ICAR JRF Question Paper with Answers 2008 Free Download General Agriculture Paper 2008 ICAR JRF General Agriculture for ICAR All India Entrance Examination for Admission to Master Degree Programmer 2008
1. Dangerous gas for depletion of ozone layer is:
(A)Ethane (B) Methane
(C)CFC (D) Carbon-dioxide
2. Which of the following is not a biopesticide?
(A) Bioneem (B) Carbaryl
(C) Biolap (D) Dipel
3. Major cropping system of trans-gangatic plains is
(A)Soybean – wheat (B) Rice – rice
(C) Rice –wheat (D) Maize – wheat
4. Photosynthetic inhibition by 02 is called:
(A) Reaction (B) Warburg’s effect
(C) Back inhibition (D) Competitive effect
5. Crop logging is done in
(A) Sugarcane (B) Maize
(C)Tobacco (D) Cotton
6. Blue revolution is related with:
(A) Crops (B) Energy source
(C) Fish (D) Oilseeds
7. Inflorescence in rice is known as
A) Ear (B) Raceme
(C) Spike (D) Panicle
8. Alluvial soils are found in :
(A) Deserts (B) Forests
(C) River delta (D) Mountains
9. Weight of one cotton bale is
(A)170 Kg (B) 160 Kg
(C) 180 Kg (D) 190 Kg
10. Hybrid cotton in India was evolved for the first time in
(A) 1975 (B) 1980
(C) 1970 (D) 1985
11. Net cultivated area in India during 2004- 05 was
(A)138 million hectare (B) 141 million hectare
(C) 135 million hectare (D) 144 million hectare
12. The relative proportion of sand, silt and clay is called
(A) Soil texture (B) Soil aggregation
(C) Soil structure (D) Soil taxonomy
13. Which of the following crops is thermo-insensitive?
(A) Sunflower (B) Wheat
(C) Rice (D) Jowar
14. The IARI was established in : 24.
(A)1907 (B) 1909
(C) 1904 (D) 1905
15. In which of the following crops GM varieties are available for cultivation in India
(A) Mustard (B) Cotton
(C) Soybean (D) All of the above
16. Photo-periodically rice is a
(A)Day neutral plant (B) Long day plant
(C) Short day plant (D) None of these
17. The present level of carbon-dioxide in atmosphere is :
(A)190 ppm (B) 295 – 300 ppm
(C) 420 – 460 ppm (D) 490 ppm
18. Maize belongs to the category :
(A)Bisexual (B) Monoecious
(C) Dioecious (D) None of these
19. Pheromone trap attracts:
(A)Female moths (B) Female bugs
(C) Male moths (D) Caterpillars
20. Origin place of soybean is
(A)Brazil (B) Mexico
(C) China (D) Peru
21. India rank first in the production of the following crops in the world:
(A)Rice (B) Wheat
(C) Soybean (D) Pigeon-pea
22. In plants, enzyme responsible for the synthesis of the malic acid is :
(A) Rubisco (B) PEP carboxylase
(C)Kinase (D) Urease
23. Which soil has highest efficiency?
(A)Loamy soil (B) Sandy soil
(C) Clay soil (D) None of these
24. Which of the following insecticides may be recommended for the control of
termites?
(A)Chlorpyriphos (B) Nimbicidine
(C) Dimethonate (D) Methyl- 0 – demetone
25. Correct order of rice producing countries is
(A) China> India> Indonesia> Thailand (B) India> China> Indonesia> Thailand
(C) Indonesia> Thailand> China> India (D) None on these
26. The depth of seeding in wheat is depends on
(A) Length of mesocotyl (B) Length of radical
(C) Length of coleoptiles (D) None of these
27. IGFRI is located at:
(A) Jallandhar (B) Jodhpur
(C) Jhansi (D) Jorhat
28. The photosynthetically active (PAR) falls in the range of
(A) 400 – 700 nm (B) 100- 400 nm
(C) 700- 1000 nm (D) None of the above
29. Missing data are calculated by using
(A) Field plot technique (B) Missing plot technique
(C) ANOVA (D) None of these
30. Soil mulch is useful in:
(A) Minimize evaporation losses (B) Improving aeration
(C) Improving drainage (D) Removing weeds
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