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Post NameSOIL SURVEY OFFICER /RESEARCH ASSISTANT /CARTOGRAPHER/TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
DepartmentSOIL SURVEY AND SOIL CONSERVATION
Question Paper Code209/2015
Date of Test20 November 2015
Medium of QuestionENGLISH
Exam TypeOMR Examination
Total Questions100
1
Union Minister for agriculture :
Answer
Question Cancelled
2
Instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure :
Answer
D. Barometer
3
Agricultural Malayalam magazine published by Kerala agricultural university :
Answer
D. Kalpadhenu
4
Yellow revolution is related to:
Answer
B. Oil seeds
5
Red variety of rice : A
Answer
C. Vyttila 8
6
The first stage in water erosion :
Answer
C. Splash |
7
To ensure genetic purity in rice seed production minimum isolation distance : |
Answer
A. 3m .
8
Photo insensitive rice variety : : |
Answer
A. Kunjukunju
9
The small instrument to find out velocity of water flowing through a stream :
Answer
A. Current meter |
10
Father of Genetics : | , | eae
Answer
C. Mendal
11
β€˜11. Bordeaux mixture was developed by:
Answer
B. Miullardet
12
The plant nutrient which enhances root growth :
Answer
A. Phosphorus
13
World Nature Conservation day :
Answer
B. July 28
14
Predominant soil type of Kerala :
Answer
A. Laterite
15
IRRI is situated in:
Answer
C. Philippines β€”
16
Eudrillus eugineae belongs to the group : | | |
Answer
C. Earthworm
17
Carbon Nitrogen ratio in normal soil : 7 ;
Answer
A. , TGs 7
18
Indian Agricultural Research Institute is situated in :
Answer
C. Delhi
19
Fertilizer reeommendation of high yielding medium duration rice variety :
Answer
A. 90:45:45
20
In which District Rubber Research Institute is situated : |
Answer
A. Kottayam |
21
Which species of honey bee is not Indian?
Answer
D. Apis mellifera }
22
Breeding method exclusively used in vegetatively propagated plants :
Answer
A. Clonal selection
23
Scientific name of Kasthurimanjal :
Answer
A. Curcuma aromatica
24
Egg parasitoid of rice stem borer :
Answer
C. Trichogramma
25
Important variety of Thippali: .
Answer
A. Viswam β€˜ |
26
Buffalo grass is known as:
Answer
C. Para grass
27
Cardamom Research Station is situated in : | :
Answer
B. Idukki - |
28
Pre emergent herbicide used in rice : i
Answer
B. Pretilachlor
29
Biofertilizer found in the root of pulses :
Answer
B. Rhizobium |
30
Semi-trailing variety of cowpea: | : |
Answer
Question Cancelled
31
Father of Green Revolution :
Answer
B. N.E. Borlogue a |
32
Oleoresin is extracted from : | |
Answer
C. Pepper
33
IFOAM related to: | | |
Answer
B. Organic farming
34
Aquaculture is related to: | |
Answer
A. Fish
35
Number of Krishivigyan Kendras in Kerala : :
Answer
D. 14
36
Gall midge attack symptom in rice: ;
Answer
C. Silver shoot :
37
Medicinal plant used for preventing soil erosion : |
Answer
D. Vetiver R
38
Silkworm rearing in caster :
Answer
A. Eri
39
Grasserie disease in silk worm is caused by : | |
Answer
B. Borrelina virus |
40
Micronutrient available in soil of alkaline pH : 7
Answer
C. Molybdenum
41
Seed rate per hectare in transplanted rice : .
Answer
A. 60-85 Kg
42
Plant having both insecticidal and manurial property : ;
Answer
C. Neem
43
Sree Nandini is a high yielding variety of : :
Answer
D. Sweet potato |
44
Acute rodenticide : :
Answer
B. Zinc phosphide |
45
VAM (Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizae) are found to be important in the process of :
Answer
A. Uptake of available P
46
Hybrid coconut variety : :
Answer
B. Keraganga
47
Spacing of coconut in triangular planting :
Answer
D. 7.6m |
48
Entomopathogenic fungus used in pest control : |
Answer
A. Metarrhizium _..
49
Crop with maximum fibre content : | -
Answer
B. Curry leaf | |
50
Flavonoid in bittergourd which help to reduce blood sugar: . |
Answer
Question Cancelled
51
The alkaline soil types in Kerala : . | |
Answer
A. Black cotton soil
52
Crop recovers applied N fertilizer to the tune of :
Answer
B. 25-30%
53
Practice not followed in Conservation agriculture : Had |
Answer
C. Intensified tillage
54
Crop known as "Biological Plough" :
Answer
A. Red gram :
55
Oil yield (Kg ha-!) from Jasminum sambac is nearly : ! |
Answer
B. 16
56
CAZRI is located at:
Answer
C. Jodhpur
57
Soil erosion is prevalent in almost ______ lakh hectares in Kerala.
Answer
B. 16
58
In Biology a sudden heritable change is known as :
Answer
C. Mutation
59
One cubic meter is β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” liters.
Answer
D. 1000 3
60
The vertical distance between two consecutive contours is called : .
Answer
A. Contour interval
61
Advanced stage of sheet erosion : sec
Answer
B. Rill
62
FAO is situated in: :
Answer
A. Italy
63
_ICRISAT is situated in : |
Answer
A. Hyderabad
64
Casual organism of Panama wilt in banana: : |
Answer
C. Fungus
65
Kerala soil in general has high content of :
Answer
C. Iron
66
Low cost green house where the side are kept open :
Answer
C. Rain shelter -
67
Hydrothermal disinfection of soil : |
Answer
A. Solarization
68
Organism associated with coir pith composting :
Answer
C. Pleurotes 5
69
AZR 15 isa strain of:
Answer
B. Azosprillium
70
Single superphosphate is : | if |
Answer
B. Water soluble |
71
Cashew hybrid released from Kerala Agricultural University :
Answer
A. Poornima
72
In soil testing soil samples is taken from β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€”β€” depth top soil.
Answer
A. 15cm ;
73
Pulses are the group of plant belongs to the family : re
Answer
C. Leguminoseae
74
Free living nitrogen fixing bacteria : |
Answer
C. Azotobacter
75
The botanical name of garlic : . |
Answer
B. Allium sativum |
76
Application of fertilizer through irrigation system : |
Answer
B. Fertigation 5
77
Mechanism that promote self pollination : |
Answer
D. Cleistogamy
78
Water useful for plant growth :
Answer
B. Capillary
79
High yielding coleus variety :
Answer
C. Nidhi
80
Element showing deficiencies symptom in younger leaves :
Answer
B. Sulphur
81
Concentrated organic manure :
Answer
C. Groundnut cake
82
Soil acidity is corrected by application of : |
Answer
A. Ca(OH),
83
Nutrient content of N is Ammonium Nitrate : ,
Answer
C. 33.5% : |
84
Plant breeding method which is used in cross pollinated crop : ,
Answer
Question Cancelled
85
CTCRI is situated in: 7
Answer
B. Thiruvananthapuram |
86
Percent content of Nitrogen in Urea : .
Answer
B. 46
87
Organo phosphorous insecticide :
Answer
B. Dimethoate
88
Whip tail symptom in cauliflower is due to:
Answer
B. Molybdenum deficiency
89
Copper fungicide :
Answer
C. Bordeaux mixture
90
Non systemic fungicide : |
Answer
D. Thiram
91
? 91. Dendrobium Orchid : |
Answer
B. Epiphyte
92
Calocybe indica is:
Answer
D. Milky mushroom |
93
Sheath blight in rice is caused by : 7 | | |
Answer
B. Rhizoctonia solani |
94
Root knot nematode :
Answer
A. Meloidogyne
95
Bio fertilizer which can be used as green manure and cattle feed :
Answer
A. Azolla
96
Major organic nutrient source of phosphorous : :
Answer
B. Bone meal |
97
Soil having low cation exchange capacity : | :
Answer
A. Sandy
98
Heart of drip irrigation system : :
Answer
D. Emitter :
99
Bio-control agent effective against foot root disease of pepper : |
Answer
D. Trichoderma
100
An orchid spice : . ;
Answer
D. Vanilla 209/2015 14 . A Ba) hey ea ru BORIC Cea ae ee |

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