Reason (R) _ : Ethephon releases auxin,25, Assertion (A) : A change in the ratio of input-prices correspondingly changes the slope of the iso-cost line, Reason (R) _: The slope of the iso-cost line indicates the ratio of factor-prices. Assertion (A) : Dwarf wheat is always sown shallow compared to tall wheat Reason (R) — : The coleoptile length is longer if! case of mexican wheat as compared to tall wheat 27. Assertion (A) : The rosette habit of cabbage can be changed drastically by the application of Gibberellic Acid (GA). Reason (R) _ : Since Gibberellic Acid helps in cell division and differentiation, the rosette habit of cabbage is changed. 28. Assertion (A: With reference to soils, isomorphous substitution is an importgat mechanism through which negative charges are developed, : Isomorphous substitution of lower valent ions occurs i high\r valent ions, Reason (R) 29. Assertion (A): The rotating disc aerosol generator is not useful (or gefierating aerosol of pesticides like pyrethrum, Reason (R) _ : Pyrethrum is a heat sensitive pesticide of plfijorigip 30. Assertion (A: All young soils are deficient in nitrogen. Reason (R) __: Nitrogen is not a significant compoyeént of aliytype of rock. 31. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched Crop ImporfanyiMisture sensitive stage (a) Rice Paficle ifitistion, flowering (b) Sugarcane Germination (©) Cotton Fldyering, boll development (a) Chillies Gowering 32. Consider the following statéftient3 L.A gram of guava fruit frayfnowvitamin C than a gram of orange fruit. 2. Papaya does not.contain Vitafnin C. 3. Jack fruit hassagiges 1veenzyme bromelin. Which of the sfeteprients given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) Land 2 (©) Landy (@) 2and3 33. Anti-caliee) drug vineristin is obtained from @ Pipdhnigrum (b) Rawwolfia serpentina ic) Hemidesmus indicus (@) Catharanthus roseus 34. Consider the following statements: T. All the proteins of mitochondria are encoded by mitochondrial genome. 2. The chloroplast DNA does not code for all chloroplast proteins. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2only (©) Both I and 2 (@) Neither 1 nor235. Match List I (Plant) with List I (Propagation) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List List A. Pineapple 1. Soft wood cutting B. Citrus 2. Root cutting C Peach 3. Budding D. Sapota 3. Sucker 5, Stone grafting A BC D A BC D @4 3 2 1 ) 5 2 4 @5 3 2 4 @ 4 2 3 1 36. Consider the following statements : I. The strawberry propagates by runners, 2. ‘The chrysanthemum propagates by suckers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?” (a) Lonly (b) 2only (©) Both I and 2 (@) Neither Lnor 37. Which one of the following fruit crops is highly stsceptible to salinity? (a) Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) (b) Ber (Zizyphus jujuba) (e) Pomegranate (Punica granarum) (d) Almond (Amygdalus communis) 38. Which one of the following is the "best testfor ripeness of table grapes? (a) Colour of the fruit, (b) Sweetness and change if sid cOtour © S (d) Ease of separating grape® from the vines 39. Match List I (@rop) With List II (Cultivar) and select the correct answer using the codd_ given\below the lists: softness of the fruiy List List IL A. Banana 1. Sonaka B Grapes 2. Poovan QCind 3. Superstar 1D Rose 4, Pusa Kesar A BOC OD A BC D @3 1 4 ® 3 4 1b 2 ©2 4 1 3 @ 2 1 4 3 40. Consider the following statements: 1. In Indian agriculture, oil seeds are next to sugarcane in area coverage, production and value. 2. India's share in the world production of mango is more than 45%: Which of the statements given above is/are correct”i. 42, 43. 45. 47. (a) 1 only (b) 2only (©) Both | and 2 (@) Neither 1 nor2 Which one of the following fruits is good in curing diabetes? (a) Bel’ (Zizyphus jujuba) (b) Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) (©) Apple (Pyrus malus) (d) Jamun (Eugenia jambofana or Syzygium cumiwi) Consider the following statements: 1. The medicinal plant Gi 2. The leaves of Cassia angusti/o/ia are purgative. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2only (©) Both | and 2 (@) Neither 1 nor2 Which one of the following chemicals is used to keep th frufs and vegetables firm? (a) Calcium chloride (b) Sodium benzogt@ (©) Ascorbic acid (d)_ Sodium chloride Consider the following statements: 1. Sunn hemp is obtained from Crozalaria jungeg of{amily Papilionaceae. wrrhiza glabra is a legume. 2. Jute (Corchorus capsw/aris) fibres are acljal}y be, scelerenchymatous tissue of secondary phloem. The stem of narcotic plant Cannabis sata yields fibres used in making ropes and sacks. Which of the statements .given afove lige correct? (a) Land 2 (b) 2and3 (©) Land 3 (@) 1,2and3 ‘The heat treatment gi\\en b fore canning of vegetables with boil steam followed by €00l ngis termed as (a) Blanching, (b) Brining g water or (©) Clinehing (@) Exhausting Consides the folloWing statements: The euseSof déterioration in canned fruit products are LeBadieria 2. Iron salts. 3\ Copper salts Whlph of the statements given above is/are corect? ) Lonly (b) Land 2 (©) 2and 3 (@) 1,2and3 ‘When should the fertilizer be applied to lawn grass? (a) When itis available at the lowest price (b) In summer time for cool season grasses (c) When the grass begins the dormant rest cycle (a) Just before the beginning of the active growth cycle of the grass48. With reference to mutagenic agents, consider the following statements: 1. Acridine dyes cause frame shift mutations. 2. Ultraviolet light caus 3. Five-bromouracil causes tran point mutations. jon mutation, Which of the statements given above are correct? (a) Land 2 (b) 2and 3 (©) Land 3 (@ 1,2and3 49, What is the amount of ammonium nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen presence in 25 kg of calcium ammonium nitrate (20 % N)? (a) 1.5 kg ammonium nitrogen and 3.5 kg nitrate nitrogen (b) 2.5 kg ammonium nitrogen and 2.5 kg nitrate nitrogen (©) 3.5 kg ammonium nitrogen and 1.5 kg nitrate nitrogen (d) 4.5 kg ammonium nitrogen and 0.5 kg nitrate nitrogen 50. Match List I Disease) with List II (Crop) and select the cdirect nswer using the codes given below the lists: List List IL A. Late blight 1. Wheat! B. Loose smut 2. PAB C. Blast 3 Per D. Fire blight A Rice A BoC D A BOC OD @3 4 1 2 ® 2 4 1 3 2 1 4 3 (Pi 3 1 4 2 51. The interspecific semiochemigils which pro emitter (producer) speciessme known as (a) Allomones (b) Hormones le adaptive advantage to the (©) Kairomones (@)_ Pheromones 52. In which one of the following crops has the outbreak of woolyaphid been noticed recently? (a) Maize (b) Barley (©) Sugateane (d) Cotton 53. Agrofomi\ restarch carried out on farmer's field with active participation ofthe fariir is ealled (& OFPrm research (b) Adaptive research WA Operational research (d) Diversified research 58m Match list I (Weed) with List II (Family) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I List I ‘A. Parthenium hysterophorus 1. Aizoaceae B. Trianthema portulacastrum 2. Compositae C. Bichhornia crassipes 3. Pontederiaceae55, 56. 57. 59. 61. AB Cc AB @ 1 2 3 o 3 1 2 @2 3 1 @2 | With reference to root hairs of plants, consider the following statement 1. Root hairs are the extensions of the cortex cells of the root, 2. The cell wall of root hairs acts as a semi-permeable membrane. Which of these statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (©) Both 1 and 2 (@) Neither 1 nor2 ‘The nozzle used to produce fog is (a) Gaseous energy nozzle (b) Thermal energy nozzle (c) Centrifugal energy nozzle (d) Kinetic energy nozzle ‘The critical stages of irrigation in cotton are (a) Vegetation and flowering (b) Squaring and flowsting’ (c) Flowering and boiling (d) Bolling andgboopehing Which one of the following is most remunerative (n lowjand farming system? (a) Rice - Fish culture (b) Rig@podlluye Fish culture (©) Rice - Dairy (@)pRiced Sificulture Which one of the following companion troppiniySystems is most prevalent in Andaman and Nicobar Islands? (a) Coconut + Sugarcane (b) Coconut + Maize (©) Coconut + Black pepper W) Coconut + Sunflower Which one of the following ap\ids Yeeds on pulses? (a) Rhopalosiphum majdlis (b) Myzus persicae (©) Lipaphis erysimi (@)_ Aphis cracivora Which of the following s the characteristic of clay particles in the soil? (a) Less than (1,092 njin in diameter and consist of primary minerals, (b) Lessgthan 0:002%'mm in diameter and consist of primary and secondary minergls (€),0.092%90.05 mm in diameter and consist of secondary minerals @ PeQghan 0.002 mm in diameter and consist of secondary minerals Gobsider the following: 1. Buddlea asiatica 2. Duranta plumerii 3. Camation (Dianthus caryophyllus) Which of the above is/are suitable for cut-flower indust (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2only (©) Land 3 (@) only63. 65. 61. 0. wD. Kewada or serewpine (Pandanus), an important aromatic plant, is found in plenty in (a) Coastal tracts of Orissa (b) Sand dunes of Rajasthan (©) Foothills of Himachal Pradesh (a) Cold desert of Ladakh ‘The fruit pulp of which one of the following medicinal plants is used as laxative? (a) Atropa belladonna (b) Anethum graveolens (©) Cassia fistula (@) Rauwolfia serpentina Which one of the following pairs is responsible for tundu disease of wheat? (a) Nematode and Bacterium (b) Bacterium and Fungus (©) Nematode and Fungus (@) Virus and Nematode In which one of the following characters do mycoplasmad diffe) from bacteria? (a) Reproduction of fission (b) Cell wall (©) Culture in cell free medium (@) Visibility und reptigal microscope Which of the following is correct regarding viroid?” (a) RNA containing 50 - 100 base pairs with protein \oat (b) DNA containing 50 - 100 base pairs with roteltycoat (©) RNA containing 250 - 400 nucleotides fvithdit protein coat (@) DNA containing 250 - 400 nucleotides Without protein coat Match List I (Common Name) yvilh Lik, IT (Scientific Name) and select the correct answer using the codegivembelow the lis List List It A. Ring nematode Hoplolaimus sp. 1 B. Spiral nematode 2. Criconemoides sp. C. Lesion nematode 3. Pratylenchus sp. D. Lance nema(6de) 4, Helicotylenchus A B € J AB D @1Q gh 2 2 4 3 1 © H&A 3 2 @ 2 3 4 1 ‘BhEamipunt of carbendazim 50% wettable powder required to prepare 1000 pPm solution is, (YO in 1 litre of water (b) O.1g in 1 litre of water )) 2g in | Titre of water (@) 0.2g in | litre of water After initiation of crown gall disease caused by Agrobacterium tumefaciens, its spread and development (a) Depend on growth and reproduction of bacteria (b) Depend on auxin production by bacteria (©) Depend on non-plasmid genome of bacteria (a) Is independent of bacterian. n. 2B. 4. 5. 16. Consider the following statements: Modern soil classification (taxonomy) is based on 1. Soil morphology 2. Soil genesis 3. Climate of soil formation 4, Age of soil Which of the statements given above are correct? (a) 1,2and 3 (b) 2and3 (©) 1,2and4 (@) Land 4 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (a) Acid soils ALtoxicity (b) Saline alkali soils K toxici (c) Water logged soils Methane emission (d) Sandy soils, Nutrient leaching The bushy appearance with dead heart in sugarcane at 6th intepniodedis dite to (a) Excess irrigation (b) Excess nitrogen (©) Top borer (d) Mealy bug, Which one among the following is the pneumatie spray in? (a) Foot sprayer (b) Stirrup ghrayer, (c) Hand compression sprayer (d) _Rocker.sprays, Match List I (Agroclimatic Zones) with Lig, Il (Main Strategy of Development) and select the correct ansWer (sing the codes given below the lists: List I TT A. Lower Gangetic plains 1, Reclamation of ravenous area B. Central plateau and hilly 2) Emphasis on increasing the tree cover C. Wester dry region 3. Crop diversification D. Trans-gangetic plailis 4, Minor irrigation programmes AB C™D A BC D @3 1 Qs o 4 1 203 @3 2 M @ 4 2 1 3 Considefithe following statements: 1. P@inkreasing the production of oilseeds/edible oils and to attain self: sufliciénty in their production, a centrally sponsored Oilseeds Production Prdgiumme is being implemented in 28 states. Convergence of Oilseeds Production Programme with Watershed Development Programme is one of the thrust areas identified for increasing the production of oilseeds during the Tenth Five Year Plan, Which of the statements given above is/are correct?” (a) 1 only (b) 2only (©) Both I and 2 (@) Neither 1 nor2Bs. 81. ‘The market equilibrium for an agricultural commodit (a) The market demand for the commodity (b) The market supply of the commodity (©) The balancing of the forces of demand and supply for the commodity (a) Imports and exports Consider the following crops: 1. Cereal crops 2. Plantation erops 3. Pulses and oilseeds Which of the above crops are exempted from enforcement of ceiling on land, holdings? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2only (©) 2and 3 (@) Sonly Which one of the following structural changes is becoming gstere\singly popular in the agricultural marketing system in India? (a) Integration (b) Specialization determined by (©) Diversification (A) Decentralisatig? Consider the following statements: 1, Vacuoles implant cells have single membrane. 2. Mitochondrial DNA lacks histones. 3. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum is involvéd jg pid synthesis and membrane assembly. Which of the statements given above jfare Bgyrect? (a) 1 only (By tha 2 (©) 2 and 3 (@) 1,2and3 Which one of the following’ ®ferS\to inter-regional allocation of agricultural production credit? (a) Proportionate number of azpers (b) Variation in the CO8t6Pproduction (c) Proportionse cBltivaed area (d) Differential gfoduitivity of capital Considefithe following statements: The plBrem\e of very large number of middlemen in agricultural marketing could bePurt\utedto L\\The demand for farm products over a large area. DN Highly scattered agricultural production. Difficult transportation of agricultural products which also involves special Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2and3 (©) 3 only (@) 1,2and383. To produce more output per unit of land, a cultivator will (a) Resort to diversi (b) Use land intensively (©) Use land extensively (A) Use land intensively as well as extensively Which of the following characterizes co-operative joint farming? (a) Ownership and cultivation are individual practices (b) Ownership is individual and the reward is based on the contribution of labour (©) Cultivation is joint and the reward is based on the contribution of land (4) Cultivation is joint but the reward is not based on the contribution of land A farm is said to be diversified when (a) Crop enterprise is mixed with livestock enterprise (b) Any’ one of the enterprises contributes more than 50% of the toydlficdlne, (©) None of the enterprises contributes more than 50% of the total ijcomeé! (@) Crop enterprise is combined with forestry Consider the following statements: 1. The smallest unit of DNA which is capable of undergtifhg oFossing over and recombination is called cistron. 2. In protein synthesis the enzyme that catalyzes peptidy bonding is located in the smaller subunit of ribosomes. 3. In cell cycle, replication of DNA agfurs (urifig G1 phase. Which of the statements given above is/are cormpet? (a) Land 2 (Bz daly (©) 2and 3 (@) 3 only Which one of the followiti@typ\of soils is most suitable for groundnut cultivation? (a) Sandy and sandy-lo\m sd. (b) Loam and clay soil (©) Clayey soil (@) Silty soil The concave (/Proilucton Possibility Curve (PPC) is very common in agriculture be itse of (a) Consjant rates 8f substitution between two products (b) 1ifeea®\ng Alles of substitution between two products (cPlnckeasiny rates of substitution between two factors (A)jIncfetsing rates of substitution between two factors and between two products Scientific name of macaroni wheat is (a) Triticum aestivum (b) Triticum dicoccum (©) Triticum duram (@) Triticum vulgare90, Match List I with below the lists: IL and select the correct answer using the codes given List I (Crop) List II (Variety) A. Castor 1. BRB B. Pigeonpea 2. Jal Bahadur C. Maize 3. Kissan D. Wheat 4. NPHI A BoC D A BC D @4 3 1 2 wo 4 1 30 2 @2 1 3 4 @ 2 3 1 4 91. Consider the following statements: 1. Mariate of potash is not suitable for sugarcane, 2. Saltpetre contains 65% K20. 3. Single superphosphate contains gypsum, 4, Ammonium phosphates are completely water soluble. White of the statements given above are correct? (a) Land 2 (b) 1, 3and4 (©) 3and4 @) 12,3086? 92. With reference to the food grain cultivationsnextto Uttar Pradesh, which one among the following states has the highést irtigated area? (a) Andhra Pradesh (by/Matfirashira (©) Punjab 4d) West Bengal 93. ‘The Chromosome theory of inheritancelyas first postulated by (a) Avery, McCarty and Macleé ih) ‘Frederick Griffith (©) Morgan and Sturtevant (@) Sutton and Boveri 94. In meiosis, reduction in the slunber of chromosomes occurs in (a) Diakinesis (b) Anaphase I (c) Metaphase 1 (@) Anaphase IT 95. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the pathway of Indife Abitic Acid (IAA)? (a) Tryplpphan - Indole pyruvic acid - Indoleacetaldehyde - IAA (b) 1flele pyruvic acid - Indoleacetaldehyde - Tryptophan - [AA (QMighophian - Indoteacetaldehyde - Indole pyruvic acid - LAA (d)\Indoteacetaldehyde - Indole pyruvic acid - Tryptophan - [AA 96. \Whieh one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? josynthetic 8) Cucurbits Self pollinated (b) French bean Self pollinated (©) Brinjal Often cross pollinated (a) Pea Self pollinated97, What RNA splicing? (a) Termination of RNA synthesis at specific base sequences within the DNA (b) The excision of the molecule introns and the formation of final Mma molecule by joining the exons (©) The beginning of transcription as soon as the RNA polymerase-promoter complex is formed and an appropriate nucleotide binds to the enzyme (d) Release of newly formed RNA afier the termination of transcription 98. Which one of the following phytohormones controls the apical dominance in plants? (a) Auxin (b) Cytokinin (©) Ethylene (@) Giberellin 99. Whi.ch one of the following processes is most adversely affected deficiency of magnesium in plants? (a) Defoliation (b) Upward translocation of nutrients (©) Downward movement of nutrients (@) Photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism 100. Consider the following amino acids: 1. Cysteine 2. Melfionine 3. Glutamic acid Which of the above contain sulphur? (a) 1 and 2 Ta Dna 3 (©) Land 3 (4) “2 and 3 101. Which one of the following pairsiis nof correctly matched? (a) Copper Plastocyanin (b) fron Phytochrome (©) Magnesium Chlorophyll (a) Cobalt Vitamin Biz 102, With referen eto) /photorespiration in plants, consider the following statements: ‘With the inérease in temperature and oxygen concentration, the affinity of RUBP® jrboxylase decreases for CO» and increase for O>. ‘Tim peroxisomes present in the cells metabolise glycolate into glycine; and glycine into serine and COs Th plants adapted to C4 pathway of photosynthesis to overcome photorespiratory losses, the CO2 is fixed in mesophyll cell Which of the statements given above are correct? (a) Land2 (b) 2and3 (©) Land 3 @ 1,2and3103. In marigold and sweet pea plants, which one of the following conditions favours cross pollination? (a) Dichogamy (b) Herkogamy (c) Self-sterility (@) Unisexuality 104, Consider the following statements: 1. India imports the entire potas available. fertilizers as there is no indigenous source 2. ‘The all-India average fertilizer consumption is 140 kglha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?” (a) 1 only (b) 2only (©) Both I and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor2 105, Which one among the following elements is a component of cell membrane (a) Sulphur (b) Zine (©) Molybdenum (@)_ Phosphorus 106. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using thevodés given below the I List I (Pest) List IL (Crop) ‘A. San Jose Scale 1. Coconuy B. Stem fly 2. Apple CC. Black headed caterpillar 3. Séy bt, D._ Fruit sucking moths 4affcinngs A BC OD A BC @4 1 3 2 (Oy 4 3 1 2 @2 3 1 4 @ 2 13 4 107. Conversion of NOs - N to NNO ind N20 is known as (a) Oxidation (b) Denitrification (©) Mineralisation (@)_ Nitrification 108, Consider the Following stiitément 1. Ethyl metifineStphonate is widely employed in the artificial induction of polyploidy. 2. Coleiicin is used for inducing gene mutations. Which of the statements given alfiye Ware Correct (aouly (b) 2omly (Both and 2 (@) Neither 1 nor2 109, Winch one of the following causes a disease in wheat due to which small, near or oblong dark brown blotches, studded with minute black dots, appear on floral bracts and nodal tissues of culms? (a) Altemaria triticina (b) Dilophosopora rolisli (c) Helminthosporium sativum (@) Septoria nodorum 110. Consicler the following statements: Tomato hybrids are becoming popular due to 1. High yield 2. Resistance to insects3. Uniform fruit ie Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2and3 (©) Land 3 (@) 1,2and3 111. Synthetic variety is developed by (a) Crossing inbred lines tested for GCA (b) Mixing seeds of inbred lines (©) Crossing inbred lines tested for SCA, (d) Mixing seeds of open-pollinated cultivars 112. Consider the following statements: 1. In autopolyploids, the time of blooming is earlier and also shortened due 8 fast growth rate 2. Fertility level and seed set are very high in induced polyploids. Gossypium hirsutum is an example of amphidiploidy. Which got” the statements given above is/are correct? (a) Land 2 (b) 2 only (©) 3 only (@) Land3 113. Tift-23A, a cytoplasmic male sterile line, is used for dyfelopmenw6t hybrids in (a) Sorghum (b) Maize (©) Rice () P&ri Met 114. Consider the following statements: Haploids can be artificially produced bp 1. X-ray treatment 2\\Delayed pollination 3. Anther culture Which of the statements giyipoW\is/are correct?” (a) Land 2 (b) Land 3 (©) 3 only (@) 1,2and3 115. The male sterility. used jie development of hybrid wheat has been derived from (a) Triticum digcupt (b) Triticum durum (©) Tritidyyn timopheevi (@) Triticum monococeum 116. Consfiler, the following statements: KAINRNA molecules have guanine residue at 5' end. 2.\ The dino acid is accepted by tRNA at 3! end only. SAIL tRNA molecules have CCA sequence at 3 end. Which of the statements given above are correct? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2and3 (©) Land 3 (@) 1,2and3 117. The Wobble hypothesis regarding genetic code (codons and anticodons) was proposed by (a) Nirenberg () Leder (©) Khorana (@) Crick118. Consider the following characters of Piswm sativum : 1. Colour of cotyledon 2. Colour of seed coat 3. Shape of'seed 4. Length of pod Which of the above were taken into account in Mendel’s experiments on hybridization? (a) 1,2and 3 (b) 2,3and4 (©) Land 4 (@) 1,2,3and4 119. Which one of the following statements is not correct? (a) Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum is particularly well developed in cells actively engaged in protein synthesis (b) Ribosomes have large contents of lipids in their compositions (d) Golgi complex is involved in the formation of cell plate during cell digi (d) In germinating seeds, glyoxysomes convert fatty acids into sugary 120. 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