IBPS SO Agriculture Field Officer PYQ 2019

  1) Which among the following is a highly irrigation-sensitive crop?

A) Red Gram

B) Cabbage

C) Wheat

D) Millets

E) Cotton

2) Which among the following is a medium to high irrigation-sensitive crop?

A) Cabbage

B) Red Gram

C) Wheat

D) Cotton

E) Millets

3) Which of the following states has the highest alkaline soil?

A) UP

B) Gujarat

C) Punjab

D) West Bengal

E) Odisha

4) What is the pH of acidic soil?

A) 7

B) Less than 5.5

C) 8

D) 11

E) 12

5) What is the MSP of wheat according to 2017-18?

A) 1550

B) 1670

C) 1740

D) 1735

E) 1780

6) What is the MSP of common paddy according to 2018-19?

A) 1740

B) 1750

C) 1670

D) 1550

E) 1780

7) Among the following nutrient deficiency symptoms, major veins remain green, top veins become short and slender, and chlorosis on the new leaf?

A) Fe

B) Mn

C) Cu

D) Bo

E) Zn

8) What is the RPM of a rotary tiller?

A) 230-280

B) 200-250

C) 180-200

D) 120-150

E) 80-120

9) In which type of tillage is 15-30% residue left on the soil surface?

A) Conventional tillage

B) Ridge tillage

C) Mulch tillage

D) Reduce tillage

E) No-till

10) In which disease gall formation of root occurs?

A) Root-knot nematode

B) Bacterial blight

C) Leaf rust

D) Powdery mildew

E) Leaf spot

11) Which among the following insects causes damage inside the stem?

A) Pseudo stem borer

B) Gall midge

C) Brown plant hopper

D) Aphid

E) Leaf curl

12) Based on construction, which of the following is the type of greenhouse?

A) Wooden farmed

B) Computerized

C) Cooling Fan pad

D) Even span

E) Glass glazing

13) As per the covering material, which of the following is the type of greenhouse?

A) Wooden farmed

B) Computerized

C) Cooling Fan pad

D) Even span

E) Glass glazing

14) Cankerous spot formation occurs in which among the following diseases?

A) Leaf rust

B) Left spot

C) Root knot nematode

D) Footrot

E) Bacterial canker

15) What are the minimum age eligibility criteria for Nari Shakti Puskar?

A) Above 30 years

B) 22 years

C) 25 years

D) 28 years

E) 30 Years

16) Nari Shakti Puraskar Yojana guidelines were revised in which year?

A) 2014

B) 2015

C) 2016

D) 2018

E) 2019

17) What is the nitrogen content in canned fertilizer?

A) 25

B) 28

C) 20.6

D) 22

18) What is the capacity of a medium-type rural godown?

A) 500, 1000, 2000 MT

B) 1000, 2000, 3000 MT

C) 50, 100, 200, 250 MT

D) Above 2000 MT

19) For how much period can we store food grain in rural godowns?

A) 9 months

B) 11 months

C) 12 months

D) 10 months

E) 6 months

20) Which among the following propagation methods is used in droopy/Viney?

A) Serpentine layering

B) Tip layering

C) Air layering

D) Trench layering

E) Mound layering

21) Banana is exported to the Gulf area. India exports the maximum number of bananas to which of the following Arabian countries?

A) Kuwait

B) Saudi Arabia

C) Qatar

D) Oman

E) Bahrain

22) Rotting of stem at ground level disease is known as?

A) Footrot

B) Wilt

C) Leaf curl

D) Molaya disease

E) Leaf rust

23) The pegging and pod formation stage has occurred in which among the following crops?

A) Sesame

B) Groundnut

C) Wheat

D) Mustard

E) Soybean

24) Which among the following crops has the lowest seed replacement ratio?

A) Pearl millet

B) Wheat

C) Groundnut

D) Sunflower

E) Sugarcane

25) E-Nam was launched in which year?

A) 2014

B) 2012

C) 2016

D) 2013

E) 2011

26) What is the premium rate for rabi crops under PMFBY?

A) 2

B) 5

C) 1.5

D) 1.25

E) 1

27) What is the premium rate for commercial/horticultural crops under PMFBY?

A) 2

B) 5

C) 1.5

D) 1.25

E) 1

28) What is the premium rate for oilseed crops under PMFBY?

A) 2

B) 5

C) 1.5

D) 1.25

E) 1

29) Which among the following crops has CRI as a critical irrigation stage?

A) Wheat

B) Rice

C) Maize

D) Bajra

E) Mustard

30) PMFBY was started in which year?

A) 2014

B) 2015

C) 2012

D) 2016

E) 2011

31) Which among the following horticulture crops has the lowest production?

A) Fruit

B) Vegetable

C) Medicinal

D) Plantation

E) Spices

32) Which among the following horticulture crops has the lowest productivity?

A) Vegetable

B) Fruit

C) Medicinal

D) Plantation

E) Spices

33) Which among the following horticulture crops has the highest productivity?

A) Fruit

B) Vegetable

C) Medicinal

D) Plantation

E) Spices

34) Which institute has developed a Goat pox vaccine?

A) IVRI

B) NDRI

C) Goat research institute

D) NDDB

E) None of these

35) What is the cost of reclamation of acidic soils under RKVY?

A) 30000

B) 40000

C) 50000

D) 60000

E) 15000

36) What is the subsidy given for fish ponds under the Blue Revolution scheme?

A) 40

B) 50

C) 60

D) 33

37) According to RBI rules, how much loan can be given to poor and small farmers?

A) 1.5 lakhs

B) 2 lakhs

C) 2.5 lakhs

D) 3 lakhs

E) 1 lakh

38) What is the propagation method of cashews?

A) Approach grafting

B) Softwood grafting

C) Budding

D) Cutting

E) All of these

39) What are the good working hours of combined harvesters?

A) 6000

B) 7000

C) 10000

D) 5000

E) 3000

40) How many mandis are covered under E-nam till now?

A) 400-500

B) 500-600

C) 350-450

D) More than 600

E) None of these

41) Which river covers the lowest area under farming?

A) Mahanadi

B) Krishna

C) Godavari

D) Indus

E) Narmada

42) In which method does crop residue remain undisturbed, but during the sowing of seed and fertilizer injection?

A) No-till

B) Strip tillage

C) Reduced tillage

D) Mulch tillage

E) Conventional tillage

43) Which of the following biofertilizers do not provide nitrogen?

A) Trichoderma viride

B) Rhizobium

C) Azotobacter

D) Acetobacter

E) Aspergillus

44) Which among the following states has the highest labor wages per day?

A) Tripura

B) Punjab

C) Haryana

D) Odisha

E) Bihar

45) How many districts are covered under the Lead Bank Scheme till now?

A) 706

B) 278

C) 526

D) 678

E) 901

46) How many graft scions can be taken from a single plant according to NABARD?

A) 15

B) 20

C) 25

D) 30

E) 40

47) Which among the following states has the lowest ground brackish water in the inland area?

A) Odisha

B) Maharashtra

C) Karnataka

D) Gujarat

48) What is the subsidy for 15hp MB plough for SC/ST women according to NABARD?

A) 0.10 lakh

B) 0.05 lakh

C) 0.40 lakh

D) 0.08 lakh

E) None of these

49) Loan for building infrastructure for activities like schools, health care facilities, and sanitation facilities in priority sector lending?

A) 1 crore

B) 5 crore

C) 50 lakhs

D) 2 crore

E) 4 crore

50) High volume spray fluid quantity?

A) More than 400 Litre

B) Less than 400 Litre

C) More than 200 Litre

D) More than 300 Litre

E) More than 100 Litre

51) Tractor drew power harrow capacity?

A) 1

B) 1.5

C) 3

D) 5

E) None of these

52) How many crossbreeds are taken with fish culture in one hectare of land?

A) 4

B) 5

C) 6

D) 7

E) 8

54) Bank loan maximum limit for building social infrastructure as per RBI?

A) 1 crore

B) 5 crore

C) 8 crore

D) 10 crore

E) 3 crore

55) Which is low to medium sensitive to water shortage?

A) Wheat

B) Maize

C) Cotton

D) Sorghum

E) None of these

56) Which of the following tillage operation systems leave 15 to 30% of residue cover after planting of small grain residue equivalent through the critical wind erosion period?

A) Reduced tillage

B) Zero tillage

C) Conservation tillage

D) Deep tillage

E) None of these

57) In India, how many districts are covered under the Lead Bank Scheme?

A) 200

B) 700

C) 665

D) 714

E) None of these

58) NABARD has formulated a fish cum dairy scheme for a 1 ha farm. What is the number of cross-breed cows assumed?

A) 6

B) 15

C) 20

D) 25

E) 5

59) NABARD has formulated a fish cum dairy scheme for a 1 ha farm. What is the expected grow-out period of fish for the project?

A) 1.5 year

B) 2 year

C) 5 months

D) 8 months

E) 11 months

60) What is the maximum capacity of utilization in rural godowns?

A) 20%

B) 30%

C) 50%

D) 90%

E) 100%