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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'Specialist (Soil Science/Soil conservation)' And exam conducted in the year 2019. And Question paper code was '056/2019/OL'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was ''. 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.
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
:-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
:-Crop rotation
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question36:-Coconut variety recommended for root wilt affected areas
A:-Anandaganga
B:-Keralganga
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D:-Chandrasankara
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question37:-The first discovered herbicide
A:-Glyphosate
-Diuron
C:-Butachlor
D:-2,4-D
Correct Answer:- Option-D
Question38:-A trap crop for Orobanche
A:-Chilly
B:-Tobacco
C:-Sunflower