| Post Name | MANAGER NCA |
|---|---|
| Department | KERALA FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD |
| Question Paper Code | 101/2017/OL |
| Category Code | 492/2016 |
| Date of Test | 1 January 2018 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Family planning has been initiated in India on a national scale in
Answer
A. 1952
2
Who acts as the Chairman of Rajyasabha ?
Answer
D. Vice President` `
3
The first bank to introduce ATM in the world
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C. Barclays Bank
4
The 200 metres Womens Champion in the World Athletic Championship 2017 is
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A. Dafne Shippers
5
The famous Dilwara Temples is situated in
Answer
C. Rajasthan
6
The largest river island in India is
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A. Majuli
7
Which of the following is the oldest mountain range of India ?
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B. Aravalli
8
First secretary of N.S.S. was
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B. Mannathu Padmanabhan
9
Who won the Nobel prize for literature in 2016 ?
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D. Bob Dylan
10
The period of Rolling plan in India was
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C. 1978-80
11
Largest city in India in terms of population as per 2011 census
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A. Mumbai
12
National award for best actress in 2017 was won by
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B. Surabhi Lakshmi
13
Which of the following News paper was published from Thrissur as a month piece of Congress Socialist Party ?
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C. Prabhatam
14
Which of the following is an east flowing river ?
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C. Pambar
15
The founder of All Travancore Muslim Mahajanasabha was
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D. Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi
16
The hills that lies at the junction of Eastern and Western and Western ghats
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A. Nilgiri hills
17
The highest temperature recorded sofar in India is
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B. 51°C
18
Wagon Tragedy in connection with Malabar Rebellion took place on
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C. 10 Nov. 1921
19
Vaikkom Satyagraha ended in the year
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B. 1925
20
The founder of Cheramar Sangham was
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D. Pambadi John Joseph
21
Kanchas and orans are local names for
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A. Tree and grassland management systems in arid/semi-arid parts of India
22
Wheeler's pentaprism is used to measure
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D. Diameter
23
A mineral deficiency is likely to affect older leaves more than younger leaves if
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A. the mineral is very mobile within the plant
24
Holridge's climatic models are not based on
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D. Solar radiation
25
National Agroforestry Policy was implemented in the year
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A. 2014
26
The reaction wood in soft woods is termed as
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A. Compression wood
27
If the objective of coppice crop is fuel production, then _________ is required
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D. No thinning
28
The first forest policy of Indian Republic was brought out in the year
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B. 1952
29
A plantation of genetically superior trees isolated to reduce cross pollination by inferior ones and managed intensively for seed production is
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B. Seed orchard
30
Vigour test method in which the ability of germinants to overcome physical stress is evaluated by germinating the seeds under a layer of crushed brick stone gravel
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C. Hiltner
31
This organism is commonly known as the teak defoliator
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B. Hyblaea puera
32
The current annual increment for Ailanthus at 5 years age is 5 cu. ft and 10 years is 2.5 cu. ft. The MAI at 10 years of tree age is 3.5 cu. ft. What is the total tree volume at 10th year ?
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C. 35 cu ft
33
Internal rate of return is the
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B. Discount rate
34
Usually ________ seed bearers per hectare are ratained even after all the shelterwood is removed in the case of chir in North India.
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A. 12-15
35
The nursery operation to condition the nursery stock by loosening the contact between soil and root of the seedings in nursery bed is called
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B. Lateral pruning
36
Shigakai pods are obtained from
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A. Acacia concinna
37
Pitch of a saw is
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D. Angle between teeth
38
_________ woods cannot be seasoned very fast without creating defects particularly cracking and splitting.
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A. Highly refractory
39
Which among the following is a strong coppicer ?
Answer
D. Tectona grandis
40
Central Agroforestry Research Institute is located at
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B. Jhansi
41
Agroforestry was recognized as a GHG mitigation strategy as per
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B. 3rd assessment report of IPCC, 2001
42
A very commonly used surface sterilant for explants in plant tissue culture
Answer
D. HgCl₂
43
The geo-stationery satellite is located at a height of
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C. 36000 km from earth
44
The approximate cubic content of a standing teak tree with GBH 2.0 m and commercial bole height 20 m is
Answer
A. 4.0 m³
45
The number of seedlings required for planting in 10 ha area at a spacing of 2 m between plants and 4 m between rows
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B. 12,500
46
UTM is
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B. Universal Testing Machine
47
The leaves of this tree is used for making beedi
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C. Diospyros melanoxylon
48
The growth regulator required to initiate seed germination is
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A. Gibberellic acid
49
The biochemical test employed to assess seed viability is
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B. Tetrazolium test
50
Length of the lowest section is _________ in stem analysis.
Answer
C. 2.74 m
51
The credits obtained through Joint Implementation is known as
Answer
B. Emission Reduction Units
52
The land use factor (L) in shifting cultivation where permanent cultivation is reached (zero fallow phase) through improved fallow management will be
Answer
B. = 1
53
The type of germination in which the cotyledons are forced above the ground epicotyls
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B. Epgigeal
54
A silvicultural system in which regeneration fellings are carried out in narrow strips extending in east-west direction and advancing from north to south is
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C. Wagner's Blendersaumschlag
55
The credits obtained through Joint Implementation is known as
Answer
C. Emission Reduction Units
56
In a normal increment curve
Answer
A. Initially CAI curve is at a higher level compared to MAI curve
57
The inner seed coat is known as
Answer
B. Tegmen
58
The seed that can be stored at low moisture content and temperature
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A. Orthodox seed
59
The conservation Reserve is declared using the provisions under the ________ section of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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A. 36a
60
A method of thinning in which attention is concentrated on evenly spaced selected stems (called elite stems) which are retained until maturity.
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B. Free thinning
61
Quantitative traits exhibits continuous variation as they are controlled by
Answer
C. Polygenes
62
A felling made with a view to assist regeneration under the shelter wood system is
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D. Seeding felling
63
Plants are more readily manipulated by genetic engineering than are animals because
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C. A somatic plant cell can often give rise to a complete plant
64
LULUCF is a strategy under the
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B. Kyoto Treaty
65
The most striking advantage of laser hypsometers upon conventional hypsometers is
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C. They don't require horizontal distance measurement
66
ASCU is a
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C. Wood Preservative
67
Which is not true about tyloses ?
Answer
A. Enhances impregnation
68
An agroforestry tree species that strongly influenced the livelihood security of people in the western arid zones of India
Answer
C. Prosopis Cineraria
69
Present tropospheric CO₂ concentrations is about ________ ppm.
Answer
A. 365
70
The measure of the relative productive capacity of a site with respect to a particular species is known as
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C. Site quality
71
The external factor that affects seed longevity includes
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C. Relative humidity
72
The sum (by numbers or volume) of all the trees growing in a forest or a specified part of it is known as
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A. Growing stock
73
Which of these trees is propagated by branch cuttings ?
Answer
C. Poplar
74
In forestry Huber's formula is used to find out
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C. Volume
75
Cutting the stem of a tree in order to obtain a flush of shoots, usually above the height to which the browsing animals can reach is known as
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C. Pollarding
76
Identify a most suitable grass species for soil conservation in the Western Ghats region
Answer
C. Vetiveria zizanoides
77
The interval between seeding felling and final felling in a particular area is
Answer
A. regeneration interval
78
Full cell or Bethel Process is a type of
Answer
A. Wood preservation technique
79
Grevillea robusta belongs to the family
Answer
D. Proteaceae
80
Agar oil is extracted from
Answer
B. Aquilaria agallocha
81
During the 1980's global deforestation accounted for about _______ of C emission.
Answer
D. 1.6 Pg C per year
82
What is advance thinning ? A thinning operation
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D. done in a regular crop in anticipation of suppression
83
Climber yielding strong fibre is
Answer
B. Bauhenia vahlii
84
Advance thinning is a thinning operation
Answer
D. done in a regular crop in anticipation of suppression
85
Water blister of teak is a
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A. Physiological disorder
86
The potential limitation to intensive agroforestry in the humid tropics is
Answer
A. PAR availability
87
Luecaena psyllid is
Answer
D. Hipsipyla robusta
88
__________ is a tree species extensively used for border planting in the coastal tracts of central Kerala.
Answer
B. Vatica chinensis
89
Pink disease in Eucalyptus is caused by
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A. Corticium salmonicolor
90
Primary classification of silvicultural system is based on
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A. Mode of regeneration
91
Sal borer is
Answer
A. Hoplocerambyx spinicornis
92
The number of 25-cm (quadratic mean diameter at breast height) trees per hectare in a stand is
Answer
B. Reineke's stand density index
93
The forgone value of the next best alternative that is not chosen or the true sacrifice incurred by the choice of a given action
Answer
B. Opportunity cost
94
Standard basal media formulations commonly used in Plant Tissue Culture
Answer
A. Murashige and Skoog
95
Species highly suitable for afforestation in laterite soil is
Answer
A. Acacia auriculiformis
96
What is podzolisation ?
Answer
B. A soil forming process of cool, humid climates in which leaching by organic acids remove bases and translocate sesquioxides from A horizon
97
Nitrogen fixing ability of Casuarina is attributable to
Answer
B. Frankia
98
Marginal cost is
Answer
C. Cost of producing an additional unit of output
99
Free-Air CO₂ Enrichment (FACE) offers a mechanism for
Answer
C. evaluating the effects of enriched atmospheric CO₂ on ecosystem processes
100
The Forest Conservation Act was constituted in the year
Answer
C. 1980
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