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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'JUNIOR INTRUCTOR (HORTICULTURE)' And exam conducted in the year 2017. And Question paper code was '046/2017/OLE'. 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:-Mango
D:-Apple
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question49:-Contour farming is adopted in
A:-Plains
B:-Plateaus
C:-River banks
D:-Slopes
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question50:-In India post-harvest losses of fruit and vegetable is percent of the total production.
A:-15-20
B:-50-50
2-40-45
D:-25-30
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question51:-Blue colour tag is issued for
A:-Certified seed
B:-Foundation seed
C:-Nucleus seed
D:-Foundation seed
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question52:-The chemical, which attracts opposite sex insects of a species, is known as
A:-Hormones
-Allomones
C:-Kairomones
D:-Pheromones
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question53:-Piercing and sucking type mouth-parts are present in the insect
A:-Hemiptera
-Orthoptera
C:-Lepidoptera
D:-Isoptera
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question54:-Beetles belong to order
A:-Lepidoptera
-Isoptera
C:-Coleoptera
D:-Diptera
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question55:-Anemometer measures
A:-Rainfall
B:-Relative humidity
C:-Sunlight
D:-wind speed
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question56:-The shoot and fruit borers, jassids, spider mites and leaf rollers are the major pests of which of the following
vegetable crops ?
A:-Tomato
B:-Okra or Bhindi
C:-Cucumber
D:-Peas
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question57:-Xeriscaping is a type of landscaping that uses plants that need very little
A:-Water
B:-Sunlight
C:-Clean air
D:-Soil
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question58:-Propagation of onion is done by