NABARD Grade ‘B’ Officer Examination Held on 6-8-2017
Agricultural and Rural Management
1. Which of the following States has launched ‘Mukhyamantri Jal Swavalamban Abhiyan Scheme’?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Goa
(E) Uttar Pradesh
2. The interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere is known as-
(A) Zoology
(B) Neurology
(C) Meteorology
(D) Meteorite
(E) Biology
3. National Rural Health Mission has been launched in the country in-
(A) 2003
(B) 2005
(C) 2007
(D) 2009
(E) 2010
4. The Panchayati Raj System in India was introduced by which constitutional amendment ?
(A) Constitutional Amendment, 1982
(B) Constitutional Amendment, 1992
(C) Constitutional Amendment, 2002
(D) Constitutional Amendment, 2012
(E) None of the above
5. How often under the Mid-day Meal Programme, should the assessment of Percentage of Underweight children at school level be done?
(A) Yearly
(B) Half-yearly
(C) Quarterly
(D) Monthly
(E) None of the above
6. Which forest community of Central India sent a petition against stopping of shifting cultivation in 1892?
(A) Muria
(B) Biagas
(C) Bhatra
(D) Maria
(E) None of the above
7. The deficiency of which of the following causes poor plant growth and pale green or yellow leaves ?
(A) Potassium
(B) Phosphorus
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Sulphur
(E) Sodium
8. Which of the following is responsible for the whitening of leaves ?
(A) Chlorosis
(B) Transpiration
(C) Respiration
(D) Photosynthesis
(E) Other than those given as options
9. What is the scientific name of cotton plant ?
(A) Ocimum sanctum
(B) Coriandrum sativum
(C) Curcuma longa
(D) Gossypium herbaceum
(E) Allium cepa
10. Where is the headquarter of International Fund for Agriculture Development located ?
(A) Vienna, Austria
(B) Rome, Italy
(C) New York, USA
(D) Berlin, Germany
(E) Geneva, Switzerland
11. A ‘plantation crop’ is grown on a large piece of land usually in a tropical or semi-tropical area specifically planted for wide-spread commercial sale and usually tended by resident labourers. Which of the following crops may be treated as a plantation crop ?
(A) Cereal and Pulses
(B) Fruits and Vegetables
(C) Wheat, Rice, Maize and Millets
(D) Tea, Coffee, Coconut, Rubber
(E) Cotton, Jute, Sugarcane, Tobacco
12. What is the initial fund allocated to the Diary Processing Infrastructure Fund?
(A) Rs 2,000 crore
(B) Rs 4,000 crore
(C) Rs 6,000 crore
(D) Rs 8,000 crore
(E) Rs 10,000 crore
13. The Blue Revolution is related with-
(A) Fish production
(B) Meat production
(C) Grains production
(D) Pulses production
(E) Oilseeds production
14. The aggregate limit per borrower for loans to corporate farmers engaged in Agriculture and Allied Activities considered as agriculture under priority sector advances is-
(A) Rs 2.1 crore
(B) Rs 2 crore
(C) Rs 6.8 crore
(D) Rs 4.5 crore
(E) Rs 4 crore
15. What is the average weight of annual drawn mouldboard plogh ?
(A) 1.2 kg
(B) 4.5 kg
(C) 2.5 kg to 3.8 kg
(D) 5.8 kg to 3.6 kg
(E) Other than those given as options
16. The sugarcane production in the country has exceeded ……. lakh tones for the year 2016-147, as per the estimate of agriculture production by Govt. of India.
(A) 4200
(B) 3700
(C) 3200
(D) 4000
(E) 3060
17. Soil Health Card is nationwide program to conduct farm level soil analysis. In which y ear, the Soil Health Card Scheme was launched?
(A) 2013
(B) 2014
(C) 2016
(D) 2012
(E) 2015
18. Which of the following becomes the first State to use Automated Weather Stations (AWS) for farmers ?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Gujarat
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
(E) West Bengal
19. SAMPADA is a scheme launched by the Union Government for reducing food wastage and increasing farmer’s income by 2022. What is the full form of SAMPADA?
(A) Scheme for Agro-Marine Produce Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters
(B) Scheme for Agro-Marine Production Processed and Developed Agriculture
(C) Scheme for Agriculture, Marine, Processing and Development Aid
(D) Scheme for Agriculture Mega Processing and Developing Aid
(E) Other than those given as options
20. In which of the following States, City ‘Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific’ (CIRDAP) is established?
(A) Chennai
(B) Lucknow
(C) Bhopal
(D) Mumbai
(E) Hyderabad
21. The scientific study of the movement, distribution and quality of water on earth, including water resources and environmental watershed sustainability is known as-
(A) Hydrology
(B) Meteorology
(C) Aerography
(D) Cerography
(E) Metrology
22. The practice of raising, grazing livestock such as, cattle or sheep for meat or wool is known as-
(A) Silviculture
(B) Permaculture
(C) Ranching
(D) Breeding
(E) Animal Husbandry
23. Maximum number of operational land holdings in India is which type of holding?
(A) Small Holdings
(B) Large Holdings
(C) Medium Holdings
(D) Marginal Holdings
(E) Other than those given as options
24. Which of the following Institute has recently developed genetically-modified cotton varieties?
(A) G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
(B) Punjab Agricultural University
(C) Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
(D) Indian Agricultural Research Institute
(E) University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka
25. Sugarcane crops are examples of which type of cropping ?
(A) Ratoon
(B) Multiple
(C) Mixed
(D) Parallel
(E) Other than those given as options
26. India’s first Agriculture University is established in which State?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Haryana
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
(E) Madhya Pradesh
27. The Union Ministry of Commerce has launched pilot ‘RISPC’ for protecting growers of plantation crops from twin risks of yield loss. What does ‘R’ in ‘RISPC’ stands for?
(A) Regeneration
(B) Revenue
(C) Rigorous
(D) Raise
(E) Rotational
28. Which of the following States has won the best horticulture award organized by Indian Council of Food and Agriculture?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Haryana
(D) West Bengal
(E) Tripura
29. Which of the following green manure crops contains highest amount of nitrogen ?
(A) Dhaincha
(B) Sunnhemp
(C) Cowpea
(D) Guar
(E) Alfalfa
30. Which of the following is not a nitrogenous fertilizer?
(A) Ammonium Sulphate
(B) Urea
(C) Ammonium Nitrate
(D) Super Phosphate
(E) Ammonium Bicarbonate
31. The first phase of Saurastra Narmada Avataran Irrigation (SAUNI) Yojana was launched at which of the following Indian States ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Haryana
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
(E) West Bengal
32. Asia’s first Rice Technology Park to be established in-
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Tamil Nadu
(E) Karnataka
33. Crop rotation helps to-
(A) lessen use of pesticides
(B) yield more crops
(C) produce a greater choice of plant products
(D) eliminate parasites, which have selective hosts
(E) Other than those given as options
34. Which of t he following Committee has been constituted for doubling farmers’ income by 2022 ?
(A) Ashok Mehta Committee
(B) Sachar Committee
(C) Ashok Dalwai Committee
(D) Naresh Chandra Committee
(E) Shah Nawaz Committee
35. Which of the following chemical is used for controlling the mites ?
(A) Fungicides
(B) Mematicides
(C) Acaricides
(D) Insecticides
(E) Other than those given as options
36. Parthenocarpy occurs in which of the following ?
(A) Peach
(B) Mango
(C) Jackfruit
(D) Banana
(E) Apple
37. At the vegetative growth stage flowering is stopped in food-grain crops known as.
(A) sigmoid growth curve
(B) determinate growth
(C) indeterminate growth
(D) grand growth period
(E) None of the above
38. ‘NABARD’ (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural development)-a Apex Banking Institution provides finance for agriculture and rural development, was established on-
(A) 12 July, 1982
(B) 12 July, 1985
(C) 10 August, 1986
(D) 15 September, 1987
(E) Other than those given as options
39. Jute cultivation in India is concentrated in delta area of which of the following rivers ?
(A) Ganga
(B) Mahanadi
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Godavari
(E) Kaveri
40. What culture should be given priority in groundnut cultivation ?
(A) Mycorrhiza
(B) Rhizobium
(C) Phosphobacteria
(D) Azospirillum
(E) Other than those given as options
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