Professional Knowledge Agriculture Quiz For IBPS SO Exam

1. This ‘Biofertilizer’ is a nitrogen fixing micro-organism, beneficial for non-leguminous as well as for vegetable crops—

(A) Rhizobium (RHZ) 

(B) Azotobacter (AZT) 

(C) Azospirillum (AZS)

(D) Blue Green Algae (BGA)

(E) Phosphate Solubilising (PSB) mobilizing bacteria

2. What percentage of total area under Banana cultivation in India presently, is cultivated by using Tissue-cultured (GMO) plantlets ?

(A) 10 per cent 

(B) 15 per cent 

(C) 20 per cent 

(D) 25 per cent 

(E) 30 per cent

3. As per the recent ‘Micro-credit Summit (2007)’, what percentage of total Micro Finance Institutions (MFls) in India serves less than, 10,000 clients (number of clients per MFI) ?

(A) 70 per cent 

(B) 75 per cent 

(C) 80 per cent 

(D) 85 per cent 

(E) 90 per cent

4. Fisheries Sector in India contributes what percentage of Agricultural Gross Domestic Product’ (GDP), as on March 2007 ?

(A) 2•5 per cent 

(B) 3•5 per cent 

(C) 4•5 per cent 

(D) 5•5 per cent 

(E) 6•5 per cent

5. This agricultural product/horticultural crop requires 2 degree Celsius temperature and 90 percent humidity for storing in the cold storage—

(A) Mango pulp

(B) Roses

(C) Mushroom

(D) Milk Products

(E) Fish Products

6. The plan outlay for Irrigation Sector to total plan outlay in India was highest (12•5 per cent) in this Five Year Plan (FYP)—

(A) VIth Five Year Plan 

(B) VIIth Five Year Plan 

(C) VIIIth Five Year Plan 

(D) IXth Five Year Plan 

(E) Xth Five Year Plan

7. The recommended ratio of use of NPK, the chemical fertilizer by farmers in India is

(A) 2:2:2 

(B) 3:2:1 

(C) 4:2:1 

(D) 5:2:1 

(E) 6:2:1

8. This state is a leader in production and export of the Gherkins (Hybrid Cucumber)

under the Contract Farming—

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Karnataka

(D) Kerala

(E) Maharashtra

9. What should be the optimum spacing (in meters) for planting ‘Pusa Nanha’ variety of Papaya under the High Density Planting ? 

(A) 1•25 m × 1•25 m

(B) 1•50 m × 1•50 m

(C) 1•75 m × 1•75 m 

(D) 2•00 m × 2•00 m 

(E) 2•50 m × 2•50 m

10. Dramatic increase in food prices world over had severe consequences for third world countries (FAO, 2008). How many countries in the world are now facing food crisis, because of this phenomenon?

(A) 35 countries 

(B) 36 countries 

(C) 37 countries 

(D) 38 countries 

(E) 39 countries

Answer :-

Q. 1 (B)	Q. 2 (B)	Q. 3 (E)	Q. 4 (B)	Q. 5 (D)
Q. 6 (B)	Q. 7 (C)	Q. 8 (B)	Q. 9 (A)	Q. 10 (E)