Horticulture Important MCQs

1 - The storage life of mushroom at 35ºF with R.H of 90% is___________________?






3-5 days

2 - Gulkand is made from the most common beautiful flower of_______________?






Rose

3 - A branch of horticulture dealing with the production and marketing of vegetable is called__________________?






Olericulture

4 - A branch of Horticulture dealing with the production of fruits and their distribution is called_______________?






Pomology

5 - A branch of science which deals with ornamental and vegetables is called___________________?






Horticulture

6 - A condition of green plant in which they become unhealthy and pale yellow in colour in known as_________________?






Chlorsis

7 - A controlled oxidation process by which all organisms ultimately obtain the energy stored in organic compound is known as_______________?






Respiration

8 - A flower having many pistils on same receptacle develop____________________?






Aggregate fruit

9 - A form of controlled atmosphere storage in which the produce is stored in a partial vacuum is called_________________?






Hypo baric storage

10 - A form of controlled atmosphere storage in which the produce is stored in a partial vacuum is called___________________?






Hypo baric storage

11 - A group of plants providing food, fiber and shelter is____________________?






Angiosperm

12 - A major metabolic process taking place in harvest yield is__________________?






Respiration

13 - A paranchy matous outer growth in the minor wall of the ovary to which the ovules are attached is called ___________________?






Placenta

14 - A paranchy matous outgrowth in the inner wall of the ovary to which the ovules are attached is called___________________?






Placenta

15 - A phenomenon of fusion of male and female gametes is known_______________?






Fertilization

16 - A physiological aging activity in which plant tissues degenerate and ultimately die is called___________________?






Senescence

17 - A pigment sensitive to light is known as___________________?






Photo receptor

18 - A plant hormone which promote cell division known as_____________________?






Cytokinins

19 - A plant part which provides top and fruit bearing surface is called__________________?






Scion

20 - A process by which a piece of scion is attached to a root stock in a way that eabium of both scion and root stock came in firm contact, resulting is a new tissue is called_________________?






Grafting

21 - A process off converting light energy into useful chemical energy_________________?






Photosynthesis

22 - A propagation technique in which instead of wrapping the notched portion is burried in the ground is called________________?






Ground layering

23 - A pruning management done to develop a tree framework strong cough to bear large number of fruits without breaking of branches is known as _________________?






All the above

24 - A pruning management done to develop a tree framework strong cough to bear large number of fruits without breaking of branches is known as_________________?






All the above

25 - A reproductive part of the plant which is responsible for the production of fruits and seeds is called ________________?






Flower

26 - A science which deals with classification of plants is called___________________?






Taxonomy

27 - A series of electron transport coupling factors which transfer along an electro chemical ingredients, yielding ATP, in light is called_________________?






Photophosphorrylation

28 - A technique which involves separating vegetative parts like rhizome offset, corns and sucker from the parent plant is called_________________?






Division

29 - A woody plant with a climbing growth habit is called_____________________?






Vine

30 - Absence of chlorophyll in the plant is known as_____________________?






Albinism

31 - According to national commission of Pakistan, post harvest losses in fruits are_________________?






20-40%

32 - According to national commission of Pakistan, post harvest losses in fruits are____________________?






20-40%

33 - Activities of plant tissues ceases at minimum temperature of ____________________?






4ºC

34 - Adaptability, germination ability and variation the advantages of___________________?






Cross Pollination

35 - Aging process in which all plant parts except seeds die is called_________________?






Complete Senescence

36 - Air layering is also known as_________________?






Ghooti

37 - Almond belongs to family_________________?






Rosaceae

38 - Alternate bearing is the serious problem of_____________________?






Mango

39 - An atmosphere with reduced concentration of O2 and increased concentration of CO2 is called_______________?






Controlled atmosphere

40 - Anacardiaceous is the family of_________________?






Mango

41 - Anaerobic respiration is known as___________________?






Fermentation

42 - Anaerobic respiration is known as____________________?






Fermentation

43 - Anthesis starts in onion. at__________________?






8.00 am

44 - Anti-oxidants is used to prevent food from___________________?






Over npening

45 - Apple apricot, plum, date, olive and peaches are rich in________________________?






Minerals

46 - Approximately caloric value in Kcal/100 g of almond is__________________?






500

47 - Auxins and cytokinins are________________?






Growth regulators

48 - Banana belongs to type of fruit where the edible portion is ___________________?






Berry

49 - Banana is a rich source of__________________?






Carbohydrates

50 - Bunchy top disease of banana is___________________?






Viral disease

51 - Cabbage and cauliflower are also___________________?






Cole crop

52 - Cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, knol-knol are_____________________?






Cole crop

53 - Calyx and corolla together are called__________________?






Perianth

54 - Carbohydrates are separated by___________________?






Gas liquid chromatography

55 - Carrot, Radish, Turnip, Cabbage and beet are the____________________?






Annuals

56 - Cataracts, a form of impaired vision in which the lens of eye become opaque in old age is caused due to the deficiency of________________?






Folic acid

57 - chemicals which induce leaf fall are called____________________?






Defoliant

58 - Chillies belongs to family___________________?






Solanaceae

59 - Chilling injury in fruits occurs due to__________________?






All the above

60 - Citrus belongs to the___________________?






Rutaceae

61 - Citrus canker is a disease caused by ___________________?






Bacteria

62 - Citrus has its origin in____________________?






Indo- Chinese region

63 - Citrus is divided into three genera, citrus, poncirus and fortunate by______________________?






Swingle

64 - Citrus orchards are usually planted in___________________?






Square system

65 - Citrus root stock seeding are ready for budding after_____________________?






01 months

66 - Citrus root stock species are propagated through_________________?






Seeds

67 - Citrus tree can tolerate soil pH_________________?






5.5-8.5

68 - Cleft grafting is most successful in_________________?






Apple

69 - Club-root is the disease of____________________?






Cabbage

70 - Coconut is propagated by____________________?






Sucker

71 - Coding moth is major pest of___________________?






Apple

72 - Collar rot in chilies is caused by ___________________?






Phytophatara cupsa

73 - Commercial grape cultivation is called__________________?






Viticulture

74 - Commercial growth inhibitors include__________________?






All the above

75 - Commercial production of fruits is known as_____________________?






Orchading

76 - Common varieties of rose are developed by___________________?






Cutting

77 - Cosmos, chrysanthemum, poinsettia are the examples of _________________?






Short day plants

78 - Cotton fiber are made up of___________________?






Cellulose

79 - Crossed between mandarin and grape fruit make________________________?






Tangelos

80 - Cucumber, Kidney bean, pea and tomato are the example of _______________________?






Day natural plants

81 - Cultivation of grapes is called___________________?






Viticulture

82 - Decidous fruits can be planted in __________________?






Both a & b

83 - Degeneration and death of aerial plant parts is called___________________?






Partial Senescence

84 - Degradation of green colour of fruits is due to___________________?






All the above

85 - Degreening of citrus fruit is achieved by the use of_____________________?






Ethrel

86 - Development of distorted swollen leaves which become inverted translucent and eventually necrotic is known as_________________?






Vitrification

87 - Direct effect of pollen grains on the female tissues of the ovary is called__________________?






Metaxenia

88 - Disease incidences in plants is favored by___________________?






All the above

89 - Eating quality of the fruits is determined by_____________________?






All the above

90 - Edible part of apple is __________________ ?






fleshy aril

91 - Edible seed like almonds, pea cons are known as____________________?






Nuts

92 - Enzymes are__________________?






Catalyst

93 - Establishment of new crop naturally or artificially is _________________?






Regeneration

94 - Ethylene has horticulture uses such as___________________?






All the above

95 - Excess of nitrogen_____________________?






Delays ripening

96 - First intergeneric hybrid between radish and cabbage was made by_______________________?






Karpehenko (1927)

97 - Fleshy fruits developed from the ovary wall with out stony layer are known as____________________?






Berry

98 - Formation of male and female gametes in the flower is called__________________?






Gametogenesis

99 - From which part of coconut tree coir is obtained___________________?






Pericarp of fruit

100 - From which part of turmeric plant the turmeric powder is obtained__________________?






Dried rhizome

101 - Fruit in which edible portion is thalamus are known as___________________?






Pome

102 - Fruits are an excellent source of_____________________?






All the above

103 - Fruits ripen better at a relative humidity of at least________________________?






0.9

104 - Genus of citrus is____________________?






All the above

105 - Ginger and turmeric are propagated by________________________?






Rhizome

106 - Green vegetables are source of _______________ ?






folate

107 - Green vegetables are the source of _________________?






Foliate

108 - Growing of vegetables for the consumption of local market and large center is_________________?






Market gardening

109 - Guava grown in soils with pH _____________________?






4.5-8.5

110 - Guava, tomato, ber and melons are rich in__________________?






Vitamin C

111 - Gumosis is disease of___________________?






Citrus

112 - Heat requirement to change 1 Kg of a substance at its boiling point from the liquid to vapour is called__________________?






Heat of vaporization

113 - Highly specialized plants which reproduced by seeds are called__________________?






Angiosperm

114 - How many crop of potato are sown annually_________________?






3

115 - How many training system are__________________?






Three

116 - How much area in Pakistan is under horticultural crops ___________________?






0.06

117 - How much grams of vegetables and fruits are recommended for a balanced diet per day by WHO__________________?






450 grams

118 - How much of the earth surface is covered with water ___________________?






0.7

119 - If humidity is more transpiration will be_____________________________?






Less

120 - Imperfect flower is___________________?






Unisexual

121 - In apple wool aphid is genetically controlled by___________________?






ID

122 - In bhindi production of foundation seed needs an isolation distance of___________________?






200 meters

123 - In California the age of citrus tree is____________________?






75-100 years

124 - In date palm male spathes enclose how many flowers_______________?






10000

125 - In day time plants release_________________?






Oxygen

126 - In green vegetables, the limiting amino acid is____________________?






Methionine

127 - In Holy Quran which one of the following fruits have been especially mentioned____________________?






All the above

128 - In mango and carrot how much vitamin C (mg/100 gm)is present__________________?






30

129 - In orange aroma is developed by__________________?






Citral

130 - In Pakistan hockey sticks are generally made from__________________?






Morus alba

131 - In plants the food is stored in the form of ____________________?






Strach

132 - In plants when glucose is more than its requirement the surplus is converted into____________________?






Starch

133 - In ripened banana the aroma is due to presence of____________________?






Eugenol

134 - In seed formation the outer integument of the ovule shrinks and forms the seed coat, is called as_________________?






Tesla

135 - In spinach cross pollination takes place by___________________?






Wind

136 - Increased flower size has made tetraploidy important for___________________?






Horticulturist

137 - Inflorescence of mango ____________________?






Terminal panicle

138 - Jack fruit belong to family__________________?






Moraceae

139 - Lemon plant is commercially propagated by____________________?






seed

140 - Lenticular transpiration generally occurs in____________________?






Woody plants

141 - Lettuce is____________?






Leaf

142 - Liquid food drinking is_____________________?






Pinoeytosis

143 - Loss of sensation and heart enlargement are caused due to deficiency of__________________?






Vitamin B

144 - Loss off leaves due to seasonal change is_________________?






Defoliation

145 - Low temperature in climacteric fruits causes delay in________________________?






Ripening

146 - Main factors affecting production and quantity of citrus is___________________?






All the above

147 - major source of sugar in world is________________?






Beet roots

148 - Mango are planted in which of the following layout system____________________?






Square system

149 - Mango fruit can best be cooled by means of___________________?






Hydro cooling

150 - Mango is grown in soils with pH__________________?






5.5-8.7

151 - Mango propagation is more successful by_______________________?






Grafting

152 - Mango stock for grafting is raised from ____________________ ?






Stones

153 - Nitrogen requirement for citrus plant per year is___________________?






4Kg

154 - Objective of pruning include___________________?






all the above

155 - Optimum temperature, minimum temperature and maximum temperature are collectively called_________________?






Cardinal temperature

156 - Ornamental Horticulture is the combination of____________________?






Floriculture and landscape

157 - Out door production of vegetables, out of their normal season is known as______________________?






vegetable forcing

158 - Papaya fruit is___________________?






Pome type

159 - Parthenocarpic refers to____________________?






Seed less fruit

160 - Parthenogenesis is most commonly seen in_______________________?






Grape

161 - Phoenix dactylifera belongs to the family___________________?






Palmeae

162 - Photophosphorylation is process of generating_____________________?






ATP

163 - Photosynthesis takes place in_____________________?






Only leaves

164 - Plant growth regulator found in terminal and lateral buds is___________________?






Auxins

165 - Plant gums and mucilages are__________________?






Disaccharides

166 - Plant hormones present in the apices of shoots and leaf primordials are __________________?






Gibberellins

167 - Plant parts useful for extraction of opium from papaver saminiferaim are__________________?






Unripe fruit

168 - Planting distance of about 10-15 meter is recommended for___________________?






Mango

169 - Planting distance of Falsa is___________________?






2.5m

170 - Plants having monoecious flower are_____________________?






All the above

171 - Plants which change from the vegetative to the reproductive stage by producing flowers and fruits when the day become longer is called___________________?






Long day plants

172 - Plants which shed their leaves during winter are ___________________?






Processing

173 - Plants which shed their leaves during winter are___________________?






deciduous

174 - Plants with persistent leaves are___________________?






Evergreen

175 - Poncirus sweet orange is the hybrid cross of __________________?






Citranges

176 - Poncirus sweet orange is the hybrid cross of_________________?






Citranges

177 - Potato when fried, excessive browning develops due to _______________________?






None of the above

178 - Production of silk is termed as ____________________?






sericulture

179 - Propagation of guava is done by___________________?






Layering

180 - Proteins fails to work______________________?






With out acidic pH

181 - Purpling of leaves is common deficinary symptoms of __________________?






Phosphorus

182 - R1 to R6 genes against late blight of potato was reported by_____________________________?






Biffen (1905)

183 - Rafinose is_______________________?






Trisaccharide

184 - Recommended seed rate of potato is_________________?






800-1200 Kg

185 - Reduction in climatic temperature causes reduction in fruit parameters such as__________________?






All the above

186 - Removal any terminal part of the plant is called___________________?






Heading back

187 - Removing of certain shoots, cones, spurs from the base of plant is called_________________?






Thinning out

188 - Removing of certain shoots, cones, spurs from the base of plant is called___________________?






Thinning out

189 - Resigns is toxic substance found in_______________?






Mango

190 - Respiratory enzymes in the cell are present in_________________________?






Mitochondria

191 - Ripening fruits soften due to___________________?






Soubulization of pectate of middle lamelle

192 - Roma is variety of ___________________?






Tomato

193 - Rooting of shoots, stems or branches while they are still attached to the parents is called__________________?






Layering

194 - Scaled polyethylene bags increase the susceptibility of orange fruit from_________________?






Mould

195 - Science and art of establishment a tree crop is called____________________?






Silva culture

196 - Seed is___________________?






Transformed ovule after fertilization

197 - Self supporting succulent plants are called____________________?






Herbs

198 - Sericulture deals with__________________?






Silk worm

199 - Several scions with their base ends trimmed as wedges are inserted between the bark and the wood is called_________________?






Bark grafting

200 - Shelf life of banana at 20ºC in modified atmosphere with potassium permanganate is_____________________?






Upto 21 days

201 - Shelf life of fruit is prolonged by use of____________________?






Maleic hydrazine

202 - Shrubs and flowering trees are propagated through_________________?






Soft wood cutting

203 - Skin diseases, night blindness and kidney stone are caused by the deficiency of__________________?






Vitamin A

204 - Small new plants which grow out from the parent and can be separated as independent plant is called_____________________?






Offset

205 - Some use of cytokinins in horticulture are________________?






All the above

206 - Species which give out long and flexible branches, the shoot to be layered is covered with soil at several places to encourage rooting at more than one point is called ___________________?






Serpentine layering

207 - Spinach, althea, winter wheat and oat are the example of____________________?






Long day and short night plants

208 - Splice grafting is most successful in___________________?






Both a & b

209 - Storage life of lemon is____________________?






6 weeks

210 - Strawberry belongs to what type of fruit ?






Etario of achenes

211 - Study of plant species in relation of its environmental history ___________________?






Phylogemy

212 - Surface temperature of sun is___________________?






100,000°C

213 - Sweet potato belong to family_____________________?






Conolvulaccae

214 - Sweet potato is___________________?






Root

215 - Synthetic products which when applied to plants produce reactions almost identical to those caused by natural harmonics are called______________?






Plant growth promoters

216 - System for planting banana suckers followed in Sindh is __________________?






Square

217 - System of planting banana suckers followed in Sindh is____________________?






Square

218 - Temperate fruits requires certain amount of chilling to flower, which one is the important temperate fruit from the following list__________________?






Apple

219 - Tender crop cannot tolerate a minimum temperature of ___________________?






0°C

220 - The activity of enzymes in fruits usually decline at temperature___________________?






Above 30ºC

221 - The artificial vegetative production is done by____________________?






All the above

222 - The average temperature for maximum plant growth is _________________?






28-30ºC

223 - The basal part which provided the root system for anchorage and absorption of moisture and nutrients is called___________________?






Root stock

224 - The chromoplast develops mainly from__________________?






Chloroplast

225 - The conservation of glucose or fructose in pyruive acid during respiration is called________________?






Glycolysis

226 - The cooling methods for fresh produce is dependent on___________________?






All the above

227 - The dormancy of bulbs, roots and tubers can be prolonged by_____________________?






All the above

228 - The edible part in pomegranate is___________________?






Juicy tasta

229 - The edible part of orange is_______________________?






Multicelled endocarpic hair

230 - The enzymes and pigments associated with photosynthesis are located in____________________?






Chloroplast

231 - The food in onion is stored in___________________?






Scaly leaves

232 - The fruit plants resisting acidic condition is______________________?






Datepalm

233 - The fruit tree which are naturally cross pollinated are ___________________ ?






Datepalm and papaya

234 - The fruit whose pericarp does not split open at maturity are called___________________?






Indehiscent fruit

235 - The high level of starch accumulation is present in__________________?






Cassava

236 - The influence of light on flowering in plant is____________________?






Photoperiodism

237 - The main function of auxin is_____________________?






Cell elongation

238 - The management of plant structure and fruiting wood is called____________________?






Pruning

239 - The message of jasmine is_______________?






Peace

240 - The metric unit of light is___________________?






Lux

241 - The most highly advanced division in plants kingdom is____________________?






Tracheophyta

242 - The most popular and common method of laying out orchard on flat ground is_________________?






Square system

243 - The national flower of Pakistan is ___________________?






Jasmine

244 - The national tree of Pakistan is___________________?






Acasia Arabia

245 - The number of calories of heat required to change the temperature of one Kg of a substance is called____________________?






Specified heat

246 - The nutrient stimulating vegetative growth is_____________________?






Nitrogen

247 - The one reason of unfruitfulness in fruits may be:__________?






Heterostyly

248 - The optimum temperature for warm season crop is ___________________?






25-35°C

249 - The ovary develops and forms ____________________?






Fruit

250 - The photo nthesis reaction is determined by_________________?






Hill reaction

251 - The pigment present in tomato is___________________?






Lycopene

252 - The portion of the axis below the cotyledons is known as___________________?






Hypocotyle

253 - The Potato is___________________?






Tuber

254 - The practice of raising trees is called__________________?






Forestry

255 - The problem of granulation has been found in____________________?






Citrus

256 - The process that convert glucose to pyruvic acid is____________________?






Glycolysis

257 - The production of vegetables for distant market is called___________________?






Truck farming

258 - The protein content of fresh fruit is about___________________?






0.01

259 - The ratio of CO2 and O2 uptaken during respiration is known as_____________________?






Respiratory quotient

260 - The recommended plant to plant space for chiku is __________________?






50 x 50 ft

261 - The science of rearing honey bee for honey is known as__________________?






Apiculture

262 - The size of stomata is measured by___________________?






Porometer

263 - The smell in onion bulb is due to__________________?






Sulphur components

264 - The storage life of fresh apples at -1 to -4ºc is______________________?






8-30 weeks

265 - The storage life of fresh lemon at 10ºC is___________________?






12-20 weeks

266 - The storage life of fresh mango at -1 to 4ºc is_________________________?






1-2 weeks

267 - The storage life of fresh onion at -1 to -4ºC is____________________?






12-28 weeks

268 - The storage life of fresh oranges at 5 to 9ºc is ____________________?






6-12 weeks

269 - The term vernalization was first used in 1928 by____________________?






Lysenko

270 - The toxic substance CN glycocides is found in____________________?






Cassava

271 - The transfer of pollen grains from anthers to the stigma by any pollinating agent is called______________?






Pollination

272 - The union of the second male gametes with polar nuclei is called_______________?






Double fertilization

273 - The year in which mango tree does not produce or produce very small number of fruit is called ________________ ?






Off year

274 - Tomato is a _________________________?






Day-neutral plant

275 - Tomato is good source of vitamin___________________?






All the above

276 - Tomato, chilly brinjal are collectively called__________________?






Solanaceous crop

277 - Tomatoes would not have turned red if__________________?






There were no ripe apples in the box

278 - Transfer of pollen grains of a flower to the stigma of the same the flowers of the same plant is called__________________?






Autogamy

279 - Transfer of pollen grains to the stigma of the flowers of another plant is known as _______________________?






Allogamy

280 - Trees are characterized by ____________________?






Single central stem

281 - Tropical and subtropical fruits have the highest level of___________________?






Maltose and starch

282 - Type of mango fruit is_________________?






Drupe

283 - Variation in the performance of the same mango variety in the same orchard may be due to the variation in the root stock raised from seeds which may be due to_______________?






Polyembroyonic

284 - Vernalization is a process that________________?






Promote flowering

285 - What are the factors which influence the efficiency of respiration_____________________?






All the above

286 - What are the products of fermentation of grapes by yeast________________?






CO & alcohol

287 - What is 2,4-D____________________?






2-4 diclorophenoxy acetic acid

288 - What is stump ______________?






Shoot cutting

289 - What is topping _________________?






Removal of branches

290 - What type of pollination is observed in cauliflower__________________?






Cross pollination

291 - What type of pollination is observed in cucumber_____________________?






Partially cross pollination

292 - What type of pollination is observed in okra_________________?






Both A & B

293 - When a single bud is used as scion and inserted into root stock is called ____________________ ?






Budding

294 - When the corolla has four clawed petals inserted at right angle other is said to be_____________________?






Cruciform

295 - Where does respiratory electron transport occurs____________________?






Inner membrane of mitochondria

296 - Which among the following does not possess cotyledons__________________?






Carrot

297 - Which disease is caused by nematodes in banana_____________________?






Root knot

298 - which is multipurpose tree___________________?






Kikar

299 - Which layout is the most suitable for the uneven lands and sub mountain areas _____________________?






Contour system

300 - Which method of irrigation is possible under the economical conditions of Pakistan __________________?






All the above

301 - Which of the following constitute the best definition of fruit____________________?






A fruit is a mature ovary that contain seed

302 - Which of the following is good source of vitamin A__________________?






Mango

303 - Which of the leafy vegetables has high cellulose and add bulk to food___________________?






All the above

304 - Which one of the following disease is caused due to lack of fiber in diets_________________?






All the above

305 - which one of the following fruit is perishable________________________?






Grapes

306 - Which one of the following horticultural plants is well known for its cooling effect _______________________?






All the above

307 - Which one of the following instrument is used for measuring fruit flesh finess__________________?






All the above

308 - which one of the following instrument is used to measure the relative humidity in atmosphere___________________?






Hygrometer

309 - which one of the following is climacteric fruit_____________________?






Banana

310 - Which one of the following is dioceous plant___________________?






Papaya

311 - Which one of the following is fruit__________________?






Brinjal

312 - Which one of the following is non-climacteric fruit__________________?






Grape

313 - Which one of the following is not fruit__________________?






Potato

314 - Which one of the following plants prevent soil erosion and reclaim water logged soils____________________?






All the above

315 - Which one of the following quantative change is associated with ripening of fruits_____________________?






All the above

316 - Which one of the following____________________?






Weevils

317 - Which type of development takes place in the female part of the ovule______________________?






Megasporogenesis

318 - Which types of fruits are known at higher altitude in KP, Balochistan and Murree hills_________________?






Pomes

319 - Who used first artificial hybridization in fruit crops ____________________?






Knight (1800)

320 - Witting and shriveling of fruits is prevented by the use of_________________?






Waxing

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