FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2002.
COMPULSORY QUESTION
(A) Choose the correct option from the given choices.
(1) The agriculture of Pakistan is characterized by:
(a) Two main cropping seasons
(b) Three main cropping seasons
(c) Four main cropping seasons
(d) None of these
(2) The soil Survey of Pakistan has identified classes of land under a system of land capability classes:
(a) Six classes
(b) Seven classes
(c) Eight classes
(d) Nine classes
(e) None of these
(3) Highest nutrient concentration causes a phenomenon in plant growth known as:
(a) Adequacy
(b) Deficiency
(c) Toxicity
(d) None of these
(4) KATJA is cultivar of:
(a) Banana
(b) Mango
(c) Citrus
(d) Apple
(e) None of these
(5) Pome fruits include:
(a) Apple
(b) Pear
(c) Quince
(d) All of these
(e) None of (a), (b) and (c)
(6) Zizypus jujuba is the botanical name of:
(a) Berseem
(b) Maize
(c) Rice
(d) Wheat
(e) None of these
(7) Osmite is a chemical used for control of:
(a) Virus
(b) Bacteria
(c) Fungus
(d) Mite
(e) None of these
(8) Wheat is placed in:
(a) Legumes
(b) Cereals
(c) Fiber
(d) All of these
(e) None of (a), (b) and (c)
(9) Nili is a breed of:
(a) Cow
(b) Buffalo
(c) Goat
(d) None of these
(10) Essential elements required for plant growth are:
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 14
(d) 16 (Not sure please confirm)
(e) None of these
(B) Fill in the blanks:
(11) The science of fruit production is called
Pomology.
(12) Scirtothrips citri is a pest attacking
Citrus.
(13) Rearing a silk worm is known as
sericulture.
(14) Mangifera indica is a botanical name of
mango.
(15) NAR stands for
Net Assimilation Rate.
(16) Copying of m RNA into protein is termed as
translation.
(17) IBPGR stands for
International Board for Plant Genetic Resources.
(18) Unit of the material of inheritance is known as
gene.
(19) IUCN stands for
International Union for Conservation of Nature.
(20) IFAD stands for
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Corrections are welcomed