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Agriculture Mcqs 7388 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Agriculture MCQs cover fundamental and applied concepts related to farming, crop production, soil science, irrigation, fertilizers, plant breeding, pests, and agricultural economics. This topic is designed to strengthen conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills through objective questions. It is especially useful for competitive exams such as PPSC, FPSC, KPPSC, BPSC, NTS, OTS, and other testing services, helping candidates prepare with exam-oriented and up-to-date agricultural knowledge.

Who coined the term genetic flexibility and phenotypic flexibility___________________?

A Hardy (1908)
B Thoday (1953)
C Salisbury (1940)
D Muller (1950)
Correct Answer: Thoday (1953)

High values of genetic advance are indicative of____________________?

A Dominance gene action
B Additive gene action
C non-additive gene action
D Partial dominance gene action
Correct Answer: Partial dominance gene action

Pure line theory was developed by_______________?

A Thoday (1960)
B Mather (1951)
C Allard (1957)
D Johannsen (1903)
Correct Answer: Johannsen (1903)

Discriminant function of plant selection was suggested by____________________?

A Smith (1936)
B Yates (1947)
C Griffing (1956)
D Kempt Horne (1957)
Correct Answer: Smith (1936)

The term micro and macro environment was given by___________________?

A Robinson (1948)
B Lemer (1954)
C Perkins (1971)
D Comstock and Moll (1963)
Correct Answer: Comstock and Moll (1963)

Concept of triple test cross of analysis was developed by____________________?

A Kearsey and Jinks (1960)
B Mather (1949)
C Anderson (1957)
D Fisher (1960)
Correct Answer: Kearsey and Jinks (1960)

Concept of biparental mating was developed by__________________?

A Perkins (1968)
B Jinks and Jones (1958)
C Hayman (1958)
D Comstock and Robinson (1948)
Correct Answer: Comstock and Robinson (1948)

Genetic correlation between two variables may be due to___________________?

A Gene interaction
B Peliotropy
C Dominance
D Selection differential
Correct Answer: Peliotropy

In wheat, Hessian fly pest is genetically controlled by__________________?

A Cytoplasm
B 5D + 5d
C 2D
D 1D
Correct Answer: 5D + 5d

Reciprocal recurrent selection was proposed by___________________?

A Hays and limner (1950)
B Constock et al (1949)
C Allard (1955)
D Hull (1935)
Correct Answer: Constock et al (1949)