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HORTICULTURE- PAGE 4​


HORTICULTURE- PAGE 4​- MCQ

1 Which citrus fruit has highest area and production in India ?
a. 
Mandarin
b 
Sweet orange
c 
Lime
d 
Lemon
Ans: a


2. Seed of which fruit crop loose their viability within few days after extraction from the fruits ?
a. 
Aonla
b. 
Citrus
c. 
Papaya
d. 
Apple
Ans: b


3 Which of the following chemical is used for soil sterilization ?
a 
Sulphur
b 
2,4 - D
c 
Formalin
d 
Alcohol
Ans: c


4 How many days after transplanting, pinching operation is performed in marigold ?
a 
30 Days
b 
40 Days
c 
50 Days
d 
60 Days
Ans: b

5 
What is optimum planting distance of chrysanthemum in field culture ?
a 
20 X 20 cm
b 
30 X 20 cm
c 
45 X 30 cm
d 
45 X 45 cm
​Ans: b


6 Which of the following plant produce blue coloured flowers ?
a 
Delonix regia
b 
Mimusops elengi
c 
Putranjiva roxburghii
d 
Jocaranda mimosifolia
Ans: d


7 Staminate and hermaphrodite flowers produced on same plant at different location is termed as :-
a 
Andromonoecious
b 
Gynomonoecious
c 
Gynoandromonoecious
d 
Monoecious
Ans: a

8 
"Sword Lily" is common name of ___ flower :-
a 
Dahlia
b 
Gladiolus
c 
Gerbera
d 
Tuberose
Ans: b


9 Flowering of "Mrig Bahar" crop of guava occurs :-
a. 
February - March
b 
April - May
c 
June - July
d 
September - October
Ans: c


10 Which variety of onion is tolerant to salinity ?
a 
N - 53
b 
Pusa Red
c 
Pusa White
d 
Hisar - 2
Ans: d

11 
 "Yamuna Safed" variety of garlic also known as :-
a 
G - 1
b 
G - 50
c 
G - 51
d 
G - 282
Ans: a


12 Tomato variety "Roma" is developed through which method :-
a. 
Introduction method
b  
Hybridization method
c  
Mutation method
d  
Pedigree method
Ans: a

13 Lucknow Seedless is a variety of :-
a 
Sour Lime
b 
Lemon
c 
Sweet Lime
d 
Orange
Ans: b


14  In which fruit "Tamar" stage is found :-
a 
Tamarind
b 
Custard Apple
c 
Date Palm
d Pilu
Ans: c


15 "PKM-1" variety of sapota developed through :-
a 
Selection method
b 
Mutation method
c 
Hybridization method
d 
Tissue culture method
Ans: a


16  "Silvering" disorder is found in which vegetable :-
a 
Sweet Patato
b 
Onion
c 
Brinjal
d 
Tomato
Ans: d

17 
"Giant Sunset" is a popular variety of which flower ?
a 
Dahlia
b 
Chrysanthemum
c 
African Marigold
d 
Gerbera
Ans: c

18 
The native place of tuberose is :-
a 
Brazil
b 
Japan
c 
Mexico
d 
India
Ans: c


19  Which is a shade loving annual flower ?
a 
Sweet Sultan
b 
Salvia
c 
Stock
d 
Ice Plant
Ans: b


20  "Diosgenin" is found in which crop ?
a 
Fennel
b 
Fenugreek
c 
Coriander
d 
Cumin
Ans: b


21 "Arka sumeet" is a variety of which vegetable crop :-
a 
Bitter gourd
b 
Bottle gourd
c 
Ridge gourd
d Round gourd
Ans: c


22  In apple, budding is done in the month of :-
a 
February - March
b 
June
c 
July
d 
September
Ans: a

23 
 To improve the colour of banana fruit, which operation is to be done :-
a 
Propping
b 
Wrapping
c 
Earthing up
d 
Mulching
Ans: b

24 
 "King of North" is a variety of which vegetable ?
a 
Knol-khol
b 
Carrot
c 
Radish
d 
Pea
Ans: a


25 Pusa sneha is a variety of :-
a 
Bottle gourd
b 
Ridge gourd
c 
Sponge gourd
d 
Pumpkin
Ans: c
26:-Plant which is suitable as a central specimen in garden
 A:-Rain tree
 B:-Christmas tree
 C:-Bougainvillea
 D:-Banyan tree
Ans: B

27:-Which propagation method is not normally used for Cashew propagation ?
 A:-Epicotyl grafting
 B:-Softwood grafting
 C:-Air layering
 D:-Cleft grafting
Ans: A

28:-Which fruit among below is most suitable for jam making ?
 A:-Banana
 B:-Pineapple
 C:-Guava
 D:-Sweet Orange
Ans: B

29:-CPCRI is located in
 A:-Kasargode
 B:-Cochin
 C:-Bangalore
 D:-Calicut
Ans: A

30:-Plant suitable for topiary
 A:-Tecoma
 B:-Clerodendron
 C:-Duranta
 D:-Thunbergia
Ans: C
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