List of top Questions asked in ICAR AIEEA (PG)- 2023

Let \(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}a_n\) be any series of real numbers. Then, which of the following statement is true?

Let \(\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^na_n=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}(-1)^n\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\) be a series, then:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Name of the machine or components in a seed processing unit) & List-II (Type of operation it does)
(A) Electric color sorter & (II) Separates off-colored seeds
(B) Inclined draper & (IV) Separation of smooth or round seeds from rough, flat, or
& elongated seeds
(C) Pneumatic separator & (I) Separate heavy seeds from lightweight materials or chaffy grains
(D) Disc separator & (III) Size grade of seeds for precision planting

Given below are two statements :
Statement (I) : Erect and flat flag leaves interrupt pollen dispersal leading to poor seed set in the rice hybrid seed production program.
Statement (II) : The use of a 'flag leafless male sterile line' (lines without flag leaves) would increase the yield of hybrid seed production.

In India, the release of a new crop variety consists of the following four major steps. Arrange the steps in sequence from the start to the last.
(A) Identification of the superior strains in the Annual Workshop of the specific crop
(B) Development of an improved strain of a particular crop
(C) Evaluation of the improved strain in multilocation trial
(D) Release and notification of the crop variety by the variety release committee

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Chemical) & List-II (Seed related tests)
(A) $GA_3$ & (II) Seed germination
(B) Thiourea & (IV) Seed dormancy
(C) 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride & (I) Seed viability
(D) Calcium chloride & (III) Seed longevity

Seed and fruit development in plants takes place step-by-step. Arrange the following steps in sequential order of development starting from the earliest to the latest one -
(A) Fertilized ovule develops into the seed
(B) Pollen lands on the stigma and grows a pollen tube down through the style to the ovary
(C) The ovary develops into fruit
(D) The nucleus of the pollen grain travels down the pollen tube and fertilizes the nucleus in the ovule