MBOSE Class 12 Question Paper 2022 for Agriculture

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HS/XII/V/Ag/22

2022

AGRICULTURE

( Vocational Course )

( Open Cultivation )

Full Marks : 30

Time : 1 hour

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

SECTION—A
( OBJECTIVE )
Choose and write the correct answer (Question Nos. 1 to 8) :
1×8=8
1. China aster can be planted at _____ cm spacing.
(A) 20 × 20 or 35 × 35
(B) 25 × 25 or 40 × 40
(C) 35 × 35 or 50 × 50
(D) 30 × 30 or 45 × 45

2. Planting time of tuberose in tropical area of the country is
(A) September—October
(B) December—January
(C) March—April
(D) June—July

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3. Native place of marigold is
(A) Russia
(B) South Africa
(C) Mexico
(D) India

4. Gladiolus prefers
(A) fully shade weather
(B) fully rainy weather
(C) fully moist weather
(D) fully sunny weather

5. Proper harvesting stage of rose is
(A) tight bud
(B) slightly loose bud
(C) half open bud
(D) full open flower

6. Which of the following is not a winter season annual?
(A) Candytuft
(B) Pansy
(C) Zinnia
(D) Sweet sultan

7. Money plant is an example of
(A) tree
(B) shrub
(C) climber
(D) rambler

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8. Which of the following is not a stage of active listening?
(A) Receiving
(B) Understanding
(C) Non-responding
(D) Evaluating

SECTION—B

Answer any four of the following very short answer-type
questions (Question Nos. 9 to 14) : 1×4=4

9. What are annual crops?

10. What is pulsing? What is the main ingredient of pulsing
solution?

11. What do you mean by the word ‘bonsai’?

12. What is grading?

13. What is topiary work?

14. What is pinching in chrysanthemum?

SECTION—C

Answer any three of the following short answer-type
questions (Question Nos. 15 to 20) : 2×3=6

15. Write down the importance of jasmine flowers.

16. Write about the harvesting and post-harvesting handling
of annuals.

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17. How can carnation be propagated by cuttings?

18. Write about the time and depth of planting and spacing
of gladiolus.

19. What are the different types of tuberose flowers?

20. Write a note on flower arrangement.

SECTION—D

Answer any three of the following long answer-type questions
(Question Nos. 21 to 26) : 4×3=12

21. Explain the different types and varieties of
chrysanthemum.

22. Give two examples of each of the plants suitable for :
(a) Flowering trees
(b) Flowering climbers
(c) Flowering shrubs
(d) Indoor plants

23. Describe the propagation, spacing and pinching of china
aster flowers.

24. Describe the propagation, spacing and pinching of rose
flowers.

25. What are the various harmful effects of agro-chemicals?

26. Explain the uses of shrub plants with examples.

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HS/XII/V/Ag/22/68 22K—150