FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2008.
COMPULSORY
Q.1. Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box on the Answer Sheet. (20)
(1) The share of livestock in agricultural growth has jumped from 25.3% in 1996 to ________ in 2006:
(a) 35%
(b) 45%
(c) 49.6%
(d) None of these
(2) Of the total forest area of Pakistan, commercial forests cover:
(a) 16%
(b) 20%
(c) 33%
(d) None of these (Please confirm it)
(3) To decrease water loss during transmission, a mega project for lining of water courses and canals was launched in 2004-05 with a cost of Rs ____:
(a) 66 billion
(b) 75 billion
(c) 150 billion
(d) None of these
(4) A condition when there is excessive produce in the market which lowers down price is:
(a) Perfect market
(b) Imperfect market
(c) Market glut
(d) None of these
(5) Total amount allocated by the Government for agriculture credit disbursement is Rs. ______:
(a) 160 billion
(b) 180 billion
(c) 280 billion
(d) None of these
(6) The estimated production of sugarcane for the year 2006-07 is ____ million tons:
(a) 44.8%
(b) 54.8%
(c) 64.8%
(d) None of these
(7) Increased vigour growth of a hybrid over parents is called:
(a) Heterosis
(b) Heterozygous
(c) Hybridization
(d) None of these
(8) Cropping pattern in which the second crop is started amidst the first crop before it has been harvested is called:
(a) Relay cropping
(b) Multiple cropping
(c) Double cropping
(d) None of these
(9) Time factor of cold days needed by certain plants to produce a bud:
(a) Vernalization
(b) Dormancy
(c) Bloom factor
(d) None of these
(10) A natural dropping of leaves, flowers and other plant parts is called:
(a) Abscission
(b) Fall
(c) Abortive
(d) None of these
(11) ICRISAT is located in:
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Mexico
(d) None of these
(12) Mites are arthopods in class:
(a) Insecta
(b) Diplopoda
(c) Chordata
(d) None of these
(13) Flax is:
(a) Ornamental plant
(b) Oil producing plant
(c) Fibre producing plant
(d) None of these
(14) Plants having flowers of only one sex are:
(a) Dioecious
(b) Monoecious
(c) Monogamy
(d) None of these
(15) Area which can be economially irrigated by an irrigation system is called:
(a) Command area
(b) Catchment area
(c) Watershed
(d) None of these
(16) A group of plants having identical genetic makeup from a single parent is called:
(a) Clone
(b) Race
(c) Tribe
(d) None of these
(17) C.E.C stands for:
(a) Cation Exchange Capacity
(b) Calcium Exchange Capacity
(c) Carbon Enriched Compounds
(d) None of these
(18) Breakdown of nitrate and nitrite by bacteria in an anaerobic condition is called:
(a) Denitrification
(b) Mineralization
(c) Immobilization
(d) None of these
(19) Best root stock of citrus in Punjab is:
(a) Jhatti khatti
(b) Rough lemon
(c) Sour orange
(d) None of these
(20) The expectation of occurence of a particular event is called:
(a) Probability
(b) Replication
(c) Convergence
(d) None of these
Corrections are welcomed