General Agriuclture — Agri Master Mind

International year of Water?
  • 2004
  • 2005
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • Filler
Prathama Bank was established year?
  • 1975
  • 1964
  • 1970
  • 1978
  • 1970
Choose the correct answer -
  • Agro climatic zones - 15 (planning commission)
  • Ecological zone - 20 (NBSS& LUP)
  • Agro climatic zones - 131 (NARP/ICAR)
  • Ecological zone - 8 (ICAR)
  • All of these
Choose the wrong answer -
  • Sweet potato - Portuguese
  • Second irrigation commission - 1959
  • Groundnut - Portuguese
  • Strated 'Agriculture Research service' - 1973
  • None of these
Maximum concentration of ozone is found in.
  • Upper stratosphere
  • Lower stratosphere
  • Lower troposphere
  • Upper troposphere
  • Mesosphere
TRYSEM started in which year?
  • 1974
  • 1979
  • 1984
  • 1989
  • 1993
in India Bt cotton first permitted on
  • January 2002
  • January 2003
  • March 2002
  • March 2003
  • May 2002
What color tag is applied to a highly toxic chemical?
  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Blue
  • Green
  • White
Choose the correct answer -
  • Truck gardening - French word
  • Mansoon - Arebic word
  • Both a and b
  • Market - latin word
  • All of these
Honey and fruits production is related which revolution
  • Sweet revolution
  • Green revolution
  • Golden revolution
  • Honey revolution
  • Yellow revolution
Panchayati raj system came into existence on 2 October 1959 in Nagaur district of Rajasthan, which was based democratic decentralization, 2-tier system was given by which committee ?
  • Balwant rai Mehta committee
  • Ashok Singh Mehta committee
  • Mohan Singh Mehta committee
  • Gadgil Committee
  • None of these
Cultivation of crops in area where annual rainfall is less than 750 mm is called?
  • Dry land farming
  • Rainfed farming
  • Precision farming
  • Dry farming
  • None of these
Father of Indian horticulture is dr M.H marigowda, in which yea national horticulture mission started
  • May 2005
  • June 2005
  • May 2006
  • June 2006
  • April 2004
Film forming Anti transpirat is?
  • PMA
  • Mobileaf
  • Kaolin
  • ABA
  • All of these
Model village (Rural reconstruction) scheme was launched in 1903 by
  • Lord linlithgow
  • H. M. Lefroy
  • Daniel Hemilton
  • Hennery Phillips
  • Brayne
Which of the given animal first domesticated by our ancestors for non-hunting purpose -
  • Cow
  • Buffalo
  • Horse
  • Sheep
  • Goat
Firstly cultivated crops are wheat and barley.Cultivation of potato started in which year
  • 7500 BC
  • 1600 AD
  • 1500 BC
  • 1500 AD
  • 3500 BC
Refined the criteria of essentiallity of nutrient by :-
  • Arnon
  • Liebig
  • Stout
  • Both a & c
  • Both b & c
When rainfall is 50% of Normal is called
  • Normal drought
  • Severe drought
  • Dry land agriculture
  • Ecological drought
  • Rainfed farming
Relative humidity is measured by
  • Hygrometer
  • Psychrometer
  • Hydrometer
  • A& B both
  • All of these
Choose the wrong answer (international year) -
  • Rice 2004
  • Microcredit - 2005
  • Plant health - 2020
  • Pulses - 2017
Nutrient Require for biological N fixation is-
  • Molybdenum
  • Copper
  • Mangnese
  • Phosphorus
  • Potash
King of weed?
  • Congress grass
  • P. Minor
  • C. Album
  • Amaranthus virdis
  • None of these
Father of Genetic Engineering.......?
  • M.Fukuoka
  • J. V liebig
  • Paul Berg
  • Mason Vaugh
  • G. mendal
Which tillage implement is used for secondary and primary tillage?
  • Cultivator
  • Combiner
  • Harrow
  • Rotavator
  • All of these
DIPA - Destructive insect pest act come in which year
  • 1941
  • 1935
  • 1970
  • 1985
  • 1914
Gas responsible for acis rain is SO2 and NO2, MIC is responsible for Bhopal gas tragedy and forest conservation act was enacted in the which year
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1927
  • 1989
  • 1973
Who is a International wheat breeder?
  • N.E Borlaug
  • M.S Swaminathan
  • S.K Vashal
  • Sanjay Raja ram
  • R.S Paroda
Which of the following not a film forming type anti-transpirant
  • Oil
  • Hexadecanol
  • Mobileaf
  • Waxes
  • None of these
To reduce sorghum effect nitrogen is applied at time of first fertilizer dose of succeeding crop.
  • 25% less
  • 50 % less
  • 25% more
  • 50% more
  • 100%more
NABARD was established on the recommendation of sivaraman committee in which year
  • 12 June 1982
  • 16 June 1982
  • 14 June 1982
  • 16 July 1982
  • 12 July 1982
The first watering which is given to a crop, when the crop is a few centimeters high,is called:
  • Palco irrigation
  • Base period
  • Korwatering
  • Both a and b
  • None of these
Which crop is known as Poor's grain?
  • Maize
  • Ber
  • Pearlmillet
  • Jackfruit
  • All of these
Evergreen revolution related to
  • Higher production
  • Honey production
  • Horticulture development
  • Overall production of agriculture
  • None of these
In which crop having epygeal germination
  • Redgram
  • Pea
  • Gram
  • Both a and b
  • None of these
Incubation period of lumpy skin disease in natural condition
  • 2 to 5 weeks
  • 6 to 7 days
  • 7 to 14 days
  • 1 to 2 weeks
  • 15 to 20 weeks
Crop having highest water use efficiency (13.4%)
  • Wheat
  • Fingermillet
  • Groundnut
  • Soybean
  • Maize
Blue revolution is related to Fish .Brown revolution is related -
  • Fertilizer
  • Dead pupa
  • Jatropha
  • Poultry
  • Food processing
Match the column - (1)1st NRC -(a)Cotton (2)1st AICRP -(b) Groundnut (3)1st Transgenic -(c)Maize (4)2nd position(prod.)-(d) Tobacco
  • A-B-C-D
  • B-C-A-D
  • B-A-D-C
  • B-C-D-A
  • B-A-C-D
Fat soluble vita is A,D,E,K and term vita was introduced by funk then term enzyme was coined in which year
  • 1913
  • 1989
  • 1919
  • 1998
  • l898
in India Bt cotton first permitted on-
  • January 2002
  • January 2003
  • March 2002
  • March 2003
  • May 2005
Minimum support prices of various crops are recommended by Commission on Agricultural Cost & Price (CACP), at present [ commodities of crops are covered under MSP]
  • 25-22
  • 22-25
  • 27-25
  • 22-24
  • 24-22
Pusa giant is the variety of
  • Trifolium alexandrinum
  • Cenchrus ciliaris
  • Carica papaya
  • Both a & c
  • A,B,C
Auxin term is given by F. W Went.Which PGR stimulate Cell elongation ?
  • Cytokinin
  • ABA
  • GA3
  • Auxin
  • None of these
MSP of wheat(per quintal) in year 2023-24
  • 2125
  • 2275
  • 2000
  • 1950
  • 2700
Who is the present Director General (DG) of ICAR?
  • Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra
  • Dr. RS Paroda
  • Dr. Himanshu Pathak
  • Dr. RK. Gupta
  • Dr. Pramod Tripathi
Steady precipitation is continuous and uniform in intensity, with gradual changes in intensity. It's also known as continuous precipitation. Steady precipitation is associated with___?
  • Alto-cumulus
  • Altostratus
  • Cirro-stratus
  • Nimbo-stratus
  • Cumulo-nimbus
Which of the following agro climatic zone is highly subjected to erosion?
  • Lower Gangetic Plains Region
  • East Coast Plains and Hills
  • Southern Plateau and Hills
  • Eastern Himalayan Zone
  • Middle gangetic plains
Which state has got the Gl tag for cultivation of Khola chilli?
  • Goa
  • Rajasthan
  • Tamilnadu
  • Karnataka
  • Kerala
Which among the following crops are generally used as an indicator plant to detect Nitrogen deficiency?
  • Wheat & Citrus
  • Cauliflower & Cabbage
  • Potato
  • Rapeseed & Mustard
  • Cotton & jute
Which among the following agriculture and allied commodity has maximum contribution to GDP?
  • Milk
  • Wheat
  • Honey
  • Maize
  • Rice
Which among the following is used as Fruit setting hormone as well as a herbicide?
  • 2,4-D
  • NAA
  • IAA
  • IBA
  • Cytokinin
Growing of plant in main crop due to seed shading from the previous sown crop
  • Volunteer plant
  • Rogue weed
  • Relative weed
  • Absolute weed
  • None of these
The number of ploughings necessary to obtain a good tilth depends on soil type, weed problem and crop residues on the soil surface. Optimum number of ploughings required for heavy soils?
  • 8 to 10
  • 1 to 3
  • 5 to 6
  • 3 to 5
  • 7 to 8
Synoptic method of forecasting is useful for ?
  • Medium range forecasting
  • Long range forecasting
  • Short range forecasting
  • Both A&C
  • Both A& B
The NDRI is a national level institute for breeding technology, feeding technology, fodder demonstration, animal health care and animal management. National Dairy Research institute was established in?
  • 1923
  • 1980
  • 1995
  • 1955
  • 1945
Vernalization is the process by which plant can be induced to flower by exposing it to prolonged cold or winter. The term was coined by Lysenko in 1928. Vernalization can be seen in?
  • Rice
  • Whet
  • Potato
  • Tobaco
  • None of these
In India, a systematic programme for maize research was started with commencement of All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Maize by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)?
  • 1957
  • 1978
  • 1972
  • 1984
  • None of these
Tillage operations share about........percentage of cost of cultivation?
  • 30
  • 40
  • 45
  • 5
  • 55
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati award is given by ICAR in the field of specialization of?
  • Outstanding Research Application in Dry Land Farming systems
  • Innovative farmer
  • Women scientist
  • Extension scientist
  • Young scientist