| Post Name | AGRICULTURAL /SOIL CON.OFFICER - AGRICULTURE/ SOIL SURVEY |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 016/2021 |
| Category Code | 163/2019, 307/2019, 353/2019, 354/2019, 211/2019, 236/2019 |
| Date of Test | 21 January 2021 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | OMR Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Purple white Dendrobium variety popular in Kerala.
Answer
D. Sonia - 17
2
Red seedless watermelon hybrid released from KAU
Answer
D. Shonima
3
The propagule in Gladiolus
Answer
A. Corms and Cormels
4
Oil yield of Jasminum grandifolium
Answer
C. 29 kg/ha
5
Double flowered tuberose variety with several whorls of petals.
Answer
D. Suvasini
6
Common practice to increase yield in marigold.
Answer
A. Pinching
7
Maturity of papaya fruit, in days, for papain extraction.
Answer
A. 70-100
8
The pigment imparting red colour in tomato.
Answer
B. Lycopene
9
One Amaranth variety resistant to Leaf blight
Answer
D. Co-1
A 3 016/2021
10
Minimum number of nuts per tree per annum for selection as mother plant in Coconut.
Answer
B. 80
11
A serious viral disease transmitted by aphids in cardamom.
Answer
A. Katte
12
Oleoresin content in dry black pepper.
Answer
D. 10-13%
13
Two winter season tropical legumes for Kerala.
Answer
C. Dolichos bean and Winged bean
14
Most ideal season for tomato cultivation in Kerala.
Answer
B. Sept. β Oct.
15
Most widely adapted vegetative propagation technique in guava.
Answer
D. Air layering.
16
Phytophthora foot rot resistant pepper variety.
Answer
Question Cancelled
17
Best performing types of cocoa under Indian condition.
Answer
C. Forastero
18
Two underexploited fruits of high production potential and commercial value under
Kerala conditions.
Answer
B. Mangosteen and Rambutan
19
Pineapple variety recommended for commercial cultivation for table purpose.
Answer
D. Mauritius
20
The growth regulator used for induction of flowering in mango.
Answer
D. Paclobutrazole
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21
Blue flowered tree species is
Answer
A. Jacaranda mimosifolia
22
Browning in cauliflower is due to the deficiency of
Answer
C. B
23
The headquarters of National Horticultural Board is in
Answer
A. Gurgaon
24
Anupama is a variety of
Answer
B. Drumstick
25
Coconut variety preferred for root wilt affected area
Answer
C. Chandrasankara
26
Fl hybrid of Solanum melongena
Answer
A. Neelima
27
A dioecious vegetable
Answer
C. Ivy gourd
28
Chekkurmanis is botanically
Answer
C. Sauropus androgynus
29
Sugandhini is a variety of
Answer
D. Cinnamon
30
'Green ring' in grafted cucumber is due to
Answer
B. Mg deficiency
31
A vegetable designated as plant-insulin
Answer
D. Memordica charantia
32
Chambakad Large is a variety of
Answer
A. Gooseberry
33
Sauerkraut is prepared from
Answer
D. Cabbage
34
Approximate number of coconut trees that can be accommodated per hectare of land in
triangular system of planting.
Answer
C. 198
35
Gladiolus is propagated by
Answer
B. Corm
36
Red and gold hybrids are interspecific hybrids of
Answer
B. Marigold
37
Clipping and shearing shrubs and small trees into different shapes
Answer
D. Topiary
38
Tutty fruity is prepared from
Answer
D. Papaya
39
Pseudobulbs are present in _______ orchids.
Answer
B. Sympodials
40
Tea garden is a type of
Answer
A. Japanese Garden
41
Variety of rice
Answer
B. Uma
42
Process by which undesirable genes or gene combinations are removed from population
Answer
Question Cancelled
43
Father of plant genetic resource activities
Answer
C. N.I. Varvilow
44
Cryoprotectant used in cryopreservation
Answer
Question Cancelled
45
A protogynous plant
Answer
Question Cancelled
46
Chemical used to induce polyploidy
Answer
B. Colchicine
47
Male sterility showing cytoplasmic inheritance
Answer
B. Cytoplasmic male sterility
48
Headquarters of National Biodiversity Authority
Answer
C. Chennai
49
A physical mutagen
Answer
C. Gamma rays
50
Removal of immature anther from hermaphrodite flower
Answer
A. Emasculation
51
Variety of chilli produced by hybridization
Answer
B. Jwalamukhi
52
A variety of cow-pea
Answer
A. Bhagyalekshmi
53
An individual having dissimilar alleles of gene
Answer
C. Hybrid
54
Progeny of the breeder seed
Answer
B. Foundation seed
55
Class of seed with no tag
Answer
A. Nucleus seed
56
The first GI (geographical indication) tagged product in India
Answer
A. Darjeeling tea
57
Hybrid progeny from a cross between 2 single crosses
Answer
B. double cross hybrid
58
Progeny of a single plant obtained by asexual reproduction
Answer
D. Clone
59
Process of bringing wild and weedy species under human management.
Answer
C. Domestication
60
Oldest method of crop improvement
Answer
C. Selection
61
Food given to honey-bee larva which later develops to queen
Answer
A. Royal jelly
62
Mechanism by which the host plant adversely affects the biology of insect and its
progeny
Answer
D. Antibiosis
63
Bordeaux mixture was discovered by
Answer
D. Millardet
64
Parasitoid introduced for the management of papaya mealybug
Answer
B. Acerophagus papayae
65
A systemic fungicide
Answer
C. Carbendazim
66
Vector of cassava mosaic disease
Answer
A. Whitefly
67
Which among the following is a total stem parasite ?
Answer
D. Dodder
68
'Dead heart' symptom in rice is caused by the infestation of
Answer
D. Rice stem borer
69
'Bollguard' is a transgenic cotton which expresses the crystal protein of
Answer
A. Bacillus thuringiensis
70
Name a fungus used in the biological control of plant diseases.
Answer
C. Trichoderma
71
Causal organism of the sheath blight of rice
Answer
B. Rhizoctonia solani
72
The most important biologically active component of Neem
Answer
C. Azadirachtin
73
Alternate host of Puccinia graminis tritici
Answer
B. Barbery
74
Name the viral disease of banana.
Answer
B. Bunchytop
75
'Buprofezin' is an insecticide belonging to the group
Answer
A. Chitin synthesis inhibitor
76
Chemical used for communication between individuals of the same species in insects
Answer
B. Pheromone
77
Root wilt disease of coconut is caused by
Answer
D. Phytoplasma
78
An example of acute rodenticide
Answer
A. Zinc phosphide
79
'Erineum' is the symptom caused by the infestation of
Answer
C. Mites
80
'Kresek symptom' in rice is due to
Answer
C. Bacterial leaf blight
81
Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research is located at
Answer
D. Lucknow
82
Who wrote the book 'Elements of Agricultural Chemistry' ?
Answer
B. Sir Humphry Davy
83
NATP was started in the year
Answer
B. 1998
84
Food grain production in India in 2013-14
Answer
A. 265.6 mt
85
Rudimentary system of settled farming, which includes cultivation, gathering and
hunting is called
Answer
C. Subsidiary farming
86
Soil moisture status reaches Ultimate wilting point at ________.
Answer
D. -60 bars
87
The most common method among surface methods of irrigation, which is suitable for
close growing crops is
Answer
C. border strip method
88
Which of the following crops have highest WUE ?
Answer
B. Wheat
89
Susceptibility of soil to erosion is called _________
Answer
C. Erodability
90
Among the land capability classes, which one has no limitation for growing crops ?
Answer
B. Class I
91
________ are manifestations of prolonged process of gully erosion.
Answer
A. Ravines
92
________% of India's geographical area is subjected to degradation.
Answer
A. 53
93
First stage of movement of soil particles in wind erosion
Answer
B. Saltation
94
Spacing of Hybrid Napier as a pure crop in Kerala is _________
Answer
C. 60 ο΄ 60 cm
95
Growing two or more crops simultaneously in intermingled without any row pattern is
_________
Answer
D. mixed cropping
96
Sum of area planted to different crops and harvested in a single year divided by total
cultivated area expressed as percentage is _________
Answer
D. Multiple cropping index
97
Jhonson grass is _________
Answer
A. Sorghum halpense
98
Ratio of evapotranspiration of crop (ETc) to potential evapotranspiration (ETo) is
Answer
D. Crop coefficient
99
One cubic metre of water is____________
Answer
B. 1000 litre
100
Normal irrigation water has a boron content of _______ ppm.
Answer
C. <3
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