Post: Assistant Manager Gr II
Department: State Farming Corporation of Kerala
Category Code: 192/16
Qualification: Degree in Agriculture/Horticulture/Forestry
Date of Test: 23-10-2018
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- __________ is a naturally occurring auxin.
- IBA
- IAA
- NAA
- 2,4-D
- __________ is a tunicate bulb.
- Onion
- Lily
- Garlic
- Gladiolus
- __________ is propagated by tip layering.
- Litchi
- Rambutan
- Gooseberry
- Papaya
- A vegetable rich in vitamin B
- Beans
- Carrot
- Tomato
- Chilli
- A diploid banana variety belonging to acuminata species
- Robusta
- Dwarf Cavendish
- Kunnan
- Kadali
- Emma White is a variety of _________ orchid.
- Oncidium
- Dendrobium
- Phalaenopsis
- Arachnis
- _________ is a coconut cultivar recommended solely for tender coconut.
- Kalpamithra
- Kalpadhenu
- Kalparaksha
- Chandrakalpa
- Cutting the main stem in tea plants with the objective of developing lateral branches is known as
- Lopping
- Pollarding
- Plucking
- Tipping
- Decorative urns are prominent features of _________ gardens.
- Mughal
- Japanese
- French
- Italian
- Ideal age for underplanting in black pepper is _________ years.
- 10
- 20
- 30
- 40
- Tapping of rubber trees of high yielding clones is to be done in _________ system.
- S/2 d3
- S/2 d2
- S/3 d3
- S/3 d2
- ___________ is a diuretic.
- Bael
- Andrographis
- Asparagus
- Desmodium
- Sugandhi is an improved variety of
- Vetiver
- Jasmine
- Eucalyptus
- Lemongrass
- Whip tail is a physiological disorder in cauliflower which occurs due to ________ deficiency.
- Boron
- Calcium
- Manganese
- Molybdenum
- Average yield of essential oil obtained from the roots of vetiver is ________ kg ha-1.
- 15
- 25
- 40
- 50
- Pasteurization of fruit juices is done at a temperature of _________ °C.
- 70-75
- 75-80
- 80-85
- 85-90
- _________ is a preservative used to extend the shelf-life of cut flowers.
- Aluminium nitrate
- Aluminium chloride
- Aluminium sulphate
- Aluminium hypochlorite
- TSS content of syrup should not be less than __________%.
- 55
- 65
- 75
- 85
- Black rot resistant variety of cabbage
- Kaveri
- Ganga
- Golden Acre
- Pusa Mukta
- __________ is most suitable for the preparation of jelly.
- Lemon
- Strawberry
- Pomegranate
- Peach
- Seed rate for ginger is ________ kg ha-1
- 1000
- 1500
- 2000
- 2500
- The average number of cashew grafts per hectare maintained under HDP for a period of 7 to 10 years is
- 177
- 204
- 470
- 64
- __________ drying can be adopted for fruit juices.
- Pneumatic
- Microwave
- Rotary
- Vacuum
- ___________ is a plant used for edging.
- Duranta
- Clerodendron
- Gerbera
- Eranthemum
- The moisture content to which copra should be dried for safe storage for more than three months is __________%.
- 10
- 8
- 6
- 4
- White pepper is prepared from _________ pepper berries.
- Mature
- Immature
- Ripe
- Small
- _________ is a device used to assess firmness of fruits and vegetables.
- Penetrometer
- Twist tester
- Texture analyser
- Tenderometer
- __________ is a non-climacteric fruit.
- Litchi
- Passionfruit
- Avocado
- Apple
- ___________ is also known as Jamaican pepper.
- Chilli
- Black pepper
- Bush pepper
- All spice
- Waxing of fruits does not aim to
- Change colour
- Improve shelf life
- Prevent mould development
- Improve appearance
- Food grain production of India during the year 2016-17
- 255.46 MT
- 275.68 MT
- 264.29 MT
- 278.14 MT
- The NPOP standards for production and accreditation system are practiced in
- Germany
- Switzerland
- India
- Japan
- The average rate of soil erosion taking place in India is t-1 ha-1 year-1
- 16.35
- 18.35
- 15.32
- 19.32
- Which among the following is the organic manure with highest N content?
- Neem cake
- Castor cake
- Mahua cake
- Groundnut cake
- The office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks, GOI is located at
- New Delhi
- Mumbai
- Chennai
- Kolkata
- The element which becomes available to plants at a pH greater than 7
- Mo
- Fe
- Mn
- Zn
- The organism used for composting coir pith is
- Pseudomonas fluorescence
- Eudrillus Eugenie
- Phytophthora palmivora
- Pleurotus sajor-caju
- What is the source of Rht 3 gene?
- Norin 10
- Dee-geo-woo-gen
- Tomb-Thumb
- Burt
- 'Ferrolure' which is used for the management of red palm weevil is
- Aggregation pheromone
- Sex pheromone
- Alarm pheromone
- Attraction pheromone
- ______ is a pulse cum oil seed.
- Cowpea
- Sesamum
- Groundnut
- Soybean
- The causal organism of bacterial wilt of tomato is
- Xanthomonas solanacearum
- Xanthomonas tomatae
- Ralstonia solanacearum
- Xanthomonas campestris
- The recommended seed rate for transplanted rice is
- 80-90 kg/ha
- 60-85 kg/ha
- 90-100 kg/ha
- 80-100 kg/ha
- _________ is a vegetable type cowpea variety with bushy nature.
- Kanakamani
- Lola
- Bhagyalakshmi
- Vyjayanthi
- The spacing recommended for branching varieties of Casava is
- 100×100 cm
- 100×75 cm
- 75×75 cm
- 90×90 cm
- The age at which short duration rice varieties should be transplanted in the field is
- 18
- 20-30
- 20-25
- 30
- Isolation distance for certified seed production of bitter gourd
- 100 m
- 200 m
- 400 m
- 800 m
- __________ is suited to insitu green mannuring in rice.
- Sunn hemp
- Centrosema
- Pueraria
- Daincha
- Sunflower is a __________ plant?
- Day neutral
- Long day
- Short day
- None of the three
- A chitin synthesis inhibitor of botanical origin is
- Azadiractin
- Plumbagin
- Jasmoline
- Cucurbitacin
- The egg parasitoid used for the management of rice leaf folder is
- Goniozus nephantidis
- Trichgramma japonicum
- Trichoderma harzianum
- Trichogramma chilonis
- The amount of water consumed in the production process of a product is called the
- Innate water
- Imbibed water
- Virtual water
- Total water content
- The central insecticide Act was passed in the year
- 1971
- 1968
- 1914
- 1972
- _________ is not an emulsifying agent.
- Alkaline soaps
- Organic amines
- Alginates
- Sesamum oil
- Which of the following breeding method is used to develop multiline?
- Pedigree method
- Bulk method
- Backcross method
- Recurrent selection
- _________ is an example of a bio-herbicide.
- Round up
- Collego
- Cyrtobagous salvinieae
- Pseudomonas
- A fodder-cum leguminous cover crop of tropical origin is
- Stylosanthes
- Sigral grass
- Glyricidia
- Fodder sorghum
- Demeter is a worldwide certification system used to verify that the food or product has been produced by
- Organic agriculture
- Natural farming
- Biodynamic farming
- Permaculture
- N-serve is a
- Slow release fertilizer
- Nitrification inhibitor
- Coated fertilizer
- Complex fertilizer
- __________ is considered as the 'king' of fodder grass.
- Hybrid Napier
- Guinea grass
- Fodder Sorghum
- Berseem
- Quantity of air present in the soil at the time of field capacity
- Air capacity
- Field capacity
- Air entry value
- Cup conductance
- One among the following is also known as 'German thinning'
- Ordinary thinning
- Crown thinning
- Free thinning
- Maximum thinning
- Which among these tree species are best suited for alley cropping?
- Eucalyptus tereticornis
- Ailanthus excels
- Cassia siamea
- Leucaenal leucocephala
- Kyoto Protocol came into force on
- 16 February 2005
- 27 June 1992
- 1 December 1997
- 24 January 1995
- The most common agroforestry system in Kerala are examples of
- Traditional Homegardens
- Agri-horti systems
- Plantation crop combinations
- Silvopastoral systems
- Hedge row intercropping is an example of ___________ system.
- Silvopastoral system
- Alley cropping system
- Concomitant system
- Coincident systems
- Which among the following growth variable is used as the index of site quality?
- Mean tree volume
- Top height
- Crop volume
- Crop age
- The time elapses between two successive main fellings in an area
- Regeneration interval
- Regeneration period
- Working cycle
- Felling cycle
- The year of establishment of the first ever successful teak plantation in the world
- 1891
- 1841
- 1850
- 1921
- Which among the following is a good coppicer?
- Ailanthus triphysa
- Bombax ceiba
- Eucalyptus globulus
- Cedrus deodara
- As per the 2015 State of the Forests Report (SFR) the forest cover under Trees Outside Forest sector in Kerala is
- 11,073 km2
- 8166 km2
- 9400 km2
- 13012 km2
- Which among the following is the lightest wood in the world?
- Pterocymbium tinctorium
- Gmelina arborea
- Bombax ceiba
- Ochroma lagopus
- The unit of working plan is
- Forest range
- Forest division
- Forest circle
- Forest section
- Which policy classified forests of India into protection forests, national forests, village forests and tree lands?
- Forest policy 1952
- Forest policy 1894
- Forest policy 1878
- Forest policy 1988
- Chip board is a type of
- Laminated board
- Particle board
- Fibre board
- Core board
- Importance Value Index (IVI) is the sum of the relative frequency, relative density and
- Relative abundance
- Relative dominance
- Relative height
- Relative growing stock
- Kamela dye is extracted from the tree
- Emblica officinalis
- Bixa orellana
- Mallotus philippensis
- Anogeissus latifolia
- The proportion of variation in the population that is attributable to genetic differences among individuals is known as
- Variability
- Genetic gain
- Combining ability
- Heritability
- Which section of Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972 describes the prohibition of hunting wild animals?
- Section 9
- Section 11
- Section 13
- Section 22
- Quarter girth formula generally
- Over estimates the actual volume of the tree
- Under estimates the actual volume of the tree
- Give fairly accurate volume
- Give sown outturn volume
- Root rot fungi is generally belong to
- Phycomycetes
- Ascomycetes
- Basidiomycetes
- Duteromycetes
- Who among the following was the Sanyasi from Kerala who caught arrest in connection with salt Satyagraha at Vedaranya?
- Karunakara Guru
- Anandatheertha
- Chattambi Swamikal
- Vaghbhatananda
- Which was the play performed after the Ongallur Conference of the Yogakshema Sabha in 1943?
- Adukkalayil Ninnum Arangathekku
- Marakkudakkullile Maha Narakam
- Ritumati
- Pattabakki
- Vala Samudaya Parishkarana Sabha was founded by
- Vaghbhatananda
- Ayyankali
- Poikayil Appachan
- K.P. Karuppan
- The Article in Indian constitution prohibiting forced labor is
- 23
- 44
- 73
- 74
- The Decline of Nayar Dominance: Society and Politics in Travancore, 1847-1908 is written by
- Francis Day
- William Logan
- Robin Jeffrey
- C.A. Innes
- Khirsara Village in Western Kutch is famous for
- Cave temple
- Discovery of dinosaur bones of the Jurassic period
- A rare item of fig
- Presence of industrial hub and trading center of Harappan Civilization
- The well known Jogeshwari caves are located in
- Hyderabad
- Mumbai
- Calcutta
- Mahabalipuram
- The second backward classes commission was headed by
- P.N. Bhagavati
- Kuldip Nayyar
- B.P. Mandal
- Y.V. Chandrachud
- Who among the group of judges was not included in making the public interest litigation effective in the post-emergency period?
- P.N. Bhagavati
- V.R. Krishna Iyer
- D.A. Desai
- Arijit Pasayat
- Mr. B.P. Wadia is known for
- Agitation against untouchability in Andhra Pradesh
- Organizing Peasant Movement in Uttar Pradesh
- Organizing Madras Labour Union
- Fasting for the reorganization of the Indian States
- The lady who edited the Prajamitram, the evening newspaper along with Joseph Mundasseri was
- Anna Chandy
- A.V. Kuttimalu Amma
- Arya Pallam
- Ani Thayyil
- V.R. Krishnan Ezhuthachan is best remembered for his position as
- The first person from Kerala to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress
- The first Secretary of the CSP in Kerala
- The first Speaker of the Kerala Assembly
- The first President of the Cochin Praja Mandalam
- Why was Kalpathi in the limelight during the National Movement in Kerala?
- It was the only agrahara in Malabar district
- It was the epicenter of National Movement during 1930s
- It was a place where strong anti-caste agitation occurred
- It allowed the lower caste people to enter the temples owned by the Brahmin community
- Which of the following states will not host the FIFA World Cup 2026?
- USA
- Canada
- Mexico
- Bolivia
- The branch of Brahmo Samaj at Kozhikode in 1898 was led by
- K.P. Kesava Menon
- K. Kelappan
- Ayyathan Gopalan
- O. Chandumenon
- Which of the following is not a work of Sree Narayana Guru?
- Darsana Mala
- Vedanta Sutra
- Jati Nirnayam
- Pracheena Malayalam
- Article 72 of the Indian Constitution gives the power to the President of India to
- Commute Death sentence
- Invoke emergency in a state
- Recall the Governor of a state
- Intervene in the Centre-State dispute
- Jaya Jaya Kerala Komala Dharani
Jaya Jaya Mamaka Poojita Janani
Jaya Jaya Pavana Bharata Harini
Jaya Jaya Dharma Samanwaya Ramani
are the famous lines of- Bodheswaran
- Amsi Narayana Pillai
- Vallathol
- K.P.G. Namboothiri
- Ijj Nalloru Manissanakan Nokk was a socially relevant play written by
- Ibrahim Vengara
- N.P. Muhammed
- E.K. Ayamu
- K.T. Muhammed
- Identify the state where the 40th Chief Justice of India has been the governor
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Karnataka
- Kerala
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