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Preevaluation Tes For AO Examination Conducted by TNPSC PDF
Preevaluation Tes For AO Examination Conducted by TNPSC PDF
Prepared By S.Kannan
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and without any discussion.
✓ I will send the answer key then you have to evaluate yourself and put 1.5 mark for right answer and
calculate the total marks to be scored by you .
✓ Find out which among the following category of subject knowledge is yours.
86 Match
i (i) Indian patent act (a) 1983
ii (ii) Seeds (control) order (b) 1970
iii (iii) Seeds (amendment) rules (c) 1930
iv (iv) Plant patent act (d) 1973
88 Match
(i) Rice tungro (a) Groundnut aphid (Aphis craccivora)
(ii) Redgram sterility (b) Greenl leaf hopper (Nephotettix
mosaic virescens)
(iii) Papaya mosaic (c) Thrips (Thrips tabaci)
(iv) Tomato spotted wilt (d) Eriophyid mite (Aceria cajani
89 Match
i i. Kinked demand curve a) Airways
ii ii. Price discrimination b) Electricity consumption in
iii iii. Third degree price agriculture
discrimination c) Sugar factory
iv iv. Monopsony
d) Oligopolistic market
90 Match Transported by
Soil type (a) Ice
i (i) Alluvial (b) Water
ii (ii) Colluvial (c) Wind
iii (iii) Glacial (d) gravity
iv (iv) Eolian
93 Imagine a farmer has 10 hectares of land and has sown different crops in
different seasons in one year; 10 ha (kharif), 10 ha (rabi) and 6 ha (summer).
What is the Cropping Intensity Index (CII)?
A) 400% C)100%
C)260% D)120%
101 Mechanical method of clipping tip of the rice seedling prior to transplanting is
followed to manage:
A)Scirpophaga incertulus B)Nephotettix virescens
C)Aceria cajani D)Chilo infuscatellus
102) Rosette flowers and discoloured cotton lint is the characteristic symptom of
A)Pink Bollwarm B)American bollwarm
C)aphids D)Thrips
107 The method used for selection from segregating generations of crosses of self-
pollinated crops is
A)Pedigree method
B)Back cross method
C) Point cross method
d)Mutation breeding
111) When an individual has an extra copy of particular chromosome in cells, the
condition is known as
A)Monosomic B)Trisomic
C)Nullisomic D)tetra somic
115 In cucurbits for changing the sex forms growth regulators are sprayed at
a. 2-4 leaf stage
b. 4-6 leaf stage
c. 6-8 leaf stage
d. 9-11 leaf stage
122 The hormone reducing transpiration rate by inducing stomatal closure is:
(a) ABA
(b) Ethylene
(c) Cytokipin
(d) Auxin
a)Ooty b) Nanital
132 What is the objective of National Bee Board?
a) Overall development of Beekeeping
b) Promoting Scientific Beekeeping in the country to increase the bee
productivity
c) Apply scientific technique in pollination
d) Increase honey production for increasing income of the
Beekeepers/Farmers.
e) All of the above
137 Study the following statements for Tamil Nadu Rainfall and water
availability and choose the correct answer from the codes
1) The average annual rainfall of the State is around 921 mm which is less
than the National average of 1,200 mm.
ii) The per capita availability of water is 750 cubic meters per year as
compared to the all India average of 2,200 cubic meters.
iii) The average annual rainfall of the State is around 1200 mm which is less
than the National average of 950 mm.
iv)Out of the Gross Cropped Area of 60.74 Lakh Hectare, the land
suitable for irrigated agriculture is around 35.75 Lakh Hectare of which 80%
is brought under food crops and 20% under non-food crops.
Choose the correct answer
a)Both 1 ,II and III only are correct answer
138 The process of covering the top layer of the soil with plant materials to
prevent the soil from soil erosion is known as –
a)Mulching
b)Matting
c)Turfing
d)Edging
140 For what purpose have Ministry of Agriculture (under RKVY Yojana) and
NRSC (ISRO) signed a MoU in April 2017?
a)Geo Tagging of agricultural Assets
b) Geological analysis of crops
c) Agricultural census
d) None of these
142 The ratio between marketable crop yield and water used in
evapotranspiration is known as--
a) Field water use efficiency
b) Economic irrigation efficiency
c) Consumptive use efficiency
d) Water use efficiency
143 Presently, which of the following chemical fertilizers is not Produced in
India and is being imported?
a) Triple Superphosphate(TSP)
b) Potassium Sulphate
c) Ammonium Sulphate
d) All of these
149 India and Israel have jointly setup a center of excellence for floriculture in
which of the following states?
a: Tamilnadu
b: Andhra Pradesh
c: West Bengal
d: Arunachal Pradesh
e: Jammu and Kashmir
a) 1800-180-5151
b) 1800-180-1561
c) 1800-180-1551
d) 1800-180-5511
a) Field trip
b) Campaign
c) Group discussion
d) General meeting
156 One of the following is not a PRA techniques
a) Transect walk
b) Resource mapping
c) Venn diagram
d) Mind Mapping
a) Complexity
b) Observability
c) Compatibility
d) Trialability
a)SVPR 1
b)VRI 3
c)Both a and b
c)None of a and b
161 Which one of the following is launched by Government of India during 2016
to integrate Regulated Markets at the national level?
a) (e-NAM)
b) (agm-NAM)
c) NAFED
d)(e –watsup
162 The high yielding hybrid crop varieties to exploit hybrid vigour, the farmers
need to
Purchase fresh hybrid seed every year because:
(a) Hybrid vigour is not long standing due to inbreeding depression
(b) They are not allowed to grow their own seed
(c) It is always associated with 4ncreased heterozygosity
(d) Government has accepted Dunkel’s proposals
163 . In Bignonia eapreolata pollination is carried out by:
(a) Bat
(b) Bird
(c) Insect
(d) Wind
164 Fragrant flowers with well developed nectarines are an adaptation for:
(a) Anemophily
(b) Ornithophily
(c) Entamophily
(d) Hydrophily
165 . Coir is the commercial product of coconuts:
(a) Mesocarp
(b) Pericarp
(c) Endocarp
(d) Endosperm
166 Under anaerobic conditions, bacterium
Pseudomonas changes
(a) Nitrate to molecular nitrogen
(b) Nitrate to ammonia
(c) Nitrate to nitrite
(d) Nitrite to nitrate
167 . Grafting is employed for better and quicker yield of varieties of:
(1) Apple
(2) Mango
(3) Citrus
(4) Tea
168 2-4-diphenoxyacetic acid is a:
(a) Herbicide
(b) Weedicide
(c) Pesticide
(d) Fungicide
169 . Rubber is commercially obtained from:
(a) Euphorbia
(b) Betula
(c) Hibiscus
(d) Pinus
170 . Deficiency of molybdenum causes:
(a) Wilting
(b) Mottling
(c) Reclamation
(d) Necrosis
171 . The specific characters of C4 plant is:
(a) Bulliform cells
(b) Kranz anatomy
(c) Parallel venation
(d) Isobilateral leaf
172 Morphine is obtained from:
(a) Aconitum nacelles
(b) Papaver somniferum
(c) Rauwolffia serpentine
(d) Cinchona officinalis
173 Gingerly oil (till) is got from:
(a) Linus usitatissimum
(b) Cocos nucifera
(c) Sesamum indicum
(d) Brassica rapa
174 Chief function of phloem is conduction of:
(a) Food
(b) Minerals
(c) Water
(d) Air
175 Development of shoot and root is determined by:
(a) Cytokinin and auxin ratio
(b) Enzymes
(c) Temperature
(d) Plant nutrients
176 Which one yields oil from seeds and orange dye from petals?
(a) Helioanthus annus
(b) Calendulla officinalis
(c) Carthamus tinctorius
(d) Tagetus erecta
177 Transpiration differs from evaporation in:
(a) Rate of water loss
(b) Transpiration is a physiological process while evaporation is physical
process
(c) Transpiration is physical process while evaporation is physiological
process
(d) Frequency of water loss
178 In onion, the swollen underground structure is:
(a) Root
(b) Rhizome
(c) Bulb
(d) Tuber
179 . Cheese and yoghurt are products of:
(a) Pasteurization
(b) Fermentation
(c) Dehydration
(d) Distillation
180 Colchicines bring about:
(a) Polyploidy
(b) Cell division
(c) Cell elongation
(d) Cell differentiation
181 Cross between hybrid and recessive parent is:
(a) Back cross
(b) Test cross
(c) Monohybrid cross
(d) Dihybrid cross
182 The hypogeal germination is found in:
(a) Bean
(b) Maize
(c) Rhizophora
(d) Cucurbita
183 With reference to plant tissue culture select the matching pair:
(1) Sterile triploid—banana and seedless fruit
(2) Somaclonal variations—differences appearing
(3) Embryoids—non-zygatic embryo produced from somatic cells
(4) Pulses—belong to cruciferae
184 Consider the following statements and select correct answer
(1) Cucurbits are monoecious plant
(2) In mango, neuter, male and female and female flowers occur together
(3) Legumenous plants how unisexuality
(4) Oblique septa is found in Rosaceae
185 The ex situ conservation of genetic resources can be done through:
(1) Tissue culture practices
(2) Maintenance of sanctuaries
(3) The establishment of germplasm banks
(4) The establishment of national parks
186 In mushroom cultivation, Spawn is
(a) Compost
(b) Button stage
(c) Vegetative mycelium
(d) Harvested mushroom
187 Insect deterrent chemical extracted from neem (margosa) is
(a) Thiocarbamate
(b) Pyrethroid
(c) Azadirachtin
(d) Allethrin
188 Leaves of plant used as biofertilizer belong to
(a) Hibiscus
(b) Mango
(c) Anabeana
(d) Azolla
189 Leghaemoglobin is found in
(a) Root nodules of legumes
(b) Mycorrhiza
(c) coralloid roots
(d) Cyanobacteria
190 Mushroom cultivation consists of steps
(a) Spawning - composting - Harvesting - casing
(b) Casing - composting - harvesting - Spawning
(c) Cropping - casing - Spawning - composting
(d) Composting - Spawning - Casing - harvesting
191 Nitrogen fixation is
(a) Nitrogen - Ammonia
(b) Nitrogen - Nitrates
(c) Nitrogen - Amino acids
(d) Both A and B
192 Ocimum sanctum belongs to the family
(a) Meliaceae
(b) Acanthaceae
(c) Liliaceae
(d) Lamiaceae
193 Which one is medicinally exploited in Adhatoda zeylanica ?
(a) Leaves
(b) Roots
(c) Flowers
(d) All the above
194 . In general the most fertile layer of the soil is—
(A) -B’Layer
(B) ‘A’Layer
(C) ‘C’ Layer
(D) None of the above
195 The most important component responsible for Albedo is:
(a) Cloud cover
(b) Ozone layer
(c) Ice-cover
(d) Dust particles
Ans. (a)
197 Which one of the following set of crops is related to the plantation
agriculture?
(A) Rice, Wheat and Sugarcane
(B) Cotton, Jute and Oilseeds
(C) Maize, Millets and Mustard
(D) Tea, Coffee and Rubber
Ans: (D
198 The Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone during the South West Monsoon
Season in India Swifts:
(A) Westward
(C) Northward
(B) Eastward
(D) Southward
199 Ergot is obtained from:
(a) Albugo
(b) Yeast
(c) Claviceps Purpurea
(d) Alternaria
(A) fermented
(B) roasted
(C) decaffeinated
(D) dehulled
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