| Post Name | AGRONOMIST |
|---|---|
| Department | KERALA STATE LANDUSE BOARD |
| Question Paper Code | 051/2018/OL |
| Category Code | 564/2017 |
| Date of Test | 16 October 2018 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Which one of the following is NOT a land-use category?
Answer
C. Marginal land
2
Who got the golden boot award in the FIFA World Cup 2018?
Answer
A. Harry Kane
3
Which Indian Movement began with the famous 'Dandi March' of Gandhiji?
Answer
D. Civil Disobedience Movement
4
Who served as the first leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha in 1952?
Answer
B. A.K. Gopalan
5
Which one of the following South Indian states has the highest ground water utilisation (in percent) of its total ground water potential?
Answer
A. Tamil Nadu
6
The sub collector of Thalassery who suppressed the revolt of Pazhassi Raja?
Answer
D. T.H. Baber
7
The name 'Karinthandan' was known in connection with
Answer
B. Thamarasseri pass
8
Which one of the following types describes water as a resource?
Answer
D. Cyclic resource
9
The only cricketer to score double century thrice in one day international cricket
Answer
C. Rohit Sharma
10
The original name of Thycaud Ayya
Answer
B. Subbarayan
11
In which one of the following states are the major oil fields located?
Answer
A. Assam
12
The social reformer who led the Kallumala Samaram?
Answer
C. Ayyankali
13
Name of the Croatian President who was in the news during FIFA World Cup 2018.
Answer
B. Kolinda Grabar - Kitarovik
14
Which of the following is non-renewable source of energy?
Answer
C. Thermal
15
The smallest district in Kerala by population
Answer
D. Wayanad
16
The Vallarpadam Terminal, the only trans-shipment port is at which state?
Answer
B. Kerala
17
Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park is in
Answer
D. Port Blair
18
The Simon Commission was appointed during the period of which Viceroy?
Answer
A. Lord Irwin
19
'Vayalvaram Veedu' was the name associated with which social reformer?
Answer
C. Sree Narayana Guru
20
Twelfth Five Year Plan in India completed its term in
Answer
D. March 2017
21
Among the following terms which one is odd
Answer
B. Command area
22
In 1:50,000 toposheet, contour lines are given at
Answer
A. 20 km
23
Plate like structure occur in
Answer
C. Any part of the profile
24
Soils of arid region are generally low in two constituents
Answer
C. OM and nitrogen
25
Legumes have a marked preference for
Answer
B. Calcium
26
________ is a rare constituent of atomspheric precipitation.
Answer
D. NO₂ and organically bound nitrogen
27
Accepted tolerable limit of annual soil loss is
Answer
C. 4-12 Mg/ha
28
The most easily eroded soil particles are having size in the range of
Answer
D. 0.10 mm to 0.50 mm
29
________ form of sulfur is predominant in humid region surface soil.
Answer
C. Organic
30
Reclamation of sodic soils is usually done by
Answer
D. Gypsum application and leaching with water
31
An index which is widely used to represent quantum of aggregates
Answer
D. >0.25 mm
32
SO_4²⁻ adsorption is restricted to
Answer
A. Acidic soils
33
Azotobacter chroococcum is found in
Answer
D. Near neutral and slightly alkaline condition
34
The deficiency range of hot water extractable boron is
Answer
A. <0.5 mg/kg
35
Safe limit of nitrate in drinking water is
Answer
A. 10 mg/L
36
_________ is a nitrification inhibitor.
Answer
B. Neem cake
37
The first objective of watershed management is
Answer
D. Rehabilitation of natural resources
38
_________ are an important part of "Ela" system.
Answer
C. Village streams
39
Mini watershed has an area of ________ square kilometer.
Answer
B. 10-100
40
Rainfall in excess of _________ is always causing runoff.
Answer
A. >50.0 mm/day
41
Soil surveys began in the year
Answer
B. 1899
42
The name "Ustochrept" is used to identify a
Answer
B. Great group
43
Regur formation is dominant in
Answer
D. Black cotton soil
44
In soils, cohesion is due to
Answer
D. All the above
45
The general range of organic matter content of mineral soils is
Answer
D. 1.0-10.0%
46
Erosivity index was developed by
Answer
A. Wischmeir
47
In the Universal soil loss equation, factors that are amenable to manipulation are
Answer
C. C and P
48
The first earth resource technology satellite is
Answer
D. ERST - 1
49
The number of phases to be completed in planning and execution of watershed management programme
Answer
B. 3
50
The year of start of NWDPRA is
Answer
C. 1986
51
The number of major categories of soil grouping in the land capability classification is
Answer
B. 3
52
The USLE model applies to
Answer
A. Sheet and Rill erosion
53
The speed corresponding to the energy needed for runoff to detach soil particles is
Answer
B. >25 cm/S
54
Crops suited for cultivation in land with gentle slopes
Answer
A. Close growing crops
55
_________ ha is taken as a unit for planning water shed development programme at the village level.
Answer
A. 500 ha
56
Classification scheme proposed by Vames (1978) is used to classify
Answer
A. Landslides
57
National Rainfed Area Authority was set up Govt. of India in the year
Answer
B. 2006
58
The extent of vegetation cover required to prevent splash erosion is
Answer
D. 70%
59
When the degree of slope doubles, the amount of erosion per unit are increases by
Answer
C. 2.5%
60
Which one of the following compounds contains highest % of P₂O₅
Answer
D. Superphosphoric acid
61
The ratio of total area cropped in a year to the land area available for cultivation and expressed in percentage is the _________
Answer
B. Multiple cropping index
62
The deep clay to clay loam soils developed in the semi acid areas of Deccan plateau are known as ________
Answer
B. Vertisols
63
1 bar = _________ cm of water column (approximately)
Answer
D. 1000 cm
64
Conservation tillage system are methods of soil tillage which leave at least ________ per cent of the crop residue on the soil surface.
Answer
D. 30
65
The seed rate to be adopted for a crop depends on the plant spacing, test weight and _______
Answer
D. germination percentage
66
Hyper acid zones are those having an aridity index of __________
Answer
A. <0.03
67
In India, __________ percent of total annual rainfall is received during the South West monsoon season.
Answer
A. 75
68
Among the following, __________ is not an implement for secondary tillage.
Answer
B. Disc plough
69
A cropping system in which crop intensification occurs only in time dimension is ________
Answer
B. Sequential cropping
70
The 'stress hormone' which imparts drought tolerance to plant is ________
Answer
B. ABA
71
Underground layer of porous rocks or soils saturated with water from above which yield significant amounts of water are called __________
Answer
B. aquifers
72
__________ is defined as the physical condition of the soil in relation to crop growth.
Answer
C. Tilth
73
Growing of two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land with a definite row pattern is known as __________
Answer
A. Intercropping
74
The Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute is located at ___________
Answer
A. Dehradun
75
__________ law states that the flow of water through a unit cross section of soil is proportional to the gradient of hydraulic head.
Answer
D. Darcy's
76
__________ is a herbicide used for weed control in zero tillage.
Answer
C. Glyphosate
77
Overall biological advantage of intercropping is indicated when the LER is __________
Answer
C. >1
78
Climatic clarification based on moisture index, seasonal variation in rainfall, humidity index and aridity index was proposed by __________
Answer
D. Thornthwaite and Mather
79
The upper limit of available moisture for plants is given by the soil moisture constant, _________
Answer
B. field capacity
80
The main objective of stubble mulch tillage is _________
Answer
D. soil and water conservation
81
Competition between associated crops in mixed crop communities has been discussed in depth by __________
Answer
D. Willey
82
Dryland farming is the cultivation of crops in regions with annual precipitation of __________
Answer
C. >750 mm
83
The moisture index of a humid (B3) region falls in the range of _________
Answer
C. 60 to 80
84
_________ is considered the Father of Tillage.
Answer
B. Jethro Tull
85
If the yields of groundnut and red gram grown as pure crops are 1200 and 1000 kg/ha respectively, and their yields as intercrops are 1000 and 600 kg/ha respectively, the land equivalent ratio of groundnut + red gram intercropping system is ___________
Answer
B. 1.43
86
NICRA programme launched by ICAR during the XI plan period focuses on ____________
Answer
A. Climate Resilient Agriculture
87
Crop coefficient is the ratio between ___________
Answer
A. Etc and ETo
88
A gradient of __________ degrees is the limit of operating efficiency for machines working on slopes.
Answer
D. 12-14
89
An example for a Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT) is __________
Answer
B. Taungya
90
_________ is an example of a reflectant type anti transparent.
Answer
D. Kaoline
91
The method of irrigation adopted for widely spaced plants like coconut palms is _________
Answer
A. ring basin method
92
Which of the following is not used as a cover crop for soil and water conservation?
Answer
A. Mikania
93
The Farming Systems Research Station under the Kerala Agricultural University is located at ___________
Answer
C. Kottarakkara
94
Vertical mulching is a practice commonly followed to improve infiltration and storage of rain water in __________ soils.
Answer
D. black
95
In general, bulk density of soil ranges from __________ g/cm³.
Answer
C. 1 to 1.5
96
Tillage operations carried out in the standing crop are together called __________
Answer
C. after cultivation
97
A practice in multiple cropping system which helps to control problematic weeds and pests is ___________
Answer
C. crop rotation
98
The land configuration recommended by ICRISAT for medium to deep black soils receiving 700-1300 mm rainfall and up to a maximum of 5 percent slope is __________
Answer
C. broad beds and furrows
99
The amount of water required for each irrigation for scheduling irrigation at IW/CPE ratio of 0.5 with 10 cm of CPE is ___________
Answer
B. 5 cm
100
The process of deep ploughing done to break open hard pans is known as ___________
Answer
A. sub soiling
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