| Post Name | ASSISTANT MANAGER |
|---|---|
| Department | PLANTATION CORPORATION OF KERALA LTD |
| Question Paper Code | 071/2016/OL |
| Category Code | 320/2013 |
| Date of Test | 23 September 2016 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Abhudayam, a Malayala Brahmin Weekly published by
Answer
A. M.S. Keshavanpotti
2
34th Senior National Rowing Championship was held at which of the following city?
Answer
B. Hyderabad
3
The central government has appointed which of the following as the next Ambassador of India to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ?
Answer
C. P. Harish
4
Which of the following Indian State has started 'Gender taxi', which will be owned and operated by LGBT Community after Mumbai ?
Answer
D. Kerala
5
Which of the following has been selected for the Prof. M.V. Pylee Award for the Distinguished Academician of India ?
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A. Dr. Jancy James
6
Which state government has launched "Food on Wheels" to provide healthy, hygienic and delicious food ?
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B. Kerala
7
Orange Day Campaign has been organized in Kerala as stipulated by the UN General Assembly is related to
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B. Violence against women
8
Which among the following sites has bagged the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Award for 2015 under the heritage category ?
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A. Muzris Heritage Project
9
Who made primary education compulsory in Travancore ?
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C. Rani Gauri Parvathi Bai
10
'Popping Crease' is associated with which games ?
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B. Cricket
11
Al-Murshid, an important reform monthly published by
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C. K.M. Maulavi
12
The state award given to the best farmer in Kerala
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C. Karshakothama Award
13
Who among the following is known as 'Mayyazhi Gandi' ?
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C. I.K. Kumaran Master
14
Horthus Malabaricus was an ancient plant encyclopedia written in
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C. The Latin
15
The birth place of Sree Narayana Guru was at
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D. Chempazhanti
16
Who among the following the First Women Member of Parliament from Kerala ?
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A. Annie Maskrin
17
World Wetlands Day observed in
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B. February 2
18
In which place was the first All Kerala Congress held ?
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C. Ottappalam
19
Who founded the first government hospital in Kerala ?
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B. Swathi Thirunal
20
Malabar District became a province of Madras presidency in
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A. 1800
21
Primary function of Legheamoglobin in the root nodule of Leguminous plant is
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B. Supply of oxygen
22
The only known gaseous hormone is
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A. Ethylene
23
The pigment responsible for photo morphogenesis is
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B. Phytochrome
24
Nyctinasty occurs due to
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B. Change in pressure potential
25
The pattern of inflorescence in the plant, Hamelia is
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C. Helicoid cyme
26
The peduncle of following racemose inflorescence is thick, fleshy and coloured
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D. Spadix
27
If filaments and anthers of all stamens of a flower fuse to form one bundle known as
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A. Synandrous
28
The chemical which promotes protoplasmic fusion is
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D. PEG
29
Inbreeding promotes
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B. Homozygosity
30
Exine of a pollen wall is composed of a material
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D. Sporopollenin
31
The following layer of an anther helping for dehiscence
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D. Endothecium
32
Cheiropterophily is a term used in pollination by the following agent
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C. Bat
33
What is Guano ?
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D. Organic fertilizer
34
The RNA world hypothesis proposes that
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D. RNA as a genetic material and a catalyst
35
The number of daughter chromosomes in human cell (2n = 46) in anaphase II of meiosis is
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C. 46
36
Which of the following is not a common defense against bacteria and fungi ?
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B. Mycorrhizae
37
Salivary gland chromosomes were firstly observed by
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C. Balbiani
38
Chromosomes bearing satellites are called
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D. SAT
39
Fucoxanthin containing plastid is
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B. Pheoplast
40
During the period of water stress following hormone level increases
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A. ABA
41
Vertex digital hypsometer is used to measure _____________ of the trees.
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A. Height
42
Realizing the importance of forests for the well-being of the nation, the Parliament, by the ____________ Amendment to the Constitution in 1976, brought forests and wildlife on the concurrent list in 7th schedule.
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B. 42
43
A group of species which can be dried to a moisture content low enough to qualify as orthodox, but are sensitive to low temperatures typical for orthodox seeds has been termed as
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D. Intermediate
44
_____________ are the modified stems developed from double accessory buds in the axils of cotyledons.
Answer
A. Lignotubers
45
Arbuscular mycorrhizae are especially effective at transferring carbon to soil in the form of
Answer
C. Glomalin
46
The Taungya System was introduced into India by ____________ in 1890.
Answer
B. Brandis
47
The direct or indirect effect of one plant upon another through the production of chemical inhibitors that are released in to the environment
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A. Allelopathy
48
Who described that the tree stem should be considered as cantilever beam of uniform size against the bending force of the wind ?
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A. Metzgor
49
_____________ is known as Hoppus' rule in Britain.
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D. None of these
50
The mean volume of a tree or crop at the desired age is called
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B. MAI
51
The relationship between the growth rates of two organs of an individual.
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C. Allometry
52
The peculiarity of forestry enterprise is that the income or annual increment of the forest is ____________ from the capital or the growing stock.
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B. Not distinct
53
Red Line Torpedo Barb is also known as
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A. Miss Kerala
54
MAB programme was initiated by UNESCO in the year
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B. 1971
55
Bud or balloon like protrusion of the parenchyma cell membranes into the vessel lumen is called
Answer
B. Tyloses
56
Fire wood volume of billets can be calculated with the help of a Xylometer which is calculated by the principle of
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A. Water displacement
57
_____________ a sub-division of a felling series formed with the object of regulating cuttings in some special manner : planned separation of fellings in successive years.
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D. Cutting section
58
The ideal of a normal forest is a logical corollary to the principle of __________ in perpetuity.
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A. Sustained yield
59
Olivea tectonae causes ___________ disease of teak.
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B. Leaf rust
60
The rotation under which a species yields the maximum material of a specified size or suitability for economic conversion or for special use
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D. Technical rotation
61
Juvenile wood has been defined as secondary xylem produced by cambial regions that are influenced by activity in the
Answer
A. Apical meristem
62
Commonly used plant growth regulator in adventitious root induction of cuttings in forest nursery is
Answer
B. Auxins
63
According to ______________ seedling concept, there is no all-purpose seedling, each out-planting project require different types of plants.
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B. Target
64
Annual flowering in bamboos is common in
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D. None of these
65
Name the insect vectors of sandal spike disease
Answer
D. All of these
66
The species which play a vital role in controlling the relative abundance of other species
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B. Keystone
67
Kadalundi-Vallikunnu Community Reserve was established in the year
Answer
C. 2007
68
____________ species is best suited for lateritic soil.
Answer
C. Xylia xylocarpa
69
The memorandum of August 3, ____________ by Lord Dalhousie, is known as the 'Charter of the Indian Forests'.
Answer
D. 1855
70
According to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2015, total carbon stock in the country's forest is estimated to be ____________ million tones.
Answer
D. None of these
71
Choose the one which is not a main defect of Agricultural marketing
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B. Lack of processing facility
72
Major problem faced by the Indian plantation industry
Answer
D. All of these
73
Micro nutrient that often causes deficiency disease in cocoa is
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D. Zn
74
The economic life span of a rubber tree is
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C. 30-35 years
75
Select the asset that is not depreciable
Answer
D. Land
76
Commercial vegetative propagation method in cashew
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D. Soft wood grafting
77
The notation used for tapping half spiral third daily in rubber
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D. S/2 d/3
78
The Head Office of Tea Board is at
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C. Kolkata
79
Intensive tapping in rubber prior to tree felling
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B. Slaughter tapping
80
The recommended propagation method of cardamom in areas affected by "Katte" disease is
Answer
A. Seed
81
Plantation Labour Act was passed in the year
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A. 1951
82
Severest pruning method in tea
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C. Collar pruning
83
W 180 is a grade of
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A. Cashew
84
Farm inventory includes
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D. All of the above
85
PB is a grade of
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A. Coffee
86
A growth regulator utilized for increasing fruit set in coffee
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B. Planofix
87
Choose an example for Geographical Indication
Answer
C. Darjeeling tea
88
A hybrid variety of cocoa
Answer
C. Trinitario
89
The technique adopted to rejuvenate old and senile cashew trees
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C. Top working
90
Cardamom thrives well under
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A. 50-60% light
91
Method for valuing recently purchased assets that will be used in a relatively short time (i.e., feed, fuel, fertilizer and seed)
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A. Market cost method
92
Tea mosquito is a major pest of
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C. Cashew
93
Majority of the tea harvested is used for the manufacture of
Answer
B. Black tea
94
Blister blight is a major disease affecting
Answer
C. Tea
95
Mangala is a variety of
Answer
C. Arecanut
96
Major problem in small scale cultivation of oil palm
Answer
C. Lack of small scale processing technique
97
Commercially cultivated oil palm variety
Answer
C. Tenera
98
_____________ is a major physiological disorder in pepper.
Answer
C. Spike shedding
99
In arecanut the criteria for seedling selection is
Answer
B. Maximum no. of leaves and minimum height
100
Product obtained from wet processing of coffee
Answer
B. Parchment coffee
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