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1.

Which one of the following constitute the best defamation of fruit________________?

A. A fruit is a product of flower
B. A fruit is a product of ovary
C. A fruit is a mature ovary that contain seed
D. A fruit is post-fertilization product of the pistil
Answer» D. A fruit is post-fertilization product of the pistil
2.

Which one of the following is a major fiber crop of Pakistan ?

A. Sugarcane
B. Cotton
C. Sesame
D. Jute
Answer» C. Sesame
3.

Which one of the following is C4 plain_________________?

A. Sugarcane
B. Sorghum
C. Make
D. All the above
Answer» E.
4.

Which province the only source of income is livestock grazing in range lands_______________?

A. Punjab
B. NWFP
C. Balochistan
D. Sindhi
Answer» D. Sindhi
5.

Who described. the use of letrazolium for assessing, seed quality and the basis of topographical patterns___________________?

A. Moore (1973)
B. Burries etc (1969)
C. Maguare (1962)
D. Kotowski (1926)
Answer» B. Burries etc (1969)
6.

Who described the method of estimating seed vigor on the basis of colour intensity of stained seed________________?

A. Woodstock (1976)
B. Kittock and Law (1969)
C. Maguire (1962)
D. Nicolls & Heu Decker (1968)
Answer» C. Maguire (1962)
7.

Who gave the formula for coefficient of velocity of germination ?

A. Kotowski (1926)
B. Germ (1949)
C. Deloucle & Baskin (1972)
D. Moore (1973)
Answer» B. Germ (1949)
8.

Who gave the formula for mean germination time?

A. Nicolls &Heydecker (1968)
B. Kotowski (1962)
C. Baskin (1972)
D. Maguire (1962)
Answer» B. Kotowski (1962)
9.

Who gave the formula for speed of germination_______________?

A. Maguire (1962)
B. Baskin (1972)
C. Moore (1973)
D. Germ (1949)
Answer» B. Baskin (1972)
10.

Who showed a positive correlation between tetrazolium staining with seed quality in soybean seeds ?

A. Maguire (1963)
B. Barries ei al. (1969)
C. Moore (1973)
D. Woodstock (1976)
Answer» C. Moore (1973)
11.

Who the a method of estimating seed vigour on the basis of color intensity of the stained seeds ?

A. Nicolls & Hey Decker (1968)
B. Kittock &. Law (1953)
C. Moore (1973)
D. Germ (1949)
Answer» C. Moore (1973)
12.

Yield losses of rice crop due to weed infestation are___________________?

A. 10-20%
B. 5-15%
C. 20-50%
D. 20-60%
Answer» E.
13.

Zinc deficiency is generally observed in_________________?

A. Wheat
B. Vegetables
C. Race
D. Cotton
Answer» D. Cotton
14.

Which is the most important cereal crop of temperature region________________?

A. Paddy
B. Maize
C. Wheat
D. Barley
Answer» D. Barley
15.

When the course of water is blocked at some places if is called___________________?

A. Lake
B. Dam
C. River
D. Head works
Answer» E.
16.

When one set of vegetation follows the oilier set of vegetation with passage of time is known as________________?

A. Succession
B. Retrogression
C. Biodiversity
D. Linear planting
Answer» B. Retrogression
17.

When crop plants adopt to a new environment are called___________________?

A. Accaumatization
B. Domestication
C. Selection
D. Introduction
Answer» B. Domestication
18.

Wheat is predominantly________________?

A. Self pollinated crop
B. Often cross pollinated crop
C. Cross pollinated crop
D. Apomictie crop
Answer» B. Often cross pollinated crop
19.

What is SAZDA_______________?

A. Sindhi Agricultural Zonal Development Authority
B. Sindhi Arid Zone Development Authority
C. None of the above
D. non of these
Answer» C. None of the above
20.

What is catchment____________________?

A. An area which drains in to pond
B. An area of woody plantation
C. Ail area of waterlogged condition
D. None of the above
Answer» B. An area of woody plantation
21.

What do you mean by WTO__________________?

A. World trade organization
B. Western training organization
C. World trade order
D. non of there
Answer» B. Western training organization
22.

Weedicides that kill the foliage of weeds by direct contact are as________________?

A. Trifluration
B. Paraquet
C. Bromoxy nil
D. Loxynil
Answer» C. Bromoxy nil
23.

Water courses are lined to avoid_________________?

A. Transpiration
B. Evaporation
C. Seepage
D. Erosion
Answer» D. Erosion
24.

Vigor index of seedings in rice can be determined on___________________?

A. Quantitative basis
B. Qualitative basis
C. Both a & b
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
25.

Very hot and winterless condition is__________________?

A. Tropical
B. Temperature
C. And
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Temperature
26.

Use of tetrazolium staining for assessment of seed quality was suggested by________________?

A. Woodstock (1973)
B. Moore (1973)
C. Maguire (1962)
D. Germ (1950)
Answer» C. Maguire (1962)
27.

Use of linear measurements of plumule growth as a vigour test was first suggested by_______________?

A. Woodstock (1976)
B. Germ (1949)
C. Baskin (1972)
D. Maguire (1962)
Answer» C. Baskin (1972)
28.

Two much Mg may create deficiency for_____________________?

A. P
B. Ca
C. N
D. K
Answer» D. K
29.

Total cropped area of Sindh is___________________?

A. 2.8 million hac
B. 3.75 million hac
C. 4.00 million hac
D. 4.5 million hac
Answer» D. 4.5 million hac
30.

Tillage is field operation which help in cutting, loosening and inverting the soil for_________________?

A. Fertilization
B. Irrigation
C. Seed bed preparation
D. Transplantation
Answer» C. Seed bed preparation
31.

There is________________?

A. 43560 Sq ft in an acre
B. 40560 Sq ft in an acre
C. 46560 Sq ft in an acre
D. 47560 Sq ft in an acre
Answer» B. 40560 Sq ft in an acre
32.

There has been emphasis on the conservation of wild relatives of cultivated plants because wild plants________________?

A. Grow better then cultivated plants
B. Serve, as valuable fodder plants
C. Needed to understand the origin of cu;cultivated plants
D. Carrying many useful genes which are lost in cultivated plants
Answer» E.
33.

The wearing away of the land surface by wind, water, ice or other geological agent is called__________________?

A. Seepage
B. Soil conservation
C. Erosion
D. fertility depletion
Answer» D. fertility depletion
34.

The vegetation found on high altitude mountain is__________________?

A. Alpine vegetation
B. Tundra vegetation
C. Conferous vegetation
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Tundra vegetation
35.

The value of regression and correlation is the same when the correlation between two variables is_________________?

A. Imperfect
B. Perfect
C. Positive
D. Negative
Answer» C. Positive
36.

The unproductive branches of cotton are called_________________?

A. Sympodial branches
B. Monopodial branches
C. Vegetative branches
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Vegetative branches
37.

The transport of a substance across a biological membrane against a concentration gradient is called___________________?

A. Passive transport
B. Active transport
C. Absorption
D. Dissolution
Answer» C. Absorption
38.

The total dry matter produced by a plant as a result of photosynthesis is called_________________?

A. Biological yield
B. Harvest index
C. Dry matter
D. Crop growth
Answer» B. Harvest index
39.

The total dry matter produced by a plant as a resulting photosynthesis is called_______________?

A. Biological yield
B. Mass
C. Physical productivity
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Mass
40.

The technical name of janter is_________________?

A. Sesbania sesban
B. S. aphylla
C. S. oleaides
D. S. mavretiana
Answer» B. S. aphylla
41.

The systematic arrangement of soil in to groups or categories is called_________________?

A. Classification
B. Annuals
C. Perennials
D. Ranking
Answer» B. Annuals
42.

The substance that an enzyme acts upon is known as___________________?

A. Product
B. Substrate
C. Mycotoxin
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Mycotoxin
43.

The soil has got______________?

A. Six horizons
B. Five horizons
C. Seven horizons
D. Two horizons
Answer» D. Two horizons
44.

The soil are contains__________________?

A. Less oxygen as compared 10 atmosphere
B. More carbon dioxide as compared to atmosphere
C. Both a & b
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
45.

The significance of difference among several means is tested with the level of_________________?

A. F-test
B. t-test
C. Z-test
D. X-test
Answer» B. t-test
46.

The sever salinity problem has taken lands out of production as___________________?

A. 50%
B. 10%
C. 45%
D. 30%
Answer» C. 45%
47.

The series of transformation which a nutrient undergoes in the biosphere before returning to its original formed is called_______________?

A. Carbon cycle
B. Nutrient cycle
C. Nitrogen cycle
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Nitrogen cycle
48.

The seed dormancy of rice seed can be broken by putting into the oven at____________________?

A. 50°c for 5 hrs
B. 53°c for 6 hrs
C. 45°c for 6 hrs
D. none of the above
Answer» C. 45°c for 6 hrs
49.

The root of cotton plant goes up to depth of_________________?

A. 2-3 ft
B. 4-6 ft
C. 8-10 ft
D. non of these
Answer» C. 8-10 ft
50.

The role of boron and zinc has been recognized in crop_________________?

A. Mustard
B. Sugarcane
C. Rice
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these