(AAO) Assistant Agriculture Officer Question Paper 2015

Standard size of Agrometology Observatory is –
A) 120′ x 100′
B) 140′ x 100′
C) 160′ x 120′
D) 180′ x 120

Harmful solar radiation absorbed by ozone layer in the earth’s atmoshere is :
A) Voilet rays
B) Ultra voilet rays
C) Red rays
D) Infrared rays

Which chemical is used as defoliant to improve boll opening in cotton?
A) Thiadiazuron 100g/ha
B) NAA 30g/ ha
C) Colchicine 10g/ ha
D) TGA 50g/ ha

“Madhuri” is an improved cultivar of which type of maize crop?
A) Quality Protein corn
B) Baby corn
C) Pop corn
D) Sweet corn

Crop logging is a method of :
A) Soil fertility evaluation
B) Plan for assessing requirement of nutrients for yield maximization.
C) Assessing crop damage
D) Testing suitability of fertilizer

Major constituent of sunhemp fibe, which makes it the most suitable indigenous raw material for currency paper, is:
A) Cellulose
B) Pentosan
C) Lignin
D) Urinic anhydrite

The deviation from the mean daily temperature to the minimum threshold temparature of a crop is termed as:
A) Diurnal variation
B) Heat Unit
C) Temperature gradient
D) Lapse rate

The total water resources available through annual precipitation in India is estimated to be:
A) 5320 Billion cubic meter (BCM)
B) 4000 BCM
C) 1800 BCM
D) 1700 BCM

Individual crop has its minimum, optimum and maximum temperature for growth and development is called as:
A) Temperature gradient
B) Required temperatures
C) Cardinal temperatures
D) Diurnal variation in temperatures

Simultaneous use of two sources of water namely surface and underground water, to irrigate a piece of land is called as-

A) Consumptive use of water
B) Seasonal consumptive use of water
C) Conjunctive use of water
D) Total crop water requirement

Amongst cereals, the grains of which crop possess the highest fat content?
A) Pearl millet
B) Sorghum
C) Wheat
D) Barley

Name multi-cut cultivar of forage sorghum

A) Pusa chari 6
B) Rajasthan chari 2
C) SSG 59-3
D) HC 308

Mustard oil cake is unpalatable due to presence of

A) Sinirgin
B) Carotenoides
C) Selenium
D) Magnesium

Indian Institute of spices Research is situated at –
A) Ajmer
B) Anand
C) Calicut
D) New Delhi

Which variety of sesame possesses quardri carpelletum capsule?
A) RT 46
B) RT 125
C) RT 346
D) RT 351

Chromosome number (2n) in american cotton (G. hirsutum) is

A) 16
B) 26
C) 32
D) 52

Sharbati sonora was produced by treating sonora – 64 with

A) Alpha rays
B) Beta rays
C) Gamma rays
D) X – rays

The ratio of amount of water stored in the rool zone of plants to the amount of irrigation water delivered to the field is known as
A) Water use efficiency
B) Water Application efficiency
C) Water storage efficiency
D) Water Distribution efficiency

Suitable example of reflectant type of anti- transpirant is –
A) Kaolin
B) Phenyl mercuric acetate
C) Hexadeconol
D) Maleic hydrazide

Flow rate of irrigation water one cumec-day equals to quantity of water

A) 6.34 hectare meter
B) 8.64 hectare meter
C) 10.12 hectare meter
D) 14.36 hectare meter

Physiological drought is on account of-

A) Annual average rainfall is less than ET
B) Average rainfall is less than normal rainfall
C) Low humidity and high wind velocity
D) Higher osmotic pressure of soil solution

Genetically modified organisms includes incorporation of herbicide resistant trait is available in the crop

A) Cotton
B) Brinjal
C) Soybean
D) Tobacco

A process by which a virus tranfers genetic material from one bacterium to another is called as-

A) Tranformation
B) Transduction
C) Inversion
D) Conjugation

A cross between F1 or a segregating generation and one of its parents is termed as
A) Mixed cross
B) Back cross
C) Monohybrid cross
D) Dihybrid cross

Which type of commercially cultivated hybrid will give maximum degree of heterosis and uniform
plants?
A) Single cross hybrid
B) Double cross hybrid
C) Three cross hybrid
D) Top cross hybrid

The method of breeding that gives the maximum opportunity for the breeder to use his/ her skill and
judgment for the selection of plants is?
A) Bulk method
B) Introduction and selection
C) Pedigree method
D) Mass selection

A genome that is diploid but contains an extra chromosome, homologous with one of the existing pairs, so that one kind of chromosome is present in triplicate-
A) Trisomic
B) Trioecious
C) Triploidy
D) Triplex

Which of the following fertilizer/s is/ are not produced in India
A) DAP
B) Urea
C) Muriate of potash
D) All of these

The upper limit of soil moisture availability for plant growth?
A) Matric Suction
B) Field Capacity
C) Hygroscopic coefficient
D) PWP

Flame photometer is used in the detection of which of the following nutrients(s)?
A) N and P
B) N and K
C) K
D) P

In universal soil loss equation, A=RKLSCP, K denotes
A) Soil conservation practice
B) Soil roughness
C) Soil erodibility
D) None of these

Reconnaissance soil survey carried out to produce maps for planning in all the states of the country at the scale of-
A) 1:8000
B) 1.12000
C) 1:20000
D) 1:250000

Quartz mineral is composed of-
A) Aluminium silicate
B) Silicon dioxide
C) Ferro – magnesium silicate
D) Hydrated aluminium silicate

The headquarter of National centre of organic farming is located at-
A) New Delhi
B) Hyderabad
C) Bhopal
D) Ghaziabad

The concept of biodynamic manure was given by
A) Albert Howard
B) Walter Northbourne
C) C.L.Acharya
D) Rudolf Steiner

Which of the following crop is used as indicator crop for the deficiency of nitrogen, phosphorus and zinc?
A) Potato
B) Cauliflower
C) Rice
D) Maize

Which of the following Fertilizer is not compatible for using in fertigation with the potassium sulfate?
A) Urea
B) Ammonium nitrate
C) Calcium nitrate
D) Potassium nitrate

The role of parent material in soil formation is
A) Initially passive and later on active
B) Initially active and later on passive
C) Active
D) Passive

A soil survey undertaken to prepare resource inventory of large areas is called as
A) Reconnaissance soil survey
B) Detailed soil survey
C) Semi- detailed survey
D) Detailed reconnaissance survey

The optimum row to row and plant to plant spacing for early cabbage is
A) 60 cm x 45 cm
B) 60 cm x 60 cm
C) 45 cm x 45 cm
D) 45 cm x 30 cm

The seed rate for hybrid capsicum varieties is-

A) 200 – 250 g/ha.
B) 750 – 800 g/ha.
C) 1000 – 1500 g/ha.
D) 2000 – 2500 g/ha

Indian goose berry belongs to family-

A) Rutaceae
B) Leguminoceae
C) Euphorbiaceae
D) Anacardiaceae

Spongy tissue disorder hamper the export of mango variety

A) Bombay Green
B) Kesar
C) Alphanso
D) Dashehari

Which one of the following fruit is not a monocotyledonens?
A) Pineapple
B) Papaya
C) Datepalm
D) Banana

Which of the following hormone is used for degreening in citrus?
A) Auxins
B) Cytokinins
C) GA 3
D) Ethephon

Botanically, banana fruit is a –
A) Berry
B) Nut
C) Pome
D) Drupe

Early Nantes is an important variety of-

A) Carrot
B) Cauliflower
C) Cabbage
D) Pea

“RATNA’ variety of mango is a cross of-

A) Neelum x Dashehri
B) Dashehri x Neelum
C) Alphanso x Sindhu
D) Neelum X Alphonso

“Puffiness is a physiological disorder of which crop?
A) Tomato
B) Chilli
C) Cauliflower
D) Cabbage

Diara land cultivation of vegetable is related to –
A) Solanaceous
B) Cucurbitaceae
C) Cole crops
D) Leafy vegetables

“Pusa Mahak’ is a variety of which flower crop

A) Marigold
B) Tuberose
C) Rose
D) Jasmine

Formal channel of marketing is-

A) Direct sale to consumer
B) Sale in village itself to travelling merchants
C) Sale in nearby market
D) All of these

Which one of the following is not an objective of farm planning.
A) Efficient use of farm resources
B) Help to raise and stablize farm income
C) Give consideration for efficient marketing facilities
D) Analyzing plan for the use of natural resources of the command of the decision maker.

Who is the father of ‘ Modern Theory of Management ‘ ?
A) Henri Fayol
B) Terry
C) Franklin
D) None of these

Grouping of two or more than two consumers for a product or service so that their needs are better
served, can be defined as

A) Group Segment
B) Policy Segment
C) Market Segment
D) None of these

The market in which there are few buyers, is termed as

A) Monopsony market
B) Oligopoly market
C) Monopolistic market
D) Oligopsony market

Who is the present Ex- Officio chairman of NITI Aayog?
A) Amitab Kant
B) Narendra Modi
C) Rajiv Kumar
D) Dinesh Arora

In serving total agricuitural credit contribution from different banks in decreasing order is-

A) Rural banks, Co-operative banks, Commercial banks, Private sector banks.
B) Commercial banks, Rural banks, Co-operative banks, Private sector banks.
C) Commercial banks, Co-operative banks, Rural banks, Private sector banks.
D) Co-operative banks, Rural banks, Commercial banks, Private sector banks.

Under distress sale, what is the relationship between marketed and marketable surpluses for a farmer?
A) Marketed surplus=0
B) Marketed surplus = Marketable surplus
C) Marketed surplus > Marketable surplus
D) Marketed surplus < Marketable surplus

The point of inflexion in classical production function lies at a point where
A) Marginal Physical Product (MPP) is maximum
B) Average Physical Product (APP) is maximum
C) MPP = APP
D) MPP = 0

Which one of the following is the objective of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)?
A) To stabilize agricultural prices
B) To ensure meaningful real income levels to the farmers
C) To protect the interest of the consumers by providing essential agricultural commodities at reasonable rate through PDS
D) All of these

Pradhan Mantri fasal Bima Yogana (PMFBY) was launched in-

A) 2015
B) 2016
C) 2017
D) 2018

The National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) was launched by ICAR, New Delhi
through the support of-

A) World Bank
B) Govt of India
C) World Bank and Government of India
D) Government of India and State Govt.

The first Krishi Vigyan Kendra, on pilot basis, was established in India at Pondicherry in the year
A) 1966
B) 1970
C) 1974
D) 1978

In which year, programme on training of rural youth (BPL farmers) for self employment aimed at
providing technical and entrepreneurial skill has been commenced?
A) 1979
B) 1990
C) 2013
D) 2017

Paramparagat Kirshi Vikas Yogana was started in India in the year ?

A) 2013 
B) 2015
C) 2017
D) 2018

A continuous and cooperative activity, involving the local farmers and extension staff in which objective of the work are set forth and action planned is known as-
A) Programming
B) Planning
C) Programme planning
D) Programme planning process

Need based and skill oriented vocational training to field staff and to practising farmers is being undertaken in the system of-
A) Krishi Vigyan Kendra
B) National Demonstration
C) Lab to Land Programme
D) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana

Agricultural clinic is helpful to farmer for –
A) Testing soil sample
B) Testing irrigation water quality
C) Testing seed viability
D) Providing specialized guidence in writing

Visual aid for tranfrer of technology includes:-
A) Audio teleconference
B) e – mail
C) Cultural programme
D) All of these

Extension Education is related where ?
A) Audience is more or less homogeneous
B) Teaching is mainly vertical and curriculum centred
C) Teaching is mainly horizental and need based
D) Pre- planned and pre- decided

Method demonstration does not include

A) Seed treatment with rhizobium culture
B) Use of improved variety seed
C) Taking soil sample for its testing
D) Budding in fruit plants

The three characteristics of extension are –
A) Teaching- Informal- Felxible
B) Teaching – Formal- Voluntary
C) Teaching- Curriculum based- Compulsory
D) Teaching- Cooperation- Formal

Match the List-Ⅰ  With List-ⅠⅠ and Select the appropriate given below the list-

List -Ⅰ                                                                      List-Ⅱ

(A) Sender                                      1. Visuals

(B) Message                                  2. Encoding

(C) Channel                                  3. Intropretation

(D) Receiver                                 4. Hard data

A) A B C D 2 4 1 3
B) A B C D 1 3 2 4
C) A B C D 3 2 4 1
D) A B C D 4 1 3 2

The major difference between the innovation decision process and the diffusion process is that-

A) Innovation decision making takes place within the mind of an individual.
B) Innovation decision- making takes place with a group.
C) Innovation decision is adopted after rejection.
D) Innovation decision is a collection of learning experience.

National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources is located at

A) New Delhi
B) Anand
C) Lucknow
D) Karnal

Care of new born calf should include:
A) Colostrum feeding within one hour of birth
B) Dehorning and disbudding within 24 hours of birth
C) Noves cord cutting very close to ligature
D) All of these

Gaddi is a breed of –
A) Sheep
B) Swine
C) Goat
D) Buffalo

Frozen semen is being stored at-

A) -169° C
B) -171° C
C) -196° C
D) -206° C

The breed evolved by crossing of Murrh and Surti breed of buffalo is

A) Nili Ravi
B) Jafarabadi
C) Mahsana
D) Nagpuri

Gumbora is a disease of which animal?
A) Chicken
B) Cow
C) Goat
D) Sheep

FMD (Food and mouth) disease of cattle is a
A) Fungal Disease
B) Viral Disease
C) Protozoan Disease
D) Bacterial Disease

Ranikhet is a ____________ disease?
A) Viral
B) Bacterial
C) Fingal
D) Nematodal

Which of the following is not a draught purpose bread of a cow?
A) Nagauri
B) Malvi
C) Amrit Mahal
D) Rathi

Which of the following breed of buffalo has the highest fat percentage?
A) Murrah
B) Bhadawari
C) Surti
D) Jaffarabadi

Protein content in mustard cake is about

A) 20%
B) 35%
C) 8%
D) 55%

______ is the best method of milking.
A) Fisting
B) Knuckling
C) Stripping
D) Knuckling and Stripping

The carburetar is main part of Engine

A) Diesel Engire
B) Steam Engine
C) Petrol Engine
D) Gas Engine

Which weir is used to measure high discharge?
A) Rectangular weir
B) Trapezoidal weir
C) Triangular weir
D) None of these

Water can be measured on volume basis if it is…
A) At rest
B) In motion
C) At rest and In motion
D) None of these

Open impeller is made by?
A) Mild steel
B) Cast iron
C) Forged steel
D) Stainless steel

Which type of nozzle is most commonly used for herbicide application?
A) Flood jet
B) Flat fan
C) Solid cone
D) Centrifugal type

Which of the following machine is not good for zero- till planting of crop under surface residue
condition?
A) Turbo happy seeder
B) Rotary disc drill
C) Double disc drill
D) Tyne opener zero till drill

Drainage of 1 ha cm in 24 hours equals drainage of-

A) 1.157 lps
B) 0.117 lps
C) 2.7 lps
D) 2 lps

The ratio between area of crop irrigated and quantity of water applied crop is termed as?
A) Duty
B) Delta
C) Base period
D) Irrigation quotient

The wind velocity is measured by
A) Current meter
B) Hydrometer
C) Anemometer
D) None of these

Which harrow is also called “bakhar”
A) Disc harow
B) Spike tooth harow
C) Spring tooth
D) Blade harow

The value of variable which occurs most frequently is called as

A) Mean
B) Mode
C) Median
D) Weighted Mean

Variance is –

A) The square root of variation of values
B) The coefficient of variation of values
C) The reciprocal of mean of standard deviation
D) The square of standard deviation

The relationship between Arithmetic mean (A), Harmonic mean (H) and Geometric mean (G), is-

A) G² = AH

B) G=  √A+H

C) H² = GA
D) A² =  GH

The average of the absolute deviations taken from centrol value is called as
A) Mean deviation
B) Standard deviation
C) Coefficient of variation
D) Range

When value of one variable changes while other variable remains constant, it is known as
A) Negative correlation
B) Direct correction
C) Positive correction
D) Independent

If Q1 = 5, Q2 = 10 and Q3 = 20, the quartile deviation will be
A) 15
B) 25
C) 7.5
D) 30

Which of the following would you regard as discrete variable
A) Height
B) Time
C) Wages paid to workers
D) Number of children in a family

Which of the following is best to show the percentage of the production of different crops in Rajasthan
during 2016-2017
A) Histogram
B) Ogive curve
C) Stem and leaf chart
D) Pie chart

The mean of 20 observations is 25. What will be the mean of new set of observation, if 3 is added to each observation.
A) 26
B) 28
C) 30
D) 32

The coefficient of correlation between X and Y is 0.6, their covariance is 4.8. The variance of X is 9. Then the standard deviation of Y is –
A) 4.8/3*0.6
B) 0.6/4.8*3
C) 4.8*0.6/3
D) 4.8/9*0.6

Pectinophora gossypilla is a pest of-

A) Cumin
B) Brinjal
C) Cotton
D) Spinach

Heterorhabditis sp. Is used for control of
A) Rice stem bore
B) Pea leaf miner
C) White grub
D) Coriander aphid

Diamond back moth is a pest of
A) Cotton
B) Cabbage
C) Rice
D) Soybean

Melanagromyza obtusa is a pest of
A) Red gram
B) Tomato
C) Potato
D) Mustard

Trichogramma chilonis parasitoid used for the control of
A) Bollworm of cotton
B) White fly
C) Aphid
D) Thrips

Basillus thuringiensis is used for the control of
A) Diamond backmoth
B) Fruit sucking moth
C) Thrips
D) Aphids

Yellow and Witches broom symptoms caused by
A) Viroid
B) Fungus
C) phytoplasma
D) Bacteria

Rice tungro disease is caused by
A) A mixture of spherical and flexous viruses.
B) A bacilliform virus alone.
C) A mixture of bacilliform and flexous virus.
D) A mixture of spherical and bacilliform virus

an example of autoecious rust is
A) Stem rust of wheat
B) Bajra rust
C) Apple rust
D) Linseed rust

Aflatoxins are produced by
A) Alternaria burnsii
B) Fusarium graminearum
C) Cladosporium spp.
D) Aspergillus flaxus

Sclerotia are formed in which fungus
A) Pythium
B) Claviceps
C) Physoderma
D) Rhizopus

Which fungicide is used for control of downy mildew.
A) Karathane
B) Ridomil MZ
C) Thiram
D) Captan