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General Awareness

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Nav Krishi is a programme by

  1. Door Darshan

  2. All India Radio

  3. NIC

  4. ICRISAT

  5. MANAGE


Correct Option: A

One acre is equal to ______ hectare.

  1. 0.0541

  2. 0.8032

  3. 0.1082

  4. 0.2514

  5. 0.4047


Correct Option: E

If the pH of the soil is 9.2, then the soil is

  1. acidic

  2. neutral

  3. alkaline

  4. saline

  5. sodic


Correct Option: C

The most important rabi pulse crop in India is

  1. chickpea

  2. soyabean

  3. pigeon pea

  4. green gram

  5. black gram


Correct Option: A

SRI technology is practiced for the cultivation of

  1. fruits

  2. vegetables

  3. flowers

  4. rice

  5. wheat


Correct Option: D

The year 2008 was declared as the International year of

  1. rice

  2. wheat

  3. sugarcane

  4. potato

  5. apple


Correct Option: D

National Commission on farmers was chaired by

  1. Sri Som Pal

  2. Sri Y.C. Nanda

  3. Dr C. Rangarajan

  4. Dr M.S. Swaminathan

  5. Sri Sharad Pawar


Correct Option: D

Global positioning systems are useful for

  1. determining disease forecast

  2. determining precise distance based on radio signals

  3. determining general pest system

  4. determining precise location (latitude and longitude) based on radio signals

  5. Determining area of farm


Correct Option: D

RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism) is a

  1. growth promoter

  2. molecular marker

  3. growth retardent

  4. herbicide

  5. germicide


Correct Option: B

Golden Revolution refers to the development of

  1. oilseeds

  2. pulses

  3. horticulture

  4. cereals

  5. fodders


Correct Option: C

_____ is used for the reclamation of acidic soil.

  1. Sulphur

  2. Gypsum

  3. Lime

  4. Calcium Chloride

  5. Ferrous Sulphate


Correct Option: C

NPV (Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus) is a

  1. pest

  2. pathogen

  3. bio pesticide

  4. bio fungicide

  5. bio control agent


Correct Option: C

Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) recommends

  1. comfort price

  2. state advised price

  3. minimum support price

  4. minimum export price

  5. statutory minimum price


Correct Option: C

The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation is known as

  1. NIAM

  2. NAFED

  3. MARKFED

  4. NACMF

  5. NACOM


Correct Option: B

Which insect is known as farmers' enemy No.1?

  1. Bollworm

  2. Desert locust

  3. Aphids

  4. Stem borer

  5. Fruit fly


Correct Option: C

In India, forests account for about ______ of the total land surface.

  1. 11%

  2. 22%

  3. 33%

  4. 14%

  5. 25%


Correct Option: B

Indian Institute of Forest Management is located at

  1. Chennai

  2. Bhopal

  3. Hissar

  4. Dehradun

  5. Imphal


Correct Option: D

The state of _____ is a major producer of mulberry silk in India.

  1. Karnataka

  2. Jammu and Kashmir

  3. Jharkhand

  4. Assam

  5. Himachal Pradesh


Correct Option: A

An example of 'Single Cell Protein' is

  1. agar agar

  2. spirulina

  3. rhizobium

  4. acetobacter

  5. salmonella


Correct Option: B

VAM is an alternative to inorganic fertilizer. What is VAM?

  1. Azospirillum

  2. Mycorrhiza

  3. Phosphate solubilising bacteria

  4. Nitrogen fixing bacteria

  5. Azotobacter


Correct Option: B

Minor irrigation scheme comprises several types of work with a capacity to irrigate upto

  1. 2000 acres

  2. 2000 ha

  3. 1000 ha

  4. 1000 acres

  5. 2500 ha


Correct Option: C

The ideal NPK ratio for Indian soils is

  1. 8 : 4 : 2

  2. 4 : 2 : 1

  3. 9 : 5 : 3

  4. 2 : 1 : 0.5

  5. 10 : 4 : 2


Correct Option: B

Bird flu affects

  1. cattle

  2. poultry

  3. sheep

  4. prawn

  5. silkworm


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is a bio diesel plant?

  1. Jatropha

  2. Rose

  3. Pepper

  4. Noni

  5. Teak


Correct Option: A

The 'National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology' is situated at

  1. Nagpur

  2. New Delhi

  3. Mumbai

  4. Kolkata

  5. Chennai


Correct Option: B
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