IBPS SO Agriculture Field Officer 2015

 Q1. The most popular grape variety in India is- 

(a) Bangalore Blue 

(b) Arka Krishna 

(c) Thompson seedless 

(d) Bhokri 

(e) Gulabi 

 

Q2. Which of the following is a technique for reclamation of saline sodic soils? 

(a) GIS 

(b) SRI 

(c) HFT 

(d) FIRB 

(e) All 

 

Q3. Which of the following is used for primary tillage? 

(a) Ploughs 

(b) Cultivator 

(c) Planks 

(d) Rollers 

(e) Harrows 

 

Q4. Which of the following indigenous buffalo breeds has high content of buttermilk fat? 

(a) Murrah 

(b) Jersey 

(c) Holstein 

(d) Kankrej 

(e) Khillari 

 

Q5. Dieback in citrus and cracking of apple is due to the deficiency of- 

(a) Zinc 

(b) Copper 

(c) Iron 

(d) Sulphur 

(e) Boron 

 

Q6. What should be the spacing for standard variety of apple tree? 

(a) 5-10 feet 

(b) 10-15 feet 

(c) 15-20 feet 

(d) 20-30 feet 

(e) 30-40 feet 

 

Q7. AGMARK standards do not cover quality guidelines for which of the following commodities? 

(a) Pulses 

(b) Vermicelli 

(c) Cereals 

(d) Essential oil 

(e) None of these 

Q8. Which state has the largest area and production of potato in India? 

(a) UP 

(b) MH 

(c) AP 

(d) Bihar 

(e) MP 

Q9. Which of the following is the manufacturer of Mitsubishi Shakti tillers? 

(a) Jk Satoh Agricultural Machinery Ltd 

(b) VST tillers 

(c) BDJ International 

(d) Shakitaman Farm Machinery 

(e) Mahindra tillers 

Q10. Which mango variety yields on an average 16 t/ha and about 1600 plants can be accommodated in 

one hectare? 

(a) Amrapalli 

(b) Ratna 

(c) Mallika 

(d) Neelam 

(e) Anmol 

Q11. Cost of growing crops per hectare is known as? 

(a) Cost of production 

(b) Marginal cost 

(c) Total Cost 

(d) Average cost 

(e) Equilibrium cost 

Q12. Vasantrao Naik award is given by ICAR for research application in? 

(a) Dryland agriculture 

(b) Horticulture 

(c) Dairy farming 

(d) Aquaculture 

(e) Pisciculture 

Q13. Conversion factor for conservation of organic carbon to organic matter is usually taken as? 

(a) 0.45 

(b) 0.91 

(c) 1.36 

(d) 1.72 

(e) 2.04 

Q14. Internal necrosis in mango and internal cork in apple is due to the deficiency of? 

(a) Potassium 

(b) Chlorine 

(c) Boron 

(d) Sulphur 

(e) Calcium 

Q15. The pH value of alkali soil is? 

(a) 0 

(b) 3 

(c) 5 

(d) 7 

(e) 8 

Q16. Propping in banana is? 

(a) Pruning the leaves 

(b) Giving the support 

(c) growing bigger tree 

(d) growing green manuring 

(e) None of these 

Q17. Khapra beetle is pest of _____________. 

(a) Seedling 

(b) standing crops 

(c) Vine plants 

(d) Stored grain 

(e) Potato 

Q18. Milk fever is also known as? 

(a) Foot and mouth disease 

(b) Monogenesis 

(c) Anthrax 

(d) Lumpy jaw 

(e) Parturient paresis 

Q19. The Apex organization of marketing Cooperative agricultural produce in India is? 

(a) NABARD 

(b) SIDBI 

(c) NAFED 

(d) AGMARK 

(e) NACM 

Q20. Which of the following Indian sheep breed is known for producing superior quality carpet wool? 

(a) Malpura 

(b) Balangiri 

(c) Chokla 

(d) Sonadi 

(e) Bharat merino 

Q21. To get maximum yield the spacing of Banana plantation for Robusta verities is 

(a) 1.5 × 1.5 

(b) 2.1 × 2.1 

(c) 1.8 × 3.6 

(d) 0.9 × 0.9 

(e) 1.8 × 1.8 

Q22. What is the ideal time for planting the unrooted cutting of grapes direct in the field? 

(a) March 

(b) June 

(c) October 

(d) August 

(e) December 

Q23. Which of the following the advantages of practicing drip irrigation? 

(a) Reduction of weed 

(b) Reduction in soil salinity 

(c) Reduction in soil erosion 

(d) Both 1 & 3 

(e) All of these 

Q24. Chausa, Dasheri, langra verities of mango are available from? 

(a) February-March 

(b) March-April 

(c) May-June 

(d) June-July 

(e) August-September 

Q25. Chemical delinting of cotton seed can be done with? 

(a) Ammonia 

(b) Sulphuric acid 

(c) Calcium carbonated 

(d) Methyl alcohol 

(e) Sulphur dioxide 

Q26. Which of the following is an example of sorosis type of fruit? 

(a) Pear 

(b) Jack fruit 

(c) Pomegranate 

(d) Mango 

(e) Orange 

Q27. The plant indicator which shows the presence of gold in soil is? 

(a) Vallozia Cadida 

(b) Astragalus species 

(c) Viscaria alpina 

(d) Eriogoniurin ovalifolium 

(e) Salsola nitrata 

Q28. Algae which is used in monitoring the water quality of estuaries is? 

(a) Ulva 

(b) Stigeoclonitum 

(c) Duniella teritolecta 

(d) Microscopium 

(e) Cyclotella cryptia 

Q29. The National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management is located at? 

(a) Jodhpur 

(b) Hyderabad 

(c) Pune 

(d) Lucknow 

(e) Kurukshetra 

Q30. Kabuli chamkar and Udai are chickpea verities from?  

(a) Bihar 

(b) Hariyana 

(c) MP 

(d) Rajasthan 

(e) Punjab 

Q31. Barium carbonate and aluminum phosphate are generally used in? 

(a) Rodenticide 

(b) Fumigant 

(c) Avicide 

(d) Fungicide 

(e) Herbicide 

Q32. Spongy tissue is a serious problem of which mango cultivar? 

(a) Totapuri 

(b) Langra 

(c) Maida 

(d) Alphanso 

(e) Chausa 

 

Q33. Symptom of which nutrient deficiency appear first on older leaves and then advance up the stem to 

younger leaves 

(a) Nitrogen Deficiency 

(b) Phosphorus Deficiency 

(c) Potassium Deficiency 

(d) Magnesium Deficiency 

(e) Calcium Deficiency 

 

Q34. Central inland fisheries research institute was establishment in? 

(a) 1976 

(b) 1947 

(c) 1987 

(d) 1924 

(e) 1979 

 

Q35. In North India rivers are perennial during the period of? 

(a) North east monsoon 

(b) South west monsoon 

(c) Six Month 

(d) Whole year 

(e) Both (a) & (b) 

 

Q36. Little leaf in mango and cashew is due to deficiency of? 

(a) Zn 

(b) Calcium 

(c) Iron 

(d) Nitrogen 

(e) Phosphorus 

 

Q37. The pungency in uninjured garlic is due to the presence of? 

(a) Allinase 

(b) Propyl di-sulphide 

(c) Memordicoside 

(d) Sulphur oxalate 

(e) Tenin 

 

Q38. The movement and filtration of water through soils and permeable rock is termed as? 

(a) Osmosis 

(b) Percolation 

(c) Sedimentation 

(d) Neutralization 

(e) Diffusion 

 

Q39. National Centre of Organic Farming is located at? 

(a) Ghaziabad 

(b) New Delhi 

(c) Bangalore 

(d) Guwahati 

(e) Gangtok 

Q40. Which nutrient deficiency is responsible for little leaf in mango and mottle leaf of citrus? 

(a) Zinc 

(b) Phosphorus 

(c) Copper 

(d) Mg 

(e) Iodine 

Q41. Indian Institute of pulse research is located at? 

(a) Chandigarh 

(b) Kanpur 

(c) Bhopal 

(d) Karnal 

(e) Jodhpur 

Q42. In India, micro propagation in fruits crops is most common and popular in? 

(a) Guava 

(b) Apple 

(c) Banana 

(d) Mango 

(e) Jackfruit 

Q43. Which of the following onion variety is suitable for kharif crop? 

(a) Bhima Sweta 

(b) Bhima Super 

(c) PusaRidhi 

(d) both a & c 

(e) All of these 

Q44. Trichogramma is? 

(a) An insect 

(b) Bio pesticide 

(c) Mutant variety of wheat 

(d) A fungal variety 

(e) None of these 

Q45. Pramalini, Vikram and Chkradhar are varieties of?  

(a) Papaya 

(b) Apple 

(c) Lime 

(d) Guava 

(e) Pear 

Q46. The finest and most popular variety of Mandarin orange? 

(a) Clementine 

(b) Encore 

(c) Mediterranean 

(d) Maltese 

(e) Satsuma 

Q47. Back hurt and hollow heart in potato occur due to? 

(a) Environmental condition 

(b) Overuse of fertilizer 

(c) Rodents 

(d) Bacterial infection 

(e) Nutrient deficiency 

Q48. Which seed rate should be adopted for major crops grown the fodder purpose 

(a) 20 kg/ha 

(b) 8 kg/ha 

(c) 25 kg/ha 

(d) 12 kg/ha 

(e) 50 kg/ha 

Q49. The publisher of Indian Journal of fertilizer is? 

(a) NAFED 

(b) ICAR 

(c) NABARD 

(d) NFL 

(e) FAI 

Q50. Till planter is not used for?  

(a) Growing crops in mountains regions 

(b) Preventing soil erosion 

(c) Growing crops in waterlogged regions 

(d) Growing crops in barren regions 

(e) All of these