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1. |
The edible part of potato is: |
A. | Root |
B. | Tuber |
C. | Rhizome |
D. | Corm |
Answer» B. Tuber |
2. |
Vegetable production for local consumption is: |
A. | Market gardening |
B. | Home gardening |
C. | Truck gardening |
D. | Vegetable forcing |
Answer» A. Market gardening |
3. |
Most of the summer vegetables are: |
A. | Annual |
B. | Biennial |
C. | Perennial |
D. | None |
Answer» A. Annual |
4. |
In seed formation the inner integument remains thin and develops into: |
A. | Testa |
B. | Tegmen |
C. | Aril |
D. | Hilum |
Answer» B. Tegmen |
5. |
During seed formation, a sear left by the funiculus is termed as |
A. | Hilum |
B. | Funiculus |
C. | Operculum |
D. | Raphe |
Answer» A. Hilum |
6. |
Cracking in tomato fruit is due to: |
A. | High nitrogen level |
B. | Temperature fluctuations |
C. | Soil moisture fluctuations |
D. | All of these |
Answer» D. All of these |
7. |
Endosperm like tissue (2n) in seed developing from nucellus is : |
A. | Endospem |
B. | Cotyledom |
C. | Perisperm |
D. | Mericarp |
Answer» C. Perisperm |
8. |
Orthodox seeds after dissemination may be |
A. | None dormant |
B. | Dormant |
C. | Quiescent |
D. | All of above |
Answer» D. All of above |
9. |
Secondary dormancy in non dormant seeds is due to: |
A. | Temperature |
B. | Moisture |
C. | Aeration |
D. | Light |
Answer» A. Temperature |
10. |
Germination of undeveloped seeds is favored by: |
A. | Warm temperature (>20°C) |
B. | Gibberallic acid |
C. | Low temperature (<20°C) |
D. | a & b |
Answer» D. a & b |
11. |
During stratification, the most important factor is: |
A. | Temperature |
B. | Duration |
C. | Media |
D. | All of above |
Answer» D. All of above |
12. |
Stage at which seed achieves it maximum dry weight and has maximum germination potential and vigor is: |
A. | Physiological maturity |
B. | Edible maturity |
C. | Harvest maturity |
D. | None of above |
Answer» A. Physiological maturity |
13. |
Seed vigor is affected by |
A. | Time of storage |
B. | Type of seed stored |
C. | Storage environment |
D. | All of above |
Answer» D. All of above |
14. |
Tetrazolium test to check seed viability is |
A. | Chemical test |
B. | Enzyme test |
C. | Germination test |
D. | a & c |
Answer» D. a & c |
15. |
Researchers describe seed moisture contents in terms of : |
A. | Dry weight |
B. | Wet weight |
C. | Percent weight |
D. | a & b |
Answer» D. a & b |
16. |
Controlled inhibition of seed is termed as: |
A. | Priming |
B. | Soaking |
C. | Chilling |
D. | None of above |
Answer» D. None of above |
17. |
Celery and lettuce at high temperature become |
A. | Photodormant |
B. | Thermodormant |
C. | Ecodormant |
D. | Non dormant |
Answer» B. Thermodormant |
18. |
Excessive soil moisture, late in the season cause. |
A. | Decrease in TSS decrease in dry matter |
B. | Increase in TSS decrease in dry matter |
C. | Decrease in TSS increase in dry matter |
D. | None of above |
Answer» C. Decrease in TSS increase in dry matter |
19. |
Most of following category crops are shallow rooted |
A. | Summer |
B. | Winter |
C. | Off season |
D. | All of above |
Answer» A. Summer |
20. |
Deep rooted vegetables require: |
A. | Less frequent irrigation |
B. | More water at each irrigation |
C. | Both a & b |
D. | None of above |
Answer» C. Both a & b |
21. |
Fruit of following vegetables is edible: |
A. | Summer |
B. | Winter |
C. | Cruciferous |
D. | All of above |
Answer» A. Summer |
22. |
Mulches are mainly used to reduce |
A. | Transpiration |
B. | Evaporation |
C. | Evapotranspiration |
D. | All of above |
Answer» D. All of above |
23. |
What type of mulches reduce soil temperature? |
A. | Organic mulch |
B. | Gray polythene |
C. | Black polythene |
D. | Transparent polythene |
Answer» A. Organic mulch |
24. |
For hybrid seed production _______ flowers are completely suppressed on female plants. |
A. | Staminate |
B. | Pistillate |
C. | Staminode |
D. | Alternate |
Answer» A. Staminate |
25. |
Recommended cucumber cultivars under tunnel production technology are: |
A. | Monoecious |
B. | Gynoecious |
C. | Andromonoecious |
D. | Gynomonoecious |
Answer» B. Gynoecious |
26. |
Flowering in water melon is unaffected by light duration as it is: |
A. | Short day long night plant |
B. | Long day short night plant |
C. | Day neutral plant |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Long day short night plant |
27. |
Nature of pollination in cucurbits is: |
A. | Highly cross pollinated |
B. | Oftenly cross pollinated |
C. | Highly self pollinated |
D. | None of above |
Answer» A. Highly cross pollinated |
28. |
Ginger is commonly cultivated as: |
A. | Annual |
B. | Biennial |
C. | Perennial |
D. | Biannaul |
Answer» A. Annual |
29. |
Cross pollination is essential in following type of vegetables. |
A. | Monoecious |
B. | Dioecious |
C. | Gynoecious |
D. | Perigynous |
Answer» B. Dioecious |
30. |
Cross pollination in plants bearing bisexual flowers is due to |
A. | Dichogamy |
B. | Herkogamy |
C. | Heterostyly |
D. | All of above |
Answer» D. All of above |
31. |
In anemophilous plants, pollens are disseminated by means of: |
A. | Insects |
B. | Water |
C. | Wind |
D. | Gravity |
Answer» A. Insects |
32. |
In pollen development Gametocides induces a problem of: |
A. | Sterility |
B. | Viability |
C. | Fertility |
D. | Mobility |
Answer» A. Sterility |
33. |
Production of seeds without fertilization is termed as: |
A. | Parthenocarpy |
B. | Parthenogenesis |
C. | Gametogenesis |
D. | All of above |
Answer» B. Parthenogenesis |
34. |
Most of the hybrid watermelon and cucumber are: |
A. | Triproid |
B. | Diploids |
C. | Aneuploids |
D. | Colchiploids |
Answer» D. Colchiploids |
35. |
Removal of off type plants from a seed field is termed as: |
A. | Weeding |
B. | Rouging |
C. | Hoeing |
D. | All of above |
Answer» B. Rouging |
36. |
The most important seed component affecting seed /viability during storage is: |
A. | Temperature |
B. | Humidity |
C. | Moisture |
D. | Food reserves |
Answer» A. Temperature |
37. |
Potato is generally propagated through |
A. | Seed potato |
B. | Potato seed |
C. | True Potato Seed |
D. | All of above |
Answer» D. All of above |
38. |
Isolation during seed production is done by: |
A. | Types (Varieties) |
B. | Plantation at a distance |
C. | Zoning |
D. | All of above |
Answer» B. Plantation at a distance |
39. |
The most common pollinator insect in Pakistan is |
A. | Syrphid fly |
B. | Bumble bees |
C. | Honey bees |
D. | House fly |
Answer» C. Honey bees |
40. |
Seed production in biennial vegetables is mostly done by: |
A. | Seed to seed method |
B. | In situ method |
C. | Replanting method |
D. | All of above |
Answer» D. All of above |
41. |
Male sterily is not due to |
A. | Genetic factor |
B. | Genome factor |
C. | Cytogenetic factor |
D. | Nutritional factor |
Answer» D. Nutritional factor |
42. |
Hybrid vigor in vegetables is manifested by |
A. | High yield |
B. | Uniformity in size |
C. | Uniformity in maturity |
D. | All of above |
Answer» D. All of above |
43. |
Water melon for seed should be harvested when |
A. | Tendrils wither |
B. | Skin color is green |
C. | Skin color is pale yellow |
D. | Vine dry out |
Answer» A. Tendrils wither |
44. |
In Pakistan, vegetables for seed production are harvested by: |
A. | Manual method |
B. | Machines |
C. | Combine harvestors |
D. | All of above |
Answer» A. Manual method |
45. |
During storage of vegetable seeds, seed moisture should be |
A. | Less than 10% |
B. | Equal to 10% |
C. | Greater than 10% |
D. | None of above |
Answer» A. Less than 10% |
46. |
The poorest seed storage capacity is in: |
A. | Okra |
B. | Peas |
C. | Cucurbits |
D. | Onion |
Answer» D. Onion |
47. |
Nitrates are absorbed at pH below ___________: |
A. | 5 |
B. | 6 |
C. | 7 |
D. | 8 |
Answer» A. 5 |
48. |
Hormones which control apical dominance are: |
A. | Auxins |
B. | Cytokinins |
C. | Gibberellins |
D. | Polyamines |
Answer» A. Auxins |
49. |
Tetraploid watermelon must be pollinated by ____ plants to produce a seedless watermelon |
A. | Triploid |
B. | Aneuploid |
C. | Diploid |
D. | Tetraploid |
Answer» C. Diploid |
50. |
Which vegetable cannot be grown as an off season vegetable: |
A. | Tomato |
B. | Potato |
C. | Chillies |
D. | Cucumber |
Answer» B. Potato |
51. |
Lower temperature than normal convert male flowers into perfect flowers in ________: |
A. | Date palm |
B. | Mango |
C. | Papaya |
D. | Citrus |
Answer» C. Papaya |
52. |
Tomato is a _________ crop. |
A. | Self pollinated |
B. | Insect pollinated |
C. | Oftenly cross pollinated |
D. | Wind pollinated |
Answer» A. Self pollinated |
53. |
Turmeric is propagated by: |
A. | Corms |
B. | Seed |
C. | Rhizome |
D. | Bulb |
Answer» C. Rhizome |
54. |
Sweet potato is propagated by: |
A. | Stem cuttings |
B. | Tubers |
C. | Roots |
D. | a & b |
Answer» D. a & b |
55. |
Self pollination is a form of: |
A. | Inbreeding |
B. | Out breeding |
C. | Random mating |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Inbreeding |
56. |
Cross pollination is associated with: |
A. | Cleistogamy |
B. | Chasmogamy |
C. | Dichogamy |
D. | Apogamy |
Answer» B. Chasmogamy |
57. |
Completion of pollination and fertilization in unopened flower bud is termed as |
A. | Chasmogamy |
B. | Apogamy |
C. | Cleistogamy |
D. | Dichogamy |
Answer» C. Cleistogamy |
58. |
Maturation of anthers and stigma at the same time refers to: |
A. | Homogamy |
B. | Chasmogamy |
C. | Cleistogamy |
D. | Dichogamy |
Answer» A. Homogamy |
59. |
Fertilization after opining of flower refers to: |
A. | Cleistogamy |
B. | Chasmogamy |
C. | Homogamy |
D. | Herkogamy |
Answer» B. Chasmogamy |
60. |
Male sterility promotes: |
A. | Autogamy |
B. | Allogamy |
C. | Homogamy |
D. | Chasmogamy |
Answer» D. Chasmogamy |
61. |
Exposure of seed to low temperature before germination is termed as : |
A. | Scarification |
B. | Stratification |
C. | Vernalization |
D. | All of above |
Answer» B. Stratification |
62. |
Imbibed or germinated seeds subjected to cold temperature is termed as: |
A. | Scarification |
B. | Startification |
C. | Vernalization |
D. | Sterilization |
Answer» C. Vernalization |
63. |
Which of following vegetable does not require specific low temperature before flowering: |
A. | Beetroot |
B. | Cabbage |
C. | Onion |
D. | Brinjal |
Answer» D. Brinjal |
64. |
Edible part of cauliflower is : |
A. | Flowers |
B. | Flower bud |
C. | Vegetative bud |
D. | Inflorescence |
Answer» C. Vegetative bud |
65. |
Edible portion of cabbage is |
A. | Terminal bud |
B. | Leaves |
C. | Leaves + inflorescence |
D. | All of above |
Answer» B. Leaves |
66. |
Cole crops are: |
A. | Hardy |
B. | Half hardy |
C. | Non hardy |
D. | Semi hardy |
Answer» A. Hardy |
67. |
The commercial variety of watermelon is: |
A. | Sugar baby |
B. | Red beauty |
C. | Red king |
D. | Sugary |
Answer» A. Sugar baby |
68. |
Vine of crop of bottle gourd is not staked during: |
A. | Summer season |
B. | Rainy season |
C. | Early season |
D. | Late season |
Answer» A. Summer season |
69. |
Which one is not the best source of protein? |
A. | Potatoes |
B. | Peas |
C. | Beans |
D. | Okra |
Answer» A. Potatoes |
70. |
The cause of hotness in Chillies is: |
A. | Cucurbitacin |
B. | Capsaicin |
C. | Allicin |
D. | All of above |
Answer» B. Capsaicin |
71. |
Which crop is most susceptible to viral infection : |
A. | Chilies |
B. | Tomato |
C. | Onion |
D. | Brinjal |
Answer» B. Tomato |
72. |
Which of the following vegetable has a dioecious behaviour: |
A. | Onion |
B. | Cabbage |
C. | Bitter gourd |
D. | Spinach |
Answer» C. Bitter gourd |
73. |
Consecutive use of garlic will reduce the level of: |
A. | Cholesterol |
B. | Sugar |
C. | Uric acid |
D. | None of above |
Answer» A. Cholesterol |
74. |
Bulb production in onion is dependent upon: |
A. | Temperature |
B. | Soil moisture |
C. | Day length |
D. | All of above |
Answer» C. Day length |
75. |
Red colour of carrot is due to : |
A. | Lycopene |
B. | Carotene |
C. | Anthocyanin |
D. | Propanene |
Answer» B. Carotene |
76. |
Colour of carrot roots is affected by: |
A. | Soil temperature |
B. | Soil moisture |
C. | Soil texture |
D. | All of above |
Answer» B. Soil moisture |
77. |
Radish belongs to family: |
A. | Cruciferae |
B. | Umbelliferae |
C. | Leguminoseae |
D. | Poaceae |
Answer» B. Umbelliferae |
78. |
The portion of axis below the cotyledons in seed is: |
A. | Micropyl |
B. | Hypocotyl |
C. | Epicotyl |
D. | None of above |
Answer» B. Hypocotyl |
79. |
In spinach, pollination takes place by means of: |
A. | Water |
B. | Insects |
C. | Birds |
D. | Wind |
Answer» D. Wind |
80. |
Tender crop cannot tolerate a minimum temperature of |
A. | -2°C |
B. | -1°C |
C. | 0°C |
D. | All of above |
Answer» D. All of above |
81. |
Optimum temperature for cool season vegetables is: |
A. | 25-30°C |
B. | 25-27°C |
C. | 18-24°C |
D. | 15-20°C |
Answer» C. 18-24°C |
82. |
Which one is not an appropriate approach to control frost? |
A. | Avoidance |
B. | Reduction of heat loss |
C. | Addition of heat |
D. | Transmittance of control |
Answer» A. Avoidance |
83. |
Tomato, chillies and brinjal are grouped as |
A. | Cole crops |
B. | Fruit crops |
C. | Solanaceous crops |
D. | Summer crops |
Answer» C. Solanaceous crops |
84. |
Color development in tomato fruit is due to |
A. | Lycopene |
B. | Carotenoid |
C. | Polypropylene |
D. | All of above |
Answer» A. Lycopene |
85. |
Cucurbits consumed at immature stage are grouped under: |
A. | Summer squashes |
B. | Winter squashes |
C. | Gourds |
D. | Pumpkins |
Answer» C. Gourds |
86. |
Almost all vegetables are dioeceous with respect to flower. |
A. | Summer |
B. | Winter |
C. | Both of these |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these |
87. |
Term vine yard is used for: |
A. | Grape plantation |
B. | Citrus plantation |
C. | Mango plantation |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Grape plantation |
88. |
Term viticulture is used for: |
A. | Grape cultivation |
B. | Citrus cultivation |
C. | Mango cultivation |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Grape cultivation |
89. |
Home gardening deals with vegetable production for: |
A. | Home consumption |
B. | For local market |
C. | At commercial level |
D. | All of these |
Answer» A. Home consumption |
90. |
Truck gardening means vegetable production for: |
A. | Distant places |
B. | Industry |
C. | Local market |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Distant places |
91. |
Tip burn of lettuce occurs at high air temperature when the soil is _______: |
A. | Cool |
B. | Dry |
C. | Hot |
D. | Wet |
Answer» B. Dry |
92. |
Organic crop cultivation is : |
A. | With fertilizers |
B. | Without fertilizers |
C. | With organic manures |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Without fertilizers |
93. |
Thinning in vegetables is practiced to maintain: |
A. | Plant x Plant distance |
B. | Line x Line distance |
C. | Both of these |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Plant x Plant distance |
94. |
Transplanting means |
A. | Shifting of seedlings |
B. | Shifting of large plants |
C. | Shifting of potted plants |
D. | All of these |
Answer» A. Shifting of seedlings |
95. |
Shrubs fall in the category of |
A. | 7-15 feet high |
B. | 25 feet high |
C. | More than 25 feet |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. 7-15 feet high |
96. |
Deciduous plants are mostly grown in |
A. | Hilly area |
B. | In plains |
C. | Along rivers |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Hilly area |
97. |
Vine mean climbing/trailing plants with |
A. | Herbaceous stem |
B. | Woody stem |
C. | Both of these |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Herbaceous stem |
98. |
Monoecious plants have male and female sexes/flowers on |
A. | Same plant |
B. | Different plants |
C. | Both of these |
D. | None of these |
Answer» A. Same plant |
99. |
Hardy crops /plants are acclimatized against |
A. | Frost |
B. | Extreme heat |
C. | Both of these |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Both of these |
100. |
True fruits developed from |
A. | Ovary |
B. | Thalamus |
C. | Pericarp |
D. | All of these |
Answer» A. Ovary |
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