Horticulture Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
Horticulture Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
1- Quincunx system of orchard layout is also popularly known as:
(A) Diagonal system
(B) Hexagonal system
(C) Rectangular system
(D) Contour system
2- Which of the following fruit is used to cure high blood pressure:
(A) Jamun
(B) Bael
(C) Avocado
(D) Citrus
3- Date palm is a
(A) Pod
(B) Drupe
(C) Berry
(D) Sorosis
4- Based on photoperiodic response, ‘Papaya’ is classified under:
(A) Long -day plant
(B) Short-day plant
(C) Day -neutral plant
(D) None of the above
5- Planting distance of guava is:
(A) 10 m
(B) 6 m
(C) 3 m
(D) None of these
6- Hypogeal germination is found in which of the following fruit crops:
(A) Mango
(B) Tamarind
(C) Cashewnut
(D) All of them
7- The orange colour in papaya fruit is due to presence of :
(A) Anthocyanin
(B) b-carotene
(C) Flavinoids
(D) Caricaxanthin
8- Which of the following is a deciduous citrus species:
(A) Sweet lime
(B) Rangpur lime
(C) Tahiti lime
(D) Trifoliate orange
9- Which of the following is a free stone Mango species:
(A) Mangifera pajang
(B) Mangifera similis
(C) Mangifera magnifica
(D) Mangifera rufocostat
10- ‘Chicken Tongue’ is a physiological disorder of:
(A) Litchi
(B) Grape
(C) Loquat
(D) Egg fruit
11- Seedless variety of mango is:
(A) Langra
(B) Alphonso
(C) Amrapali
(D) Sindhu
12- Which of the following is a synthetic hybrid of banana:
(A) Robusta (AAA)
(B) Nendran (AAB)
(C) Peyan (AAB)
(D) Bodles altafort (AAAA)
13- ‘‘Rosette’’ of little leaf symptoms in orchard plant is the typical deficiency symptom of:
(A) Molybdenum
(B) Copper
(C) Boron
(D) Zinc
14- For successful grafting, stock and scion shall be of:
(A) Different species
(B) Same species
(C) Similar groups
(D) Different class
15- Number of flowers per panicle in mango is in the range of:
(A) 10-20
(B) 100-500
(C) 50-100
(D) 1000-6000
16- The most efficient insect pollinator in orchard is:
(A) Apis mellifera
(B) Scaeva Pyrastri
(C) Episysrphus balteatus
(D) Apis florae
17- On an average coconut yields:
(A) 22 nuts/palm/year
(B) 44 nuts/palm/year
(C) 66 nuts/palm/year
(D) 88 nuts/palm/year
18- Cold temperature treatment of seeds for inducing germination is referred as :
(A) Scarification
(B) Stratification
(C) Vernalization
(D) Sterilization
19- Edible portion of cabbage is:
(A) Terminal bud
(B) Leaves
(C) Leaves + inflorescence
(D) All of above
20- Vine of bottle gourd is not staked during:
(A) Summer season
(B) Rainy season
(C) Early season
(D) Late season
ANSWERS:
1-(A), 2-(A), 3-(C), 4-(C), 5-(B), 6-(A), 7-(D), 8-(D), 9-(B), 10-(A), 11-(D), 12-(D), 13-(D), 14-(B), 15-(D), 16-(A), 17-(B), 18-(B), 19-(A), 20-(A)