Class: XII
Basic Horticulture-(762)
Sample Question Paper 2019-20

SECTION –A

Answer any 10 questions out of the given 12 questions:
1. Air layering is commonly known as _________ in India.  
2. Red colour in tomato is due to _________.  
3. Chow-chow is a ________ seeded vegetable  
4. Preservation of fruits/vegetables using salt and vinegar is known as ________.  
5. Citrus is generally propagated through ________.  
6. Any plant growing outside its proper place is known as a ________.  
7. ________ grass is very common for laying lawns.  
8. Garlic is planted through ________.  
9. Jam is cloudy, but Jelly is ________.  
10. Gulkand is a processed product obtained from ________.  
11. ________ is a very common weed in wheat crop which is used as a leafy vegetable.  
12. ______________ gas is used in carbonated drinks.  

Very Short Questions: (2 marks each).
Answer any 5 questions out of the given 7 questions:
13. Write the names of two chemical preservatives.  
14. Name two value added products from Aonla.  
15. What is UPH ?  
16. Write the scientific name of tomato.  
17. Write the most adopted method of mango-multiplication.  
18. Write the names of two Vitamin C rich fruits.  
19. Write the names of two Brassica vegetables.  

Short Questions: (3 marks each).
Answer any 5 questions out of the given 7 questions:
20. Write the names of four leafy vegetables.  
21. Write the names of two avenue trees and two bushes.  
22. Write the names of six varieties of rose  
23. Name two grasses used in lawn  
24. Enlist major methods of preservation  
25. Enlist value added products of rose.  
26. Enlist four diseases of ornamental crops  

SECTION –B

Long/Essay type questions (5 marks each).
Answer any 5 questions out of the given 7 questions:
27. Discuss major business opportunities in horticulture.  
28. What is a crop nursery? Give four reasons for raising seedlings first in a nursery. Name any four fruit plants which are raised first in the nursery through seeds
29. Define urban and peri-urban horticulture. Commercially, which among the two is better and why?
30. What is preservation? Discuss different methods of preservation of fruits and vegetables.
31. What is kitchen gardening? Name any four fruit plants suitable for a kitchen garden  
32. What is syrup? How much sugar should be added per litre of water to prepare 20, 30, 40 and 50 percent syrup? What should be the ideal syrup temperature for bottling?
33. What are weeds? Name any four harmful effects of weeds. Also write the names of four weeds.

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