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Dear Students,
The next test, which a lot of you will be appearing for, will be the IRMA test. The
Written Test will be conducted November 26, 2006.
Last year the IRMA paper contained 200 questions to be solved in 120 minutes. Total
expected cutoff was around 110+ marks. There were four sections RC+ EU, MA+DI+DS,
Reasoning and GK.
Also for the GK section of IRMA, here is some study material for your perusal:
We have provided some of the questions that have been asked in IRMA over the past few
years. These questions have been based on the students’ memory. Also to help you judge
your competency in General Knowledge, a set of practice questions with answers
has been provided towards the end.
Best of Luck !
Academic Team - PT
31. Recently the provision for ‘Rain Water Harvesting’ 38. Agrement on Agriculture of the CATT (WTO) deals
on all the building was made mandatory in a state. with ..... .
Which of the following is that states? (Success rate (1) Farm production subsidies
is also report as 99%) (2) Tariffs on agricultural goods
(1) Delhi (2) Karnataka (3) Agro-export subsidies
(3) Kerala (4) Tamil Nadu (4) All (1), (2) & (3)
(5) None of these (5) None of these
32. Panchanyat Raj Institutions help in attaining ..... . 39. The currently under going Janmabhoomi
(1) Forest Development programme relates to ..... .
(2) Agricultural Development (1) the movement for temple construction
(3) Decentralised Development (2) rural development in general
(4) Road Development (3) distribution of land to the poor
(5) None of these (4) archaeological excavations for locating
medieval structures
33. Why is Dona round of WTO so popular? (5) None of these
(1) It was a sea side venue
(2) It was the first round of WTO 40. The Agricultural census is conducted to seek
(3) It set the development agenda of WTO information on which of the following?
(4) It failed to take any decision (A) Number of ratio in each family
(5) None of these (B) The number of tractors available in the country
(C) Distribution of holding landlord
34. Human Development index stressed which of the (D) Land use the cropping pattern
following for attaining development? (1) Only A & B
(1) Growth is the ultimate (2) Only B
(2) Growth is only a means (3) Only C & D
(3) Growth to be included (4) Only C
(4) Growth to the ignored (5) None of these
(5) None of these
41. India is the largest producer of ..... .
35. As per the Welfare Scheme of the Union Govt. (1) Coconut (2) Pineapple
every active fisherman is insured for an amount of (3) Apple (4) Orange
... (in case of death). (5) Sugarcane
(1) Rs. 1 lakh (2) Rs. 50,000/-
(3) Rs. 25,000/- (4) Rs. 1,50,000/- 42. Which of the following has been made a
(5) None of these fundamental right in 2001?
(1) Food (2) Employment
36. Sustainable development involves attaining both ..... (3) Housing (4) Education
(1) Agricultural and Industrial Development (5) All of these
(2) Rural and Urban Development
(3) Inter and intergenerational Equity 43. As per the projections made recently the tax-TDP
(4) Government and NGO Development ratio in India is expected at what level during 2003-
(5) None of these 2004?
(1) 14% (2) 15%
(3) 16% (4) 18%
(5) None of these
9. Which cash crop failure was the reason for farmers 26. Who has written "Policing Democracy"
committing suicide? None of these (Author is R.K. Raghavan)
COTTON
27. Film made by a person was shown in Geneva. On
10. People of Narmada Valley have been rehabilitated whom did he make the movies?
to which state? (1) Raj Kapoor
(2) Dada Saheb Phalke
11. Sometimes back a group of people denominated in (3) Satyajeet Ray
Black Clothes. What was their occupation?
28. "Narendra Nath" who died recently was related to
12. What is Terminator Seed? …….
(1) Hockey (2) Chess
13. Which MNC is involved in this conspiracy? (3) Badminton (4) Tennis
MONSANTO
29. Duration of "Eight five year plan"
14. Which two companies are allowed to be disinvested 1992-1997
by GOI?
GAIL & IOL 30. Which of these is not a fundamental right?
(1) Slaughter of healthy animal
15. 1998 GDP growth rate is ....... (2) National Heritage
(3) Security
16. Important criteria for classifying people below
poverty time: 31. Fundamental duties
CALORIE (1) Look after National Defence
(2) Scientific Temper
17. Which state in India has allowed 1/3 reservation of (3) Exercising the right of franchise
women in Civil Services? (4) Serving the Nation, when called you
Possibly West Bengal
32. Where do you find Uranium?
18. Which country has allowed women to use and (1) Udaipur
contraceptive? (2) Jadugada
21. After a prolonged legal battle, women of which 3. Objective of NEP (new economic policy)
country have been allowed to vote? announced by Mr. Vajpai was :
KUWAIT
4. 73rd Constitutional amendment is related to :
10. What is not a role of Planning Commission? 29. How many villages are there in India?
11. Name given to Revolution in Fishing ..(Blue 30. What do you mean by rural development?
Revolution)
31. First Flower Seed Depository is in which state?
12. Which state has the highest consumption of wine
and milk, in India?
Sample Questions for your reference
13. Untouchability is eradicated through :
(1) Constitutional amendments. 1. The backbone of Indian economy is
(2) By forgetting (1) industry (2) agriculture
(3) Direction principle (3) export (4) (1) and (3)
(4) None of these
2. The contribution of agriculture of Gross Domestic
14. Reservation in constitution is given on the basis of : Products (GDP) is
(1) Religion and language (1) 27.4% (2) 30%
(2) Religion only (3) 29.3% (4) 10%
(3) Language only
(4) Region only. 3. The agricultural production vs population growth
rate 2.1% is because of
15. What does "RYOTAWRI" system mean? (1) Population growth is more than agricultural
production
16. "Rural Development" comes under which ministry? (2) agricultural production has kept pace with the
population growth
17. In which country 800 people died when they were (3) population growth rate is double the
trying to steal fuel oil? agricultural production
(4) agricultural production is double the population
18. What is the scheme not related to Poverty growth rate
Alleviation?
(1) JRY (2) EGS 4. India is second largest producer of
(3) FWP (4) None of these (1) wheat (2) groundnut
(3) sugarcane (4) mustard
19. What was the total area of Land Holding in 1990 in
India? 5. In rice production in world, India is
(1) First (2) Second
20. What is not the reason for Downgrading of Rating (3) Third (4) Fourth
of Indian Economy for investors by Credit Rating
Agency Moody's? 6. In world, India’s ranking in fruits and vegetables
production is
21. Why did few farmers recently commit suicide? (1) First (2) Second
(3) Third (4) Sixth
22. Why non-institutional credit is favoured in Rural
India?
8. Technology Mission on oilseeds resulted in increase 19. Seed quality control and certification is looked after
oilseeds production up to by
(1) 24.4 million tones (1) State Seed Certification Agencies
(2) 20 million tonnes (2) State Seed-Testing Laboratories
(3) 23.4 million tones (3) (1) and (3)
(4) 40 million tonnes (4) None of the above
9. In world India’s fertilizer consumption is now 20. The Seeds Act was passed in
(1) third (2) second (1) 1966 (2) 1952
(3) fourth (4) sixth (3) 1971 (4) None of the above
10. Fertilizer consumption in India is lesser than 21. Administration of Seeds Act, 1966, is looked after
(1) USA, erstwhile USSR, China by
(2) USA, Australia, China (1) Central Seed Committee and its various sub-
(3) USA, Canada, Australia committees
(4) USA, China, Canada (2) Central Seed Certification Board
(3) Both of the above
11. India is the first to evolve a (4) Act is yet to be passed
(1) cotton hybrid (2) rice hybrid
(3) (1) and (2) (4) None of the above 22. National Project and Technology Mission on
Development and Use of Biofertilizer was launched
12. Net sown area in 1950-51 was to
(1) 1,187.5 lakh ha (2) 2,000 lakh ha (1) give adequate thrust to biofertilizers,
(3) 2,125 lakh ha (4) 1,900 lakh ha production and promotion
(2) Improve N fertilizer production
13. Net sown area in 1992-93 was (3) Both of the above
(1) 1,424.4 lakh ha (2) 2,125 lakh ha (4) None of the above
(3) 3,125 lakh ha (4) 2,000 lakh ha
23. The Government of India issued the Fertillizer
14. In 1950-51 the forest area was Control Order in
(1) 404.8 lakh ha (2) 400.8 lakh ha (1) 1985 (2) 1986
(3) 600 lakh ha (4) 309.3 lakh ha (3) 1987 (4) 1999
15. In 1992-93 the forest area was 24. Strengthning of Central Fertilizer Quality Control
(1) 682.8 lakh ha (2) 700 lakh ha and Training Institute was initiated in
(3) 500 lakh ha (4) 300 lakh ha (1) First Five-Year Plan
(2) Second Five-Year Plan
16. Full form of NSC (3) Third Five-Year Plan
(1) National Service Core (4) Fourth Five-Year Plan
(2) National Security Core
(3) National Science Commission 25. Soil and water conservation measures were initiated
(4) National Seeds Corporation in
(1) 1st Five-Year Plan
17. Full form of SFCI (2) IInd Five-Year Plan
(1) State Farm Corporation of India (3) IIIrd Five-Year Plan
(2) State Federation of Cane Industry (4) IVth Five-Year Plan
(3) Solid Food Corporation of India
(4) Seed Farm Corporation of India 26. In the total treatable area in catchment of valley
project, till the end of the 1995-96 area treated was
(1) 15.22% (2) 16%
(3) 18% (4) 19.3%
46. Agriculture accounts for around ______ of GDP 54. The Union Budget 2004-05 has processed to reduce
(2004). interest on central loans to states from the existing
(1) 10% (2) 22% 10.5 per cent to
(3) 35% (4) 38% (1) 9% (2) 9.5%
(3) 10% (4) 8.5%
47. The rationale behind ‘Mid-day Meal’ Scheme is
(1) to address the problem of absenteeism of 55. In India first agriculture insurance scheme,
teachers in rural areas. Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme (CCIS) had
(2) to reduce the drop outs in primary school as been launched in which year?
midday meal serves as an incentive to attend (1) 1999-00 (2) 2000-01
school regularly. (3) 1985-86 (4) 1995-96
(3) Mid day Meals scheme would bolster food for
work Programme. 56. Which among the following statements is/are true
(4) None of the above. about the Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT)?
A. Mat is levied on companies whose tax liability
48. An index combining the unemployment rate and in a particular year is less tha 7.5% of their
inflation rate, used to measure the political book profits
significance of the condition of the economy and B. Mr. P Chidambaram had introduced this tax in
consumer confidence, is known as his earlier stint in finance ministry
(1) misery index C. The Budget 2004-05 has scrapped this tax
(2) unemployment index
(3) discomfort index Choose the answer from the following choices
(4) weak index (1) Only A (2) Only B
(3) A and B (4) B and C
49. What is Tobin Tax related to?
(1) Stock market transaction 57. Mr. P. Chidambaram has maintained status quo on
(2) Agriculture tax peak customs duty. It will stay at what per cent this
(3) Property tax fiscal?
(4) Public property tax (1) 25 (2) 15
(3) 35 (4) 20
50. What is sex ratio?
(1) Number of females per thousand males 58. Which state has been granted special economic
(2) Number of males per thousand females package of more than Rs.3,000 crore?
(3) Number of females per sq. km. (1) Maharashtra
(4) Number of females per 100 families (2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Jammu & Kashmir
(4) Bihar
60. Which type of winds generally bring rains in India? 67. Recently United Nations Educational, Scientific and
(1) Pianatary winds Cultural Oraganisation (UNESCO) has declared two
(2) Monsoon winds temples in India as "World heritage monuments".
(3) Cycloninc winds These two temples are landmark examples of
(4) Antecyclonic winds (1) Chola culture
(2) Gupta architecture
61. The name of Ishwarbhai Patel is closely associated (3) Kushan architecture
with which of the following? (4) Chandela culture
(1) Herbal Medicine Plantation
(2) Rural Santation 68. Which of the following TRUE about the ‘River
(3) Power generation through garbage Linking Project which is very much in news these
(4) Promotion of non-convention means of enemy day?
(1) The National Water Board has prepared a plan
62. Which of the following statements is true about to link 6 out of the 331 rivers which can be
Venu Srinivasan? linked easily.
(1) He is the Chairman of the Chennai-based TVS (2) The estimated cost is Rs.5,50,000 crore
Motor Company (3) The Supreme Court of India has fixed a time
(2) He is the first Indian to be honoured by limit for the action which 2025.
Warwick University (UK) with doctorate (4) All the above are true.
degree (Honorary)
(3) He excels in manufacturing technology and 69. Which of the following is a famous international
research market for floricultural products of India?
(4) All of the above (A) Iraq
(B) Netherlands
63. Who amongst the following is the author of the (C) China
book, Monetary and Financial Sector Reforms in (1) Only A
India : A Central Banker’s Perspective’ which was (2) Only B
published recently? (3) Only A & B
(1) Dr. Bimal Jalan (4) Only C
(2) Dr. Y.N. Reddy
(3) Dr. N.Nagrajan 70. Which of the following states is said to be one of
(4) Dr. C. Rangrajan South Asia’s worst flood ravaged parts as every
year it is badly affected by severe floods?
64. On 1st July, Saddam Hussein faced an Iraqi judicial (1) Madhya Pradesh
hearing, where he was read seven preliminary (2) Chhattisgarh
charges. Which of the following has/have been (3) Rajasthan
included in these charges (4) Assam
A. Invasion of Kuwait
B. Suppressing the Shiite uprising 71 A 533-Metre tall building is being constructed at the
C. Gassing of the Kurds site of World Trade Tower that was destroyed on
(1) A and B (2) B and C 11th November, 2002. The name given to the
(3) A only (4) A, B and C building under construction is
(1) Phoenyx Tower
65. Which of the following personalities has been (2) Dragon Tower
conferred upon Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize? (3) Hope Tower
(1) Ayan Ali Bangash (4) Freedom Tower
(2) Bhimsen Joshi
(3) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan 72. Except Pakistan, USA has offered non-NATO ally
(4) Pandit Ravi Shankar status to another country recently. The country is
(1) Ukraine (2) Uganda
(3) Uruguay (4) Morocco
74. The first Amendment to the constitution was passed 81. Recently the provision for ‘Rain Water Harvesting’
in the year on all the building was made mandatory in a state.
(1) 1953 (2) 1952 Which of the following is that states? (Success rate
(3) 1951 (4) 1950 is also report as 99%)
(1) Delhi (2) Karnataka
75. Before the WTO came into being which (3) Kerala (4) Tamil Nadu
agency/organisation deals with International trade
issues? 82. Panchanyat Raj Institutions help in attaining ..... .
(1) FAO (2) ITC (1) Forest Development
(3) GATT (4) UPOV (2) Agricultural Development
(3) Decentralised Development
76. Under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), (4) None of these
every family living below poverty line is provided
with how much foodgrain per month? 83. Consider the following
(1) 20 kg (2) 25 kg A. Bharat Electronics Limited
(3) 30 kg (4) 35 kg B. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
Limited
77 Thymine deficiency causes C. Goa Shipyard Limited
(1) Parkinson's disease Which of these is/are functioning under the
(2) Beri-Beri Department of Defence Production and Supplies?
(3) Scurvy (1) 1, 2 and 3 (2) 1 only
(4) Pellagra (3) 2 and 3 (4) 1 and 3
78. A good quantity of gas was found in the basin of 84. Which one among the following is the highest peak?
which of the following rivers? (1) Kamet (2) Kin Lun
(1) Krishna and Godavari (3) Nanga Parbat (4) Nanda Devi
(2) Ganga and Yamuna
(3) Kaveri 85. "Point 5353" which was at the center of controversy
(4) Jhelum and Chenab in recent past was related to
(1) Kargil War
79. Which of the following concepts is given by (2) Indo-China Border Dispute
Ravindranath Upadhyay, a Gandhian who was (3) Indo-Nepal Border
honoured by the prestigious Jamnalal Bajaj Award (4) Oil Exploration in Indian Ocean
recently?
(1) Developing a new technique of water 86. "Powering India's Growth" tagline is associated
harvesting which results in 20% reduction in with one Navratna PSU (public sector undertaking).
loses. The PSU in the question is
(2) Use of local resources in energy production like (1) Power Trading Corporation
wind, solar power etc. at small scale and for (2) Indian Oil
personal use of each house hold. (3) NTPC
(3) Collection of dow as a source of potable water. (4) SAIL
(4) Common granary for the rural areas where
villagers can deposit their produce according to 87. Applause-Entertainment, which recently produced
their capacity and take it back when they need Amitabh Bachchan-starrer film 'Dev', is financially
it. backed by a well-known businessman. The
businessman in the question is
(1) Kumar Mangalam Birla
(2) Ratan Tata
(3) Vijay Mallya
(4) Sunil Bharti Mittal
108. The Indian Government has approved in the end of 117. A holding which keeps is mind of the ceiling to the
2001 the cultivation of genetically modified cotton size, the marginal capacity and financial resources
called 'BT Cotton'. Which multinational company is of an average cultivator, refers to the size not more
the major beneficiary of this decision? than three times the size of economic holding is
(1) Cargill (2) BASF called
(3) Monsanto (4) All of the above (1) Marginal holding
(2) Optimum holding
109. Which among the following is the percentage hike (3) Profitable holding
of the plan outlay proposed for 2004-05? (4) None of the above
(1) 15.5% (2) 20.1%
(3) 5% (4) 9.9% 118. The law of Diminishing Rerurns applies more
generally to
110. Famous historian, Bipan Chandra has been (1) Agriculture
appointed honourary chairman of (2) Cloth Industry
(1) The ICAR (3) Film Industry
(2) Indian Council of Historical Research (4) Chemical Industry
(3) National Book Trust
(4) NCERT 119. Next to agriculture which of the following
contributes more national income
111. Dr. Rajendra Prashad Argicultural University is (1) Transportation
located at (2) Fisheries
(1) Patna (2) Lucknow (3) Mining and manufactures
(3) Puna (4) New Delhi (4) None of them.
112. Which one of the following is the place where 1st 120. There are about.....crores of operational holding in
KVK was established in India, our country
(1) Aligarh (1) 5.2 (2) 7.05
(2) Agra (3) 81 (4) 54
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Pondichery
122. Which state has maximum number of tube wells and 133. Agricultural Refinance and Development
pumpsets corporation was set up in
(1) Haryana (2) U.P. (1) 1979 (2) 1963
(3) Rajasthan (4) Punjab (3) 1975 (4) 1952
123. Total number of villages in India is 134. The source of finance of state cooperative Bank is
(1) 5.25 lakh (2) 5.75 lakh (1) Borrowing from R.B.I, and S.B.I.
(3) 5.55 lakh (4) 5.05 lakh (2) Deposits from members and non-members
(3) Borrowing from state Govt. etc.
124. Present Agriculture Minister of Union Cabinet of (4) All of the above.
India is
(1) Sharad Pawar (3) Manmohan Singh 135. Primary wholesale market, secondary wholesale
(2) Shivraj Patil (4) Arjun Singh market and terminal market are the kind of
(1) Co-operative market
125. The Principle “One village, one society” was (2) Wholesale market
suggested by (3) Both of the above
(1) Ashok Mehta Committee (4) None of the above
(2) Wanchoo Committee
(3) Maclogen Committee 136. Nearly.........of total fertilizers distributed in the
(4) Rajamannan Committee country are sold through the cooperative distribution
system
126. Co-operative farming, collective farming, (1) 47% (2) 42%
capitalistic farming, state farming and peasant (3) 52% (4) 60%
farming are
(1) Farming system 137. The central Govt. (Ministry of Agriculture)
(2) Types of farming gives..............of total cost for setting a bio-gas plant
(3) Both of these (1) 40% (2) 75%
(4) None of there (3) 25% (4) 15%
127. Walchand Nagar farm is an example of 138. Export-Import Bank of India was set up on 1st
(1) Capitalistic farming January of
(2) State farming (1) 1983 (2) 1980
(3) Peasant farming (3) 1982 (4) 1981
(4) Collective farming
139. IRDP was started in the year
128. How much area is covered by India out of total (1) 1981-82 (2) 1980-81
world area (3) 1965-66 (4) 1978-79
(1) 2.92% (2) 2.00%
(3) 2.82% (4) 2.42% 140. The S.E.D.A. and M.F.A.L. programment were
started in
129. Per capita net availability of foodgrains in India in (1) 1970 (2) 1975
1992 is (3) 1967 (4) 1969
(1) 403 gms (2) 511 gms
(3) 500 gms (4) 476 gms 141. Command Area Development Programme were
started in
130. NABARD was established in the year (1) 1976 (2) 1979
(1) 1981 (2) 1982 (3) 1962 (4) 1974
(3) 1980 (4) 1993
142. IADP was started in the year
131. Major 14 banks were nationalized in the year (1) 1959 (2) 1960
(1) 1973 (2) 1975 (3) 1950 (4) 1958
(3) 1969 (4) 1970
148. The Apex organisation for marketing cooperative 160. Compound growth rate of agril production per
societies at the National level is annum during the period 1950 to 1992 is
(1) FCI (2) NAFED (1) 2.5 % (2) 2.7 %
(3) NCCF (4) Marketing Bank (3) 2.3 % (4) 2.9 %
149. According to 1991 census Literacy percentage of 161. Foodgrain production during 1991-92 is
India is (1) 176 million tones
(1) 58% (2) 52% (2) 181.4 million tonnes
(3) 70 % (4) 65 % (3) 180 million tones
(4) None of the above
150. Share of agriculture in national income is
(1) 30.5 % (2) 42 % 162. Total Rice production of India during 1991-92 is as
(3) 45 % (4) 35 % (1) 837 lakh tones
(2) 637 lakh tonnes
151. The percentage of Indian population deriving (3) 737 lakh tones
livelihood from Agriculture is about (4) 537 lakh tonnes
(1) 50 % (2) 60 %
(3) 90 % (4) 66 % 163. Total wheat production of india during 1991-92 was
(1) 551 lakh tones
152. The most important factor of inflation is increase in (2) 651 lakh tonnes
money supply and ....... in production (3) 451 lakh tones
(1) No effect (2) Decrease (4) 751 lakh tonnes
(3) Increase (4) None of the above
164. Total cereal production of India during 1991-92 was
153. India has ....... Scheduled commercial banks (1) 1550 lakh tones
(1) 213 (2) 201 (2) 2050 lakh tonnes
(3) 198 (4) 309 (3) 1500 lakh tones
(4) 1050 lakh tonnes
230. Phytosanity certificate is must for import of plant 240. NWDPRA stands for
material (1) National Wasteland Development Project for
(1) True Rainfed Areas
(2) False (2) National Watershed Dryland Project for
(3) It is required for export of plant material Rainfed Areas
(4) It is required for photo-material (3) National Watershed Development Programme
for Rainfed Areas
231. In India, the number of plant quarantine and (4) None of the above
fumigation stations
(1) 26 (2) 25 241. National Watershed Development Project for
(3) 30 (4) 110 Rainfed Areas aimed at
(1) Development of integrated farming in rainfed
232. The plant quarantine at fumigation stations are areas based on watershed basis
located at (2) Development of dams
(1) 10 International airports, 9 seaports and 7 land (3) Both (1) and (2)
frontiers (4) None of the above
(2) 20 seaports only
(3) 30 land frontiers 242. NWDPRA was launched in
(4) 10 International airports only (1) 1990-91 (2) 1991-92
(3) 1992-93 (4) 1999-2000
233. National Plant-Protection Training Institute is
situated at 243. Integrated Watershed Development Project have
(1) Hyderabad (2) Kolkata been planned separately for hills and plains. The
(3) Delhi (4) Mumbai main aims were
(1) slow down and reverse, degradation of natural
234. Total netsown area in India is environment
(1) 142 million ha (2) 200 million ha (2) improve potential of hills and plains
(3) 150 million ha (4) 130 million ha (3) Both (1) and (2)
(4) None of the above
235. The total net sown area under rainfed condition is
(1) 100 million ha (2) 30 million ha 244. NWDPRA also works at
(3) 92.6 million ha (4) 80 million ha (1) development of self-group for generating
employment for rural masses
236. Production in rainfed area depends upon (2) development of industries in rural areas
(1) rainfall (2) seed material (3) Both (1) and (2)
(3) fertilizers (4) None of the above (4) None of the above
237. Main crops of rainfed area are 245. ADPs starts for
(1) Rice, jowar, bajra, cotton, oilseeds (1) Agricultural Development Project
(2) Sugarcane (2) Animal Development Programme
(3) Both (1) and (2) (3) Animal Dairying Programme
(4) None of the above (4) None of the above
289. ICAR is directly involved in 299. In First Five-Year Plan main emphasis was on
(1) understanding fundamental and applied (1) irrigation and power
research in areas related to agriculture (2) fertilizers
(2) agriculture (3) transport
(3) Both (1) and (2) (4) industry
(4) None of the above
300. National income in First Five-Year Plan went up by
290. The whole country has been divided into (1) 18% (2) 7%
(1) 120 district agro-climatic zones (3) 5% (4) 19%
(2) 130 district agro-climatic zones
(3) 140 district agro-climatic zones 301. In Second Five-Year Plan main emphasis in
(4) 110 district agro-climatic zones agriculture was on
(1) irrigation
291. KVK stands for (2) seeds
(1) Krishi Vigyan Kendra (3) equipment
(2) Krishi Vikas Kendra (4) nitrogenous fertilizer production
(3) Krishak Vikas Kendra
(4) Krishak Vikas Kendra 302. The main aim of Third Five-Year Plan in agriculture
area
292. IVLP stands for (1) Self-sufficiency in foodgrains
(1) Institution Village Linkage Programme (2) Irrigation
(2) Institution Village Linkage Project (3) Power
(3) Indian Village Linkage Programme (4) Fertilizer
(4) Indian Village Linkage Project
303. The aim of 4 Five-Year Plan in agriculture field was
293. Institution Village Linkage Programme was (1) reducing fluctuation in agricultural production
initiated (2) irrigating
(1) for refinement and assessment of technology (3) fertilizers
(2) for developing irrigation programme (4) None of the above
(3) for developing linkage between institutes and
villages 304. In agriculture area the main aim of 5th Five-Year
(4) for developing villages Plan was
294. ARIS stands for (1) Self-reliance (2) Power
(1) Agricultural Research Information System (3) Irrigation (4) None of the above
(2) Agricultural Research Industry System
(3) Agricultural Revenue Information System 305. The aim of Sixth Five-Year Plan in agriculture area
(4) Agricultural Research Industry Society was
(1) strengthening of infrastructure for agriculture
295. ARIS has developed a network connecting (2) seeds
(1) SAUs, ICAR institutes (3) research
(2) ICAR Headquarters (4) None of the above
(3) Both (1) and (2)
(4) None of the above
307. During 7th Five-Year Plan emphasis was on 317. Per cent growth rate over the 1994-96 average (%)
(1) Food processing industries in milk is
(2) Bio-fertilizers (1) 28% (2) 30%
(3) Animal feeds (3) 31% (4) 36%
(4) Fisheries
318. Irrigation potential of India by 1993-94 increased to
308. Eighth Five-Year Plan saw a rapid growth in (1) 84.80 million ha
(1) agriculture and allied sector (2) 90 million ha
(2) cattle population (3) 100 million ha
(3) irrigation area (4) 10 million ha
(4) None of the above
319. The population in rural area of total population in
309. Approach paper of IXth Five-Year Plan gave 1901 was
priority to agriculture and rural development of (1) 89.2% (2) $0%
(1) ensure food and nutritional security (3) 83% (4) 85%
(2) improve rural area
(3) improve agriculture export 320. In 1991 the population of rural area of total India
(4) increase literacy was
(1) 74.3% (2) 70%
310. Index of Agricultural Production (base year ending (3) 73% (4) 72%
1969-70) in 1992-93 was .............. million tonnes.
(1) 195.8 (2) 200.3 321. In 1991 the total number of villages in India were
(3) 185.4 (4) 193 (1) 580, 781 (2) 570, 781
(3) 570, 831 (4) 600, 332
311. NATP stands for
(1) National Agricultural Technology Project 322. NABARD stands for
(2) National Allied Thermal Programme (1) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
(3) Natural Agricultural Technology Programme Development
(4) National Agricultural Technology Transfer (2) National Board for Agriculture and Rural
Project Development
(3) National Board for Agriculture and Allied
312. National Agricultural Technology Project was Rural Development
sponsored by (4) None of the above
(1) World Bank (2) FAO
(3) DANIDA (4) None of the above 323. NABARD was launched on
(1) July 1982 (2) July 1983
313. World Bank assured NATP a sum of (3) August 1950 (4) July 1980
(1) $ 200 million (2) $ 100 million
(3) $ 50 million (4) $ 250 million 324. LALGI stands for
(1) Landless Agricultural Labourers Group
314. Major components of NATP are Insurance
(1) Agro-ecosystem Research Innovations in (2) Landless Agricultural Labourers Grand
technology dissemination Industry
(2) Organization and Management System (3) Labourer and Landless Group Industry
(3) Both (1) and (2) (4) Labourer and Landless Grand Industry
(4) None of the above
325. Average duration of farm and home broadcast is
315. Vision 2020 is (1) 60-100 min/day
(1) Plan up to 2020 AD for agricultural production (2) 100-120 min/day
(2) Plan up to 2020 AD for industry development (3) 30-60 min/day
(3) Plan up to 2020 AD for city development (4) 40-90 min/day
(4) None of the above
332. States where Jute or mesta is grown are 342. Which of the following were the object of Sevagram
(1) West Bengal attemp, started under the guidance of Mahatma
(2) Assam and Orissa Gandhi?
(3) Both (1) and (2) (1) To Provide service to unemployed
(4) None of the above (2) To Provide basic education
(3) Organization of training centres
333. A pound of sikworm may annually eat mulberry (4) All of the above
leaves
(1) 1 tonne (2) 0.5 tonne 343. Etawah project was launchaed by the American,
(3) 0.25 tonne (4) 0.1 tonne architect Albet Mayer in..........
334. Rubber is mainly grown in (1) 1943 (2) 1945
(1) Tamil Nadu (3) 1948 (4) 1949
(2) Kerala
(3) Andaman and Nicobar Island 344. For evaluation of Panchayati Raj System, first
(4) Karnataka organized effort was made through community
development programme in
335. The ideal dairy Co-operative is situated in (1) 1948 (2) 1952
(1) Kaira district (2) Mehasana (3) 1957 (4) 1961
(3) Surat (4) Porbandar
346. The systematic study of the development of the 355. Which of the following are examples of group
individual within the educational setting is known contact method of extension teaching
as (1) Conferences (2) Tours
(1) Physical (3) Leader training (4) All of the above
(2) Extension Psychology
(3) Educational Psychology 356. Which of the following is a mass medium of
(4) Human Psychology conversation and can reach large numbers of people
at any given time
347. The process of inducting the individual into the (1) Video (2) Television
social and cultural world to play his role as a (3) Lab-to-Land (4) Training and Visit
member of society is known as
(1) Personality (2) Culture 357. The scope of Extension administration can be
(3) Motive (4) Socialization expressed in terms of the functional elements
indicated by the letters of the word
348. The process of arranging situations that stimulate (1) POSDCORB (2) POSDOCRB
and guide the learning activity towards the goal that (3) PSODCGRB (4) PDOSCORB
specify desired changes in the behaviours of learner
(1) Socialization (2) Personality 358. The lab-to-land programme mainly emphasized to
(3) Culture (4) Teaching transfer the latest Agricultural. Technology to the
poorest of the poor farmer was launched by Central
349. Which of the following factor influence the learning Government in
of the adults? (1) August 1970 (2) October 1965
(1) Age (3) June 1979 (4) November 1958
(2) Environment
(3) Political Condition 359. The process by which two or more people exchange
(4) All of the ahove their ideas, facts, feelings or impression in such
away that each gain a common understanding of the
350. The process of social change consist of which of the message is known as
following three sequential steps (1) Communication
(1) Invention, Diffusion, Consequences (2) Extension Education
(2) Invention, Consequences, Diffusion (3) Consequences
(3) Diffusion, Invention, Consequence (4) Research and Development
(4) None of the above
360. The training and visit system of Agricultural
351. The process of transferring an idea, skill or aptitude Extension was designed by which of the following
from one person to another accurately and senior advisor of the World Bank, emphasizes
satisfactorily is known as simplicity in organization, objectives and operation
(1) Information (2) Extension Education (1) Alexander fleming
(3) Innovation (4) Consequences (2) Nichel
(3) Albeit Mayer
352. The process by which new ideas are communicated (4) Danield Benor
to the members of a social system is known as
(1) Diffusion (2) Innovation 361. The training and visit system of extension started in
(3) Consequences (4) Social Changes (1) 1958 (2) 1965
(3) 1929 (4) 1984
353. Which of the following is one simple
communication model by which messages are 362. Short term credit is required normally for short
transferred from source to receiver? period of less than ........... months to meet current
(1) SCMRE (2) SMCRE expenses of cultivation.
(3) SMCRE (4) SRMCE (1) 10 (2) 15
(3) 25 (4) 50
370. By which of the following acts, inferior village 378. Which of the following type of loan is advised for
hereditary wants like police Patil, Mulki Patil and the purchase of long life assets such as heavy
Kotwali watts have been removed. machinery, land and land reclamation which require
(1) The Bombay Inferior Village Hereditary Act, large service of money for initial investment?
1958 (1) Medium term (2) Long term
(2) The Bombay Meraged Territories Abolition (3) Short term (4) All of these
Act, 1953
(3) Both of the above
(4) None of the above
387. To mobilize interest of the people in afforestation 398. Maximum forest % area are in the state of
and to plant trees in the largest number possible, the (1) Uttarranchal (2) Arunachal Pradesh
government of India celebrate every year (3) West Bengal (4) Uttar Praesh
(1) Van Mahotsav
(2) Environment Day 399. Social forestry programme was started in India in
(3) Mother’s Day (1) 1976 (2) 1980
(4) None of the above (3) 1981 (4) 1988
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171.(2) 172.(2) 173.(1) 174.(3) 175.(2) 176.(2) 177.(2) 178.(4) 179.(2) 180.(3)
181.(2) 182.(4) 183.(1) 184.(3) 185.(2) 186.(2) 187.(4) 188.(2) 189.(2) 190.(1)
191.(4) 192.(1) 193.(1) 194.(2) 195.(3) 196.(3) 197.(2) 198.(1) 199.(1) 200.(3)
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351.(2) 352.(1) 353.(2) 354.(4) 355.(4) 356.(2) 357.(2) 358.(3) 359.(1) 360.(1)
361.(4) 362.(2) 363.(3) 364.(2) 365.(4) 366.(3) 367.(2) 368.(1) 369.(2) 370.(1)
371.(2) 372.(2) 373.(3) 374.(1) 375.(3) 376.(1) 377.(1) 378.(2) 379.(1) 380.(1)
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391.(3) 392.(1) 393.(1) 394.(1) 395.(2) 396.(4) 397.(1) 398.(4) 399.(3) 400.(4)