| Post Name | LABORATORY TECHNICAL ASSISTANT-AGRICULTURE(NURSERY MANAGEMENT AND ORNAMENTAL GARDENING) |
|---|---|
| Department | VHSE |
| Question Paper Code | 209/2014 |
| Date of Test | 10 December 2014 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | OMR Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
The study of all aspects of flower production is called |
Answer
C. Floriculture
2
‘The Fruit crop that can be propagated by apomicti cembryo is ;
Answer
D. Mango
3
Gladiolus is propagated by :
Answer
A. Corm
4
The commonly used rootstock for the grafting of Sapota is :
Answer
A. Kirni
5
The plant material used for tissue culture is :
Answer
B. Explant
6
Select the rooting hormone.
Answer
A. IBA
7
The garden component that forms a natural boundary to the garden is :
Answer
C. Hedge
8
Bonsai is an art developed in :
Answer
B. Japan
9
The grass suitable for lawn making is :
Answer
C. Doob grass
10
The art of priming compact plants to get a shape is :
Answer
B. Topiary
11
Malampuzha garden is an example for :
Answer
C. Freestyle garden
12
Floribunda is a cultivar of :
Answer
A. Rose
13
Removal of rootstock sprouts from lower and upper portions of bud union is called :
Answer
B. Desuckering
14
Lucknow is a variety of :
Answer
D. Jasmine
15
Bush pepper is produced from :
Answer
C. Laterals
16
A viviparous fruit is : |
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Answer
D. Jack
17
Select a loose flower.
Answer
A. Marigold
18
The average weight of seednut in coconut is :
Answer
A. 600 g
19
Name a plant growth inhibitor.
Answer
D. ABA
20
Choose an indoor plant.
Answer
B. Difenbachia
21
Headquarters of ITHR is at :
Answer
C. Bangalore
22
The instrument used to measure Relative humidity of atmosphere is :
Answer
D. Hygrometer
23
A flower crop which is a source of natural pyrethrum is :
Answer
B. Chrysanthemum
24
The most serious non-insect pest of Anthurium is :
Answer
A. Slug
25
The monsoon that is popularly called Kalavarsham in Kerala is :
Answer
C. SW monsoon
26
To prolong the shelf life of cut flowers, the flower stalks are dipped in :
Answer
B. HNO,
27
Choose an aroid crop.
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D. Anthurium
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28
The commercial crop that is propagated through patch budding is :
Answer
D. Rubber
29
The method of lawn making that can be employed to establish a lawn within 15 days is :
Answer
A. Turfing
30
The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is :
Answer
B. Nitrogen
31
Select an agronomic measure for soil and water conservation.
Answer
A. Mulching
32
Name the metallic component of chlorophyll.
Answer
C. Meg
33
Hydrangea is propagated by :
Answer
B. Leaf bud cutting
34
Rootstocks raised vegetatively are known as : |
Answer
D. clonalstock
35
A value added product from Marigold is : |
|
Answer
C. Dye
36
Apiculture is the rearing of :
Answer
A. Honeybee
37
Nata - de - Coco is a value added product from:
Answer
B. Coconut
38
One cent is equal to:
Answer
C. 40 m?
39
Choose the concentrated organic manure,
Answer
C. Oil cake
40
Weight of composite sample of soil for soil testing is :
Answer
B. 500 ¢
41
Name the plant that is propagated through root cuttings. |
Answer
B. Bread fruit
42
An edible fungus is:
Answer
D. Mushroom
43
Mallet cutting is a type of :
Answer
D. Hardwood cutting
44
An insect pest which feeds on the root portion of Rose is ;
Answer
C. Chaffer beetle
45
Plants suitable for rockery are :
Answer
B. f) Xerophytes
46
The harvest index of Anthurium is when the spadix is :
| ! | 3 :
Answer
A. q receptive
47
Fairy Ring is a disease affecting garden lawn, caused by :
Answer
A. Fungus
48
Papaya can be propagated through :
Answer
C. Stool layering
49
The living organism employed in Coirpith composting is :
Answer
B. Pleurotus
50
The grafting method in which union takes place while both the stock and scion are on their
own root system is :
Answer
D. Approach grafting
51
When the soil pH is 6 - 7, that soil is designated as :
Answer
B. Slightly acidic
52
A geo - hydrological unit draining to a common point by a system of drains is :
Answer
A. Watershed
53
Select a macro nutrient from the following. |
Answer
D. Mg |
54
Select a primary tillage implement.
Answer
B. MB plough
55
Choose a herbicide from the following.
Answer
A. Atrazine
56
Select one which is not the critical stage of water requirement of Rice -
|
Answer
D. Grain filling
57
Pink disease is a serious disease of :
Answer
B. Rubber
58
K content in MOP is:
Answer
B. 60%
59
The class of seed which is supplied to the farmers for cultivation ts ;
Answer
C. Certified seed
60
The deficiency of which nutrient causes ‘Khaira’ in Rice ?
Answer
B. Zn
61
Fungal Pollu is a serious disease of : |
|
Answer
C. Pepper
62
The dominant soil type in Kerala is :
Answer
A. Laterite
63
The mass of thin walled parenchyma cells that develop at the junction of a graft union :
Answer
B. Callus
64
A chemical amendment suitable for alkaline soil is : |
Answer
D. CaSO,.2H,0
65
The remedy for pot bound Condition of potted plants is :
Answer
D. Repotting
66
The budding method employed in plants where it is difficult to slip off the bud with bark :
Answer
C. Yemma budding
67
The asexual propagation method used to convert male plant into female plant :
Answer
A. Top working
68
The age of rootstock used in epicotyl grafting is :
Answer
D. 2 weeks
69
Select an international institution from the following ;
Answer
A. CIAT
70
The budding method done in cherry for commercial propagation is :
Answer
C. Flute budding
71
The dancing girl orchid is :
Answer
D. Oncidium |
72
The piece of stem inserted between the scion and rootstock to avoid incompatibility is : |
Answer
D. _ inter stock |
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73
The grafting method employed for plants with damaged root system :
Answer
A. Inarching
74
The pruning technique done in chrysanthernmum to enhance flower production is ;
Answer
A. Pinching
75
Select the plant suitable for marsh garden :
Answer
D. Acorus
76
The smallest Bonsai ;
Answer
C. Mame
77
The slimy green growth in water garden can be controlled by adding :
Answer
C. KMnQ,
78
Setting up a garden in a glass bottle is called :
Answer
D. Terrarium
79
The Japanese word, which denotes flower arrangement :
Answer
C. Ikebana
80
Choose a plant in which semi - hardwood cuttings are used for propagation ;
Answer
A. Rose
81
The incident which led Tagore to renounce the Knighthood granted by the British Crown :
Answer
A. Jallian Wala Bag Massacre
82
Which among the following freedom fighters is popularly known as the “Jhansi Rani of |
Travancore” ? |
Answer
C. Akkamma Cherian
83
The famous quote “Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it” is said by :
Answer
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
84
“Misrabhojanam” is related to :
Answer
B. Sahodaran Ayyappan
85
Who was the representative of the Anglo- Indian Community in the Constituent Assembly
in India ?
Answer
C. Frank Anthony
86
The book “Keralam Malayalikalude Mathrubhumi” was written by :
Answer
A. E.M.S, Nambudiripad
87
Date which is declared as “Poorna Swaraj Diwas” by the 1929 Lahore Session of Indian
National Congress :
Answer
D. 26!" January 1930
88
The Moplah Rebellion of 1921 broke out in the following Taluks of Malabar :
Answer
B. Ernad and Valluvanad
89
Salt Satyagraha was started from ;
Answer
C. Sabarmati Ashram
90
The birth place of Ayyankali belongs to which district in Kerala :
Answer
D. Thiruvananthapuram
91
The Act provided “dyarchy” for the major provinces in British India was :
Answer
B. Government of India Act 1919
92
Vaikom Satvagraha was started on :
Answer
A. March 30, 1924
93
Among the following, one Bhajan was so dear to Gandhiji that he wrote ;
“that one song is enough to sustain me even if | were to forget the Bhagawat Gita’,
Answer
D. Vaishnava Janato Tene Kahiye
94
Banaras Hindu University was founded by :
Answer
A. Madan Mohan Malavya
95
The Dewan of Travancore during the time of Temple Entry Proclamation was :
Answer
B. €.P. Ramaswami Iyer
96
“Red Shirt Movement” is related to :
Answer
C. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
97
“Adukkalayil Ninnu Arangathekku" written by V.T. Bhattathiripad belongs to the category
of :
Answer
B. Drama
98
The birthday of Swami Vivekananda is celebrated in India as :
Answer
C. National Youth Day
99
‘Jnanaprajagaram’ an academic group of scholars was started by :
Answer
D. Chattampi Swamikal |
100
S.N.D.P was founded by : |
Answer
C. Padmanabhan Palpu
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