| Post Name | SPECIALIST (SOIL SCIENCE / SOIL CONSERVATION) - KERALA STATE LAND USE BOARD |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 056/2019/OL |
| Category Code | 079/2018 |
| Date of Test | 8 November 2019 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
The sodicity hazard of irrigation water is usually expressed as
Answer
A. Sodium Adsorption Ratio
2
Sagara is a high yielding variety of .............. released from Kerala Agricultural University
Answer
D. Rice
3
Fertilizer recommendation for adult coconut under average management ...........
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B. 0.34 : 0.17 : 0.68 kg/palm/annum
4
Apomixis is development of plant
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C. Without fusion of gametes
5
Pollination occurring in a permanently closed flower is called
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A. Cleistogamy
6
Philippines and Madiera are varieties of
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B. Green gram
7
Seed rate recommended for transplanted rice in Kerala
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C. 60-85 kg/ha
8
................ method is best for commercial multiplication of cashew
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D. Soft wood grafting
9
A long pepper variety released from Kerala Agricultural University
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A. Viswam
10
Seed rate recommended for tomato in Kerala
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D. 400 g/ha
11
'V" notch is used to measure
Answer
C. Water flow
12
A short duration crop between two main seasonal crops is called
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C. Catch crop
13
One crop variety grown alone is pure stand at normal density
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B. Sole cropping
14
Field water use efficiency is calculated by
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D. Y/WR
15
The father of modern organic agriculture
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A. Sir Albert Howard
16
Silent spring was written by
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B. Rachel Carson
17
IFOAM was founded in
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B. France
18
'India Organic' logo celebrates the essence of
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A. Nature
19
The ratio of total area cropped in a year to the land area available for cultivation
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C. MCI
20
Cultivation of crops in regions receiving more than 1,150 mm is
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D. Rainfed farming
21
A watershed having an area of 1-100 hectare is designated as
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A. Mini watershed
22
A marked depletion of surface water causing very low stream flow and drying of lakes, rivers and reservoirs
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B. Hydrological drought
23
............ is a certification mark for organically framed food products manufactured in India
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B. India Organic
24
Remote sensing makes use of .............
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C. Electromagnetic spectrum
25
.............. is a satellite launched for collecting scientific information on water cycle and energy exchanges
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B. Megha-Tropiques
26
A stomatal closing type anti transpirant
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D. Phenyl mercuric acetate
27
A plant know as 'Crop camel'
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A. Sorghum
28
Tellichery and Malabar are grades of
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D. Black pepper
29
IWMP stands for
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B. Integrated watershed management programme
30
False smut of rice is caused by
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B. Ustilaginoidea virens
31
A crop bound weed
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A. Striga asiatica
32
Herbicide recommended for controlling Echinochloa sp. in rice
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D. Cyhalofop butyl
33
Collateral host of Orseolia oryzae
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C. Cynodon dactylon
34
A fungus recommended for the management of Eichhornia crassipes
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A. Fusarium pallidoroseum
35
Most effective method for the control of parasitic weeds
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C. Crop rotation
36
Coconut variety recommended for root wilt affected areas
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D. Chandrasankara
37
The first discovered herbicide
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D. 2,4-D
38
A trap crop for Orobanche
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A. Chilly
39
A chemical used to control weeds in zero tillage
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B. Glyphosate
40
Azhukal disease of cardamom is caused by
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C. Phytophthora
41
This is a kind of credit required by the farmer for his farming operations starts from seed to seed
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A. Production credit
42
This is a facility available to farmers for easy and timely accessing short term credit to purchase farm inputs required for farming.
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A. Kissan credit card
43
The Cash Liquid Ratio (CLR) and Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) are fixed by the direction of ..... to Co-operatives.
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B. RBI
44
Institutional finance agencies insulated with insurance coverage, linking credit with marketing, financing on warehouse receipt, credit guarantee and accepting sureties known as
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A. Principle of protection
45
It is a technique used to determine the profitability of two or more alternative investment project.
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D. Capital budget technique
46
All such activities involved in supply of farm inputs to the farmers and movement of agricultural products from the farms to the consumers.
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C. Agricultural marketing
47
It assures prevention of microbial and other hazards in food production and manufacturing process and products
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A. HACCP certification
48
The basic emphasis of Gandhiji's approach on rural development is
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B. Village industries
49
It is a single window delivery of extension services extended to farmers through
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B. ATIC
50
Panchayat Raj Institution represents the system of
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D. Local self Government
51
Central AGMARK laboratory is located in .....
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A. Nagpur
52
..... can be explained as the extend of desirable changes in receiver's behavior as a result of communication
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A. Communication fidelity
53
Interest rate of Kissan Credit Card is .....
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B. 4%
54
..... function adds form utility to the product
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B. Processing
55
Crop loan is otherwise known as
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A. Production loan
56
..... refers to the difference between the price paid by the consumer and the price received by the producer
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B. Price spread
57
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management is located in
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C. Hyderabad
58
..... is the market in which purchase and sale of a commodity takes place at time 't' but exchange of commodity takes place only at time 't+1'
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B. Forward market
59
Which is the need based and skill oriented vocational training institution of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
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B. KVK
60
..... is a project aims at improving women in agriculture to access the resource of other institutions and schemes within a covergence frame work
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A. MKSP
61
Who extends refinance to commercial banks for term loans in relation to agriculture and rural development?
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B. NABARD
62
Which is not included in '5Cs' of credit
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D. Credibility
63
PAC's came into operation in India following the guidelines of ..... model
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A. Raifessian
64
..... is a method of motivating the people for adoption of a new practice by showing its distinctly superior result
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A. Result demonstration
65
..... is the poverty alleviation programme in India
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A. IRDP
66
The first Co-operative Societies Act was passed in India in
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B. 1904
67
Which is the national agency for agricultural and processed food exports?
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A. APEDA
68
The MGNREGA came into operation in
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B. 2006
69
..... serves as a link between the RBI and the PACs
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A. State Cooperative Bank
70
Which is the Regional Rural Bank of Kerala?
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C. Kerala Grameen Bank
71
If the radius of a rain drop is doubled, its kinetic energy will increase by
Answer
C. 8 times
72
The advanced and last stage of water erosion is
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B. Gully erosion
73
Which of the following is a permanent limitation of land? A. Soil depth B. Soil Nutrient C. Land slope D. Drainage impedance
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C. A and C only
74
In Strip Cropping to control soil and water erosion, strips are ______ the contour and _____ the slope
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B. along, across
75
Land capability class indicates
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D. Suitability of land use
76
In Geological erosion
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A. Soil loss is almost equal to soil formation
77
An approximate estimation of the soluble salt in soil can be made quickly by
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B. Electrical conductivity meter
78
The porosity range of clay soil is _____ to _______ percent
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B. 40 to 60
79
Contour bunding is suitable for areas where land slope is ____ and average annual rainfall is
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C. Less than 6%, less than 600 mm
80
The headquarters of NBSS & LUP is located at
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C. Nagpur
81
Tension of water at saturation capacity is almost
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A. Zero
82
Soil degradation takes place due to
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C. Accelerated erosion
83
______ are structures of stone wrapped in corrosion resistant wirres used to prevent gully erosion
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C. Gabions
84
In the landuse capability subclasses, ______ is not included as a limitation
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D. Slope
85
The largest and most important soil group of India
Answer
B. alluvial soil
86
The black soils of India belong to which soil order.
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A. Vertisol
87
Which one of the following sources of salts in soils is a primary source?
Answer
B. Weathering of rocks
88
Which one among the following is not a major factor which control formation of soil?
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D. Soil water
89
The condition in which the soil is saturated with water due to a perched W.T. is called
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A. Episaturation
90
The mineral that contributes red colour to soils.
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A. Hematite
91
Trioctahedral sheet is dominated by
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B. Mg²⁺
92
Effective nodules for Nitrogen fixation are usually _____ in colour
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C. Red
93
..... is a micronutrient cation.
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D. Manganese
94
The deficiency of ..... causes excessive translocation of Phosphorous resulting in P-toxicity.
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B. Zinc
95
The most common dioctahedral mica mineral is .....
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B. Muscovite
96
The basal spacing of Kaolinite along the C-axis is .....
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A. 0.72 nm
97
An area is said to be under water logged condition when the W.T is within
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B. 1.5 m
98
..... is the reciprocal of electrical resistivity
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C. Electrical conductivity
99
High level of Potassium in soil may depress the uptake of _____ and _____ in plants
Answer
C. Calcium and Magnesium
100
The extremely acidic Kaippad soil of Kerala is found in ..... district
Answer
C. Kannur
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