IBPS AFO Mains Question Paper 2016 as Oneliners

1. What should be the spacing for standard variety of apple tree?
   20-30 feet

2. Khapra beetle is a pest of?
   Stored grain

3. The apex organization of marketing cooperatives for agricultural produce in India is?
   NAFED

4. Central Inland Fisheries research institute was established in year ___?
   1959 (According to the options)

5. Which of the following Indian sheep breeds is known for producing superior quality carpet wool?
   Chokla

6. Barium carbonate and aluminum phosphide are generally used as?
   Rodenticide

7. Chausa, Dasheri, Langra varieties of Mango are available from?
   May - June

8. The movement and filtration of water through soils and permeable rock is termed as?
   Percolation

9. Little leaf in mango, litchi and cashew is due to deficiency of?
   Zinc

10. In north India, rivers are perennial during the period of?
    Whole year

11. What is the ideal time for planting the unrooted cuttings of grapes directly in the field?
    October

12. Black heart and hollow heart in potatoes occurs due to?
    Environmental conditions

13. Which seed rate should be adopted for maize crop grown for fodder purpose?
    50 kg per hectare

14. No till planter is used for?
    Preventing soil erosion

15. Propping in banana is?
    Giving support to the banana plant

16. AGMARK standards do not cover quality guidelines for which of the following commodities?
    None of these (According to the options)

17. Which state has largest area and production of potato in India?
    UP

18. Which of the following is manufacturer of Mitsubishi Shakti Tillers?
    VST Tillers

19. National organic farming research institute is located at?
    Gangtok

20. Which mango variety yields on an average 16 t/ha and about 1600 plants can be accommodated in one hectare?
    Amrapali

21. Which of the following is a technique for reclamation of saline sodic soils?
    HFT

22. Dieback in citrus and cracking of apple is due to the deficiency of?
    Copper

23. Conversion factor for conversation of organic carbon to organic matter is usually taken as?
    1.72

24. Which of the following is used for primary tillage?
    Plough

25. The publisher of “Indian Journal of Fertilizer” is -
    FAI

26. Where are the National Academy of Agriculture Research and Management (NAARM) located?
    Hyderabad

27. The pH value of alkali soil is?
    8

28. Indian institute of pulses research is located at?
    Kanpur

29. In India, micro propagation in fruit crops is most common and popular in?
    Banana

30. The pungency (smell) in uninjured garlic is due to the presence of?
    Allinase

31. Which of the following onion varieties is suitable for kharif crop?
    Bhima Super

32. Trichogramma is a?
    Bio pesticide

33. Kabuli chamatkar and Udai are chickpea varieties from?
    Haryana

34. Pramalini, Vikram and Chakradhar are varieties of?
    Lime

35. To get maximum yield, the spacing of banana plantation for dwarf Cavendish/Robusta varieties is
    1.8 x 1.8

36. Which of the following is/are the advantages of practicing drip irrigation?
    Reduction of weed, Reduction of soil erosion

37. Milk fever is also known as?
    Parturient paresis

38. Chemical delinting of cotton seed can be done with
    Sulphuric acid

39. Cost of growing crops per hectare is known as?
    Cost of production

40. Milk of which of the following indigenous buffalo breed has high content of butter milk fat?
    Murrah

41. Which of the following is not a criteria for selection of watershed?
    Watershed, where minimum wages are significantly lower than actual wages

42. Symptoms of which nutrient deficiency appears first on older leaves and then advance up the stem to younger leaves?
    Nitrogen deficiency

43. Internal necrosis in mango and internal cork in apple is due to the deficiency of?
    Boron

44. Which of the following is an example of sorosis type of fruit?
    Jackfruit

45. The most popular grape variety in India is?
    Thompson seedless

46. The plant indicator which shows the presence of gold in soil is?
    Vallozia candida

47. Algae, which is used in monitoring the water quality of estuaries is?
    Ulva

48. Which of the following commodity group has maximum share of trade standard notified under AGMARK?
    Fruits and vegetables

49. “Spongy tissue” is a serious problem of which mango cultivar?
    Alphonso

50. Which nutrient deficiency is responsible for little leaf in mango and mottle leaf of citrus?
    Zinc

51. The finest and most popular variety of Mandarin oranges is?
    Clementine

52. Vasantrao Naik Award is given by ICAR for research application in?
    Dryland Agriculture