SPECIALIST (SOIL SCIENCE / SOIL CONSERVATION) – KERALA STATE LAND USE BOARD

PROVISIONAL ANSWER KEY
Question Paper Code: 56/2019/OL
Category Code: 079/2018
Exam: Specialist (Soil Science/Soil conservation)
Medium of Question: English
Date of Test 08-11-2019
Department Kerala State Land Use Board
Alphacode A
Question1:-The sodicity hazard of irrigation water is usually expressed as
A:-Sodium Adsorption Ratio
B:-Total Sodium Concentration
C:-Total Soluble Solids
D:-Total Dissolved Salts
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question2:-Sagara is a high yielding variety of ………….. released from Kerala Agricultural University
A:-Coconut
B:-Sesame
C:-Rose
D:-Rice
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question3:-Fertilizer recommendation for adult coconut under average management ………..
A:-Papaya
B:-0.34 : 0.17 : 0.68 kg/palm/annum
C:-Coconut
D:-Banana
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question4:-Apomixis is development of plant
A:-Using stem cuttings
B:-With fusion of gametes
C:-Without fusion of gametes
D:-Air layering
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question5:-Pollination occurring in a permanently closed flower is called
A:-Cleistogamy
B:-Protogyny
C:-Allogamy
D:-Autogamy
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question6:-Philippines and Madiera are varieties of
A:-Rose
B:-Green gram
C:-Cowpea
D:-Maize
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question7:-Seed rate recommended for transplanted rice in Kerala
A:-80-90 kg/ha
B:-90-100 kg/ha
C:-60-85 kg/ha
D:-50-60 kg/ha
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question8:-……………. method is best for commercial multiplication of cashew
A:-Air layering
B:-Patch budding
C:-Veneer grafting
D:-Soft wood grafting
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question9:-A long pepper variety released from Kerala Agricultural University
A:-Viswam
B:-Thara
C:-Agni
D:-Vijay
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question10:-Seed rate recommended for tomato in Kerala
A:-700 g/ha
B:-600 g/ha
C:-500 g/ha
D:-400 g/ha
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question11:-‘V” notch is used to measure
A:-Irrigation requirement
B:-Soil moisture content
C:-Water flow
D:-Conductivity
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question12:-A short duration crop between two main seasonal crops is called
A:-Companion crop
B:-Trap crop
C:-Catch crop
D:-Intercrop
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question13:-One crop variety grown alone is pure stand at normal density
A:-Monoculture
B:-Sole cropping
C:-Homestead culture
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question14:-Field water use efficiency is calculated by
A:-Cu/Y
B:-WR/Y
C:-Y/Cu
D:-Y/WR
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question15:-The father of modern organic agriculture
A:-Sir Albert Howard
B:-Rudolf Steiner
C:-Lord Northbourne
D:-Masanobu Fukuoka
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question16:-Silent spring was written by
A:-R.K.Narayan
B:-Rachel Carson
C:-Lady Eve Balfour
D:-Pietro de’Crescenzi
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question17:-IFOAM was founded in
A:- Africa
B:-France
C:-Russia
D:-India
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question18:-‘India Organic’ logo celebrates the essence of
A:-Nature
B:-Agriculture
C:-Unity
D:-Politics
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question19:-The ratio of total area cropped in a year to the land area available for cultivation
A:-LER
B:-AER
C:-MCI
D:-CII
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question20:-Cultivation of crops in regions receiving more than 1,150 mm is
A:-Dry land farming
B:-Commercial farming
C:-Dry farming
D:-Rainfed farming
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question21:-A watershed having an area of 1-100 hectare is designated as
A:-Mini watershed
B:-Milli watershed
C:-Micro watershed
D:-Sub watershed
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question22:-A marked depletion of surface water causing very low stream flow and drying of lakes, rivers and reservoirs
A:-Agricultural drought
B:-Hydrological drought
C:-Seasonal drought
D:-Meteorological drought
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question23:-………… is a certification mark for organically framed food products manufactured in India
A:-Organic India
B:-India Organic
C:-Go Green
D:-Green India
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question24:-Remote sensing makes use of ………….
A:-Sound waves
B:-Earth’s magnetic power
C:-Electromagnetic spectrum
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question25:-………….. is a satellite launched for collecting scientific information on water cycle and energy exchanges
A:-SARAL
B:-Megha-Tropiques
C:-RESOURCESAT 2 A
D:-INSAT – 3DR
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question26:-A stomatal closing type anti transpirant
A:-Silicon oil
B:-Kaolin
C:-Lime water
D:-Phenyl mercuric acetate
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question27:-A plant know as ‘Crop camel’
A:-Sorghum
B:-Ragi
C:-Maize
D:-Coconut
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question28:-Tellichery and Malabar are grades of
A:-Turmeric
B:-Ginger
C:-Coconut
D:-Black pepper
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question29:-IWMP stands for
A:-India wildlife management programme
B:-Integrated watershed management programme
C:-International weather monitoring project
D:-Intensive watershed monitoring programme
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question30:-False smut of rice is caused by
A:-Alternaria padwickii
B:-Ustilaginoidea virens
C:-Rhynchosporium oryzae
D:-Ephelis oryzae
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question31:-A crop bound weed
A:-Striga asiatica
B:-Echinochloa colona
C:-both a and b
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question32:-Herbicide recommended for controlling Echinochloa sp. in rice
A:-2,4-D
B:-Almix
C:-Diuron
D:-Cyhalofop butyl
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question33:-Collateral host of Orseolia oryzae
A:-Ageratum conyzoides
B:-Parthenium hysterophorus
C:-Cynodon dactylon
D:-Panicum repens
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question34:-A fungus recommended for the management of Eichhornia crassipes
A:-Fusarium pallidoroseum
B:-Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
C:-Paracoccus marginatus
D:-Cyrtobagous salviniae
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question35:-Most effective method for the control of parasitic weeds
A:-Stale seedbed
B:-Hand weeding
C:-Crop rotation
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question36:-Coconut variety recommended for root wilt affected areas
A:-Anandaganga
B:-Keralganga
C:-WCT
D:-Chandrasankara
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question37:-The first discovered herbicide
A:-Glyphosate
B:-Diuron
C:-Butachlor
D:-2,4-D
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question38:-A trap crop for Orobanche
A:-Chilly
B:-Tobacco
C:-Sunflower
D:-Brinjal
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question39:-A chemical used to control weeds in zero tillage
A:-Urea
B:-Glyphosate
C:-Fluchloralin
D:-Propanil
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question40:-Azhukal disease of cardamom is caused by
A:-Pythium
B:-Corynebacterium
C:-Phytophthora
D:-Colletotrichum
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question41:-This is a kind of credit required by the farmer for his farming operations starts from seed to seed
A:-Production credit
B:-Development credit
C:-Marketing credit
D:-Consumption credit
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question42:-This is a facility available to farmers for easy and timely accessing short term credit to purchase farm inputs
required for farming.
A:-Kissan credit card
B:-SBI credit card
C:-Rupay card
D:-Smart card
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question43:-The Cash Liquid Ratio (CLR) and Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) are fixed by the direction of ….. to Co-operatives.
A:-NABARD
B:-RBI
C:-IMF
D:-IDA
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question44:-Institutional finance agencies insulated with insurance coverage, linking credit with marketing, financing on
warehouse receipt, credit guarantee and accepting sureties known as
A:-Principle of protection
B:-Principle of productive purpose
C:-Principle of payment
D:-Principle of insurance
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question45:-It is a technique used to determine the profitability of two or more alternative investment project.
A:-Partial budgeting technique
B:-BC-ratio
C:-Profitbility index
D:-Capital budget technique
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question46:-All such activities involved in supply of farm inputs to the farmers and movement of agricultural products from
the farms to the consumers.
A:-Agri-entrepreneurship
B:-Agri-business management
C:-Agricultural marketing
D:-Farm business
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question47:-It assures prevention of microbial and other hazards in food production and manufacturing process and
products
A:-HACCP certification
B:-FSSAI certification
C:-AGMARK certification
D:-BIS certification
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question48:-The basic emphasis of Gandhiji’s approach on rural development is
A:-Development of inner man
B:-Village industries
C:-Local Self Government
D:-Production oriented
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question49:-It is a single window delivery of extension services extended to farmers through
A:-KVK
B:-ATIC
C:-KCC
D:-FTC
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question50:-Panchayat Raj Institution represents the system of
A:-People Government
B:-Local Government
C:-Village Government
D:-Local self Government
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question51:-Central AGMARK laboratory is located in …..
A:-Nagpur
B:-New Delhi
C:-Kolkata
D:-Lucknow
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question52:-….. can be explained as the extend of desirable changes in receiver’s behavior as a result of communication
A:-Communication fidelity
B:-Communication gap
C:-Perception
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question53:-Interest rate of Kissan Credit Card is …..
A:-5%
B:-4%
C:-7%
D:-9%
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question54:-….. function adds form utility to the product
A:-Storage
B:-Processing
C:-Transportation
D:-Time
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question55:-Crop loan is otherwise known as
A:-Production loan
B:-Investment loan
C:-Consumption loan
D:-Medium term loan
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question56:-….. refers to the difference between the price paid by the consumer and the price received by the producer
A:-Price margin
B:-Price spread
C:-Price gain
D:-All of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question57:-National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management is located in
A:-Jaipur
B:-New Delhi
C:-Hyderabad
D:-Chennai
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question58:-….. is the market in which purchase and sale of a commodity takes place at time ‘t’ but exchange of commodity
takes place only at time ‘t+1’
A:-Cash market
B:-Forward market
C:-Retail market
D:-Specialised market
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question59:-Which is the need based and skill oriented vocational training institution of the Indian Council of Agricultural
Research
A:-IARI
B:-KVK
C:-CIFE
D:-CRIDA
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question60:-….. is a project aims at improving women in agriculture to access the resource of other institutions and
schemes within a covergence frame work
A:-MKSP
B:-NRLM
C:-NREP
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question61:-Who extends refinance to commercial banks for term loans in relation to agriculture and rural development?
A:-RBI
B:-NABARD
C:-ADB
D:-AFC
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question62:-Which is not included in ‘5Cs’ of credit
A:-Character
B:-Capacity
C:-Capital
D:-Credibility
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question63:-PAC’s came into operation in India following the guidelines of ….. model
A:-Raifessian
B:-Nicolson
C:-Nariman
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question64:-….. is a method of motivating the people for adoption of a new practice by showing its distinctly superior result
A:-Result demonstration
B:-Method demonstration
C:-Farm clinic
D:-All of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question65:-….. is the poverty alleviation programme in India
A:-IRDP
B:-LAMPS
C:-SFDA
D:-IAAP
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question66:-The first Co-operative Societies Act was passed in India in
A:-1912
B:-1904
C:-1914
D:-1931
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question67:-Which is the national agency for agricultural and processed food exports?
A:-APEDA
B:-MPEDA
C:-NAFED
D:-NCDC
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question68:-The MGNREGA came into operation in
A:-2005
B:-2006
C:-2007
D:-2009
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question69:-….. serves as a link between the RBI and the PACs
A:-State Cooperative Bank
B:-DCCB
C:-CLDB
D:-All of these
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question70:-Which is the Regional Rural Bank of Kerala?
A:-South Malabar Grameen Bank
B:-North Malabar Grameen Bank
C:-Kerala Grameen Bank
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question71:-If the radius of a rain drop is doubled, its kinetic energy will increase by
A:-2 times
B:-4 times
C:-8 times
D:-16 times
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question72:-The advanced and last stage of water erosion is
A:-Sheet erosion
B:-Gully erosion
C:-Rill erosion
D:-Inter rill erosion
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question73:-Which of the following is a permanent limitation of land?
A. Soil depth
B. Soil Nutrient
C. Land slope
D. Drainage impedance
A:-A only
B:-A and B only
C:-A and C only
D:-A, B, C and D
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question74:-In Strip Cropping to control soil and water erosion, strips are ______ the contour and _____ the slope
A:-across, along
B:-along, across
C:-along, along
D:-across, across
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question75:-Land capability class indicates
A:-Soil factors
B:-Soil type
C:-Soil erosion class
D:-Suitability of land use
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question76:-In Geological erosion
A:-Soil loss is almost equal to soil formation
B:-Soil formation is greater than soil loss
C:-Soil formation depends on soil loss
D:-Soil formation is less than soil loss
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question77:-An approximate estimation of the soluble salt in soil can be made quickly by
A:-“ `P^(H)` meter
B:-Electrical conductivity meter
C:-Flame photometer
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question78:-The porosity range of clay soil is _____ to _______ percent
A:-20 to 40
B:-40 to 60
C:-20 to 30
D:-50 to 60
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question79:-Contour bunding is suitable for areas where land slope is ____ and average annual rainfall is
A:-Less than 6%, less than 1200 mm
B:-Greater than 6%, less than 1200 mm
C:-Less than 6%, less than 600 mm
D:-Greater than 6%, less than 600 mm
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question80:-The headquarters of NBSS & LUP is located at
A:-New Delhi
B:-Chennai
C:-Nagpur
D:-Hyderabad
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question81:-Tension of water at saturation capacity is almost
A:-Zero
B:-10
C:-20
D:-100
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question82:-Soil degradation takes place due to
A:-Glacial erosion
B:-Geologic erosion
C:-Accelerated erosion
D:-All of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question83:-______ are structures of stone wrapped in corrosion resistant wirres used to prevent gully erosion
A:-Riparians
B:-Geogrids
C:-Gabions
D:-Geotextiles
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question84:-In the landuse capability subclasses, ______ is not included as a limitation
A:-Erosion
B:-Climate
C:-Soil
D:-Slope
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question85:-The largest and most important soil group of India
A:-Laterite soil
B:-alluvial soil
C:-Black soil
D:-Red soil
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question86:-The black soils of India belong to which soil order.
A:-Vertisol
B:-Oxisol
C:-Alfisol
D:-Inceptisols
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question87:-Which one of the following sources of salts in soils is a primary source?
A:-Canal Irrigation
B:-Weathering of rocks
C:-Fertilization
D:-Sea water intrusion
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question88:-Which one among the following is not a major factor which control formation of soil?
A:-Climate
B:-Topography
C:-Biota
D:-Soil water
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question89:-The condition in which the soil is saturated with water due to a perched W.T. is called
A:-Episaturation
B:-Perisaturation
C:-Outwashing
D:-Primary saturation
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question90:-The mineral that contributes red colour to soils.
A:-Hematite
B:-Hydride
C:-Hydroxyapatite
D:-Fluorapatite
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question91:-Trioctahedral sheet is dominated by
A:-`Al^(3+)`
B:-`Mg^(2+)`
C:-`Si^(4+)`
D:-`K^(+)`
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question92:-Effective nodules for Nitrogen fixation are usually _____ in colour
A:-White
B:-Grey
C:-Red
D:-Green
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question93:-….. is a micronutrient cation.
A:-Molybdenum
B:-Sulphur
C:-Calcium
D:-Manganese
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question94:-The deficiency of ….. causes excessive translocation of Phosphorous resulting in P-toxicity.
A:-Manganese
B:-Zinc
C:-Copper
D:-Boron
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question95:-The most common dioctahedral mica mineral is …..
A:-Biotite
B:-Muscovite
C:-Phlogopite
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question96:-The basal spacing of Kaolinite along the C-axis is …..
A:-0.72 nm
B:-0.10 nm
C:-14 nm
D:-10.25 nm
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question97:-An area is said to be under water logged condition when the W.T is within
A:-1 m
B:-1.5 m
C:-2 m
D:-2.5 m
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question98:-….. is the reciprocal of electrical resistivity
A:-Electric potential
B:-Exchangeable sodium percentage
C:-Electrical conductivity
D:-Cation exchange capacity
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question99:-High level of Potassium in soil may depress the uptake of _____ and _____ in plants
A:-Calcium and Nitrates
B:-Magnesium and Zinc
C:-Calcium and Magnesium
D:-Zinc and Calcium
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question100:-The extremely acidic Kaippad soil of Kerala is found in ….. district
A:-Alappuzha
B:-Thrissur
C:-Kannur
D:-Palakkad
Correct Answer:- Option-C