FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2001.

AGRICULTURE
COMPULSORY QUESTION

8. (A) Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.

(1) The economy of Pakistan is based on:
(a) Agriculture

(2) Which one of the following is major export commodity of Pakistan?

(b) Cotton


(3) Sahiwal breed is a breed of:

(b) Cow

(4) Vertebrate pests of crops include:

(d) None of these

(5) Basmati is a type of:

(b) Rice


(6) Sericulture means:

(b) Rearing of Silk worms


(7) Gossypium Hirsutism is the botanical name of:

(c) American Cotton


(8) Kharif crops include:

(b) Cotton


(9) Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) is the term used for the organism produced through the application of:

(a) Genetic Engineering


(10) The carrier of “cotton leaf curl virus” in Pakistan is considered to be:

(a) White fly


(11) The process of synthesizing food by the plants in the presence of sunlight is called as:

(b) Photosynthesis


(B) Fill in the blanks.

(12) The date palm is monocotyledonous plant and belongs to family Arecaceae, or Palmae
(13) Nitrogen is taken up by plants in the form of _ ammonia .
(14) RGR stands for _ Plant Growth Regulator _and Plant Gene Register
(15) Increased Vigour of a hybrid over the mean of its parents is called as _ Heterosis
(16) GDP stands for ___ Gross Domestic Product .
(17) Haploid number of Chromosomes of Desi Cotton is __13______ .
(18) __Soil Texture______ refers to the size distribution of soil particles.
(19) __soil Structure______ refers to the arrangement of soil particles.
(20) IPM stands for __Integrated Pest Management ______.