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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'Soil Survey Officer/ Research Assistant/ Cartographer/ Technical Assistant, Assistant Manager (Extension and Procurement) - Soil Survey and Soil Conservation, KERAFED ' And exam conducted in the year 2024. And Question paper code was '002/2024'. 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.
002/2024
Maximum : 100 marks
Time : 1 hour and 30 minutes
1. @ The term agronomy is derived from Latin words.
(1) The meaning of ‘agros’ is field and ‘nomos’ is to manage.
(A) _ only (ji) is correct (B) _ only (ii) is correct
(C) both (i) and (ii) are correct (09) both (i) and (ii) are incorrect
2. At physiological maturity the moisture percentage of grains is about .ع تدهم ل
(A) 10 (B) 20
(0 30 (D) 40
3. Justus Von Liebig in 1862 proposed the :
(^) Law of minimum (B) Law of optima and limiting factors
(0) Law of Diminishing returns (D) Inverse Yield Nitrogen Law
4. © The growth curve of individual organs of a whole plant is sigmoidal.
൯൬ The lag phase is called exponential phase.
(A) _ only (ji) is correct (B) _ only (ii) is correct
(C) both (i) and (ii) are correct (09) both (i) and (ii) are incorrect
5. The concept of minimum tillage was started in:
(^) United Kingdom (B) Brazil
(C) USA () India
6. ൫ The deficiency symptoms of Ca and B in plants appear on the younger leaves.
(1) Caand Bare immobile in plants.
(A) _ only (ji) is correct (B) _ only (ii) is correct
(C) both (i) and (ii) are correct (09) both (i) and (ii) are incorrect
7. @ Bulky organic manures contain small percentage of nutrients.
(1) Oil cake is an example for a bulky organic manure.
(A) _ only (ji) is correct (B) _ only (ii) is correct
(C) both (i) and (ii) are correct (09) both (i) and (ii) are incorrect
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