ICAR JRF Agronomy 2019

1. Multigerm seed is found in crop 12. Rice blast is caused by

(a) Sugarcane (b) Sugarbeet (a) Helminthosporium oryzae
(c) Cotton (d) Sunflower (b) Rhizoctonia solanai
2. Leaf Priming is harvesting technique in (c) Scelerotium orybal
(a) Tobacco (b) Chickpea (d) Pyricularai oryzae
(c) Sugarcane (d) Potato 13. The yearly sequence an dspatial arrangement
3. Brassica juncea is of crops or crops and fallow is known as
(a) Yellow sarson (b) Indian Mustard (a) Cropping system
(c) Karan rai (d) Gobhi sarson (b) Cropping pattern
4. Crop designated as Queen of Cereals is (c) Farming system
(a) Paddy (b) Maize (d) Intenstive cropping
(c) Pearl millet (d) Oats 14. Which of the following methods of sowing
5. An early maturing variety of sugarcane is requires the lowest seed rate in wheat
(a) coS 767 (b) Co 0238 (a) Broadcasting (b) Transplanting
(c) Co Pant 90223 (d) CoS 88216 (c) Dibbling (d) Line sowing
6. Polarimeter is used for 15. Saline Alkali soils have
(a) Sucrose estimation (a) EC > 4, pH > 8.5 & ESP > 15
(b) Nitrogen estimation (b) EC > 4, pH < 8.5 & ESP < 15
(c) Oil estimation (c) EC > 4, pH > 8.5 & ESP < 15
(d) Plant/tree high measurement (d) EC < 4, pH > 8.5 & ESP > 15
7. Which of the following is not a curlviated 16. The word Agronomy has its origin from
species of sugarcane (a) Sanskrit (b) English
(a) Saccharum officinarum (c) Latin (d) Greek
(b) Sacharum barberi 17. National Academy of Agricultural Research
(c) Saccharum sinense Management is located at
(d) Saccharum robustum (a) Nagpur (b) Hyderabad
8. Sugarcane Breeding Institute is located at (c) New Delhi (d) Karnal
(a) Coimbatore (b) Lucknow 18. Syntheiss of proteins based on code in RNA
(c) Hyderabad (d) Kerala outside nucleus is
9. Transcription does not involve (a) Processing (b) Transcription
(a) Uncoiling of DNA molecule (c) Translation (d) Replication
(b) Synthesis and action of enzyme RNA 19. Two sister chromatids of each chromosome
polymerase separate from each other in
(c) Chain initiation and elongation (a) Anaphase I (b) Telophase I
(d) Synthesis of mRNA/nRNA (c) Diakinesis (d) Pachytene
10. Moist and Hot Air Treatment (MHAT) is 20. The correct sequence of stages of mitosis is
done to check (a) Interphrase, Prophase and Metaphase
(a) Grassy shoot disease in sugarcane (b) Interphase, Prophase and Anaphase
(b) Ergot in Bajra (c) Prophase, Telephase and Anaphase II
(c) Downy mildew of maize (d) Prophase I, Metaphase I and Telophase
(d) Powdery mildew in pea 21. A gene that has masking effect on the other
11. Neovossia indica causes gene controlling the same trait is called
(a) Loose smut in wheat (a) Rcessive gene (b) Hypostatic gene
(b) Powdery mildew in pea (c) Epistatic gene (d) Major gene
(c) Karnal bunt in wheat 22. Which of the following is not related to
(d) Ergot in bajra changes in number of chromosomes.
 (a) Monoploidy (b) Hexaploidy (a) Abnormal warming of the ocean and
(c) Pentaploidy (d) Inversion resulting effect on weather
23. Cell theory (1838)+ was proposed by (b) Reflection of radiation
(a) Lamarck (b) August Weismann (c) Cooling of ocean
(c) Schledien and Schwann (d) Southern oscillation
(d) Maupertuis 35. If the recommended dose of oxydiazon
24. Who discovered the nucleus in cells of (25%a) to rice in 0.75 kg ai/ha, how much
flowering plants amount of commercial product willy ou
(a) L da Vinci (b) R. Linnaeus apply in the crop
(c) R. Brown (d) R. Hooke (a) 2.0 kg/ha (b) 2.5 kg/ha
25. Shade loving plants are referred to as (c) 3.0 kg/ha (d) 3.5 kg/ha
(a) Heterophytes (b) Sciophytes 36. Iron deficiency is common in
(c) Mesophytes (d) Short day plants (a) High pH calcerious soils
26. Plank’s law is related to (b) Acidic soils
(a) Radiation (b) Gravity (c) Neutral soils
(c) Infitraiton rate (d) Strongly acidic soils
(d) Crop response 37. Rock phosphate is suitable for
27. Plants appear green because they (a) Acidic soils (b) Alkali soils
(a) Reflect green radiation (c) Saline soils (d) All type of soils
(b) Absorb green radiation 38. Nitrogen content in ammonium sulphate is
(c) Absorb all radiation (a) 46% (b) 20.6%
(d) Reflect all radiation (c) 25.0% (d) 26.0%
28. Moisture Deficit Index (MDI) in semi arid 39. Boron deficiency first appears on
climate is (a) Old leaves only (b) Young leaves only
(a) 0.0 to 33.3 (b) 66.6 to 99.9 (c) Both old and young leaves
(c) -33.3 to -66.6 (d) Above 99.9 (d) Terminal buds
29. Maximum concentration of ozone is found 40. Agri silviculture involves
in (a) Cereals and pulses
(a) Troposphere (b) Stratosphere (b) Cereals and oil seeds
(c) Mesosphere (d) Thermosphere (c) Crops and trees
30. This gas present in the highest concentration (d) Crops and pasture
in the atmosphere is 41. Electrical conductivity of good quality
(a) CO2 (b) O2 irrigation water must be
(c) N2 (d) Ne (a) <1.5 dS/m (b) 1.5-2.5 dS/m
31. Winter rainfall is restricted more to (c) 3-5.0 dS/m (d) >6.0 dS/m
(a) North India (b) South India 42. Demand and supply based water
(c) Kerala (d) Andrha Pradesh requirement of a crop is
32. The decrease in air temperature with (a) WR = IR + ER (b) WR = IR + ER + S
increasing height is known as (c) WR – R – IR (d) WR – IR + ER + ET
(a) Adiabatic lapse rate 43. Darcey’s law governs
(b) Lapse rate (a) soil hydraulic conductivity
(c) Height lapse rate (b) soil infiltration rate
(d) Ionization rate (c) soil permeability
33. Seeding of cold clouds is achieved by (d) soil penetrability
(a) Water drop technique 44. Plant micronutrients are
(b) Water spray technique (a) Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu & B
(c) Silver iodide seeding (b) Ca, Zn, Ni & Cl
(d) Potassium iodidide seeding (c) Mg, Mn, Cu & Fe
34. El Nino refers to (d) N, P, K & S
45. One hectare cm water is equal to (v) Allelopathy
(a) 1000 litres (b) 10000 litres Coined by
(c) 100000 litres (d) 1000000 litres (a) William
46. If % P2O5 in a fertilizer is 46 % P will be (b) Molisch
(a) 58.0 (b) 24.7 (c) R.D. Asana
(c) 20.2 (d) 46.4 (d) M.S. Swaminanthan
47. Plants growng under high salt concntraiton (e) Fr Henry De Laulanie
are called as (a) i-b, ii-c, iii-a, iv-e, v-d
(a) Glycophytes (b) Halophytes (b) i-c, ii-a, iii-b, iv-d, v-e
(c) Ephemerals (d) Mesophytes (c) i-e, ii-d, iii-b, iv-c, v-a
48. Synthetic auxins are (d) i-e, ii-a, iii-d, iv-c, v-b
(a) IBA, NAA and 2, 4D 57. Match the following columns
(b) 2, 4 D MCPA and MH Food
(c) 2, 4 D MCPA and PMA (i) Rice
(d) IAA, IBA and NAA (ii) Sunflower
49. Day neutral plants are (iii) Maize
(a) Tomato, Cotton and Sunflower (iv) Lentil
(b) Cucumber, Wehat and Spinach (v) Milk
(c) Tobacco, Safflower and Wheat Highest Producer
(d) Wheat, Barley and Berseem (a) India
50. Plants release O2 during (b) Canada
(a) Light reaction (b) Dark reaction (c) Russia
(c) Respiration (d) Transpiration (d) USA
51. One molecule of glucose contains (e) China
(a) 112 K cal (b) 40 K cal (a) i-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-e, v-d
(c) 686 K cal (d) 343 K cal (b) i-c, ii-d, iii-e, iv-a, v-b
52. Chlorophyll a absorb maximum light in (c) i-b, ii-d, iii-c, iv-a, v-e
(a) UV range (b) Red spectrum (d) i-e, ii-c, iii-d, iv-b, v-a
(c) Green spectrum (d) IR spectrum 58. Match the following columns
53. Interveinal chlorosis and whitening of leaves Books
are the characteristic features of (i) Text book of Field Crop Production
(a) Nitrogen deficiency (ii) Modern Techniques of Raising Field
(b) Zinc deficiency Crops
(c) Iron deficiency (iii) Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
(d) Phosphorus deficiency (iv) Principles and Practices of Rice
54. Source of O2 evolution in photosynthesis Production
is/are (v) An introduction to Climate
(a) Water only (b) Carbon dioxide only Author(s)/Editor
(c) Both water and carbon dioxide (a) Dr. Chidda Singh
(d) Nitrous oxide (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
55. Rice inflorescence has got (c) Tisdate Nelson Beaton and Havlin
(a) 5 stamens (b) 6 stamens (d) Trewartha and Horn
(c) 4 stamens (d) 3 stamens (e)S K De Datta
56. Match the following columns (a) i-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-e, v-d
Concept/Term (b) i-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-e, v-d
(i) SR (c) i-c, ii-a, iii-b, iv-d, v-e
(ii) Green revolution (d) i-e, ii-b, iii-d, iv-c, v-a
(iii) Evergreen revolution 59. Safe moisture level for storage of safflower
(iv) Rainfed wheat ideotype is
 (a) 13-15% (b) 11-12% (a) Pericarp (b) Kernel
(c) 9-10% (d) 5-8% (c) Testa (d) Nut
60. N fixation in root nudules of soybean 68. The production of groundnut fluctuates
(a) Begins with the appearance of mainly due to
leghemoglobin (a) Excess evaporation
(b) Begins with the initiation of bacterial (b) Excess transpiration
division (c) Erratic distribution of rainfall
(c) Begins after seventh weak of nodule age (d) High termpature
(d) Begins with the partiali dissolution of 69. Cyclone normally moves at a speed of
root cell wall by pectic enzymes (a) 400-500 km/day (b) 300-400 km/day
61. Soybean belongs to the sub family (c) 200-300 km/day (d) 100-200 km/day
(a) Fabodieae (b) Fabaceae 70. The top portion of sugarcane plant is good
(c) Cruciferae (d) Pedaliaceae for seed material because it contains
62. The first commercial hybrid of repeseed (a) More number of buds and more supply of
mustard developed on the basis of four CMS nutrients
system was (b) More sucrose
(a) PGSH 51 (b) NRCHB 506 (c) Less molassgenic substances
(c) DMH 1 (d) PAC 432 (d) Thick walled meristem
63. For rabi sunflower, irrigation has been found 71. In jute bark fibres are developed from
to be optimum at IW : CPE ratio of (a) Phloem tissue (b) Xylem tissue
(a) 0.65 (b) 0.75 (c) Cortex (d) Plasmodesmata
(c) 0.85 (d) 0.95 72. A cottoin plant is considered to be suffering
64. The dormancy of sunflower seed is due to from N stress if petiole nitrate N of a mature
the presence of germination inhibitors in leaf falls below
seed kernel up to and seed coat up to after (a) 2000 ppm (b) 2500 ppm
harvest. (c) 3000 ppm (d) 3500 ppm
(a) 10 days, 45 days, respectively 73. Probability can take values from
(b) 15 days, 55 days, respectively (a) – to + (b) – to +1
(c) 20 days, 40 days, respectively (c) 0 to +1 (d) –1 to +1
(d) 25 days, 35 days, respectively 74. The error degree of freedom for 7 treatments
65. Pre harvest aflatoxin contamination in laid out in a completely Randomized Design
groundnut can be prevented by with 4 repetitions is
(a) Growing cultivar that matures before the (a) 20 (b) 21
end of rain (c) 18 (d) 25
(b) Growing cultivar that matures long after 75. Variance is the square of
the rain ends (a) Range (b) Standard deviation
(c) Growing cultivar that matures at the end (c) Quartile deviation
of the rain (d) Mean deviation
(d) Subjecting the cultivars to drought stress 76. In a fielid trial with 7 treatments and 5
at later stages replications if the Trss and Error as values
66. Seed viability of groundnut can be improved are 280.60 and 196.50 the calculate F value
by will be.
(a) Sun drying of pods after harvesting (a) 4.59 (b) 5.59
(b) Shade drying of pods after harvesting (c) 6.48 (d) 6.36
(c) Oven drying of pods after harvesting 77. The value of r (correlation coefficient)
(d) Drying of pods in the plants itself before ranges betwen
harvesting (a) –1 and 0 (b) +1 and 0
67. The shell of groundnut pod is (c) +1 and –1 (d) +0.9 and –0.9
morphologically known as 78. The primary purpose of blocking in field
 experiments is to reduce (a) Auxin (b) Cytokinin
(a) Experimental error (c) Gibberellin (d) Ethylene
(b) Block error 90. Safe limit of NO3– content in ground water is
(c) Replication error (a) 45-50 mg/litre (b) 0-70 mg/litre
(d) Treatment error (c) 75-80 mg/litre (d) 85-95 mg/litre
79. IGFRI is located at 91. Sunflower is an indicator plant for the
(a) Jhansi (b) Jorhat deficiency of
(c) Jodhpur (d) Jaipur (a) N (b) K
80. The test between two population vairances is (c) B (d) Zn
done by 92. Under conservation tillage soil aggregate
(a) Arithemetic mean stability (%) increases because of
(b) F-test (a) Higher glomalin production
(c) T-test (b) Lower glomalin production
(d) Z-test (c) Higher urease production
81. One bale of cotton is equal to (d) Lower urease production
(a) 170 kg (b) 180 kg 93. Decalcifying effect of NH4Cl in soil is more
(c) 185 kg (d) 195 kg than (NH4)2SO4 because of the production of
82. Optimum temperature required for jute (a) More soluble CaCl2
retting is (b) Less soluble CaCl2
(a) 28°C (b) 38°C (c) More soluble CaSO4
(c) 34°C (d) 40°C (d) Less soluble CaSO4
83. Minor irrigation project area is confined to 94. CAN is
(a) <2000 ha (b) 2500-3000 ha (a) An acid forming fertilizer
(c) 4000-5000 ha (d) 5500-75000 ha (b) A neutral fertlizer
84. The ratio of leaf area to ground area is (c) An alkaline fertlizer
known as (d) An organic fertilizer
(a) Leaf area (b) Leaf area index 95. In degraded paddy soil ammonium chloride
(c) Ground area (d) Leaf area ratio is
85. Dapog method of nursery is related to (a) Inferior to ammonium sulphate
(a) Tobacco (b) Paddy (b) Same as that of ammonium sulphate
(c) Maize (d) Sorghum (c) Superior to ammonium sulphate
86. Isoproturon kills Phalaris minor but does not (d) Not recommended at all
effect wheat because of the presence of 96. Ammonium sulphate is
(a) Cytochrome P-450 enzyme (a) An acid forming fertilizer
(b) Cytochrome A-370 enzyme (b) Not an acid forming fertlizer
(c) Cytochrome enzyme (c) A neutral fertlizer
(d) Cytokinin enzyme (d) A pH raising fertlizer
87. In IW/CPE ratio at 0.6 constant and 6 cm 97. pCO2 in submerged soil declines rapidly
irrigation water requirement for wheat, when soil is rich in
irrigation is to be given when cumulative (a) Organic matter
pan evaporation reading is (b) Silicate ions
(a) 50 mm (b) 100 mm (c) Fe and Mn
(c) 500 mm (d) 350 mm (d) Al ions
th
88. The 17 nutrient added to the list of 98. A hormone which is also termed as stress
essential ements is hormone in plants is
(a) Boron (b) Molybdenum (a) Ethylene (b) Auxin
(c) Chlorine (d) Nickel (c) Gibberellin (d) ABA
89. The zyme secreted by embryo of seeds 99. Insecticide is always to be applied at
which induces germination process is (a) EIT stage (b) ETL stage
 (c) Equilbirium position (d) Absolute weed
(d) Damage boundary 111. A barley plant in a wheat crop is
100. The frequency of recombination between (a) Annual weed (b) Rougue weed
two linked genes cannot exceed beyond (c) Relative weed (d) Absolute weed
(a) 25% (b) 35% 112. Cyprus rotundus is a
(c) 60% (d) 60% (a) Annual weed (b) Biennial weed
101. Apparently, the first inbreeding experiments (c) Perennial weed (d) Economical weed
with maize were those reported by 113. Active ingredient in pendimethalin is
(a) Darwin 1876 (b) Shull 1874 (a) 33% (b) 30%
(c) East 1914 (d) Hull 1876 (c) 27% (d) 35%
102. Inbreeding depression is not a process of 114. Cyperus irria is propagated through
degeneration but a consequence of (a) Stem (b) Rhizome
(a) Loss of out crossing (c) Seed (d) Root
(b) Mendelian segregation 115. Moisture content at which paddy yield is
(c) Selfing reported
(d) Break down of dominance (a) 10 (b) 14
103. In forecasting of rainfall, the word isolated (c) 16 (d) 18
rarin denotes how much of the area 116. Alternative host weed for gram caterpillar in
receiving rain red gram is
(a) 1/5 (b) 1/4 (a) Agropyron repens
(c) 1/3 (d) 1/2 (b) Chenopodium album
104. Sum of the area planted to different crops (c) Amaranthus viridis
and harvested in a singlie year, divided by (d) Echinochloa sp
the total cultivated area and expressed as 117. Pistia stratiotes is
percentage in known as (a) Submerged weed
(a) Multiple cropping index (b) Emerged weed
(b) Cropping intensity index (c) Marginal weed
(c) Cropping intensity (d) Floating weed
(d) Rotation intensity 118. Ammoniacal fertilizer efficiency is
105. Herbicide selective to all oil seed crops is maximum when it is applied in
(a) Propanil (b) MCPA (a) Split doses (b) Oxidized zone
(c) Pendimethalin (d) Monuron (c) All at a time (d) Reduced zone
106. Element involved in energy (ATP) transfer 119. Biofertilizer commonly used in rice is
is (a) Azotabactor (b) Azospirilum
(a) Al (b) Cu (c) Azola (d) Frankia
(c) Mn (d) P 120. Enforced dormancy of weed seeds can be
107. Common rock density is broken by
(a) 2.6-2.7 g/cc (b) 2.7-3.0 g/cc (a) Tillage
(c) .0-3.3 g/cc (d) 3.3-3.6 g/cc (b) Pre mergence application of herbicide
108. Mukta is a variety of (c) Post emergence application of herbicide
(a) Mustard (b) Sesame (d) Irrigation
(c) Linseed (d) Castor 121. Buck wheat belongs to family
109. Sorghum halepense was introduced in India (a) Gramineae (b) Tiliaceae
from (c) Polygonaceae (d) Poceae
(a) USA (b) Australia 122. Optimum temperature for nitrification is
(c) Brazil (d) Japan (a) 15-20°C (b) 20-25°C
110. Eichornia crasspies is a (c) 25-35°C (d) 35-40°C
(a) Aquatic weed (b) Semi aquatic weed 123. Which of the following is a P-solubilizing
(c) Mesophytic weed bacterium
 (a) PSB (b) Clostridium (a) Soil Science Society of India
(c) VAM (d) Azotobactor (b) Agronomy Society of India
124. Availability of which form of P is highest at (c) ICAR
pH 6-7 (d) Fertlizer Association of India
(a) H2PO4 (b) HPO4 137. Which of the following undergoes reduction
(c) PO4 (d) H3PO4 first just after O2 is depleted
125. Mechanism of nutrient mobility was given (a) NO3 (b) MnO2
by (c) FeOH3 (d) CO2
(a) Patrick (b) Bray 138. Sunflower needs growing degrees days
(c) Arnon (d) Russel (GDD) for successful production
126. Brown manuring is used in (a) 1500 (b) 2000
(a) Rice (b) Wheat (c) 2500 (d) 3000
(c) Maize (d) Jowar 139. Crop that has nodules both in stem and root
127. Mitscherlich equation is (a) Sesbania rostrata
(a) dy/dx = (A – C)C (b) Vigna mungo
(b) dy/d = A × C (c) Cajanus cajan
(c) dy / dx = (A + C)C (d) Glycine max
(d) dy / x = (A – C) C 140. Current rate of fertilizer consumption in
128. Soil pH goes below 5 due to exchange of India is
(a) H+ ions (b) Al+ + Fe+ ions (a) 128 kg ha–1 (b) 138 kg ha–1
(c) Ca+ ions (d) Na+ ions (c) 150 kg ha–1 (d) 160 kg ha–1
129. Muriate of potash is the name of 141. The maximum area and production of
(a) HCl (b) NaCl chickpea is in
(c) KCl (d) NH4Cl (a) U.P (b) Bihar
+
130. Mn deficiency occurs in rice grown in (c) M.P (d) Rajasthan
(a) Upland soil (b) Sandy soil 142. Wilt resistant variety of chickpea is
(c) Low land soil (d) Sandy loam soil (a) K 850 (b) Pusa 375
131. Intercropping is insurance against (c) Pusa 362 (d) Pant 114
(a) Increasing productivity 143. Pusa 209 is a variety of
(b) Utilization of space (a) Gram (b) Mustard
(c) Failure of crop (c) Redgram (d) Lentil
(d) Increasing crop competition 144. Reclamation of sodic soil is done by
132. Root rot diseases in cotton is caused due to application of
(a) Rhizoctonia batatiocola (a) Lime (b) Press mud
(b) Fusarium udum (c) Gypsum (d) Pyrites
(c) Xanthromonas compestris 145. The number of coordinating zones for wheat
(d) Collietorichum falcatum in India is
133. Reddening of leaves in cotton is observed (a) 4 (b) 5
due to deficiency of (c) 6 (d) 7
(a) Iron (b) Boron 146. Type of soil which has low permeability
(c) Magnesium (d) Sulphur (a) Saline (b) Alkali
134. In India cotton is grown from (c) Acidic (d) Laterite
(a) 9° to 31° N (b) 30° to 40° N 147. Kind of protein mainly responsible for
(c) 35° to 45° N (d) 40° to 50° N baking is
135. Crop grown in between main crop rows is (a) Albumin (b) Globulin
called (c) Prolain (d) Glutamine gluten
(a) Intercrop (b) Trap crop 148. Wheat crop has how many species
(c) Row crop (d) Mixed crop (a) 10 (b) 12
136. Fertilizer news is published by (c) 15 (d) 18
149. Water requirement for nursery preparation in 155. Jointing stage in wheat starts how many
rice is days after sowing
(a) 150-200 mm (b) 200-300 mm (a) 30-45 (b) 45-60
(c) 300-350 mm (d) 300-400 mm (c) 60-75 (d) 70-90
150. Intergrated farming system means 156. Khaira disease in rice is caused due to
(a) Integration of two cropping systems (a) Bacterial blight
(b) Integration of same enterprises (b) Moybdenum deficiency
(c) Integration of two crops (c) Zinc deficiency
(d) Integration of two or more than two (d) Iron deficiency
enterprises 157. Rice is grown maximum in which season
151. Triple superhophsate is made by treating (a) Monsoon (Kharif)
rock phosphate with (b) Autumn
(a) H2SO4 (b) H3PO4 (c) Rabi
(c) HCl (d) HNO3 (d) Summer
152. Crop production is related to 158. The cropping system which has maximum
(a) Supply of nutrients area in India is
(b) Production of crops (a) Rice - Rice (b) Rice-Wheat
(c) Managmenet of crops (c) Maize-Potato (d) Maize-Wheat
(d) Pest management in crops 159. Major problem in bajra cultivation is due to
153. Optimum temperature for tuberization in (a) Disease management
potato is (b) Insect management
(a) < 20°C (b) 20 – 25°C (c) Weed management
(c) 25 – 30°C (d) 30 – 35°C (d) Crop establishment
154. Maximum leaf area in wheat is observed at 160. In apopulation of size 10 the possible
(a) Tilliering stage number of samples of size 2 will be
(b) Crown root initiation stage (a) 45 (b) 40
(c) Botting stage (c) 35 (d) 56
(d) Bottiong/flag leaf stage