97 questions with answers · Special Recruitment
1.Select the crop suitable for ratoon cropping.
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2.Pick out bulky organic manure from the following:
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3.Acidic soils can be reclaimed by using i. Ground limestone ii. Burnt lime iii. Gypsum iv. Hydrated lime
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4.Which of the following soil is an alkaline soil found in Chittur areas of Palakkad district ?
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5.Calculate the quantity of urea required for 100 numbers of 25 years old coconut palms under average management.
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6.Pick out the symbiotic bacteria used as biofertilizer in leguminous plants.
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7.Which of the following is a primary tillage implement ?
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8.Which of the following are agronomic measures of water conservation? i. Mixed cropping ii. Contour bunding iii. Bench terracing iv. Cover cropping
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9.Any permeable textile material that is used with soil, rock or earth to increase stability and decrease wind and water erosion is called
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10.Growing different types of crops with different spatial orientation and height on same piece of land at same time is known as
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11.Which of the following statements is/are correct about agricultural seasons of Kerala ? i. There are three main agricultural seasons in Kerala. ii. Virippu is the first crop season and is from April-May to September-October. iii. Mundakan season is from December-January to March-April. iv. Punja season coincides with South West Monsoon.
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12.What is the approximate concentration of Carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere expressed in ppm ?
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13.Which of the gases has the highest Global Warming Potential (GWP) over a hundred year time frame ?
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14.What is the name of the International agreement aimed at limiting Global Warming to a well below 2°C above pre-industrial level and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C ?
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15.Which is the instrument used to measure the amount of solar energy received by the Earth's surface ?
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16.Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Kissan Credit Card (KCC) scheme implemented by NABARD ? i. Collateral free credit up to 5 lakh. ii. Interest rate 4% per annum. iii. Repayment period of 5 years. iv. Regional Rural Banks are also involved in implementing KCC schemes.
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17.What is the primary objective of the AGMARK certification mark in India?
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18.Which of the following statements about State Warehousing Corporation is/are correct? i. Only agricultural commodities notified by the Government are accepted for storage in a warehouse. ii. The warehousing scheme enables the agriculturists to get a better price for their produce. iii. The idea behind the whole warehousing scheme is to give scientific storage to the agricultural produce. iv. A warehouse receipt incorporating the quality, market value and particulars of insurance will be issued to the depositors.
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19.Which is the lead agency for implementing e NAM (National Agricultural Market) under the aegis of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India?
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20.What is the term used for the decrease in the purchasing power of money due to an increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy ?
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21.Most abundant mineral in the earth's crust
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22.Which of the following is correct about universal soil loss equation A=RKLSCP? i. A= Soil loss per unit area, R= Rainfall factor ii. A= Soil loss per unit area, K= Soil erodibility factor iii. L= Slope length factor, C= Clay factor
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23.Kerala is divided into ...... agroecological zones.
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24.Neutralising value of CaCO3 is
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25.Which of the following is correctly matched ? i. Sandstone-Quartzite ii. Shale-slate iii. Limestone-Marble iv. Granite-Gneiss
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26.Biofertilizer recommended for wetland rice cultivation.
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27.Who is known as Father of Soil Science ?
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28.Which of the following is an agronomic measures of soil and water conservation ?
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29.Name the application software developed by Kerala Agricultural University for the easy calculation of the fertilizers
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30.The amount of lime required for cultivating rice in an area of 1 acre
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31.IPDM (Integrated Pest and Disease Management) includes
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32.Which of the following is an ideal cowpea variety which can be grown as a companion crop with Tapioca ?
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33.Red rot disease in Sugarcane is mainly transmitted through
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34.Which of the following is not a biopesticide developed from Tapioca ?
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35.To break the seed dormancy in Subabul which of the following treatment is practised?
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36.The nursery area required for producing minisetts for planting one hectare area of Tapioca
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37.If the recommended N: P2O5: K2O dosage for sweet potato is 75: 50: 50 kg/Ha, then how many kilograms of urea is required for cultivating one hectare of sweet potato ?
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38.Name the system of Rice cultivation where a mixture of seeds of non photosensitive and photosensitive variety of rice in 70: 30 proportion is sown during virippu season.
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39.Which of the following statement is not correct about Hybrid Napier grass?
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40.The recommended seed rate for Tomato
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41.Apricot is a variety of
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42.For inducement of uniform flowering in pineapple the required concentration of ethephon used to prepare aqueous solution
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43.Commonly used surface disinfectant for explants in tissue culture
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44.Oozing out of a viscus brown fluid extrusion of chewed up fibrous matter through the holes in coconut trees is characteristic symptom of
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45.The general recommendation of nutrient dosage for pepper
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46.The recommend spacing for cucumber
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47.The most common method of propagation in Guava
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48.Queen of Spices
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49.The process of breaking, scratching altering or softening the seed covering to make it permeable to water and grasses
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50.Yield potential of Bittergourd
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51.CTC in Tea refers to
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52.Mohitnagar is variety of
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53.The rain shelter variety of Tomato
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54.Which of the following statements is/are not true about C4 plants ? i. They are more efficient in photosynthesis. ii. The leaves of such plants have Kranz anatomy. iii. Oats and Rye are examples for plants having C4 pathway.
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55.Which of the following statements is/are true about Ethylene ? i. It induces cell elongation. ii. It is used for synchronising fruit set in pineapple. iii. It is highly effective in hastening fruit ripening.
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56.Which of the following statements is/are false ?
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57.Which of the following statements is/are true about Artificial Hybridisation? i. It is one of the major approaches of crop improvement program. ii. If the female parent produces bisexual flowers emasculation is not needed. iii. Emasculation and bagging help to protect from pollen contamination.
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58.Which novel strategy was adopted to prevent the infestation of Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita on the roots of tobacco plants?
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59.Which of the following statements is/are true about Human Genome Project (HGP)? i. It was a 13 year long project, started in 1990. ii. A major goal of the project was to identify all the approximately 20000-25000 genes in human DNA. iii. Bioinformatics was extensively used in this project.
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60.Poor availability of ...... and accumulation of high concentration of ...... around the roots can be a possible reason of flood injury in plants.
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61.Which of the following statements is/are true about NBPGR? i. It is the nodal organization in India for management of plant genetic resources. ii. NBPGR is the abbreviation of National Board for Plant Genetic Resources. iii. It has a regional station at Thrissur, Kerala.
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62.Part of soil water that is held very tightly and is not available to the plant roots is called
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63.Loss or exudation of water as liquid droplets from leaves or other uninjured parts of a plant is called
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64.Which of the following is an example of Insecticide ?
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65.Bio-agent for controlling Parthenium hysterophorus
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66.Silver shoot is caused by
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67.Roundup herbicide is the trade name of
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68.A perennial weed that produces underground rhizomes
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69.A mycoherbicide is
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70.Khaira disease of paddy is due to the deficiency of
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71.Which among the following is not an edible mushroom?
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72.Which one among the following does not fix Nitrogen?
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73.Black heart is a physiological disorder of
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74.Striga is included in
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75.Muscardine disease of silkworm is caused by
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76.A Copper based fungicide is
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77.Forewings of bugs is called
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78.The lowest population density that will cause economic damage is known as
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79.Only larva can cause damage in the case of
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80.Which of the following is used as Rodenticide ?
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81.The parasitoid that successfully suppressed the Papaya Mealy bug population in Kerala
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82.Which among the following is/are functions of Cultivators ? i. Stirring and Pulverizing soil. ii. Aerating and Loosening soil. iii. Remove Weeds.
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83.Identify the correct statement with regard to Disc Plough. i. It cuts a 'V' Shaped furrow and opens the soil but there is no inversion. ii. It turns furrow slice to one side with a scooping action. iii. Breaking hard pans in soil with less disturbance to the top layers.
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84.Any sprayer which is carried on the back of the operator is called
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85.A hydrothermal treatment to unhulled rice to obtain gelatinized rice.
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86.Which of the following are green house gases causing Global Warming? i. Carbon dioxide ii. Methane iii. Nitrous Oxide
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87.Which Internal combustion engine uses spark ignition? i. Petrol Engine ii. Diesel Engine
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88.The Photo Voltaic Cell (PV Cell) is used for converting.
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89.Which among the following is not an advantage of drip irrigation system ?
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90.Application of pesticides through irrigation water
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91.Communication through TV is an example for
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92.Approaches used for transfer of technology i. Consultancy ii. Promotional iii. Participative
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93.The flow of information initiates from the top level to the bottom in the organization is
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94.In agricultural extension, farm and home visit is an example for
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95.E-extension in agriculture use
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96.Identify incorrect statement regarding agricultural extension.
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97.Which among the following is a limitation of Audio Visual aid?
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