JNKVV & RVSKVV PhD Entrance Horticulture Vegetable Science 2022

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JNKVV & RVSKVV PhD Entrance Horticulture Vegetable Science 2022

JNKVV & RVSKVV PhD Entrance Horticulture Vegetable Science 2022

JNKVV & RVSKVV PhD Entrance Horticulture Vegetable Science 2022

Q.1 Edible podded pea is?

  1. P. s. var. hortense
  2. P. s. var. macrocarpon
  3. P. s. var. arvense
  4. P. s. var. sysiacum

2. P. s. var. macrocarpon

 

Q.2 Homeostasis that leads to adaptability and stability is not favoured by?

  1. Self pollination
  2. Heterogeneity
  3. Genetic polymorphism
  4. Heterozygosity

1. Self pollination

 

Q.3 Early varieties of peas like Jawahar Matar-3, 4 and mid-season varieties namely Jawahar Matar-1,2 were developed through?

  1. Pedigree selection
  2. Mutation
  3. Heterosis breeding
  4. Recurrent selection

1. Pedigree selection

 

Q.4 A source of highest level of natural insulin?

  1. Pumpkin
  2. Ash gourd
  3. Water melon
  4. Indian gourd

4. Indian gourd

 

Q.5 In hot pepper, Marquis reagent (1% Vanadium oxytrichloride in CCI4) is used to test?

  1. Flavour
  2. Capsanthin
  3. Vitamin C
  4. Pungency

4. Pungency

 

Q.6 The most common disease in crucifers, radish and sweet potato is?

  1. Black rot
  2. White rots
  3. Club root
  4. Root rot

2. White rots

 

Q.7 First indigenous hybrid of cabbage is?

  1. KGMR 1
  2. Goody Ball 1
  3. Pusa Hybrid 2
  4. Pride of India

1. KGMR 1

 

Q.8 Which one of these beans is a herkogamous species?

  1. Indian bean
  2. Hyacinth bean
  3. Cluster bean
  4. Lima bean

4. Lima bean

 

Q.9 Which one of these combinations is sterile In CGMS system of onion?

  1. Smsms
  2. Nmsms
  3. NMsms
  4. SMsms

1. Smsms

 

Q.10 Alternate coloured and white circles in beet root when sliced is due to?

  1. Low temperature
  2. High temperature
  3. High Nitrogen
  4. Low Boron

2. High temperature

 

Q.11 Genotypic correlation is due to?

  1. Pleiotropy
  2. Linkage
  3. Pleiotropy & Linkage
  4. Nearby position of genes on the chromosome

3. Pleiotropy & Linkage

 

Q.12 Cabbage variety with peculiar puckered leaves and resistance to black rot is?

  1. Cabbage Hybrid 1
  2. Pusa Mukta
  3. Kinner Red
  4. Jersey Wakefield

2. Pusa Mukta

 

Q.13 Botanically, the fruit of Brinjal is?

  1. Pepo
  2. Siliqua
  3. Berry
  4. Pod

3. Berry

 

Q.14 White onion variety is?

  1. Udaipur-102
  2. Hisar-2
  3. N-53
  4. Pusa Ratnar

1. Udaipur-102

 

Q.15 Which type of interaction leads to heterosis due to epistasis?

  1. Dominance x Dominance & Additive x Additive
  2. Dominance x Dominance
  3. Additive x Dominance
  4. Additive x Additive

2. Dominance x Dominance

 

Q.16 The first unit of systematic classification of plants is?

  1. Class
  2. Kingdom
  3. Family
  4. Order

2. Kingdom

 

Q.17 The recommended level of irrigation at CPE (mm) in garlic is?

  1. 40
  2. 50
  3. 45
  4. 60

4. 60

 

Q.18 Campylotropous ovules, superior overy and tetradynamous androecium are the specialties in?

  1. Chenopods
  2. Cole crops
  3. Alliums
  4. Peppers

2. Cole crops

 

Q.19 Major constraint leading to poor fruit set in tomato under low temperature is?

  1. Poor pollen viability
  2. Poor flowering
  3. Poor anther dehiscence
  4. Poor pollen tube growth

3. Poor anther dehiscence

 

Q.20 The pungency in radish increases with?

  1. Delayed sowing
  2. Early sowing
  3. Long dry conditions
  4. Maturity

4. Maturity

 

Q.21 A cauliflower variety developed through simple recurrent selection and suited for rainy season is?

  1. Pusa Giant-26
  2. Pant Shubra
  3. Pusa Snowball 1
  4. Pusa Shubra

2. Pant Shubra

 

Q.22 Male: female ratio for hybrid seed production in cole crops should be?

  1. 1:1
  2. 5:1
  3. 8:1
  4. 2:1

1. 1:1

 

Q.23 The Institute which has registerred a trademark “VEGFAST” for rooftop gardening is?

  1. ICAR-IIHR
  2. ICAR-IIVR
  3. ICAR-CPRI
  4. ICAR-IARI

2. ICAR-IIVR

 

Q.24 Carrot mottle dwarf disease is transmitted by?

  1. Plant Sap
  2. Cavariella aegopodii
  3. Machanical measures
  4. White fly

2. Cavariella aegopodii

 

Q.25 A tomato variety capable of setting fruits at higher temperature is?

  1. Kashi Adbhut
  2. Arka Rakshak
  3. Pusa Hybrid 8
  4. Hisar Lalit

1. Kashi Adbhut

 

Q.26 Resistance to black rot (Xanthomonas campestris) was first reported in?

  1. Rio Verde
  2. Round Dutch
  3. Early Fuji
  4. September

3. Early Fuji

 

Q.27 Present day bitter gourd is?

  1. Allopolyploid
  2. Alloteraploid
  3. Aneuploid
  4. Autoteraploid

3. Aneuploid

 

Q.28 Increase in length of plant axis is caused by?

  1. Cork cambium
  2. Apical meristem
  3. Mitotic division in pith and cortex
  4. Vascular cambium

2. Apical meristem

 

Q.29 Most important intercultural operation to get higher yield in radish is?

  1. Earthing up
  2. Thinning
  3. Weeding
  4. Topping

1. Earthing up

 

Q.30 A bitter gourd with dwarf vine suited for high density planting, pickling and dehydration is?

  1. Pusa Vishesh
  2. Phule BG-6
  3. NDB-1
  4. Kalyanpur Sena

1. Pusa Vishesh

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Q.31 Bitterness in watermelon controlled by single dominant gene is inherited from?

  1. C. vulgaris
  2. C. ecirrosus
  3. C. colocynthoides
  4. C. naudinianus

3. C. colocynthoides

 

Q.32 Brinjal variety with extra long green fruits is?

  1. Pant Rituraj
  2. Azad Kranti
  3. Arka Shirish
  4. Pant Samrat

3. Arka Shirish

 

Q.33 Bottle gourd var. Arka Nutan is considered to be tolerant to?

  1. Powdery mildew
  2. Downy mildew
  3. Gummy stem blight
  4. Red pumpkin beetle

3. Gummy stem blight

 

Q.34 Which of these is a shallow rooted crop?

  1. Asparagus
  2. Tomato
  3. Onion
  4. Pumpkin

3. Onion

 

Q.35 Which of these is a leading export commodity of India?

  1. Fresh tomato
  2. Fresh cucumber
  3. Fresh potato
  4. Fresh onion

4. Fresh onion

 

Q.36 The scientist who reported heterosis for the first time in cabbage and authored the book ‘Cole Crops’?

  1. Jones
  2. Nieuwhof
  3. Stark
  4. Park

2. Nieuwhof

 

Q.37 The recommended isolation distance for certified seed production in cauliflower is?

  1. 1000 m
  2. 500 m
  3. 800 m
  4. 400 m

1. 1000 m

 

Q.38 The Optimum temperature for tuber production in potato is?

  1. 5-10oC
  2. 10-15oC
  3. 15-20oC
  4. 20-25oC

3. 15-20oC

 

Q.39 Type of cucurbitacin present in cultivated cucumber?

  1. B
  2. I
  3. L
  4. C

4. C

 

Q.40 Which compound is responsible for resistance against powdery mildew in muskmelon cultivar PMR 6?

  1. Flavanol
  2. Glucoside
  3. Chlorogenic acid
  4. Flavanol, Glucoside, Chlorogenic acid

4. Flavanol, Glucoside, Chlorogenic acid

 

Q.41 Sex determination in pointed gourd is governed by?

  1. Heteromorphic pair of chromosomes in males
  2. Environment during vegetable growth
  3. Heteromorphic pair of chromosome in females
  4. Soil nitrogen content

1. Heteromorphic pair of chromosomes in males

 

Q.42 Which of the vegetable crop among 17 bio-fortified varieties of 8 crops dedicated by the Prime Minister of India to the nation on the occasion of 75th Anniversary of FAO during the year 2020?

  1. Greater yam
  2. Tomato
  3. Broccoli
  4. Potato

1. Greater yam

 

Q.43 The cultivated species of Cucurbita that is perennial?

  1. C. pepo
  2. C. ficifolia
  3. C. moschata
  4. C. maxima

2. C. ficifolia

 

Q.44 Which one is the best to define the ovary of eggplant?

  1. Hypogynous, bicarpellary with basal placentation
  2. Hypogynous, tricarpellary with parietal placentation
  3. Perigynous, bicarpellary with parietal placentation
  4. Epigynous, bicarpellary with apical placentation

1. Hypogynous, bicarpellary with basal placentation

 

Q.45 In a square planting system with a spacing of 2 m x 2 m, how many plants can be accommodated in 1 ha?

  1. 2000
  2. 8000
  3. 2500
  4. 7500

3. 2500

 

Q.46 Most widely cultivated species of Amaranthus are?

  1. A. tricolor and A. dubius
  2. A. tricolor and A. blitum
  3. A. dubius and A.viridis
  4. A. spinosus and A. viridis

1. A. tricolor and A. dubius

 

Q.47 Squash bee/gourd bee is?

  1. Peponapis spp.
  2. Xenoglossa spp.
  3. Peponapis spp. & Xenoglossa spp.
  4. Eucerini

3. Peponapis spp. & Xenoglossa spp.

 

Q.48 The desirable dry matter content for canning of potato should be?

  1. < 50%
  2. < 40%
  3. < 20%
  4. < 30%

2. < 40%

 

Q.49 The appellate authority for seed testing in India is?

  1. DSR
  2. CSTL
  3. NSC
  4. ICAR

2. CSTL

 

Q.50 Gynoecious lines conditioned by gene ‘G’ have been identified in?

  1. C. moschata
  2. C. pepo
  3. C. maxima
  4. C. foetidissima

4. C. foetidissima

 

Q.51 Triploid palak varieties are developed using?

  1. CMS
  2. GMS
  3. CGMS
  4. SI

1. CMS

 

Q.52 0.8 g NAA in 8 litre of water is equal to?

  1. 8 ppm
  2. 1000 ppm
  3. 100 ppm
  4. 10000 ppm

3. 100 ppm

 

Q.53 The ‘bridging secies’ to circumvent sterility in interspecific crosses among Cucurbita species is?

  1. C. lundelliana
  2. C. okeechobeensis
  3. C. foetidissima
  4. C. texana

1. C. lundelliana

 

Q.54 Chemically, Capsaicin is?

  1. C18H27NO3
  2. C20H30NO3
  3. C12H32NO3
  4. C14H30NO4

1. C18H27NO3

 

Q.55 IFOAM was established in the year?

  1. 1990
  2. 1972
  3. 1987
  4. 2001

2. 1972

 

Q.56 Seed Times is a magazine published by?

  1. CSTL
  2. PPV & FRA
  3. IARI
  4. NSAI

4. NSAI

 

Q.57 The type of inheritance for Fusarium wilt in Pea is?

  1. Oligo & Polygene inheritance
  2. Oligogene inheritance
  3. Polygene inheritance
  4. Single gene inheritance

4. Single gene inheritance

 

Q.58 Palak genome contains?

  1. 6 isobrachial and 3 long hetero-brachial chromosome pairs
  2. 9 isobrachial chromosome pairs
  3. 8 Isobrachial and 1 long hetero- brachial chromosome pairs
  4. 9 heterobrachial chromosome pairs

3. 8 Isobrachial and 1 long hetero- brachial chromosome pairs

 

Q.59 The mechanism responsible for high cross-pollination in cole crops is?

  1. Protogyny & SI
  2. SI
  3. MS
  4. Protoandry

4. Protoandry

 

Q.60 Who emphasized on the establishment of Rural Universities in India?

  1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  2. Dr S. Radhakrishnan
  3. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

2. Dr S. Radhakrishnan

 

Q.61 In which Indian state, first University has been established for organic farming?

  1. Gujarat
  2. Karnataka
  3. Sikkim
  4. HP

1. Gujarat

 

Q.62 Early maturity in summer squash is governed by?

  1. Polygenes
  2. Recessive genes
  3. Dominant genes
  4. Additive genes

3. Dominant genes

 

Q.63 A wild species of okra that is crossable in both directions with A. esculentus?

  1. A. manihot
  2. A. ficulneus
  3. A. moschatus
  4. A. tuberculatus

4. A. tuberculatus

 

Q.64 The colour of breeder seed tag is?

  1. Golden yellow
  2. Red
  3. white
  4. Azure blue

1. Golden yellow

JNKVV & RVSKVV PhD Entrance Horticulture Vegetable Science 2022

Q.65  Seed act was enacted in?

  1. 1956
  2. 1957
  3. 1966
  4. 1973

3. 1966

 

Q.66 Edible organ of Asparagus is/are?

  1. Rhizome (crown)
  2. Inflorescence
  3. Tender growing shoot (spear)
  4. All of the above

3. Tender growing shoot (spear)

 

Q.67 Eggplant specific piquant and bitter taste is due to the presence of?

  1. Flavonoids
  2. Solasonine
  3. Solanidine
  4. Spirostanol

2. Solasonine

 

Q.68 Anthocyanin rich sweet potato variety is?

  1. Bhu Krishna
  2. Bhu Shyama
  3. Bhu Kaveri
  4. Bhu Neel

1. Bhu Krishna

 

Q.69 Chromosome number of elephant foot yam (Amorphophalus componulatus)?

  1. 2n =4x= 28
  2. 2n =2x= 28
  3. 2n =4x= 48
  4. 2n =2x= 48

2. 2n =2x= 28

 

Q.70 In polyhouse which type of Tomato varieties are grown?

  1. Determinate
  2. Semi Determinate
  3. Indeterminate
  4. None of these

3. Indeterminate

 

Q.71 Which type of Cucumber varieties should be grown in protected conditions ?

  1. Monoecious
  2. Dieocious
  3. Both of the above
  4. Parthenocarpic Gynoecious

4. Parthenocarpic Gynoecious

 

Q.72 How many no. of Agri Export Zones/ areas are there in India ?

  1. 60
  2. 70
  3. 80
  4. 50

1. 60

 

Q.73 Name the authority which is responsible for export of Agricultural and Processed food from India?

  1. APEDA
  2. NHB
  3. ICAR
  4. NIRD

1. APEDA

 

Q.74 Which ministry deals with the export of Agricultural and Processed food from India ?

  1. Ministry of Finance
  2. Ministry of Commerce & Industry
  3. Ministry of External Affairs
  4. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare

2. Ministry of Commerce & Industry

 

Q.75 Curing is primarily done in which crop ?

  1. Tomato
  2. Brinjal
  3. Onion
  4. Peas

3. Onion

 

Q.76 Which among the following is a dioecious vegetable crop?

  1. Muskmelon
  2. Cucumber
  3. Pointed gourd
  4. watermelon

3. Pointed gourd

 

Q.77 Which of the following is used as a mapping population?

  1. RILs
  2. Double haploid
  3. Back cross generation
  4. All the above

1. RILs

 

Q.78 Ogura is a source of CMS in?

  1. Tomato
  2. Mustard
  3. Sorghum
  4. Potato

2. Mustard

 

Q.79 The seed plot technique was developed by

  1. Dr. Boussingault
  2. Dr. Pushkarnath
  3. Dr. M.V. Gupta
  4. Dr. R.P. Singh

2. Dr. Pushkarnath

 

Q.80 The term “Phytoharmone” was coined by?

  1. Haniman
  2. Thimann
  3. Darwin
  4. Charles Edwin

2. Thimann

 

Q.81 Which tissues are used to transport harmones from one part of the plant to another?

  1. Xylem tissues
  2. Lymphatic tissues
  3. Vascular tissues
  4. all these tissues

3. Vascular tissues

 

Q.82 Which hormone is used for inducing flowering in many biennial vegetable crops?

  1. IAA
  2. Gibbrelic acid
  3. Cytokinin
  4. ABA

2. Gibbrelic acid

 

Q.83 Trichogramma brasiliensis is a egg parasitiod useful to control?

  1. Nematode
  2. Aphids
  3. Fruit Borer (Helicoverpa armigera)
  4. Leaf miner

3. Fruit Borer (Helicoverpa armigera)

 

Q.84 Cotesia plutellae is dominant larval parasitoid of?

  1. Diamond back moth
  2. Ladybird beetle
  3. Fruit Borer (Helicoverpa armigera)
  4. Aphids

1. Diamond back moth

 

Q.85 Most common larval parasitoids for fruit borer(Helicoverpa armigera) is?

  1. Trichogramma brasiliensis
  2. Bacillus thuringiensis
  3. Campoletis chlorideae
  4. None of these

3. Campoletis chlorideae

 

Q.86 PKVY stands for?

  1. Paramparagat Krishi Vivad Yojna
  2. Paramparagat Kheti Vikas Yojna
  3. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna
  4. Pradhanmantri Kheti Vikas Yojna

3. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna

 

Q.87 Headquarters of National Centre of Organic Farming are located in?

  1. Moradabad
  2. Bangalore
  3. Delhi
  4. Ghaziabad

4. Ghaziabad

 

Q.88 Famous books “The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming” and “The Natural?

  1. Masanobu Fukuoka
  2. Lady Eve Balfour
  3. Rudolf Steiner
  4. Jethro Tull

1. Masanobu Fukuoka

 

Q.89 Sikkim became India’s First fully organic state on?

  1. 08 January 2015
  2. 18 January 2016
  3. 28 January 2016
  4. 08 January 2018

2. 18 January 2016

 

Q.90 Potato and Onion comes in which respiratory classification?

  1. Very low
  2. Low
  3. Moderate
  4. High

1. Very low

 

Q.91 Maillard reaction is cause of browning of stored vegetables?

  1. yes
  2. no
  3. All of the above
  4. none of these

1. yes

 

Q.92 Potato variety suitable for processing?

  1. Kufri Jyoti
  2. Kufri Badsah
  3. Kufri Chipsona-2
  4. none of these

3. Kufri Chipsona-2

 

Q.93 Rootknot nematode resistant tomato variety?

  1. PNR-7
  2. Pusa Gaurav
  3. Pusa Ruby
  4. Arka Vikas

1. PNR-7

JNKVV & RVSKVV PhD Entrance Horticulture Vegetable Science 2022

Q.94 Cherry tomato is?

  1. L.pennellii
  2. L. chemilveski
  3. L. esculentum var.cerasiforme
  4. none of these

3. L. esculentum var.cerasiforme

 

Q.95 Blossom end rot is due to deficiency of?

  1. Iron
  2. Calcium
  3. Floride
  4. Boron

2. Calcium

 

Q.96 Arka Manik is variety of?

  1. Tomato
  2. Cucumber
  3. Bottlegourd
  4. Watermelon

4. Watermelon

 

Q.97 Arka Suryamukhi is variety of?

  1. Pumpkin
  2. Sponge gourd
  3. Bottlegourd
  4. Cucumber

1. Pumpkin

 

Q.98 Pusa Rasdar is variety of?

  1. cucumber
  2. Bittergourd
  3. Bottlegourd
  4. Watermelon

2. Bittergourd

 

Q.99 Temperate Radish freely produce seed in?

  1. North Indian plains
  2. South India
  3. Hilly areas
  4. coastal areas

3. Hilly areas

 

Q.100 Pusa Nayan Jyoti is a variety of?

  1. Radish
  2. Carrot
  3. Turnip
  4. Ratalu

2. Carrot

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