This document contains 90 multiple choice questions about horticulture. It tests knowledge in areas like fruit taxonomy and nicknames ("King", "Queen" etc. of various fruits), plant morphology, propagation techniques, post-harvest practices, major horticultural crops and their varieties in India, and diseases and disorders that affect horticultural plants. The questions have single correct multiple choice answers ranging from topics in temperate to tropical and subtropical fruits and vegetables.
This document contains 90 multiple choice questions about horticulture. It tests knowledge in areas like fruit taxonomy and nicknames ("King", "Queen" etc. of various fruits), plant morphology, propagation techniques, post-harvest practices, major horticultural crops and their varieties in India, and diseases and disorders that affect horticultural plants. The questions have single correct multiple choice answers ranging from topics in temperate to tropical and subtropical fruits and vegetables.
This document contains 90 multiple choice questions about horticulture. It tests knowledge in areas like fruit taxonomy and nicknames ("King", "Queen" etc. of various fruits), plant morphology, propagation techniques, post-harvest practices, major horticultural crops and their varieties in India, and diseases and disorders that affect horticultural plants. The questions have single correct multiple choice answers ranging from topics in temperate to tropical and subtropical fruits and vegetables.
This document contains 90 multiple choice questions about horticulture. It tests knowledge in areas like fruit taxonomy and nicknames ("King", "Queen" etc. of various fruits), plant morphology, propagation techniques, post-harvest practices, major horticultural crops and their varieties in India, and diseases and disorders that affect horticultural plants. The questions have single correct multiple choice answers ranging from topics in temperate to tropical and subtropical fruits and vegetables.
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Horticulture Multiple Choice Questions and Answers!
1. Which chemical is used for de-greening of fruit?
(A) IBA (B) Cytokinin (C) Gibberalic Acid (D) Ethylene Ans. D 2. HQ of International Society for Horticulture Science (ISHS) is at ________ (A) USA (B) Belgium (C) France (D) Brazil Ans. B 3. Journal “Indian Horticulture” is published by _________ (A) IIHR (B) IARI (C) ICAR (D) IGKV Ans. C 4. Most abundant and basic Auxin is _________ (A) IAA (B) NAA (C) 1BA (D) 2-4 D Ans. A 5. India is known as home of _________ (A) Vegetables (B) Spices and Medicinal (C) Fruits (D) Flowers Ans. B 6. High Water Use Efficiency (WUE) (A) Flood irrigation (B) Sprinkler (C) Drip (D) All of the above Ans. C 7. Protray are related to _________ (A) Post harvest (B) Nursery (C) Processing (D) Transport Ans. B 8. Which test is used for testing the significance of mean differences? (A) t-test (B) f-test (C) z-test (D) k2-test Ans. A 9. Detrimental effect of host plant on the biology of insect is known as _________ (A) Non preference (B) Tolerance (C) Antibiosis (D) Resistance Ans. C 10. Disease free plants in micro propagation can be obtained through _________ (A) Meristem culture (B) Anther culture (C) Embryo culture (D) Cell culture Ans. A 11. Which of the following chemical is used for polyploidy breeding (A) MH (B) CCC (C) NAA (D) Colchicine Ans. D 12. Which of the following is an antifungal and an antibiotic (A) Pimarcin (B) Subtilin (C) Nisin (D) Zeatin Ans. A 13. Making an incision below a bud to retard its growth (A) Nicking (B) Ringing (C) Notching (D) Thinning Ans. A 14. Germination of seed while it still remains attached with the parent source (A) Ovipary (B) Apomixis (C) Vivipary (D) Asepsis Ans. C 15. Angle formed by attached of a branch to the trunk (A) Conn (B) Crown (C) Corona (D) Crotch Ans. D 16. “Queen of Fruits” is called __________ (A) Avocado (B) Mango (C) Mangosteen (D) Ber Ans. C 17. “King of Fruits” is called _________ (A) Mango (B) Guava (C) Apple (D) Citrus Ans. A 18. “King of Temperate Fruits” is called _________ (A) Pear (B) Apple (C) Peach (D) Kiwi Fruit Ans. B 19. “Queen of Nuts” is called ________ (A) Walnut (B) Almond (C) Peanut (D) Date palm Ans. C 20. “King of Nuts” is called _________ (A) Walnut (B) Almond (C) Peanut (D) Date palm Ans. A 21. “King of Arid Fruits” is called ________ (A) Aonla (B) Pomegranate (C) Phalsa (D) Ber Ans. D 22. “Fruit of the 21st century” is called _________ (A) Jamun (B) Ber (C) Aonla (D) Bael Ans. C 23. “Pusa Nanha” dwarf variety of Papaya is developed through _________ (A) Hybridization (B) Mutation (C) Selection (D) Heterosis Ans. B 24. Pusa Majestic is a variety of ________ (A) Papaya (B) Gauva (C) Mango (D) Citrus Ans. A 25. The fruit of banana is botanically a/an (A) Pepo (B) Berry (C) Pome (D) Drupe Ans. B 26. Chromosome number of Mango (A) 2x = 40 (B) 4x = 40 (C) 3x = 40 (D) x = 40 Ans. B 27. Chromosome number of Mangosteen (A) 2x = 40 (B) 2x = 14 (C) 2x = 24 (D) 2x = 34 Ans. C 28. Pollination in Mango is mainly (A) House fly (B) Honey bees (C) Weevil (D) Wind Ans. A 29. Polyploidy variety of Mango (A) Vellaicollamban (B) Olour (C) Kurukkan (D) All of the above Ans. D 30. Which Mango variety is suitable for high density planting? (A) Sindhu (B) Amrapali (C) Mallika (D) Ambika Ans. B 31. Seedless variety of Mango (A) Mallika (B) Safari (C) Ratna (D) Sindhu Ans. D 32. Which of the following is the edible part of Litchi (A) Pericarp (B) Kernal (C) Fleshy aril (D) Thalamus Ans. C 33. Regulation in mango to some extent can be induced with the application of _____ (A) Paclobutrazol (B) ABA (C) Auxin (D) Thiourea Ans. A 34. Which Papaya species is resistant to distortion ring-spot virus? (A) Carica papaya (B) Carica pentagona (C) Carica cauliflora (D) Carica microcarpa Ans. C 35. Gulabi is important cultivar of _____ (A) Strawberry (B) Litchi (C) Pomegranate (D) Grape fruit Ans. B 36. Which state is known as “Apple Bowl” (A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Uttrakhand (C) J & K (D) Punjab Ans. A 37. Apple is divided in how much grades (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) 10 Ans. A 38. Polyembryonic fruit crop (/crops) is (/are) (A) Mango (B) Citrus (C) Jamun (D) All of the above Ans. D 39. In Papaya papain contain_____ protein (A) 65.2% (B) 82.2% (C) 72.2% (D) 55.5% Ans. C 40. Cock’s comb is a physiological disorder of _____ (A) Sapota (B) Aonla (C) Ber (D) None of the above Ans. A 41. Which crop is called micronutrient loving crop (A) Mango (B) Citrus (C) Banana (D) Apple Ans. C 42. Multistorey cropping system is practised in _____ (A) Bihar & UP (B) Karnataka & Kerala (C) J & K (D) Punjab & Gujrat Ans. B 43. Pink fleshed variety of Papaya (A) Sunrise solo (B) Taiwan (C) Surya (D) Coorg Honey Dew Ans. A 44. Bitterpit in Apple is due to the deficiency of _________ (A) Ca (B) Zn (C) Mn (D) K Ans. A 45. Kinnow mandarin is across between King and (A) Acid lime (B) Willow leaf (C) Sweet lime (D) Pummelo Ans. B 46. Choke throat in banana is due to _____ (A) High temperature (B) Low temperature (C) High humidity (D) Low humidity Ans. B 47. Which fruit is commonly known as “Fruit of New World” (A) Jackfruit (B) Passion fruit (C) Avocado (D) Mango Ans. C 48. Papaya is a native of _________ (A) Asia (B) India (C) Brazil (D) Tropical America Ans. D 49. Cricket ball and Kalipatti are famous varieties of _____ (A) Ber (B) Mango (C) Sapota (D) Litchi Ans. C 50. Caprification is done in _____ (A) Fig (B) Ber (C) Avacado (D) Date palm Ans. A 51. Which of the following is a ripening hormone (A) GA-3 (B) Auxin (C) Cytokinin (D) Ethylene Ans. D 52. Which type of apomixes is found in apple? (A) Recurrent (B) Non-recurrent (C) Polyembryony (D) None of the above Ans. A 53. Fruit found in desert of cold arid region (A) Apple (B) Peach (C) Pear (D) Apricot Ans. D 54. Seeds are sown immediately after extraction in which fruit (A) Citrus (B) Ber (C) Mango (D) Jamun Ans. A 55. Which one of the following is a climacteric fruit? (A) Fig (B) Citrus (C) Grape (D) Ber Ans. A 56. “Fruit of New World” is known as _________ (A) Date palm (B) Avocado (C) Persimmon (D) Carambola Ans. B 57. Man-made hybrid is _____ (A) Pineapple (B) Strawberry (C) Pomegranate (D) Apple Ans. B 58. To control mango malformation (A) NAA (B) IAA (C) IBA (D) 2, 4-D Ans. A 59. Papain is used in _____ (A) Textile industry (B) Meat industry (C) Both A & B (D) None of the above Ans. C 60. Citrus canker is a _____ disease (A) Bacterial (B) Viral (C) Fungal (D) PLO Ans. A 61. Cultivated strawberry is _____ (A) Diploid (B) Octaploid (C) Hexaploid (D) Triploid Ans. B 62. The constituent responsible for the aroma of Apple is _____ (A) Ethyl-2-methyl (B) Eugenol (C) Isopentanol (D) Tiaxanol butyrate Ans. A 63. Which of the following system of training of grapes has high cost benefit ratio (A) Bower (B) Head (C) Kniffin (D) Trellis Ans. A 64. Vegetative propagation of date palm is through _________ (A) Runners (B) Suckers (C) Slips (D) Stolen Ans. B 65. Which of the following is a non-climacteric fruit (A) Litchi (B) Mango (C) Apple (D) Banana Ans. A 66. Fruit rich source of Vitamin A is _________ (A) Papaya (B) Mango (C) Banana (D) Beal Ans. B 67. Pollination present in walnut is by _________ (A) Wind (B) Insect (C) Birds (D) None Ans. A 68. Which fruit is commonly known as “Fruit of New World” (A) Jackfruit (B) Passion fruit (C) Avocado (D) Mango Ans. C 69. Famous variety of mango for pickle use is _________ (A) Ramkela (B) Ratna (C) Totapuri (D) Bombay Green Ans. A 70. Micro-propagation is common in multiplication of _________ (A) Banana (B) Orchids (C) Strawberry (D) All of the above Ans. D 71. Bending is practice in guava to encourage (A) Better sprouting (B) Better ripening (C) Better fruiting (D) Better quality Ans. C 72. Major cause of mango fruit drop is _________ (A) Lack of pollination (B) Low stigmatic receptivity (C) Defective perfect flower (D) All of the above Ans. D 73. Bearing habit of mango is _________ (A) Auxiliary (B) Mixed (C) Terminal (D) None of the above Ans. C 74. Most important disease of banana in India is _________ (A) Sigatoka (B) Fusarium wilt (C) Bunchy top (D) Panama wilt Ans. C 75. Development of embryo without fertilization is known as _________ (A) Parthenocarpy (B) Parthenogenesis (C) Apomixsis (D) None of the above Ans. C 76. Development of embryo from unfertilized egg is known as _________ (A) Parthenogenesis (B) Parthenocarpy (C) Apomixsis (D) None of the above Ans. A 77. The most common type of Jamun grown in North India (A) Paras (B) Gulabi (C) Jath Jamun (D) Raj Jamun Ans. D 78. Vivipary is observed in __________ (A) Guava (B) Jackfruit (C) Ber (D) Beal Ans. B 79. Lalit is an improved cultivar of _____ (A) Guava (B) Ber (C) Mango (D) Aonla Ans. A 80. Nutrient loving plant is __________ (A) Banana (B) Apple (C) Papaya (D) Citrus Ans. D 81. Which state is the leading producer of Litchi? (A) Jharkhand (B) Uttar Pradesh (C) Uttaranchal (D) Bihar Ans. D 82. Sweetest variety of mango (A) Chausa (B) Langra (C) Alphonso (D) Banganpalli Ans. A 83. Tongue grafting is a modified form of _____ (A) Saddle grafting (B) Whip grafting (C) Inarching (D) None of the above Ans. B 84. “Hen & Chicken” a disorder is observed in _____ (A) Grape (B) Mango (C) Litchi (D) Banana Ans. A 85. Which fruit is called as “Miracle fruit of China” (A) Litchi (B) Kiwi fruit (C) Orange (D) Pineapple Ans. B 86. Fruit most suited for jelly making (A) Mango (B) Banana (C) Guava (D) Citrus Ans. C 87. Modified stem of banana is _______ (A) Sword suckers (B) Rhizomes (C) Water suckers (D) Corm Ans. B 88. Which of the following is dwarf variety of mango (A) Amarpali (B) Alphanso (C) Dashehari (D) Langra Ans. A 89. International Institute of Horticulture is situated at _____ (A) Brazil (B) Italy (C) USA (D) None of the above Ans. A 90. Which one is sensitive to high water table? (A) Guava (B) Plum (C) Peach (D) Pear Ans. A