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 ICAR ARS Floriculture Question paper
I want floriculture ICAR ARS previous year question paper for reference Here you are looking for previous year question papers of ICAR ARS Floriculture, so I am giving followings: ICAR ARS Floriculture Question Paper 2013 PART – I (General Agriculture) Multiple choice questions (No. 1 to 30). Choose the correct answer (a, b, c or d) and enter your choice in the circle (by shading with a pencil) on the OMR - answer sheet as per the instructions given on the answer sheet. 1. Who is the present Chairman of Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Right Authority (PPV&FRA)? a) Dr. R.R. Hanchinal b) Dr. P.L. Gautam c) Dr. S. Nagarajan d) Dr. Swapan K. Datta 2. Which among the following is another name for vitamin B12? a) Niacin b) Pyridoxal phosphate c) Cobalamin d) Riboflavin 3. The largest share in India's farm export earning in the year 2011-12 was from a) Basmati rice b) Non-basmati rice c) Sugar d) Guar gum 4. The National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Insects was established by ICAR in ________, was earlier known as _______. a) Bangalore; PDBC b) New Delhi; National Pusa Collection c) Ranchi; Indian Lac Research Institute d) New Delhi; NCIPM 5. The most important sucking pests of cotton and rice are respectively a) Nilaparvata lugens and Aphis gossypii b) Aphis gossypii and Thrips oryzae c) Amrasca biguttula biguttula and Scirtothrips dorsalis d) Thrips gossypii and Orseolia oryzae 6. Which of the following microorganism causes fatal poisoning in canned fruits and vegetables? a) Aspergillus flavus b) Penicillium digitatum c) Clostridium botulinum d) Rhizoctonia solani 7. The cause of the great Bengal Famine was a) Blast of rice b) Brown spot of rice c) Rust of wheat d) Karnal bunt of wheat 8. Actinomycetes belong to a) The fungi b) Eukaryote c) Mycelia sterilia d) None of the above 9. A virus-free clone from a virus infected plant can be obtained by a) Cotyledonary leaf culture b) Axenic culture c) Stem culture d) Meristem tip culture 10. Which of the following is not an objective of the National Food Security Mission? a) Sustainable increase in production of rice, wheat and pulses b) Restoring soil fertility and productivity at individual farm level c) Promoting use of bio-pesticides and organic fertilizers d) Creation of employment opportunities 11. Agmarknet, a portal for the dissemination of agricultural marketing information, is a joint endeavour of a) DMI and NIC b) DMI and Ministry of Agriculture c) NIC and Ministry of Agriculture d) DMI and Directorate of Economics and Statistics 12. The share of agriculture and allied activities in India's GDP at constant prices in 2011-12 was a) 14.1% b) 14.7% c) 15.6% d) 17.0% 13. The average size of land holding in India according to Agricultural Census 2005-06 is a) 0.38 ha b) 1.23 ha c) 1.49 ha d) 1.70 ha 14. 'Farmers First' concept was proposed by a) Paul Leagans b) Neils Rolling c) Robert Chamber d) Indira Gandhi 15. In the year 2012, GM crops were cultivated in an area of a) 150 million hectare in 18 countries b) 170 million hectare in 28 countries c) 200 million hectare in 18 countries d) 1.70 million hectare in 28 countries 16. The broad-spectrum systematic herbicide glyphosate kills the weeds by inhibiting the biosynthesis of a) Phenylalanine b) Alanine c) Glutamine d) Cysteine 17. At harvest, the above ground straw (leaf, sheath and stem) weight and grain weight of paddy crop are 5.5 and 4.5 tonnes per hectare, respectively. What is the harvest index of paddy? a) 45% b) 50% c) 55% d) 100% 18. Crossing over between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes takes place during a) Leptotene b) Pachytene c) Diplotene d) Zygotene 19. The term 'Heterosis' was coined by a) G.H. Shull b) W. Bateson c) T.H. Morgan d) E.M. East 20. When a transgenic plant is crossed with a non-transgenic, what would be the zygosity status of the F1 plant? a) Homozygous b) Heterozygous c) Hemizygous d) Nullizygous 21. The highest per capita consumption of flowers in the world is in a) The USA b) India c) Switzerland d) The Netherlands 22. Which of the following is a very rich source of betalain pigment? a) Radish b) Beet root c) Carrot d) Red cabbage 23. Dog ridge is a) Salt tolerant rootstocks of mango b) Salt tolerant rootstocks of guava c) Salt tolerant rootstocks of grape d) Salt tolerant rootstocks of citrus 24. Which of the following micronutrients are most widely deficient in Indian soils? a) Zinc and boron b) Zinc and iron c) Zinc and manganese d) Zinc and copper 25. Which of the following fertilizers is not produced in India? a) DAP b) Urea c) Muriate of potash d) TSP 26. What is the estimated extent of salt affected soils in India? a) 5.42 mha b) 7.42 mha c) 11.42 mha d) 17.42 mha 27. Which of the following is not a feature of watershed? a) Hydrological unit b) Biophysical unit c) Socio-economic unit d) Production unit 28. Correlation coefficient 'r' lies between a) 0 and 1 b) -1 and 1 c) -1 and 0 d) 0 and 29. For the data 1, -2, 4, geometric mean is a) 2 b) 4 7 c) - 3 d) -2 30. The relationship between Arithmetic mean (A), Harmonic mean (H) and Geometric mean (G) is a) G2=AH b) G= A+H c) H2=GA d) A2=GH PART – II (Subject Paper) 31. Which of the following is not valued for ornamental bracts? a) Bougainvillea b) Poinsettia c) Mussaenda d) Cyclamen 32. The following experimental design controls fertility variation in one direction only a) Completely Randomized Design b) Latin Square Design c) Randomized Block Design d) Split Plot Technique 33. Most potent surface sterilent used to establish axenic cultures of ornamental plants is a) 0.1% HgCl2 b) 10.00% HgCl2 c) 0.1% KMnO4 d) 0.1% H3PO4 34. Work on Hibiscus improvement and development of varieties was extensively carried at a) IARI, New Delhi b) NBRI, Lucknow c) IIHR, Bengaluru d) YSRUHF, Solan 35. Bangkok Golden Apple is a variety of a) Guava b) Pineapple c) Avocado d) Pomegranate 36. 'Rajat Rekha' is a mutant of a) Rose b) Carnation c) Tuberose d) Chrysanthemum 37. The origin of the following annual is not India a) Gomphrena globosa b) Impatiens balsamina c) Salvia splendens d) Vinca minor 38. Which of the following pinching types extends the duration of flowering in carnation? a) Single pinching b) Pinch plus pull pinch c) Pinch & half d) Double pinching 39. 'Star Gazer' is a poplar variety of a) Tiger Lily b) Asiatic Lily c) Oriental Lily d) Torch Lily 40. Which of the following is propagated through bulbils? a) Tulip b) Lilium c) Gladiolus d) Crocosmia 41. ________ is the square root of variance a) Standard error b) Standard deviation c) Coefficient of variation d) Correlation coefficient 42. First interspecific hybrid in Dianthus was developed by a) William Sim b) Thomas Fairchild c) Montague Allwood d) Alphonse Alegatiere 43. Germplasm which is meant for Medium Term Storage (MTS) for a period of 10-15 years is referred as a) Working collections b) Base collections c) Active collections d) Secondary gene pool 44. Which of the following fragrant rose varieties is not figured in postage stamps of Dept. of Posts, Govt. of India released during 2007? a) Nurjehan b) Delhi Princess c) Bhim d) Jawahar 45. Botanically Kentucky blue grass is a) Paspalum notatum b) Agrostis palustris c) Poa pratensis d) Festuca arundinacea 46. Lawn mower was invented by _________ in 1830. a) Edwin Lutyens b) Edwin Budding c) J.B. Olcoth d) William Robinson 47. The concept of bio-aesthetic planning was given by a) Le Corbuiser b) M.S. Randhawa c) Humphrey Repton d) Lancelot Hogben 48. The book ‘Gardens Through The Ages’ is authored by a) M.S. Randhawa b) G.S. Randhawa c) B.P. Pal d) T.K. Bose 49. Which of the following trees is effective against CO (carbon monoxide) in the atmosphere? a) Chlorophytum clatum b) Rhapis excelsa c) Ficus benzamina d) Trachypus fortune 50. Dwarf species of chrysanthemum is a) C. frutescens b) C. coronarium c) C. moreifolium d) C. multicaule 51. A typical Tetrapak has a) 6 layers comprising of polyethylene and aluminium layers b) 6 layers comprising of polyethylene layers only c) 4 layers comprising of polyethylene and aluminium layers d) 4 layers comprising of polyethylene layers only 52. Which of the following is not native to India? a) Ficus religiosa b) Putranjiva roxuburghii c) Sterculia diversifolia d) Alstonia scholaris 53. What do you mean about NGS? a) Next Generation Sequencing b) Novel Gene Sequence c) New Genomic Sequences d) Novel Genomic Software 54. The perpetual flowering _______ is known as father of modern roses. a) Parson’s Pink China Rose b) Hume’s Blush c) Parks Tea China Rose d) Slater’s Crimson China Rose 55. Which of the following rootstocks are suitable for growing rose in sandy and clay soils, respectively? a) R. indica var. odorata and R. canina b) R. canina and R. indica var. odorata c) R. manetti and R. laxa d) R. laxa and R. manetti 56. Bogota region of Columbia has ideal climate for the production of a) Rose b) Carnation c) Chrysanthemum d) Gerbera 57. The range of deficiency and toxicity is narrow in which of the following micronutrients? a) Iron b) Calcium c) Molybdenum d) Boron 58. In India, protection of varieties in which of the following crops may be sought from PPV&FRA at present? a) Rose and gladiolus b) Rose and chrysanthemum c) Gladiolus and chrysanthemum d) Jasmine and tuberose 59. In orchids, it is difficult to germinate the seed as they have little or no endosperm, but _____________ found that the orchid seed germinated readily in a glass flask containing nutrients and agar. a) Murashige and Skoog b) Vacin and Went c) Lewis Knudson d) Gamborg 60. Lewis et al. (1972) divided the genus Gladiolus into 4 groups based on the number of a) Functional anthers b) Well developed petals c) Functional carpels d) Well developed leaves 61. Snap dragon belongs to which family? a) Balsaminaceae b) Malvaceae c) Nyctaginaceae d) Scrophularaceae 62. The precursor for ABA synthesis in plants is a) Methionine b) Tryptophan c) Acetyl CoA d) Violaxantin 63. Terminal cuttings of carnation can be stored at ____oC temperature before root induction. a) 0 to 1 b) 2 to 5 c) 5 to 10 d) -20 to -10 64. Which of the following is a fragrant orchid? a) Peristeria elata b) Cymbidium aloeifolium c) Paphiopedilum insigne d) Vanda coerulea 65. Pyrethrum, an insecticide is extracted from the following chrysanthemum species a) C. carinatum b) C. cineroriifolium c) C. coronarium d) C. coronatum 66. The UPOV (Union for the Protection of New Plant Varieties) headquarters is located in a) Geneva b) Berne c) Rome d) Paris 67. In carnation, adequate level of following nutrient should be ensured as it has positive relationship with resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. dianthi a) Phosphorus b) Potassium c) Calcium d) Boron 68. The following species of Jasminum produces yellow flowers except a) J. primulinum b) J. rex c) J. humile d) J. pubigerum 69. In Polianthes, which of the following species produces deep red flowers? a) P. durangensis b) P. platyphylla c) P. graminifolia d) P. geminiflora 70. Arka Surabhi, an improved variety of jasmine from IIHR, Bengaluru has a yield potential of a) 5 t/ha b) 10 t/ha c) 15 t/ha d) 20 t/ha 71. 'Arka Flame' and 'Arka Krishika' are the first indigenously developed varieties of ________ and ________, respectively. a) Rose and carnation b) Rose and gerbera c) Carnation and gerbera d) Carnation and crossandra 72. Kemin yellow oil from Kemin Industries, USA is the product of a) Rose b) Carnation c) Marigold d) Calendula 73. The ideal angle between the spathe and spadix in anthurium is a) 45o b) 75o c) 90o d) 180o 74. Lutein, an antioxidant is extracted from a) Tagetes erecta b) Tagetes patula c) Rosa hybrida d) Chrysanthemum coronarium 75. Bird of Paradise, Sterilitzia reginae is native to a) Mexico b) South Africa c) Sri Lanka d) Thailand 76. Statice (Limonium) belongs to a) Nyctaginaceae b) Apocynaceae c) Lathyraceae d) Plumbaginaceae 77. Minimum isolation distance required for seed production in marigold a) 250 m b) 500 m c) 1000 m d) 2000 m 78. Which of the following breeding methods is not suitable for asexually reproducing crops? a) Clonal selection b) Pedigree breeding c) Mass selection d) Mutation breeding 79. ‘Padmashree’ has been awarded recently to a) Dr. K.L. Chadha b) Dr. Vishnu Swarup c) Dr. T.K. Bose d) Dr. G.S. Randhawa 80. Which of the following Gladiolus species produces strange colours like green, brown and slate? a) G. cardinalis b) G. carneus c) G. dracocephalus d) G. stellatus 81. Allah Din and Appledoon are the popular varieties of ________ and _____, respectively. a) Daffodil and lilium b) Daffodil and tulip c) Alstroemeria and lilium d) Alstroemeria and tulip 82. Which of the following is scented and early blooming annual? a) Petunia b) Sweet Alyssum c) Antirrhinum d) Coreopsis 83. The climber, Campsis radicans produces flowers in ______ colour. a) White b) Orange c) Yellow d) Red 84. Carnation and chrysanthemum are typical example of ______ and _______ plants, respectively. a) Quantitative long day and qualitative short day b) Quantitative long day and quantitative short day c) Qualitative long day and qualitative short day d) Qualitative long day and quantitative short day 85. An individual having chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the basic chromosome number is called a) Heteroploid b) Allopolyploid c) Autopolyploid d) Aneuploid 86. Cytoplasmic male sterility is found in a) Antirrhinum b) Salvia c) Petunia d) Marigold 87. To ensure high degree of fidelity during DNA replication, the critical proof reading is carried out by a) 5′3′ exonuclease activity of DNA polymerase b) 3′5′ exonuclease activity of DNA polymerase c) Restriction endonucleases d) Polynucleotide ligases 88. In order to promote environmentally sound cultivation practices of flowers and plants, the Dutch Floriculture Industries and the auction houses have started the following quality certification programme a) Milieu Project Sierteelt - MPS b) EUREP - GAP c) Flower Lable Programme (FLP) d) Fair Flowers & Plants (FFP) 89. Which of the following trees is disliked by cattle and therefore easily get established while young? a) Pongamia pinnata b) Delonix regia c) Hibiscus tiliaceus d) Cassia fistula 90. Which of the following ground covers is used as an evergreen lawn? a) Zoysia japonica b) Dichondra repens c) Wadelia chinesis d) Sedum reflexum 91. Which of the following compounds are often referred as anti-auxins? a) 2,4-Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid and 2,4,5-T b) MCPA and picloram c) Phenyl acetic acid and 4-Chloroindole acetic acid d) 2,3,5-Triiodobenzoic acid and - Naphthylthalamic acid 92. 'Sea of Plastics', a 50,000 acre world’s largest complex of a series of greenhouse is located at a) Alsmeer in The Netherlands b) Shangai in China c) Almeria in Spain d) Hannover in Germany 93. The Ti plasmid of Agrobacterium tumifaciens contains an important gene that codes for the following enzyme that is involved in the rapid cell division a) Isopentenyl AMP synthase b) ACC synthase c) IAA oxidase d) Cellulase 94. In which of the following groups of ornamental plants, ethylene is involved in induction of flowering? a) Ferns b) Cacti and succulents c) Bromeliads d) Palms and cycads 95. The following compound in essential oil acts as very potential growth inhibitor? a) Jasmonic acid in oil of jasmine b) Geraniol in oil of geranium c) Citronellol in oil of lemon grass d) Eugenol in oil of tuberose 96. Tip burning due to fluoride injury is observed in a) Gerbera b) Carnation c) Rose d) Gladiolus 97. Which of the following trees exhibit nyctinastic movements? a) Garcinia indica b) Mimosops elengi c) Plumeria alba d) Samanea samano 98. Which of the following trees produces silvery leaves that resemble fern leaves? a) Grevillea robusta b) Melia dubia c) Jacaranda acutifolia d) Lagerstroemia speciosa 99. A measure of discrepancy existing between observed and expected frequencies is calculated by a) Student’s ‘t’ test b) Chi-square test c) Correlation d) Regression 100. Arrangement of fruits and flowers is known as a) Ikenobo b) Ikebana c) Morimono d) Moribana ICAR ARS Floriculture Question Paper 2011and 2013 detail attached two pdf file Last edited by Aakashd; February 6th, 2020 at 09:50 AM.  |
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sir, please send me net,arsb pre. and mains question paper
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September 19th, 2015, 01:23 PM
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I need question papers of ICAR ARS Floriculture Exam. So can any one give previous year question papers of ICAR ARS Floriculture?
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