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1. Union Minister for agriculture :
(A) A.K. Antony(B)Sarad Pawar
(C ) Sushil Kumar Shinde(D)K.P. Mohanan
2.Instrument used for measuring atmospheric pressure
(A) Anemometer(B)Thermometer
(C ) Hygrometer(D)Barometer
3.Agricultural Malayalam magazine published by Kerala agricultural university
(A) Karshakan(B)Karshakasree
(C ) Kerala Karshakan(D)Kalpadhenu
4.Yellow revolution is related to :
(A) Milk(B)Oil seeds
(C ) Fish(D)PulsesPulses
5.Red variety of rice :
(A) Vyttila 7(B)Swarnaprabha
(C ) Vyttila 8(D)Neeraja
6.The first stage in water erosion :
(A) Rill(B)Sheet
(C ) Splash(D)Gully
7.To ensure genetic purity in rice seed productionminimum isolation distance :
(A) 3 m(B)2 m
(C ) 1 m(D)4 m4 m
8.Photo insensitive rice variety :
(A)Kunjukunju(B)Dhanya
(C )Thulam(D)Dhanu
9. The small instrument to find out velocity of water flowing through a stream
(A) Current meter(B)Water meter
(C ) Flow meter(D).Volt meter
10.Father of Genetics :
(A) Borloug(B)Weissmann
(C ) Mendal(D)Lamark
11.Bordeaux mixture was developed by :
(A) Anton Deberry(B)Millardet
(C ) Butler(D)Walker
12.The plant nutrient which enhances root growth :
(A) Phosphorus(B)Nitrogen
(C ) Potassium(D)Boron
13.World Nature Conservation day :
(A) March 21(B)July 28
(C ) June 5(D)April 22April 22
14.Predominant soil type of Kerala :
(A) Laterite(B)Red
(C ) Alluvial(D)Forest.
15.IRRI is situated in :
(A) Japan'(B)Malaysia
(C ) Philippines(D)IndiaIndia
16.Eudrillus eugineae belongs to the group :
(A) Bacteria(B)Fungus
(C ) Earthworm(D)Insect
17.Carbon Nitrogen ratio in normal soil:
(A)10 : 1(B)5 : 1
(C )30 : 1(D)13 : 1
18.Indian Agricultural Research Institute is situated in :
(A)Mumbai(B)Pune
(C ) Delhi.(D) Kerala
19.Fertilizer recommendation of high yielding medium duration rice variety :
(A) 90:45:45(B) 60:30:30
(C ) 40:20:20(D) 70:35:35
20. In which District Rubber Research Institute is
(A) Kottayam (C ) Alappuzha
(B)Kozhikode (D) Pathanamthitta
21. Which species of honey bee is not Indian?
(A) Apis flora(B) Apis dersata
(C )Apis cerana indica(D) Apis mellifera
22. Breeding method exclusively used in vegetatively propagated plants :
(A) Clonal selection (C ) Pureline breeding
(B) Heterosis breeding
(D)Polyploidy breeding
23. Scientific name of Kasthurimanjal:
(A) Curcuma aromatica (C ) Curcuma angustifolia
(B) Curcuma amada (D) Curcuma longa
24. Egg parasitoid of rice stem borer :
(A) Macrocentrus (C ) Trichogramma
(B) Xanthopimpla (D) Charops
25. Important variety of Thippali :
(A) Viswam (C ) Mridhula
(B) Jeeva (D) Agni
26. Buffalo grass is known as :
(A) Congo signal(B)Gamba grass
(C ) Para grass(D)Guinea grass
27.Cardamom Research Station is situated in :
(A) Wayanad(B)Idukki
(C ) Kottayam(D)Ernakulam
28.Pre emergent herbicide used in rice :
(A) Almix(B)Pretilachlor
(C ) 2,4-D(D)Clincher
29.Biofertilizer found in the root of pulses :
(A) Pseudomonas(B)Rhizobium
(C ) Azolla(D)Azotobacter
30.Semi-trailing variety of cowpea :
(A) Kairali(B)Bhagyalakshmi
(C ) Vyjayanthi(D)Anaswara
31.Father of Green Revolution :
(A) M.S.' Swaminathan.(B)N.E. Borlogue
(C ) Griger Mendal(D)T. B. Flectcher
32.Oleoresin is extracted from :
(A) Coconut(B)Cocoa
(C ) Pepper(D)Sesamum
33.IFOAM related to :\
(A) Precision farming(B)Organic farming
(C ) High-tech farming(D)Modern agriculture
34.Aquaculture is related to :'
(A) Fish(B)Bird
(C ) Silk worm(D)Honey beeHoney bee
35.Number of Krishivigyan Kendras in Kerala :
(B)16
(C ) 10.(D)1414
36.Gall midge attack symptom in rice :
(A) Dead heart(B)White ear head
(C ) Silver shoot(D)Stackburn
37.Medicinal plant used for preventing soil erosion :
(A) Chethikoduveli(B)Chittarathu
(C ) Tulasi(D)Vetiver
38.Silkworm rearing in caster :
(A) Eri(B)Tassar
(C ) Muga (D)Mulberry
39.Grasserie disease in silk worm is caused by :
(A) Nosema bombyscis(B)Borrelina virus
(C ) Beauveria bassiana(D)Spicaria prasina
40.Micronutrient available in soil of alkaline pH :
(A) Copper(B)Zinc
(C ) Molybdenum(D)Manganese
41.Seed rate per hectare in transplanted rice :
(A) 60 - 85 Kg(B)80 - 100 Kg
(C ) 80 - 90 Kg(D)24 - 34 Kg
42. Plant having both insecticidal and manurial.property :
(A) Calapagonium(B)Teak
(C ) Neem(D)MangoMango
43.Sree Nandini is a high yielding variety of:'
(A) Dioscorea(B)Tapioca
(C ) Colocasia(D)Sweet potato
44.Acute rodenticide :
(A) Warfarin(B)Zinc phosphide
(C ) Cyclohexamide(D)Dinocap
45.YAM (Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizae) are found to be important in the process
(A) Uptake of available P(B)Water uptake
(C ) Dormancy break(D)Retardation of flowering
46.Hybrid coconut variety:
(A) West coast tall(B)Keraganga
(C ) Komadan(D)Kalpadhenu
47.Spacing of coconut in triangular planting :
(A) 10 m(B)8.2 m
(C ) 6 m(D)7.6 m
48.Entomopathogenic fungus used in pest control:
(A) Metarrhizium(B)Baculo virus
(C ) Pseudomonas(D)Rhizoctonia
49.Crop with maximum fibre content:
(A) Biter gourd(B)Curry leaf
(C ) Cowpea(D)Amaranthus
50. Flavonoid in bittergourd which help to reduce blood sugar :
(A) Lycopene(B)Anthocyanine
(C ) Carotenoid(D)Peratin
51.The alkaline soil types in Kerala :
(A) Black cotton soil(B)Sandy Onattukkara
(C ) Pokkali soil(D)Laterite
52.Crop recovers applied N fertilizer to the tune of:
(A) 10 - 15 %(B)25 - 30 %
(C ) 40-50%(D)60 -70 %
53.Practice not followed in Conservation agriculture
(A) Permanent soil cover(B)Reduced tillage
(C ) Intensified tillage(D)Crop rotation
54.Crop known as "Biological Plough":
(A) Red gram(B)Black gram
(C ) Green gram(D)Horse gram
55.Oil yield (Kg ha-1) from Jasminum sambac is nearly :
(A) 10(B)16
(C ) 28(D)30
56.CAZRI is located at:
(A) Jhansi(B)Varanasi
(C ) Jodhpur(D)Dehradun
57.Soil erosion is prevalent in almostlakh hectares in Kerala.
(A) 3(B)16
(C ) 26(D)3030
58. In Biology a sudden heritable change is known as :
(A) Heterosis(B)Migration
(C ) Mutation(D)Polypoidy
59. One cubic meter is Contour map
(A)1
(C )100
(B)10
(D)1000
60. The vertical distance between two consecutive contours is called :
(A) Contour interval (C ) Contour level
(B)Contour map
(D)Vertical level
Vertical level
61. Advanced stage of sheet erosion :
(A) Splash (C ) Gully
(B) Rill
(D) Stream bank
62. FAO is situated in :
(A) Italy (C ) UK
(B) USA (D) Russia
63. ICRISAT is situated in :
(A) Hyderabad (C ) Pune
(B) Delhi (D) Karnal
64. Casual organism of Panama wilt in banana :
(A) Bacteria(B) Virus
(C ) Fungus(D) Insect
65. Kerala soil in general has high content of:
(A) Copper (C ) Iron
(B) Molybdenum (D) Calcium
66. Low cost green house where the side are kept open :
(A) Poly house(B)
(C ) Rain shelter(D)
67. Hydrothermal disinfection of soil:
(A) Solarization (C ) Dehydration
(B) Pasteurization (D) Hybridization
68. Organism associated with coir pith composting :
(A) Azotobacter(B) Rhizobium
(C ) Pleurotes(D) Phytophthora
69. AZR 15 is a strain of:
(A) Azotobacter (C ) Pseudomonas
(B) Azosprillium (D) Rhizobium
70. Single superphosphate is :
(A) Citrate soluble (C ) Citrate insoluble
(B) Water soluble (D) Water insoluble
71. Cashew hybrid released from Kerala Agricultural University :
(A) Poornima(B) Suguna
(C ) Saphala(D) Harithasree
72. In soil testing soil samples is taken from---------------depth top soil.
(A) 15 cm(B) 20 cm
(C ) 10 cm(D) 30 cm
73. Pulses are the group of plant belongs to the family :
(A) Compositae(B) ’ Crusiferae
(C ) Leguminoseae(D) Solabnaceae
74. Free living nitrogen fixing bacteria :
(A) Rhizobium (C ) Azotobacter
(B) Staphylococcus (D) Streptococcus
75. The botanical name of garlic :
(A) Allium cepa (C ) Allium bulbosa
(B) Allium sativum (D) Lillium sativum
76. Application of fertilizer through irrigation system :
(A) Chemigation(B)Fertigation
(C ) Chlorination(D)Acidification
77.Mechanism that promote self pollination :
(A) Dicliny(B)Heterostyly
(C ) Herkogamy(D)Cleistogamy
78.Water useful for plant growth :
(A) Hygroscropic(B)Capillary
(C ) Gravitational(D)Percolated
79.High yielding coleus variety :
(A) Sree Harsha(B)Sree Vijaya
(C ) Nidhi(D)Haritha
80.Element showing deficiencies symptom in younger leaves :
(A) Magnesium(B)Sulphur
(C ) Pottassium(D)Molybdenum
81.Concentrated organic manure :
(A) Cow dung(B)Poultry manure
(C ) Groundnut cake(D)Green leaf
82.Soil acidity is corrected by application of:
(A) Ca(OH)2(B)CuS04
(C ) ZnS04(D)h2so4
83.Nutrient content of N is Ammonium Nitrate :
(A) 26% (B)36.3 %
(C ) 33.5 %(D)46%
84.Plant breeding method which is used in cross pollinated crop :
(A) Mass selection(B)Recurrent selection
(C ) Pedigree selection(D)Back cross
85.CTCRI is situated in :
(A) Kasaragod (B)Thiruvananthapuram
(C ) Kollam• (D)Kozhikode
86.Percent content of Nitrogen in Urea :
(A) 42(B)46
(C ) 43 (D)18
87.Organo phosphorous insecticide :
(A) Thiamethoxam(B)Dimethoate
(C ) Indoxacarb(D)Ipropenpos
88.Whip tail symptom in cauliflower is due to :
(A) Copper, deficiency(B)Molybdenum deficiency
(C ) Insect attack(D)Disease
89.Copper fungicide :
(A) Mancozeb(B)Wettable sulphur
(C ) Bordeaux mixture(D)DinocapDinocap
90.Non systemic fungicide :
(A) Hexaconazole(B)Propiconazole
(C ) Tridemorph(D)Thiram
91.Dendrobium Orchid:
(A) Saprophyte(B)Epiphyte
(C ) Lithophyte(D)Terrestrial
92.Calocybe indica is :
(A) Paddy straw mushroom(B)Button mushroom
(C ) Oyster mushroom(D)Milky mushroomMilky mushroom
93.Sheath blight in rice is caused by :
(A) Pyricularia grisea(B)Rhizoctonia solani
(C ) Helminthosporium oryzae(D)Xanthomonas
94. Root knot nematode :
(A) Meloidogyne(B)Pratylenchus
(C ) Rhizoctonia(D)Radopholus
95.Bio fertilizer which can be used as green manure and cattle feed :
(A) Azolla(B)Azospirillum
(C ) VAM(D)Azotobacter
96.Major organic nutrient source of phosphorous :
(A) Oil cakes(B)Bone meal
(C ) Compost(D)Cow dung
97.Soil having low cation exchange capacity :
(A) Sandy(B)Loamy
(C ) Silty(D)ClayeyClayey
98.Heart of drip irrigation system :
(A) Filter(B)Lateral
(C ) End cap(D)Emitter
99.Bio-control agent effective against foot root disease of pepper :
(A) Ganoderma(B)Trichogramma
(C ) Phytophthora(D)Trichoderma
100.An orchid spice :
(A) Dendrobium(B)Loranthus
(C ) Pepper(D)VanillaVanilla