| Post Name | Soil Survey Officer/ Research Assistant/ Cartographer/ Technical Assistant (NCA- SC) - Soil Survey and Soil Conservation Department |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 145/2023/OL |
| Category Code | 489/2021 |
| Date of Test | 24 August 2023 |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Which of the following micronutrients cause "White bud" in sorghum when deficient in soil
Answer
B. Zn
2
Which among the following is not a short duration cassava variety
Answer
D. Sree Harsha
3
Which of the following is more complex in precision farming due to spatial and temporal variation
Answer
A. Precision management of Nitrogen
4
The principle behind Coimbatore Method of composting is
Answer
B. Anaerobic degradation followed by aerobic process
5
Which of the following is a measure of light interception efficiency of leaf?
Answer
D. Extinction Coefficient
6
Which of the following is the standard recommended method for calculation of
Answer
C. FAO Penman-Monteith method
7
Which of the following is an intermittent irrigation technique in which water is applied to long furrows in on and off irrigation cycles
Answer
A. Surge irrigation
8
Which of the following nutrient use efficiency is not expressed in terms of yield in relation to nutrient uptake? (i) Apparent nutrient recovery (ii) Production efficiency (iii) Agronomic efficiency
Answer
C. Only (iii)
9
Which crop requires "blossom showers" for flowering and fruit set?
Answer
A. Coffee
10
Which of the following is the product of the Land Equivalent Ratios (LER) of the component crops in an intercropping system
Answer
D. Land Equivalent Coefficient
11
What is the per hectare recommended dose of lime for rice in Kerala?
Answer
B. 600 kg
12
Which among the following is an amide fertilizer?
Answer
D. Urea
13
In which of the following crops the relation between plant population and yield is asymptotic?
Answer
C. Hybrid Napier
14
Which among the following is not a conservation tillage practice?
Answer
B. Clean tillage
15
What should be the C:N ratio of the organic materials for the net release of nitrogen in mineralisation process?
Answer
C. Less than 20
16
Which of the following is correct regarding IFFCO Nano urea liquid
Answer
C. The innovative product was designed in Kalol, Gujarat, at IFFCO's Nano Biotechnology Research Center (NBRC)
17
Site specific integrated nutrient management adopts the use of
Answer
D. All the above
18
Surface runoff of rain water represents the portion of the water supply to the surface that is
Answer
D. All of the above
19
Maximum damage due to sheet erosion is in
Answer
B. Red and black soils
20
NAVIC full form is
Answer
B. Navigation with Indian constellation
21
When the yield of a crop is 25 to 50% normal, then the drought condition is called
Answer
B. Severe drought
22
Crop residue application is a component in
Answer
D. All the above
23
Slushy soils found in lowlands of Chittoor taluk is known as
Answer
B. Poonthalpadams
24
What is the ration of growing erosion permitting and erosion resisting crops?
Answer
B. 2:1
25
The term agrostology in soil erosion is use of
Answer
A. Grasses
26
Nano sensors work based on the principle of measuring sensor material changes in
Answer
A. Electrical
27
Micro watershed has an area of
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B. 100-1000 ha
28
In the USLE equation of soil erosion, the value of P ranges from
Answer
D. 0-1
29
Buffer strips works well when the vegetation growth is
Answer
A. Dense at ground level
30
Minimum satellites necessary to determine the position precisely in GPS is
Answer
B. 4
31
The natural method of soil erosion management with fastest growing grass is
Answer
D. Bermuda grass
32
Precision agriculture is a type of farming in which we consider
Answer
C. Spatial and temporal variability management
33
The method of contour farming in which planting of crops in a field is taken
Answer
B. Along the contour lines
34
The major objectives in watershed development programmes are
Answer
D. All of the above
35
The size of particles by surface creep in wind erosion is
Answer
C. 0.5-1 mm
36
Pick out the anticoagulant type of rodenticide from the following
Answer
B. Zinc phosphide
37
An insect parasitoid which is not that of coconut leaf eating caterpillar
Answer
A. Trichogramma chilonis
38
Which of the following is a diamide insecticide?
Answer
D. Flubendiamide
39
Insect pheromones are secretions of
Answer
C. Exocrine glands
40
Field and storage products can be infested by one and the same pest which of the following does not fall under this category?
Answer
B. Paddy stem borer
41
Which of the following is not a host plant of Coried bug of coconut?
Answer
C. Sugarcane
42
Locate from the following an insect which is not a true locust
Answer
B. Aularches miliaris
43
A key pest is a pest with the following population levels
Answer
C. GEP is well above EIL and DB
44
Select the insecticide which has fumigant action
Answer
A. Aluminium phosphide
45
With regard to plant disease transmission by insect vectors, which of the following terms are applicable (i) Accidental association (ii) Casual association (iii) Obligatory association (iv) Intimate association (v) Symbiotic association
Answer
D. All the above (i, ii, iii, iv and v)
46
India has witnessed insect pest invasions of (i) Erythrina gall wasp , coffee berry borer and Coconut Eriophyid mite (ii) Papaya mealy bug, Cassava mealybug and Rugose spiralling white fly (iii) Rugose spiralling whitefly, Rice stem borer and Rhinoceros beetle (iv) Coconut root grub, Rhinoceros beetle and Rugose spiralling whitefly (v) Lotus lilly midge, Eucalyptus gall wasp and Cassava mealybug
Answer
C. Only (i), (ii) and (V)
47
The casual organism of brown spot of rice that caused the Great Bengal Famine is
Answer
Question Cancelled
48
Virulence of a pathogen may be stated as
Answer
A. Genetic capability to cause disease
49
Black rot of cabbage is caused by
Answer
B. Xanthomonas campestris
50
The most appropriate non chemical field technology that controls soil borne pathogens, weeds and soil borne pests is
Answer
D. Soil solarisation
51
Panama disease of banana is caused by
Answer
A. Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense
52
The insect vector of tomato leaf curl virus is
Answer
A. Bemisia tabaci
53
Which of the following technique can be used to improve a microbial bioagent
Answer
D. All the above
54
The first group of systemic fungicides discovered and introduced for plant disease control
Answer
A. Oxathiins
55
Choose the most appropriate answer in the case of slow wilt of pepper (i) Nematode and Fusarium sp (ii) Diplodia sp and Rhizoctonia sp (iii) Rhizoctonia sp and Nematode
Answer
A. All the above (i), (ii) and (iii)
56
An orthodox seed is one which can
Answer
A. Tolerate dehydration and low temperature
57
White eye colour in fruit fly is X-linked and recessive to red eye. If white eyed females are crossed to red eyed males, what proportion female progenies will be white eyed?
Answer
D. 0%
58
Genes for CMS are inherited through
Answer
B. maternal organelles
59
The first hybrid derivative, high yielding, early and dwarf rice of South East Asia which was released in 1966
Answer
A. Annapoorna (PTB 35)
60
The test required for granting protection under PPV & FRA, 2001
Answer
C. DUS
61
In a hybrid seed production programme, which of the sentence below is correct with respect to B line?
Answer
B. the line which do not have fertility restoring genes and used as male parent
62
For producing Kerasree hybrid seedling in coconut pollen is collected from
Answer
D. Malayan Yellow Dwarf
63
Which is the correct sentence (i) Colchicine treatment produces autopolyploidy in crops (ii) Protoplast fusion of heterokaryons produces autopolyploidy in crops (iii) Protoplast fusion of homokaryons produces autopolyploidy in crops
Answer
B. Only (i) and (iii)
64
Rubber is a native of
Answer
D. Brazil
65
Principle of TZ test for seed viability is
Answer
D. TTC is reduced to form a coloured compound in living cell
66
Ideal type of cucurbits suitable for planting in a polyhouse is
Answer
B. Gynoecious lines with parthenocarpy
67
The seeds showing glyoxylate cycle are predominantly rich in
Answer
C. Lipids
68
Method to induce site specific mutations include
Answer
D. CRISPR/cas9 system
69
This is commonly known as a rooting hormone
Answer
A. IBA
70
The type of mutation induced by base analogues is
Answer
B. Base substitution
71
Arka chandan is a variety of
Answer
A. Pumpkin
72
In onion the yellow colour of outer skin is due to
Answer
C. Quercetin
73
Molecular marker system used to test the hybridity of F1 hybrid?
Answer
C. SSR
74
GURT stands for
Answer
A. Genetic Use Restriction Technology
75
VHT is a method used in mango before export to prevent damage from
Answer
C. Fruit fly
76
Which of the following statement is correct as per Seed Act, 1966
Answer
B. Seed certification is voluntary, labelling is compulsory
77
Chemical which is a positive regulator of dormancy induction and a negative regulator of germination
Answer
C. Abscisic acid
78
With reference to artificial seed production methods, which among the statements is true? (i) Somatic embryos are hardened prior to encapsulation using appropriate growth medium (ii) In a desciccated system, polyethylene (PE) is used to coat somatic embryo (iii) The most common gelling agent used to produce artificial seeds is sodium alginate with complexing agent as calcium salts.
Answer
C. Both (i) and (iii)
79
Which is the sexually sterile diploid crop
Answer
B. Garlic
80
Thanjavur wilt is found in
Answer
A. Coconut
81
Which among the following is called a double cross hybrid
Answer
A. (A×B)×(C×D)
82
Mango variety suitable for high density planting
Answer
A. Amrapali
83
National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is located at
Answer
D. Chennai
84
Biggest producer of organic tea with GI
Answer
A. Darjeeling
85
An extant variety is
Answer
D. All the above
86
Two products are said to be _______, when increase or decrease in the level of one result in decrease or increase in the level of production of another, given the fixed amount of resources.
Answer
B. Competitive
87
_______ is the price at which the commodities are made available to the consumers at fair price shops.
Answer
C. Issue price
88
As the _______ increases, the borrower runs a greater risk of losing owned capital
Answer
D. Debt-equity ratio
89
_______ examines the behaviour of output, when all inputs are varied at the same time.
Answer
B. Returns to scale
90
_______ is the major disadvantages of partnership.
Answer
A. Unlimited liability
91
The optimum theory of population was developed by
Answer
C. Edwin Cannon
92
Social costs are also called as _____
Answer
D. Externalities
93
Which of the method is used to solve linear programming problem?
Answer
C. Both of these
94
In Amortised decreasing repayment plan, ______ component remains constant over the entire repayment period while the ______ part decreases continuously.
Answer
B. Principal, interest
95
The phrase ''Find Raiffeissen'' is associated with
Answer
B. Co-operative movement
96
Risk is quantified using
Answer
D. All of these
97
Co-operative credit structure in India for short-term and medium-term loans comes under
Answer
A. Three-tier structure
98
Expand DICGC
Answer
B. Deposit Insurance and credit guarantee corporation of India
99
_________ is a process of transacting the goods or financial obligation that assumes risks in the hope of favourable price movements.
Answer
C. Speculation
100
There are ________ number of regulated markets in Kerala.
Answer
D. None of these
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