Kerala PSC Previous Years Question Paper & Answer
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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/ Soil Survey Officer - Kerala State land Use Board/ Agriculture ' And exam conducted in the year 2022. And Question paper code was '31/2022'. 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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The Seed Inspector is entitled to take samples of seed of any notified kind/variety
from any person selling such seed for seed analysis. The cost of the seed should
be paid to the person by calculating the rate based on
A) The price sold to the public
B) Half the price sold to the public
C) The price at which the person purchased the seed from the seed company
D) None of the above
With respect to rice seed production the land in which the same variety of rice crop
was grown in the past season must not be selected for cultivating the
tice seed crop, as per the Indian Minimum Seed Certification Standards.
A) One season B) Two season C) One year D) Two years
According to Indian Minimum Seed Certification Standards, the isolation distance
prescribed for certified seed production of cabbage is 1000 m while for pearl millet,
it is only 200 m. The vast difference in the isolation distance prescribed for the two
crops is attributable to
A) Type of flower B) Type of pollination
C) Season of flowering D) Distance travelled by pollen
The new Seed Bill was introduced to replace the Seed Act (1966) during the year
A) 2004 B) 2008 C) 2014 D) 2018
The male sterility is highly stable and fertility restoration is also possible in one of
the following cotton species
A) Gossypium arboreum B) Gossypium harkensii
C) Gossypium anomalum D) None of the above
In one of the following crop, andromonoecious lines are common and they must
be emasculated and hand pollinated if used as female parent for hybrid seed
production
A) Red gram B) Bitter gourd C) Pumpkin D) Watermelon
Which of the following is true regarding the induction of uniform flowering in pineapple
variety ‘Mauritius’ ?
1. Hormone application is done in 10-12 months old plants.
2. 25 ppm ethephon is applied at the rate of 50 ml per plant.
3. Flowering starts by 30 days and completes within 40 days of application of
hormone.
4. Fruits will be ready for harvest by 130-135 days after growth regulator application.
A) Allare true 8) Only 1, 2 and 4
C) Only 2, 3 and 4 0) Only 1, 2and3
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