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Post NameLAB TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
DepartmentKVHSE
Question Paper Code001/2016/OL
Category Code129/2014
Date of Test4 January 2016
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOnline Examination
Total Questions100
1
Which among the following works is not written by Brahmananda Sivayogi?
Answer
D. Ananda Madam
2
The Newspaper 'Swadesabhimani' was founded by
Answer
A. Vakkam Abdul Khader Moulavi
3
The father of Renaissance in Kerala
Answer
C. Sree Narayana Guru
4
'Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham' is the old name of
Answer
A. Pulaya Mahajana Sabha
5
The first Indian Feature Film is
Answer
B. Pundalic
6
Which Central Police Force is known as Black cats?
Answer
D. National Security Guards
7
'Keraleeya Mahakavi' was a title awarded to __________ by the Prince of Wales in 1922.
Answer
B. Kumaranasan
8
Channar Mutiny took place in
Answer
C. Travancore
9
The study of dreams is known as
Answer
C. Oneirology
10
Himalayan Mountains fall under the category
Answer
A. Fold mountains
11
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was envisaged in
Answer
B. 11th five year plan
12
Which Tennis Tournament is related to the term 'Flushing Meadows'?
Answer
D. U.S. open
13
The first Biosphere Reserve in India
Answer
D. Nilgiri
14
Tebhaga Struggle (1946) is related to
Answer
A. Agriculture
15
Who is the owner of the mobile message service, Whatsapp?
Answer
C. Facebook
16
'Manushyanu Oru Aamukham' is a book by
Answer
B. Subhash Chandran
17
R.D. Karve is the father of Indian
Answer
A. family planning
18
Who stopped writing in protest of violation of Literary freedom by religious organisations?
Answer
D. Perumal Murugan
19
'Manikarnika' was the original name of
Answer
C. Jhansi Ki Rani Lakshmi Bai
20
The two rivers interlinked formally in Andhra Pradesh recently
Answer
B. Godavari and Krishna
21
Queen of textiles
Answer
B. Silk
22
Name the proteins by which silk is made of
Answer
D. Fibroin
23
In tropical region the best orientation of long axis of silkworm rearing house is
Answer
C. North South
24
Which rearing equipment is not used at the time of spinning of silkworm larvae?
Answer
A. Feeding stand
25
Viral disease of silkworm is
Answer
B. Grasserie
26
Which is not a part of silkworm egg?
Answer
C. Filippi's gland
27
The process of shedding down of exoskeleton in silkworm is called
Answer
A. Moulting
28
Ahimsa silk is naturally obtained from
Answer
D. Eri silk
29
Which district the silkworm eggs are produced in Kerala?
Answer
B. Palakkad
30
Mother moth examination is conducted for the detection of which disease
Answer
A. Pebrine
31
'Voltinism' is referred on the basis of
Answer
C. Number of generation per year
32
During silk test which test is done to evaluate the evenness, cleanness and neatness defects of raw silk?
Answer
D. Seriplane test
33
Ram Nagar is the famous cocoon market in Asia. Where is its located?
Answer
C. Karnataka
34
'Indian Silk' is the complete sericulture and silk industry journal of India, published since 1962. It is published by
Answer
D. CSB
35
Example for a phosphate solubilizing microbial bio-fertilizer
Answer
A. Seriphose
36
Serious pest of mulberry plant is
Answer
B. Bihar hairy caterpillar
37
Bombyx mori complete their life cycle within
Answer
A. 60-65 days
38
Cocoon weight of CSRβ‚‚ races of silkworm ranges from
Answer
D. 1.8–1.9 g
39
Bacterial disease of mulberry plant
Answer
B. Leaf spot
40
'Sampoorna' is used for
Answer
C. Uniform maturation of silkworms
41
Example for room disinfectant used in rearing house
Answer
B. Bleaching powder
42
Raw silk percentage of CSR races ranges from
Answer
C. Above 60%
43
Central Silk Board is the central authority to deal with sericulture activities in India. Where is its headquarters located?
Answer
A. Bangalore
44
Mulberry belongs to the family
Answer
D. Moraceae
45
Food plant of Muga Silkworm is
Answer
B. Som and Soalu
46
Study of mulberry cultivation
Answer
D. Moriculture
47
Scientific name of mulberry silkworm
Answer
A. Bombyx Mori
48
Use of silk was discovered by
Answer
C. China
49
The protozoan diseases of silkworm
Answer
B. Pebrine
50
The number of kilograms of cocoons required to obtain 1 kg reeled silk is called
Answer
D. Renditta
51
Example of a high-yielding mulberry variety for rainfed condition
Answer
C. S₁₃
52
In South India mulberry propagation is mainly through which method?
Answer
B. Cuttings
53
Diploid chromosome number of mulberry plant
Answer
A. 28
54
Rearing of silkworm for obtaining silk is called
Answer
A. Sericulture
55
Silk obtained from
Answer
C. Cocoon
56
Which is not a silkworm seed?
Answer
D. S₃₄
57
Fertilizer recommendation for irrigated mulberry cultivation
Answer
C. 300:120:120
58
'SERIBOOST' is used for
Answer
A. Enhancing mulberry leaf foliage
59
Industrial Seed of Silkworm (DFLs) are produced in
Answer
D. Grainage
60
Which among the following is an animal fiber?
Answer
B. Silk
61
Given below is a sequence of steps in the processing of reeling. Which are the missing steps. Stifling __________ reeling ____________?
Answer
A. Cooking, re-reeling
62
What is mean by CSR and TI?
Answer
D. Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute
63
Scientific and commercial method of bee keeping for production of honey and wax is called
Answer
B. Apiculture
64
Agronomic research station situated at
Answer
C. Chalakkudy
65
Which is not a variety of silk?
Answer
B. Ruby
66
A vertical section of the soil from surface to the bedrock showing the various layers is termed as
Answer
D. Soil profile
67
In India the purity of silk ensures through the trade mark
Answer
C. Silk mark
68
The unit used to measure the thickness of silk filament
Answer
A. Denier
69
Name any one straight fertilizer that may be applied to mulberry for supply of nitrogen
Answer
C. Urea
70
Which is not a silkworm disease?
Answer
B. Powdery mildew
71
Accurate temperature and humidity should be maintained in the rearing room for proper development of silkworm larvae. Name the equipment used for measuring temperature and humidity.
Answer
D. Hygrometer
72
Which machine you may prefer for reeling low quality cocoon and double cocoon?
Answer
A. Charkha
73
Pepper like black spots appearing the surface infected silkworm is the symptom of which diseases
Answer
C. Pebrine
74
Process of unwinding of silk filament from the cocoon with the help of reeling machine is called
Answer
A. Reeling
75
Dupion silk obtained from
Answer
D. Double cocoon
76
Fungal disease of Bombyx Mori
Answer
B. Muscardine
77
Foundation stock seeds of silkworm eggs produced in which station?
Answer
C. P2 station
78
Silkworm are font of which light
Answer
A. dim light
79
Causative organism of bacterial leaf spot disease of mulberry plant
Answer
B. Pseudomonas mori
80
CSRβ‚‚ Γ— CSRβ‚„ is a hybrid variety of silkworm. The colour of the cocoon is
Answer
A. White
81
A local variety of mulberry plant which is low yielding but needs less fertilizer and irrigation
Answer
C. Mysore local
82
Diploid chromosome number of Bombyx Mori
Answer
A. 56
83
Causative organism of Flacherie disease of Bombyx mori
Answer
D. Bacillus bombycis
84
Leaf blight disease of mulberry caused by
Answer
B. Bacteria
85
Powdery mildew disease of mulberry plant is caused by
Answer
A. Phyllactina corylea
86
Best-suited soil pH for mulberry cultivation ranges from
Answer
C. 6.2–6.8
87
The Threader used in Charkha reeling machine is called
Answer
B. Tharppati
88
Branch of agricultural science dealing with the principles and practices of field crop
Answer
D. Agronomy
89
Acid treatment is used to break the diapauses of silkworm eggs. Which acid is used for acid treatment?
Answer
D. HCL
90
Largest silk producers in the world
Answer
C. China
91
During silkworm egg production the parents of commercial layings are produced in which station
Answer
A. P1 station
92
In a grainage the equipment used at time of oviposition
Answer
B. Cellule
93
Which statement is correct for the identification of male larvae from the female?
Answer
B. Presence of herolds gland in male
94
Which state is the major producers of silk textiles in India?
Answer
A. Karnataka
95
For rainfed mulberry cultivation plant spacing 90 cm Γ— 90 cm, calculate number of mulberry plans required for 1 hector area
Answer
D. 12345
96
If fertilizer recommendation is 300 : 120 : 120, calculate the amount of urea required for 1 hector mulberry garden
Answer
C. 652 kg
97
Number of cocoons in 1 kg is 560 Pierced cocoon - 5, double cocoons - 15, flimsy cocoons - 8, malformed cocoons - 4 Calculate the cocoon percentage
Answer
D. 94.3%
98
Pollination in mulberry is
Answer
B. Anemophily
99
________ is a commonly used root hormone for propagating mulberry plant.
Answer
C. IAA
100
Calculate the amount of MOP (K = 60%) for 1 hector rainfed mulberry garden. If the fertilizer recommendation is 120 : 60 : 60 kg NPK/ha
Answer
A. 100 kg

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