Practice Agri economics Questions and Answers

• The mixture of breeding lines having the same genetic constitution, but differing at a specific locus is known as
• The product of pedigree selection is
• In gametophytic self-incompatibility system, when sib matings are carried out, the crosses are
• Prosopis cinerea and Cenchrus ciliaris are good fodder tree + grass combination for
• The type of germplasm, which is frequently utilized by breeders for their crop improvement programme, is called as
• Organic acids developed from organic matter decomposition act as chelating agent may be
• Tempering in seed drying refers to
• Under which condition the hybrid seeds produced should be compulsorily subjected to grow out test for grant of certificate?
• Chemicals that have been implicated in attraction of rhizobia are
• Among the following, under which condition for maize hybrid seed production, the modification of isolation distance by planting border rows is not permitte...
• In the ATP-driven proton potassium exchange mechanism, the H+ ions are formed due to dissociation of
• Compounds which disrupts hormone balance and protein synthesis by which the plant ultimately dies are
• In rice, assume that a recessive gene "a” is responsible for resistance to BLB. This gene is present on chromosome #1. A monosomic resistant line for chr...
• Nernst equation allows us to make certain predictions about
• The estimate of degree of variation in a phenotypic trait in a population that is due to genetic variation between individuals in that population is called...
• Which among the following statements is true about Gibberellin (GA)? 
• Once incorporated into the plant genome, the gene product, CP4 EPSP synthase, confers crop resistance to
• In CRISPR-Cas9 technology, the RNA designed to find and bind to a specific sequence in the DNA, is known as
• Aflatoxin is a
• Which is a system of supervised control of diseases and pests in winter wheat?
• When a disease is more or less constantly prevalent in a locality year after year in a moderate to serve from, it is known as
• The United Nations Assembly declared as the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables.
• The Destructive Insects and Pests Act (1914) is related to
• The "Antyodaya Anna Yojana" (AAY) was launched in December, 2000 for _______ poorest of the poor families among BPL covered under TPDS.
• Which one of the following is not a mode of action of biocontrol agents?
• Blitecast' is a forecasting model for
• Transfer of agricultural technologies to the farmers is done by KVKs located in zones of the country.
• Science dealing with the outbreak and spread of disease in a population is called as
• World free of hunger malnutrition is who's vision?
• Which is the most widespread form of malnutrition among preschool children in India?
• Recently, Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) successfully tested two new dwarf varieties of Kalanamak rice – Pusa Narendra Kalanamak 1638, 1652...
• 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in low concentration is used as a hormone but in high concentration it is used as ____.
• Tree banding is done in mango trees to control ______ insect pest.
• Which of the following symptoms are caused by Rice stem borer? 
• Which of the following statement is incorrect?
• Castration is the removal of testicles which produce male germ cells. ……………………method of castration is bloodless in which the testicles are ...
• ICAR – Central Institute of Agriculture Engineering is located at
• Which of the following primary tillage operation is used to invert the soil partially or completely? 
• Feeding habit of silver carp is
• Toxicity of which element leads to the unavailability of iron and zinc