| Post Name | JUNIOR INSTRUCTOR (HORTICULTURE) (Industrial Training) |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 006/2025 |
| Category Code | 641/2023 |
| Date of Test | 17 January 2025 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | OMR Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Which of the following statements is/are correct about Agriculture’s definition ?
i. ‘Agriculture’ term is derived from Greek language.
ii. Agriculture is an art because it involves performing operations in a skillful
manner.
iii. It is a science as it utilises modern technologies developed on scientific
principles.
iv. Agriculture as a business always does not aim at maximum net returns.
Answer
C. Only ii and iii
2
Which of the following branches of Agriculture can be best categorized under crop
protection group ?
Answer
B. Nematology, Plant Pathology, Agricultural Entomology
3
Which pair of the following poultry diseases, does originate from bacterial pathogen ?
Answer
D. Pasteurellosis and Pullorum disease
4
Which one of the following varieties of Mango is not a hybrid ?
Answer
B. Swarnarekha
5
Name the botanical family name of the ornamental flowering shrub Crossandra.
Answer
A. Acanthaceae
6
The red yellow colour of Onions, is due to the presence of pigments
anthocyanin and
Answer
D. Quercetin
7
Which one of the following statements is not correct about formal/moghul style
gardening ?
Answer
C. Natural and holistic style with curvaceous outlines
8
Which one of the following sets of indoor-plants belongs to succulents category ?
Answer
B. Bryophyllum – Crassula
9
Analyse the following statements about lawn grasses planting and choose the
correct answer
i. Turfs are pieces of earth with compact grasses on them.
ii. Turfs are placed on prepared site and beaten down with a turf beater in turfing.
iii. Chopped grass pieces are mixed with soil-cowdung paste before turfing.
iv. The Cheapest method of lawn making is dibbling.
Answer
D. i, ii, iv are true, iii is wrong
10
In the care and maintenance of terrarium plants, which one of the following
statements, is false ?
Answer
A. Irrigate sufficiently always
11
The starting months of mundakan, Virippu and Punja are _________, _________
and ___________ respectively.
Answer
B. September-October, April-may and december-January
12
Analyse the statements on Agrometeorology
i. ‘meteoro’ means ‘above the earth’s surface’
ii. Agrometeorology helps in planning cropping patterns
iii. It saves agriculture from ill effects of floods, cyclones etc.
iv. It helps in providing judicious irrigation.
Which one of the above statements is correct ?
Answer
Question Cancelled
13
The Greek word ‘Klima’ from which the term ‘Climate’ originated, means
_________ of earth.
Answer
A. Slope
14
Read the statements and choose the correct answer
i. Polar climate has very low temperature through out the year.
ii. Subtropical climate has low temperature through out the year.
iii. Tropical climate has high temperature through out the year.
iv. Temperate climate has high temperature alternating with low temperature in
winter.
Answer
C. ii and iv wrong – i and iii correct
15
Management of floods can be done by measures like
Answer
C. Both
16
Which one of the following is a weather forecasting tool ?
Answer
Question Cancelled
17
medium range weather forecasting type has a validity period of
Answer
B. Beyond 3 days and upto 10 days
18
Which one of the following is not a Rabi Crop ?
Answer
D. Cotton
19
In Kerala Black soil is found in
Answer
A. Chittoor taluk of Palakkad district
20
Which one of the following is not a reason for soil acidity ?
Answer
C. Excessive irrigation containing Sodium salts with poor drainage
21
In the erosion process the soil particles move in a series of short bounces along
the surface of the ground is
Answer
B. Saltation
22
Which of the following is not a concentrated organic manure ?
Answer
D. Farmyard manure
23
An example for symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria
Answer
B. Rhizobium
24
Plant suitable for green manuring in-situ
Answer
A. Sunnhemp
25
Soil sampling depth for rice
Answer
B. 15 cm
26
Agronomic measure of soil and water conservation is
Answer
D. Contour farming
27
Which nutrient form the core constituent of the ring structure of chlorophyll ?
Answer
C. magnesium
28
Which of the following is a straight fertilizer ?
Answer
D. Ammonium sulphate
29
Which one of the following is a natural phosphatic fertilizer ?
Answer
A. Rock phosphate
30
Coimbatore method of composting is
Answer
C. Initial anaerobic decomposition followed by aerobic
31
Soil sampling tool is
Answer
D. All the above
32
Which statement is correct with regard to coir pith composting ?
i. mushroom belonging to genus Pleurotus degrade cellulose and lignin present
in coir pith.
ii. After composting reduce wider
Answer
C. N ratio to narrow one.
33
Which statement is incorrect with regard to soil texture ?
Answer
B. Arrangement of soil particles
34
Which of the following is an example for secondary tillage implement ?
i. disc plough
ii. disc harrow
iii. mould board plough
iv. Cultivator
Answer
D. ii and iv
35
Which plough can work well when soil is too hard and sticky ?
Answer
A. disc plough
36
Which component of the nozzle breaks the fluid into fine droplets ?
Answer
B. Nozzle disc
37
Which of the following is not an advantage of puddling ?
Answer
D. destroys soil structure
38
Which of the following is not a conservation tillage ?
Answer
C. Clean tillage
39
Objective of tillage
i. Improving soil aeration.
ii. minimize resistance to root penetration.
iii. Incorporate and mix fertilizers and soil amendments.
iv. Incorporate crop stubbles.
Answer
D. i, ii, iii and iv
40
Plough that cuts soil and make ‘V’ shaped furrow and opens the soil but there is
no inversion
Answer
A. Indigenous plough
41
Which of the following is not a safety precaution while using sprayer ?
Answer
C. Smoke while mixing or applying pesticide
42
Knapsack sprayer is an example for
Answer
A. High volume sprayer
43
Which statement is incorrect with regard to preparatory tillage ?
Answer
C. Tillage operations carried out in the standing crop after planting
44
Field is divided into different strips separated by levees and water is given to each
strip is called
Answer
C. Border irrigation
45
Among the following statements, select the true one with respect to drip irrigation
i. A suitable pump is not necessary in family drip irrigation.
ii. Inline drip irrigation is suitable for row crops.
iii. Pressure compensating dripper changes discharge with pressure.
Answer
A. Statements i and ii are correct
46
Water comes out as fountain like or umbrella like pattern in
Answer
B. Bubbler
47
Which among the following is considered as the most ancient water lifting
equipment ?
Answer
D. The Shaduf
48
The process in which water moves downward through the soil under gravitational
force is called
Answer
A. Percolation
49
Select the correct statement with respect to Field Capacity
i. At field capacity, both micropores and macropores of soil are filled with water.
ii. Plants can absorb water at field capacity.
iii. Field capacity is the water left in the soil after saturated water is drained off.
Answer
B. Statements ii and iii are correct
50
Which of the following statement/statements are correct ?
i. Centrifugal pump has high efficiency.
ii. It has low maintenance requirement.
iii. It can handle viscous liquids.
Answer
A. Statements i and ii are correct
51
The concentration of fertilizer reduces with time when we are using _______ for
fertigation.
Answer
C. Fertilizer Tank
52
Which is the most suitable pump for lifting water from borewell
Answer
D. Submersible Pump
53
Electrical conductivity is a measure of
Answer
C. Salinity
54
The tag colour used to identify registered class of seed is
Answer
B. Purple
55
The minimum germination percentage for rice for seed certification is
Answer
C. 80
56
Among the following plants given below, select the plant propagated by semi hard
wood cuttings
Answer
Question Cancelled
57
Average number of cuttings that can be produced from each mother plant through
Serpentine layering in Black Pepper is
Answer
D. 60
58
Among the following statements, select the correct statement/statements
i. The age of rootstock in approach grafting is 1-1.5 month.
ii. Rootstocks are taken to mother plant for grafting.
iii. For separating grafted plants, cut is made on scion just above graft union and
cut is made on rootstock just below graft union.
Answer
B. Only statement ii is correct
59
The following budding method is preferred in plants where it is difficult to slip off
the bark.
Answer
C. Chip budding
60
Select the pair of chemicals most commonly used as surface disinfectants in
tissue culture.
Answer
Question Cancelled
61
most popular method in grafting tomato is
Answer
A. Splice grafting
62
Plant growth hormone that is not used for producing male sterility in plants
Answer
D. Kinetin
63
Which hormone induces apical dominance in plants ?
Answer
D. Auxin
64
Select the true Statement from the following :
i. Emasculation is removal of stamens from male parent.
ii. Emasculation is removal of stamens from female parent.
iii. Emasculation is necessary in bisexual flowers.
Answer
B. Statements ii and iii are correct
65
Bacterial wilt resistant rootstock used for grafting in Brinjal
Answer
D. Solanum torvum
66
For the control of burrowing nematode in black pepper, Which of the following
measures is correct ?
i. Use Nematode free rooted cuttings for raising new plantation.
ii. Apply talc based formulation of Bacillus macerans
Answer
A. 10gm/vine in basins at
the time of planting of vines.
iii. Apply talc based formulation of Bacillus macerans
67
In brinjal when infestation of sucking pests like mite, jassids and Whitefly are
severe, Which of the following control measures are to be taken ?
i. Spray Thiamethoxam 25 WG
Answer
B. Only i
68
Damping off disease in nursery beds of Cauliflower can be controlled by applying
Answer
C. Copper oxychloride 2g/l
69
Which of the following are example for Egg parasitoids ?
i. Trichogramma japonicum and Tetrastychus sp.
ii. Trichogramma japonicum and cotesia sp.
iii. Telenomus chilonis and Tetrastychus sp.
Answer
C. Only i and iii
70
For controlling downey mildew in bitter gourd, which of the following foliar
spraying combination fungicide is effective ?
i. Caboxin 17.5% + Thiram 37.5% wp
ii. metalaxyl 8% + mancozeb 64% wp
iii. Cymoxanil + mancozeb 2g/l
Answer
B. Only iii
71
Which of the following pesticides banned for manufacture, import and use in India ?
i. Aldrin and Chlordane
ii. Cypermethrin and cartap
iii. Nitrofen and Endrin
Answer
B. Only i and iii
72
An example of Systemic fungicide
Answer
A. Fluzilazole 40 EC
73
The appearance of rectangular linear reddish brown lesions mainly on the lower
surface of leaves in cardamom is a characteristic symptom of
Answer
D. Chenthal disease
74
Klass is the trade name of which herbicide ?
Answer
B. Diuron
75
The bio fertiliser which improves the uptake of available P by the inoculated plants.
Answer
A. VAm/AmF
76
The generally used planting materials in Rubber are
i. Poly bag plants, budded stumps
ii. Budded stumps, bud wood
iii. Seedling stumps, Root trainer plants
Answer
B. Only i and iii
77
mauritius variety of pineapple is recommended for commercial cultivation for table
purpose and distant marketing due to its
i. long duration and bigger size of fruit.
ii. Short duration and keeping quality.
iii. Better fruit quality and transportability.
Answer
C. Only ii and iii
78
A day neutral cultivar of strawberry which has the capacity to produce off season
fruits.
Answer
C. Selva
79
The mango variety susceptible to spongy tissue.
Answer
A. Alphonso
80
A major disorder in carnation flower
Answer
D. Calyx splitting
81
The essential element which plays important role in flowering, fruiting, photosynthesis,
cell division, pollen germination in horticultural crops
Answer
C. Boron
82
A major physiological disorder in mangosteen
Answer
A. Gamboge
83
‘Cherelle’ is the young fruit of
Answer
D. Cocoa
84
The commonly occurring disorder in radish and turnip due to Boron deficiency
Answer
C. Brown heart
85
The coleus variety released by CTCRI Thiruvananthapuram
Answer
A. Sree dhara
86
Spacing of snake gourd
Answer
B. 2m × 2m
87
‘Friendship’ is variety of
Answer
C. Gladiolus
88
A fungal disease of Cardamom caused by Phytophthora sp occurring during rainy
season
Answer
A. Azhukal
89
Seed rate of chilli
Answer
D. 1 kg/ha
90
The tolerable level of light in the tropical region during summer for better growth of
Anthurium
Answer
C. 20%-30%
91
A thing that can be dangerous or cause damage
Answer
C. Hazard
92
First aid measures for swallowed chemical poisoning
i. Intake table salt in a glass of warm water to induce vomiting.
ii. Intake mustard oil in a glass of warm water to induce vomiting.
iii. Intake castor oil in a glass of warm water to induce vomiting.
iv. Intake milk in water to induce vomiting.
Answer
D. i, ii and iv
93
The device used to protect eyes and respiratory tract from toxic gases and
aerosols
Answer
B. Gas mask
94
Which among the following is not suited to protective measures during the
operation of machinery ?
Answer
A. Read the label and Safety data Sheets carefully and follow the instructions
95
___________ gloves are used as protective device while handling chemicals.
Answer
C. Rubber
96
Agmarknet a portal for dissemination of agriculture marketing information is a joint
endeavour of
Answer
A. dmI and NIC
97
The Market in which the produce is either finally dispose off, direct to consumer or
processors or assemble for shipment to foreign countries
Answer
A. Terminal market
98
Transporters act as _______ in marketing of agricultural products.
Answer
C. Trade supports
99
FSSAI stands for
Answer
D. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
100
Which among the following is true about Agriculture Export Zone in India ?
i. There are 80 such zones spread across 20 states.
ii. The concept of AEZ was introduced in 2001 through EXIm policy 1997-2001 to
take comprehensive look at a particular product.
iii. Specific geographic region in a country demarcated for setting up agriculture
based processing industries.
Answer
C. Both ii and iii
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