(AO) Agriculture Officer Old Question Paper 2014

Medium range weather forecasting is valid for :-

• 1-3 days
• 3-10 days
• 10-15 days
• 15-21 days

‘Brown manuring’ is commonly practiced in :-

• Chickpea
• Rice
• Maize
• Wheat

Downward and lateral movement of water into soil from a source of supply is known as:-

• Permeability
• Percolation
• Leaching
• Seepage

8

If the net amount of irrigation is 8 cm and the field efficiency is 75 per cent, the gross amount of water to be applied to the field is :-

• 10.66 cm
• 9.30 cm
• 6.00 cm
• 5.33 cm

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9

Example of partial root parasitic weed is :-

• Loranthus
• Orobanche
• Cuscuta
• Striga

10

In which of the following crop, Imazethapyr herbicide is used to manage weeds in standing crop :-

• Wheat
• Mustard
• Clusterbean
• Maize

The ratio of annual precipitation to potential evapo-transpiration (PET) for semi-arid regions is :-

• Less than 0.05
• 0.05 to 0.20
• 0.20 to 0.50
• 0.50 to 0.65

Which of the following type of soil degradation is most dominated in drylands of dry-subhumid climate:-

• Wind erosion
• Water erosion
• Chemical degradation
• Physical degradation

13

The concept of using the same land or portion of it, simultaneously or sequentially for fodder, food and fuel is known as:-

• Ley farming
• Community forestry
• Horti-pastoral system
• Forage forestry

The scientific name of napier grass is :-

• Panicum maximum
• Pennisetum purpureum
• Stylosanthes guianensis
• Cenchrus setigerus

Maize is an example of :-

• C₃ plant
• C₄ plant
• CAM plant
• Orchids

The optimum average temperature requirement for ripening of wheat is about :-

• 8-12 °C
• 14-16°C
• 18-20°C
• 22-24°C

Inflorescence of sugarcane is technically known as :-

• Panicle
• Arrow
• Tassel
• Bolt

Seed soaking of pearlmillet with sodium sulphate solution aims at imparting:-

• Salt tolerance
• Disease resistance
• Earliness
• Drought tolerance

In deep soil, the soil profile is generally studied up to a depth of :-

• 60 cm
• 150 cm
• 500 cm
• 250 cm

The approximate value of cation exchange capacity of organic colloid is ____ C mole (p⁺) kg⁻ˡ soil:-

• 80-150
• 3-10
• 10-40
• More than 200

None saline-alkali soils usually have Pᴴ range between :-

• 7.5-8.5
• 8.5-10.0
• 10-12
• 12-14

The critical value of soil ECe for germination of seed of crop is :-

• Up to 2 ds/m
• 2-4 ds/m
• 4-6 ds/m
• 6-8 ds/m

Which of the following nutrient element is immobile in plants:-

• P
• S
• Ca
• Mn

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Metabolic transformation of inorganic plant nutrients into organic plant constituents is known as :-

• Fixation
• Assimilation
• Fusion
• Mobilization

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26

The average N,P,K composition of night soil is about :-

• 3.5, 2.0, 1.0 %
• 5.5, 4.0, 2.0 %
• 3.5, 4.0, 2.0 %
• 5.5, 2.0, 1.0 %

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27

The law of restitution was propounded by :-

• Mitscherlich
• Spillman
• Baule
• J.Von Liebig

The concept of critical soil test level was given by :-

• Muhr
• Gregory
• Cate and Nelson
• Mitscherlich

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29

Blue-green algae is also known as:-

• Chlorophyta
• Xanthophyta
• Diatoms
• Cyanophyta

The word “Horticulture” is derived from:-

• Latin
• Greek
• Persian
• English

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31

Goma Kirti is a improved variety of which fruit crop:-

• Pomegranate
• Ber
• Grape
• Phalsa

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32

Papain is extracted from which fruit crop:-

• Papaya
• Mango
• Litchi
• Banana

Which fruit is most suitable for jelly making :-

• Mango
• Guava
• Banana
• Papaya

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34

Vegetable suitable for canning is :-

• Pea
• Brinjal
• Chilli
• Radish

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35

Buttoning disorder occur due to :-

• Deficiency of nitrogen
• Deficiency of Boron
• Excess of calcium
• None of these

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36

Edible podded variety of pea is:-

• Sylvia
• Jawahar matar -4
• Arkel
• None of these

Commercial method of propagation of gladiolus is :-

• Bulb
• Corm
• Seed
• Budding

Suitable time of budding in rose is:-

• December-January
• July-Aug
• May-June
• March-April

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39

Rock Garden is situated at:-

• Delhi
• Mumbai
• Chandigarh
• Jaipur

The most important causal agent responsible for the spoilage and rotting of vegetables is :-

• Fungi
• Virus
• Bacteria
• Phytoplasma

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Important Links:-

• A Competitive Book of Agriculture __ by Nemi Raj Sunda Book PDF

• Assistant Agriculture Research Officer (Plant Pathology) : Pattern, Eligibility & Syllabus

• Agriculture Optional Syllabus For UPSC

• IBPS AFO( Agriculture Field Officer ) 2021 – Syllabus , Exam Pattern

• (Agriculture) IBPS SO Preliminary ,Mains Exam Syllabus

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Molya disease of wheat and barley is caused by which nematode:-

• Heterodera zeae
• Heterodera avenae
• Globodera rostochiensis
• Heterodera graminicola

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Root-knot disease is caused by which nematode:-

• Pratylenchus spp.
• Heterodera spp.
• Meloidogyne spp.
• Radopholus spp.

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50

Which of the following is used as a trap crop in cabbage:-

• Cowpea
• Cotton
• Indian mustard
• Marigold

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51

Helicoverpa armigera is the major pest of :-

• Brinjal
• Gram
• Mustard
• Potato

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52

Which of the following is the miticide ?

• Acephate
• Imidacloprid
• Omite-57
• Phorate

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53

What is the scientific name of white grub:-

• Sitotroga cerealella
• Holotrichia consanguinea
• Coccinella septumpunctata
• Schistocerca gregaria

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54

In case of swallowed insecticidal poison, which treatment is most effective?

• Vomiting and stomach wash be done
• Washing by soap
• Use of burnol
• Bring immediately in open air

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55

Which of the followings is the best method for directly utilizing the available variability in self pollinated crops :-

• Domestication
• Pure line selection
• Pedigree Method
• Introduction

56

If soil fertility is variable in the (in patches) field then the method for crop improvement would be :-

• Mass selection
• Stratified mass selection
• Unit selection
• Recurrent selection

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57

 Now-a-days single cross hybrids are more popular :-

• Cheaper, readily available
• Availability of vigorous inbred lines, high yielding and uniform
• Require less seed quantity
• All of these

58

In India seed inspection is essential for :-

• Nucleus seed, breeder seed, foundation seed
• Breeder seed, foundation seed, certified seed
• Nucleus seed, breeder seed, foundation seed, certified seed
• Breeder seed, foundation seed , registered seed and certified seed

During seed production, plants of different variety of same crop is called:-

• Weed
• Volunteer
• Off type
• All of these

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Synthesis of milk takes place in :-

• Milk duct
• Milk cistern
• Milk well
• Alveoli

Silage comes in the category of:-

• Preserved green fodder
• Dry fodder
• Legume dry fodder
• Green fodder

One laying poultry bird requires feed daily at the rate of :-

• 100-130 g
• 150-180 g
• 60-80 g
• 40-60 g

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For Artificial insemination, semen should have a minimum sperm concentration of :-

• 5 million/ml
• 10 million/ml
• 15 million/ml
• 20 million/ml

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73

Foot and mouth disease in cattle is caused by :-

• Virus
• Bacteria
• Mycoplasma
• Fungi

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74

Lentic water means :-

• Running water
• Standing water
• Polluted water
• None of these

Sambhar lake of Rajasthan is originated by :-

• Glacial action
• Land slide
• Wind action
• None of these

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In composite fish culture, catla, rohu and mrigal are stocked in the ratio of :-

• 4:1:2
• 3:3:4
• 1:1:2
• None of these

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Which is not the attribute of wealth ?

• Utility
• Scarcity
• Transferability
• Instability

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If the price of goods whose demand is inelastic, increases then the expenditure incurred by the consumers will :-

• Increase
• Decrease
• Remain constant
• First increase then decrease

Sorting out of goods according to size, quality, and other characteristics is called:-

• Variable grading
• mandatory grading
• Centralised grading
• Permissive grading

Which one of the following is not a type of farming :-

• Ranching
• State farming
• Specialised farming
• Diversified farming

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Which ratio is suitable for assessing correct financial position (status) of a farmer?

• Current ratio
• Working ratio
• Net capital ratio
• Net farm ratio

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86

Which of the following middle men actually take the ownership of a commodity through purchasing with a view to make profit from future price movements?

• Speculative middlemen
• Commission agent
• Brokers
• Processors

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87

Storage provides:-

• Place utility
• Time utility
• Form utility
• Possession utility

WTO was established in :-

• 1945
• 1947
• 1995
• 2005

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Which price is fixed by the government to protect the consumer from unwarranted price ?

• Issue price
• Levy price
• MSP
• Ceiling price

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Who have greater access to land, capital, credit-input, experts, information network:-

• Laggards
• Early adopters
• Majority
• Innovators

The most important group teaching method that give quick adoption :-

• Group discussion
• Method demonstration
• Result demonstration
• Informal discussion

Correct year of Panchayat Raj inauguration in Rajasthan state :-

• 1969
• 1959
• 1989
• 1979

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 PMKSY stands for :-

• Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sathi Yojana
• Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojna
• Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sahitya Yojana
• Pradhan Mantri Kishan Sakha Yojana

94

Who is the chairman of Agril.Technology Management Agency at the district level :-

• Chief Executive Officer –
• Zila Parishad
• District Collector Dy.Director Agriculture
• Dy Director Ex- officio Project Director, ATMA

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To Motivate farmers importance should be given to :-

• Need based approach
• Training
• Participation
• All of these

Community development programme was started in the year of :-

• 1956
• 1952
• 1959
• 1979

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At village level to whom one will contact first for transfer of technology, :-

• Vikash Adhikari
• Gram Sarpanch
• Chairman Cooperative Society
• Agri.supervisor

100

The following frequency distribution

: Classes                                    Frequency

0-5                                      3

0-10                                   8

0-15                                   17

is classified as :-

• Cumulative frequency distribution in less than type
•  Cumulative frequency distribution in more than type
•  Discrete frequency distribution
•  Continuous frequency distribution

Which of the following is a unit less measure of dispersion ?

• Standard Deviation
• Mean Deviation
• Coefficient of variation
• Range

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102

If X and Y are independent variables then the coefficient of correlation between these will be :-

• Zero
• One
• Positive
• Negative

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103

In a scatter diagram all the points lie on a straight line downward from left to right, then there exits:-

• Positive correlation
• Negative correlation
• Perfect positive correlation
• Perfect negative correlation

Yate’s correction will be applicable in contingency table of order :-

• 2×2
• 2×3
• 3×3
• 4×4

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105

Probability of selection varies at each subsequent draw in :-

• Random sampling without replacement
• Random sampling with replacement
• Both random sampling without replacement and random sampling with replacement
• Neither random sampling without replacement nor random sampling with replacement

Geometric mean of two observations can be calculated if :-

• Both the observations are positive
• One of them is positive
• One of the two observations is zero
• Both of them are zero

What is length of Engineer’s chain?

• 20 m
• 33 m
• 100 ft.
• 70 ft.

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 108

Bench mark is defined as :-

• Point of known elevation
• Point of unknown elevation
• Reading of staff on the point of known elevation
• Reading of staff on the point of unknown elevation

Which of the following is commonly used animal operated water lifting device for the lift more than 20 m ?

• Swing basket
• Rope and bucket
• Circulating two basket lift
• Persian wheel

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What is unit of discharge ?

• Meter
• Square meter
• Cubic meter
• Cubic meter per second

What is use of Mould board plough?

• Primary tillage
• Secondary tillage
• Sowing
• Land levelling

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The system of soil-less culture is known as :-

• Hydrobiology
• Hydrology
• Hydroponics
• Aquaporins

Yellowing of older leaves is a main symptom of                                                                           deficiency :-

• Magnesium
• Nitrogen
• Iron
• Manganese

Polysaccharide means a :-

• Fat
• Protein
• Sugar
• Amino acid

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Proteins are made up of :-

• Diamines
• Phenols
• Sugars
• Amino acids

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Enzymes accelerate the speed of biochemical reactions by :-

• Providing additional energy
• Increasing number of substrate molecules
• Breaking chemical bonds
• Lowering activation energy

The DNA can also be called a :-

• Polysaccharide
• Polypeptide
• Polynucleotide
• Polymerage

“Energy currency” in a cell :-

• Cyclic AMP
• Ferrodoxin
• Plastoquinone
• ATP

The genetic code is a group of :-

• Three DNA molecules
• Three nucleotides
• Two RNA molecules
• Three amino acids

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