TS AGRICET 2023 Question Paper with Answer Key Seed Technology

PROFESSOR JAYASHANKAR TELANGANA STATE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

AGRICET – 2023

Seed Technology SET –II


1. Weed that controls soil erosion in barren soils is (c)

A Bermuda grass B Water hyacinth
 
C Quack grass D Argemone
 
2 Weed that causes allergy in human beings is (a)

A Parthenium B Puncture vine
 
C Tridax D Cynodon
 
3. The crop which is considered as poor man’s food crop is (c)

A Wheat B Maize
 
C Bajra D Rice
 
4 Which crop has been used during Indus valley civilization? (d)

A Bajra B Sunflower
 
C Sugarcane D Cotton
 
5. The seed rate for chilli hybrids is (b)

A 150-200 g / ha B 200-250 g / ha
 
C 250-300 g / ha D 300-350 g/ha
 
6. Boll drop in cotton is minimized by using the following hormone (a)

A NAA B Ethylene
 
C Abscisic acid D Cytokinin
 
7 Adventitious roots become tuberous in one of the following crops (c)

A Radish B Carrot
 
C Sweet potato D Potato
 

8 The dye extracted from the flower of a following crop is used as dye for (b)
kalamkari

A Helianthus annuus B Carthamus tinctorius
 
C Gossypuim spp D Capsicum annum
 
9 Match the following (b)

a) Bottle gourd 1) Helianthus annuus
 
b) Sunflower 2) Sorghum bicolor
 
c) Chickpea 3) Lagenaria vulgaris
 
d) Jowar 4) Cicer arietinum
 
A a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 B a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
C a-3, b-1, c-2, d-4 D a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2

10 The fruit in castor is called as (b)

A Pepo B Regma
 
C Boll D Pods
 
11. Monadelphous stamens with style passing through staminal tube is observed in - (a)
--
 

A Cotton B Sunflower
 
C Rice D Sesamum
 
12 Cell organelle involved in photo respiration in C3 plants (b)
. 
A Lysosome B Peroxisome
 
C Glyoxysome D Vacuole
 

13 Which of the following chemical is used for inducing male sterility in onion and (c)
. tomato


A Gibberellin B Naphthalene acetic acid
 
C Malic hydrazide D Ethylene
 

14 The plant breeding method widely used in self pollinated crops (b)
. 
A Mass selection B Pedigree method
 
C Clonal method D Synthetic
 
15 Ovule inverted in 1800 direction is (a)
1800
A Anatropus B Amphitropus
 
C Hemianatropus D Orthotropus
 
16 Back cross breeding was introduced by (b)

A Hull B Harlan and pope
 
C Shull D Garber
 
17 The developmental programme in which Government of India has given high (a)
priority to water conservation and management is


A Prime Minister Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

B Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana

C Prime Minister Fasal Bheema Yojana

D National Mission on Oil Seeds & Oil Palm

18 The hybrid seed production by crossing A and R lines is categorised as one of (d)
the following class of seed production


A Nucleus seed production B Breeder seed production
 
C Foundation seed production D Certified seed production
 
19 The genes associated with sterility in cytoplasmic male sterility are located in --- (b)


A Nucleus B Mitochondria
 
C Chloroplast D Ribosomes
 
20 Lowest seed multiplication ratio is found in --- (b)
. 
A Wheat B Groundnut
 
C Berseem D Soybean
 

21 The minimum genetic purity of certified hybrid seed (b)
. 
A 99% B 95%
C 98% D 100%

22 The varietal trials conducted in farmers fields (c)
. 
A Advanced yield trial B Preliminary yield trial
 
C Minikit trial D Multi location trial
 
23 Which of the following factors control planting ratio in hybrid seed production (d)


a) Plant height of pollinator

b) Pollen weight

c) Duration and angle of floret opening in CMS line

d) Growth & Vigour of pollinator

A a,b,c,d are correct B a,b,c are correct
C a,b,d are correct D a,c,d are correct

24 The genetic purity of seed is identified by which of the following tests (a)
. 
A Grow out test B Germination test
 
C Tetrazolium test D Physical purity test
 
25 Which of the following practices are adopted for synchronization of flowering in (c)
Hybrid Rice?


a) Application of N fertilizer to delay flowering

b) Flag leaf clipping

c) Staggered sowing

d) GA3 spray @75g/ha
@75g/ha
A C only B A,B & C
C A&C D A, B, C, D

26 As per IMSCS the pure seed percentage in groundnut is (b)

A 95 B 96
C 97 D 98

27 Scientific name of jute is (a)

A Corchorus olitorius B Sesamum indicum
 
C Sesbania bispinosa D Arachis hypogea
 

28 One of the following vegetable is highly cross pollinated (a)

A Spinach B Potato
 
C Chilli D Tomato
 
29. Planting ratio for chilli hybrid seed production (c)

A 6:2 B 4:2
C 10:1 D 10:2

30. Small seeds with shattering nature are observed in one of the following crops (a)

A Sesamum B Jowar
 
C Maize D Groundnut
 
31. One of the following can be sprayed on okra to delay flowering (b)

A GA3 B Malic hydrazide
 
C 2,4-D D Thiourea
 
32 Which of the following organization is involved in development of quality (a)
seed production in Asia Pacific regions


A APSA B AOSCA
C ASTA D ISTA

33 The power of seed inspector is described in which section of Seed Act (a)

A Sec-14 B Sec-15
C Sec – 4 D Sec-9

34 The seed sample drawn by seed inspector should be sent to seed analyst with (c)
the details filled in which form


A Form –I B Form – II
C Form – V D Form - VI

35 The protocols for import and export of seeds is included in which chapter of (d)
Seed Bill 2004


A 4 B 6
C 8 D 7

36 As per PPV & FR Act the total duration of protection offered for trees & vines is (c)
. 

A 9 years B 6 years
 
C 18 years D 15 years
 

37 Which of the following statements is false for field inspection of seed production (b)
. plot

A A maximum of 5 fields counts to be taken for an area of 2ha

B For each additional 2 ha another 5 counts to be taken

C For closely spaced crops 1000 plants / head to be observed for each count

D Objectionable weed plants should be identified and recorded as number of plants

38 The seed required for conducting GOT for soybean (a)
. 
A 2000 g B 4000 g
C 1000 g D 3000 g
39 The fund launched by Government of India to increase the number of (b)
agricultural startups in rural areas is


A Startup India Seed Fund Scheme B Agriculture Accelerator Fund
 
C Atal Innovation Mission D Startup India
 
40 Units for particle density are (b)

A mgm-3 B Mgm-3
C gm-3 D kgm-3

41 Order of rate of decomposition is (a)

A Crude protein > Cellulose > Fats >Lignins
>>> 
B Cellulose > Crude protein > Fats>Lignins
>>>
C Crude protein > Fats > Cellulose >Lignins
>>> 
D Crude protein > Fats >Lignins> Cellulose
>>>
42 Water potential at wilting point is less than – bars (c)

A 1.0 B -1/2
C -15 D -31

43 Mineralization occurs at C:N Ratio of (b)

A >30:1 B <20:1
C >20:1 D >40:1

44 Term pH was suggested by (a)
. pH
A Sorenson B Shoemaker
 
C DK Das D Shoenover
 

45 Hopper burn symptoms in bhendi leaves are caused due to the incidence of (a)

A Leaf hopper B Shoot & fruit borer
 
C Stem weevil D Leaf miner
 
46 Number of segments present in insect head during embryonic stage (b)

A 3 B 6
C 11 D 9

47 Government of India promotes millets with one of the following brand names (a)
. 
A Shree anna B Millets giveaway
 
C Nutricereals D Poorman’s food
 
48 Yellow sticky traps are used for management of which insect (a)

A Whitefly B Defoliators
 
C Stemborer D Thrips
 
49 Indian council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)has signed MoU with one of the (b)
. following digital platforms to guide farmers on scientific cultivation


A Kisan sarathi B Amazon kisan
 
C Digital green D Flipkart
 
50 Installation of pheromone traps for management of pest is considered as the (b)
. following type of control method

A Physical method B Mechanical method
 
C Biological method D Chemical method
 
51 Which of the insecticide is recommended on need basis at the end of cotton (b)
. crop for management of pink bollworm


A Spinosad B Cypermethrin
 
C Emamectin benzoate D Monocrotophos
 
52 Based on the chemical nature, identify the fungicide belonging to copper group (b)
. of fungicides

A Lime sulphur B Bordeaux paste
 
C Mercuric chloride D Mercurous chloride
 

53 Muriate of Potash cannot be used in one of the following soils (a)

A Saline B Red sandy
 
C Black cotton D Loamy
 

54 The recommended spacing to manage downy mildew disease in sunflower (c)

A 10 x 10 cm B 20 x 20 cm
x x
C 60 x 30 cm D 10 x 15 cm
x x

55 Leaf curl in tomato is transmitted by the insect (b)

A Thrips B White fly
 
C Leaf hopper D Mites
 

56 The following disease management practice is based on the principle ‘Exclusion’ (b)
of the pathogen

A Proper selection of geographical area B Seed inspection and certification
 
C Seed treatment D Crop rotation
 

57 The recommended hot water treatment of setts to manage red rot of sugarcane (b)
is

A 1000C, 30 min B 520C, 30 min
1000, 30  520, 30 
C 1000C, 60 min D 520C, 60 min
1000, 60  520, 60 

58 The paddy variety resistant to blast disease is (b)

A Kranthi B Telangana sona
 
C Pragathi D Haritha
 
59. The example of an interjection is (c)
A of B an
C oh D but

60. An outline of activities so arranged to enable efficient execution of extension (d)
programme is known as

A Project B Programme planning
 
C Calendar of work D Plan of work
 

61 Using wide range of information methods to cross check the collected data is (d)


A PRA B Statistical replicability
 
C Mix of techniques D Triangulation
 

62 The fourth step in extension educational process is (b)

A Situation & Problems B Evaluation
 
C Reconsideration D Teaching plan of work
 

63 Which of the following matches are incorrect? (b)

A Leaf cutting – Bryophyllum B Softwood cuttings – Rose
 
C Stolon – Mint D Root suckers – Guava
 
64 Polyembryony is observed in which of the following crops (c)

A Banana B Lime
 
C Mango D Ber
 
65 Which of the following nutrient is responsible for irregular bearing in mango (a)

A N B P
C K D S

66 The hybrid guava released by Fruit Research Station, Sangareddy (d)

A Sahranpur seedless B Dharwar
 
C Kohir D Safed jam
 
67 Which of the following matches are correct (d)
. 
a Ber  1 Pusa giant 
b Mango 2 Chougat orange 
c Papaya  3 Mehrun 
d Coconut  4 Alphonso 
A a-3,b-2,c-1, d-4 B a-3,b-4,c-2, d-1
C a-4,b-3,c-2, d-1 D a-3,b-4,c-1, d-2

68 The tense used to describe an action that is being repeated between the past (b)
and present is
A Present tense B Present perfect
C Present perfect continuous D Past perfect tense

69 White flowered variety of chrysanthemum is (b)
. 
A Co-2 B Baggi
 
C Co-1 D Basanti
 
70 Which of the following varieties of mango cannot be used for seed (d)
. 
A Baneshan B Mallika
 
C Himayath D Neelam
 
71 The sample provided to a state seed laboratory for testing is called (b)

A Certification sample B Service sample
 
C Official sample D Submitted sample
 
72 The number of decimal places to be taken for weighment of working sample for a (c)
sample size of 10-99.99 is

A 4 B 3
C 2 D 1

73 Which of the following wavelengths are favourable for seed germination? (a)

A 660-700 nm B 560-580 nm
C 460-470 nm D 290-310 nm

74 Dormancy due to impermeable seed coat to water is observed in which family of (c)
. plants


A Asteraceae B Poaceae
 
C Malvaceae D Solanaceae
 
75 Tetrazolium salt on reaction with one of the following enzyme transforms to (d)
. triphenyl formazon

A -amylase B Lipase
- 
C Protease D Dehydrogenase
 
76 An example of recalcitrant seed (d)
. 
A Onion B Soybean
 
C Groundnut D Mango
 

77 The equipment used to prevent over drying of seeds at bottom end in a layer in (c)
bin dryer is ---


A Thermostat B Air blower
 
C Humidostat D Auger
 
78 The small seed lots can be dried without losing their identity by which method (a)

A Box drying B Wagon drying
 
C Layer-in-bin dryer D Batch dryer
 
79 The multiple sieve precleaners are called --- (c)

A Scalper B Scarifier
 
C Rough cleaner D Huller
 
80 The functions of the 2nd& 3rd screen of an air screen cleaner are (c)

A Scalping & grading B Grading & scalping
 
C Grading & close scalping D Scalping & close grading
 
81 Which of the following chemical is used to prevent damping off in vegetables (d)
. 
A Mercuric chloride B Diethane M 45
 
C Copper sulphate D Cuprous oxide
 
82 The sequence of events in seed processing (c)
. 
1) Pre–cleaning 
2) Grading 
3) Seed treatment 
4) Packing 
5) Basic cleaning 
A 1,2,3,4,5 B 1,5,2,4,3
C 1,5,2,3,4 D 5,1,2,3,4

83 Absorption isotherms refers to (b)

A Graphical representation of relationship between temperature and relative
humidity under seed storage

B Graphical expression of relationship between seed moisture and relative humidity
at constant temperature


C Graphical expression of relationship between seed moisture and temperature at
constant relative humidity


D Graphical expression of relationship between seed moisture and temperature &
R.H of storage godown


84 As per hygroscopic moisture equilibrium curves, the water in which of the (c)
following phases is difficult to be removed from seed.


A Phase II B Phase III
II III
C Phase I D Phase IV
I IV
85 Which of the following pest feeds on the seed from outside (a)

A Khapra beetle B Granary weevil
 
C Cheese mite D Rice weevil
 
86 Which of the following seeds are short lived (c)

A Rice B Wheat
 
C Onion D Tomato
 
87 An example of liquid desiccant (d)
. 
A Silica gel B Activated alumina
 
C Ethylene D Lithium chloride
 
88 An efficient insulation material to maintain temperature of seed godown (c)
. 

A Silica B Foam polystyrene
 
C Air D Glass wool
 

89 Identify the insecticide that comes under organophosphate category (c)

A DDTA B Carbaryl
 
C Dichlorvos D Fenoxy carb
 

90 Which method is used to identify bunt in rice (c)

A Embryo count method B ELISA
 
C NaOH seed soak method D Paper towel method
NaOH 

91 Insect which feeds on seed embryo (c)

A Rice moth B Pulse beetle
 
C Cigarette beetle D Lesser grain borer
 

92 The earcockle in wheat is caused by ---- (a)

A Anguina tritici B Claviceps spp
 spp
C Neovasia indica D Cladosporum oryzae
 
93 Seed rot in cabbage & cauliflower is due to --- (a)

A Xanthomonas B Claviceps
 
C Septoria D Pyricularia
 
94 Choose the Intermediate asset (b)

A Stock of paddy B Tractors
 
C Land D Farm buildings
 
95 In which buying and selling method, the produce from different lots is mixed and (b)
sold as one lot

A Hatha system B Morghum sale method
 
C Dara sale method D Open auction method
 
96 Providing refinance facilities comes under which activities of NABARD (c)

A Regulatory activities B Development activities
 
C Credit & refinance activities D Extension activities
 

97 The General Insurance Corporation (GIC) introduced the crop insurance (c)
scheme in Gujarat for this crop


A Rice B Wheat
 
C Cotton D Maize
 
98 The possibility of financial loss is known as (b)

A Premium B Risk
 
C Insurance D Loss
 
99 The amount of memory required to store a character in a computer is (a)
A One Byte B One BIT
C One KB D One MB

100 One of the following components is used in second generation of computers (b)
A Vacuum tubes B Transistors
C Integrated circuits D Very large scale Integrated circuits