General Agriculture 2017 Recent updates for all Agri-exams 2017-2018 ( Agriedu4u The complete blog for all agriculture examsagrinelper.l GENERAL AGRICULTURE CHEAT SHEET — LATEST UPDATES 2017- 2018 - 2017 is celebrated as INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM FOR DEVELOPMENT as declared by the United Nations . World food Prize for the year 2016 was awarded to - Maria Andrade , Robert Mwanga , Jan Low, and Howarth Bouis . Grain production for the year 2016-2017 is estimated at — 253.2 Million Tonnes . Share of Agriculture to India’s Gross Value Added (GVA) at 2015-2016 — 17% . Agriculture provides employment to nearly — 54% of the entire population . Share of Agriculture and allied sectors to India’s Gross Domestic Product during 2014 -2015 — 17% 7. State that has Agriculture as its highest share to state GSDP — Arunachal Pradesh (30% share) 8. Minimum Support Price (MSP) currently covers 26 commodities of which 24 are crops 9. Maximum Sale Price has been fixed by the Central Government for — Bt Cotton 10, Tractor Queen of India ~ Mallika Srinivasan LL.Number of KVK ‘s till date — 665 12.Eminent scientist recently passed away known as “Father of Hybrid Sorghum” — NG Prasada Rao 13.GM Mustard hybrid developed at Centre for Genetic Manipulation of crop plants , Delhi university - DMH-11 ,Dhara Mustard Hybrid 11 14,DMH-11 is — Herbicide tolerant 15.First ever Agricultural marketing and farm friendly reform Index given by - NITI Aayog 16.NABARD was established on and which committee recommended it — 12" July 1982 & Shivaraman Committee 17.Range of correlation coefiicent - -1 to +1 18.Pusa Malvi , Pusa Kiran and Nilgiri Khapli are varieties of Wheat 19.eNAM was approved on — 1" July 2015 20.Kyoto protocol is related to — Green House Gas emission nv wae 2agrinelper.l 21.Juvenile hormone is which generation insecticide — 3" generation 22.National science day is celebrated on — 28" February 23. Double zero variety of mustard — PDZM-31 24.Delhi declaration of Agro-biodiversity management was adopted at — 1" [AC (International Agrobiodiversity Congress ) held at New Delhi 25.Who is the current chairman of TAS — Dr. RS Paroda 26.Last climate change conference was held at — Paris , France also called COP21/CMP11 27.World water day is celebrated on — 22"! March 28.India’s rank in crop production in Rice and Wheat in world - 2" (after China) 29.India *s position in production of fruits and vegetables — 2™' (1° — China) 30.UN Biodiversity Conference (CRD ~COP 13) was held at — Cancun , Mexico 2016 31.Present Secretary, DARE, and Director General, ICAR — Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra 32.Current President of ICAR Society, and Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare - Shri Radha Mohan Singh 33.Recently introduced invasive pest attacking coconut palms - Rugose spiralling whitefly (RSW), Aleurodicus rugioperculatus 34.Pokkah boeng disease of sorghum caused by — Fusarium subghutinans 35.Tobacco streak virus on cotton and soybean is transmitted by — Thrips 36.Rice root-knot is caused by nematode - Meloidogyne graminicola 37.Eco-Pesticide is a Talc-based bio-formulation of Pseudomonas fluorescens 38.Green Fungicide is a Talc-based bio-formulation of Trichoderma harzianum 39.Bio Pulse is a fly-ash based bio-formulation of Trichoderma harzianum and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens 40.Litchi scientific name — Litchi chinensis , Anti-nutritional compound in Litchi - Methylene cyclopropyl-glycine , Bihar is the largest producer of litchi in India. 41.APMC Act 2003 model was replaced by the “Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) Act 2017” by the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) 42.Saffron Park is being opened by Pampore Pulwama (J&K) by National Horticulture Board under DAC&FW 43. India occupies the First place in milk Production and it contributes 19% of the total world milk production 44,Rajendra Prasad Agricultural University was upgraded to Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University 45.National Seed Research and ‘raining Centre NSR''C is located at — Varnasi , UPagrinelper.l 46,PPVFRA was established on 11" November 2005 at New Delhi , current chairperson is RR Hanchinal A7N: nal Seed Corpor n (NSC) was established in the year 1963 48. All India average consumption of fertilizers in India ~ 128.08 kg/ha 49. Ideal N:P:K ratio is 4:2:1, but current usage — 8.3:2:4:1 50.National Center of Organic Farming is located at ~ Ghaziabad , UP RECENTLY RELEASED IMPORTANT VARITIES OF CROPS Rice — © DRR Dhan 45 (IET 23832) - First zinc rich variety of rice released and notified + DRR Dhan 46 — Early maturing long slender grained rice has good cooking quality and head rice recovery 65% Wheat — Pusa Kiran (HS 542) , Nilgiri Khapli (HW 1098) © A unique leaf rust resistance gene LrLWH was discovered in a landrace — Local Wheat Hango 2 © Pusa Malvi — wheat variety resistant to Brown and Stem rusts © HD3086 and HD3059 are important varieties of wheat Mustard - First Canola Indian mustard variety - Pusa Double Zero Mustard 31 (PDZM-3 | )with <2% erucic acid in oil and less than 30 ppm glucosinolates * High oleic acid containing safflower varieties — ISF 1, ISF 2. and ISF3agrinelper.l © Earliest maturing summer mungbean variety (52-55 days)- Virat (IPM-207) © Drought and Salinity tolerant sugarcane variety ~ Co 0212 © First ever released variety of ramie (Chinese grass cloth ) in India - Hazarika (Ramie RI4ID, © Guava hybrid ‘H-1314” parentage - Purple Local x Allahabad Safeda * Nagpur Mandarin Scedless-4 - developed by clonal selection , has seedless fruits © CISH-J-42 - is a seedless selection of jamun © Arka Khyati is a CGMS based high-yielding F1 hybrid of Chilli Pusa Arhar 16 * Developed by IARI, New Delhi «Extra early maturing pigeonpea variety within 120 days © Semidwarf plant (95-120 em) and determinate plant GM Mustard DMH -1i1 ¢ DMH-I] stands for Dhara Mustard Hybrid -11 @ Itis a genetically modified variety of mustard which is herbieide tolerant © Currently cleared by the GEAC for commercial cultivation but awaiting further clearance from the environmental ministry(as of May 2017) © Developed at Center for Genetic Manipulation of crop plants at Delhi University * Also DMH-11 yields 30% more than normal varieties Other important varities © Rice Variety (CR Dhan 310) with high protein content (10.3%) developed * Rice Variety (DRR Dhan 45)with high Zn content (22ppm) developed © Dual purpose wheat (grain & fodder) variety (VL Gehun 829) developed «Low Erucie Acid (<2%) containing mustard variety Pusa Mustard 30agrinelper.l Three Bt. cotton cultivars viz; PAU-1, RS- 2013 and F-1861 have been identified and recommended for commercial release by ICAR. Central Cotton Research Institute, Nagpur has developed a new BT Cotton variety, CISR-RS 2013 which yields 3046 Kg per hectare, highest among cotton varieties. €00238 / Karan 4— Wonder variety of Sugarcane Salt tolerant basmati variety — CSR 30 Pusa Betakesari — Beta carotene rich variety of Cauliflower Cucumber ~ Pusa seedless cucumber 6 Marigold ~ Pusa Bahar Pusa rudhira and Pusa vasudha ~ variety of carrot Pusa Chamatkar —First kabuli chickpea which is extra-bold seeded variety First extra large seeded desi chickpea ~ Pusa 5028 Narmadanidhi - new improved dual purpose variety of chicken for backyard farming Pusa Urmi and Pusa Shreya — varieties of Ash gourdagrielper. Important Schemes by the present Government SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME (SHC * Launched in February, 2015 from suratgarh , Rajasthan * Slogan “ Swasth Dhaara Khet Haraa” * Assists state governments to issue soil health cards to all farmers © [twill contain info on 12 parameters ~ Macro& Micro nutrient , physical parameters like E.C , pH and OC * Soil samples taken —2.5 ha in irrigated area and 10 ha in rainfed area © Made available once ina cycle of 3 years recommendation for nutrient application. RAMPARAGAT KRISHI SS YOJANA (PK © launched in the year 2014-2015 © Objective — Promote Organte farming # Assistance to farmers for cluster formation, mobilization of farmers, PGS certification ,conversion of land to organic farming, establishment of vermi- compost unit, labelling or branding of organie products, ete MISSION ORGANIC VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT FOR NORTH EASTERN REGION (MOVCDNER) « launched on 11th January, 2016agrielper. ¢ Itis being implemented in NER states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Tripura through State Lead Agencies (SLA) to cover an area of 50,000 hectares in 3 years. NATIONAL AGRICULTURE MARKET (E-NAM) approved on Ist July, 2015 © Itlinks the 585 wholesale APMC mandis across the country through a common e- platform * In the platform common tradable parameters have been developed for 69 commodities PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA (PMEBY © Covers all food grains, oilseeds and annual commercial/ horticultural crops © One season one rate - maximum 2% for Kharif, 1.5% for Rabi and 5% for Annual Commereial/ Horticultural Crops * Covers all risks of crop cycle ~ preventive sowing; risks to standing crops and post harvest losses PRADHAN MANTRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA (PMKSY)-MICRO IRRIGAT. The mission of PMKSY is “PER DROP MORE CROP” Area covered under microirrigation by 2016-2017 is 8.3 Lakh hectare © Its components are — Area expansion “Har Khet ko Pani” Water Use efficiency — “More crop per drop” Water shed approach PMKSY was formed after merging AIRP , WMP and OFWM projects.agrielper. SUB MISSION ON AGROFORESTRY © National Agroforestry Policy formulated to augment farmer’s income and achieve climate resilience © A dedicated scheme “Sub-Mission on Agroforestry” is launched with aim “HAR MEDH PAR PED” during 2016-17 NATIONAL FOOD SE! JRITY MISSION (NFSM) > Launched during 11" Five Year plan 2007-08 to 2011 -12 > Centrally sponsored scheme Target 2012-2017 > Increase production of food grain by 25 million tones that includes Rice — 10, Wheat-8, Pulse - 4 and coarse cereals -3 million tones respectively © Focus on cropping systems with cotton jute and sugarcane and on Small and marginal farmers © Under RKVY a scheme “Targeting Rice Fallow Areas in Eastern India for Pulses’ has been initiated from Rabi 2016 to bring tive fallow areas under cultivation * Pigeonpea cultivation on rice bunds has been encouraged. BRINGING GRI REVOLUTION TO EASTERN INDIA (BGREI) # Initiated in 2010-2011 © Focus ~ Increase productivity of rice based cropping systems in eastern India © New crop component added in 2017 — Pulses along with rice NATIONAL M iON ON OILSEEDS AND OILPALM (NMOOP) © Started from April 12014 «Target — enhancing production of oilseed by 35.5 million tone by 2016-2017 DAIRY DEVELOPMENT: ASHTRIYA GOKUL MISSIONagrihelper * Development and Conservation of Indigenous Breeds in a scientific and holistic manner «Establishment of “Gokul Grams” - integrated cattle development programme Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav (My Village My Pride} © Group of 4 Agricultural Scientists (Multidisciplinary) working with 5 identified villages © Facilitation of knowledge, skill and information to farmers © Issuing timely alerts and advisories © Providing information on inputs, service providers ete. © Developing convergence with different departments and organizations for the development of villages y 2500 villages are to be covered Attracting and Ret g Youth in Agriculture (ARYA) © Attract and empower the youth in rural areas «Take up various agriculture, allied and service sector enterprises for sustainable income and gainful employment Emphasis on processing, value addition, marketing and networking © Entrepreneurship and value chain management * ARYA is to be expanded in 75 more districts Farmer FIRST (FARMER . INNOVATION . RESOURCES SCIENCE and TEC! LOGY) * To enhance contact between farmers and scientists © To increase production in farmer fields © Itis an ICAR initiative Student READY (RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP and AWARENESS DEVELOPMENT YOJANA)agrinelper.l © An ICAR initiative © Itdevelops business modules into agricultural education and builds necessary skills * To emerge as agri-entrepreneurs NPMCR ~ National Policy for Management of Crop Residues ~guidelines prepared for preventing burning of crop residues that causes air pollution and damages soil properties Goods and Services Tax — implications in agriculture GSTis a single tax on the supply of goods and services, right from the manufacturer to the consumer © GST bill is also called as “One nation One tax” © GST may be tentatively applicable from 1% July 2017 * Allbasic agricultural goods , except processed commodities would not be charged under GST «Prices of milk, fruits and vegetables are expected to rise NITI AYOG — National Institute for Transforming India * Itreplaced the planning commission of India © Setup in 1“ January 2015 « Itis only a think tank , has no powers to impose any policies Headquarters at — New Delhiagrielper. Important Days in Agriculture Importance DATE World Forest Day 21" March World day for water 22 March Earth Day 22" April World Veterinary Day Last Saturday of April World Milk Day 1 June National Agriculture day 1 July National Fish Husbandry day 10" July Foundation day of ICAR 16" uly World Honey day 20" August World Coconut day 2™ September World Egg day Second Friday of October National Women farmers day 15" October World Food day 16" October World Fish day 21" November National Milk day 26" November National Agriculture education day | 3° December Agriculture Woman day 4" December World Soil day 5” December Farmers day 23 December Jai Kisan Jai Vigyan week 23 to 29" Decemberagrihelper.blo Important Institutes/organisation and year of establishment Name of Institute/organization Year of establishment ICAR 16" July 1929 JARI 1905 NBPGR 1976 NABARD 12 July 1982 FCI 1964 NAFED 2" October 1958 IFFCO 1967 ICRISAT 1972 TIMR(i" acer) 1957 KVK (1 KvK @Pondicherry) 1974 GBPUA&T, Pantnagar University(1* Agri. University) | 1960agrielper. RECENTLY CHANGED NAME OF INSTITUTES SL Old name New Name 1. | CSWCRTI, Dehradun Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (IISWC) 2. | CARI, Andaman and Nicobar Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (CIARD, 3. | DMR , New Delhi Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR) 4. | DRR,, Hyderabad Indian Institute of Rice Research (TIRR) 5. | DWR, Karnal Haryana Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR) 6. | Directorate of Water Management | Indian Institute of Water Management (IIWM) . Bhubaneswar 7. | Directorate of Research on Women i, Central Institute for Women in Agriculture (CIWA) Agriculture , Bhubaneswar 8. | Directorate of Oil Palm Research _| Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research (OR) -Pedagevi, Andhra Pradesh 9. | Directorate of Sorghum Research , | Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 10] NRC for Agroforestry, Jhansi, | Central Agro-forestry Research Institute (CAFRT) Uttar Pradesh 11] NRC for Citrus , Nagpur Central Citrus Research Institute (CCRD) 12] ICAR Research Complex for Goa, | Central Coastal Agricultural Research institute (CCARD, Goa 13] Project Systems for Farming Systems Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research (IIFSR) Research , Modipuram , Meerut , UP agvinelper tlagrinelper.l Other miscellaneous important points 1, KIRAN ~ KNOWLEDGE INNOVATION REPOSITORY OF AGRICULTURE IN THE NORTH EAST 2. NICRA — NATIONAL INNOVATION ON CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE . CRIJAF SONA — popular jute retting technology . MAGIC - Multi-Parent Advanced Generation Inter-cross Population RIL —Recombinant Inbred Lines COCONUT DEVELOPMENT BOARD (CDB) . NATIONAL BEE BOARD (NBB) MAHALANOBIS NATIONAL CROP FORECAST CENTRE (MNCEC) is located at New Delhi 9. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (NCDC) 10. AIBP — Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme eI DAR agvinelper tlMOCK TEST 2017 -2018 GENERAL AGRICULTURE MOCK ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS : BEST OF LUCK1, 2017 is celebrated as international year of A) Pulses 8) Family farming C) Soil 2. First Indian to receive world food prize A) Varghese kurien B) Sanjaya rajaram M.S. Swarinathan D)K.C. Mehta A) March 21, ayMarch22 nan D) April 22 4, The country which stand first in rice production A) India cyusa D) Brazil 5, International irrigation management institute (lIMIjlocated at A) Rome 2) Geneva ©) Aleppo (Syria) D) Hyderabad (India) 6. State with highest share of agriculture and allied activities |A) Uttar pradesh 8B) Arunachal pradesh ) Adhra pradesh D) Punjab 7. Total food grain production in india A) 252.2 8) 277.7 ©) 352.16 ) 104,32 8. Largest growing pulse crop in india B) Red gram C) Lentils D) Cowpea ‘9.Which of the following known as soya state AMP B) Andhra Pradesh ) Rajastan D) W.Bengal 10. Pusa Arhar 16 is a variety of A) Mustard 8) Cucumber Vihelper loLogspet.in,agrihelper-blogepe D) Cauliflower 11, Cropping intensity of india ayaa 8) 132% ©) 124% 0) 123% 22.Annual rainfall of india(mm) A)1467 8) 1000 1170 b) 1288 13.% irrigated area is highest under A) Rice 8) Wheat ©) Maize ) Sugarcane 14.PPV AND VR enacted in )2001 8) 2004 ) 2005 )2007 415, Largest area under organic certification in a) Sikkim 8) MP Qup DAP 16, Crop acclaimed as a nutri cereal Rice B)QPM Maize omitlets D)Wheat 17.No. of major crops covered under MSP ayia ans 26 Dj2a 18. First cloned buffalo in india AA)Narmadhanidh B)Lalima )Murrah D)Rant and Asha 19.6xtra bold chickpea variety {A} Pusa chamatkar 8) Pusa aushadhi ) Pusa urmi D) Pusa madhurima 20.8GREI extends to how many states als 8)6 or Vihelper loLogspet.in,os. 21. Highest irrigated crop in india A) Rice 8) Sugarcane ©) Wheat D) Cotton 22.Maximum irrigation potential attained by A) India 8) Israel ) Egypt D) Carribean islands 23.First ever agrobiodiversity convention held in A) Rome 8) Delhi ) Srilanka ) maldives 24.Relation between Arithamatic mean, GM and HM A)AM/HM=GM B)GM™HM=AM/2 C)AM*GM=24M D)AM/2=GM*HM 25. MoA Of Glyphosate is by blocking AA) shikimic acid pathway B) TCA cycle ) Methionine synthesis D) Auxin synthesis 26.share of agriculture related sectors on GDP of economy 2014-15, A) 15% 8) 16% 17% D) 7.7% 27. DMI 11 developed by A) PAU Ludhiana B) IARI ) Delhi university D) Jawaharlal Nehru university 28. No of agrobiodiversity hotspot identified in india (by march 2017) al7 8)11 oar 0)23 29, Area under GM crop in india(Mna) ayaa 8)s oat 63 30, Neem coated urea increases AA) water use efficiency 8) labour use ef Vihelper loLogspet.in,©) nutrient use efficiency D) seed use efficiency 31.Heera isa famous variety of AyTea 8) Mango ) Tomato D) Rice 32. Lalima isa famous clone breed of A) Pig 8) Buffalo €) Cattle D) Goat 33. National institute of plant health management located at A) Hyderabad 8) Bangalore ©) Raipur D) Delhi 34, Which is not easy to adopt by small and marginal farmers in india A)Zero tillage 8B) Organic farming ) Precision farming D) Integrated farming 34. Recently ICAR released Rani and Asha belong to A) Poultry 8B) Pig ) Goat D) Sheep 35. Country with highest no of orgar producers is A) India 8) China ) Australia b) USA 36. Suicide seed associated with AA) Genetic use restriction 8B) Seed dormancy breaking ) Dead seeds D) Seed with fungicide treatment 37, Decoy crop is related with A) nutrient saving 8) water saving C) pest control D)all the above 338. White rust of cruciters is caused by A) Alternaria brassicae 8) Puccinia helianthi ) Peronospora brassicae D) Albugo candida 39, Which one is a metamorohic rock A) Marble. Vihelper loLogspet.in,agrihelper blog 8) Granite ) Apanite D) All the aove 40. Density of water maximum is at degree celcius Ayo B)4 100 pyz 41. For wing of coleopteran known as A) elytra 8) Hemi elytra C) tegmina Djhalteres 42. What % of Indian population depends on agriculture as lively hood A) 75% 0) 60% 54.6% 0) 63.5% 43. Most commonly used fungus for genetic purpose A) Penicillium notatum 8) Neurospora crassa ©) Aspergillus flavus D) Cercospora pisi 44 Kreseck phase symptom found in A) Late blight of potato B) Black arm disease of cotton ) Bacterial leaf blight of rice 1D) Moko disease of banana 4S, Sugarcane disease which increase sugar content 1A) Grassy stunt 8) Ratoon stunt ) Red rot D) Smut 46, Square of standard deviation is called ‘A) Mean deviation 8B) Quartile deviation ) Range D) Variance 47. Which of the following means lack of symmetry A) kurtosis B) Measure of central tendency C) Measure of dispersion D) Skewness 48, Simplest measure of dispersion A) Range 8) Quartile deviation C) Standard deviation agvinelper.blogspet.in.agrihelper- blog D) Variance 49. Process of selecting a sample from a population is A) Sampling unit 8) Sampling €) Statistics D) None ‘50. Which one of these can not be determined by graphical method A) Median 8) Mean ) Mode py all 1. Isopleth of equal cloud cover is called as a. Isohel b. Isoneph . Isobaths 4. Isobar 2. National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast is located at a. Dehradun b. Delhi Daman d, Pune 3. IF the rainfall on a particular day is more than... Mm then its called a rainy day as b. 3 «25 a 6 4, The city from where Indian weather forecast comes a. Mumbai b. Nagpur Pune d. Chennai 10. 1 ut of the following crops, Soil erosion will be maximum in a field with a. Sorghum b. Cotton c. Paddy dd. Bidi tobacco Indian institute of soil and water conservation is located at a. Shimla b. Dehradun © Chennai d. Srinagar Silane is produced by a. Aerobic bacterial fermentation b. Anaerobic bacterial fermentation ©. Aerobic fungal fermentation d. Anaerobic fungal fermentation The poisonous substance present iin cottan a. Goitrogen b. Aflatoxin ©. Gossypol d. Erusic acid The commercial non-food crop sold as leafis Tea b. Coffee © Tohaceo d. Spinach The first all india co-ordinated research project was on a, Wheat -1957 b. Wheat ~ 1965 ©. Maize 1957 d. Maize - 1965 National institute of hydrology is situated at a. Delhi b. Roorkee Chennai agvinelperagrihelper-blog 2 2B. 4, 16. v7. 18, 4. Guntur Food corporation of India was started on. | And Is situated at a. 1965, New Delhi b. 1956, Chennai cc. 1965, Mumbai d, 1956, Pune Which of the following is NOT a truck crop a. Tomatoes b. Melon Chickpea d. Cabbage Lugriis a fermented drink developed from 2. Wheat b. Potato ©. Grapes 4. Barley According to recent norny, RBI asked all banks to keep percentage of net bank credits to agriculture a. 16 bo 37 « 18 4 19 Which of the following programs replaced Aajeevika in 2015 a. Haryali b. Pradhanmanthrijanchanyojana © Deendhayalupadayoyaandhyodana yojana d. None ofthese Where is Indian institute oF water management situated a. Puduchery b. Bhubaneshwar c. Tirupati d. Salem Rice inflorescence is called as and has no of stamens a. Caryopsis, 6 bh. Panicle, 6 Panicle, 8 d. Caryopsis,8 19, Pulse are ....... most imported commodity in india ad b. 2 a3 a4 20. Integrated scheme of oilseeds, pulses, oil palm and maize (ISOPOM) was implemented on... and later merged with NFSM on .... respectively a. 2003, 2011 b. 2004, 2010 . 2004, 2015 d. 2000, 2000 21. The state famous for soybean cultivation a. Tamil nadu b. Bihar c. Madhya Pradesh d. Uttar Pradesh 22. Directorate of oil seed research is located at a. Hyderabad b. West Godavari . Junagadh d. Indore 23, 9% P= KP2O5 Franses a, 0.43 b, 0.56 0.65 d. 0.76 24, Bacterial nodules are present on a. All roots b. Only primary roots . Both primary and secondary roots d. Only secondary roots agvinelper.blogspet.in.25, 26. 7. 28, 28, 31 32 NITI Ayog and PMIDY where started inthe year a. 2015 b. 2014 © 2016 d. 2013 The laver of atmosphere which helps in long distance radio communication a. Stratosphere b. Ionosphere & Ozone sphere 4d. Thermosphere The noble gas most abundant in the atmosphere is a. Nitrogen b. Helium, Xenon Argon Cold arid ecosystems of india covers approx. a. 4.5mha b. 31.7mha © 7mha 4d. 38.7 mha Terai development corporation is located at a. Patna b. Varanasi . Pant nagar dé. Shimla The volcanic ash soils, dark in colour but lower in bulk density and minimum profile development are a. Aridisols b. Andisols cc. Alfisals 4. Mollisols When the transportation source is, water, the itis called as, a. Alluvium b. Colluvium © Glacial ud. Avolian e. Loess Terai soils belong to 33 34, 35. 36, 37. 38. 39, a. Mallisols b. Alfisols c. Vertisols d. Oxisols One bale of cotton is equal to a A7Lky b, 170 kg 6 180g d. 181 kg Indian sugar institute is located at a. Kovai b. Lucknow Vadodara d. Kanpur UPASI- United Planters Association of South India has its HQ at @. Mysore b. Mangalore Ooty d. Kodagu Bengal famine was in the year a vat 1933 d. 1938 Farm Science Centres where started in India in 1974 based on the recommendation of committee, a, Gadgill b. Mohan Singh Mehto & Belwantrai Mehta d. Ashok Mehta ICAR isa a, Registered council b. Registered society Registered Organization d. Commission NICRA stands for ‘a. National Institute for Climate Rain Fall and Agriculture jture c National Institute for Climate Resilient Agriculture . National Institute for Climate Change Resistant Agriculture. Vihelper loLogspet.in,agrihelper blog 40. a1. 42 43, 45, 46. Recently IMD was in the newspapers for the valuable information about the <¢rought situation in India. IMD stands for rological Department b. International Meteorological department ©. India Meteorological Department d. Indian Meteorology Department The first commercial crop to utilize The terminator gene technology also called as gene protection Technology by Monsanto a. Tobacco b. Cotton ©. Soyabean The second largest agro based industry in India a. Textile industry Sanity PE & Maciensey water prize also called as Nobel prize a. Rajendra Prasad ee an d. Dr. Seeman National farmers’ day or Kisandiwas is on a. 24 December b. 26 December d. 23 January The award given to best Journalism in riculture by ICAR a. Punjab RaoDeshmukh award b. Jawaharlal Nehru award ¢. ChoudariCharan Singh award d. Hariom Ashram Trust Award The toll free number of Kisan call centre a. 180-180-1553 b. 180-181-1551 47, 43, 49, 50. 180-180-1552 The rceeteay organization with the motto “Fiat Panis” or “Let there be bread” b. FAO c.ICRISAT d. IFOAM ‘According to NCA-2004, there must be dan ayrivullure produce market within a d. 5.0km Father of Remote sensing in India ‘a. Rudolf Steiner Fetal Glan lhe Ramaxody d. None of the above. 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