Floriculture , post Harvest mang. And other Allied Subject — Agri Master Mind
Suitable time of budding in rose is ?
- December- January
- July – August
- May- June
- March – April
- February – march
Tuberose belongs to the family….
- Convolvulaceae
- Composite
- Iridaceae
- Amaryllidaceae
- Poaceae
Biggest formal garden is situated in
- Jodhpur
- Pinjore
- Mysore
- Lucknow
- Shri nagar
Japanese garden features in-
- Tea garden
- National botanical garden
- Buddha jayanti park
- Mandhore garden
- Rashtrapati garden
Terrace, running water, baradari, High protective wall & terminal building are the key features of Mughal garden. Whereas lawn & Rockery is not key features of-
- English garden
- Japanese garden
- Rastrapati garden
- Tea garden
- None of these
In fruit preservation sodium benzoate works on the principal are-
- To check the growth of yeast
- To check the growth of bacteria
- To check the growth of fungi
- B & C
- A & C
Important principal of preservation Freezing, temperatures of chilling is
- -196o C
- 15oC
- 0oC
- 8-10oC
- -273K
Squash contains fruit juice, sugar and water. Squash made from the fruits of mango, pineapple, lemon then what percentage of fruit juice in squash
- 40%
- 45%
- 25%
- 30%
- None of these
Bonsai is a Japanese art of growing miniature trees and shrubs by extreame dwarf. Plant length of bonsai is 30-60 cm, which plant is most suitable for bonsai
- Mehndi
- Clerodendron innerme
- Ficus religosa
- Lantana
- None of these
The art of training plants in various shapes like bear, umbrella, dome etc is known as
- Hedge
- Edges
- Trophy
- Carpet bedding
- Topiary
Lawn regarded as heart of garden. Rockery is feature of which garden, while no garden is complete without lawn
- Japanese
- Mughal
- English
- Formal style
- Both B and D
Preservation chemical used for colourless product?
- Sodium benzoate
- KMS
- Potassium metabisulphite
- Both B and C
- All of these
Calyx splitting is the main post harvest disorder of which cut flower
- Rose
- Gladiolus
- Carnation
- Orchid
- Tubrose
Mango fruits are considered mature when TSS of fruit becomes?
- 6%
- 8%
- 10%
- 12%
- 13%
Acid content is a vary important consideration in the preparation of/
- Marmalade
- Jam
- Jelly
- Preserve
- All of these
For Jelly making the best fruit is?
- Sour apple
- Ripe banana
- Ber
- Ripe mango
- All of these
Choose the correct answer-
- King of flower – Dahelia
- Queen of tropics – Hibiscus
- Queen of fall flower – chrysanthemum
- Queen of flower – Rose
- All of these
Father of Rose Breeding?
- Dr. S.D Mukharjee
- Dr. B.P Pal
- B.S Bhattacharya
- B.K Roy Choudhury
- None of these
Nugget triploid variety of which crop
- Chrysanthemum
- Rose
- Marigold
- Orchids
- Gladiaous
Flame peeling is done for
- Carrot
- Pea
- Onion
- Potato
- Mango
Which type of antenna found in honeybee-
- Pectinate
- Bipectinate
- Capitata
- Geniculate
- Aristate
Which of the following species of honey bee is the base of Indian beekeeping and found in trough out the India and the average production of honey by this species is 6 to 8 kg per year per colony.
- Apis florae
- Apis dorsata
- Apis cerena
- Apis melifera
- Apis mellilona
Which of the following sequence is true according to size of honey bee speciese
- Apis dorsata> Apish cerena> Apis melifera> Apis florae
- Apis dorsata> Apis florae> Apish cerena> Apies melifera
- Apis dorsata> Apies melifera> Apish cerena> Apis florae
- Rock bee> Italian bee > Indian hive bee> little bee
- Both C and D
Which of the following is present in honey in highet amount
- Fructose
- Glucose
- Maltose
- Sucrose
- Water
Ascophera apis is responsible for causing _______ disease in honey bee?
- Stone brood
- Chalk brood
- American foul brood
- Nosema disease
- None of these
Muscardine is the disease of silk worm. Muscardine disease is common during rainy & winter season. This disease is caused by
- Virus
- Bacteria
- Protozoa
- Fungus
- Nematodes
Which disease of silk worm is caused by Nosema bombycis & managed only through mother moth examination?
- Grasserie
- Flasherie
- Pebrine
- Muscardine
- None of these
Rearing of bee is called apiculture The artificial comb was first introduced by……………..in …………… America.
- Muller 1838
- Myer 1986
- Coller 1890
- Langstorth 1851
- None of these
Honey bee is a family insect live in colony swarming of honey bee is due to
- Over crowding
- Scarcity of food
- Unfavorable environment
- Disturbance
- All of these
Rearing of stingless bee is known as Melliponiculture which of the following mechanism in honey bee is negative
- Swarming
- Absconding
- Both
- Dancing
- None of these
Eri silk is the product of the domesticated silkworm philosamia ricini. Found mainly in NE India & some part of China and Japan. It was imported to Thailand in 1974. The name “eri” is derived from the Assamese word “era” which means________.
- Castor
- Yug
- Mulberry
- Asan
- Arjun
Choose the correct St.1 Origin of bombyx mori is India St.2 Munga silk is also called as “Pride of India”
- Only 1 statement
- Only 2 statement
- 1 and 2 both correct
- 1 and 2 boht wrong
- None of these
_________ is copperish colour, coarse silk mainly used for furnishings and interioos. It is generated by Antheraea mylitta which mainly thrive on the food plants__________
- Oak tasar, oak tree
- Tropical tasar, asan & arjun
- Munga silkworm , som & soalu
- Eri silkworm, castor
- None of these
Choose the incorrect-
- Antheraea yamamai – Japan
- Bombyx mori – china
- Antheraea proylei – Japan
- Antheraea pernaye – china
- Philosamia ricini – India
According to Chinese records, the discovery of silk production from bombyx ,mori occurred about completely domesticated and reared indoors?
- Eri
- Muga
- Mulberry
- Tasar
- All of these
Which silkworm have one generation a year & good quality body & cocoon but susceptible to fluctuating environment & Poor quality?
- Multivoltine
- Univoltine
- Biovoltine
- Triovoltine
- Quadrovoltine
Tasar silk is ccopoerish colour, coarse silk mainly used for furnishings and interiors, host plant of muga silk is
- Asan
- Som
- Arjun
- castor
- Both A and C
Central silk board established in which year
- 1962
- 1948
- 2006
- 1930
- 2000
Mysore state has the distinction of producing alone about ………… of total production of raw silk in this country
- 90%
- 15%
- 76%
- 66%
- 100%
Approximately how many eggs does a female silk moth lay at a time after copulation with the male moth
- 300
- 1000
- 800
- 900
- 100
Rangeeni strain is related to
- Lac insect
- Silkworm
- Honey bee
- House fly
- None of them
Microbial Flora Associated with Lac insects are two types bacterial and fungi
- Micrococcus varians.
- M. conglomerates
- Bacillus subtilis
- All of these
- None of these
1kg of lac obtained from how many lac insects?
- 5,00,000
- 2,50,000
- 3,00,000
- 7,56,000
- 50,000
Which of the following is the host plant of lac insect?
- Acacia catechu
- Zizypus jujube
- Schleichera trijuga/oleosa
- All of these
- Both a and b
India is highest producer in the world?
- Silk
- Lac
- Honey
- All of these
- None of these
Who is known as the father of lac culture
- P. Brandis
- Watson
- H.B Frost
- Tachard
- None of these
Indian central lac culture committee established in which year
- 1964
- 1931
- 1945
- 1920
- 1968
Lac cut from the host plant is called as
- Kusumi lac
- Stick lac
- Ari lac
- Phunki lac
- None of these
Choose the incorrect -
- Kusumi lac – kusum tree – harvesting (June – July) (single crop)
- Ranjeeni lac – other tree – harvesting (May- june) (double crop)
- Kusumi lac harvesting [Jehtwi(June – July) aghani (January- February)
- Ranjeeni lac harvesting[kartiki (October- November) baisakhi (May- June)
- None of these
Lac insect ( Choose the correct) St.1 200-300 egg per day St.2 egg hatching – after 6 week St.3 swarming means suching of plant sap St.4 life cycle complete in 6 month
- Only 3rd St. is wrong
- All St. are correct
- Only 1,2 and 4th St. is correct
- Only 1,2 and 3rd St. is correct
- None of these
Choose the correct – (sequence of lac and it’s forms)-
- Stick lac- seed lac – shel lac –Button lac
- Raw lac – seed lac – shel lac- Button lac
- Crude lac – chowri lac- shel lac – Button lac
- Both B and C
- All are correct
Khadi and Village Industries Commission organization has launched India’s first “Mobile Honey Processing Van”. Pollination by honey bees is known as
- Melittophilly
- Phakaephilly
- Psychoplilly
- Xabthraophylly
- Sphesophilly
Rearing of stingless bee in known as Melliponiculture which of the following mechanism in honey bee is negative
- Swarming
- Absconding
- Both
- Dancing
- None of these
St.1 silk power used in cosmetic product St.2 origin place of kosa silkworm is china St.3 tasar, eri & munga all are vanya silk.
- 1 and 2
- 2 and 3
- 1 and 3
- All options are correct
- None of these
Choose the incorrect-
- Antheraea yamaami- Japan
- Bombyx mori – china
- Antheraea proylei – Japan
- Antheraea pernayi – china
- Philosamia ricini – India
India occupies the leading position in production of Lac (1st ). Lac resin (75%) & albuminous meterials (12-13%) are two major ingredients of lac. What is the most suitable temperature for lac cultivation?
- 30-35oC
- 25-30oC
- 27-30oC
- 20-25oC
- 35-40oC
Sericulture is related to-
- Production of Grapes
- Production of Mulberry
- Rearing of Silk Worm
- Forest development
- All of these
Fragrant variety of gladiolus is
- Dheeraj
- Sagar
- Priyadarshini
- Prabha
- Both A and C
How many sucrose required for pulsing of rose
- 1-2%
- 20%
- 5-6%
- 2-5%
- 8-10%
Match the column Mugal garden A. Garden lanterns Japanese garden B. Rockery English garden C. Baradari
- (i) – (ii) –(iii)
- (ii) – (iii) – (i)
- (iii) – (ii) – (i)
- (i) – (iii) –(ii)
- (iii) –(ii) – (ii)