Post : Agricultural Assistant Gr.II
Department : Agriculture
Category Code : 97/14
Qualification : Diploma in Agricultural Science; Vocational Higher Secondary Certificate in Agriculture
Date of Test : 27-04-2018
- The Kerala Agricultural University was established in the year
- 1957
- 1964
- 1971
- 1978
- 'Humus' is
- Completely decomposed organic matter
- Partially decomposed organic matter
- Undecomposed organic matter
- None of these
- The instrument used to measure the intensity of sunlight is
- Sunshine recorder
- Lux meter
- Thermometer
- None of these
- The head office of Food Safety and standards authority of India is at
- Mumbai
- Kolkota
- Pune
- Delhi
- The quantity of Muriate of Potash (MOP) required for Nendran banana grown in 10 cents of land is
- 50 kg
- 100 kg
- 200 kg
- 25 kg
- 'Dhanasree' is a variety of
- Coconut
- Mango
- Cashew
- Pineapple
- The 'Phytosanitary Certificate' issued by the agricultural department of exporting country shows that the particular consignment is free of
- Pests
- Diseases
- Weeds
- All these
- Percolation pits are used for
- Sowing seeds
- Rainwater harvesting
- Irrigation
- Fertilizer application
- The following is an example for igneous rock
- Sandstone
- Limestone
- Marble
- Granite
- The organic matter richest horizon in a soil profile is
- O horizon
- A horizon
- B horizon
- C horizon
- 1 ppm is
- 1 g/litre
- 10 mg/litre
- 1 mg/litre
- 10 g/litre
- Method of grafting where both root stock and scion have their own root system till the graft union is achieved
- stone grafting
- approach grafting
- softwood grafting
- side grafting
- Cyrtobagous salviniae is used as a biocontrol agent against
- Water hyacinth
- African payal
- Water lily
- None of these
- Bunchy top disease of banana is transmitted by
- Aphid
- White fly
- Pseudostem weevil
- Nematode
- Lime application is done to
- increase alkalinity of soil
- decrease alkalinity of soil
- increase acidity of soil
- decrease acidity of soil
- A single window system that functions to ensure the availability of farm labor, inputs, planting materials plant protection agents etc is
- Biopharmacy
- Agriclinics
- Agroservice centre
- None of these
- Which of the following is used to remove pesticide residue from fruits and vegetables before consumption?
- Common salt
- Turmeric powder
- Vinegar
- All these
- The branch of agriculture which deals with pests of crops and their management
- Agricultural entomology
- Horticulture
- Agronomy
- Plant pathology
- The ideal soil texture for crop production is
- Sandy soil
- Loamy soil
- Clayey soil
- None of these
- Field capacity is a point at which
- all the macropores and micropores in the soil are filled with water
- all the macropores filled with water and the micropores filled with air
- all the macropores filled with air and the micropores filled with water
- None of these
- 'Yellowing' is the deficiency symptom of which of the following element
- Potassium
- Nitrogen
- Phosphorus
- Calcium
- The "Rag doll" method is used for testing
- Seed purity
- Quality of seedling
- Seed germination percentage
- Moisture content in seed
- Leaf cuttings are used for the propagation of
- Sansevieria
- Curry leaf
- Tea
- Passion fruit
- Yellow sticky trap is used for the control of
- aphids
- beetles
- bugs
- whiteflies
- One of the following sprayer is used to spray on tall trees
- Knapsack sprayer
- Hand sprayer
- Rocker sprayer
- Mist blower
- Pale yellow triangular patches below the perianth region of coconuts is the symptom of attack of
- Eriophyid mite
- Rhinoceros beetle
- Nut crinkler
- Red palm weevil
- Abnormal leaf fall is a disease affecting
- coconut
- Mango
- Rice
- Rubber
- India's total food grain production is around
- 222 million tonnes
- 252 million tonnes
- 242 million tonnes
- 232 million tonnes
- Eudrillus eugineae is used as biological agent in the production of
- Coirpith compost
- Farmyard manure
- Fish meal
- Vermicompost
- The strength of Bordeaux paste is
- 10%
- 50%
- 1%
- 5%
- To promote organic agriculture, which of the following was introduced to provide trustworthy organic inputs
- Agriclinics
- Agro biopharmacy
- Agricultural Technology Management Agency
- None of these
- 'Ooze Test' is used for the diagnosis of _________ in plants.
- Fungus
- Virus
- Bacteria
- Phytoplasma
- Potpourri is
- Fresh flower arrangement
- Dry flower arrangement
- Dry flower production
- None of these
- Science dealing with Mulberry cultivation is
- Viticulture
- Sericulture
- Apiculture
- Moriculture
- Central Tuber Crop Research Station is situated at
- Kochi
- Kasargode
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Kozhikode
- Formation of Krishi Bhavans in Kerala was in the year
- 1985
- 1987
- 1982
- 1990
- One of the following is not a form of water erosion
- splash erosion
- rill erosion
- saltation
- sheet erosion
- Father of tillage is
- Jethro Tull
- Alexander Fleming
- Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
- M.S. Swaminathan
- Example for biofertilizer is
- Vermicompost
- Oil cakes
- Fish meal
- Rhizobium
- The class of seed with maximum genetic purity is
- Breeder seed
- Registered seed
- Certified seed
- Foundation seed
- Beetles and bugs come under the order
- Coleoptera
- Lepidoptera
- Diptera
- Hemiptera
- Acaricides are used for the control of
- insects
- fungi
- mites
- nematodes
- 'Dead heart' and 'White ear head' are symptoms in rice due to the attack of
- Rice stem borer
- Rice bug
- Gall midge
- Leaf folder
- Quick wilt in pepper is a
- Bacterial disease
- Viral disease
- Mycoplasmal disease
- Fungal disease
- Indole Butyric Acid (IBA) helps in inducing
- Flower production
- Root formation
- Leaf production
- Fruit production
- The ingredient of Bordeaux mixture are
- AlSO4 and CaCO3
- FeSO4 and CaCO3
- CuSO4 and CaC4
- None of these
- Soilless cultivation is
- Hydroponics
- Aeroponics
- Aquaponics
- All these
- The Toll-Free number allotted to Kissan Call Centre is
- 1800 - 180 - 1155
- 1800 - 180 - 1551
- 1800 - 180 - 1515
- 1800 - 180 - 5511
- Which of the following is a non-insect pest?
- Beetles
- Bugs
- Mites
- Aphids
- Chemical preservative used in Fruit and Vegetable processing is
- Potassium metabisulphite
- Sodium benzoate
- Both Potassium metabisulphite and Sodium benzoate
- None of these
- Refractometer is used to measure
- Total soluble solids
- pectin content
- Fibre content
- None of these
- The incidence of Bengal Famine was in the year
- 1905
- 1943
- 1950
- 1948
- The type of soil that covers 65% of the total area of Kerala is
- Forest loam
- Red loam
- Coastal alluvium
- Laterite
- Plants show luxury consumption for which element
- Nitrogen
- Potassium
- Phosphorus
- Sulphur
- The type of irrigation suitable in areas facing scarcity of water is
- Drip irrigation
- Sprinkler irrigation
- Basin irrigation
- Furrow irrigation
- The capacity of plant cell to develop into a whole plant is utilized in which of the following propagation technique
- Grafting
- Layering
- Budding
- Tissue culture
- NABARD was established in the year
- 1956
- 1975
- 1982
- 1967
- Which of the following is an entomopathogenic bacteria?
- Verticillium lecanii
- Beauveria bassiana
- Metarhizium anisopliae
- Bacillus thuringiensis
- The disease symptom that shows rotting of seedlings is called
- Damping off
- Wilt
- Die back
- Chlorosis
- Trichogramma egg cards are used for the control of
- Rice bug
- Gall midge
- Leaf folder
- Brown plant hopper
- Kew, Mauritius and Queen are the varieties of
- Mango
- Banana
- Papaya
- Pineapple
- Monopodials and sympodials are types of
- Jasmine
- Orchid
- Anthurium
- Rose
- Bright red colour band on pesticide label indicated that the pesticide is
- Highly toxic
- Extremely toxic
- Moderately toxic
- Slightly toxic
- Quinalphos is a
- Insecticide
- Fungicide
- Weedicide
- Nemanticide
- Neera is a value added product obtained from
- Mango
- Cashew
- Coconut
- Pepper
- The misters/foggers in greenhouses are operated between
- 7:30 am to 7:30 pm
- 11:30 am to 5:30 pm
- 6:30 am to 6:30 pm
- 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
- Turfing is related to
- Flower arrangement
- Lawn making
- Vase life of flowers
- None of these
- Yellow revolution is related to
- oil seeds
- spices
- fruits
- tubers
- The bulk density of soil ranges between
- 1.8 - 2.8
- 0.2 - 1.0
- 2.0 - 2.8
- 1.0 - 1.8
- One hectare is
- 10,000 m2
- 4000 m2
- 40 m2
- 250 m2
- The central seed testing laboratory is in
- Pune
- New Delhi
- Chennai
- Hyderabad
- The cropping system in which land, water and space are most efficiently and economically utilized is
- Mono cropping
- Inter cropping
- Multi-tier cropping
- Sequential cropping
- 'Cuelure' is a sex pheromone trap used against
- Rhinoceros beetle
- Rhizome weevil
- Fruit fly
- Red palm weevil
- The hormone used for inducing uniform flowering in pineapple is
- Ethephon
- Gibberellic acid
- Maleic hydrazide
- None of these
- To prepare 10 litres of 2% Neem oil garlic emulsion, the quantity of neem oil required is
- 50 ml
- 200 ml
- 100 ml
- 1000 ml
- Larval stage of insects under the order diptera are called
- Nymphs
- Grubs
- Caterpillars
- Maggots
- The equipment used for sterilization purpose is
- Incubator
- Autoclave
- Expellers
- All these
- Waiting period for a pesticide is
- The time gap between the attack of pest and the application of pesticide
- The time gap between attack of pest and harvest
- The time gap between application of pesticide and harvest
- None of these
- Nitrogen content in urea fertilizer is
- 18%
- 60%
- 20%
- 46%
- India's position in world fruit production is
- Second
- First
- Third
- Fifth
- The longest river among Peninsular Rivers
- Mahanadi
- Godavari
- Kaveri
- Krishna
- Chairman of Neeti Ayog
- President of India
- Governor of India
- Prime Minister of India
- Chief Justice of India
- The famous Indian City enrolled in the world Heritage table of UNESCO
- Ahmedabad
- Allahabad
- Aurangabad
- Andhrapradesh
- Temple Entry Proclamation by Chittira Tirunal was on
- 1936 November 12
- 1936 November 21
- 1936 December 12
- 1936 December 21
- The British Prime Minister During the time of Independence
- Clement Atlee
- Winston Churchill
- Lord Linlithgow
- Lord Mount Batten
- The 12th Five Year Plan aims at a growth rate of
- 9%
- 19%
- 90%
- 29%
- One of the Union Territory situated in the Bay of Bengal is
- Lakshadweep
- Andaman Nicobar
- Pondicherry
- Karaikkal
- Muslim League came in to being in
- 1906
- 1916
- 1909
- 1905
- Sardar Vallabhai Patel is our
- Indian Bismark
- Indian Napoleon
- Indian Machiavelli
- Lincoln of Kerala
- Vala Samudaya Parishkarini sabha was founded by
- Pandit Karuppan
- Ayyankali
- K. Kelappan
- Kumaraguru
- 'Muslim' is the weekly founded by
- Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad
- Sir Syed Ahammed Khan
- Vakkom Abdul Khader Maulavi
- Mohammed Ali Jinnah
- Ramnath Kovind is our
- 13th President
- 14th President
- 12th President
- 16th President
- The social reformer Poykayil Yohannan was a native of
- Udayamperur
- Perurkada
- Eraviperur
- Erattupetta
- 'Daivadasakam' is the contribution of Sri
- Sree Narayanaguru
- Kumaranasan
- Ayyankali
- Chattampi Swamikal
- Another name of Ganga in Bangladesh
- Batwa
- Ken
- Padma
- Sindhu
- The Newspaper named 'Keralan' was initiated by
- Mannath Padmanabhan
- Ramakrishna Pillai
- P. Govinda Pillai
- Dr. Palpu
- Architect of Modern Travancore
- Marthanda Varma
- Dharma Raja
- Swathi Tirunal
- Chittira Tirunal
- The line of Demarcation between India and Pakistan is
- 29th Parallel
- Mac Mohan line
- Durant line
- Radcliff line
- On the banks of river Sabarmati an Ashram started by Gandhiji in
- 1916
- 1906
- 1961
- 1915
- Meaning of Siachin is
- Lack of Roses
- Bed of Roses
- Smell of Roses
- Abundance of Roses
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