Tnpsc Ao free mock test

Time left =

TNPSC AO exam date 2023, tnpsc ao syllabus, tnpsc ao notification, tnpsc ao, tnpsc ao question paper, tnpsc ao free mock test

1. The temperature limit for heated air drying for seed is
   1. 65°F
   2. 87°F
   3. 110°F
   4. 168°F
   
   
2. Certification shall be conducted by the certification Agency notified under which of the following section of the Seeds Act, 1966.
   1. Section 9
   2. Section 5
   3. Section 8
   4. Section 19
   
   
3. If 22 acres of area registered by a seed produced for Bajra certified seed production, how many heads to be counted by the seed certification officer· at the time of first field Inspection?
   1. 700 heads
   2. 900 heads
   3. 8000 heads
   4. 9000 heads
   
   
4. Which of the following crop the Seed Multiplication Ratio (SMR) is low?
   1. Paddy
   2. Maize
   3. Bajra
   4. Groundnut
   
   
5. What is the colour of certification tag for certified class seed?
   1. White
   2. Opal Green
   3. Azare Blue
   4. Golden Yellow
   
   
6. Bunchy top of banana disease is transmitted by
   1. Helopeltis antonii
   2. Phymatostetha deschampes
   3. Pentalonia nigronervosa
   4. Stephanitis typicus
   
   
7. The chemical responsible for the production of silver shoot in rice due to the attack by rice gall midge is
   1. Cumanin
   2. Cecidogen
   3. Oryzinone
   4. Phenol
   
   
8. In Insects, if the food resources shared equally by the competing members it is called
   1. Contest competition
   2. Inter competition
   3. Scramble competition
   4. Mutualistic competition
   
   
9. First report of Nematode associated with a plant diseases was observed by
   1. Hiltner
   2. Needham
   3. Mckinney
   4. Mayer
   
   
10. The Pest as grub which completes its life cycle in one year is
    1. Scirpophaga nivella
    2. Acigona steniella
    3. Chilo auricilius
    4. Holotrichia serrata
    
    
11. The following is not a characteristic ofland
    1. Free gift of Nature
    2. Permanent resource
    3. Distinct characteristic features from location to location
    4. Supply is elastic
    
    
12. The slope of Isoquant indicates
    1. Marginal rate of product substitution
    2. Marginal rate of technical substitution
    3. Elasticity of substitution
    4. Elasticity of supply
    
    
13. At Break event point, the profits to the farmer is
    1. Negative
    2. Zero
    3. Positive
    4. Cannot be calculated
    
    
14. Which of the following is/are irrational zone(s) of production
    1. I zone
    2. II zone
    3. III zone
    4. I and III zone
    
    
15. This method of depreciation is suitable for livestock assets
    1. Straight line method
    2. Diminishing balance method
    3. Sum of year digit method
    4. Annual revaluation method
    
    
16. If the price of coffee rises from Rs.45 per 250 gms per pack to Rs. 55 per 250 gram per pack, and as a result the consumer's demand for tea increases from 600 packs to 800 packs of 250 gms, then the cross elasticity of demand of tea for coffee is
    1. 0.7
    2. 1.43
    3. 1.34
    4. 1.5
    
    
17. Allocative efficiency is also called as
    1. Pricing efficiency
    2. Physical efficiency
    3. Technical efficiency
    4. Operational efficiency
    
    
18. The difference between the price paid by the consumer and t he price received by the farmer is
    1. Price spread
    2. Market margin
    3. Wholesale price
    4. Retail price
    
    
19. A market in which the purchase and sale of a commodity takes place at time 't' but the exchange of commodity takes place on some specified date in future i,e time t + 1
    1. Forward market
    2. Spot market
    3. Secular market
    4. National market
    
    
20. Agricultural markets were classified into regulated and unregulated market on the basis of
    1. Basis of stage of marketing
    2. Basis of degree of competition
    3. Basis of nature of transactions
    4. Extent of public intervention
    
    
21. who defined audience segmentation is a communication strategy that consists of identifying certain subaudience within a total audience and then conveying a special message to each of these sub audiences
    1. Klapper
    2. Rogers
    3. Dey
    4. Berlo
    
    
22. S - M- C - R - E model of communication was proposed by
    1. Leagar
    2. Rogers and Shoemaker
    3. Berlo
    4. Shannon - Weaver
    
    
23. Display type of visual aids
    1. Posters - Bulletin Bounds, models - exhibits
    2. Slide - Filmship - Demonstrations
    3. Flash cards-Pullchart- Slide
    4. None of the above
    
    
24. Extension teaching methods according to their use
    1. Written - spoken-visual- spoken and visual
    2. Individual, group and mass contact
    3. Micro computer, E - mail and internet
    4. None of the above
    
    
25. The State having the highest area under fruits
    1. Kerala
    2. Tamil Nadu
    3. Maharashtra
    4. Karnataka
    
    
26. The guidelines for Intellectual property management and commercialization of technologies in the ICAR came into operation with effect from 2nd October,
    1. 1996
    2. 2006
    3. 2016
    4. 2000
    
    
27. In first Five Year Plan, percentage of agriculture and allied sector to total outlay is
    1. 20%
    2. 21%
    3. 24%
    4. 31%
    
    
28. The medium range weather forecasting is valid for
    1. 3 days
    2. 3-10 days
    3. 15 - 20 days
    4. 21- 25 days
    
    
29. Identify ,the correct order of atmospheric layer arrangement from the surface of the earth to the top layer of atmosphere.
    1. Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
    2. Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere
    3. Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere
    4. Thermosphere,Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere .
    
    
30. Total number of agro - climatic zones of Tamil Nadu is
    1. 5
    2. 7
    3. 9
    4. 11
    
    
31. The recommended pre emergence herbicide for Maize and Pulse inter crop is
    1. Atrazine@ 0.75 Kg aL / ha
    2. Pendimethalin-@-0. 75 Kg a.L / ha
    3. Butachlor @ 1.0 Kg ai / ha
    4. Quizalofop ethyl@ 0.5 Kg ai / ha
    
    
32. Soil structure classification based on general shapes and arrangement of peds are called
    1. Types of structure
    2. Grades of structure
    3. Classes of structure
    4. None of the above
    
    
33. Soil order characterized by low (< 35%) base saturation and accumulation of clay in sub soil is called as
    1. Aridisols
    2. Spodosols
    3. Mollisols
    4. Ultisols
    
    
34. __________ is an example for ferromagnesian phyllosilicate minerals.
    1. Biotite
    2. Feldspars
    3. Orthoclase
    4. Amphiboles
    
    
35. Which of the following epipedon has high organic matter?
    1. Histic
    2. Natric
    3. Salic
    4. Oxic
    
    
36. The columnar soil structure is observed in __________ soils.
    1. Saline
    2. Sodic
    3. Black
    4. Red
    
    
37. Tiller Production in rice is greatly affected by
    1. Complete drainage
    2. Prolonged stagnation of water
    3. Alternate wetting and drying
    4. Short period submergence
    
    
38. Identify the 1ncorrect/wrong statement about irrigation
    1. Irrigation is to provide crop insurance against short duration droughts
    2. Irrigation is to cool the soil and atmosphere
    3. Irrigation is to keep the soil wet
    4. Irrigation is to wash out/dilute salts in soils
    
    
39. Intermittent "on" and "off' system is followed in __________ irrigation system.
    1. Level border
    2. Border strip
    3. Surge
    4. Basin
    
    
40. The plant sample for tissue analysis to diagonose nutrient deficiency should consider
    1. Physiological age of crops
    2. Chronological age of crops
    3. Stage of crop maturity
    4. All the above
    
    
41. Which of the following BGA is not widely distributed in rice growing tracts of India
    1. Anabaena
    2. Nostac
    3. Calothrix
    4. Tolypothrix
    
    
42. Under the provisions of UPOV 1991 Act, a plant variety must s atisfy the criteria viz. ,novelty, distinction, uniformity and
    1. Purity
    2. Heterozygosity
    3. Homozygosity
    4. Stability
    
    
43. Conservation of germplasm in its natural habitate or in the area where it grows naturally is known as
    1. in-situ conservation
    2. cryopreservation
    3. conservation in gene bank
    4. ex-situ conservation
    
    
44. NBPGR has substation at ________to represent arid zone.
    1. Akola
    2. Kota
    3. Jodhpur
    4. Jaipur
    
    
45. Which one of the following chemical is used for creating high osmoticum forprolonged storage of culture?
    1. Paclobutrazole
    2. Chlormequat
    3. Sorbitol
    4. Naphthalene acetic acid
    
    
46. Which one of the following is not a property of a good host for gene cloning?
    1. lack active restriction enzyme
    2. have methylase
    3. easy to transform
    4. support the replication of recombinant DNA
    
    
47. A collection of plasmid clone containing recombinant DNA molecules so that the sum total of DNA insert represent the entire· gene of the concerned organism is called
    1. cDNA clone
    2. Genomic library
    3. Gene Bank
    4. cDNA library
    
    
48. The chairman of the state variety release committee
    1. Director of state seed corporation
    2. Director of Agriculture of the state
    3. Director of seed certification
    4. Additional Director of agriculture
    
    
49. Seed village concept facilitates the empowerment of Agriculture farmers
    1. To make High Profit through export
    2. To meet the requirement of quantity of quality seed
    3. To facilitate to become sew company
    4. To supply for Government demand
    
    
50. Acid dehnting is recommended for fuzzy cotton seed at the rate of
    1. 10 ml con.sulphuric acid/kg of seeds
    2. 100 ml con. sulphuric acid/kg of seeds
    3. 50 ml con.sulphuric acid/kg of seeds
    4. 25 ml con. sulphuric acid/kg of seeds
    
    

Please give your valuable feedback and Kindly share your opinion

---