PHYSICAL SCIENCE - 1

1- Nationalization of banks was done in the year-

A) 1959 B) 1969 C) 1965 D) 1975

2- Red soils comes under order-

A) Spodosol B) Ultisol C) Aridisol D) Alfisol

3- In Muncell colour chart, brightness of colour is imdicated by-

A) Chroma B)Hue C) Value D) all of these

4- The term “ Gene” was coined by-

A) Bateson B) johansen C) Johnson D) Morgan

5- Insecticidal properties of DDT was discovered by-

A) Porkney B) Othmer jeidlar C) Havert D) Paul mullar

6- The unit of water use efficiency –

A) Kg-ha/mm B) kg/m3 C) Kg/ha/mm D) both B & C

7- Vector of Little leaf of Brinjal is-

A) Poutista moesta B) pentalonia nigronervosa C) Cestius physitis D) GLh

8- Amount of water needed to produce 1 kg of Rice grain is-

A) 100-300 lit B) 3000- 5000 ml C) 2000-5000 ml d) 3000-5000 lit

9- L- value is measured by-

A) Fertilizer response curve B) Analysis of plant part C) growing of crops D) Q/I relationship

10- Dicots generally exhibits ---- type germination

A) Hypogeal B) Cryptogeal C)Nastigeal D) Epigeal

11- Water drop method of soil structure estimation, stability is measured by falling from a height of—cm and average diameter—are

A) 30 ft & 4.7 inch B) 30 cm & 4.7 mm C) 35 cm & 2.5 cm D) 35 Inch & 4.7 mm

12- Stokes law , v=kr2, the value of k in 20*C in aqueous medium is-

A) 37400 B) 34700 C) 43700 D) 35000

13- Weight of furrow slice of 15 cm of 1 ha land is-

A) 2.25 × 10-6 kg B) 2.25 × 106 lb C) 2.00 × 106 kg D) 2.00 × 106 lb

14- First Nitrogenous fertilizer manufactured in India is-

A) Ammonium sulphate B) Ammonium sulphate nitrate C) CAN D) SSP

15- Mohan Singh Mehta committee was associated with-

A) KVK B) 2- tier panchayet system C) 3- tier panchayet system D) Fertilizer commission

16- Soluble salt content of form at which damage of plant growth may occur at –

A) 0.1 – 2.0% B) 1-2% C) 0.1 – 0.2 % d) > 2.0 %

17- N content of Humic & Fulvic acids are-

A) 1-4 % B) 2- 5% c) 0.1—0.4% D) 5 – 10%

18- NSQ values is –more than 200 but with in 400 , corresponding climatic zone is-

A) Humid B) Per Humid C) Semi Arid D) Arid

19- Humus forming fungi are-

A) Penicilium & Trichoderma B) Alternaria & Aspergillus C) Fusarium & Mucor D) All

20- According to NBSS&LUP, there are – no of Agro- ecological regions in India are

A) 20 B) 61 C) 21 D) 138

21- A soil profile is a Vertical section of soil having depth-

A) 1.5 – 2.0 ft B) 1.5 to 20 m C) 15 – 20 cm D) 1.5 – 2.0 m

22- Stem Melanosis of Wheat is caused due to deficiency of-

A) P B) Cu C) Zn C) S

23- Boron is mainly absorbed in the form of-

A) H3BO3 B) BO3- C) B04

— D) None of these

24- Molybdenum is available when pH value-

A) > 5.6 B) < 5.6 C) >6.5 D) > 7.5

25- The term BIOAVAILABLE Nutrient was coined by-

A) Epstein B) Bray C) Hendrickson D) Barber

26- Mitscherlich factor for Phosphorus is-

A) 0.301 B) 0.40 C) 1.22 D) 0.60

27- “Percent Sufficiency “ concept was given by-

A) Mitscherlich B) Liebig C) Baule D) Warrington

28- --- is the ratio of volume of water present in the soil at a particular time to the volume of pore space

A) Air-filled porosity B) Volume wetness C) Mass wetness D) Degree of saturation

29- Problems of Soil Crusting is severe in--- soils

A) Sandy loam B) Silty clay C) Silty clay loam D) Silt loam

30- Instrument is generally used to evaluate soil crust strength is-

A) Pycnometer B) Permeameter c) Penetrometer D) Irrometer

31- Air filled porosity, which is ratio of Air filled pore volume to the total pore volume when corresponding suction is-

A) 100 cm B) 50 cm C) 100 mm D) 50 mm

32- Soil water potential per unit mass is expressed as-

A) L2T2 B) ML-1T-2 C) MLT-3Φ D) L2T -2

33- The zone of Soil water- almost saturated overlying water table is-

A) Capillary fringe Zone B) Soil water Zone C) Root zone D) Vadose Zone

34- Pot culture method of soil fertility evaluation, crop grown in pots is-

A) Oat B) Sunflower C) cotton D) Wheat

35- Mulder’s Aspergillus Niger test can diagnose Micronutrient -

A) Ca B) Mn C) Zn D) Cu

36- Diamine Putricine accumulates due to deficiency of—

A) S B) Mn C) K D) Mg

37- Which of the following amino acids containing S —

A) valine B) Cestine C) casine D) both A& B

38- Nutrient Index was Developed by-

A) Cate & Nelson B) Sachett & Stewart C) Parker D)Larsen

39- Phosphate potential can be expressed as-

A) pH – ½ pCa B) pCa + pH2SO4 C) pCa + pH2PO4 D) None of these

40- Nutrient element given important for oil seed crops-

A) S B) ca C) Mg D) Mo

41- Sand drawn disease of tobacco occurs due to deficiency of-

A) S B) ca C) Mg D) Mo

42- Which is the formula of leaf index-

A) Leaf area / ground area B) Leaf area/ leaf wt C) Ground area / Leaf area D) leaf area/ leaf volume

43- Global Warming potential of N2O is-

A) 21 B) 210 C) 4500 D) 310

43- Alternate heating and Drying increases availability of-

A) Cu B) B C) K D) Mn

44- Critical N:S ratio for most crop below which Plant shows S deficient- is

A) 15: 1 B) 150:1 C) 16:1 D) 200:1

45- For extraction of Mo by Acid Ammonium Oxalate reagent, pH is maintained-

A) 7.3 B) 3.3 C) 4.5 D) 5.5

46- The Earliest long-term experiment on Manure on Rothamsted was started by-

A) Laws & Gilbert B) Liebig- Mccarthy C) Gilbert & Liebig D) J.w. Leather

47- On an average Cattle dung contains --- % of organic matter

A) 82.5 B) 3.6 C) 15.2 D) 10

48- Bone meal contains --% P2O5

A) 10.5% B) 20 C) 15 D) 10

49- Which group of micro organisms are active during terminal stage of Decomposition-

A) Bacteria B) Actinomycetes C) Fungi D) Protozoa

50- The term “ Hartig Net” was related with-

A) Ectomycorrhizae B) Endomycorrhizae C) VAM D) PGPR

51- Nitrifying bacteria are-

A) Photo Autotroph B) Chemo heterotroph C) Chemo Autotoph D) Photo Autotroph

52- Which of the following Microorganism is Obligate Anaerobic N2 fixer-

A) Beizerinkia B) Clostridium C) Derxia D) Methanomonas

53- Host specificity of legumes with Rhizobium sp. Are due to-

A) Flavonoids B) Isoflavonoids C) Inositol phosphate D) both A & B

54- C:N ratio for Bacteria is-

A) 5:1 b) 7:1 c) 10:1 D) 12:1

55- Which of the following compound is the major component of organic p-

A) Phospholipids B) Nucleic acids C) Inositol phosphate D) ATP

56- Potash content of Illite is-

A) 10 % B) 4-6% C) 1-3% D) 7-11%

57- Which of the following chemical is not a Slow Realease N- Fertilizer-

A) N-Serve B) LCU C) SCU D) IBDU

58- C:N:P:S ratio for common soils is-

A) 140: 10: 1.3: 1.0 B) 100: 11: 1.3 :1.0 C) 140: 10: 1.3: 1.3 D) all of these

59- Which of the following microbe is Denitrifying Bacteria-

A) Bacillus B) Pseudomonas C) Micrococcus D) All of these

60- Potato Scab was caused by-

A) Bacteria B) Actinomycetes C) Fungi D) Nematodes

61- What is the most visible Physical character of cell in Metaphase –

A) Centro some B) Nucleus B) Vacuole D) Chrosome

62- Co- efficient of variation is measured by the formula-

A) Mean/ SD × 100 B) SD/Mean × 100 C) SD/Mean D) Mean/SD

63- Which of the following Mineral is Non potash bearing Mineral-

A) Olivine B) Feldspars C) Muscovite D) Sylvinite

64- Which of the following mineral element fixed in the fixation site of Phosphate anion-

A) Cobalt B) Boron C) Molybdenum D) Zinc

65- The C- axis spacing of Smectitic group of mineral is-

A) 14 nm B) 1.4 nm C) 0.14 nm D) 10 nm

66- Soil forming factors are divided into Active & Passive group was done by-

A) Jenny B) Simmonson C) Docuchev D) Joffe

67- Ultisol are comparable with Alfisol except for having-

A) High base saturation B) High SOM C) High Clay content D) low base saturation

68- In Soil Taxonomy, Great Group is defined largely on the basis of-

A) Diagnostic Surface Horizon B) Soil pH C) Sub surface Horizon D) Texture

69- Important criteria used Classifying soil at the Family & Sub order levels-

A) Soil Temp Regime B) SOM C) Soil Moisture Regime D) Clay content

70- Soil Taxonomy: A comprehensive system is a-

A) Genetic system B) Morpho genetic system C) Intrinsic properties of soil D) None

71- Lithosols & Regosols comes under –

A) Hydromorphic soil B) Azonal Soil C) Intra Zonal soil D) Calcimorphic soils

72- No of Endopedons are found in India –

A) 3 B) 8 C) 9 D) 19

73- Honey Comb Structure is the characteristic phenomena of Soil order-

A) Oxisol B) Vertisol C) Ultisol D) Alfisol

74- The soil properties like Texture, Mineralogical properties, Soil pH are used to categorized soil under-

A) Sub Group B) Family C) Sub order D) Series

75- Effect of climate is totally Nullified by Parent material in which soil order-

A) Aridisol B) Inceptisol C) Entisol D) Andisol

76- Soil Moisture Regime Dominant in India is-

A) Ustic B) Udic C) Xeric D) Torric

77- STR – Cryic & STR- Frigid is distinguished in-

A) Sub order level B) Sub family level C) Sub group level D) Series level

78- Silica : Sesquio oxide ratio for True Laterite soil –

A) 0 B) < 1.2 C) <2.0 D) >2.0

79- Absence of B- Horizon & Presence of Gilgai microrelief are characteristic features of –

A) Inceptisol B) Oxisol C) vertisol D) Andisol

80- In Gujarat, the deltaic alluvium soils which are Sandy loam- to silty clay loam in texture are called-

A) Khadar Soil B) Chalka soil C) Bhavar soil D) Goradhu soil

81- In Andhra Pradesh , Chalka soil is found, whose texture is-

A) Red Sandy loam B) Red Sandy clay loam C) Red silty clay loam D) Red silt loam

82- The book “ Soils of India” was Written by-

A) Moorthy et al B) S.P. Raychaudhuri et al C) Govind rajan et al D) NBSSLUP

83- For village or watershed planning type of suvey used-

A) High intensity detailed survey B) Semi detailed C) Reconnaissance survey D) Aerial photograph

84- Aerial photograph, for stereoscopic analysis contain ---- % of overlap-

A) 85- 90% B) 70- 80% C) 50-65% D) 35- 45%

85- All India Soil Survey scheme was began in-

A) 1935 B) 1942 C) 1971 D) 1982

86- Though total water content in earth is very high, but amount of fresh water is-

A) 2.7 % B) 4% C) 7.5% D) 11%

87- Intercropping is possible when effective “ length of growing season” is –

A) < 20 week B) >20 week C) >27 week D) >35 week

88- Relative leaf water potential is intimately related with-

A) Leaf diffusion rate B) Phloem potential C) Mass flow D) Xylem potential

89- Most common method of surface irrigation is-

A) Check basin B) Flood method C) Border strip D) Drip

90- Sub surface drainage is required for which of the following crop-

A) Kodo B) Tea C) Cinchona D) Cardamom

91- In Universal Soil loss Equation, value of slope length factor used general soils-

A) 0.37 B) 0.05 C) 0.4 D) 0.5

92- In USLE, R developed from-

A) No of Erosion index B) No of Erosive Rainfall C) Rainfall limit D) Critical Erosion Index

93- In Wind erosion equation, soil erodibility index indicated by soil aggregates greater than-

A) 0.82 mm B) 0.84 mm C) 0.88mm D) 0.85 mm

94- When area of watershed is within 10-100 ha , categorized as-

A) Sub watershed B) Mili watershed C) Mini watershed D) Micro watershed

95- Exchange acidity is determined by-

A) Kononova’s method B) Sokonov’s method C) Kappen’s method D) SMP method

96- Cation exchange capacity is determined by leaching soil samples with-

a) NH4Cl B) KCl C) NH4SO4 D) NH4OAC

97- In, submerged soil availability of Phosphorus is –

A) Increase B) Decrease C) No Change D) Fixed

98- Calculation of lime requirement, estimated lime is multiplied with a factor of---

A) 0.77 B) 1.5- 2.0 C) 0.83 D) 1.724

99- Maximum salt tolerant plant is-

A. Barley B) Cotton C) Date palm D) Rice

100- Formula of leaching requirement is-

A) ESPIW/ESPDW B) ECIW/ECDW C) Depth of Dw/Depth of Iw D) All of these

101- In Neutron Moisture meter, detector used is-

A) BF3 enriched with B9 B) NaI crystal C) Be D) BF3 enriched with B10

102- Hydraulic conductivity depends upon properties of

A) Medium B) fluid C) viscosity D) Medium & fluid

103- In liquid state, one water molecule attached with – no molecule by hydrogen bonding-

A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 8

104- Specific heat of soil mineral is-

A) 0.49 B) 0.18 C) 0.24 D) 0.46

105- Gas exchange through diffusion is --- & occurs through pore having diameter—

A) ≥ 90% & > 15 µm B) < 90% & <15 µm C) >85 % & 0.06 mm D) none of these

106- Difference between Soil Air & Free Air, soil air contains- than Atmospheric air

A) More CO2 B) More O2 C) More CO2 & Less N2 D) More CO2 & Less O2

107-The value of diffusion coefficient in fick’s law usually lies in between –

A) 0.6 – 0.8 B) 0.01 – 0.02 C) 0.06- 0.08 D) 2.6-2.7

108- ODR is generally expressed as-

A) g cm -2 sec-1 B) g/cm2 c) g cm-2 min-1 D) cm3/ min

109- In Soil, main process of heat transfer is-

A) Radiation B) conduction C) convection D) Scattering

110- The time difference between Maximum solar radiation and Maximum temperature is called-

A) Thermal inertia B) Albedo C) Thermal lag D) Insulation

111- Thermal diffusivity is the ratio of-

A) Thermal conductivity/ specific heat B) Heat flux / Vol. heat C) thermal conductivity/ vol. heat D) All

112- Thermal conductivity is minimum in which of the following substance-

A) Sand B) Loam C) Clay D) Humus

113- Volumetric heat capacity of a Wet soil is- calculated by the formula

A) pb. Csp B) pw.Csp C) pb.Csp (1+Өm) d) dQ/dT. M

114- The critical value of ODR is-

A) 20 × 10 -8 B) 22 × 10 -8 C) 26 × 10 -8 D) 28× 10 -8

115- ODR is measured by –

A) Air Permeameter B) Pycnometer C) Gasometer D) Platinum weir electrode

116- Alkali soil occurs in these zones receiving rainfall-

A) 55 to 85 cm B) 45 to 65 cm C) 55 to 90 cm D) < 55 cm

117- Calcium carbonate equivalent of Dolomite (CaCO3. MgCO3) is-

A) 108.7 B) 86 C) 136 D) 179

118- Liming Reaction is occurred more rapidly under-

A) Low temp B) Medium temp C) High temp. D) Medium to High temp.

119- Basic slag in India contains -- % Phosphate

A) 20% B) 25% C) 3-8 % D) < 11.5 %

120- Hydroxy Aluminium compound formation starts when ph of the soil solution is –

A) >4.7 B) >5.0 C) >5.5 D) >6.5

121- The most Alkali sensitive plant is-

A) Cotton, at Square formation stage B) pea C) Ground Nut D) Cotton, at germination stage

122- Sulphar fungicide is not recommended for which of the crops—

A) Cruciferaceae B) Malvaceae C) Leguminosae D) Cucarbitaceae

123- The B containing mineral Tourmaline comes under-

A) Orthosilicates B) Cyclosilicates C) Sorosilicates D) Tectosilicates

124- Si:O rario for Single chain inosilicates is-

A) 2.5 B) 2.75 C) 3.0 D) 3.5

125- The Iron containing Smectite is –

A) Beidilite B) Nontronite C) Vermiculite D) Pyrophylite

126- The crop which shows maximum yield reduction in Alkali soil is-

A) Wheat B) Maize C) Rice D) Sugarcane

127- The most important process of Chemical weathering is-

A) Hydrolysis B) Hydration C) Oxidation- reduction D) Carbonation

128- Earth Crust contains - Sedimentary rocks as a whole-

A) 5% B) 85% C) 90% D) 95%

128- The person associated with “T&V” system –

A) Daniel Hamilton B) Albert Meyer C) R.N. Tagore D) Daniel Bonor & Baxtor

129- The First state adopted The “Democratic Decentralization” Or “PanchayetRaj” system-

A) Andhra Pradesh B) Rajasthan C) Gujarat D) Westbengal

130- Bragg, Lee Clark-63 are the varieties of-

A) Sunflower B) Chickpea C) Soyabean D) Maize

131-“ Rotten Neck” of Rice is caused by-

A) Helminthosporium oryzae B) Rhizoctonia solani C) Xamthomonas campestris D) Pyrecularia oryzae

132-“Flaring of Square” of cotton is caused by-

A) Pectinophora gossypiella B) Bemisia tabaci C) Helicoverpa armigera D) Earias vitella

133- The Phenomenon “Photorespiration” is less in – type of plant

A) C3 plant B) C4 plant C) CAM plant D) All

134- Herbicide used as- pre plant incorporation-

A) Diuron B) propanil C) Attrazine D) Flucroralin

135- Rice variety, which act as Geo- indicator of Manganese is-

A) IR-8 B) TKM-6 C) Norin-18 D) IR-36

136- Total incoming solar radiation is measured by-

A) Pyranometer B) Quantum Sensor C) Perheliometer D) Piezometer

137- Gene responsible for Host Identification/ Host specificity of Rhizobium is-

A) Amo-A B) Nod-C C) Nif D) Nir-K

138- The chemical used for-“Dehaulming of Potato” is-

A) GA3 B) Thiourea C) Abscic Acid D) CuSO4

139- Superiority of F1 plants over its parents for Qualitative & quantitative character is known as-

A) Heterosis B) Inbreeding Depression C) Apomixis D) Maternal Effect

140- Which the following codon is known as “Start codon” –

A) UGA B) AUG C) UAG D) UAA

141- Dry Adiabatic lapse rate is-

A) 6.4*/km B) 2.5*/km C) 9.8*/km D) 4.6*/km

142- The shortest distance between Sun & Earth is known as-

A) Perihelion B) Summer solstice C) Apihelion D) Autumn equinox

143- DOLDRUM is located in between-

A) 23.5*N to 23.5*S B) 10*N to 10*S C) 65*N to 90*N D) 5*N to 5*S

144- In Southern hemisphere direction of “Cyclone” is-

A) East to West B) Clockwise C) Anticlockwise D) North to South

145- Stratosphere is expanded from-

A) 18- 50 km B) 8- 50 km C) 20- 70 km D) 18/8 to 50 km

146- Ozone Day is celebrated on-

A) 23rd April B) 5th June C) 23rd Dec D) 16th September

147- Dominant wavelength of a Blackbody radiation curve is calculated by-

A) Rayleigh scatter B) Wien’s displacement law C) Stephan- Boltzmann constant D) Plank’s equation

148- According to Stephan-Boltzmann law, Total ER Radiation from a Body whose temp >Absolute Zero is –

A) M T2 B) M∞ 1/T2 C) M∞1/T4 D)M ∞T4

149- “Chlorophyll absorption band” is located within-

A) 0.45 – 0.67 µm B) 1.4 – 1.9 µm C) 2.2 – 2.7 µm D) 3.5 – 4.7 µm

150- The Imaginary lines joining places having “Equal cloud cover” is known as-

A) Isallobars B) Isoneph C) Isotherm D) Isotach

Match them

151- Conversion factor 154- Minerals

1) N ×---- = NO3 A) 1.66

2) Ca ×---- = CaO B) 3.00

3) S × ---- = SO4 C) 4.44

4) P × ---- = P2O5 D) 1.40

5) Mg × -----= MgO E) 2.29

152)- Soils Type Vs Area 155- Instrument

1) Red Soil A) west Bengal

2) Laterite soil B) Tamilnadu

3) Saline Soil C) Karnataka

4) Black soil D)Uttarpradesh

5) Sodic soil E) Maharashtra

153- Hormone Test 156- Chemical Analysis Method

1) Auxin A) Chlorophyll retention test

2) Gibberelin B) Pea Triple response test

3) Cytokinin C) Rice dwarf seedling test

4) ABA D) Avena curvature test

5) Ethylene E)Rice seedling growth inhibition test

1) Wulfenite A) Mn

2) Covellite B) Zn

3) Smithsonite C) B

4) Rhodocrosite D) Mo

5) Colemanite E) Cu

1) Stomata Opening A) Pyranometer

2) PAR B) Potometer

3) Transpiration rate C) Infrared thermometry

4) SDD D) Porometer

5) Solar Radiation E) Quantum sensor

1) Dry Ashing A) Av. Nitrogen

2) Boric Acid Method B) Total Phosphorus

3) Wet Digestion C) Total Potassium

4) HClO4 digestion D) plant sample- Boron

5) HF & HClO4 digestion E) Organic Carbon

157- Microbes

158) Organic matter 159) vitamins

1) Humic Acid A) Non soluble in Acid & Alkali

2) Fulvic Acid B) Ethanol soluble portion of Humic Acid

3) Humin C) Portion Fulvic acid, insoluble in Alkali

4) β- Humus D) Soluble Alkali, not in Acid

5) Hymatomelanic acid E)Soluble in both Acid & Alkali

160)- Dimensions

1) Nitrosomonas A) Obligate Anaerobes

2) Pseudomonas & Bacillus

B) Photo Autotroph

3) Clostridium C) Micro Aerobes

4) Anabaena D) Facultative Anaerobes

5) Plectonema E) Chemo Autotroph

1) Thiamine A) Blurred vision

2) Alpha Tocopherol B) 4-D syndrome

3) Niacin C) Non Coagulation of blood

4) Riboflavin D) BERI-BERI

5) Phyloquinone E) Sterility

1) Specific heat A) ML-1T-1

2) Volumetric heat B) M0L2T0

3) Viscosity C) M0L-1T-1

4) Intrinsic permeability D)ML-1T -2Ө-1

5) Fluidity E) M0L2T-2Ө-1

Keep saying- ALL IS WELL & WE SHALL OVERCOME

By- Dibakar Roy