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Ghare-Pathare, a periodical, is published by the
1
Department of Agriculture, Assam
2
Irrigation Department of Assam
3
Directorate of Extension Education, AAU, Jorhat
4
Directorate of Research, AAU, Jorhat
Answer: Directorate of Extension Education, AAU, Jorhat
32
'Loose smut' of wheat is a/an disease.
1
soil-borne
2
internally seed-borne
3
externally seed-borne
4
airborne
Answer: internally seed-borne
33
The concept of 'zero' tillage was first postulated by
1
Jethro Tull
2
Wilcox
3
Gardner and Gardner
4
Russell
34
Plant growth is measured by
1
photometer
2
auxanometer
3
luxmeter
4
manometer
35
Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) was set up at Pusa (Bihar) in
1
1905
2
1929
3
1934
4
1942
36
Glyphosate is a herbicide.
1
selective
2
pre-emergence
3
non-selective
4
pre-planting
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37
A short-duration crop in between two main crops is termed as
1
bcash crop
2
catch crop
3
companion crop
4
nurse crop
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38
Thinning is an important cultural process of
1
potato
2
jute
3
sugarcane
4
rice
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39
In India, pigeon pea is the second most important pulse crop after
1
green gram
2
black gram
3
lentil
4
gram
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40
The main constituent of chlorophyll is
1
manganese
2
magnesium
3
copper
4
iron
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41
Which of the following parts of the plant cell is known as 'powerhouse?
1
Mitochondrion
2
Ribosome
3
Chloroplast
4
Golgi apparatus
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42
Papaya is a rich source of
1
vitamin A
2
vitamin B
3
vitamin C
4
vitamin E
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43
Indian Institute of Vegetable Research is located at
1
Ajmer
2
Varanasi
3
Lucknow
4
Kanpur
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44
A plant in which a gene has been transferred through genetic engineering is called
1
hybrid plant
2
pure line
3
backcross line
4
transgenic plant
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45
NBPGR was established by ICAR in New Delhi in the year
1
1976
2
1966
3
1956
4
1946
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