Q. Seed rate of American cotton is-1 20 kg/ha 2 30 kg/ha 3 35 kg/ha 4 12 kg/ha Ans: 1 Q.

Greening of potato results in-1 Increase in nutritional quality 2 Increase in disease resistance 3 Decrease in disease resistance 4 Decrease in nutritional quality Ans: 4 Q. Sugarbeet Nematode is 1 Heterodera avanae 2 Heterodera cajani 3 Heterodera jae 4 Heterodera schacti Ans: 4 Q. In medium term storage, material can be stored up to 1 100 years 2 3 to 5 years 3 10 to 15 years 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. Which is the saturated fatty acid of the following 1 Stearic acid 2 Arachidonic acid 3 Oleic acid 4 Linoleic acid Ans: 1 Q. Iron is an important component of 1 Siroheme 2 Ferredoxin 3 Cytochromes 4 All of these Ans: 4 Q. The chemical, which is used for controlling the mites, is known as 1 Fungicides 2 Mematicides 3 Acaricides

4 Insecticides Ans: 2 Q. WP abbreviates as 1 Wettable Paste 2 Wettable Powder 3 Water Paste 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following elements is not essential element of plants but proves to be beneficial for some plants? 1 Boron 2 Sodium 3 Iodine 4 Copper Ans: 2 Q. The pyrite is mostly found in-1 Bihar 2 Rajasthan 3 Andhra Pradesh 4 Maharashtra Ans: 4

(i)

Wheat inflorescence is called as: (a) Spike (b) Panicle (c) Spadix (d) Cymose (e) None of these (ii) Soil structure can be improved with the addition of: (a) Chemical fertilizer (b) Gypsum (c) Lime (d) Organic matter (e) None of these (iii) Humidity is measured by means of: (a) Luxmeter (b) Anemometer (c) Psychrometer (d) Thermometer (e) None of these (iv) When soil surface is protected/covered with residue of a crop, the practice is called? (a) Sheet erosion (b) Nitrogen fixation (c) Tillage (d) Mulching (e) None of these (v) Which of the following is not a fruit? (a) Tomato (b) Potato (c) Pumpkin

(d) Melon (e) None of these (vi) Which one of the following is a good source of protein? (a) Wheat (b) Maize (c) Pulses (d) Meat (e) None of these (vii) The vector of cotton leaf curl virus in Pakistan is considered as: (a) Jassid (b) Aphid (c) Pink boll worm (d) White fly (e) None of these (viii) In genetics the appearance of an attribute of living organism is termed as: (a) Dominant (b) Phenotype (c) Recessive (d) Genotype (e) None of these (ix) Rhizobium belongs to: (a) Nitrogen fixing bacteria (b) Amonifying bacteria (c) Nitrifying bactyeria (d) Denitrifying bacteria (e) None of these (x) In DNA, adenine always pairs with: (a) Guanine (b) Thymine (c) Uracil (d) Cytosine (e) None of these (xi) Insects have: (a) 4 legs and 2 wings (b) 8 legs and 4 wing (c) 6 legs and 4 wings (d) 4 legs and 4 wings (e) None of these (xii) Tikka disease is major pathogenic threat in: (a) Wheat (b) Apple (c) Sorghum (d) Groundnut (e) None of these (xiii) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has its headquarters in: (a) Washington (b) Geneva (c) Rome (d) Paris (e) None of these (xiv) Soil salinity can be rectified with: (a) Urea (b) Ammonium Sulphate (c) Sodium Chloride (d) Gypsum (e) None of these

(xv) Safflower is an: (a) Oil producing plant (b) Ornamental plant (c) Leguminous plant (d) Fibre producing plant (e) None of these (xvi) Banana fruit is classified in the category of: (a) Berry (b) Pomes (c) Stone fruit (d) Drupe (e) None of these (xvii) Ploidy level of maize plant is: (a) Monoploid (b) Diploid (c) Haploid (d) Tetraploid (e) None of these (xviii) Gypsum is rich source of: (a) Calcium + Zinc (b) Calcium + Potassium (c) Calcium + Sulpher (d) Calcium + Nitrogen (e) None of these (xix) Gossypium hirsutum is the botanical name of: (a) Rice (b) Maize (c) Sugarcane (d) Cotton (e) None of these (xx) Olericulture is the study dealing with: (a) Honey bee (b) Rearing of silk worms (c) Vegetable production (d) Growing ornamental flowers (e) None of the above

. The ratio between marketable crop yield and water used in evapotranspiration is known as-1 Field water use efficiency 2 Economic irrigation efficiency 3 Consumptive use efficiency 4 Water use efficiency Ans: 1 Q. Sulphur, containing amino acid is 1 Valine 2 Isolucine 3 Cystine 4 None of these Ans: 3 Q. Glycolysis occurs only in the-1 Absence of O2 2 Presence of O2

3 Both (A) and (B) 4 None of these Ans: 1 Q. Photorespiration is inhibited by 1 2, 4-Dinitrophenol 2 -hydroxy sulphonates 3 CMU and DCMU 4 None of these Ans: 3 Q. Biofertilizers are 1 Organic manures 2 Green manure 3 Culture of micro-organism 4 None of these Ans: 3 Q. 'Chanchal' is a variety of 1 Brinjal 2 Tomato 3 Chilli 4 Capcicum Ans: 3 Q. Central Soil Salinity Research Institute is located at 1 Karnal 2 Bihar 3 Dehradun 4 Jodhpur Ans: 1 Q. Seed plant technique is followed in 1 Wheat 2 Bajra 3 Potato 4 Paddy Ans: 4 Q. For providing inputs like quality seeds, fertilizers and pesticides, the agency present at the Village Panchayat Samiti Level is 1 Nationalised Banks 2 Cooperative Society 3 Insurance Companies 4 NABARD Ans: 4

Q. Where do the female mango leaf hoppers lay their eggs? 1 Inside the tissue of leaf margin 2 On the dorsal surface of leaves 3 On the ventral surface of leaves 4 Inside the mid-rib of leaves Q. In H.T.S.T. pasteurization, which one of the following organisms is chosen as index organism for killing? 1 S.thermophilus 2 S.lactis 3 B.subtilis 4 M.tuberculosis Ans: 1 Q. Thermophilic micro-organism grow well at temperature-1 10C - 20C 2 20C - 40C 3 50C - 60C 4 5C - 7C Ans: 3 Q. Pink bollworm is a pest of 1 Gram 2 Okra 3 Mustard 4 Cotton Ans: 4 Q. The croppping intensity of maize-potato-tobacco is 1 200% 2 300% 3 100% 4 None of these Ans: 2 Q. National Sugar Institute (N.S.I.) is located at-1 Kanpur 2 New Delhi 3 Varanasi 4 Lucknow Ans: 1 Q. Khaira disease of rice can be controlled by spraying 1 Copper sulphate 2 Calcium sulphate 3 Zinc sulphate

4 Borax Ans: 3 Q. Which one of the following can be suitable for cropping as a wheat mixed crop? 1 Cabbage 2 Cotton 3 Mustard 4 Jowar Ans: 3 Q. The optimum cardinal temparature point for germination of rice seeds is-1 20C - 25C 2 18C - 22C 3 30C - 32C 4 37C - 39C Ans: 1 Q. What culture should be given priority in groundnut cultivation? 1 Mycorrhiza 2 Rhizobium 3 Phosphobacteria 4 Azospirillum Ans: 3 Q. Prabhat is an early short duration variety of 1 Black gram 2 Red gram 3 Green gram 4 Gram Ans: 2 Q. In maize plants 1 Silk appear first 2 Both of these appear at same time 3 Tassels appear first 4 None of these Ans: 1 Q. Blind hoeing is recommended for 1 Wheat 2 Maize 3 Groundnut 4 Sugarcane Ans: 4 Q. Kisan Mitra is an employee of -

1 Central Govt. 2 Corporation 3 None of these 4 State Govt. Ans: 4 Q. Red Delicious is a variety of 1 Mango 2 Papaya 3 Apple 4 Guava Ans: 3 Q. The number of essential mineral elements of plant is 1 16 2 21 3 13 4 20 Ans: 1 Q. Sulphur-coated Urea contains N 1 21% 2 33% 3 40% 4 26% Ans: 2 Q. Granite is a .... rock. 1 Metamorphic 2 Igneous 3 Sedimentary 4 None of these Ans: 3 Q. Chemical formula of pyrite is-1 FeS 2 CuS 3 MnS 4 FeS2 Ans: 4 Q. Soil fertility is reduced due to 1 Over irrigation 2 Poor drainage 3 Imbalanced use of fertilizers 4 Continuous cropping

Ans: 3 Q. Anemometer measures 1 Wind direction 2 Relative humidity 3 Net radiation 4 Wind velocity

The Ministry of Agriculture, abbreviated as MoA, is a Cabinet-level ministerial department of Government of Pakistan, responsible for implementing, enforcing, developing, and executing the policy on agriculture, ricing, livestock, fishing, and farming. The ministry is governed by the agriculture minister, who must be a member of Parliament of Pakistan, currently the agriculture minister is Nazar Muhammad Gondal and the Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture was Muhammad Ziaurrehman.
Q. Damping-off disease of vegetable nursery can be controlled by1 Solarization 2 Mixing of fungicides in soil 3 Seed treatment 4 All of these Ans: 4 Q. Whiptail is a disorder of cauliflower due to deficiency of 1 Zinc 2 Boron 3 Potassium 4 Molybdenum Ans: 4 Q. The colour of tomato is due to the presence of-1 Carotene 2 Lycopin 3 Anthocyanin 4 Xanthomonas Ans: 2 Q. Mastitis is a disease of which organ? 1 Uternus 2 Heart 3 Udder 4 Lung Ans: 3 Q. Colostrum should be fed to newborn calves for 1 1/2 day 2 1 day

3 4 day 4 10 day Ans: 4 Q. Toda is breed of 1 Cattle 2 Goat 3 Buffalo 4 Sheep Ans: 3 Q. Mastitis in animals is due to 1 Worms 2 Virus and Worms 3 Fungi and dry hand milking 4 Bacteria and Virus Ans: 4 Q. Asexual reproduction includes 1 Amphimixis 2 Apomixis 3 Allogamy 4 Autogamy Ans: 3 Q. In India,gene bank of wheat is located at 1 Kanpur 2 Ludhiana 3 Karnal 4 IARI, New Delhi Ans: 3 Q. TPS technique is related to 1 Tomato 2 Sugarcane 3 Potato 4 All of these Ans: 3 1