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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'AGRONOMIST' And exam conducted in the year 2018. And Question paper code was '051/2018/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.
C:-Village streams
D:-Grazing lands
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question39:-Mini watershed has an area of square kilometer.
A:-1-10
B:-10-100
C:-<1.0
D:-100-200
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question40:-Rainfall in excess of is always causing runoff.
A:->50.0 mm/day
B:->12.5 mm/day
:->10.0 mm/day
D:->25.0 mm/day
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question41:-Soil surveys began in the year
A:-1869
B:-1899
C:-1929
0:-1935
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question42:-The name "Ustochrept" is used to identify a
A:-Suborder
-Great group
C:-Subgroup
D:-None of the above
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question43:-Regur formation is dominant in
A:-Laterite soil
-Podzols
C:-Saline soils
D:-Black cotton soil
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question44:-In soils, cohesion is due to
A:-Vander Waal's forces
-Electrostatic attraction
C:-Cationic bridge
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question45:-The general range of organic matter content of mineral soils is
A:-0.5-1.5%
0%
C:-1.0-20.0%
D:-1.0-10.0%
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question46:-Erosivity index was developed by
A:-Wischmeir
B:-Wischmeir and Smith
C:-Smith
D:-Kohnke and Bertrand
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question47:-In the Universal soil loss equation, factors that are amenable to manipulation are
A:-R and K
-1 210 5
C:-C and P
D:-All the above
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question48:-The first earth resource technology satellite is
A:IRS - 1A