1. The colour of Seed lot certificate is?

(A) Orange

(B) Green

(C) Purple

(D) Orange or Green

2. The process of Seed drying is very important to maintain its?

(A) Viability and vigour

(B) Protein content

(C) Oil content

(D) Chemical composition

3. The equipment used to apply chemicals that involve suspension

and wettable powder treatment material in water is?

(A) Slury treaters

(B) Direct treaters

(C) Panogen treaters

(D) Mist-o-mastic treaters

4. Germination is inhibited by?

(A) Red light

(B) Blue light

(C) IR light

(D) UV light
 5. Fungi and Bacteria usually enter through?

(A) Stomata

(B) Wounds

(C) Hydathodes

(D) Stem

6. Which of the following management system is related to Haryali

Yojna?

(A) Soil management

(B) Water management

(C) Crop management

(D) Grass management

7. Development of embryo without fertilization is known as?

(A) Apomixis

(B) Ambiphilian

(C) Parthenocarpy

(D) None

8. Causing agent of Stripe rust?

(A) P. graminis striiformis

(B) P. graminis tritici

(C) P. graminis recondita

(D) P. punctiformis
 9. National Nematode collection of India is located at?

(A) New Delhi

(B) Lucknow

(C) Jabalpur

(D) Bangalore

10. As per seed standard, Average diameter of onion bulb shall not
be less than?

(A) 2.5 cm

(B) 1 cm

(C) 3 cm

(D) 2 cm

11. Indian cotton is?

(A) G. herbaceum

(B) G. barbadense

(C) G. hirsutum

(D) G. arboreum

12. Tetrazolium (TZ) test determine the level of activities of enzyme?

(A) ATPase

(B) Dehydrogenase

(C) Carboxylase

(D) Isomerase
 13. The vigour test method that estimates decarboxylation
activities?

(A) ATpase

(B) GADA test

(C) Leachate test

(D) All of the above

14. Inflorescence of cauliflower is known as?

(A) Catkin

(B) Head

(C) Curd

(D) Bulb

15. Seedlessness in fruits is called as?

(A). Parthenogenesis

(B) Parthenocarpy

(C) Apomixis

(D) None of the above

16. When the pathogen is loosely mixed with seed in the form of
sclerotic galls, called?

(A) Infection

(B) Infestation

(C) Contamination

(D) Concomitant contamination

 17. Centre of origin of rice is?

(A) South west Asia

(B) South East Asia

(C) South America

(D) South Africa

18. Which of the following is total root parasite?

(A) Orobanchae

(B) Conophalis

(C) Epitagus

(D) All

19. The Grow out test is done for verification of?

(A) Physical purity

(B) Genetic purity

(C) Germination %

(D) None

20. Possible reasons for seed dormancy is/are?

(A) Presence of pathogens

(B) Cracking of hulls

(C) Immature embryo

(D) All of the above

21. The blotter method of seed health testing detects primarily?

(A) Virus

(B) Nematode

(C) Bacteria

(D) Fungi

22. Middle layer of fruit wall is called?

(A) Mesocarp

(B) Pericarp

(C) Meristem

(D) Endosperm

23. Slow drying seed is?

(A) Pulses

(B) Rapeseed and mustard

(C) Cereals

(D) Millets

24. Usually Mite doesn’t survive below?

(A) 5°C

(B) 7°C

(C) 12°C

(D) 18°C

25. Dicot endospermic seed is?

(A) Castor
(B) Fenugreek

(C) Both (A) and (B)

(D) Bean

26. International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) was founded in

the year?

(A) 1824

(B) 1876

(C) 1914

(D) 1924

27. Generally how many generation system seeds are produced in

India?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

28. While sampling from a seed lot of 50 bags, the minimum number
of primary sample should be?

(A) 5

(B) 10

(C) 15

(D) 20

29. Certifiedseed of cotton verities and hybrids should have

minimum germination of?
(A) 50%

(B) 60%

(C) 80%

(D) 90%

30. Hot water treatment is used to break dormancy in?

(A) Lentil

(B) Cherry

(C) Cotton

(D) All of the above

31. TheRudimentary root of the seed or seedling that forms the

primary root of the young plant is called as?

(A) Rachis

(B) Radicle

(C) Plumule

(D) Rachis

32. Mak-12 is a variety of?

(A) Potato

(B) Medicago

(C) Tomato

(D) Bt Cotton

33. Seed coat peroxidase test is used for?

(A) Sorghum

(B) Wheat

(C) Soybean

(D) All of these

34. A sound seed certification programme requires?

(A) Direct participation of breeder

(B) Use of sophisticated equipment

(C) Seed law

(D) Support of farmer

35. Mode of pollination in maize is?

(A) Self-pollination

(B) Vegetative propagation

(C) Cross-pollination

(D) Both (A) & (B)

36. Maximum moisture content for safe storage in wheat seed is?

(A) 10

(B) 12

(C) 15

(D) 18

37. Production of seedless grapes requires?

(A) IAA
(B) NAA

(C) Ethylene

(D) Gibberellins

38. Pusa snow ball is variety of?

(A) Cucumber

(B) Cauliflower

(C) Sponge gourd

(D) Cabbage

39. Which Sugar found in large amount in germinating seed?

(A) Lactose

(B) Sucrose

(C) Manose

(D) Maltose

40. Flaring of square in cotton is due to?

(A) Pink boll worm

(B) Spotted boll worm

(C) American boll worm

(D) All of the above

41. T2 test colour of living tissues of seed changed to?

(A) Red

(B) Blue
(C) White

(D) Green

42. Certification is not required for?

(A) Breeder seed

(B) Foundation seed

(C) Registered seed

(D) All of these

42. Improved seeds include:

(A) Breeder seed

(B) Foundation seed

(C) Nuclear seed

(D) All of these

43. InOkra, production of foundation seed needs an isolation

distance of?

(A) 3 m

(B) 30 m

(C) 100 m

(D) 200 m

44. Seed coat is derived from which of the following?

(A) Endosperm

(B) Testa
(C) Embryo

(D) Nucleus

45. In
wheat, production of foundation seed needs isolation
distance of:

(A) 3 m

(B) 30 m

(C) 100 m

(D) 200 m

46. Initial seed of an improved variety is called:

(A) Breeder seed

(B) Foundation seed

(C) Nucleus seed

(D) All of these

47. Seed
meant for generation, distribution to the farmers for
commercial seed production?

(A) Breeder seed

(B) Foundation seed

(C) Nucleus seed

(D) Certified seed

48. Free from inert matter and defective seeds are termed as?

(A) Natural purity

(B) Genetic purity

(C) Physical purity

(D) None of these

49. Seed moisture varies from crop to crop which ranges from?

(A) 9-12%

(B) 20-30%

(C) 1-3%

(D) 5-7%

50. Cotyledons in gymnosperms are called?

(A) Embryo

(B) Testa

(C) Endosperm

(D) Mega gametophyte