Horticulture MCQ Question and Answer | Agriculture MCQ Question

The fruit known as Adam's Fig is a Banana.
Banana is one of the oldest and commonest of the Indian fruits that have been cultivated.
Eve was said to have used banana leaves to cover her modesty in the garden of paradise. Thus, it is also called the apple of paradise. It is also known as “Adam's fig or tree of wisdom.
It is used as staple fruit in most African countries and is used as ripe (table) or raw fruit (cooking). This fruit is available throughout the year.

The rubber tapping method having 100% intensity is S₂d₂.
Rubber tapping is the process by which latex is collected from a rubber tree.
The latex is harvested by slicing a groove into the bark of the tree at a depth of one-quarter inch (6.4 mm) with a hooked knife and peeling back the bark.
Rubber tapping is not damaging to the forest, as it does not require the tree to be cut down for the latex to be extracted.

The botanical name of cabbage is Brassica oleracea var. capitata.
Cabbage, (Brassica oleracea), is a vegetable and fodder plant of the mustard family (Brassicaceae), the various agricultural forms of which have been developed by long cultivation from the wild cabbage.
It is a leafy green, red, or white biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense leaved heads.
Raw cabbage is a rich source of vitamin K, vitamin C and dietary fiber. World production of cabbage and other brassicas in 2020 was 71 million tonnes, led by China with 48% of the total.

The sweetening of potato tubers caused due to Long term tuber storage at 0° - 50°C.
Sweetening is the accumulation of reducing sugars in potato tubers at low storage temperatures. Thus, it is also known as Cold-induced Sweetening (CIS).
The relationship between genetic resistance to CIS and two starch parameters, amylose content and starch granule size.
It is undesirable because it results in dark fry products.

Salvia is the plant among the given options that are not a summer annual. Salvia species include annual, biennial, or perennial herbaceous plants, along with woody subshrubs.
Kochia is a summer crop.
Coreopsis can grow in a garden as a border plant. The sunny, summer-blooming, daisy-like flowers are popularly planted in gardens to attract butterflies. Both annual and perennial types are grown in the home garden.
Cosmos are annual flowers with colorful, daisy-like flowers that sit atop long, slender stems. Blooming throughout the summer months.

Gametophytic is the Type of Self-incompatibility observed in tomatoes.
Self-incompatibility (SI) is the ability of simultaneous hermaphrodites to avoid self-fertilization, mediated by a genetic mechanism for self-pollen recognition and rejection.
Gametophytic self-incompatibility, involves the inability of the gametes from the same parent plant to fuse and form a zygote or, if the zygote forms, then it fails to develop. These systems force outcrossing and maintain a wide genetic diversity.

The medicinal plant used for extraction of steroids for oral contraceptive preparation is Medicinal Yam.
Medicinal yams are robust, perennial, branched, climbers native to tropical Asia, Africa and South America. The underground rhizomes or tubers contain alkaloids like diosgenin, and pannogenin and are used for the synthesis of antiarthritic, anti-inflammatory, antifertility and anabolic drugs.

The scientific name of the Oyster mushroom is Pleurotus ostreatus. It is a common edible mushroom.
Pleurotus spp. is generally referred to as the oyster mushroom because the pileus or cap is shell-like and spatulate and the stipe is eccentric or lateral. The oyster mushroom is widespread in many temperate and subtropical forests throughout the world.
Pleurotus ostreatus Kummer is one of the best-known species among the oyster mushrooms.

The correct answer is Option B: Pithiness.

Here's why:

* Pithiness means the radish root becomes spongy, less juicy, and develops an undesirable texture. This happens because the plant is putting energy into reproduction (going to seed) instead of keeping the root tender.

* Delayed harvesting allows the radish to mature beyond its prime eating stage, leading to this pithiness.

Let's look at the other options:

* Forking: Forking (splitting into multiple roots) is usually caused by obstacles in the soil or uneven moisture during root development, not delayed harvesting.

* Deformed root: Deformed roots can be caused by poor soil conditions, pests, or diseases, but are less directly related to *when* you harvest.

* High pungency: While pungency (spiciness) can increase slightly with age, delayed harvesting primarily affects the texture (pithiness) rather than dramatically increasing the pungency. Pungency is more influenced by variety and growing conditions.

Therefore, the most direct consequence of delaying radish harvesting is pithiness.

"Kiwi Fruit" is the fruit that is known as the "Miracle fruit of China".
The Kiwi fruit is native to China and its centre of origin is in the mountain ranges of South Western China where it occurs naturally as a deciduous fruiting vine. Kiwi fruit or Chinese gooseberry (Actinidia deliciosa) is known as "China’s miracle fruit and the Horticultural wonder of New Zealand".
The fruit has a refreshing and delicate flavour, a pleasing aroma, and high nutritive and medicinal value, rich in vitamin C and contains more potassium, phosphorus, iron, and is low in calories.