ror Post Graduate School (Sas) Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi | Examination for Admission to Ph.D. Programme 2011-2012 | Discipline : Agronomy Discipline Code : 07 Roll wd Please Note: (il) There shall be NEGATIVE marking for WRONG answers in the Multiple Choice type questions (No. 1 to 130) which carry one mark each. For every wrong answer 0.25 mark will be deducted. This question paper contains 12 pages. Please check whether all the pages are printed in this set. Report discrepancy, if eny, immediately to the invigilator. PART ~ 1 (General Agriculture) Multiple choice questions (No. 1 to 30). Choose the correct answer (a, b, ¢ or d) and’ enter your choice In the circle (by | shading with a pencil) on the OMR -.| -®) answer sheot as per the instructions given on the answer sheet. a 1. Which of the following crops have been ‘epproved for commercial culivation in India? |g a) Btcotton and Bt brinjal ‘ b) Bt cotton and Golden Rice ¢) Btmaize and Bt cotton 5 ©) Bteotton only 2. This year (2010-11) the expected food grain |” producton in inci is 9 ) 212 milion tonnes 9 b) 220 milion tonnes ©) 236 millon tonnes 7 ) 260 millon tonnes 3. The genome of which of the following crops is slllnot completely sequenced?” 7 a) Ree 3 b) Soybean 3 ©) Sorghum 7 @) Wheat 4. According fo the Approach Paper tothe 12" | ® ~" Five Year Plan, the basic objective of the 12" Plan's 2) Inclusive growth 7 ) Sustainable growth 3 6)Faster, more Inclusive and sustainable | ‘growth 3 4) Inclusive and sustainable growth To address the problems of sustainable and holistic development of rainfed areas, including appropriate farming and livelihood system approaches, the Government of India has set up the National Rainfed Area Authority National Watershed Development Préject for Rainfed Areas National Mission on Rainfed Areas Command Area Development and Water Management Authority Which of the folowing sub-schemes are not covered under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana? Extending the Green Revolution to easter India Development of 60,000 pulses and oilseeds villages in identiied watersheds ‘National Mission on Saffron ‘National Mission on Bamboo The minimum support price for the common variety of paddy announced by the Government of India for the year 2010-11 was: 1030 = 1000 980 2960 ‘According to the Human Development Report 2010 of the United Nations, India’s rank in tetms of the human development Index is 119 134 169 192Subject ; PhD ~ Agronomy ~2011 9. Which of the following does not apply to SRI ‘method of paddy cultivation? ) Reduced water application b)_ Reduced plant density ©) Increased application of chemical feriizers d) Reduced age of seedlings -40¢ Which orgenic acid, often used as a preserve, occurs natura In eranberis, prunes, clnamon and cover? a) Citric acid: 3) Secale acid ¢) Tartaric acid d) Lactic acid 11. Cotton belongs to the family 8) Cruciferae b) Anacardiaceae ©) Malvaceae @) Solanaceae 12, Photoperiodism is a) Bending of shoot towards source of ight ') Effect of light/dark durations on physiological processes. ©) Movement of chloroplast in cell in response to light J), Effect of light on chlorophyll synthesis 13. Ergot disease is caused by which pathogen ‘on which host? 8) Claviceps purpurea on rye ) Puccinia recondita on wheat ©) Drechlera sorokiniana on wheat 4) Albugo candida on mustard 14. Rocks are the chief sources of parent materials over which solls are developed. Granite, an important rock, is classified as a) Igneous rock b) Metamorphic rock ¢) Sedimentary rock d) Hybrid rock 18. Which one of the following is a Kharif crop? a) Pearl mitt b) Lentil ©) Mustard ) Wheat 16, The coefficient of variation calculated by the formula, a) (MeawS.D,) x 100 b) (S.D/Mean) x 100 ©) S.D/Mean d) Mear/s.0, (Cv) is . Inbred 1. What is the ‘Which of the following. is commonly referred to as muriate of potash? Potassium nitrate Potassium chloride Potassium sulphate Potassium silicate lines that have same genetic constitution but differ only at one locus are called Mult tines Monohybrid Isogenic lines Pure tines: , For applying 100 kg of nitrogen, how much : urea would one use? ¢ 45kg ro 11h kg 222kg iH 333kg The devastating impact of plant disease on human suffering and survival was. fist realized by epidemic of i Brown spot of tice in Bengal Late bight of potato in USA Late bight of potato in Europe Rust of wheat in Incia |. The species of rice (Oryza) other than O. sativa that is cultivated is (0. rufjpugon ©. longisteminata 0. glebarrina ©. nvara The enzyme responsible for the fixation of Oz In mesophy/l cells of C-4 plants Is. Malic enzyme Phosphoeno! pyruvate carboxylase Phosphoeno! pyruvate carboxykinase RUBP carboxylase : Which one of the following is a Vertisol'? Black cotton soll Red sandy foam soll Sandy loam sodic soil ‘Submontane (Tarai) soil most visible physical characteristic of cells in metaphase? Elongated chromosomes ‘Nucleus visible but chromosomes not Fragile double stranded loose chromosomes Condensed paired chromosomes on the cell plateSubject : PhD ~ Agronomy ~ 2011 25. All weather phenomena like rain, fog and mist occur in a) Troposphere b) Mesosphere ©) lonosphere 4) Ozonosphere 28. Which of the following elements is common to al proteins and nucleic acids? a) Sulphur b) Magnesium ©) Nitrogen 4) Phosphorous 27. Silt has intermediate characteristics between a) Sand and loam b) Clay and loam ©) Loam and gravel 8) Sand and clay 28. Certified seed is produced from a) Nucleus seed b) Breeder seed ¢) Foundation seed ) Truthful seed 29. Seedless banana is an 2). Autotripioid b) Autotetraploid ©) Allotriploid 9) Allotetraploid 30. Which one of the following is used to test the ‘goodness-of-fit ofa distribution? a) Normal test b) Hest ©) Chi-square test 0) Fetest PART - Il (Subject Paper) Multiple choice questions (No. 31 to 130), Choose the correct answer (a, , c or d) and enter your cholce in the circle (by shading with a pencil) on the OMR = answer sheet as per the instructions given on the answer sheet. 31. The ratio of the visible light reflected to the amount of incident upon ls termed a8 a) Reflection b) Refraction ©) Albedo 4) Scattering 32. The Inverse nitrogen yield concept was given by a) Mitschertich ») Gregory ©) Radford 4) Wilcox 33. A. strain resulting from exposure to 2 Particular environment is termed as a) Ecotype b) Ideotype ©) Ecophone 9) Ecotone 34, Which of the following tilage operations is particularly beneficial under dry farming situations? a) Planking b) Harrowing ¢) Dust mulching 9) Zerotilage , 35. The practice of cross ploughing the young crop of rice to reduce weeds and vegetative growth of erop ié called a) Pudaling b) Beushening @) Khelua ) Taungya 36. Which of the following sub-specie of Zea ‘mays is used as a popular snack food? 8) indurata b) averta ©) ceretina 4) amylacea 37. What percent of total ally acid as erucie acid does canola have? a) <0.18% ») <1.00% ©) <2.00% 4) <2 umol 38. The staple length for long category of cotton is a) 20.6-24.4mm b) 26.0-27.0mm ©) 27.6320 mn ) 92.5 mm and above 39. To which family does cumin belong? 2) Compositae ») Tilaceae ©) Umbeliferae ) Cruciferae 40. The concentration of HPO? and H,PO; ions ln solution is equal at a pH of a) 58 b) 6.5 ) 72 9) 82 41. Which form of ion uptake requires energy? 4). Active transport b) Passive transport ©) Diffusion 0) Mass fow‘Subject : PhD ~ Agronomy ~ 2011 42. if two solutions having pH value of 6.0 and 6.0 are mixed in equal quantities, what shall be the pH of resultant mixture? a) 75.5 b) 55 ) <6.5 9) Unpredictable 43, Which of the following diseases of cole crops {s directly associated with lower pH of soils? 8) Clubroot b) Damping off ©) Mildew wilt 44, Which of the following soils will have normal physical condition even at higher ESP 15%)2, 2) Saline b) Sodie ©) Acid 4d) Saline-sodic 46. In the process of nitrogen mineralization, the first step is called 2) immobilisation ») Ammonifcation ©) Aminization @) Nitrification 46, Percent sulphur content in ammonium sulphate is a) 12 » 16 ©) 24 @ 30 47, Whose deficiency weakens plesmelemma and loss of cell contents? a 8 » Pe °) K @) Ca 48, Which of the following is not a chelate compound? a) EDTA b) CDMA °) DTPA ) EDDHA 49, The crop highly sensitive to Mo deficiency a) Caulifower b) Tomato ©) Carrot ) Wheat Which species of Rhizobium is suitable for fenugreek? meliloti Jeguminosarum phasooli ‘nto Which micronutrient is usually deficient in calcareous soils? Mn Mo cu. B “An ultra low volume sprayer producing mist will have droplet size of Upto 60 micron 60-100 micron 401-200 micron 201-400 micron ‘As per Beer-Lambert’s law, the relationship between optical density (0D) and transmittance (%T) of a coloured solution is siven by OD = log T OD = 109 2.0-T 0D =20~logT OD = bg T-2.0 If dry weight of weeds from weedy check, hand weeded plots and Metsuifuron treated plots were 400 kg, 4 kg and 100 kgiha, Tespectively. The weed contol efficiency of Metsuifuron will be. 60% 75% 85% 20% Water potential of pure water is Zero 1 bar 400 bar 10° bar {f bulk density and partice density of a soll is. 1.5 and 3.0 g/cc, what will be its percent porosity? : 30 . 40 50 60 In universal soll oss equation, what does K refer to? Cropping management factor ‘Slope gradient factor Soll erodibility factor Rainfall factorSubject : PhD ~ Agronomy ~2011 58. 1. Which fertilizer ue Electrical conductivly equivalent to 1 dSim means a solution of soluble salts with concentration 36 mail 840 mgt 1 ppmit 1 Molt has lowest equivalent acidity? ‘Ammonium chloride ‘Ammonium sulphate Ammonium suiphate-nitrate ‘Ammonium nitrate 1. The ratio between the water stored in root zone to the waler delivered at the field is technically called Water distribution efficiency Water conveyance efficiency Water application efficiency Field irrigation efficiency }. In which experimental design, there are three errors? RED Split plot Strip plot None of the above In the analysis of variance, the error degree of freedom must be at least 6 2 20, 24 . In which design, interaction of two factor has ‘more precision than main effects? Rep ‘Split plot Strip plot Latin square Which of the following is not a commonly Used technique for controling experimental ‘error? Duncan's multiple range test Blockit Proper plot technique Data analysis Which of the following element is the part of urease enzyme? Al Co Ni si How much . Availabilty of which .of the following plant nutrlents does not increase with decrease in soll pH? cu Fe Zn Mo / Which of the fellowing is Na tking crop? Chickpea Maize ‘Soybean ‘Sugarbeet Bacteria Thiobacilus thiooxidans is involved in Reduction of htrogen to ammonia Phosphorus solubilization ‘Oxidation of Sin soll Conversion of urea to ammonia In cotton, Zn deficiency is known as White bud Lite teat Motte leat Fem leaf ‘Which is probably the most important growth limiting factor in acid soil with pH below 5.6? P deficiency Altoxicity Fe toxiclly B deficiency |. Consumptive use of water per kg of rice production approximately ranges between 1000-2000 litres 1500-3000 litres 3000-5000 litres 5000-7000 litres time a water flow of 40 Iitre/second will take to apply irigation of 60 mm over an area of one hectare? £00 minutes My 1000 minutes 1160 minutes 1200 minutes |. Brown manuring is generally recommended in which crop? Wheat Mustard Rice. Potato Which of the following crops has the highest percentage of irrigated area? Rice Cotton Wheat SugarcaneSubject : PhD ~ Agronomy ~2011 75. Which of the following states/UTs has the highest use of NPK per hectare cropped area? 2) Punjab b) Haryana ©) Pondicherry @) Chandigarh 76. Wrat will be ginning percentage of cotton variely producing seed cotton 30 quintal and. cotton seed 20 quintal/hectare area? a) 30.0% b) 33.3% : ©) 66.6% ° d) 67.0%. The half Ife of P is a) 13.8 days b) 14.3 days ©) 14.8 days 4) 27.6 days 78. Tensiometer can effectively measure the soil moisture content upto a) 033 etm b) 0.86 atm ©) 1.8 atm 4) 5.0 atm <79, The molarity of concentrated H:80, (AR grade) is a) 10M ea b) 12M o) 16M @) 18M 80, Most suitable crop for relay cropping in fallow rice in central and eastern part of india is a) Linseed b) Wheat ©) Pea 4d) Barley 81. Negative nutrient balance per annum in Indian soit is approximately a) 4.0 million tonnes 'b) 10.0 million tonnes ¢) 13.0 million tonnes: 9) 18.0 million tonnes 02. Phalaris minor has developed resistance against which herbicide? a) 2,4-D ) tsoproturon ©) Sulfosulturon 4) Oxadiazon’ 83, Actives of which hormone increases with moisture stress? a) Gibberelic acid b) Indoleacettc acid ©) Absolsic acid 4) Cytokinin ‘84. Which of the following diseases can be controlled by lowering the soil pH? a) Scab of potato ) Wiltot chickpea ©) Root rot of barley 4d) Stalk rotin com 85, The average annual rainfall of India a) 900 mm b) 1000 mm ) 1100 mm @) 1200 mm 86. Which of the following nutrients is involved in suger and starch formation, lipid metabolism and N fixation? @) Nitrogen ») Phosphorus ©) Potassium 4) Sulphur 87; ‘JS 935" san high yi 4)" Soybean ») Sorghum ©) Sunflower 9) Satfower 88. Hydrocyanic acid in sorghum is synthesized in @) Leaves ») Stem ©) Root d) Flower premordia 89. Van Bemmel factor for computing soll ‘organic matter from soil organic carbon is 8) 6.250 b) 2.292 ©) 1.724 ¢) 0.895 90. Carthamus tinctorius is a a) Fodder crop b) Tuber crop ©) Oilseed ¢) Vegetable 94. Which of the following nutrients is responsible for pollen viability In wheat? a) Zine b) Boron ©) Fe d) MnSubject : PhD ~ Agronomy - 2011 92. P & K ions mainly move from soil to root of crops by 4) Root interception b) Mass flow ©) Diffusion 4) Osmosis 98. To compare the two sample means we use a) x test b) Fetest ¢) test d) Ztest 94. The nutrient elements which are constituent of nitrogenase enzyme a) Fe+Co b) Fe+Mo ©) Fe+Mn d) Fe+Mg 96. In total N determination of a soil sample by Kjeldahl method, salicylic acid is added before digestion to include a) NHeN b) NOsN ©) Amide-N @) Protein-N «98: The optimum stage of rice seedling for ‘transplanting under inigated condition during ‘Rhauif season is 2) Two leaf stage ) Medicine \0” Peace 0) Economics 104, Akiochi disease in paddy is caused by a) Reduction of sulphate to sulphide b) Oxidation of S to SO, ¢) Transformation of Ho into SO2 4) Transformation of $0, into SO, 105. Proteins content of milled rice is about a) 45% b) 67% ©) 9-10% d) 12-13% 106, Study of agronomy dealing with the relationship of yield to the quantity of an added/avatable fertilizer element is called 2) Sollferity b) Agrobiology ©) Agrostology 9) Agrotogy 107. In how many classes did Krishnan and ‘Singh (1972) divided the climate on the basis of moisture deficit index? a) 10 b) 8 2 6 a4 108. The process of K fixation in the soll is a) Chemical b) Mechanical ©) Biological 4) Both chemical and biological 108. Which of the following is an essential ‘ultient for higher plants? a) Co %) Si Na ag oNSubject : PRD — Agronomy ~ 2011 110. {n India, the annual production of chiles is of the order of 0.2 milion tonnes 1.2 million tonnes 2.4 milion tonnes 3.6 milion tonnes |. The average efficiency of irrigation projects in India is 25-30% 40-50% 50-60% 80% and above Who is known a8 father of agricultural chemistry? Jethro Tull Justus. Von Liebig JH, Gilbert JB. Lawes |. In which crop, response to Si application has been established widely? Onion Rice Potato Chickpea, Application of 2-4 D causes malformation in which variety of wheat? HO 2009 HD 2285 HD 2687 WH 542 Maize grain is mainly used for Poultry feed Cattle feed Food for human consumption Starch making In Venotch, which notation is used for ‘measuring the water flow? 770.0138 Hie What is the chemical formula of thiourea? NHp-CS-NH, NH»-CHe-CS-NHp NHj-CO-NH-CO-NHg NHi-CHe-CS-CHy STP techniques of planting is used in Sweet potato Potato ‘Sugarcane Jute 119, Legume crop which responds to N application as much as cereal crops Fieldpea Guar Frenchbean Cowpea ‘The first micronutrient reported deficient in Indian soll is Zn Ma Fe Mo (Ong micron is equal to 103m 10%m 10m tom ‘At the end point of titration for determination of organic carbon, colour changes from Blue to red Which of the following weed is used as vegetable (Sag)? Chenopodium murate Convolvulus arvensis Avena sativa Chenopodium album The value located in the middle of a series when observations are arranged in order of magnitude Mean Mode Median Standard deviation Boehmenia nivea is botanical name of Mesta Indigo Ramie Buckwheat Pigeonpea is categorized as ‘Self polinated Cross pollinated Often self pollinated Often cross polinated ‘Optimum seed rate of sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris Lis 8-10 kgihe 18-20 kg) 28-30 kghha 38-40 kgihaSubject : PAD — Agronomy ~ 2011 128. The empirical formula to compute PET, 1.6 (10 t/)* was proposed by a) Penman (1848) b) Thornthwait (1948) ©) Doorenbos and Pruitt (1978) 4) Christiansen (1988) 129, IfLy and Lz are leaf area and W; and W: are dry weight of teaves at time t; and ts, respectively, then er (ogba-togL)}/ (ets) (Le-Li)}is b) NAR ) LAR @ CGR 130. A per land capability classification, the classes of soils suitable for cultivation of crops are 2) Classes LV. b) Classes V-VI ©) Classes Vil-Vilt 9) Allof the above Matching type questions (No. 13 to 140); all questions carry equal marks. Choose the correct answer (a, b, c, d or e) for each sub-question (i, ii, ii, iv and v) and enter your choice In the circle (by shading with a pencil) on the OMR ~ answer sheet as por the instructions given on the answer sheet. 191, Increment in production tem since 1950-51 » Egg a) 4.5 times ii) Fish b) 6 times ii) Foodgrain ©) 9 times iv) Mik -¢) 27 times ¥) Oilseeds ) 65 times 192, Seed Oil content (2%) i) Sesame a) 8 ii) Niger b) 36 ii) Castor 9) 30 Iv) Soybean. 4) 40 W) Safflower ©) 60 133, 1) Karl Fisherreagent a) P determination il) EBT indicator b) Avaliable N estimation iit) Ascorble acid ©) Available Mo estimation iv) Akkatine 4) Mosture determination Permanganate in urea v) Grigg’s teagent —_e) Caestimation 9 134, ) Cu a), Greyspek i) Al by Alkanit ii) Fe ©) Bronzing i) Na @) Tea vy Mn e) Dieback 136, i) Steet industry | a) Camatlite i) K ») Fisher 1921 ii) Mg ©) Kieserite iB 9) Solubor v) RGR @) Basic slag 4136. ) Quack grass 8) Solanum nigrum i) Black night shi Ai) Field bind weed 'v) Canada thistte ¥) Slender pig weed b) Convolvulus arvensis ©) Cirsium arvensis 4) Amaranthus viridis .€) Agropyron repens 197. i) Phyitody 2) Suggary disease il) Ergot ») Rice fi) Head rot <) Sesame 'v) Brown plant hopper. d) Sugarcane ¥) Pyrilla “e) Sunflower 138. Match the following researchers with their contributions |) Uvingstone and Shreve (1921) i) Wileox (1937) 2) Quantitative agrobiology b) Theory of physiological tits Rubel (1936) ¢) Theory of optima and limiting factor Iv) Shelford (1913). ¢) Theory of factor replace- ability ¥) Blackman (1905) “e) General law of tolerance 189. Match the following compounds with their usages |) Activated charcoal, a) Herbicide antidote i) NA » b) Dormancy li) Maleic hydrazide ——_¢) Adsorbent iv) Activator d) Wetting agent ¥) Teepol e) Randox-T 140. )) Sunflower a) Man made cereal jl) Buckwheat b) Long day plant riticale ©) Day neutrat plant iv) Ricebean d) Pseudo-cereal ¥) Barley ©) Epigeal germinationSubject: PhD ~ Agronomy ~ 2011 10 ‘Short questions (No. 141 to 146); each question carrles FIVE marks. Write answers, Including computation / mathematical calculations if any, In the space provided for each question on the question paper Itself. 141. A soll analysis revealed that the saturation extract contained 20 meq Ca"/l, 12 meq Mg"7/l and 100 meq Na‘. The EC = 22 dSin, gol pH 8.6 and CEC=20 meq00 4, ently the Spe Tso 142, Gross command area of an irigation canal is 60,000 ha, cultivable irigated area is 60%. Intensity of inigation is 30 and 50 percent for Kharif and Rabi, respectively. What is the discharge required at ‘the head of canal, if the duly at its head is 600 and 1000 ha cumec"' for Khanif and Rabi respectively?Subjes + PhD ~ Agronomy ~ 2011 143. Why urea isthe best source of N for crops in general? : 144, What are the problems associated with upland direct seeded rice cultivation? “Subject : PhD — Agronomy ~2011 2 445, What is factor productviy? Briefly explain, why there has been decline in it? ate 146, How agriculture Is contributing to the phenomenon of climate change? Briefly suggest mitigation Lin strategies to contain it