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Horticulture quiz 4

1. Which variety of grapes commercially cultivated in north India
A. Thompson seedless
B. Anab-a-Shahi
C. Perlette✅✅
D. Black champa

2. State having highest productivity in Guava
A. UP
B. Maharashtra
C. AP
D. Gujarat✅✅

3. Type of inflorescens in grapes
 A. Solitary
 B. Spadix
 C. Panicle✅✅
 D. Catkins

4. Self sterile variety of pear
A. China pear
B. Patharnakh✅✅
C. Leconte
D. Magness

5. Type of incompatibility in loquat
A. Sporophytic
B. Gametophytic✅✅
C. Both
D. None of these

6. Which fruit is autohexaploid
A. European plum
B. Phalsa
C. Kiwi✅✅
D. Litchi

7. Origin of custard apple is
A. South east Asia
B. Tropical America✅✅
C. China
D. India

Horticulture quiz 3

🔰. Quiz in Horticulture  🔰

1. Post harvest losses of fruits and vegetables account for how much % in india??? - *30-40% recent data*

2. Proccessing of fruits and vegetables in india by %...?? - *2-3 %*

3. The country having highest % of processing of fruits and vegetables is??? - *Malasia 83%*

4. Viviparous nature present in which vegetable?? - *Chowchow*

5. Arka jay is a variety of?? - *Dolicous bean*

6. Synthetic variety of cabbage?? - *Pusa sambandh*

7. Only F1 hybrid developed by utilizing male sterile line in tomato so far in india is?? - *Pusa divya*

8. Name the growth regulator used to hasten bud break at winter pruning in grapes?? - *HCN*

9. In india dates are harvested at which stage? - *Doka stage*

10. Characteristic flavour of cole crops is due to volatile compound?? - *Dimethyl trisulphide*

11. Bitter component present in bitter guard?? - *Momardicine*

12. The vegetable having highest exchange earnings in export ?? - *Onion*

13. Which fruit and vegetable commercially used for proccessing in india respectively?? - *Pineapple and Tomato*

14. The oldest known spice crop is?? - *Cassia*

15. Most expensive spice crop in world? - *Saffron*

16. Name the chemical extracted from chrysanthemum which is used as resistant against insect pests?? - *pyrethrum*

17. Name the flower from which dry petals are used to feed poultry to increase the colour of egg yolk?? - *Marigold*

18. The imp post harvest physiological disorder negative geotropism related to?? - *Gladiolus*

19. Storage temperature for banana and anthurium?? Same for both - *13*

20. Tuberose bulbs contain alkoloid called?? - *Lycorine*

Agriculture statistics and Horticulture

 1.Experiments used to study the effects of two or more factors and their interrelationship is  .... factorial experiments

2. Level of significance is the probability of  ...,.Type 1 error

3. The probability of an impossible event is ......zero

4. F test is also known as ..... variance ratio test

5. Coefficient of variation is calculated by SD/Mean

6. Relation between standard deviation and mean deviation is .......5MD=4SD

7. A student T test was given by..... WS Gossett

8. Rank correlation is tested by T test

9. The degree of flatness or peakness of the frequency curve is known as  .......kurtosis

10. Lack of symmetry of frequency distribution is known as skewness

11. The correlation Coefficient lies between -1 to + 1

 12 the off season mango variety is Niranjan

13. the ratio of pollenizer and main crop in Apple Orchard should be 9 : 1

14. seedless F1 hybrid of watermelon is pusa bedana

15. pointed gourd is propagated through stem cutting

16. oldest Banyan tree is located in Indian Botanical Garden Sibpore Kolkata

17.60 blaze is a variety of climber rose

18 mango variety most suitable for high density planting is Amrapali 1600 trees in one hectare

19 which type of inflore%scence is found in papaya auxiliary panicles

20. family of Jasmine oleaceae

21. seedlessness in grape is due to stenospermocarpy

22. The word vitamin was coined by casimir funk

23 which vitamin B is generally absent in vegetables vitamin B12

24 National Horticulture board was established at Gurgaon under which act the societies Registration Act 1860

25 largest family of flowering plant is orchidaceae

26 according to ICMR the recommended vegetables consumption in India is 300 gram per capita per day

27 per capita consumption of vegetables in India is 130 gram per day

28 International Institute of horticulture is situated in Brazil

29 seed plot technique in potato was developed by Dr Puskarnath

30. Which coloured brinjal is preferred by diabetic patients white colour

31 the acidity of tomato fruit is due to citric acid and malic acid

32 lycopene pigment is responsible for red colour in tomato it is highest at 2'C to 24'C

 33 the first root knot nematode resistant variety of tomato is sel-120

34 hormones used in cucurbits to modify sex and to induce femaleness GA & NAA(Agrimantra)

35 Ivy gourd is also known as kundru / little guard/ tondi/ coccinia

36 pointed gourd is propagated through stem cutting

37 seedless F1 hybrid of watermelon is pusa bedana

38 pusa arunima is crossed between amarpali*  sensation

39 fruit tyoe of mango Fleshy Drupe

40. Main nutrients of mango vitamin A (46660IU)

 41 mango variety most suitable for high density planting is Amrapali 1600 trees in one hectare

42 the off season mango variety is Niranjan

43 mango malformation a serious physical disorder was first observed in which state Bihar in 1891


44 the only citrus fruit which content malic acid  ...... sweet orange

45 the seedlessness in Banana is due to vegetative parthenocarpy

46 in banana the sequential cutting of the plant after harvest is called mottocking

47 lady finger is the variety of banana

 48 which type of inflorescence is found in papaya auxiliary panicles

49 m27 a variety of Apple as a result of cross between m13 and m9(Agrimantra)

50 the ratio of pollenizer and main crop in Apple Orchard should be 9 : 1

51 type of self incompatibility is found in Apple gametophytic

 52 the fruit recommended for sugar patient is Jamun

53 Ganesh Kirti is the variety of Ber

54 ne plus Ultra is the variety of almond

55 plum Blossoms Aroma is due to benzaldehyde

56 rootstock of cherry is colt

57 Gulkand is prepared by mixing rose petals and sugar in the ratio of 1 : 1

58 fruit of rose is known as hip

59 rose flowers required to produce 1 gram of oil 2000 flowers.

Horticulture quiz 2

✔️Sweet potato is a:*
A.Modified roots✅
B. Stem
C. None of these

✔️*What is Plantation crops*? - cultivation of coconut, arecanut, rubber, coffee, tea, etc.✅✅

✔️ *Pollinating agent in onion*: - honeybee

✔️Surface Cover Cultivation under the following

A. Plastic Mulching
B. Soil Solarisation
C. Both A& B ✅
D. None of these

✔️Centre for protected cultivation is located at
A. IARI ✅
 B. NDRI
C.IRRI
D. none of these

✔️*Cucumber cultivation in green house required Relative humidity (%) is*
A. 30-40
B. 40-50
C. 50 - 60
D. 70-90 ✅

✔️*Blue spectrum color of light promotes*
A. Plant growth
B. Green leafy growth
C. keeping plants compact
D All of these✅

✔️*Blue spectrum color of light promotes*
A. Plant growth
B. Green leafy growth
C. keeping plants compact
D All of these ✅

✔️ *Ripening fruits exit which type of gas:* Ethylene✅

✔️ *Scooping is done in:* Cauliflower ✅

✔️ *State having largest area and production of vegetables:* - West Bengal ✅

✔️*Which vegetable crop is day neutral:* - Tomato ✅

✔️*Sweet potato is propagated by:* - Stem Cutting✅

✔️Withania somnifera is botanical name of –
 a. Sarpgandha
 b. Aswagandha ✅
 c. Satawar
 d. Safed Musli

✔️*The contribution of horticulture in Export of Total agriculture product is about;*
 a. 10-12%
 b. 20-24%
c. 35-36%
 d. 56-58% ✅

✔️*Mosaic disease is caused by*-
 a. Bacteria
b. fungi
c. Nematode
d. virus ✅

✔️ *For jelly production what is required in fruit-*
 a. Protein
b. Pectin ✅
c. Sourness
d. Sweetness

✔️*Vegetative part of the plant separated from mother plant and become a new plant is called*
 a. Grafting
b. Inarching
 c. Cutting ✅
d. Layering

✔️*Planting distance of guava is –*
a. 10m
b. 6m ✅
c. 3m
d. none of these

✔️*MAP is the study of –*
a. Medicinal plant ✅
b. Fruit
c. Mushroom
d. Flower

✔️*India is also known as…...?*
A) Home of spices ✅
b) Heavan of spices
c) Country of spices
d) None of above.

Horticulture quiz 1

1.the variety of mango is  monoembryonic in india and poly embryonic in Florida?
A.langra
B.dasehari
C.mulgoa✅✅
D.rumani

2.which variety of mango having highest tss?
A.chausa
B.fazli
C.kesar
D.xavier✅✅

3.cross between the Sindhu is
A.neelum x alphanso
B.ratna x alphanso✅✅
C.dasehari x Neelum
D.rumani x neelum

4.ripe banana contain  percentage of sugar
A.22
B.25
C.26
D.27✅✅

5.desuckering once in _ days is common practice in banana cultivation
A.25 days
B.35 days
C.45 days✅✅
D.55 days

6.in banana tetrazolium test is done for detection of which disease
A.panama wilt
B.sigatoka
C.bunchy top disease✅✅

7.diploid banana variety
A.monthan
B.dwarf Cavendish
C.nendran
D.lady finger✅✅

8.which variety of papaya produce no male plants
A.pusa delicious
B.pusa majesty
C.sunrise solo✅✅
D.coorg honey dew


9.which variety of papaya has the highest papain yielder
A.pusa delicious
B.pusa majesty✅✅
C.pusa gaint
D.pusa dwarf

10.guava is harvested through out the year except
A.july - August
B.jan -feb
C.april-may✅✅
D.dec- jan

11.guava wilt is most common in
A.alkali soils✅✅
B.saline soils
C.acidic soils
D.neutral soils
12.bending in guava is practiced in which state
A.mh✅✅
B.wb
C.tn
D.ap

13.which of the following variety of guava is most popular in Bihar
A.allahabad safeda
B.chittidar
C.hafsi
D.harija✅✅

14.custard apple contain sugar of
A.10 %
B.20%✅✅
C.30%
D.40%

15.largest fruit grown in India is
A.mango
C.citrus
C.jack fruit✅✅
D.custard apple

16.ideal time of planting in grape is
A.jan
B.jun
C.aug
D.oct✅✅

Team - *Challenger Agriculture Discussion Point*

17.short berries in grape is caused due to the deficiency of
A.pottasium
B.phoaphorus
C.boron✅✅
D.calcium

18.the element deficiency is universal in grape is
A.mg✅✅
B.ca
C.k
D.b


19.which of  the following acid is commercially extracted from grapes
A.citric acid
B.malic acid
C.oxalic acid
D.tartaric acid✅✅

20.which of the following variety is the ruling grape variety which occupies 55 % of the area with its the clone
A.thompson seedless✅✅
B.anab e sahi
C.delight
D.perlette
21.swaran Roopa  is the commercial variety of
A.litchi✅✅
B.loquat
C.ber
D.apple

22.in pome granate more incidence of fruit cracking takes place in which bahar season
A.ambe bahar
B.mrig bahar✅✅
C.haste bahar

23.which of the following fruit highest fibre content
A.fig✅✅
B.jamun
C.loquat
D.anola

24.fig is a
A.monecious
B.diecious
C.gynodiecious✅✅
D.andromonecious

25.which of the following variety of anola suffer from severe fruit cracking disease
A.banarasi
B.francis✅✅
C.kanchan
D.chakiya

26.which of the following fruit is known as fruit of new world
A.avacado✅✅
B.datepalm
C.persimmon
D.fig


27.the horizontal branches of cocoa are called
A.fan
B.jorquette
C.chupon
D.A or B✅✅


28.goma keerti is improved variety of
A.fig
B.jamun
C.loquat
D.ber✅✅

29.stripping is done in
A.oil palm ✅✅
B.cocoa
C.coconut
D.arecanut


30.the fruit drop is due to  moisture stress and environmental condition
A.early fruit drop
B.june drop✅✅
C.preharvest fruit drop

Horticulture JRF questions

1. Horticulture GDP to Agriculture is
a. 30% b. 15% c. 20% d. 10%
2. Dry farming is done where annual rainfall is
a . 1000mm b. above 750 but less than 1000mm c. less than 750mm d. More than 750
mm
3. CITH is located in
a. Jammu b. Bangalore c. Shrinagar d. Solan
4. ICARDA is located in
a. Tokyo b. Syria c. New York d. Nigeria
5. Commonly used Bactericide is
a. Mancozeb b. Streptomycine sulphate c. Sulfex d. Carboxin
6 Frozen materials there is need of
a. Rehydrated b. Thawed c. Dehydrated d. Cooled
7. Specimen plant in garden which does not shade lawn
a. Rain tree b. Christmas tree c. Bougainvillea d. Banyan tree
8 Mango hybrid which dwarf
a. Neelkiran b. Neeleshan c. Neeluddin d. Amrapali
9. Mallika hybrid between
a. Neelum x Dashehari b. Dashehari x Neelum c. Alphonso x Neelum d. Neelum x
Alphoso
10. Poly embryony variety of Mango is
a. Fazli b. Chandrakaran c. Langra d. Chusa
11. Leaf area is measured by
a. Alanometer b. Auxanometer c. Porometer d. Barometer
; "> 12. In 2x3 factorial experiments with 3 replication then the degree of freedom will
be
a. 21 b. 28 c. 26 d. 30
13. Cole crops which has internal seed borne diseases are treated for
a. 200 C for 30 min b. 300 C 30 min c.400 C for 15 min d.500 C for 30 min.
14. Head to seed method of seed production followed in
a. Cabbage b. Cauliflower c. Onion d. Knol khol
15. Cashew is not commonly propagated by
a. Epicotyl grafting b. Softwood grafting c. Airlayering d. Cleft grafting
16. According to National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) which fruit has highest anti
oxidant content
a. Pineapple b. Banana c. Guava d. Sweet orange
17. Which fruit is suitable for jam making
a. Banana b. Pineapple c. Guava d. Sweet orange
18. ‘Indian Horticulture’ is published
a. Annually b. Quaterly c. Bimonthly d. Weekly
19. Vitamin-C is highest in
a. Aonla b. Barbados cherry c. Guava d. Grape
20. Blanching done for
a. Colour fixing b. Fermentation c. Sterilization d. Exhausting
21. In cushioning material of fruit packaging which of the following is used
a. Boric acid b. Ethylene c. ABA d. Potassium paramagnet
22. For cut flower packaging which of the following is used
a. Wooden boxes b. Corrugated fiber board boxes c. Plastic box d. Ply box
23. The crop highly tolerant to low pH is
a. Potato b. Cabbage c. Okra d. Onion
24. CH-1 is done by
a. CMS b. CGMS c. GMS d.None
25. Hen and Chicken is a disorder of
a. Grape b. Mango c. Banana d. Litchi
26. For Mandarin and Sweet orange which root stock is used
a. Citron b. Gajanimma c. Rough lemon d. None
27. Most popular variety of Loose skin Mandarin is
a. Coorg Mandarin b. Nagpur Mandarin c. Kinnow Mandarin d. Sathgudi Orange
28. Apple variety suited for export is
a. Golden delicious b. Royal delicious c. Red delicious d. Ambri
29. Pomegranate variety suited for export
a. Ganesh b. Kesar c. Jyoti d. Bassien seedless
30. Indigenous variety of Apple grown in Jammu and Kashmir is
a. Ambri b. Red delicious c. Golden delicious d. Red Gold
31. Highest production of Black pepper is in which state
a. Maharashtra b. Kerala c. Odisha d. Karnataka
32. The enzyme present in dry latex of papaya is
a. Papain b. Protease c. Polyglutinase d. Protopectinase
33. Gynodioecious variety of Papaya is
a. Pusa Giant b. Coorg Honey Dew c. Pusa Dwarf d. Pusa Nanha
34. Non-selective herbicide
a. Paraquat b. Fluchloralin c. Oxyfluralin d. Alachlor
35. Root stock used for Sapota
a. Rayan b. Rough lemon c. both d. None
36. Nucellar seedlings used for grafting to maintain true to type
a. Khagzi lime b. Sapota c. Mango d. None
37. Rose pruning time in most of Rose growing area
a. Oct-Nov b. Dec-Jan c. July-Aug d. Nov-Dec
38. Scab is disease of
a. Potato b. Tomato c. Brinjal d. Chilli39. Gladiator is a variety of
a. Rose b. Chrysanthemum c. Corn flower d. Carnation
40. Xanthophyll is extracted from
a. Chrysanthemum b. Marigold c. Carnation d. Rose
41. Botanical name of Mexican Marigold is
a. Tegetus petula b. Tegetus erecta c. T. manuta d. T. tenuifolia
42. Botanical name of Plum
a. Prunus domestica b. Pyrus communis c. Prunus avium d. Prunus cerasus
43. Which of the following is not a dioecious vegetable
a. Sponge gourd b. Asparagus c. Ivy gourd d. Pointed gourd
44. Leafy sepals used as ornamental plant
a. Mussanda b. Bougainvillea c. Camellia d. None
45. Quincunx system accommodates
a. One to one and half b. two times c. four d. three
46. Dry flower % export among all floriculture products
a. 50% b. 70% c. 40% d. 60%
47. Gladiolus flower called as
a. Spike b. Raceme c. Spadix d. Capitulum
48. Coconut Development Board is located in
a. Mumbai b. Cochin c. Bangalore d. Calicut
49. Mango inflorescence type
a. Panicle b. Raceme c. Cymose d. Solitary
50. Plant suitable for Topiary
a. Tecoma b. Clerodendron c. Thunbergia d. Duranta
51. Plant suitable for Bonsai making and which is easily available
a. Rain tree b. Banyan tree c. Acacia d. None
52. Baradari have how many canopied doors
a. 6 b. 8 c. 12 d. 953. Turmeric is propagated by
a. Rhizomes b. Corms c. Tubers d. Seeds
54. Curcumin is extracted from
a. Turmeric b. Ginger c. Kokum d. Curry leaf
55. Propagation of Pineapple is done by
a. Suckers b. Slips c. Crown d. All of these
56. In Brinjal which type style sets high fruits
a. Medium style b. Long style c. Short style d. Psudo short style
57. India has highest productivity in world
a. Banana b. Grape c. Mango d. Pineapple
58. India is leading in production of
a. Sapota b. Mango c. Banana d. All of these
59. Aroma, taste and feel leads
a. Flavour b. Rancidity c. Astringency d. Viscosity
60. Multiple fruit among the following
a. Pineapple b. Rasp berry c. Straw berry d. Custard apple
61. Type of fruit of Pineapple
a. Drupe b. Sorosis c. Pome d. Nut
62. Coconuts take how many months from fertilization to mature nuts?
a. 5-6 Months b. 7-8 Months c. 8-10 Months d. 11-12 Months
63. In which mixed cropping sowing is done when another crop is standing?
a. Alley cropping b. Double cropping c. Mixed cropping d. Strip cropping
64. In order to avoid viral disease, a mild strain of pathogen is put into the
genome of plant is called
a. Cross protection b. Sterilization c. Immunization d. None
65. Sugarcane stubbles regain the growth and it is called as
a. Ratooning b. Suckering c. Tillering d. Retooning
66. Which type of cabbage come late to the market? a. Round head b. Oblong head c. Pointed head d. Flat head
67. Plum corky spot and fruit cracking is due to
a. Ca b. B c. N d. K
68. Reclamation of acid soils is by
a. Lime b. Gypsum c. Both d. Rock Phosphate
69. Highest Mango producing state is
a. Tamil nadu b. MH c. UP d.AP
70. Chrysanthemum is a
a. Short day plant b. Long day plant c. Day neutral plant d. All of these
71. In gynoecious lines of Cucumber maleness is induced by
a. Cytokinin b. Gibberellins c. NAA d. Ethylene
72. Which of following is not a following annual
a. Ipomea b. Balsam c. Kochia d. Thitonia
73. Which spice is called as a King of Spice
a. Cardamom b. Black pepper c. Vanilla d. None
74. In Pomegranate cultivation threatening the expanding of area
a. Bacterial wilt b. Bacterial blight c. Leaf spot d. Black spot
75. Major cut flower producing state
a. TN b. KA c. AP d. WB
76. Spongy tissue is problem in
a. Kesar b. Alphonso c. Dashehari d. Langra
77. Potato ploidy level and chromosome number
a. 2n=2x=48 b. 2n=4x= 48 c. 2n=4x=42 d. 2n=2x=42
78. Ploidy level of French marigold
a. Diploid b. Triploid c. Tetraploid d. None
79. Plant having male, female and Hermaphrodite is
a. Andromonoecious b. Gynomonoecious c. Trimonoecious d. Submonoecious