| Post Name | Agricultural Assistant Grade II 528/2023,529/2023 |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 126/2024 |
| Category Code | 528/2023, 529/2023 |
| Date of Test | 24 September 2024 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | OMR Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Select the crop suitable for ratoon cropping.
Answer
A. Banana
2
Pick out bulky organic manure from the following :
Answer
B. Vermicompost
3
Acidic soils can be reclaimed by using
i. Ground limestone ii. Burnt lime
iii. Gypsum iv. Hydrated lime
Answer
A. i, ii and iv
4
Which of the following soil is an alkaline soil found in Chittur areas of Palakkad
district ?
Answer
B. Black cotton soil
5
Calculate the quantity of urea required for 100 numbers of 25 years old coconut
palms under average management.
Answer
D. 74 kg
6
Pick out the symbiotic bacteria used as biofertilizer in leguminous plants.
Answer
D. Rhizobium
7
Which of the following is a primary tillage implement ?
Answer
B. Wooden plough
8
Which of the following are agronomic measures of water conservation ?
i. mixed cropping ii. Contour bunding
iii. Bench terracing iv. Cover cropping
Answer
C. i and iv
9
Any permeable textile material that is used with soil, rock or earth to increase
stability and decrease wind and water erosion is called
Answer
C. Geotextiles
10
Growing different types of crops with different spatial orientation and height on
same piece of land at same time is known as
Answer
D. None of the above
11
Which of the following statements is/are correct about agricultural seasons of
Kerala ?
i. There are three main agricultural seasons in Kerala.
ii. Virippu is the first crop season and is from April-May to September-October.
iii. mundakan season is from december-January to march-April.
iv. Punja season coincides with South West monsoon.
Answer
C. Only i and ii
12
What is the approximate concentration of Carbon dioxide in the Earth’s
atmosphere expressed in ppm ?
Answer
B. 350-450 ppm
13
Which of the gases has the highest Global Warming Potential (GWP) over a
hundred year time frame ?
Answer
D. Sulphur Hexafluoride (SF6)
14
What is the name of the International agreement aimed at limiting Global Warming
to a well below 2°C above pre-industrial level and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C ?
Answer
B. Paris agreement
15
Which is the instrument used to measure the amount of solar energy received by
the Earth’s surface ?
Answer
B. Pyranometer
16
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Kissan Credit Card
(KCC) scheme implemented by NABARd ?
i. Collateral free credit up to 5 lakh.
ii. Interest rate 4% per annum.
iii. Repayment period of 5 years.
iv. Regional Rural Banks are also involved in implementing KCC schemes.
Answer
D. Only iii and iv
17
What is the primary objective of the AGMARK certification mark in India ?
Answer
B. To ensure the quality of agricultural products
18
Which of the following statements about State Warehousing Corporation is/are
correct ?
i. Only agricultural commodities notified by the Government are accepted for
storage in a warehouse.
ii. The warehousing scheme enables the agriculturists to get a better price for
their produce.
iii. The idea behind the whole warehousing scheme is to give scientific storage to
the agricultural produce.
iv. A warehouse receipt incorporating the quality, market value and particulars of
insurance will be issued to the depositors.
Answer
C. Only ii, iii and iv are correct
19
Which is the lead agency for implementing e NAm (National Agricultural market)
under the aegis of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India ?
Answer
B. Small Farmers Agri Business Consortium (SFAC)
20
What is the term used for the decrease in the purchasing power of money due to
an increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy ?
Answer
A. Inflation
21
Hydrosphere accounts for _________ percent of the earth’s mass.
Answer
Question Cancelled
22
most abundant mineral in the earth’s crust
Answer
C. Feldspar
23
Which statements are correct about the universal soil-loss equation A = RKLSCP? (i) A = soil loss per unit area and R = rainfall factor; (ii) A = soil loss per unit area and K = soil erodibility factor; (iii) L = slope-length factor and C = clay factor.
Answer
A. Only i and ii
24
Kerala is divided into_________ agroecological zones.
Answer
B. 5
25
Neutralising value of CaCO3 is
Answer
C. 100
26
Which of the following is correctly matched ?
i. Sandstone-Quartzite
ii. Shale-slate
iii. limestone-marble
iv. Granite-Gneiss
Answer
D. All the above
27
Biofertilizer recommended for wetland rice cultivation.
Answer
B. Azolla
28
Who is known as Father of Soil Science ?
Answer
A. dokuchev
29
Which of the following is an agronomic measures of soil and water conservation ?
Answer
C. Zero tillage
30
Name the application software developed by Kerala Agricultural University for the
easy calculation of the fertilizers
Answer
A. KAU FERTULATOR
31
The amount of lime required for cultivating rice in an area of 1 acre
Answer
B. 240 kg
32
IPdm (Integrated Pest and disease management) includes
Answer
D. All the above
33
Which of the following is an ideal cowpea variety which can be grown as a
companion crop with Tapioca ?
Answer
C. V – 26
34
Red rot disease in Sugarcane is mainly transmitted through
Answer
C. Both infected setts and flowing water
35
Which of the following is not a biopesticide developed from Tapioca ?
Answer
A. Bhagya
36
To break the seed dormancy in Subabul which of the following treatment is
practised ?
Answer
B. dipping in con. H2SO4 followed by hot water treatment
37
The nursery area required for producing minisetts for planting one hectare area of
Tapioca
Answer
B. 220 m2
38
If the recommended N : P2O5 : K2O dosage for sweet potato is 75 : 50 : 50 kg/Ha,
then how many kilograms of urea is required for cultivating one hectare of sweet
potato ?
Answer
A. 163 kg
39
Name the system of Rice cultivation where a mixture of seeds of non photosensitive
and photosensitive variety of rice in 70 : 30 proportion is sown during virippu season.
Answer
D. Kuttumundakan
40
Which of the following statement is not correct about Hybrid Napier grass ?
Answer
D. Also known as buffalo grass
41
The recommended seed rate for Tomato
Answer
C. 400 gha
42
Apricot is a variety of
Answer
B. marigold
43
For inducement of uniform flowering in pineapple the required concentration of
ethephon used to prepare aqueous solution
Answer
D. 25 ppm
44
Commonly used surface disinfectant for explants in tissue culture
Answer
A. Sodium hydrochlorite
45
The tolerable level of light in the tropical region for the better growth of Anthurium
Answer
Question Cancelled
46
Oozing out of a viscus brown fluid extrusion of chewed up fibrous matter through
the holes in coconut trees is characteristic symptom of
Answer
C. Red Palm Weevil
47
The general recommendation of nutrient dosage for pepper
Answer
A. 50 : 50 : 150 N : P2O5 : K2O g/vine/year
48
The recommend spacing for cucumber
Answer
B. 2m × 1.5m
49
The most common method of propagation in Guava
Answer
D. Air layering
50
Queen of Spices
Answer
C. Cardamom
51
The process of breaking, scratching altering or softening the seed covering to
make it permeable to water and grasses
Answer
A. Scarification
52
yield potential of Bittergourd
Answer
B. 100-140 q/hac
53
CTC in Tea refers to
Answer
D. Crush Tear and Curl
54
mohitnagar is variety of
Answer
B. Arecanut
55
The rain shelter variety of Tomato
Answer
A. Akshaya
56
Which of the following statements is/are not true about C4 plants ?
i. They are more efficient in photosynthesis.
ii. The leaves of such plants have Kranz anatomy.
iii. Oats and Rye are examples for plants having C4 pathway.
Answer
B. Only iii
57
Which of the following statements is/are true about Ethylene ?
i. It induces cell elongation.
ii. It is used for synchronising fruit set in pineapple.
iii. It is highly effective in hastening fruit ripening.
Answer
B. Only ii and iii
58
Which of the following statements is/are false ?
Answer
A. Pollen release and stigma receptivity are synchronized in some plants to
encourage cross pollination
59
Which of the following statements is/are true about Artificial Hybridisation ?
i. It is one of the major approaches of crop improvement program.
ii. If the female parent produces bisexual flowers emasculation is not needed.
iii. Emasculation and bagging help to protect from pollen contamination.
Answer
C. Only i and iii
60
Which novel strategy was adopted to prevent the infestation of Nematode,
Meloidogyne incognita on the roots of tobacco plants ?
Answer
B. RNA interference (RNAi)
61
Which of the following statements is/are true about Human Genome Project (HGP) ?
i. It was a 13 year long project, started in 1990.
ii. A major goal of the project was to identify all the approximately 20000-25000
genes in human dNA.
iii. Bioinformatics was extensively used in this project.
Answer
D. All the above
62
Poor availability of __________ and accumulation of high concentration of
__________ around the roots can be a possible reason of flood injury in plants.
Answer
A. O2, CO2
63
Which of the following statements is/are true about NBPGR ?
i. It is the nodal organization in India for management of plant genetic resources.
ii. NBPGR is the abbreviation of National Board for Plant Genetic Resources.
iii. It has a regional station at Thrissur, Kerala.
Answer
C. Only i and iii
64
Part of soil water that is held very tightly and is not available to the plant roots is
called
Answer
C. Hygroscopic water
65
loss or exudation of water as liquid droplets from leaves or other uninjured parts
of a plant is called
Answer
D. Guttation
66
Which of the following is an example of Insecticide ?
Answer
A. Acephate
67
Bio-agent for controlling Parthenium hysterophorus
Answer
B. Zygogramma bicolorata
68
Silver shoot is caused by
Answer
A. Gall midge
69
Roundup herbicide is the trade name of
Answer
D. Glyphosate
70
A perennial weed that produces underground rhizomes
Answer
B. Cynodon dactylon
71
A mycoherbicide is
Answer
B. Collego
72
Khaira disease of paddy is due to the deficiency of
Answer
B. Zinc deficiency
73
Which among the following is not an edible mushroom ?
Answer
D. Amanita sps.
74
Which one among the following does not fix Nitrogen ?
Answer
B. Trichoderma
75
Black heart is a physiological disorder of
Answer
C. Potato
76
Striga is included in
Answer
C. Phanerogamic plant parasite
77
muscardine disease of silkworm is caused by
Answer
C. Beauveria bassiana
78
A Copper based fungicide is
Answer
A. Fytolan 50W
79
Forewings of bugs is called
Answer
D. Hemelytra
80
The lowest population density that will cause economic damage is known as
Answer
D. EIl
81
Only larva can cause damage in the case of
Answer
C. Khapra beetle
82
Which of the following is used as Rodenticide ?
Answer
C. Zinc Phosphide
83
The parasitoid that successfully suppressed the Papaya mealy bug population in
Kerala
Answer
A. Acerophagus sps.
84
Which among the following is/are functions of Cultivators ?
i. Stirring and Pulverizing soil.
ii. Aerating and loosening soil.
iii. Remove Weeds.
Answer
C. All of the above (i, ii and iii)
85
Identify the correct statement with regard to disc Plough.
i. It cuts a ‘V’ Shaped furrow and opens the soil but there is no inversion.
ii. It turns furrow slice to one side with a scooping action.
iii. Breaking hard pans in soil with less disturbance to the top layers.
Answer
B. Only ii
86
Any sprayer which is carried on the back of the operator is called
Answer
C. Knapsack sprayer
87
A hydrothermal treatment to unhulled rice to obtain gelatinized rice.
Answer
A. Parboiling
88
Which of the following are green house gases causing Global Warming ?
i. Carbon dioxide
ii. methane
iii. Nitrous Oxide
Answer
D. All of the above (i, ii and iii)
89
Which Internal combustion engine uses spark ignition ?
i. Petrol Engine
ii. diesel Engine
Answer
A. Only i
90
The Photo Voltaic Cell (PV Cell) is used for converting.
Answer
A. Solar energy to electrical energy
91
Which among the following is not an advantage of drip irrigation system ?
Answer
A. Suitable for irrigating crops where plant population per unit area is very high
92
Application of pesticides through irrigation water
Answer
B. Chemigation
93
Critical stages for irrigation of Rice
Answer
Question Cancelled
94
Communication through TV is an example for
Answer
B. mass Communication
95
Approaches used for transfer of technology
i. Consultancy
ii. Promotional
iii. Participative
Answer
D. All of the above (i, ii and iii)
96
The flow of information initiates from the top level to the bottom in the organization is
Answer
A. Vertical communication
97
In agricultural extension, farm and home visit is an example for
Answer
A. Individual contact method
98
E-extension in agriculture use
Answer
D. All of the above
99
Identify incorrect statement regarding agricultural extension.
Answer
C. It is a formal education system
100
Which among the following is a limitation of Audio Visual aid ?
Answer
D. Reduce teacher involvement
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