CSS Past Paper 2025 Agriculture and Forestry MCQs (Part 1)
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Below are the solved multiple-choice questions (MCQs) from the CSS Past Paper 2025 Agriculture and Forestry MCQs (Part 1). Each question includes all the options, the correct answer is bolded, and a short explanation is provided for clarity.
1. Neem tree is used for:
(A) Timber
(B) Fuel
(C) Fodder
(D) Medicine
💡 Neem has strong medicinal properties and is widely used in traditional medicine.
2. The solar radiation that bounces back in the atmosphere is mostly:
(A) Gamma rays
(B) Alpha rays
(C) X-rays
(D) Infrared rays
💡 The Earth re-emits absorbed solar energy mainly as infrared radiation.
3. A structure for diverting the flow of water in a river is called:
(A) Dyke
(B) Gully plug
(C) Dam
(D) Sunken dam
💡 Dams divert, store, and regulate river water flow.
4. Range area refers to a large semi-arid area having vegetation suitable for:
(A) Fuel
(B) Grazing
(C) Shelter
(D) Shade
💡 Rangelands are natural grazing areas for livestock.
5. National Climate Change Policy was prepared in:
(A) 2010
(B) 2012
(C) 2013
(D) None of these
💡 Pakistan announced its National Climate Change Policy in 2012.
6. Genome D of wheat is most probably contributed by:
(A) T. aestivum
(B) T. aegilops
(C) T. tauschii
(D) Secale cereal
💡 The D genome of wheat originated from Triticum tauschii.
7. Crossing of a hybrid individual with any one of its parents is called:
(A) Back cross
(B) Top cross
(C) Test cross
(D) Multiple cross
💡 Backcrossing introduces desirable traits by crossing hybrid with parent.
8. Inbreeding leads towards depression in productivity in:
(A) Self-pollinated crops
(B) Cross-pollinated crops
(C) Vegetatively propagated crops
(D) None of these
💡 Cross-pollinated crops show reduced vigor under inbreeding (inbreeding depression).
9. In gel electrophoresis DNA is separated on the basis of:
(A) Charge
(B) Size
(C) Random movement
(D) None of these
💡 Smaller DNA fragments move faster, so separation is based on size.
10. Crop plants which protect the soil surface from erosion are called:
(A) Nurse crops
(B) Cover crops
(C) Trap crops
(D) Relay crops
💡 Cover crops reduce erosion by protecting soil surface.
11. Country that leads as highest in wheat productivity in the world is:
(A) Pakistan
(B) India
(C) China
(D) United States
💡 The U.S. leads in wheat productivity globally.
12. In 1992-93 the great decline in cotton production was due to the attack of:
(A) American Bollworm
(B) Pink Bollworm
(C) Cotton leaf curl virus
(D) Spotted Bollworm
💡 Cotton leaf curl virus outbreak caused a major production drop in Pakistan.
13. Raising of only one crop in a year when there is a seasonal supply of water is called:
(A) Mono-cropping
(B) Monoculture
(C) Specialized farming
(D) None of these
💡 Mono-cropping means growing one crop type during the season.
14. Nipping in chickpea is a practice used to:
(A) Protect from lodging
(B) Reduce height
(C) Enlarge branching
(D) All of these
💡 Nipping in chickpea reduces height, prevents lodging, and increases branching.
15. As per principles of crop rotation pulses should be included in rotation to:
(A) Increase pulses production
(B) Increase yield of succeeding crop
(C) Help in improving soil fertility
(D) Improving profitability of farmers
💡 Pulses fix nitrogen, improving soil fertility and benefiting next crops.
16. Nitrogen is absorbed by plant roots in the form of:
(A) NO₃
(B) NO₂
(C) N₂O
(D) N₂O₂
💡 Plants mainly take up nitrogen as nitrate (NO₃⁻).
17. Conversion of organic form of an element into an inorganic form is termed as:
(A) Mineralization
(B) Immobilization
(C) Nitrification
(D) Denitrification
💡 Mineralization releases nutrients in inorganic forms available to plants.
18. About 80% of the phosphorus transported from soil to root surface is through:
(A) Diffusion
(B) Root interception
(C) Mass flow
(D) Bulk flow
💡 Phosphorus is mainly transported to roots via diffusion in soil.
19. Which of following is not an essential plant nutrient?
(A) Molybdenum
(B) Copper
(C) Chloride
(D) Cadmium
💡 Cadmium is toxic, not an essential nutrient for plants.
20. Sex nucleus which fuses with another in sexual reproduction is known as:
(A) Cell
(B) Seed
(C) Spore
(D) Gamete
💡 Gametes fuse during fertilization in sexual reproduction.
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