General Science #42 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

GENERAL SCIENCE #42

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

General Science : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

1. How much increase in cultivable land occurred in India from 1952 to 2010?

(a) 20%

(b) 25%

(c) 35%

(d) 40%

Answer: (b)

2. How many nutrients are essential for plants?

(a) 16

(b) 20

(c) 26

(d) 36

Answer: (a)

3. Which of the following species of the honey bee is an Italian species?

(a) Apis cerana indica

(b) Apis dorsata

(c) Apis florae

(d) Apis mellifera

Answer: (d)

4. How many micronutrients are required by plants?

(a) 6

(b) 10

(c) 7

(d) 12

Answer: (c)

5. Weeds are the unwanted plants that grow along with the cultivated plants. How do they affect the crop plants?

(a) By killing plants in the field before they grow

(b) By dominating the plants to grow

(c) Competing for various resources of plants causing low availability of nutrients

(d) All of above

Answer: (c)

6. Among the following statements choose the option which does not describe the benefit of fish culture?

(a) A large number of fishes are raised in the small area

(b) Economically important desired fishes are made available

(c) There is more mortality in the younger stages of the fishes

(d) Through selective hybridization, yield and quality of fishes are improved

Answer: (c)

7. Who is known as the Father of White Revolution?

(a) Dr. G Nammalvar

(b) Abdul Rashid

(c) Dr. Jagadish Chandra Bose

(d) Dr. V. Kurien

Answer: (d)

8. There are present numerous exotic breeds of poultry which have been successfully acclimatized in India. One of the most popular exotic breeds of fowl  in India, which produces long white eggs, has a very small body size, so needs less feed for its maintenance. Choose the right name for the breed with all these characteristics.

(a) Rhode Island Red

(b) White Leghorn

(c) Light Sussex

(d) Black Minorcha

Answer: (b)

8. Along with the indigenous breeds, the exotic varieties of honey bees are also widely used for commercial production of honey in India. The Italian bee, named Apis Mellifera is the most commonly breed domesticated in India. Which of the following is not a reason for the preferential use of this breed?

(a) It is gentle in nature

(b) It has the ability to protect itself from enemies

(c) It has good honey collection capacity

(d) It has prolific queen with more swarming

Answer: (d)

9. Growing different crops in the same field in a pre-planned succession, to improve the quality and quantity of the crop yield and maintain the fertility of soil is known as which of the following?

(a) Crop rotation

(b) Plant breeding

(c) Intercropping

(d) Crop management

Answer: (b)

10. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

(a) White revolution is meant for increase in milk production

(b) Blue revolution is meant for increase in fish production

(c) Increasing food production without compromising with environment quality is called as sustainable agriculture

(d) None of the above

Answer: (d)

11. Rahul often used to go with his father to collect milk from the milk man. One day, the milk man told his father that he is going to purchase a Murrah breed buffalo as he is not able to fulfil the demand of his customers to supply good quality milk. Rahul asked his father about the Murrah buffalo. Among the following statements which might not be the answer by his father?

(a) It is a high milk yielding variety of buffalo

(b) It gives goods quality of milk

(c) It is a very popular exotic breed

(d) It is a breed with massive body

Answer: (c)

12. Which of the following is a fungus disease causing maximum deaths of poultry birds?

(a) Pullorium

(b) Coryza

(c) Rickets

(d) Aspergillosis

Answer: (d)

13. Which of the following is the hybrid breed of buffalo yielding maximum milk?

(a) Jamunapari

(b) Murrah

(c) Shaiwal

(d) Barbary

Answer: (b)

14. Which of the following breed of cow gives more milk?

(a) Bhadawari

(b) Jaffrabadi

(c) Murrah

(d) Sahiwal

Answer: (d)

15. Which hybrid breed of hen has the world record of laying maximum eggs?

(a) White leghorn

(b) Minorca

(c) Karaknath

(d) Vasra

Answer: (a)

16. Which goat is known as queen of milk?

(a) Barbary

(b) Jamunapari

(c) Sannen

(d) Bikaneri

Answer: (c)

17. Which of the following nutrients is not found in common fertilizers?

(a) Nitrogen

(b) Phosphorus

(c) Iron

(d) Potassium

Answer: (c)

18. Dairy animals suffer from various types of diseases, one of which are the infectious diseases. Infectious diseases are mainly caused by viruses and bacteria. These diseases are spread by contact from animal to animal. Identify which of the following are not the infectious diseases?

i. Ringworm

ii. Foot and mouth disease

iii. Salmonellosis

iv.Anaemia

(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) (ii) and (iii)

(c) (i) and (iv)

(d)  (i) and (iii)

Answer: (c)

19. Which of the following management practices should be followed in order to obtain the good quality and quantity of yield in dairy and poultry farming?

i. Proper housing facilities having hygienic conditions

ii. Preventing the entrance of sunlight into the cattle farms

iii. Prevention and control of diseases and pests

iv. Maintenance of proper temperature

(a) (i) and (iii)

(b) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(c) (i), (iii) and (iv)

(d) All of the above

Answer: (c)

20. “Drones” in the honeybee colony are stingless and are unable to gather food. Their main role is to mate with queen bee and help in breeding. Drones are born out from which of the following?

(a) Fertilized eggs and well-nourished larvae

(b) Unfertilized eggs

(c) Fertilized eggs giving heat treatment

(d) Same way as the worker bee is born

Answer: (b)

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