The ICAR AIEEA PG 2024 Horticulture Exam Question Paper with solution PDF is available here.
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ICAR AIEEA PG 2024 Question Paper with Solution PDF
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The following statements are given for Brinjal:
(A) Pigmented purple coloured brinjal contains more vitamin C than green
(B) Copper and polyphenol oxidase activity are highest in purple colour fruits
(C) Fe and Catalase are lowest in green Brinjal
(D) Bitterness of fruits is due to presence of solasodin
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
In case of epicotyl grafting in mango, healing union stage extends from
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): The non deep type is the most common primary dormancy
Statement (II): In this type of dormancy species require light or darkness to germinate or chilling stratification
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
Carbohydrates that produce two to ten monosaccharides units during the hydrolysis are called
Deciduous and extremely freeze hardy true citrus species is
The moisture content of dried cashew nut should be around
Which one of reluctances following is not true for varieties developed through mutation?
Institution Village Linkage Programme (IVLP) was launched during
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The diploid wild species of potato are self-incompatible due to gametophytic self-incompatibility system.
Reason (R): A dominant self-incompatibility inhibitor gene (Sli) has been identified in the wild species of Solanum chacoense.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Combining all desirable character in a single cultivar of mango is difficult
Reason (R) : Mango is a homogeneous crop of suspected diploid origin
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Which is world first semi dwarf, photoperiod insensitive and high yielding rice variety?
Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(A) Sword bean (I) Trichosanthes anguina
(B) Ivy gourd (II) Vigna unguiculata
(C) Cowpea (III) Coccinia indica
(D) Snake gourd (IV) Canavalia gladiata
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
The formula for calculating Gross ratio is?
Which Mangifera species can be a good parent for breeding freestone mangoes?
The pungency of onion is due to
Sequence the International Banana breeding institutes according to their place
(A) IITA
(B) EMBRAPA
(C) CARBAP
(D) TBRI
Which of the following vine cutting method is widely followed in pointed gourd propagation?
Which of the following factor is NOT favourable for induction of staminate flowers in Watermelon ?
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Sucking mango cultivars such as Gaurjit and Safeda can be sliced easily
Statement (II): These cultivars are small fruited and have high fibre content
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): The typical vegetable cowpea has higher polysaccharides : monosaccharide ratio.
Statement (II): Amino acid profile particularly lycin, leucin and phenylalanine contents are relatively high in cowpea.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Which of the following researcher has first described gametophytic system of self-incompatibility?
Polyploidy level of cultivated strawberry
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : In mango for obtaining good flowering one must stop irrigation at least 2-3 months before the flowering period
Reason (R) : Water stress is not a mechanism encouraging the formation of mango flowering but it does affect vegetative growth
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Which of the following creeper occupied a prominent place in the play 'Sakuntala' written by Kalidasa during the rule of Chandragupta II?
The peg formation in groundnut are positively
The bitterness in colocasia corms is due to
Which of the following varieties belong to standard carnation?
(A) Lavender Lace
(B) Cherry Bag
(C) White Giant
(D) Pink Beam
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): The growth of guava fruits follow a single sigmoid curve
Statement (II): The fruits undergo extensive cell division during the first few week immediately following fertilization
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Which of the following vegetable crop has brown anther type and petaloid type male sterility?
Which of the following is NOT a true indicator of fruit ripening stage of watermelon?
Which one of the following is not a Spanish bunch variety of ground nut?
The following statements about onion are given below
(A) Temperature is comparatively more important for bulb formation
(B) Photoperiod is more important for flowering
(C) Long day onion varieties do not bulb under short day conditions
(D) Genetic constitution of the male sterility maintainer is Nmsms
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which salt absorbs ethylene effectively during storage of apple?
Which of the following genera belong to warm orchids?
(A) Cymbidium
(B) Phalaenopsis
(C) Miltonia
(D) Dendrobium
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(A) Carnation (I) X= 9
(B) Chrysanthemum (II) X= 15
(C) Tuberose (III) X= 19
(D) Dendrobium (IV) X= 30
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Over watering is very harmful to chrysanthemum plants, hence proper drainage in the field and pots should be maintained for commercial cultivation.
Reason (R) : Over watering causes yellowing of leaves and mortality of chrysanthemum plants due to insufficient supply of oxygen for root respiration resulting in rotting of roots.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Which of the following is a cool season lawn/turfgrass?
Red colour of beet root is due to
In vegetatively propagated material somatic mutations of spontaneous origin are commonly referred to as
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Rootstock 110 R restricted uptake of sodium and chloride.
Statement (II): While Dog ridge and Salt creek were know to restrict the uptake of chloride only.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
What is the family of Rhubarb ?
Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(A) Bean (I) Tip burn
(B) Cabbage (II) Hypocotyl necrosis
(C) Celery (III) Internal tip burn
(D) Lettuce (IV) Black heart
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following is a C4 plant?
What is the somatic chromosome number of Elephant foot yam?
Flame peeling is generally used for
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Bringing together two or more genes governing a single trait, especially resistance to disease is known as gene pyramiding
Statement (II) : The use of molecular markers greatly facilitates gene pyramiding as it minimises the need for disease tests and progeny test
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Which of the following is NOT a round fruited variety of Brinjal?
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I):Papaya is a polygamous plant with various sex forms (pistillate, hermaphrodite and staminate)
Statement (II): Pistillate form is stable and sex reversal is not affected by environmental factors
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Geographical indication tag (GI tag) in India was enacted during the year?
Which of the following architect has given the concept of bio-aesthetic planning?
Which of the following annuals require the isolation distance of 50-100 meters for seed production?
(A) Antirrhinum
(B) Marigold
(C) Larkspur
(D) Nasturtium
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Front line demonstration is an example of which extension teaching method?
Mango malformation was reported for the first time in the year
Which of the following genera belong to marginal plants and suitable for planting in water gardens?
(A) Azolla caroliniana
(B) Acorus calamus
(C) Cyperus alternifolius
(D) Elodea canadensis
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following variety of chilli is suitable for colour extraction ?
Who has completed the garden at Amber fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan?
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Lawn grass, Cynodon dactylon L. is most widely used on lawn, roadsides, parks, school ground, playgrounds, golf courses and other areas where a close mown dense turf is required.
Statement (II): Cynodon dactylon L., Stenotaphrum secundatum and Paspalum notatum are cool season grasses and highly suitable for lawn making in cool areas.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Best training method in high density peach planting
As per FPO which of the following is not true for canning of fruits?
Which of the following is true for essentiality of germination?
(A) Viability of seed
(B) Proper environment
(C) Seed free from dormancy
(D) Thin seed coat
Man made hybrid Tangelos is an interspecific hybrid of
Superficial rind pitting
(A) It is a physiological disorder causing serious damage to Shamouti orange
(B) The majority of the symptoms develop 3-5 weeks after harvest
(C) Ethylene increases the incidence
(D) Storage at 5\(^\circ\)C increase the incidence
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following shows very high inbreeding depression on selfing?
A kitchen garden is having 20 varieties of vegetables and out of these 4 are leafy vegetables. Calculate the probability of getting a leafy vegetable
Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(A) Gulabi (I) Mango
(B) Phule Arketa (II) Guava
(C) Chittidar (III) Pomegranate
(D) Haden (IV) Grapes
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Various forms of gibberellins are abundant during which stage of fruit development?
Which of the following is NOT a frost tolerant species of potato ?
King of North is the variety of ?
Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(A) Mn (I) Highly mobile
(B) Mg (II) Less mobile
(C) Zn (III) Immobile
(D) C (IV) Basic structure
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following rose cultivars were developed through induced mutation?
(A) Abhisarika
(B) Pusa Alpana
(C) Madhosh
(D) Rose Sherbet
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Mango hybrid Arka Suprabhath is a croos between
Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(A) Purple blotch (I) Garlic
(B) Black rot (II) Cauliflower
(C) Anthracnose (III) Chilli
(D) Powdery mildew (IV) Pea
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Citrus rootstock which is tolerant to gummosis, root rot, tristeza and drought
Which method of grafting is used for reworking old fruit tree?
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Tuberization in sweet potato is almost absent at 75 % shade and severely affected at 55 % and not much affected at 25 % shade.
Reason (R) : Warm sunny days and cool nights are favourable for better tuber development in sweet potato.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): In vegetable crops, luxury consumption of potassium is a very common feature.
Statement (II): Potassium is more mobile than nitrogen fertilizers.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
What is the approximately average protein content (on dry weight basis ) in potato ?
Which plant bio regulator blocks the synthesis of gibberellin?
To reduce the incidence of fruit fly in mango, bagging of fruits using brown paper is done
Which district has been granted GI tag in cashew nut for nut quality?
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Veneer grafting and stone grafting are by far the best method of vegetative propagation in mango
Reason (R) : Scion stick can be carried to long distances and can keep well for 5-6 days
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Kashi Bhairav is a F1 hybrid of Brinjal.
Statement (II): Shitla Jyoti is a F1 hybrid of watermelon.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Sweet potato is highly heterozygous with out-breeding habit.
Reason (R) : Self-incompatibility is evident in different sweet potato cultivars.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Which of the following mechanism favours self-pollination ?
The superiority of an F\(_1\) hybrid over both of its parents in terms of yield or some other characters is known as
Which of the following fruit have highest TSS?
The UN has designated 2024 as the International Year of
Mutation which occurs in one layer or more layers at the top of apex is known as
Which of the following is high temperature tolerant variety of cabbage?
Which of the following chrysanthemum varieties are suitable for growing as pot mums?
(A) Pusa Sona
(B) Tata Century
(C) Snow Ball
(D) Sadbhavana
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following is characterized by non functional pollen grains, while female gametes function normally?
Which banana variety is slightly larger than human finger with sweet fragrance and honey like taste?
Utkal Mayuri is the variety of
Calculate the quantity of fertilizer required for making a 100 ppm solution of 20-10-20 in a 500 litre tank ?
Terrace and running water are the main features of which of the following garden?
Santa Rosa is a variety of
Sequence the guava species according to their Synonyms
(A) Psidium cattleianum var. longipes
(B) Psidium cattleianum var. lucidum
(C) Psidium montanum
(D) Psidium molle
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): A soft or cool harmony can be achieved by using blue colours available in sweet pea, China asters and petunias.
Statement (II): A warm harmony can be achieved by using yellow antirrhinum with orange dimorphotheca or yellow marigold with orange antirrhinum.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Which of the following tree is mentioned in Atharva Veda?
Best orientation in single hedge row is?
What is the ideal seed rate for okra for rainy season crop?
Membrane filtration refers to
(A) Separation of soils from liquids
(B) A separator is used which could be porous medium or membrane
(C) Helps in clarification of juices and separation of microbes
(D) Not commonly used in fruit juices, wine and beer
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
For which state Pineapple variety Queen has been declared as a "state fruit"?
Arrange the following steps of mass selection method of flower crop improvement in correct sequence?
(A) Selection of plants with similar but desirable traits from variable population.
(B) Planting of composite seeds in preliminary yield trials and evaluation of phenotype of selected population.
(C) Evaluation of promising selections in coordinated yield trials at multi-locations.
(D) Compositing of seeds from selected plants.
(E) Seed multiplication of outstanding selection for distribution.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Nutritional quality of rice
(A) Rice alone accounts for 40 % of the protein in Asian diet
(B) In India rice provide 25 % of our protein requirement
(C) It is a poor source of protein (6-8%
(D) Among cereal protein, rice protein is biologically the richest
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(A) Banana-Grand Naine (I) USA
(B) Sweet Orange-Blood red (II) France
(C) Guava-Beaumount G-35 (III) Philippines
(D) Mango-Carabao (IV) Australia
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(A) Geranium tree (I) Butea monosperma
(B) Flame of the forest (II) Bauhinia purpurea
(C) Bottle Brush (III) Lagerstroemia flosreginae
(D) Pride of India (IV) Callistemon lanceolatus
Choose the \textbf{correct answer from the options given below:
New National Education Policy (NEP) was launched on
Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(A) Alphonso (I) Pulping and Canning
(B) Ramkela (II) Processing
(C) Mallika (III) Pickling
(D) Kesar (IV) Pulping and juice concentrate
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Heat tolerant tropical cauliflowers show significantly high level of self-incompatibility.
Statement (II):The European annual or snowball types are basically self-compatible in nature.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Garden suburbs are nothing but satellite townships developed among parks and avenues.
Statement (II): In the old congested cities, bio-aesthetic planning can be achieved by developing garden suburbs on the outskirts of the city easily approachable by vehicles.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Papaya Variety Surya is an offspring of?
Which phytohormone is regarded as an anti-stress promoter and growth bio-stimulator?
Statement I: Mandarins are commonly known as loose skin orange.
Statement II: Hodgson classified mandarins into three groups- Satsuma, King and Willow leaf
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Arrange the following steps involved in hybridization of rose flower crop in correct orders?
(A) Emasculation of flowers of female parents.
(B) Pollination
(C) Harvesting and storing of F\(_1\) seeds
(D) Bagging and tagging
(E) Choice and evaluation of pollen and female parents.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
What is the edible portion of cauliflower ?
Which of the following annuals can grow luxuriantly and produce flowers under high temperature?
(A) Zinnia
(B) Gaillardia
(C) Gomphrena
(D) Sweet william
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Shrubs or trees planted at regular intervals to form a continuous screen is called as
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