agriculture MCQs – Page 89

Practise multiple-choice questions from agriculture for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

1761. The anerobic or partially anaerobic dxidation of carbohydrates with the help of enzymes is called as____________________?
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A. Preservation

B. Dehydration

C. Pasteurization

D. Fermentation
1762. Which one of the following instrument is used for measuring fruit flesh finess__________________?
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A. Magners- Taylor pressure tester

B. Penetometer

C. All the above

D. Effegi instrument

1763. which one of the following fruit is perishable________________________?
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A. Banana

B. Cherry

C. Grapes

D. Mango

1764. Sugarcane is an example of____________________?
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A. Simple food

B. Complex food

C. Nutritious food

D. Simple food

1765. Low temperature in climacteric fruits causes delay in________________________?
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A. Harvesting

B. None of the above

C. Conversion of sugar to starch

D. Ripening
1766. Disease incidences in plants is favored by___________________?
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A. High humidity

B. All the above

C. Low temperature

D. Cloudy weather

1767. Planting distance of about 10-15 meter is recommended for___________________?
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A. Datepalm

B. Mango

C. Banana

D. Apple

1768. Fruits are an excellent source of_____________________?
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A. Vitamins

B. Carbohydrates

C. All the above

D. Minerals

1769. Plants which change from the vegetative to the reproductive stage by producing flowers and fruits when the day become longer is called___________________?
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A. Phototropism

B. Short day plants

C. Long day plants

D. Photoperiod

1770. Mango is grown in soils with pH__________________?
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A. 5.5-7.5

B. 8-May

C. 5.5-8.7

D. 8-Jun

1771. Production of silk is termed as ____________________?
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A. sericulture

B. silvi culture

C. None of the above

D. Apiculture

1772. The science which deals with the path of the food___________________?
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A. Food processing

B. Food technology

C. Food Science

D. Nutrition
1773. A major metabolic process taking place in harvest yield is__________________?
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A. Growth

B. Respiration

C. Absorption

D. transpiration

1774. Fresh foods have water activity (Aw) of____________________?
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A. 1

B. 0.99

C. 1.6

1775. Which one of the following causes deficiency beriberi ___________________?
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A. Vitamin C

B. Vitamin D

C. Vitamin D

D. Vitamin B-1
1776. Parthenocarpic refers to____________________?
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A. Multi seed fruit

B. All the above

C. Seed less fruit

D. Single seeded fruit

1777. Degreening of citrus fruit is achieved by the use of_____________________?
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A. Ethrel

B. Ethepone

C. Cytokinine

D. Ethylene

1778. Deamination, oxidation, polymerization and decarboxylatio observed during irradiation in___________________?
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A. Protein

B. non of these

C. Carbohydrates

D. Water

1779. Folic acid deficiency causes___________________?
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A. Anaemia

B. Beriberi

C. Night blindness

D. Rickets

1780. Reduction in climatic temperature causes reduction in fruit parameters such as__________________?
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A. Change in texture

B. Loss of vitamin C

C. Respiration

D. All the above