| Post Name | VOCATIONAL TEACHER AGRICULTURE |
|---|---|
| Department | VHSE |
| Question Paper Code | 056/2017/OL |
| Category Code | 160/2016 |
| Date of Test | 11 July 2017 |
| Medium of Question | ENGLISH |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Which one of the following place will never get the vertical rays of the sun ?
Answer
A. Srinagar
2
The minimu distance between the sun and earth occurs on
Answer
D. January −3
3
The fundamental duties of the constitution were in corporated on the recommendations of
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B. Swaram Singh Committee
4
The Bardoli Satyagraha was launched in the year
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D. 1928
5
Which of the following is not an airpollutant ?
Answer
B. Nitrogen gas
6
The remarriage of Hindu widows was first legalised during the Governor-Generalship of
Answer
A. Lord Canning
7
Which of the following has maximum speed ?
Answer
C. Light
8
Who observed "The Congress is in reality a Civil War without arms" ?
Answer
D. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
9
Which of the following states has declared a ban on the use of plastic in the state for the first time ?
Answer
Question Cancelled
10
The Union Health Ministry announced a plant to eliminate Malaria from the counry by
Answer
Question Cancelled
11
Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress ?
Answer
A. Badruddin Taiyabji
12
August 9, 1925 is known in the Indian history for which of the following incidences ?
Answer
B. Kakori Train Robbery
13
Which of the following charter Acts ended the commercial monopoly of East India Company in India ?
Answer
C. Charter Acts of 1813
14
Who wrote the book "Mokshapradipam" ?
Answer
C. Brahmananda Swami Shiva Yogi
15
Whose birthday and death anniversary are observed as holiday in Kerala ?
Answer
B. Sree Narayana Guru
16
Who is known as the "Political father of Ezhaves" ?
Answer
D. Dr. Palpu
17
Gandhiji visited Ayyankali in the year
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B. 1934
18
Who is the first president of Travancore Devasam Board ?
Answer
A. Mannathu Padmanabhan
19
India Sagree Dam located in which of the following river ?
Answer
Question Cancelled
20
Aizawl is situated on which of the following river bank ?
Answer
C. Tlawng river
21
The horticulture crop having the highest productivity
Answer
A. Banana
22
Genome composition of Poovan variety of Banana
Answer
C. AAB
23
A plant growth regulator considered as growth retardant.
Answer
C. CCC
24
A jack variety released from Keral Agricultural University having red flesh
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D. Sindhoor
25
The parentage of mango variety Ratana
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A. Neelum x Alphonso
26
A variety of Banana most suitable for export
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C. Grand Nine
27
The parentage of coconut hybrid Kera Ganga
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D. WCT x GB
28
A coconut variety reported to have tolerance to coconut root-wilt disease.
Answer
C. Malyan Green Dwarf
29
A coconut variety having a knob in one of the chromosomes.
Answer
D. Spiketa
30
A chemical widely used to induce flowering in mango in high density planting.
Answer
B. Paclobutrazol
31
Garlic crop does not produce seeds due to
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D. Meiotic irregularity
32
Spotted wilt virus is a comman disease of
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A. Tomato
33
Butter bean is a cultivar of
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A. Lima bean
34
Shogoin is a gynoecious cultivar of
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A. Cucumber
35
A variety of pumpkin belongs to Cucurbita maxima
Answer
B. Arka Suryamuki
36
Seed rate per hectare for okra is
Answer
A. 7-8 kg
37
A species of Amaranth grown for grain
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D. A. hypochondriacos
38
Extent of heterosis reported in chilli is
Answer
Question Cancelled
39
Basic chromosome number of Solonum tuberosum
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B. 12
40
Concentric fruit craking is a disorder in tomato due to
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A. Over irrigation
41
Varieties developed by systematic breeding effort, once commercially estimated but no more grown
Answer
B. obsolete varieties
42
The gradual loss of variability from cultivated species, and their wild forms and wild relatives
Answer
C. genetic erosion
43
The scientist who proposed the eight main centres of origin of cultivated plants
Answer
A. Vavilov
44
A cross in which more than two parents are mated to produce a hybrid
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A. Complex cross
45
Inbreeding depression is more in
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D. cross pollinated crops
46
In back cross breeding, the recurrent parent is otherwise known as
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A. recepient parent
47
Mutation frequency is higher in
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B. induced mutations
48
D × T hybrids are produced for exploitation of heterosis in
Answer
D. coconut
49
A single superior plant selected from a variable population can form the basis of a new variety (under conventional method)
Answer
Question Cancelled
50
Higher leaf number and early leaf splitting denote quality scedlings in
Answer
D. coconut
51
Minimum isolation distance for certified seed production will be higher in
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B. cross pollinated crops
52
The removal of smaller and shrivelled seeds from well-filled healthy seeds is termed
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A. grading
53
One of the following is not a seed production organization
Answer
D. WWF
54
The 'real value' of seed is the product of
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B. purity % and germination %
55
Which of the following is not patentable
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A. a substance isolated from nature
56
One of the following is not a criterion that a plant variety must satisfy for claiming protection under UPOV 1991 Act.
Answer
D. Variability
57
A crop that shows protogyny is
Answer
A. topioca
58
The minimum number of field inspections essential for seed certification is higher in
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B. cross-pollinated crops
59
This quality seed class is essentially under the direct supervision of the originating breeder
Answer
A. Breeder seed
60
The percentage seed germination required for certification in rice is
Answer
D. 80%
61
A rice variety resistant to gall midge
Answer
Question Cancelled
62
The biocontrol agent used for the management of coconut rhinocerous beetle
Answer
B. Metarhizium
63
The ETL for rice stem borer at mid tillering stage is
Answer
A. 10% dead heart
64
The chemical group which mimic the action of Acetly choline is
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D. Neonicotinoids
65
The mite pest that cause severe malformation of tender parts of vegetables similar to viral infection symptoms is
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B. Polyphagotarsonemus latus
66
A vitamin used as a rat poison is
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D. Vit. D1
67
The biological control agent used for managing nematoes is
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D. All these
68
A fumigant used for managing storage pests which is known to deplete ozone layer is
Answer
C. Methyl bromide
69
The spray droplet size in low volume spray ranges from
Answer
Question Cancelled
70
The pest which cause immature nutfall in arecanut is
Answer
B. Halyomorpha marmorea
71
The casual organism of amaranthus leaf blight is
Answer
A. Rhizoctonia
72
The group of fungicides which could manage both downy mildew at the same time is
Answer
Question Cancelled
73
Greenish grey irregular lesions with dark line on leaf margins, lesions large and develop indefinetly on older plants is the symptom of
Answer
Question Cancelled
74
The causal organism of charcoal pod rot of cocoa is
Answer
B. B. theobromae
75
A self motile asexual spore is called
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A. Zoospore
76
The chemical suitable for managing diseases caused by fungi belonging to the class Oomyces is
Answer
A. Dimethomorph
77
The disease in which black powdery mass of spores are produced by the fungus is known as
Answer
B. Smut
78
Siderophores are produced by P. flurescens which
Answer
B. sequester iron
79
Sulphur containing fungicides are mainly used for the management of
Answer
B. Powdery mildews
80
The causal organism of blister blight of tea is
Answer
C. Exobasidium vexans
81
Latest element added to the list of essential for plant growth is
Answer
A. Ni
82
The most popular and important soil and water conservation method practiced in India is
Answer
D. Contour bunding
83
Goal 23.5% Ec is a commercial formation of _________ herbicide
Answer
D. Oxyfluorfen
84
A selective post emergence herbicide recommended for the control of Echinochloa species in rice crop is
Answer
C. Cyhalofop butyl
85
The average C:N ratio of the top most plough depth layer of soil varies from
Answer
B. 10:1 to 12:1
86
The WR (Water Requirement) of sugarcane crop with a growing duration of 300 days is ____ mm
Answer
D. 2000
87
Low salinity water which is good for most crops and soils has an EC range (dS⁻¹) of
Answer
D. less than 0.25
88
The ideal IW/CPE ratio for scheduling irrigation for cowpea crop is 0.6. If required CPE is 50 mm, __________ is the depth of water (IW) to be provided for the irrigation
Answer
C. 30 mm
89
The maximum amount of water that a soil will after allowing free drainage is known as
Answer
B. Field capacity
90
_________ is the rotation of arable crops requiring annual cultivation with grasses for two years or longer for improving the physical, chemical and biological properties of soil.
Answer
D. Ley farming
91
A high yielding variety of cassava maturing in 5-6 months
Answer
C. Vellayani Hraswa
92
If elephant foot yam is planted at 1m x 1m spacing, the number of plants in hectare would be
Answer
B. 10,000
93
The seed rate for dibbling paddy in one hectare is
Answer
B. 80-90 kg
94
The N : P₂ O₅ : K₂ O recommended for a crop of cowpea in one ha is
Answer
D. 20-30-10 kg
95
The decline in crop yield in India due to depletion of soil organic matter amounts to
Answer
C. 30%
96
A form of sustainable agriculture that optimize local resource utilization including social and human resources, but the use of external inputs are not excluted and seen as complementary to the use of local resources is known as
Answer
D. LEISA
97
A biological agent commonly used for the control of a number of disease incited by species of Phytophthora, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Colletotrichum, Ralstonia, Xanthomonas etc. is
Answer
D. Pseudomonas fluorescens
98
If cassava is repetitively grown on the same land year after year, the practice is called as
Answer
B. Monocropping
99
The relative land area under sole crop required to give the same yieldas obtained under a mixed or intercropping system at the same level of management is called
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C. Land equivalent ratio
100
A land management system in which forests are managed for the production of wood as well as for rearing domesticated animals is known as
Answer
A. Silvi-pastoral system
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