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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS PAPERS, IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS- 2003, , General Agriculture (Memory based), 1. Nationalization of banks was in the year, (A) 1955, (B) 1969, (C) 1971, (D) 1982, 2. Livestock loan is a, (A) Short Term, (B) Medium term, (C) Long term, (D) None, 3. Correlation co-efficient is independent of, (A) Origin, (B) Scale, (C) Both, (D) None, 4. Accept when null hypothesis is false, (A) Type 1 error, (B) Type II error, (C) Both, (D) None, 5. Richmond Lang effect is associated with, (A) Auxin, (B) GA, (C) Cytokynin, (D) Ethylene, 6. The soil pH range in which most of the nutrients are available, (A) 6-7, (B) 7.5-8.5, (C) 6.5-7.5, (D) 5-7, 7. Pahala blight of sugarcane is due to the deficiency of, (A) B, (B) Zn, (C) Mg, (D) Mn, 8. In nitrification process ammonium is converted to nitrite by, (A) Pseudomonas, (B) Nitrobacter, (C) Nitrosomonas, (D) Both b & c, 9. Red soils mainly come under the order, (A) Aridisol, (B) Entisol, (C) Alfisol, (D) Ultisol, 10. Central Agmark Laboratory is located at, (A) Mumbai, (B) Pune, (C) Nagpur, (D) New Delhi, 11. Buffer stock is maintained by, (A) FCI, (B) DMI, (C) Agmark, (D) NABARD, 12. The Chairman of National Commission for Farmers, (A) M.S. Swaminathan, (B) Sharad Pawar, (C) Sompal, (D) Mangala Rai, 13. Who discovered Bordaux Mixture?, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.1 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , (A) Millardet, (B) Debary, (C) Prevost, (D) EM Fries, 14. First discovered bacterial disease of plants, (A) Fire blight, (B) Downy mildew, (C) Chestnut blight, (D) Late blight, 15. Alternate host of P. graminis triticii is, (A) Berberis, (B) Prusiner, (C) D’Herelle, (D) Biener, 16. Organic matter generally contains…………….% organic carbon, (A) 50, (B) 1.724, (C) 48, (D) 58, 17. % of nitrogen in urea, (A) 20.6, (B) 40, (C) 41, (D) 46, 18. Mousam Bhavan is located at, (A) Bombay, (B) Pune, (C) Calcutta, (D) New Delhi, 19. Which among the following is a herbicide?, (A) Imidacloprid, (B) Glyphosate, (C) Bavistin, (D) Hexaconazole, 20. TRYSEM was introduced in the year, (A) 1989, (B) 1978, (C) 1982, (D) 1979, 21. High yielding variety program was launched in, (A) 1955, (B) 1960, (C) 1965, (D) 1970, 22. The Chairman of national development of council in India, (A) President, (B) Prime Minister, (C) Finance Minister, (D) Rural Development Minister, 23. NARP was launched by, (A) ICAR in 1976, (B) Govt. of India in 1976, (C) ICAR in 1979, (D) Govt. of India in 1979, 24. Director General, ICAR, (A) Dr. Mangla Ray, (B) R.S. Paroda, (C) Sharad Pawar, (D) S. Nagarajan, 25. Largest state in India, (A) Rajasthan, (B) MP, (C) UP, (D) AP, 26. Father of hybrid rice, (A) Y.L. Ping, (B) B.P. Paul, (C) Maheswari, (D) Barber, 27. A day neutral plant is, (A) Maize, (B) Wheat, (C) Barley, (D) Rice, 28. Famous Indian pathologist, extensively studied about cereal rust, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.2 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , (A) K. C. Mehta, (B) Sadasivan, (C) Flor, (D) None, 29. Grey speck of oat is due to the deficiency of, (A) Fe, (B) Mg, (C) Mn, (D) Mo, 30. Prominent foul smell of Karnal bunt is due to, (A) Trienthyl amine, (B) Trimethyl amine, (C) Dimethyl amine, (D) None, , PROBABLE ANSWER-2003 (Answer is based on given multiple choices on respective year ), , 1. B 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. D 8. C 9. C 10. C, 11. A 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. A 16. D 17. D 18. D 19. B 20. D, 21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. A 26. A 27. A 28. A 29. C 30. B, , By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.3 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS- 2004, , General Agriculture (Memory based), 1. Prominent foul smell of Karnal bunt is due to, (A) Triethyl amine, (B) Trimethyl amine, (C) Dimethyl amine, (D) None, 2. The most important process in chemical weathering, (A) Hydration, (B) Hydrolysis, (C) Oxidation, (D) Carbonation, 3. Vector of leaf curl disease of cotton and tobacco, (A) Myzus persicae, (B) Aphis gossypi, (C) Bemesia tabaci, (D) Thrips tabaci, 4. Vector of tomato spotted wilt, (A) Myzys persicae, (B) Aphis gossypi, (C) Bemesia tabaci, (D) Thrip tabaci, 5. The level to which given pest population should be reduced to achieve the point, where marginal revenue just exceeds marginal cost, (A) EIL, (B) ETL, (C) GEP, (D) DB, 6. Reagent used for the extraction of phosphorus in alkaline soils, (A) Bray No.1, (B) Bray No.2, (C) Olesensreagent, (D) Both A & B, 7. Pusa delicious is ……………. Type of papaya, (A) Gynecious, (B) Gynodiecious, (C) Both, (D) None, 8. The first insect resistant variety ‘under hill’ is related to, (A) Apple, (B) Rice, (C) Wheat, (D) Peach, 9. Odomos the mosquito repellent contains, (A) Pyrithrin, (B) Camphor oil, (C) Citronella Oil, (D) Neem oil, 10. Based on Severity of damage Wheat pests which have been ranked in the order, (A) Brown rust >Loss smut>Termites>Karnal bunt, (B) Termites>Brown rust>Karnal bunt>Loos smut, (C) Brown rust>termites>karnal bunt>Loos smut, (D) Karnal bunt>Loos smut>Termites>Brown rust, 11. India has monopoly in the production of, (A) Mulberry silk, (B) Tassar silk, (C) Eri Silk, (D) Muga silk, 12. The pest which is a result feature and confined to a particular locality, (A) Epidemic, (B) Endamic, (C) Seasonal, (D) Sporadic, 13. Bundle sheath chloroplast, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.4 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , (A) Lack stroma, (B) Lack granna, (C) Both A&B, (D) Both present, 14. High auxin and low cytokinin favours…….., (A) Root, (B) Shoot, (C) Bud, (D) Flower, 15. Presursor of ethylene, (A) Tryptophan, (B) Ethane, (C) Ethionine, (D) Methionine, 16. Kraz anatomy is seen in, (A) Rice, (B) Amaranthus, (C) Pineapple, (D) B & C, 17. An international pest?, (A) Helicoverpa, (B) Spodoptera, (C) Schistocera, (D) Pectinophora, 18. Carbohydrate factory of cell is, (A) Golgi body, (B) Chloroplast, (C) Cytosol, (D) Peroxisome, 19. In photorespiration NH3 evolution take place at, (A) Mitochondria, (B) Chloroplast, (C) Cytosol, (D) Nucleolus, 20. Organelles involved in photorespiration, (A) Chloroplast, Mitochondria, Peroxisome, (B) Chloroplast, Mitochondria, Glyoxysome, (C) Mitochondria, Peroxisome, Glyoxysome, (D) Mitochondria and Chloroplast only, 21. Which one is a total root parasite, (A) Custuta, (B) Loranthus, (C) Santalum, (D) Rafflesia, 22. Particle size of colloids is (in microns), (A) < 2, (B) 1-100, (C) >100, (D) None, 23. Term genetics was coined by, (A) Johnson, (B) Batson, (C) Punnet, (D) Morgan, 24. Components of prokaryotic ribosome are, (A) 50s & 20s, (B) 40s & 30s, (C) 60s & 40s, (D) 50s & 30s, 25. Plasma membrane is, (A) Permeable, (B) Non permeable, (C) Selectively permeable, (D) Partially permeable, 26. ABO blood group is an example of, (A) Multiple alleles, (B) Linkage, (C) Pleotropy, (D) Over dominance, 27. ………………… is a sex limited character, (A) Colour blindness, (B) Hemophelia, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.5 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , (C) Baldness, 28. The most common form of DNA is, (A) A DNA, (C) C DNA, 29. Replication of DNA is, (A) Semi conservative, (C) Continous, 30. ………… is the first cotton hybrid, (A) Varalakshmai, (C) Varuna, , (D) None, (B) B DNA, (D) Z DNA, (B) Dispersive, (D) Conservative, (B) H4, (D) Jayalakshmi, , PROBABLE ANSWER-2004 (Answer is based on given multiple choices on respective year ), , 1. B 2. B, 11. D 12. B, 21. D 22. B, , 3. C, 13. B, 23. B, , 4. D 5. B 6. C, 14. A 15. D 16. B, 24. D 25. C 26. A, , 7. A 8. C, 17. A 18. B, 27. C 28. B, , By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , 9. A 10. A, 19. A 20. A, 29. A 30. B, , ([email protected]), , Pg.6 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS- 2005, , General Agriculture (Memory based), 1. The net cultivated area in India is, (A) 150 mha, (B) 143 mha, (C) 180 mha, (D) 328 mha, 2. The Wheat and Maize Improvement Centre is located at, (A) Karnal, (B) USA, (C) Philippines, (D) Mexico, 3. In cereals, grain starch is consists of, (A) Amylopectin, (B) Amylase, (C) Both a and b, (D) Galactose, 4. The National Agricultural Insurance Scheme was started in, (A) 1999-2000, (B) 2002-2003, (C) 2003-2004, (D) 2001-2002, 5. Loose smut disease of wheat is a/an, (A) Air born, (B) Soil born, (C) Water born, (D) Seed born, 6. Flaver Savr is a variety of, (A) Potato, (B) Tomato, (C) Brinjal, (D) Rice, 7. Cotton leaf curl virus is transmitted by, (A) White fly, (B) Aphid, (C) Leaf hopper, (D) Jassid, 8. The region in India where boron deficiency is mostly occurs, (A) Coastal region, (B) Central region, (C) Southern region, (D) NW region, 9. The brown box dots on food package indicates, (A) Egg product, (B) Pure vegetarian product, (C) Meat and animal produce product (D) Organically produce product, 10. The first DG of ICAR was, (A) Dr.R.S. Paroda, (B) Dr. M. S. Swaminatan, (C) Dr. B.P. Pal, (D) Dr. Mangla Rai, 11. Land resources in India as a whole world is, (A) 2%, (B) 10%, (C) 12%, (D) 16%, 12. The soil order vertisol is related to, (A) Red soil, (B) Black soil, (C) Alluvial soil, (D) Laterite soil, 13. Which of the following transgenic crop has maximum cultivated area in the world, (A) Soybean, (B) Rice, (C) Cotton, (D) Maize, 14. The estimate food grain production during 2004-05 as per economic survey is, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.7 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , (A) 174.8 mt, (B) 206.4 mt, (C) 210.5 mt, (D) 212 mt, 15. Which state has a maximum area in fruit production?, (A) Gujarat, (B) U.P., (C) M.P., (D) Maharashtra, 16 The statistical test used to determine the goodness of fit is, (A) Z-test, (B) F-test, (C) t- test, (D) Chi- square test, 17. The cartigen quato protocol for agriculture product was came in the year of, (A) 2004, (B) 2003, (C) 2005, (D) 1998, 18. The citrus canker disease of lemon was introduced in India from, (A) Mexico, (B) USA, (C) Japan, (D) Argentina, 19. The organization related to export of agricultural processed product is, (A) APARI, (B) NABARD, (C) CACP, (D) APEDA, 20. Utera cultivation is practiced mainly in, (A) Chhattisgarh, (B) M.P., (C) Uttaranchal, (D) Bihar, 21. In the pulse crops, which fertilizer is advised to basal application?, (A) SSP, (B) Urea, (C) DAP, (D) CAN, 22. Which one of the following is not a green house gas?, (A) N2, (B) N2O, (C) CO2, (D)O3, 23. The agricultural and allied commodity has maximum contribution to GDP, (A) Wheat, (B) Rice, (C) Milk, (D) Sorghum, 24. The contribution of agriculture in GDP is, (A) 23%, (B) 40%, (C) 60%, (D) 30%, 25. The soil amendment mainly usede fpor reclaimation of sodic (alkali) soil is, (A) Lime, (B) Pressmud, (C) Gypsum, (D) Pyrites, 26. The political personality who got Norman Borlaug award, (A) J.L. Nehru, (B) Lal Bahadur Shastri, (C) C. Subramanium, (D) Sharad Pawar, 27. The biogas has major content with CO2 is, (A) CO, (B) CH4, (C) N2, (D) C2H2, 28. IVLP stands for, (A)Institute Village Linkage Project (B) Integrated Village Linkage Programme, (C) Integrated Village Linkage Project (D) Institute Village Linkage Programme, 29. The most common method of hybridization for wheat is, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.8 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , (A) Hot water dips, (B) Gogo method, (C) Open stigma, (D) Floral dip, 30. Hatch and slack pathway is found in, (A) Maize, (B) Wheat, (C) Rice, (D) Soybean, , PROBABLE ANSWER-2005 (Answer is based on given multiple choices on respective year ), , 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. C, 11. A 12. B 13. A 14. D 15. D 16. D 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. A, 21. A 22. A 23. C 24. A 25. C 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. A, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.9 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS- 2006, , General Agriculture (Memory based), , 1. Alternate host of P. graminis triticii is, (A) Berberis, (B) Prusiner, (C) D’Herelle, (D) Biener, 2. TRYSEM was introduced in the year, (A) 1989, (B) 1978, (C) 1982, (D) 1979, 3. First discovered bacterial disease of plants, (A) Fire blight, (B) Downy mildew, (C) Chestnut blight, (D) Late blight, 4. A day neutral plant is, (A) Maize, (B) Wheat, (C) Barley, (D) Rice, 5. An international pest?, (A) Helicoverpa, (B) Spodoptera, (C) Schistocera, (D) Pectinophora, 6. Term genetics was coined by, (A) Johnson, (B) Batson, (C) Punnet, (D) Morgan, 7. The most common form of DNA is, (A) A DNA, (B) B DNA, (C) C DNA, (D) Z DNA, 8. Whip tail of cauliflower is the deficiency of, (A) B, (B) Ca, (C) Mo, (D) Mn, 9. NRC for orchids is at, (A) Cochin, (B) Gangtok, (C) Bangalore, (D) Pune, 10. Which represents median?, (A) Second quartile, (B) 5th deciles, (C) 50th percentile, (D) All, 11. The relation between AM, GM, HM, (A) AM>GM>HM, (B) GM>HM>AM, (C) GM<HM<AM, (D) Any one, 12. Which one is the Indian Sugarcane?, (A) Sachharum officinarum, (B) S. Spontaneum, (C) S. Barberea, (D) S. Spondium, 13. Concentration of carbon dioxide in Atmosphere, (A) 330 ppm, (B) 350 ppm, (C) 370 ppm, (D) 400 ppm, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.10 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , 14. Which one is macroni wheat?, (A) T. Dicoccum, (B) T. aestivum, (C) T. Vulgare, (D) T. Durum, 15. In Rice crop which biofertilizer is commonly used, (A) Azatovacter, (B) Azospirillum, (C) Azolla, (D) Frankia, 16. Which one is macroni wheat ?, (A) T. Dicocum, (B) T, aestirum, (C) T. Vulgare, (D) T. Durum, 17. Which is the Monophagus Pest, (A) Rice Hispa, (B) Gall Midge, (C) Yellow Stem borer, (D) Leaf Roller, 18. Silver shoot is due to, (A) Rice Hispa, (B) Gall Midge, (C) Yellow stem borer, (D) Leaf Roller, 19. Loose smut of wheat is, (A) Extemary seed born, (B) Soil born, (C) Internary seeed born, (D) All, 20. Polymer of different mono saccharides is termed as, (A) Muco polysaccharide, (B) Homo poly saccharides, (C) Hetro polysaccharides, (D) Oligo poly saccharides, 21. Which of the following sequence of minerals is correct as per their degree of, decreasing weathering resistance?, (A) Muscovite<Gypsum<Olivine<Quartz, (B) Olivine<Muscovite<Gypsum<Quartz, (C) Gypsum<Olivine<Muscovite<Quartz, (D) Quartz<Muscovite<Gypsum<Olivine, 22. Vitamin B12 contains, (A) Mo, (B) Co, (C) Cu, (D) Ca, 23. KVK was started in, (A) 1975, (B) 1974, (C) 1979, (D) 1970, 24. ……….. is the only carbohydrate of animal origin in man’s food supply is, (A) Sucrose, (B) Lactose, (C) Glucose, (D) Glycogen, 25. Molya disease is caused due to, (A) Fungi, (B) Bacteria, (C) Mycoplasma, (D) Nematode, 26. The statistical test used to determine the goodness of fit is, (A) Z-test, (B) F-test, (C) t- test, (D) Chi- square test, 27. The cartigen quato protocol for agriculture product was came in the year of, (A) 2004, (B) 2003, (C) 2005, (D) 1998, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.11 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , 28. Components of prokaryotic ribosome are, (A) 50s & 20s, (B) 40s & 30s, (C) 60s & 40s, (D) 50s & 30s, 29. Plasma membrane is, (A) Permeable, (B) Non permeable, (C) Selectively permeable, (D) Partially permeable, 30. Pahala blight of sugarcane is due to the deficiency of, (A) B, (B) Zn, (C) Mg, (D) Mn, , PROBABLE ANSWER-2006 (Answer is based on given multiple choices on respective year ), , 1. A 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C, 11. A 12. C 13. A 14. D 15. C 16. D 17. A 18. B, 21. B 22. B 23. B 24. D 25. D 26. D 27. D 28. C, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , 9. B, 19. C, 29. C, , 10. D, 20. C, 30. D, , ([email protected]), , Pg.12 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS- 2007, , General Agriculture (Memory based), 1. How many member countries there in WTO from initial to till January, 2007, (A) 149, (B) 150, (C) 145, (D) 190, 2. Random or free segregation of chromosomes and genes during gamete formation is, known as, (A) Incomplete dominance, (B) Law of independent assortment, (C) Law of purity of gametes, (D) Law of segregation, 3. OBA blood group controlled by, (A) Pseudo allele, (B) Dominant allele, (C) Recessive allele, (D) Multiple allele, 4. Citrus canker is caused by, (A) Bacteria, (B) fungi, (C) Nematodes, (D) Algae, 5. Which one is not a monosaccharide in nature?, (A) Lactose, (B) Galactose, (C) Glucose, (D) Ribulose, 6. Availability of which form of P is highest at pH 6.7, (B) HPO4, (A) H2PO4, (C) PO4, (D) None, 7. Conservation tillage saves, (A) Soil, (B) Moisture, (C) Time, (D) All, 8. Nobel Prize for micro credit was given to, (A) Mohammad Yunus, (B) N.E. Borlauge, (C) V.S Naipaul, (D) None of these, 9. Which is formula of leaf area index?, (A) Leaf area / ground area, (B) Leaf area / leaf dry weight, (C) Ground area/ leaf area, (D) Leaf area / area duration, 10. Pureline theory was given by, (A) Bateson, (B) Johnsen, (C) Lamarck, (D) Wolf, 11. Exanthema disease is caused by deficiency of, (A) MN, (B) Zn, (C) Fe, (D) Cu, 12. Contribution of animal husbandry in agriculture GDP is, (A) 17%, (B) 27%, (C) 37%, (D) 47%, 13. In which type of soil low permeability is present, (A) Alkali, (B) Saline, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.13 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , (C) Acidic, (D) None, 14. Which is a P solubilizing bacterium?, (A) PSB, (B) VAM, (C) Clostridium, (D) Azotobacter, 15. Which is natural genetic engineer?, (A) Xanthomonas citri, (B) Agrobacterium tumifacience, (C) Azotobactor, (D) Clostridium, 16. In maize first product formed during photosynthesis is, (A) Oxalic acid, (B) Malic acid, (C) PGA, (D) Aspartic acid, 17. Which amino acid is positively charged?, (A) Aspartate, (B) Lysine, (C) Methionine, (D) Glycine, 18. Translocation of nutrient and water through xylem is due to, (A) Suction, (B) Bundle sheath cell, (C) Transpiration pulls, (D) Guard cell, 19. Who was the chairman of Farmer’s Commission till December, 2006, (A) V.L. Chopra, (B) R. S. Paroda, (C) M.S. Swaminathan, (D) Sompal Shastri, 20. Which instrument used for land levelling, (A) Pusa leveller, (B) Laser leveller, (C) Bhopal leveller, (D) None of these, 21. Water held between 1/3 bar to 31 bars in the soil is classified as, (A) Gravitational water, (B) Capillary water, (C) Hygroscopic water, (D) Available water, 22. Chloropyriphos belongs to which group, (A) Chlorinated hydrocarbons, (B) Carbamates, (C) Organophosphate, (D) Synthetic pyrethroides, 23. Why rice grown easily under submerged condition, (A) Deep root system, (B) O2 transfer from stem to root, (C) Hydroponic in nature, (D) None of these, 24. What is critical difference?, (A) Standard error of difference, (B) standard error of mean, (C) SEm x t value at e.d.f., (D) SEm x √2 x t value at e.d.f., 25. Global warming potential of methane (CH 4) in composition to CO2 is ____ (times), (A) 1, (B) 310, (C) 21, (D) 4,000, 26. Father of hybrid rice, (A) Y.L. Ping, (B) B.P. Paul, (C) Maheswari, (D) Barber, 27. A day neutral plant is, (A) Maize, (B) Wheat, (C) Barley, (D) Rice, 28. Famous Indian pathologist, extensively studied about cereal rust, , By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.14 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , (A) K. C. Mehta, (C) Flor, 29. Which represents median?, (A) Second quartile, (C) 50th percentile, 30. The relation between AM, GM, HM, (A) AM>GM>HM, (C) GM<HM<AM, , (B) Sadasivan, (D) None, (B) 5th deciles, (D) All, (B) GM>HM>AM, (D) Any one, , PROBABLE ANSWER-2007 (Answer is based on given multiple choices on respective year ), , 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. A 10. B, 11. D 12. A 13. A 14. A 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. B 19. C 20. C, 21. B 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. A 28. A 29. D 30. A, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.15 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS- 2008, , General Agriculture (Memory based), , 1. Which one is not measure of dispersion?, (A) Range, (B) Standard deviation, (C) Mean, (D) Coefficient of variance, 2. Ear cockle disease is due to, (A) Heterodera avenae, (B) Ditylenchus angustus, (C) Anguina tritici, (D) Meloidogyne inocognita, 3. Support price fixed on the recommendation of, (A) NAFED, (B) CACP, (C) Ministry of Agriculture, (D) CCI, 4. Vitamin B1 is also known as, (A) Thiamin, (B) Calciferol, (C) Retinol, (D) Riboflavin, 5. Price fixed by government recently for agricultural products, (A) Minimum support price, (B) Retail price, (C) Wholesale price, (D) Procurement price, 6. If farmer has only one irrigation is available for wheat crop, at which stage it is, recommended, (A) CRI, (B) Booting stage, (C) Tillering stage, (D) Milking stage, 7. Which of the following is not bio-control agent?, (A)Pseudomonas, (B) Bt, (C) Xanthomonas, (D) Trichogramma, 8. Which of the following is complex fertilizer?, (A) Potassium sulphate, (B) Urea ammonium Phosphate, (C) Ammonium sulphate, (D) Calcium ammonium Nitrate, 9. IVLP stands for, (A) Integrated Village Linkage Programme, (B) Institute Village Linkage Programme, (C) Intensive Village Linkage Programme, (D) Indian Village Linkage Programme, 10. In which type of soil low permeability is present, (A) Alkali, (B) Saline, (C) Acidic, (D) None, 11. Which is a P solubilizing bacterium?, (A) PSB, (B) VAM, (C) Clostridium, (D) Azotobacter, 12. Which is natural genetic engineer?, (A) Xanthomonas citri, (B) Agrobacterium tumifacience, (C) Azotobactor, (D) Clostridium, 13. OBA blood group controlled by, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.16 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , (A) Pseudo allele, (B) Dominant allele, (C) Recessive allele, (D) Multiple allele, 14. Citrus canker is caused by, (A) Bacteria, (B) fungi, (C) Nematodes, (D) Algae, 15. Which one is not a monosaccharide in nature?, (A) Lactose, (B) Galactose, (C) Glucose, (D) Ribulose, 16. Which one is macroni wheat?, (A) T. Dicocum, (B) T, aestirum, (C) T. Vulgare, (D) T. Durum, 17. In Rice crop which biofertilizer is commonly used, (A) Azatovacter, (B) Azospirillum, (C) Azolla, (D) Frankia, 18. Which one is macroni wheat ?, (A) T. Dicocum, (B) T, aestivum, (C) T. Vulgare, (D) T. Durum, 19. Which is the Monophagus Pest, (A) Rice Hispa, (B) Gall Midge, (C) Yellow Stem borer, (D) Leaf Roller, 20. Silver shoot is due to, (A) Rice Hispa, (B) Gall Midge, (C) Yellow stem borer, (D) Leaf Roller, 21. Loose smut of wheat is, (A) Extemary seed born, (B) Soil born, (C) Internary seeed born, (D) All, 22. TRYSEM was introduced in the year, (A) 1989, (B) 1978, (C) 1982, (D) 1979, 23. First discovered bacterial disease of plants, (A) Fire blight, (B) Downy mildew, (C) Chestnut blight, (D) Late blight, 24. A day neutral plant is, (A) Maize, (B) Wheat, (C) Barley, (D) Rice, 25. In the pulse crops, which fertilizer is advised to basal application?, (A) SSP, (B) Urea, (C) DAP, (D) CAN, 26. Which one of the following is not a green house gas?, (A) N2, (B) N2O, (C) CO2, (D) O3, 27. The contribution of agriculture in GDP is, (A) 23%, (B) 40%, (C) 60%, (D) 30%, 28. The National Agricultural Insurance Scheme was started in, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.17 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , (A) 1999-2000, (C) 2003-2004, 29. Loose smut disease of wheat is a/an, (A) Air born, (C) Water born, 30. Flaver Savr is a variety of, (A) Potato, (C) Brinjal, , (B) 2002-2003, (D) 2001-2002, (B) Soil born, (D) Seed born, (B) Tomato, (D) Rice, , PROBABLE ANSWER-2008 (Answer is based on given multiple choices on respective year ), , 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. A, 11. A 12. B 13. D 14. A 15. A 16. D 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. B, 21. C 22. D 23. D 24. A 25. A 26. A 27. A 28. A 29. D 30. B, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.18 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS- 2009, , General Agriculture (Memory based), 1. Highest procurement of wheat in 2009 was________Million tonne, (A) 12, (B) 17.8, (C) 20.9, (D) 59.9, 2. Contribution of agriculture to GDP is, (A) 12%, (B) 22, (C) 30, (D) 40, 3. IVLP stands for, (A) Integrated Village Linkage Programme, (B) Institute Village Linkage Programme, (C) Intensive Village Linkage Programme, (D) Indian Village Linkage Programme, 4. Which one of these is major constituent of poultry feed?, (A)Rice, (B) Wheat, (C)Maize, (D) Sorghum, 5. In binomial distribution, (A) Mean > variance, (B) Mean< Variance, (C) Mean= Variance, (D) Mean >Variance, 6. Bordeaux mixture is, (A) Insecticide, (B) Pesticide, (C) Fungicide, (D) Herbicide, 7. Which of the following is used to turn over the soil?, (A) Khurpi, (B) Harrowing, (C) Desi plough, (D) Mould bould plough, 8. NBFGR-National Bureau for Fish Genetic Resource is situated at, (A) Mumbai, (B) Lucknow, (C) Cochin, (D) Kolkata, 9. Which of the following is not bio-control agent?, (A)Pseudomonas, (B) Bt, (C) Xanthomonas, (D) Trichogramma, 10. Which of the following is complex fertilizer?, (A) Potassium sulphate, (B) Urea ammonium Phosphate, (C) Ammonium sulphate, (D) Calcium ammonium Nitrate, 11. Soil having ESP (Exchangeable Sodium Percentage) greater than 15 are, (A) Saline soils, (B) Alkali soil, (C) Acid soils, (D) None of these, 12. Rain, mist, fog and cloud all these phenomena occurs in, (A) Troposphere, (B) Stratosphere, (C) Ionosphere, (D) Mesosphere, 13. Farming system is, (A) Cropping system, (B) Cropping pattern, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.19 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , (C) Organic farming, (D) All agril. Inputs and commodities, 14. Which nutrient helps in Biological Nitrogen Fixation?, (A) N, (B) P, (C) Mo, (D) B, 15. Silt is intermediate between, (A) Sand and clay, (B) Clay loam and clay, (C) Loam and clay, (D) None of these, 16. First CO2 acceptor in C-3 pathway, (A) RuBP carboxylase, (B) PEP carboxylase, (C) PEP decarboxylase, (D) Proteinase, 17. From 1960’s onward which of the following operation is in effect for milk?, (A) Operation flood, (B) Green revolution, (C) Yellow revolution, (D) None of these, 18. CIMMYT works on, (A) Rice and wheat, (B) Maize and wheat, (C) Wheat, (D) Rice and maize, 19. Which of the following is highly salt tolerant fruit crop?, (A) Date palm, (B) Mango, (C) Apple, (D) Citrus, 20. Price fixed by government recently for agricultural products, (A) Minimum support price, (B) Retail price, (C) Wholesale price, (D) Procurement price, 21. If farmer has only one irrigation is available for wheat crop, at which stage it is, recommended, (A) CRI, (B) Booting stage, (C) Tillering stage, (D) Milking stage, 22. Disease occurring regularly in the same area is called as, (A) Sporadic, (B) Endemic, (C) Epidemic, (D) None of these, 23. Which of the following is essential component of nucleic acid and protein?, (A) N, (B) P, (C) S, (D) Mg, 24. Widely cultivated wheat species in India after T. durum, (A) T. diococcum, (B) T. monococcum, (C) T. speltoids, (D) Aegilops squarossa, 25. Banana is, (A) Autotriploid, (B) Autotetraploid, (C) Allotriploid, (D) Allotetraploid, 26. Which crop in India has maximum area under irrigation?, (A) Rice, (B) Wheat, (C) Cotton, (D) Maize, 27. Which of the following is not found in plant cell?, (A) Starch, (B) Glucose, (C) Glycogen, (D) Fructose, 28. Family of cotton is, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.20 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , (A) Gramineae, (B) Malvaceae, (C) Rutaceae, (D) Chenopodiaceae, 29. Certified seed is produced from, (A) Breeder seed, (B) Nucleus seed, (C) Foundation seed, (D) Truthful seed, 30. In prophase which is correct, (A) Elongated threads like chromosome, (B) Darkly stained shorter chromosome, (C) Chromatics are more condensed, (D) Pairing of the chromosome, , PROBABLE ANSWER-2009 (Answer is based on given multiple choices on respective year ), , 1. B 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. B, 11. B 12. A 13. D 14. C 15. A 16. A 17. A 18. B, 21. A 22. B 23. A 24. A 25. A 26. B 27. C 28. B, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , 9. C 10. B, 19. A 20. A, 29. C 30. A, , ([email protected]), , Pg.21 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS- 2010, , General Agriculture (Memory based), , 1. Study of fresh water is called, (A) Limnology, (B) Sinecology, (C) Hydrology, (D) Hydrometeorology, 2. The GM crops has highest area in order of preference, (A) Insecticide then herbicide resistance (B) Herbicide then Insecticide resistance, (C) Insecticide then virus resistance, (D) Herbicide then viroids resistance, 3. “AADHAAR” indicates, (A) Unique Identification card, (B) FCI buffer stock, (C) Maximum Support Price, (D) Commission on Agriculture Cost and Price, 4. Artificial bacteria culture is developed by, (A) Dr. Kraig Ventor, (B) Dr. Beijirinkia, (C) Dr. Jenial James, (D) Dr. Lewis Pasture, 5. Blue tag in insecticide is for indication of, (A) High toxicity, (B) Toxicity free, (C) Moderate toxicity, (D) Slight toxicity, 6. Which one is Indian origin fruit crop?, (A) Jackfruit, (B) Ber, (C) Sapota, (D) Mango, 7. For virus free seed use, (A) Meristem tip, (B) Root tip, (C) Leaf tip, (D) Shoot tip, 8. Legume crop is recommended NPK dose of, (A) 4:2:1, (B) 1:2:2, (C) 4:2:2, (D) 1:2:4, 9. Which variety of rice is known for longest seed length?, (A) Pusa-1121, (B) Pusa-2212, (C) IR-36, (D) Jaya, 10. Which one is neutral fertilizer?, (A) CAN, (B) Urea, (C) DAP, (D) SSP, 11. Calculate the amount of urea for applying 50 kg N2, (A) 100 kg, (B) 109 kg, (C) 50 kg, (D) 119 kg, 12. ELISA test is used to detecting, (A) Insect, (B) Virus, (C) Nematodes, (D) Fungi, 13. Common bee species cultivated worldwide is, (A) Apis flora, (B) Apis dorsata, (C) Apis cerana indica, (D) Apis melifera, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.22 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , 14. Murate of Potash is also known as, (A) HCl, (B) NaCl, (C) KCL, (D) NH4Cl, 15. Which organelle is involved in root gravity pool?, (A) Amyloplast, (B) Mitochondria, (C) Nucleus, (D) Chloroplast, 16. White bud of maize is due to, (A) Mn, (B) Zn, (C) Cu, (D) Mo, 17. Mobility stage of seed is due to, (A) ABA, (B) GA, (C) IAA, (D) Ethylene, 18. For which crop Genome is not sequenced, (A) Papaya, (B) Mango, (C) Sapota, (D) Rice, 19. GDP of agriculture in 2008-09 at constant rate of 2004-05, (A) 17.1 %, (B) 22%, (C) 10 %, (D) 26%, 20. Current rate of fertilizer consumption in India is, (A) 128 kg/ha, (B) 148 kg/ha, (C) 138 kg/ha, (D) 158 kg/ha, 21. Area under transgenic crop in India, 2008-09, (A) 8.4 Mha, (B) 4.4 Mha, (C) 2.4 Mha, (D) 10.4 Mha, 22. Which one is not measure of central tendency?, (A) Mean, (B) Median, (C) Mode, (D) Mean deviation, 23. Which one is not measure of dispersion?, (A) Range, (B) Standard deviation, (C) Mean, (D) Coefficient of variance, 24. Ear cockle disease is due to, (A) Heterodera avenae, (B) Ditylenchus angustus, (C) Anguina tritici, (D) Meloidogyne inocognita, 25. Support price fixed on the recommendation of, (A) NAFED, (B) CACP, (C) Ministry of Agriculture, (D) CCI, 26. The correlation coefficient will be negative when, (A) x increase and y decrease, (B) x decrease and y increase, (C) x increase and y increase, (D) x decrease and y decrease, 27. Phalaris minor of what crop controlled by, (A) 2, 4-D, (B) Metrabuzin, (C) Pendemethlin, (D) Atrazine, 28. Crops Grown on between two main crops is called, (A) Intercrops, (B) Row crops, (C) Trap crops, (D) Mixed crops, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.23 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , 29. Which one is the source variety of resistant for stem borer, BLB and Blast of rice, (A) IR 22, (B) IR 36, (C) IR 24, (D) Pusa Basmati, 30. Vitamin B1 is also known as, (A) Thiamin, (B) Calciferol, (C) Retinol, (D) Riboflavin, , PROBABLE ANSWER-2010 (Answer is based on given multiple choices on respective year ), , 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. A 10. A, 11. B 12. D 13. D 14. C 15. A 16. A 17. A 18. A 19. A 20. A, 21. A 22. D 23. C 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. A 28. A 29. B 30. A, By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.24 |

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Previous Year Questions Papers for IARI Ph.D ENTRANCE EXAMS General Agriculture (Memory based), , Analysis on questions asking pattern for IARI Ph. D entrance, exams (General Agriculture), , With the analysis of 10 year question paper on General Agriculture asked in, examination of IARI Ph.D Entrance, following results and interpretation has been made., 1) The General Agriculture asked in examination of IARI Ph.D Entrance includes three, types of questions BASIC-Normal (these includes the very basic knowledge on, agriculture and can be solve by almost 90 % of competitors), BASIC-Advances (it, includes the advance knowledge on basics of agriculture and can be solve by almost, 50 % of competitors) and Pure Advances (these questions are being newly, introduced and have taken first time in exam, these includes advance knowledge on, general agriculture and it test the competitor’s awareness on current and advance, facts of agriculture. It actually determines the scoring marks for admission in IARI., If you are able to solve at least 50% of these type of question along with full of, BASIC-Normal and BASIC-Advances types of questions, it is almost assure to get, admission in IARI on the basis of General Agriculture)., 2) It is found that the percentages of these three types of questions are approximately, fixed for each year. But in some year, there is an abrupt change in the question, asking pattern. An analysis has made to test the change in the question asking, pattern and the result are explained by following graph (Fig. 1). The graph shows, the percentages of the Pure Advances types of question is approximately increasing, every year. So, the facts say the keeping Advance knowledge on agriculture facts is, much helpful to get command in General Agriculture part of IARI Ph. D exam. And, thus, these are helpful in admissions., , By: Roop Singh Maitry, ARS-2010, Ph. D, I.A.R.I., New Delhi-12, , ([email protected]), , Pg.25 |