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Meghalaya Police Service Preliminary Examination 2022 - Multiple Subjects

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  1. Largest flower market in the world
    1. Aalsmeer, Netherlands
    2. Amsterdam, Netherlands
    3. Paris, France
    4. Chicago, USA
  2. The term Phenotype was coined by
    1. W. Bateson
    2. W.L. Johannsen
    3. R.C. Punnett
    4. Hugo de Vries
  3. Mendel discovered the law of independent assortment in the year
    1. 1990
    2. 1880
    3. 1895
    4. 1865
  4. Whiptail is due to the deficiency of
    1. Fe
    2. B
    3. Mo
    4. Cu
  5. Phosphorus deficiency in maize appears as
    1. Reddish-purple margin
    2. Blue-purple margin
    3. Dark green
    4. Yellowing
  6. Concentration of nutrient is sufficiently high to inhibit plant growth is
    1. Toxic
    2. Deficient
    3. Sufficient
    4. Insufficient
  7. Blossom-end rot of tomatoes is due deficiency of
    1. Nitrogen
    2. Phosphorus
    3. Potassium
    4. Calcium
  8. Sunhemp is a
    1. Vermicompost
    2. Green Manure
    3. Liming material
    4. Fertilizer
  9. The chemical fertilizer which contain only one nutrient is called
    1. Straight fertilizer
    2. Mixed fertilizer
    3. Complex fertilizer
    4. Compost
  10. Azotobacter is applied in soil to provide nutrition of
    1. Nitrogen
    2. Phosphorus
    3. Potassium
    4. Boron
  11. Which of the following is a natural germination inhibitor that induces dormancy?
    1. Auxin
    2. ABA
    3. Gibberellins
    4. Cytokinin
  12. The first enzyme in photorespiration
    1. RuBP oxygenase
    2. RuBP carboxylase
    3. PEP carboxylase
    4. Hexokinase
  13. The process of breaking seed dormancy in which seeds are treated in moist medium at low temperature is known as?
    1. Scarification
    2. Stratification
    3. Vernalization
    4. Disoperation
  14. Endosperm is developed by fusion of sperm cell with
    1. Egg cell
    2. Synergids
    3. Polar nuclei
    4. Antipodals
  15. Thomas Fairchild produced the first artificial hybrid in
    1. 1617
    2. 1717
    3. 1817
    4. 1917
  16. The first generation of selfing is
    1. F1
    2. F2
    3. F3
    4. F11
  17. The law of segregation operate during
    1. Meiosis
    2. Mitosis
    3. Fertilization
    4. Organogenesis
  18. Pyruvic acid is a
    1. 3 carbon compound
    2. 4 carbon compound
    3. 5 carbon compound
    4. 6 carbon compound
  19. Photochemical reactions in photosynthesis of plants in
    1. Thylakoid membrane
    2. Plasma membrane
    3. Outer membrane of chloroplast
    4. Membrane of lysosome
  20. The cell theory was proposed by
    1. Calvin
    2. Schwann and Schleiden
    3. Louis Pasteur
    4. Robert Koch
  21. In plants, aerobic respiration includes
    1. Hill reaction
    2. Krebs cycle
    3. Emersion effects
    4. Photostophorylation
  22. Water potential of pure water is
    1. 100 bar
    2. -100 bar
    3. 0 bar
    4. -1 bar
  23. Which of the following is a synthetic auxin?
    1. IAA
    2. NAA
    3. Zeatin
    4. GA
  24. Which of the following element has role in auxin biosynthesis?
    1. Copper
    2. Zinc
    3. Molybdenum
    4. Boron
  25. Which of the following minerals activate the enzymes involved in respiration?
    1. Nitrogen and phosphorus
    2. Magnesium and manganese
    3. Potassium and calcium
    4. Sulphur and iron
  26. Polar transport of auxin requires
    1. Fully developed aerenchyma tissue
    2. Photophosphorylation
    3. Metabolic inhibitor
    4. Metabolic energy
  27. High concentration of which of plant hormone is accumulated in water stressed plant
    1. Auxin
    2. Gibberellin
    3. Cytokinin
    4. Abscisic
  28. Soil-less crop culture is also known as
    1. Hydroponics
    2. Plasticulture
    3. Aquaculture
    4. Apiculture
  29. Photosynthesis is a
    1. Anabolic process
    2. Catabolic process
    3. Neutral process
    4. Degenerative process
  30. End product of photosynthesis are
    1. O2 and hexose sugar
    2. O2 and fat
    3. CO2 and hexose sugar
    4. O2 and protein
  31. The terminal electron acceptor in aerobic respiratory system
    1. Zn2+
    2. O2
    3. H2O
    4. Mn2+
  32. Gibberellic Acid causes
    1. Dwarfism in genetically aged plant
    2. Elongation in genetically dwarf plant
    3. Apoptosis in root tip
    4. Triple response in plant growth
  33. Which of the following bacterium is involved in denitrification?
    1. Azotobacter
    2. Pseudomonas
    3. Nitrosomonas
    4. Nitrobacter
  34. Dark reaction of photosynthesis occurs in
    1. Grana
    2. Stroma
    3. Peroxisome
    4. Chloroplast
  35. Hill reaction occur in
    1. Absence of water
    2. Total darkness
    3. Cyclic photophosphorylation
    4. Presence of ferricyanide
  36. Fine textured soil contains relatively
    1. More sand and less clay
    2. More silt and clay
    3. Less silt and clay
    4. More fine sand
  37. Which one is an example of chemical sedimentary rock?
    1. Coal
    2. Conglomerate
    3. Peat
    4. Limestone
  38. Which of the following parameter would give an idea about total soil porosity?
    1. Bulk density
    2. Particle density
    3. Soil wetness
    4. Mineral composition
  39. The relative proportion of sand, silt and clay in a soil is known as
    1. Soil texture
    2. Soil structure
    3. Soil consistency
    4. Soil porosity
  40. Which one is the ideal soil texture for crop growth?
    1. Sandy
    2. Clayey
    3. Silty
    4. Loam

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