IBPS AFO Mains Question Paper 2015 as Oneliners

1. Symptoms of citrus canker appears on which of the plant part?
   Leaves, Fruits, Branches

2. Crop rotation is suggested against?
   Soil borne disease

3. At which stage, Gram crop is damaged by Helicoverpa armigera?
   Pod formation stage

4. Plant wilt because of excessive?
   Transpiration

5. Integrated weed management includes?
   Tillage operation, Use of herbicide, Close planting

6. How many elements are essential for the growth and development of plants?
   17

7. Microbial conversion of nitrate into chemical nitrogen is called?
   Denitrification

8. Which of the following micro-organism grows well in water logged soil?
   Clostridium

9. Nozzle is part of?
   Hand compression sprayer

10. Draught resistance in plants is related to?
    Negative water potential

11. Seed viability is tested by?
    Tetrazolium test

12. Phalaris minor is a weed growing along with?
    Wheat

13. Community development program (CDP) was started on the birthday of?
    Mahatma Gandhi

14. Preparing a farm budget in advance is known as?
    Farm planning

15. Which fertilizer is known as Kisan Khad?
    CAN

16. Nitrification is a process of?
    Oxidation

17. Which of the following crop is more responsive to zinc application?
    Paddy

18. pH of Alkaline soil is?
    9

19. Chemical formula of Gypsum is?
    CaSO4.2H2O

20. Forces responsible for retention of soil water?
    Cohesion & Adhesion both

21. Which of the following can change the chromosome structure?
    Translocation, Deletion, Duplication

22. The use of induced mutation in crop improvement is called?
    Mutation breeding

23. Which of the following is not a kharif crop?
    Linseed

24. Hybrid variety development, the male sterile line is represented as?
    A-line

25. The components of organic farming are?
    Organic manure, Bio-fertilizers, Bio-pesticides

26. Identify Bio-fertilizer among the following options?

27. Potato is planted in Northern plain during?
    First fortnight of October

28. Sugandha-5 is a variety of which crop?
    Rice

29. Which of the following is a variety of Gladiolus?
    Jwala, Gazal, Priyadarshani

30. The rotation of maize-potato-wheat-moong is an example of?
    Relay cropping

31. Which of the following manure is considered as bio fertilizer?
    Blue green algae

32. What is the optimum moisture content for paddy storage?
    12%

33. Which of the following is not an institutional agency?
    Traders

34. The physical aspects of farm planning expressed in monetary term are called?
    Farm budgeting

35. Long term loan in cooperative credit organization have?
    Two tier system (Short term - Three tier)

36. Which of the following breeds is the highest milk producer in the world?
    Holstein-Friesian

37. Which of the following is not a component of project life cycle?
    Appraisal

38. The most common method exist in regulated market is?
    Open auction system

39. Regional rural bank under the sponsorship of Nationalized bank was established in the year?
    1975

40. Crop insurance scheme in India was started in the year?
    1985

41. Best planning is concerned with?

• Fixing of objective
• Determining of strategic policy
• Prescribing the procedures for future action

42. What is the percentage of value addition by processing function in India?
    3

43. UPAS-120 is a variety of?
    Pigeonpea

44. In which year national agricultural credit fund was established?
    1956

45. Cooperation has failed in India but must succeed was told by the committee under the chairmanship of?
    A.D.G Gorwala

46. Aseel is breed of?
    Hen

47. Sprinkler method of irrigation is most suitable for?
    Undulating soil

48. Crop Insurance scheme in India was started in the year?
    1985

49. Directorate of rice research is located at?
    Hyderabad

50. Smoking technique is related to?
    Fish preservation

51. What is the optimum temperature (°C) at which egg laying by layers is considered good?
    11-26