Horticulture JRF/SRF Test-2

Q2. Which of the following statements is false regarding offices in Gujarat?

• A) APMC main office in Gujarat is in Gandhinagar
• B) NAFED main office in Gujarat is in Ahmedabad
• C) Patent Information Centre is in Vadodara
• D) DGFT main office for import/export is in Rajkot

Q3. Which countries are leading in rubber production?

• A) India & China
• B) USA & Australia
• C) Thailand & Indonesia
• D) Italy & Spain

Q4. What is the economic part of the tea plant?

• A) Flowers
• B) Wood
• C) Bud + tender young leaves
• D) Bark

Q5. Which countries lead in oil palm production?

• A) Indonesia & Malaysia
• B) Thailand & India
• C) China & Myanmar
• D) Brazil & Peru

Q6. Which rose species is preferred for Gulkand?

• A) Rosa damascena
• B) Rosa chinensis
• C) Rosa gallica
• D) Rosa centifolia

Q7. Gujarat ranks ______ by geographical area in India.

• A) Second
• B) Third
• C) Fourth
• D) Fifth

Q8. Sweet potato is ________ in nature.

• A) Diploid
• B) Triploid
• C) Tetraploid
• D) Hexaploid

Q9. What is the tag color for foundation seed?

• A) White
• B) Blue
• C) Yellow
• D) Green

Q10. Which fruit has the highest fat content?

• A) Mangosteen
• B) Kokum
• C) Jackfruit
• D) Avocado

Q11. India has about ________ arable land.

• A) 160 Mha
• B) 210 Mha
• C) 140 Mha
• D) 110 Mha

Q12. ICAR was established in ________.

• A) 1920
• B) 1925
• C) 1929
• D) 1935

Q13. ‘Pusa Beta’ Kesari belongs to which crop?

• A) Cabbage
• B) Cauliflower
• C) Radish
• D) Carrot

Q14. When was the Division of Horticulture at IARI established?

• A) 1956
• B) 1960
• C) 1965
• D) 1970

Q15. What is the quickest method of preparing a lawn?

• A) Seed
• B) Dibbling
• C) Plastering
• D) Turfing

Q16. Which crop requires regular pruning?

• A) Mango
• B) Grape
• C) Jackfruit
• D) Tamarind

Q17. Select the wrong statement about the Sardar Sarovar project.

• A) Sardar Sarovar dam is major
• B) Narmada canal 3rd largest in world
• C) Spillway discharge highest
• D) Statue of Unity is 182 m

Q18. Select the correct economic part of the plant.

• A) Clove – Capsule
• B) Tea – Tender leaves
• C) Cinnamon – Fruit
• D) Turmeric – Corm

Q19. Where is AVRDC located?

• A) Philippines
• B) Indonesia
• C) Taiwan
• D) Vietnam

Q20. What does the Hedonic scale measure?

• A) Sensory quality
• B) Chemical quality
• C) Microbial quality
• D) Physical quality

Q21. Which statement is false about crop production in India?

• A) WB leads brinjal
• B) MH leads onion
• C) UP leads garden pea
• D) Gujarat leads potato

Q22. Choose the correct statement about growth and plant responses.

• A) Growth = only cell division
• B) Totipotency = temperature response
• C) Thigmotropism = temperature response
• D) India has nine horticulture regions

Q23. What is the respiratory quotient?

• A) CO₂ produced / O₂ consumed
• B) O₂ / CO₂
• C) CO / CO₂
• D) O₂ / N₂

Q24. Which statement about processed products is true?

• A) Wooden boxes for flowers
• B) NHB established 1985
• C) Citrus is climacteric
• D) Hypobaric storage = vacuum

Q25. Choose the correct statement about technology in agriculture.

• A) X-ray CT for nondestructive analysis
• B) Annona reticulata = soursop
• C) Palm oil in endocarp
• D) Date palm = humid tropical

Q26. Bhu Krishna & Bhu Sona belong to which crop?

• A) Potato
• B) Lesser yam
• C) Sweet potato
• D) Greater yam

Q27. When was the Directorate of Horticulture, Gujarat established?

• A) 1991
• B) 1992
• C) 1993
• D) 1995

Q28. Solapur Lal belongs to which crop?

• A) Grape
• B) Pomegranate
• C) Onion
• D) Citrus

Q29. Which project aims at improving agricultural education?

• A) NATP
• B) NAHEP
• C) NADP
• D) NASSP

Q30. Identify the false statement about India's geography and agriculture.

• A) India lies entirely in Southern hemisphere
• B) Meteorological drought = no rainfall
• C) Polyhouse curtains closed at night
• D) Fan-pad uses cellulose

Q31. Which is the odd option among these institutions?

• A) DFR – Pune
• B) DOGR – Pune
• C) DCR – Puttur
• D) DKMA – Ajmer

Q32. Which is the odd option among these research centers?

• A) NRC Banana – Trichy
• B) NRC Pomegranate – Solapur
• C) NRC Litchi – Muzaffarpur
• D) NRC Grapes – Puttur

Q33. GATT is related to ________.

• A) Trade
• B) Climate
• C) Precision farming
• D) Patents

Q34. Which statement is wrong about plant handling?

• A) Bare-root plant kept in plastic
• B) Bordeaux = CuSO₄ + lime
• C) Brown waste = carbon-rich
• D) Bud sport = mutation

Q35. Which is the odd institution?

• A) IISS – Ranchi
• B) IIWM – Bhubaneshwar
• C) IISWC – Dehradun
• D) IIPB – New Delhi

Q36. Photosynthesis is maximum in which color light?

• A) Red
• B) Blue
• C) Yellow
• D) White

Q37. Potato greening is due to ________.

• A) High light
• B) Darkness
• C) Humidity
• D) Moisture

Q38. Which statement about pruning systems is incorrect?

• A) Heading back / thinning
• B) Head system = telephone system
• C) Bower suits vigorous
• D) Low head system for storm

Q39. Which statement about vinegar is correct?

• A) Statement I true
• B) Statement II true
• C) Both false
• D) Both true

Q40. Which statement about patents is wrong?

• A) Patent valid 5 years
• B) Patent excludes copying
• C) Patent for invention
• D) Limited period

Q41. Which statement about plant structures is wrong?

• A) Cambium forms wood/bark
• B) CSR
• C) Chimeras = multiple tissues
• D) Companion crops are competitive

Q42. What is a variety developed by mixing many lines called?

• A) Synthetic
• B) Composite
• C) Hybrid
• D) Mutation

Q43. Where is IPGRI located?

• A) USA
• B) Rome
• C) Brazil
• D) India

Q44. What is the superiority of F1 over parents called?

• A) Heterosis
• B) Hybrid vigour
• C) Inheritance
• D) Variability

Q45. What is the superiority of F1 over the best variety called?

• A) Heritability
• B) Heterobeltiosis
• C) Superannuation
• D) Variability

Q46. Which statements about mutation are correct?

• A) I true, II false
• B) I false, II true
• C) Both false
• D) Both true

Q47. What is the progeny of a single homozygous selfed plant called?

• A) Pure line
• B) Mass selection
• C) Bulk
• D) Pedigree

Q48. True/false about Netherlands & floriculture?

• A) I true, II false
• B) I false, II true
• C) Both false
• D) Both true

Q49. Which statement about tuberose is irrelevant?

• A) Bird of paradise = heliconia
• B) Single/double types
• C) Use single for loose
• D) Bubbler used widely

Q50. Which statement about orchids is wrong?

• A) Orchid = largest family
• B) Netherlands = top exporter
• C) Temperature = dominant factor
• D) Mostly epiphytic

Q51. Which statement about color is true?

• A) Secondary = orange, green, violet
• B) Primary = red, blue, yellow
• C) Both false
• D) Both true

Q52. Which statement about jasmine is incorrect?

• A) Harvested at full open
• B) Oil preferred
• C) Hexane used
• D) Aromatherapy use