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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name 'AGRICULTURAL OFFICER AGRICULTURE/KERALA LAND USE BOARD/DCB' And exam conducted in the year 2016. And Question paper code was '043/2016'. 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.
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Days taken for the germination of chilli seed :
(५) 2 B) 3
(© 12 7) 8
Common prapagule for gladiolus :
(ക) Corm (B) Sucker
(೧0 Rhizome (D) एषणा
Most ideal jasmine species suitable for cultivation in Kerala :
(ಗಿ) Jasminum grandiflorum. (8) J. auriculatum
(C) oL sambac (D) ضف multiflorum
Monopodial orchid commonly grown in Kerala :
(^) Vanda (B) Dendrobium
(0 Cattleya (D) Oncidium
Thornless rose rootstock developed from [IHR, Bangalore :
(A) Sukumari (B) Sharada
(C) Nishkant (D) Mrinalini
Type of selection done from a germplasm collection for the individuals with extreme
phenotype of a trait : ‘
(ಗಿ) Disruptive selection (B) Directional selection
(C) Environmental selection (D) Stabilizing selection
When velocity of fast neutron mutagen is reduced by hard water then it is termed as :
(ക) Thermal neutron (B) Elastic neutron
(C) Hard neutron (D) Excited neutron
‘D’ genome of Triticum aestivum is derived from which species :
(A) Triticum monococcum (B) Aegilops tauschii
(C) Aegilops speltoides 02) Triticum turgidum
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