Tp Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi Discipline : Agricultural Engineering (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering) Discipline Code : 03; Sub code-03 i EKO Post Graduate School Examination for Admission to Ph.D. Programme 2011-2012 Roll Nol Please Note: (This question paper contains 12 pages. Please check whether all the pages are printed in this set. Report discrepancy, if any, immediately to the invigilator. (ii) There shall be NEGATIVE marking for WRONG answers in the Multiple Choice type questions (No. 1 10 130) which carry one mark each, For every wrong answer 0,25 mark will be deducted, PART ~ | (General Agriculture) Multiple choice questions (No. 1 to 30). Choose the correct answer (a, b, ¢ or d) and enter your cholce in the circle (by | @) shading with a pencil) on the OMR - | >) answer sheet as por the instructions given on the answer sheet. 3 4. Which of the following crops have been approved for commercial cutvation in india? |g @) Bt colton and Bt brinjat b) Btcolton and Golden Rice ©) Btmaize and Bt cotton a) 6) Bt cotton only 2. This year (2010-11) the expected food grain | °) production in India is 9 a) 212 millon tonnes ’ b) 220 milion tonnes ©) 235 milion tonnes 7 4) 250 milion tonnes 3, The genome of which of the foliowing crops 1s stil not completely sequenced? a) a) Rice ») ») Soybean 3 9) Sorghum ° d) Wheat + ; 8. 4. According to the Approach Paper to the 12" Five Year Plan, the basic objective of the 12" Planis 2). Inclusive growth a) b) Sustainable growth » ©) Faster, more inclusive and sustainable | 6} ‘growth 3) 4) inclusive and sustainable growth To address the problems of sustainable and holistic development of rainfed areas, including appropriate farming and livelihood system approaches, the Government of India has set up the National Rainfed Area Authority ‘National Watershed Development Project for Reinfed Areas ‘National Mission on Ralnfed Areas Command Area Development and Water Management Authority Which of the following sub-schemes are not covered under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana? Extending the Green Revolution to eastern India Development of 60,000 pulses and oilseeds villages in identified watersheds National Mission on Saffron National Mission on Bamboo ‘The minimum support price for the common vatiety of paddy announced by the Government of India for the year 2010-11 was, ©1030 = 1000 © 980 #950 According to the Human Development Report 2010 of the United Nations, India's rank in terms of the human development index is 119 134 169 182‘Subject : PAD ~ Agricultural Engineering (Soll and Water Conservation Engineering) ~ 2011 2 1. Which organic acid, offen used as Which of the following does not apply to SRI method of paddy cultivation? Reduced water appiication Reduced plant density Increased application of chemical fertiizers Reduced age of seedings preservative, occurs naturally in cranberries, prunes, cinnamon and cloves? Citric acid Benzoie acid Tartaric acid Lactic acid Cotton belongs to the family Cruciferae: Anacardiaceae Malvaceae Solanaceae . Photoperiodism is Bending of shoot towards source of ight Effect of lightidark durations on physiological processes Movement of chloroplast in cell in response to light Effect of ight on chlorophyll synthesis, . Ergot disease is caused by which pathogen ‘on which host? Claviceps purpurea on rye Puccinia recondita on wheat Drechlera sorokiniana on wheat Albugo candida on mustard Rocks are the chief sources of parent materiale over which solls are developed. Granite, an important rock, is classified as Igneous rock Metamorphic rock Sedimentary rock Hybrid rock . Which one ofthe following is a Kharif crop? Pari milet Lentil Mustard Wheat, The coefficient of variation (C.V.) Is calculated by the formula (Mear/S.0.) x 100 {S.D/Mean) x 100 $.D/Mean Means. Which of the following is commonly referred to as muriate of potash? Potassium nitrate Potassium chloride , Potassium sulphate Potassium silicate Inbred lines that have same genet ‘constitution but differ only at one focus are called Matt tines Monohybrid Isogenic tines Pure tines i For applying 100 kg of nitrogen, how much trea would one use? 45 kg 144 kg 222 kg 333 kg ‘The devastating impact of plant disease &n human suffering and survival was. first ‘ealized by epidemic of Brown spot of rice in Bengal Late blight of potato in USA Late blight of potata in Europe st of wheat in Incia The species of rice (Oryza) other than 0. sativa that is cultivated is ©. rufipugon ©. fongisteminata ©. glaberrima ©. nivara .. The enzyme responsible for the fixation of 60, in mesophyll cells of C-4 plants is Malic enzyme Phosphoenol pyruvate cerboxyiase Phosphoenol pyruvate carboxykinase RUBP carboxylase . Which one of the following isa Vertisol"? Black cotton soll Red sandy loam sol Sandy loam sodic soil ‘Submontane (Tarai) soil What is the most visible characteristic of cells in metaphase? Elongated chromosomes Nucleus visible but chromosomes not Fragile double stranded loose chromosomes Condensed paired chromosomes on the cell Plate physicalSubject : 26. All weather phenomena lke rain, fog and mist occur in ) Troposphere b) Mesosphere ©) lonosphere 4) Ozonosphere 26. Which of the following elements is common to.al proteins and nucleic acids? a) Sulphur 'b) Magnesium ©) Nitrogen’ 0) Phosphorous 27. Silthas intermediate charactoristics between ) Sand and loam ) Clay and loam ©) Loam and gravel 9) Sand and clay 28. Certified seed is produced from a) Nucleus seed b) Breeder seed ©) Foundation seed ) Truthful seed 20, Seedless banana is an a) Autotipioid b) Autotetreploid ©). Allotrptoid 4d) Allotetraploia 30. Which one of the following is used to test the goodness-of-fit of a distribution? a) Normal test b) test ©) Chi-square test d) Fetest PART ~ II (Subject Paper) ‘Multiple choice questions (No. 31 to 130). Choose the correct answer (a, b, c or d) and enter your choice in the circle (by shading with a pencil) on the OMR - answer sheet as per the instructions given on the answer sheet. 31. The seties atartary..tar" is a 2) Geometric series ») Harmonic series ©) Logarithmic series 4d) Taylor's series 32, The instrument used to measure the area of ‘a map is known as a) Dumpy level b) Theodolite ©} Piannimeter 4) Current meter "AD ~ Agricultural Engineering (Soll and Water Conservation Engineering) ~ 2011 3 33. Initial velocity of an object is 2 m/s. How much will it travel in 10 seconds if acceleration is 4 m/secisec? a) 20m E b) 60m ) 180m 4) 220m 34. Bourdon gauge is a device to measure a) Torque b) Force ©) Acceleration d) Pressure 35, A thermostat is used for a) Temperature control b) Temperature measurement ¢)” Lowering the temperature d) Increasing the temperature 36, Solar cells are made of a) Aluminium ») Slicon ©) Radium 4d) Platinum 37. The equation x'+ix+t a) Two real roots b) Two imaginary roots ¢) One real and one imaginary root 4) Infinite number of roots ), where I= {7 has 38. The slope of curve Y=(5/3)x" at x=2 Is given by a) 5/3 b) 10/3, ©) 2013 d 10 39. The sum of a complex number (aid) and that of its conjugate complex number is ‘equal to aa b) 2a ©) 2avab 0) 2a2b 40. For the condition when 0 tends to zero, the value of Sin @ tends to 2) Cos@ ») Tane ©) Coto d) Seco 44. The system of linear equation xe 3y=4 2xt6=7 has 8) Unique solution b) Many solutions ©) No solution 4) Imaginary solution