Agriculture Paper CE-2014

Which plant is grown by seed plant technique?

Wheat Rice Potato Bajra

Drip irrigation is used for?

Dry Areas Humid Areas Sub Humid Areas Tropical Areas

Chemaically Pyrite is
FeS FeS2

Shrinkage of cell membrane, protoplasm is called?

Plasmolysis

Art of growing vegetables is called?

Olericulture

Which element is almost non-essential in plant growth?

Mo Ca Zn Na

Bioherbicides are used because?

Process by which nutrients are carried down by water?

Leaching

Which crop requires most N?

Potato Wheat Barley Sugar cane

Ammonia is volatilized due to?

Symptoms of Ca first appear on?

Lower leaves upper leaves Middles Leaves All of these

Growing together of two or more crops simultaneously is called?

Intercropping

Aims of plant breeding are to?

All of these

Methods of homozygous Selection are?

All of these

Thermophiles best grow at which temperature?

50-60 C
three major nutrients in soils are?
N,P,K

Desired varieties of crops are produced by which method?

Hybridization

Green manure crops belong to which family?

Leguminosae

Most of the world major crops belong to which family?

Graminae

Q.2 Discuss environmental pollution. What are the major causes of environmental pollution in
Pakistan?

Q.3 How does soil productivity differ from soil fertility? What are the factors responsible for
degradation of soil productivity? Suggest practical measures to improve it.

Q.4 What is the ultimate source of nitrogen in soil? Explain in detail how it is fixed and made
available to the plants.

Q.5 What are genetically modified organism (GM) and GM foods? Why are GM foods produced
Mention the sound scientific basis for considering it safe for human health.

Q.6 What are the major factors responsible of low yield of vegetables in Pakistan? What
measures are necessary to increase their production?

Q.7 Describe in detail the benefits and drawbacks of fertilizer and pesticide use in Pakistan.

Q.8 Write Short notes on any FOUR of the following.

a) Green house effect
b) Wind erosion
c) Organic framing
d) Hidden hunger in crop plants
e) Genetic factors of crop growth
f) Selective and non selective herbicides.

Q.1. Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box on the Answer Sheet. (20)

(i) Wheat inflorescence is called as:

(a) Spike
(b) Panicle
(c) Spadix
(d) Cymose
(e) None of these

(ii) Soil structure can be improved with the addition of:

(a) Chemical fertilizer
(b) Gypsum
(c) Lime
(d) Organic matter
(e) None of these

(iii) Humidity is measured by means of:

(a) Luxmeter
(b) Anemometer (c) Psychrometer
(d) Thermometer
(e) None of these

(iv) When soil surface is protected/covered with residue of a crop, the practice is called?
(a) Sheet erosion
(b) Nitrogen fixation
(c) Tillage
(d) Mulching
(e) None of these

(v) Which of the following is not a fruit?

(a) Tomato
(b) Potato
(c) Pumpkin
(d) Melon
(e) None of these

(vi) Which one of the following is a good source of protein?

(a) Wheat
(b) Maize
(c) Pulses
(d) Meat
(e) None of these

(vii) The vector of cotton leaf curl virus in Pakistan is considered as:
(a) Jassid
(b) Aphid
(c) Pink boll worm
(d) White fly
(e) None of these

(viii) In genetics the appearance of an attribute of living organism is termed as:

(a) Dominant
(b) Phenotype
(c) Recessive
(d) Genotype
(e) None of these

(ix) Rhizobium belongs to:

(a) Nitrogen fixing bacteria
(b) Amonifying bacteria
(c) Nitrifying bactyeria
(d) Denitrifying bacteria
(e) None of these
(x) In DNA, adenine always pairs with:
(a) Guanine
(b) Thymine
(c) Uracil
(d) Cytosine
(e) None of these

(xi) Insects have:

(a) 4 legs and 2 wings
(b) 8 legs and 4 wing
(c) 6 legs and 4 wings
(d) 4 legs and 4 wings
(e) None of these

(xii) Tikka disease is major pathogenic threat in:

(a) Wheat
(b) Apple
(c) Sorghum
(d) Groundnut
(e) None of these

(xiii) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has its headquarters in:
(a) Washington
(b) Geneva
(c) Rome
(d) Paris
(e) None of these

(xiv) Soil salinity can be rectified with:

(a) Urea
(b) Ammonium Sulphate
(c) Sodium Chloride
(d) Gypsum
(e) None of these

(xv) Safflower is an:

(a) Oil producing plant
(b) Ornamental plant
(c) Leguminous plant
(d) Fibre producing plant
(e) None of these

(xvi) Banana fruit is classified in the category of:

(a) Berry
(b) Pomes
(c) Stone fruit
(d) Drupe
(e) None of these

(xvii) Ploidy level of maize plant is:

(a) Monoploid
(b) Diploid
(c) Haploid
(d) Tetraploid
(e) None of these
(xviii) Gypsum is rich source of:
(a) Calcium + Zinc
(b) Calcium + Potassium
(c) Calcium + Sulpher
(d) Calcium + Nitrogen
(e) None of these

(xix) Gossypium hirsutum is the botanical name of:

(a) Rice
(b) Maize
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Cotton
(e) None of these

(xx) Olericulture is the study dealing with:

(a) Honey bee
(b) Rearing of silk worms
(c) Vegetable production
(d) Growing ornamental flowers
(e) None of the above

Part II

Q.2 Price control mechanism of some major agricultural commodities has failed in the country in
the near past. Identify the main bottlenecks and suggest necessary measures to strengthen the
existing marketing system.

Q.3 Biotic stresses are the matter of great concern in agricultural crop production . Give a
comprehensive approach of various pathways to protect the crops from these threats.

Q.4 Discuss the causes of soil salinity and water-logging in irrigated agriculture. Suggest
appropriate recommendations to reclaim saline sodic soils.

Q.5 Narrate the modern techniques of genetics regarding crop involvement. Discuss the
prospects of new technologies to have the possibilities of another green revolution.

Q.6 Agricultural research has significantly enhanced the productivity of all field crops in
Pakistan except the oilseeds. Narrate the main shortfalls and discuss the role of various
institutions/agencies working on these lines.

Q.7 Write short notes on any of four foolowing:4*5

a) challenges in livestock management
b) genetic resources and their conservation
c) organic crop production
d) potential of horticulture sector as an industry
e) range management in Pakistan
f) foot and mouth disease

Q.8 Differentiate between any four: 4*5

a) gram blight and gram wilt
b)C-3 plants and C4 plants
c) biological nitrogen fixation and nitrification
d) silviculture and sericulture
e) respiration and transpiration
f)basic seed and certified seed

Q.1. Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box on the Answer Sheet. (20)

(i) White revolution refers to the revolution in:

(a) Rice production
(b) Milk production
(c) Cotton production
(d) None of these
(e) All of these

(ii) Organic farming is important because of:

(a) Toxic free plants
(b) GMO free
(c) Eco friendly
(d) Healthy for humans
(e) All of these

(iii) Which of the following is not a good source of dietary fiber?

(a) Pasta
(b) Brown rice
(c) Egg
(d) Bread
(e) All of these

(iv) The branch of agriculture that deals with rearing of silkworm is called:
(a) Olericulture
(b) Sericulture
(c) Apiculture
(d) Viticulture
(e) None of these

(v) Oryza Sativa is the botanical name of:

(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Barley
(d) Sorghum
(e) None of these

(vi) Xanthomonas citri is the disease causal organism of citrus.

(a) Bark splitting
(b) Foot rot
(c) Canker
(d) Citrus decline
(e) None of these

(vii) Cholistani, Kali, Damani, Kachi and Bibrik are some of the breeds of:
(a) Goats
(b) Camel
(c) Buffalo
(d) Sheep
(e) None of these

(viii) Inflation of mammary glands of milch animals is called:

(a) Johne’s disease
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Mastitis
(d) Leptospirosis
(e) None of these

(ix) Patoto is an example of:

(a) Root crop
(b) Legumes
(c) Fiber crop
(d) Sugar crop
(e) None of these

(x) Tobacco is an example of:

(a) Kharif crop
(b) Rabi crop
(c) Zaid rabi crop
(d) Zaid Kharif crop
(e) None of these

(xi) Peanuts are:

(a) Roots
(b) Grains
(c) Legumes
(d) Nuts
(e) None of these
(xii) Which of the following insects is friendly for an organic farmer?
(a) Stem borer
(b) Root borer
(c) Boll worm
(d) Mango mealy bug
(e) None of these

(xiii) Money maker, Roma, Red top are some of the varieties of:
(a) Chilies
(b) Potato
(c) Tomato
(d) Onion
(e) None of these

(xiv) Swollen underground stem; an organ of food storage and propagation is called:
(a) Rhizome
(b) Tuber
(c) Scion
(d) Septa
(e) None of these

(xv) Plants having soft, non woody growth are called:

(a) Herkogamous
(b) Hermaphrodite
(c) Herbaceous
(d) Homozygous
(e) None of these

(xvi) Removal of exchangeable sodium from the soil is called:

(a) Denitrification
(b) Desalinization
(c) Desodication
(d) Decortication
(e) None of these

(xvii) Enzymes are biocatalysts and their nature is:

(a) Fat
(b) Carbohydrate
(c) Fiber
(d) Protein
(e) None of these

(xviii) Khapra beetle is the pest of:

(a) Rice
(b) Sorghum
(c) Barley
(d) All of these
(e) None of these

(xix) L-113, PR-100 and BL-4 are the varieties of:

(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Cotton
(d) Sunflower
(e) None of these

(xx) Which one of the following is non essential amino acid?

(a) Lysine
(b) Leucine
(c) Isoleucine
(d) Glutamine
(e) None of the above

PART – II

(i) PART-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.

(ii) Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. All questions carry EQUAL marks.
(iii) Extra attempt of any question or any part of the attempted question will not be
considered.

Q.2. Define biotechnology and discuss in detail the role of biotechnology in crop improvement.
(20)

Q.3. Discuss the role of environmental factors in the development of infectious diseases in plants
and suggest measures to control these diseases. (20)

Q.4. Describe different methods of pest control in crops with main emphasis on biological
control of insect-pests? (20)

Q.5. Discuss in detail the situation of development in agriculture sector in Pakistan and describe
strategies to boost agricultural production in the country. (20)

Q.6. Enumerate the scope of range management in Pakistan and discuss its role in the
development of dairy sector in the country. (20)

Q.7. Discuss in detail different techniques used for the asexual propagation of fruit plants. (20)

Q.8. Write short notes on ANY FOUR of the following: (20)

(a) Factors affecting biological nitrogen fixation

(b) Soil erosion
(c) Crop rotation
(d) Genetic engineering
(e) Effective microorganisms (EM) technology
(f) Prospects of meat industry in Pakistan

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(i) White revolution refers to the revolution in:

(a) Rice production
(b) Milk production
(c) Cotton production
(d) None of these
(e) All of these

(ii) Organic farming is important because of:

(a) Toxic free plants
(b) GMO free
(c) Eco friendly
(d) Healthy for humans
(e) All of these(not sure)

(iii) Which of the following is not a good source of dietary fiber?

(a) Pasta
(b) Brown rice
(c) Egg
(d) Bread
(e) All of these
(iv) The branch of agriculture that deals with rearing of silkworm is called:
(a) Olericulture
(b) Sericulture
(c) Apiculture
(d) Viticulture
(e) None of these

(v) Oryza Sativa is the botanical name of:

(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Barley
(d) Sorghum
(e) None of these

(vi) Xanthomonas citri is the disease causal organism of citrus.

(a) Bark splitting
(b) Foot rot
(c) Canker
(d) Citrus decline
(e) None of these

(vii) Cholistani, Kali, Damani, Kachi and Bibrik are some of the breeds of:
(a) Goats
(b) Camel
(c) Buffalo
(d) Sheep
(e) None of these

(viii) Inflation of mammary glands of milch animals is called:

(a) Johne’s disease
(b) Tuberculosis
(c) Mastitis
(d) Leptospirosis
(e) None of these

(ix) Patoto is an example of:

(a) Root crop
(b) Legumes
(c) Fiber crop
(d) Sugar crop
(e) None of these

(x) Tobacco is an example of:

(a) Kharif crop
(b) Rabi crop
(c) Zaid rabi crop
(d) Zaid Kharif crop
(e) None of these

(xi) Peanuts are:

(a) Roots
(b) Grains
(c) Legumes
(d) Nuts
(e) None of these

(xii) Which of the following insects is friendly for an organic farmer?

(a) Stem borer
(b) Root borer
(c) Boll worm
(d) Mango mealy bug
(e) None of these

(xiii) Money maker, Roma, Red top are some of the varieties of:
(a) Chilies
(b) Potato
(c) Tomato
(d) Onion
(e) None of these

(xiv) Swollen underground stem; an organ of food storage and propagation is called:
(a) Rhizome
(b) Tuber
(c) Scion
(d) Septa
(e) None of these

(xv) Plants having soft, non woody growth are called:

(a) Herkogamous
(b) Hermaphrodite
(c) Herbaceous
(d) Homozygous
(e) None of these

(xvi) Removal of exchangeable sodium from the soil is called:

(a) Denitrification
(b) Desalinization
(c) Desodication
(d) Decortication
(e) None of these
(xvii) Enzymes are biocatalysts and their nature is:
(a) Fat
(b) Carbohydrate
(c) Fiber
(d) Protein
(e) None of these

(xviii) Khapra beetle is the pest of:

(a) Rice
(b) Sorghum
(c) Barley
(d) All of these
(e) None of these

(xix) L-113, PR-100 and BL-4 are the varieties of:

(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Cotton
(d) Sunflower
(e) None of these

(xx) Which one of the following is non essential amino acid?

(a) Lysine
(b) Leucine
(c) Isoleucine
(d) Glutamine
(e) None of the above

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(xix) L-113, PR-100 and BL-4 are the varieties of:

(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Cotton
(d) Sunflower
(e) None of these

Its sugarcane

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(1) Mechanism in which the product of metabolic pathway inhibits an enzyme catalyzing an
early step is called:
(a) Early inhibition
(b) Metabolic inhibition
(c) Feed back inhibition
(d) None of these

(2) The most suitable part of the plant for the study of Meiosis is:
(a) Young bud
(b) Anther
(c) Root tip
(d) Shoot apex

(3) The shrinkage of protoplasm due to osmosis of water from the cell is known as:
(a) Hydrolysis
(b) Endomosis
(c) Dehydration
(d) Plasmolysis

(4) The most abundant compound in nature is:

(a) Starch
(b) Protein
(c) Cellulose
(d) All of these

(5) Antibiotics are produced by the:

(a) Plants
(b) Microorganisms
(c) Animals
(d) All of these

(6) The amino acids which cannot be synthesized by the mammals are called:
(a) Basic amino acids
(b) Non-essential amino acids
(c) Essential amino acids
(d) Non-Polar amino acids
(7) Quantitative traits are measurable traits that show:
(a) Discontinuous variation
(b) Continuous variation
(c) Phenotypic
(d) None of these

(8) The process of programmed cell death is called:

(a) Apoptosis
(b) Necrosis
(c) Degeneration
(d) Both (a) and (b)

(9) Genetic material of an organism changes with:

(a) Age
(b) Environmental change
(c) Nutritional change
(d) None of these

(10) Economically important Genetic traits in plants are influenced by the environment because
these are:
(a) Cytoplasmically inherited traits
(b) Monogenic traits
(c) Polygenic traits
(d) None of these

(11) Only plant cells contains:

(a) Plasma membrane
(b) Mitochondria
(c) Chloroplasts
(d) Nucleolus

(12) The accumulation of CO2 in large quantities in the atmosphere causes the problem of:
(a) Air pollution
(b) Over cooling of atmosphere
(c) Degradation of Biodiversity
(d) Green house effect

(13) The ovary in plants matures into:

(a) Fruit
(b) Seed
(c) Endosperm
(d) Embryo

(14) The first step in Photosynthesis is:

(a) Excitation chlorophyll electron
(b) Photolysis of water
(c) Formation of NADPH2
(d) Formation of ATP

(15) Which one of the following is nonrenewable resource?

(a) Wildlife
(b) Biodiversity
(c) Fossil Fuel
(d) Forest

(16) A plant disease caused by bacteria is called:

(a) Loose smut
(b) Crown gall
(c) Leaf rust
(d) Powdery Mildew

(17) Enzymes are chemically:

(a) Carbohydrates
(b) Lipids
(c) Proteins
(d) None of these

(18) Genes determine:

(a) The sex of a baby
(b) A phenotypic character
(c) Synthesis of a Polypeptide
(d) All of these

(19) “It is the outmost layer of the animal cell, it is thin, delicate, elastic, and capable of self
repair.” The statement is true for:
(a) Cell wall
(b) Cell membrane
(c) Middle Lamella
(d) Nuclear membrane

(20) Biotechnology refers to:

(a) Manipulation of Genes
(b) Cheese Making
(c) Manipulation of Biological Systems
(d) All of these
Write only the correct answer in the Answer Booklet. Do not reproduce the question.

1) Ploidy level of maize plant is:

a) Diploid b) Tetraploid
c) Hexaploid d) None of these

2) Dajal is a breed of:

a) Milking animal b) Draft animal
c) Pet animal d) None of these

3) Seed cotton means:

a) Lint only b) Seed without lint
c) Seed with lint d) None of these

4) Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium provides basis for study of:

a) Population Genetics b) Genetic Engineering
c) Biometrical Genetics d) Menelian Genetics

5) Maize plant has its origin in:

a) Russia b) Africa
c) Middle East d) America

6) Olericulture is the study dealing with:

a) Silk worm b) Vegetable production
c) Honey bees d) Ornamental flowers

7) Gypsum is a rich source of:

a) Calcium + zinc b) Calcium + Potassium
c) Calcium + sulphur d) Calcium + nitrogen

8) Banana fruit is classified in the category of:

a) Berry b) Pomes
c) Sorosis d) None of these

9) True potato seed is the:

a) Potato tuber used for propagation
b) Any plant part used for potato propagation
c) Seed developed within the fuit of potato
d) None of these

10) Eragate are the types of insects which are:

a) Workers in honey bee b) Biting
c) Workers in the species of ant d) None of these

11) "CIMMYT" is an organization working for the improvement of:

a) Rice and cotton b) Pulses and oilseeds
c) Dryland Agriculture d) Wheat and maize

12) In various plant metabolic processes "PPP" stand for:

a) Plant Protection Procedures b) Produce Per Plant
c) Pentose Phosphate Pathway d) None of these

13) Arachnids are the arthropods with:

a) Single pair of legs b) Two pairs of legs
c) Three pairs of legs d) Four pairs of legs

14) Sericulture means:

a) Rearing of honey bees b) Rearing silk worms
c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these

15) The cotton species providing main raw material for textile industry is:
a) Gossypium hirsutum b) Gossypium arboreum
c) Gossypium thurberii d) None os these

16) Inbred lines are developed through selection and inbreeding in:
a) Self pollinated crops b) Cross pollinated crops
c) Asexually propagated crops d) None of these

17) Safflower is:

a) An ornamental plant b) Oil producing plant
c) Leguninous d) Fibre producing plant

18) Continuous selfing in cross pollinated:

a) Improvment in yield b) Poor in performance
c) Growth in vegetative parts d) None of these

19) Soil structure can be improved with addition of:

a) Organic matter b) Chemical fertilizers
c) Gypsum d) None of these

20) Synapsis of chromosomes occurs between:

a) Sister chromatids b) Homologous chromosomes
c) Non homologous d) None of these