Kerala PSC Previous Years Question Paper & Answer

Title : Specialist (Soil Science/Soil conservation)
Question Code :

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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.

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Excerpt of Question Code: 056/2019/OL

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
൧൦ *P*(H)° meter
B:-Electrical conductivity meter
C:-Flame photometer
D:-None of these
Correct Answer:- Option-B
Question78:-The porosity range of clay soilis__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
:-Nagpur
D:-Hyderabad
Correct Answer:- Option-C
Question81:-Tension of water at saturation capacity is almost
A:-Zero
B:-10
:-20
0:-100
Correct Answer:- Option-A
Question82:-Soil degradation takes place due to
A:-Glacial erosion
-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
-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
-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

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