| Post Name | Agricultural Assistant Grade II (SR for SC/ ST) |
|---|---|
| Department | Agricultural Development and Farmers Welfare Category No : 112/2020 |
| Question Paper Code | 099/2022/OL |
| Category Code | 112/2020 |
| Date of Test | 15 December 2022 |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Select a perennial sedge from the following weds
Answer
B. Cyperus rotundus
2
Irrigation method suitable for the areas of acute water shortage is
Answer
A. Drip
3
The phenomenon of one plant having a detrimental eļ¬ect on another through the production of toxic chemicals is termed as
Answer
B. Allelopathy
4
The cultivation of diļ¬erent crops of diļ¬erent canopy heights in a ļ¬eld simultaneously is called
Answer
C. Multitier cropping
5
Example of a non-selective herbicide is
Answer
C. Glyphosate
6
If a site is known to be windy most of the time, which of the following is not suitable for irrigation
Answer
B. Sprinkler
7
Which of the following is considered to be the second agricultural season in Kerala?
Answer
D. September-October to December-January
8
Identify the cropping pattern in which, crops are grown as a control measure for agricultural pests
Answer
C. Trap cropping
9
Which of the following statement is/are correct about objectives of IFS (i) Enhancing productivity/ unit are (ii) Soil health management (iii) Proper waste management
Answer
D. All the above
10
Colour of the tag used to identify registered seed class is
Answer
B. Purple
11
Which among the following is considered as Queen of spices?
Answer
A. Cardamon
12
An insect which is eļ¬ectively used for the control of African payal is
Answer
B. Cyrtobagous Salviniae
13
Which seed sowing method has the highest seed rate?
Answer
C. Broadcasting
14
Sharika, Malika and Lola are varieties of
Answer
B. Cow pea
15
Application of fertilizers through irrigation water is called
Answer
C. Fertigation
16
A fresh water fern used as biofertilizer is
Answer
C. Azolla
17
Which of the following fertilizer contains highest concentration of Nitrogen
Answer
C. Urea
18
A permitted chemical fungicide for organic faming is
Answer
B. Bordeaux Mixture
19
Best spices of Earthworm for vermicomposting under Kerala condition is
Answer
A. Eudrillus eugineae
20
A liquid organic manure used in organic farming is
Answer
B. Panchagavya
21
Which of the following is correct for Saline-Alkali soils
Answer
B. EC < 4.0 mmhos/cm at 25ĀŗC , ESP > 15 and š > 8.5 ļæ½
22
Khaira disease of Rice is due to the deļ¬ciency of
Answer
C. Zn
23
A product containing a minimum of 70% organic ingredients can be labelled
Answer
B. Made with organic ingredients
24
Which of the following is a physical property of soil?
Answer
A. Soil structure
25
Percentage composition of mineral matter in a typical soil is
Answer
C. 45%
26
Select concentrated organic manures from the following (i) Neem cake (ii) FYM (iii) Compost (iv) Bone meal
Answer
B. (i) and (iv)
27
__________ is used for the reclammation of alkali soils
Answer
C. Gypsum
28
Desired size of the sample for soil testing is
Answer
A. 500 g
29
Humus is
Answer
B. Organic colloid
30
Father of zero budget natural farming is
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C. Subhash Palekar
31
Which among the following is the correct strategy of pest control
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A. Initiate pest control at ETL
32
The reduced hind wings that are used as balancing organs in insects of order Diptera
Answer
C. Halteres
33
Which among the following attacks stored agricultural produces (i) Spodoptera mauritia (ii) Rhizopertha dominica (iii) Tribolium castaneum (iv) Hymenia recurvalis
Answer
B. (ii) and (iii)
34
Which of the following options are correctly matched (i) Rice stem borer (a) Odoiporous longicollis (ii) Red palm weevil of coconut (b) Longitarsus nigripennis (iii) Pseudostem weevil in Banana (c) Scirpophaga incertulas (iv) Pollu beetle of pepper (d) Rhyncophorous ferrugineus
Answer
Question Cancelled
35
Which of the following is a component of IPM?
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D. All the above
36
The type of insecticides that are most eļ¬ective against sucking insects
Answer
C. Systemic insecticides
37
Attack of snails in plants can be managed by use of
Answer
C. Both (1) and (2)
38
Radopholus simillis is the scientiļ¬c name of
Answer
B. Burrowing nematode
39
An insect is considered to be a major pest of crop if it causes a yield loss of
Answer
C. 15%
40
The toxicity label in a pesticide bottle shows blue colour. This indicates the pesticide is
Answer
B. Moderately toxic
41
Pheromone trap used for the control of fruitļ¬y in cucurbits
Answer
B. Cuelure
42
An insecticide banned for use in India
Answer
D. Aldicarb
43
The book that publicized the harmful eļ¬ects of indiscriminate use of pesticides
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B. Silent spring
44
Gundhi bug damages rice plants by
Answer
B. Sucking juice from developing grains
45
Yellow vein Mosaic in Bhindi is spread by (i) Amrasca biguttula (ii) Bemisia tabacci (iii) Nilaparvatha lugens (iv) Stephanitis typicus
Answer
B. (ii) only
46
Which plant disease is associated with Bengal famine
Answer
C. Brown spot in Rice
47
The conceptual model that helps in understanding the interaction between various factors resulting in plant disease
Answer
B. Disease triangle
48
A disease that is prevalent throughout the country, continent or world is known as
Answer
A. Pandemic
49
Which of the following statement/s is/are true (i) Agent responsible for causing disease is called a pathogen (ii) Organisms that derive nutrition from dead organisms are called parasites (iii) Organisms that kill host plants in advance of penetration are called necrotrophs (iv) Organisms that need living tissues for food are called biotrophs
Answer
C. (i), (iii) and (iv)
50
Name the plant pathogen that shows the following characters (i) Microscopic and unicellular (ii) Lack of cellwall (iii) Passes through bacterial ļ¬lters (iv) Pleomorphism
Answer
D. Mycoplasma
51
Pick the odd one out
Answer
Question Cancelled
52
In agriculture IPDM is the abbreviation of
Answer
D. Integrated Pest and Disease Management
53
The drying or wilting phase of BLB is termed as
Answer
D. Kresek
54
Flaccidity, Yellowing and Ribbing of fronds in coconut are the typical suymptoms of
Answer
B. Root Wilt
55
A disease common in cardamom plantations where shade is not properly regulated
Answer
D. Chenthal
56
Panama Wilt in Banana is caused by
Answer
C. Fusarium oxysporum
57
A major disease in Anthurium
Answer
C. Bacterial blight
58
Abnormal leaf fall in rubber is caused by
Answer
D. Phytophthora meadii
59
In arecanut, Root feeding is suggested in the management of
Answer
A. Stem bleeding
60
A plant protection chemical commonly used for seed treatment
Answer
D. All of the above
61
The tag colour of Registered seed for identiļ¬cation of seed class is
Answer
C. Purple
62
Identify the selection method of hybridization which is not used in self pollinated crops
Answer
B. Double Cross Method
63
Emasculation for hybridization is
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B. Removal of stamens from female parent
64
Cytoplasmic genetic male sterile line is called
Answer
A. A line
65
Pure line selection is commonly followed in
Answer
B. Self pollinated crops
66
The terms recipient or recurrent parent and donor parent are associated with
Answer
D. Back cross method
67
Mother seed is another name of
Answer
D. Foundation seed
68
Panniyur-2 variety of Black pepper is an open pollinated progeny of
Answer
C. Balankotta
69
The hormone most suitable for cell division and multiplication in plant tissue culture is
Answer
B. Cytokinin
70
One of the commonly used surface sterilization agent in tissue culture is
Answer
C. Sodium hypochlorite
71
The seed act was passed in the year
Answer
A. 1966
72
The seed bill 2004 ensures
Answer
B. Exemption for farmers registration for use and exchange of seeds
73
Central seed testing laboratory is located at
Answer
C. New Delhi
74
What is the most important type of Intellectual Property Right?
Answer
D. Patent
75
All the persons need to sell import and export seed should carry on the business with the conditions of license granted to them. It is a part of
Answer
A. Seed Control Order
76
Total area of rubber cultivation in Kerala is around
Answer
A. 5.5 lakh ha
77
Removal of terminal bud with few leaves is ___________ type of pruning.
Answer
D. Pinching
78
Training of living shrubs and trees into shapes of animals plants and diļ¬erent designs is called
Answer
A. Topiary
79
Grafting method suitable for commercial multiplication of Cashew is
Answer
C. Softwood grafting
80
Khirni is a popularly used rootstock for
Answer
D. Sapota
81
Embryo develops from synergids or antipodal cells of embryosac other than egg cell is called
Answer
A. Apogamy
82
Crop which is not propagated by stem modiļ¬cation is
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A. Tapioca
83
Croton is propagated by
Answer
B. Semi hardwood cuttings
84
The height of a raised nursery bed is around
Answer
C. 15 cm
85
Silver Thiosulfate (STS) is used for pretreatment in ļ¬owers to increase vase life by blocking _____________ hormone.
Answer
D. Ethylene
86
Which of the following factors aļ¬ect the demand for a product? (i) Tastes and preferences (ii) Habits (iii) Income (iv) Season
Answer
D. All of the above
87
The organic certiļ¬cation body in Kerala
Answer
D. INDOCERT
88
Which is not an accreditation agency for accreditation of certiļ¬cation of bodies for certifying organic products in India?
Answer
B. Rubber board
89
The goods which are known as goods of ļ¬rst order in view of their ability to give direct satisfaction
Answer
C. Consumer goods
90
A monopoly is a market with
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B. Single seller
91
Which of the following statements is not true about utility?
Answer
C. Utility mean satisfaction
92
India ranks _____________ position in terms of area under organic certiļ¬cation. ļæ½ā
Answer
A. 9 ļæ½ā
93
The marketed surplus
Answer
D. all of the above
94
A market with large number of buyers and sellers and free competition among buyers and sellers is called
Answer
A. Perfect market
95
Which of the following schemes of Govt. of India promot organic farming?
Answer
D. All of the above
96
Demonstrating the procedure of budding and grafting comes under which type of demonstration
Answer
A. Method demonstration
97
According to the ministry of Human Resource Development, the youth group in India consist of persons in the age group
Answer
B. 15-35
98
In a rural society, the size of community is
Answer
A. small
99
Which of the following aids doesnot come under visual aids
Answer
C. Motion picture
100
Which of the following extension methods comes under mass methods (i) Leaļ¬ets (ii) Newspaper (iii) Study tour (iv) Farm visit
Answer
B. (i) and (ii)
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