100+ Important MCQs for IBPS Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) By Ahuja Sir
Every year Institute of Banking and Personnel Selection (IBPS) releases vacancies recruitment notification for recruiting the Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) under specialist officer scale 1 category. Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) exam questions difficulty level varies from moderate to difficult. The cutoff for final selection as a specialist officer (SO) is also ending on higher end each passing year.
The previous year question papers of IBPS SO AFO indicates a pattern and also highlights important areas from where questions can be framed. It is crucial to understand the changing pattern of IBPS AFO Prelims as well as Mains exam.
Here in this article we are only discussing about the IBPS AFO Mains exam. If we look at the previous year question papers of IBPS AFO since 2012, we can analyse that the depth of questions has been increased in recent years.
The IBPS AFO 2021-22 Mains question paper was one of the lengthy ones. Reading, understanding and answering the 2021-22 paper was a slightly difficult task considering the time limit.
We have curated some of the important multiple choice questions from the potential areas on which questions can be asked. The areas covered are either have direct question asked on it or potential area that can be asked in AFO mains exam.
The article contains more than 100 multiple choice questions related to IBPS agriculture Field Officer Afo exam. Although, initially there are less vacancies released by the IBPS , students are advised to continue their preparation. This is because IBPS increases vacancies every year before or after conducting the preliminary exam.
Here, we have provided important multiple choice questions specially curated by Ahuja sir. These MCQs are not only important for IBPS AFO but also they are important for other exams such as FCI AGM 3, ICAR JRF, MCAER PG CET entrans exam, Agri MPSC, agriculture supervisor, etc. Also, these MCQs can be crucial for NABARD Grade A RBDS Assistant Manager exam, because it has Agriculture and Rural Development in its syllabus.
We have given a total of 7 practice question sets below. Students are advised to kindly solve and revise these MCQs so that they get the idea about the actual examination. You can also check out our other articles where we have provided notes and study material related to IBPS AFO Prelims/ Mains exam. We have also provided these multiple choice questions in PDF format.
Anyone wants to download and print this PDF can contact me by commenting on this post. Toppers in previous year recruitment have suggested that you should try to solve more and more questions before actually appearing to the mains examination. This way you can easily clear the minimum cutoff required for this post.
In conclusion, if you solve and revise these MCQs, it will obviously help in improving your overall score. Also, increased score can get you the desired cadre of posting, sometimes even your home cadre. If any student wants detailed solutions and answers of these questions, they can contact me and I will happy to help you out.
IBPS Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) Important MCQs Set- 1
Question 1. Cultivation of plants/crops in the surface soil is known as _______ ?
1) Geoponics
2) Aeroponics
3) Hydroponics
4) Aeroponics
5) All of these
1) Geoponics
2) Aeroponics
3) Hydroponics
4) Aeroponics
5) All of these
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 2. Which among the following is an example of sedimentary Rock ?
1) Andesite
2) Lime stone
3) Marble
4) Syenite
5) Granite
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 3. What is the scientific name of Coconut ?
1) Citrus reticulata
2) Anacardium occidentale
3) Garcinia mangosteena
4) Cocus nucifera
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 4. "Nicotinoid" is derived from the roots of ________ ?
1) Tobacco
2) Chrysanthemum
3) Neem
4) Leguminous plants
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 5. Propagation of guava done by ______ ?
1) Veneer grafting
2) Inarching
3) Softwood grafting
4) Stooling
5) Sword suckers
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 6. The inflorescence of Rice is known as _______ ?
1) Silk
2) Panicle
3) Tassel
4) Head
5) Culm
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 7. International Rice Research Institute is located at _______ ?
1) Italy
2) Philippines
3) Kenya
4) Sri Lanka
5) Nigeria
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 8. Which of the following fruit known as "Queen of Fruits" ?
1) Banana
2) Jackfruit
3) Apple
4) Mangosteen
5) Mango
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 9. What the deficiency of "Vitamin A" causes ?
1) Rickets in children
2) Scurvy
3) Cracking of skin
4) Night blindness
5) Beriberi
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 10. The Prime Minister recently launched 10,000 FPOs across the country. What does FPO stands for ?
1) Farmer Priority Organizations
2) Farmer Privacy Organizations
3) Farmer Producer Organizations
4) Farmer Primary Organizations
5) Farmer Productivity Organizations
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 11. The water is held in the capillary pores is called as______
1) Unavailable water
2) Superfluous water
3) Field capacity
4) Available water
5) Capillary water
Correct Answer: Option 5
Question 12. Cabbage can be grown easily under a wide range of environmental conditions but cool moist climate is most suitable. The commercial part of cauliflower is ______ ?
1) Spears
2) Fruit
3) Leaves
4) Curd
5) Head
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 13. Walking type tractors are fitted with ______ hp engines
1) 25 - 80 hp
2) 8 - 12 hp
3) 20-25 hp
4) 30-35 hp
5) 8 - 200 hp
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 14. Which of the following Storage structure (foodgrains) having capacity 9-35 tons ?
1) Kothar type
2) Bukkhari type
3) Morai type
4) Both A & B
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 15. Which of the following mango variety, the pulp is fibreless, firm & yellow with sweet taste & fruits have good keeping quality ?
1) Banganapalli
2) Dashehari
3) Chausa
4) Alphonso
5) Bombay Green
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 16. Short range forecasts are _____ to _____
1) more than 4 weeks
2) 3 to 4 days
3) 24 to 48 hours
4) Both B & C
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 17. 1 Bale of Mesta is equal to _____ kg
1) 181
2) 170
3) 180
4) 160
5) 190
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 18. The power of the engine measured at a pulley receiving drive from the PTO shaft of the tractor is called as _______ ?
1) Belt horse power
2) Frictional horse power (FHP)
3) Drawbar horse power (DBHP)
4) Power take-off horse power (PTO HP)
5) Functional horse power (FHP)
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 19. Which of the following indigenous goat breed is suitable for stall feeding & milch purpose ?
1) Tellicherry
2) Beetal
3) Barbari
4) Jamunapari
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 20. "Blossom end rot" is the physiological disorder of tomato caused due to deficiency of Calcium. Which of the following disease is not transmitted by Thrips ?
1) Leaf curl of Cotton
2) Leaf curl of Tobacco
3) Leaf curl of Chilli
4) Leaf curl of Tomato
5) Leaf curl of Papaya
Correct Answer: Option 3
IBPS Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) Important MCQs Set- 2
Question 1. If the length of growing period is more than 20 weeks than crop status will be:
1) Crop failures will occur
2) A single dry land crop can be cultivated
3) Permit the dry land crop to attain its potential
4) Double crop can be cultivated
5) Suitable intercropping system can be cultivated
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 2. Transplantation followed in Depog method :
1) 21-25DAS
2) 11-14 DAS:
3) 10-12 DAS
4) 30-35 DAS
5) 34 DAS
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 3. Gundhi bug insect attack on rice during which stage:
1) Milking stage
2) Doughing stage
3) Booting
4) Tillering
5) Flowering stage
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 4. Ricinus communis belongs to the family of:
1) Poaceae
2) Polygonaceae
3) Leguminosae
4) Euphorbiaceae
5) Amaranthaceae
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 5. Recently which crop gets G.I Tag grown above 1600m from sea level :
1) Apple
2) Cashew
3) Walnut
4) Almond
5) Saffron
Correct Answer: Option 5
Question 6. Band placement is practiced when :
1) Crop need initial good start
2) Soil fertility is low
3) Fertilizers material react with soil constituents leading to fixation
4) Where volatilization losses are high
5) All of these
Correct Answer: Option 5
Question 7. A synthetic cultivar means:
1) Is a unique population of plants, artificially maintained by human efforts
2) Is composed of plants produced by combining a number of genetically distinct but phenotypically same
3) Is sponsoring plant breeder or institution and is so handled for maintain genetic purity
4) Is the F1 generation of the two inbred lines
5) None of the above
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 8. Desuckering is practised in which of the following pair of crops
1) Tobacco, sugarcane
2) Banana, tobacco
3) Sugarcane, cotton
4) Banana, cotton
5) Cotton, tobacco
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 9. The arrangement of soil particles is referred to as?
1) Soil structure
2) Soil profile
3) Soil porosity
4) Soil mineral zone
5) Soil texture
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 10. Example of Stomatal closing type Anti-transparent?
1) Mobileaf
2) Kailine
3) Cycocel
4) Phenyl Mercuric Acetate
5) Aderaline
Correct Answer: Option 4
IBPS Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) Very Important MCQs Set- 3
Question 1. Which of the following statement is not correct?
1) India is the second largest producer of fruits in the world
2) India is the biggest producer of vegetables in the world
3) Production of fruits, vegetables and spices called horticulture
4) Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of the wheat in India.
5) All of these
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 2. Which agency is responsible for procurement, distribution and storage of food grain production in India?
1) Ministry of Agriculture
2) Food Corporation of India
3) NAFED
4) TRIFED
5) Central warehouse corporation
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 3. Who approves the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane?
1) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
2) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
3) Directorate of Marketing and Inspection
4) Ministry of Agriculture
5) Agricultural Produce Market Committee
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 4. Who regulates the markets in agricultural products in India?
1) Essential Commodities Act, 1955
2) Agricultural Produce Market Committee Act enacted by States
3) Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937
4) Food Products Order, 1956
5) Meat and Food Products Order, 1973
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 5. Which Mango variety is suitable for high density planting?
1) Ambika
2) Mallika
3) Sindhu
4) Amrapali
5) All of these
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 6. Choke throat in banana is due to _____
1) High temperature
2) Low temperature
3) High humidity
4) Low humidity
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 7. International Institute of Horticulture is situated at _____
1) Brazil
2) Italy
3) Switzerland
4) USA
5) holland
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 8. Which of the following compound cause alkalinity as well as hardness in natural water?
1) Calcium bicarbonate
2) Calcium carbonate
3) Magnesium carbonate
4) Only A & C
5) All of the above
Correct Answer: Option 5
Question 9. In 1882, who proved first time that fire blight of apple and pear was caused by bacterium?
1) E.F Smith
2) E.J. Butler
3) Tillet
4) Robert Koch
5) T.J. Burnill
Correct Answer: Option 5
Question 10. Which of the following prokaryotes required cholestrol for growth and cause disease in plants, insects and rats?
1) Bacteria
2) Phytoplasma
3) Spiroplasma
4) PPLO
5) All of the above
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 11. Which of the following is categorised under systemic disease in crop plants?
1) Downy mildews
2) Leaf spots
3) Phyllody
4) Stunting
5) Little leaf
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 12. Rhizoctonia spp. generally caused root rot in crop plants, the organism is proposed to classify under?
1) Soil-borne disease
2) Seed-borne disease
3) Systemic disease
4) Localised disease
5) None of the above
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 13. Kaurene severes as precusor for biosynthesis of ?
1) Auxin
2) Cycocel
3) Cytokinin
4) Gibberellins
5) None of the above
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 14. The most easy and commonly used method of breeding in unexploited fruit crop is ?
1) Clonal selection
2) Mutation breeding
3) Hybridization
4) Polyploidy breeding
5) None of the above
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 15. Which is one of the most important biochemical change occuring during maturation and ripening of papaya?
1) Substantial increase in sugar
2) Sharp increase in vitamins
3) Decline in pectin
4) Increase in papin
5) None of the above
Correct Answer: Option 1
IBPS Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) Very Important MCQs Set- 4
Question 1. Which of the following institute provide training to the farmers.? IBPS-AFO 2019
1) KVK
2) NGO
3) Private Agricultural Institute
4) Both A and B
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 2. Relative crowding coefficient, aggressivity, competition index and competition ratio can be used to evaluate the..................... of cropping systems.
1) Land use
2) Yield advantage
3) Growth
4) Development
5) All of these
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 3. Which among the following vegetable crop has highest area under cultivation?
1) Potato
2) Brinjal
3) Onion
4) Tomato
5) Other than these
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 4. Which among the following is highest producer of Onions?
1) Maharashtra
2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Karnataka
4) West Bengal
5) Rajasthan
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 5. Inflorescence is the arrangement of flowers on the plant. Rice is self-pollinated plant and short days plant. Its inflorescence is Panicle. What is the seed rate of late sown chickpea?
1) 85-90 kg/ha
2) 95-100 kg/ha
3) 100-120 kg/ha
4) 100-150 kg/ha
5) 75-80 kg/ha
Correct Answer: Option 5
Question 6. Which of the following crop have highest seed multiplication ratio?
1) Wheat
2) Paddy
3) Maize
4) Tomato
5) Brinjal
Correct Answer: Option 5
Question 7. Which of the following is scientific name of Emmer wheat?
1) Triticum aestivum
2) Triticum durum
3) Triticum sphaerococcum
4) Triticum dicoccum
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 8. In which of the following categories of protected area in India are local people not allowed to collect and use the biomass?
1) Biosphere reserves
2) Wetland declared under Ramsar Convention
3) Wildlife Sanctuaries
4) National Parks
5) All of these
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 9. Black soils are best suitable for Dryland agriculture. Canker nodules are mostly found in which soil?
1) Alluvial soil
2) Black soil
3) Peat soil
4) Laterite soil
5) Both b&c
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 10. Azure blue color tag is used for
1) Foundation seed
2) registered seed
3) Certified seed
4) Breeder seed
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 3
IBPS Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) Very Important MCQs Set- 5
Question 1. At present how many commodities, including food grains, oilseeds, fibers, vegetables and fruits, are being traded on e NAM.
1) 100
2) 150
3) 175
4) 200
5) 215
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 2. RBI has decided to raise the limit for collateral-free agriculture loans from Rs. 1 lakh to….
1) 1.10 lakhs
2) 1.25 lakhs
3) 1.5 lakhs
4) 1.6 lakhs
5) 2 Lakhs
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 3. Which of the following crop is more responsive to zinc application?
1) Wheat
2) Rapeseed
3) Paddy
4) Moong
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 4. Any physical or chemical treatment that makes the seed coat permeable is known as
1) Stratification
2) Scarification
3) Sterilization
4) Both a & c
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 5. Which among the following is the most critical irrigation stage of paddy?
1) Heading
2) Flowering
3) Bud initiation
4) Pod formation
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 5
Question 6. Under normal method of seed sowing what are the conditions in which the seed rate will be increased?
1) Under late sown conditions
2) When the soil moisture is less
3) When the seeds are dibbled
4) Both a & b
5) All of these
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 7. Which among the following is the major source of irrigation in India after Canals?
1) Wells
2) Govt Canals
3) Tube well
4) Municipal water supplies
5) Private canals
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 8. Fertilizers applied with irrigation water or for direct application and it has less labour requirement and possibility of mixing with herbicides is known as? (PSB- 2019)
1) Granular fertilizer
2) Powder Fertilizer
3) Briquettes
4) Liquid Fertilizer
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 9. What is the name of the system of varying successive crops in a definite order on the same ground, especially to avoid depleting the soil and to control weeds, diseases, and pests. (PSB- 2019)
1) Crop Plan
2) Crop rotation
3) Cropping system
4) Crop budget
5) Cropping pattern
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 10. Which insects Caterpillar bore into central shoot of paddy seedling and tiller, causes &Plants could be easily pulled by hand? (PSB- 2019)
1) Stem borer
2) White fly
3) Gundhi bug
4) Rice hispa
5) Rice grass hopper
Correct Answer: Option 1
IBPS Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) Very Important MCQs Set- 6
Question 1. Which among the following is symptom of brucellosis? (PSB- 2019)
1) Formation of vesicles
2) Excessive salivation
3) Abortion may occur
4) serous nasal discharge
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 2. Calcium deficiency will cause in eggs? (PSB- 2019)
1) Hardening of shell
2) Thinning of shell
3) Less albumin
4) Less globlin
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 3. Which among the following operation is conducted in pseudo stem of Banana after bunch harvesting ? ( IBPS - AFO)
1) Clinching
2) Ablation
3) Propping
4) Dehaulming
5) Mettocking
Correct Answer: Option 5
Question 4. Water holding capacity decreasing order .........? ( IBPS - AFO)
1) Clay > silt >sand
2) Sand > silt >clay
3) Silt >sand> clay
4) Clay >sand >silt
5) Silt >sand> clay
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 5. These features are of which buffalo:-
This buffalo has sickle shaped horns . This buffalo is greyish brown or black in colour ? (IBPS - AFO)
1) Surti
2) Bhadawari
3) Jaffarbadi
4) Mehsana
5) Murrah
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 6. In which among the following crops furrow method of irrigation is being followed?
1) Groundnut
2) Cotton
3) Potato
4) Both a & c
5) All of these
Correct Answer: Option 5
Question 7. This Indian state has highest production of cotton in all over India as compared to other state?
1) Maharashtra
2) Rajasthan
3) Punjab
4) Andhra Pradesh
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 5
Question 8. Which poultry breed has highest weight at the age of 5 weeks?
1) Aseel
2) Frizzle
3) Kadaknath
4) Naked neck
5) Both A and D
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 9. In which country major historical development of the breed Holstein occurred?
1) UK
2) Germany
3) India
4) USA
5) Netherland
Correct Answer: Option 5
Question 10. Further development of uterus will take place in which phase of oestrus cycle?
1) Proestrum
2) Oestrum
3) Diestrum
4) Metoestrum
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 3
IBPS Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) Very Important MCQs Set- 7
Question 1. Baby corn is harvested at which stage?
1) 2-3 days after silking
2) At full maturity of plant
3) Milking stage
4) 2-3 days after tasseling
5) All of these
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 2. What is the Maximum Premium payable by farmer (% of Sum Insured) for Rabi crops under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana?
1) 2% of SI or Actuarial rate, whichever is less
2) 1.5 % of SI or Actuarial rate, whichever is less
3) 5% of SI or Actuarial rate, whichever is less
4) 4% of SI or Actuarial rate, whichever is less
5) 3% of SI or Actuarial rate, whichever is less
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 3. Feeding habit of common carp is-
1) Detrivorous
2) Omnivorous
3) Hervivorous
4) both a and b
5) None of these
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 4. Mangrove forests are the forest which are near any water body. Which of the following state showing the maximum loss in forest cover?
1) Karnataka
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Kerala
5) Maharashtra
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 5. Based on water shortage, which of the following crop is low to medium water sensitive crop?
1) Citrus
2) Soyabean
3) Banana
4) Cassava
5) Groundnut
Correct Answer: Option 5
Question 6. Which of the following revolution is related to fertilizer?
1) Black Revolution
2) Grey Revolution
3) Pink Revolution
4) Silver Revolution
5) Green revolution
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 7. The ratio of actual cultivated area to total farm area over a year is known as
1) Cropping intensity
2) Relay cropping
3) Rotational intensity
4) Crop rotation
5) All of these
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 8. Any structure that obstructs wind flow and reduce wind speed for protection of crop fields are called
1) Shelterbelts
2) Windbreak
3) Cover crops
4) Mulch crop
5) Cover crops
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 9. Which element is needed for sugar translocation in sugarcane?
1) P
2) Mg
3) Ca
4) K
5) N
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 10. Which of the following is an example of neutral Fertilizer?
1) Ammonium sulphate nitrate
2) CAN
3) Urea
4) Ammonium sulphate
5) Calcium nitrate
Correct Answer: Option 2
IBPS Agriculture Field Officer (AFO) Very Important MCQs Set- 8
Question 1. What are the advantages of fertigation in agriculture ?
1. Controlling the alkalinity of irrigation water is possible.
2 Efficient application of Rock Phosphate and all other phosphatic fertilizers is possible.
3. Increased availability of nutrients to plants is possible.
4. Reduction in the leaching of chemical nutrients is possible.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1) 1, 2 and 3 only
2) 1, 2 and 4 only
3) 2, 3 and 4 only
4) 1, 3 and 4 only
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 2. Consider the following minerals:
1. Bentonite
2. Chromite
3. Kyanite
4. Sillimanite
In India, which of the above is/are officially designated as major minerals?
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 4 only
3) 1 and 3 only
4) 2, 3 and 4 only
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 3. With reference to chemical fertilizers in India, consider the following statements :
1. At present, the retail price of chemical fertilizers is market-driven and not administered by the Government.
2. Ammonia, which is an input of urea, is produced from natural gas.
3. Sulphur, which is a raw material for phosphoric acid fertilizer, is a by-product of oil refineries.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1) 1 only
2) 2 and 3 only
3) 2 only
4) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 4. If a particular plant species is placed under Schedule VI of The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, what is the implication ?
1) A licence is required to cultivate that plant.
2) Such a plant cannot be cultivated under any circumstances.
3) It is a Genetically Modified crop plant.
4) Such a plant is invasive and harmful to the ecosystem
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 5. What is/are the advantage/advantages of zero tillage in agriculture ?
1. Sowing of wheat is possible without burning the residue of previous crop.
2. Without the need for nursery of rice saplings, direct planting of paddy seeds in the wet soil is possible.
3. Carbon sequestration in the soil is possible.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1) 2 and 3 only
2) 1 and 2 only
3) 3 only
4) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 6. According to India's National Policy on Biofuels, which of the following can be used as raw materials for the production of biofuels ?
1. Cassava
2. Damaged wheat grains
3. Groundnut seeds
4. Horse gram
5.Rotten potatoes
6. Sugar beet
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1) 1, 2, 5 and 6 only
2) 1, 3, 4 and 6 only
3) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
4) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 7. With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following statements:
1. Black gram can be cultivated as both kharif and rabi crop.
2. Green-gram alone accounts for nearly half of pulse production.
3. In the last three decades, while the production of kharif pulses has increased the production of rabi pulses has decreased.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1) 1 only
2) 2 and 3 only
3) 2 only
4) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 8. "The crop is subtropical in nature. A hard frost is injurious to it. It requires at least 210 frost-free days and 50 to 100 centimeters of rainfall for its growth. A light well-drained soil capable of retaining moisture is ideally suited for the cultivation of the crop." Which one of the following is that crop ?
1) Cotton
2) Jute
3) Sugarcane
4) Tea
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 9. With reference to solar water pumps, consider the following statements:
1. Solar power can be used for running surface pumps and not for submersible pumps.
2. Solar power can be used for running centrifugal pumps and not the ones with piston
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 10. With reference to the current trends in the cultivation of sugarcane in India, consider the following statements:
1. A substantial saving in seed material is made when 'bud chip settlings' are raised in a nursery and transplanted in the main field.
2. When direct planting of setts is done, the germination percentage is better with single-budded setts as compared to setts with many buds.
3. If bad weather conditions prevail when setts are directly planted, single-budded setts have better survival as compared to large setts.
4. Sugarcane can be cultivated using settlings prepared from tissue culture.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 3 only
3) 1 and 4 only
4) 2, 3 and 4 only
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 11. In the context of India, which of the following is/are considered to be practice(s) of eco-friendly agriculture?
1. Crop diversification
2. Legume intensification
3. Tensiometer use
4. Vertical farming
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1) 1, 2 and 3 only
2) 3 only
3) 4 only
4) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 12. With reference to Indian elephants, consider the following statements:
1. The leader of an elephant group is a female.
2. The maximum gestation period can be 22 months.
3. An elephant can normally go on calving till the age of 40 years only.
4. Among the States in India, the highest elephant population is in Kerala.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 2 and 4 only
3) 3 only
4) 1, 3 and 4 only
Correct Answer: Option 1
Question 13. Steel slag can be the material for which of the following?
1. Construction of base road
2. Improvement of agricultural soil
3. Production of cement
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 2 and 3 only
3) 1 and 3 only
4) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 14. What is the use of biochar in farming?
1. Biochar can be used as a part of the growing medium in vertical farming.
2. When biochar is a part of the growing medium, it promotes the growth of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms.
3. When biochar is a part of the growing medium, it enables the growing medium to retain water for longer time.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1) 1 and 2 only
2) 2 only
3) 1 and 3 only
4) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 15. In India, which of the following can be considered as public investment in agriculture?
1. Fixing Minimum Support Price for agricultural produce of all crops
2. Computerization of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies
3. Social Capital development
4. Free electricity supply to farmers
5. Waiver of agricultural loans by the banking system Setting up of cold storage facilities by the governments
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1) 1, 2 and 5 only
2) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
3) 2, 3 and 6 only
4) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Correct Answer: Option 3
Question 16. Which of the following factors/policies were affecting the price of rice in India in the recent past?
1. Minimum Support Price
2. Government's trading
3. Government's stockpiling
4. Consumer subsidies
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1) 1, 2 and 4 only
2) 1, 3 and 4 only
3) 2 and 3 only
4) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Correct Answer: Option 4
Question 17. Under the Kisan Credit Card scheme, short-term credit support is given to farmers for which of the following purposes?
1. Working capital for maintenance of farm assets harvesters,
2. Purchase of combine tractors and mini trucks requirements of farm
3. Consumption households
4. Post-harvest expenses
5. Construction of family house and setting up of village cold storage facility
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
1) 1, 2 and 5 only
2) 1, 3 and 4 only
3) 2,3,4 and 5 only
4) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Correct Answer: Option 2
Question 18. Consider the following statements:
1. In the case of all cereals, pulses and oilseeds, the procurement at Minimum Support Price (MSP) is unlimited in any State/UT of India.
2. In the case of cereals and pulses, the MSP is fixed in any State/UT at a level to which the market price will never rise.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1) 1 only
2) 2 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: Option 4
