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Top 500 Questions of Vegetable Science (Part 2)

 

  1. Botanical name of brinjal:
    (a) Solanum tuberosum
    (b) Solanum melongena ✓
    (c) Solanum lycopersicum
    (d) Solanum nigrum
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018, 2020, 2022

 

  1. Origin of tomato:
    (a) South America ✓
    (b) Africa
    (c) Asia
    (d) Europe
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Gynoecious lines available in:
    (a) Tomato
    (b) Cucumber ✓
    (c) Cabbage
    (d) Onion
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020, 2021

 

  1. Polyploidy breeding successful in:
    (a) Watermelon ✓
    (b) Tomato
    (c) Onion
    (d) Potato
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

  1. Mutation breeding produced which okra variety?
    (a) Pusa Sawani
    (b) Arka Anamika
    (c) Parbhani Kranti ✓
    (d) Pusa A-4
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018

 

  1. First F1 hybrid tomato in India:
    (a) Pusa Ruby
    (b) Pusa Early Dwarf
    (c) Arka Vikas
    (d) None of these ✓
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020

 

  1. TPS technology developed at:
    (a) IARI
    (b) CPRI ✓
    (c) IIVR
    (d) IIHR
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Seed priming with PEG improves:
    (a) Seed size
    (b) Germination under stress ✓
    (c) Seed color
    (d) Disease resistance
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

  1. ‘Nicking’ means:
    (a) Seed treatment
    (b) Synchronized flowering ✓
    (c) Pruning
    (d) Grafting
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020

 

  1. Bulk method suitable for:
    (a) Self-pollinated crops ✓
    (b) Cross-pollinated crops
    (c) Vegetatively propagated
    (d) All crops
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018

 

  1. Single seed descent method develops:
    (a) Pure lines ✓
    (b) Hybrids
    (c) Mutants
    (d) Polyploids
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

  1. Ideotype breeding concept by:
    (a) Donald ✓
    (b) Borlaug
    (c) Vavilov
    (d) Mendel
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Centers of origin concept by:
    (a) Vavilov ✓
    (b) Darwin
    (c) Mendel
    (d) Hooker
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020, 2022

 

  1. Gene banks conserve:
    (a) Only seeds
    (b) Genetic resources ✓
    (c) Only plants
    (d) Only DNA
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018

 

  1. Svalbard Global Seed Vault in:
    (a) Norway ✓
    (b) Sweden
    (c) USA
    (d) India
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

  1. Microtuber production used in:
    (a) Potato ✓
    (b) Sweet potato
    (c) Carrot
    (d) Radish
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Synthetic seeds contain:
    (a) Somatic embryos ✓
    (b) Zygotic embryos
    (c) Seeds only
    (d) Vegetative buds
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020

 

  1. Embryo rescue used for:
    (a) Distant hybridization ✓
    (b) Selfing
    (c) Mutation
    (d) Polyploidy
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

  1. QTL mapping for:
    (a) Qualitative traits
    (b) Quantitative traits ✓
    (c) Both
    (d) Neither
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Marker Assisted Selection uses:
    (a) Morphological markers
    (b) Molecular markers ✓
    (c) Biochemical markers
    (d) All of these
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020, 2022

 

  1. First transgenic vegetable:
    (a) Flavr Savr tomato ✓
    (b) Bt brinjal
    (c) Golden rice
    (d) Bt cotton
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018

 

  1. Bt brinjal contains gene from:
    (a) Bacillus thuringiensis ✓
    (b) Agrobacterium
    (c) E. coli
    (d) Pseudomonas
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019, 2021

 

  1. Genetic engineering regulated by:
    (a) GEAC ✓
    (b) MOA
    (c) ICAR
    (d) FSSAI
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020

 

  1. Terminator technology produces:
    (a) Sterile seeds ✓
    (b) High yielding seeds
    (c) Disease resistant seeds
    (d) Drought tolerant seeds
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

  1. Plant IPR protected under:
    (a) PPV&FR Act ✓
    (b) Patent Act
    (c) Copyright Act
    (d) Trademark Act
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019, 2020

 

  1. Breeder seed produced by:
    (a) SAUs/ICAR institutes ✓
    (b) Private companies
    (c) Farmers
    (d) NGOs
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018, 2022

 

  1. Truthfully labeled seed certified by:
    (a) Seed producer ✓
    (b) NSC
    (c) SSC
    (d) Government
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020

 

  1. NSKE stands for:
    (a) Neem Seed Kernel Extract ✓
    (b) National Seed Knowledge Exchange
    (c) Natural Seed Keeping Equipment
    (d) None
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Seed rate of tomato per hectare:
    (a) 100-200 g
    (b) 300-400 g ✓
    (c) 500-600 g
    (d) 1-2 kg
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

  1. Optimum temperature for tomato germination:
    (a) 15-20°C
    (b) 25-30°C ✓
    (c) 35-40°C
    (d) 40-45°C
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018, 2020

 

  1. Hot water treatment of seeds at:
    (a) 40-45°C
    (b) 50-55°C ✓
    (c) 60-65°C
    (d) 70-75°C
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Seed treatment with Bavistin for:
    (a) Fungal diseases ✓
    (b) Bacterial diseases
    (c) Viral diseases
    (d) Nematodes
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020

 

  1. Moisture content for seed storage:
    (a) <5% ✓
    (b) 10-15%
    (c) 20-25%
    (d) 30-35%
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

  1. Viability of onion seed maintained for:
    (a) 6 months
    (b) 1 year ✓
    (c) 2 years
    (d) 5 years
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018

 

  1. Seed yield of tomato per hectare:
    (a) 50-100 kg
    (b) 100-150 kg ✓
    (c) 200-250 kg
    (d) 300-400 kg
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Detasseling done in:
    (a) Maize ✓
    (b) Tomato
    (c) Onion
    (d) Cabbage
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020

 

  1. Self-incompatibility controlled by:
    (a) S-locus ✓
    (b) T-locus
    (c) R-locus
    (d) M-locus
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

  1. Protogyny found in:
    (a) Cucurbits ✓
    (b) Solanaceae
    (c) Brassicaceae
    (d) Alliaceae
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018

 

  1. Protandry found in:
    (a) Carrot ✓
    (b) Tomato
    (c) Cabbage
    (d) Onion
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Cleistogamy in:
    (a) Groundnut ✓
    (b) Tomato
    (c) Onion
    (d) Cabbage
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020

 

  1. Scientific name of tomato:
    (a) Solanum lycopersicum ✓
    (b) Lycopersicon esculentum
    (c) Both are correct
    (d) None is correct
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022

 

  1. Tomato is a:
    (a) Day neutral plant ✓
    (b) Short day plant
    (c) Long day plant
    (d) Intermediate day plant
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019, 2020

 

  1. Optimum temperature for tomato growth:
    (a) 10-15°C
    (b) 20-25°C ✓
    (c) 30-35°C
    (d) 35-40°C
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018, 2020, 2021

 

  1. Best soil for tomato cultivation:
    (a) Sandy loam ✓
    (b) Clayey
    (c) Saline
    (d) Alkaline
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019, 2021

 

  1. Seed rate of tomato per hectare:
    (a) 100-200 g
    (b) 300-400 g ✓
    (c) 500-600 g
    (d) 1 kg
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020, 2022

 

  1. Transplanting age of tomato seedlings:
    (a) 10-15 days
    (b) 25-30 days ✓
    (c) 40-45 days
    (d) 50-55 days
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018, 2019, 2021

 

  1. Spacing for tomato:
    (a) 60×45 cm ✓
    (b) 90×90 cm
    (c) 30×30 cm
    (d) 100×100 cm
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019, 2020

 

  1. Fertilizer dose for tomato:
    (a) 120:60:60 kg NPK/ha ✓
    (b) 60:30:30 kg NPK/ha
    (c) 200:100:100 kg NPK/ha
    (d) 40:20:20 kg NPK/ha
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018, 2020, 2021

 

  1. Fruit cracking in tomato due to:
    (a) Boron deficiency
    (b) Irregular watering ✓
    (c) Calcium deficiency
    (d) High temperature
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019, 2020, 2022

 

  1. Blossom end rot due to:
    (a) Calcium deficiency ✓
    (b) Boron deficiency
    (c) Zinc deficiency
    (d) Iron deficiency
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018, 2019, 2020,

 

  1. Determinate tomato variety:
    (a) Pusa Ruby ✓
    (b) Arka Vikas
    (c) Arka Abha
    (d) Pusa Gaurav
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020, 2021

 

  1. Staking done for:
    (a) Indeterminate varieties ✓
    (b) Determinate varieties
    (c) Both
    (d) Neither
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018, 2020

 

  1. Harvesting index for fresh market tomato:
    (a) Green mature stage
    (b) Breaker stage ✓
    (c) Red ripe stage
    (d) Over ripe stage
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019, 2021

 

  1. Yield of tomato per hectare:
    (a) 10-15 tonnes
    (b) 20-25 tonnes
    (c) 30-35 tonnes
    (d) 40-50 tonnes ✓
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020

 

  1. Scientific name of brinjal:
    (a) Solanum melongena ✓
    (b) Solanum tuberosum
    (c) Solanum nigrum
    (d) Solanum torvum
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018, 2020, 2022

 

  1. Origin of brinjal:
    (a) India
    (b) Indo-Burma region ✓
    (c) South America
    (d) Africa
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Seed rate of brinjal per hectare:
    (a) 100-200 g
    (b) 300-400 g ✓
    (c) 500-600 g
    (d) 700-800 g
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020, 2021

 

  1. Transplanting age for brinjal seedlings:
    (a) 4-5 weeks ✓
    (b) 2-3 weeks
    (c) 6-7 weeks
    (d) 8-9 weeks
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018

 

  1. Spacing for brinjal:
    (a) 60×45 cm ✓
    (b) 90×90 cm
    (c) 30×30 cm
    (d) 120×120 cm
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019, 2020

 

  1. Fertilizer dose for brinjal:
    (a) 100:50:50 kg NPK/ha ✓
    (b) 200:100:100 kg NPK/ha
    (c) 50:25:25 kg NPK/ha
    (d) 150:75:75 kg NPK/ha
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

  1. Long fruited brinjal variety:
    (a) Pusa Purple Long ✓
    (b) Arka Navneet
    (c) Pusa Kranti
    (d) Arka Shirish
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018

 

  1. Brinjal yield per hectare:
    (a) 15-20 tonnes
    (b) 25-35 tonnes ✓
    (c) 40-50 tonnes
    (d) 50-60 tonnes
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020

 

  1. Scientific name of chilli:
    (a) Capsicum annuum ✓
    (b) Capsicum frutescens
    (c) Capsicum chinense
    (d) All of these
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019, 2021

 

  1. Origin of chilli:
    (a) Mexico ✓
    (b) India
    (c) China
    (d) Brazil
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018, 2020

 

  1. Pungency in chilli due to:
    (a) Capsaicin ✓
    (b) Piperine
    (c) Curcumin
    (d) Gingerol
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019, 2020, 2022

 

  1. Seed rate of chilli per hectare:
    (a) 100-200 g
    (b) 300-400 g
    (c) 500-600 g
    (d) 1-1.5 kg ✓
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

  1. Transplanting age for chilli seedlings:
    (a) 4-5 weeks ✓
    (b) 2-3 weeks
    (c) 6-7 weeks
    (d) 8-9 weeks
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018, 2020

 

  1. Spacing for chilli:
    (a) 60×45 cm ✓
    (b) 90×90 cm
    (c) 30×30 cm
    (d) 120×120 cm
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Fertilizer dose for chilli:
    (a) 100:50:50 kg NPK/ha
    (b) 120:60:60 kg NPK/ha ✓
    (c) 80:40:40 kg NPK/ha
    (d) 150:75:75 kg NPK/ha
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020, 2021

 

  1. First harvest of chilli after transplanting:
    (a) 45-50 days
    (b) 60-70 days ✓
    (c) 80-90 days
    (d) 100-110 days
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018

 

  1. Bell pepper is also called:
    (a) Capsicum ✓
    (b) Tomato
    (c) Brinjal
    (d) Chilli
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019, 2020

 

  1. Which chilli variety is highly pungent?
    (a) Byadgi
    (b) Guntur
    (c) Teja ✓
    (d) Jwala
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

  1. Scientific name of potato:
    (a) Solanum tuberosum ✓
    (b) Solanum melongena
    (c) Solanum lycopersicum
    (d) Solanum nigrum
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018, 2020, 2022

 

  1. Origin of potato:
    (a) South America ✓
    (b) North America
    (c) Europe
    (d) Asia
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Potato is propagated through:
    (a) Seeds
    (b) Tubers ✓
    (c) Cuttings
    (d) Bulbs
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020, 2021

 

  1. Seed rate of potato per hectare:
    (a) 500-600 kg
    (b) 1500-2000 kg ✓
    (c) 3000-4000 kg
    (d) 5000-6000 kg
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018

 

  1. Optimum temperature for potato tuberization:
    (a) 10-15°C
    (b) 15-20°C ✓
    (c) 25-30°C
    (d) 30-35°C
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019, 2020

 

  1. Earthing up in potato is done:
    (a) 30-35 days after planting ✓
    (b) At planting
    (c) At flowering
    (d) Before harvest
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

  1. Which is a early potato variety?
    (a) Kufri Chandramukhi ✓
    (b) Kufri Jyoti
    (c) Kufri Sindhuri
    (d) Kufri Badshah
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018, 2020

 

  1. Potato yield per hectare:
    (a) 10-15 tonnes
    (b) 20-25 tonnes ✓
    (c) 30-35 tonnes
    (d) 40-50 tonnes
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Green potato tubers contain:
    (a) Solanine ✓
    (b) Capsaicin
    (c) Allicin
    (d) Cucurbitacin
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020, 2021

 

  1. Which PGR is used for breaking potato dormancy?
    (a) GA3 ✓
    (b) NAA
    (c) Ethylene
    (d) ABA
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018

 

  1. Seed plot technique used in:
    (a) Potato ✓
    (b) Tomato
    (c) Onion
    (d) Cabbage
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019, 2020, 2021

 

  1. Critical photoperiod for potato tuberization:
    (a) Short days ✓
    (b) Long days
    (c) Day neutral
    (d) Intermediate days
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020

 

  1. Most common potato variety in India:
    (a) Kufri Jyoti
    (b) Kufri Bahar
    (c) Kufri Sindhuri ✓
    (d) Kufri Lauvkar
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

  1. Tomato variety resistant to leaf curl virus:
    (a) Pusa Ruby
    (b) Pusa Gaurav ✓
    (c) Arka Vikas
    (d) Arka Saurabh
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018, 2020

 

  1. Tomato variety suitable for processing:
    (a) Pusa Ruby
    (b) Roma ✓
    (c) Arka Vikas
    (d) Pusa Early Dwarf
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Brinjal variety resistant to shoot and fruit borer:
    (a) Pusa Purple Long
    (b) Pusa Kranti
    (c) Arka Navneet
    (d) Arka Neelkanth ✓
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020, 2021

 

  1. Chilli variety with high vitamin C:
    (a) Jwala
    (b) Guntur
    (c) Byadgi
    (d) Arka Lohit ✓
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018

 

  1. Potato variety resistant to late blight:
    (a) Kufri Chandramukhi
    (b) Kufri Jyoti ✓
    (c) Kufri Sindhuri
    (d) Kufri Badshah
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019, 2020

 

  1. Tomato pruning involves removal of:
    (a) Terminal bud
    (b) Suckers ✓
    (c) Roots
    (d) Flowers
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

  1. Brinjal fruit is botanically a:
    (a) Berry ✓
    (b) Pepo
    (c) Pome
    (d) Drupe
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018

 

  1. Chilli fruit is botanically a:
    (a) Berry ✓
    (b) Capsule
    (c) Siliqua
    (d) Nut
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Potato tuber is modified:
    (a) Stem ✓
    (b) Root
    (c) Leaf
    (d) Flower
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020, 2021, 2022

 

  1. Which is a hybrid tomato?
    (a) Pusa Ruby
    (b) Arka Vikas ✓
    (c) Pusa Early Dwarf
    (d) Sioux
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018

 

  1. First harvest of tomato after transplanting:
    (a) 45-50 days
    (b) 60-70 days ✓
    (c) 80-90 days
    (d) 100-110 days
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019

 

  1. Flower drop in tomato can be controlled by:
    (a) NAA spray ✓
    (b) GA3 spray
    (c) 2,4-D spray
    (d) Ethylene spray
    Asked in:UPCATET 2020, 2021

 

  1. ‘Suckers’ in tomato are:
    (a) Axillary shoots ✓
    (b) Roots
    (c) Flowers
    (d) Fruits
    Asked in:UPCATET 2018

 

  1. ‘Dehaulming’ in potato means:
    (a) Cutting tops before harvest ✓
    (b) Earthing up
    (c) Irrigation
    (d) Fertilization
    Asked in:UPCATET 2019, 2020

 

  1. ‘Greening’ of potato tubers occurs due to:
    (a) Exposure to light ✓
    (b) Over irrigation
    (c) High temperature
    (d) Disease
    Asked in:UPCATET 2021

 

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