Agriculture and Rural Development ARD & Economic & Social Issues ESI MCQ study material For Nabard Gr A & B Exam

IMPORTANT 1 POINTERS IN AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT FOR NABARD EXAM

Spacing of Chickpea 30*10

Total number of KVKs in India 641 (current)

Pig breed famous for meat and giving babies:- white yarksharyar

Egg’s color depends upon:- Jantophil

For best chicken, hen’s breed is – white leghorn

Central sheep and wool institute is in- Ambika nagar

C:N ratio of normal soil:- 10-12:1

Yellow spot in citrus is due to :- Mo

Total available nutrient to plants:- 17

Seed rate of pure mustard class crop 5-6 kg/haBottom of Form

N requirement for tobacco 30-40 kg/ha

Highest coffe producing state Karnataka

Downy Meldew of Maize Fungus

Buttoning in Cauliflower Nitrogen

Highest Calcium found in Litichi

Sod-Culture is related to Grass

For larger size seed which implement is used Planter
Central Soil & Water Conser. Reas. & Trai. Inst. Is at Dehradun

Ground water level is measured by Pizometer

Seed rate of Tomato 400-500 g/ha

National commission on Farmers (N.C.F) is started 2004

“Pusa Sanyog” is the variety of Cucumber

Shattering process is related to Soyabean

Highest soil Salinity tolerant crop Barely

Test weight of Groundnut 200-300 gm

Maximum area of Fruit Mango

Cholaee(चोलाई) is the weed of Bajra, Jawar, Maize
Tilt angle of Disc plough 15-25

Largest fruit producing state of India : Maharastra

Yellow colour of soil due to: Silica

Black colour soil rich in: Calciumcarbonate,Mg, Potash

Best milk yeilding indian variety: Sahiwal

Best wool yielding sheep: Marino (Spain)

What is the colored seedless variety of grapes: Sharad seedless

Relative humidity measured by Psychrometer

What is the seed rate of winter pigeon pea: 20-25 kg/ha

Which crop can grow in low oxygen or more water in soil…… paddy

Which crop has shallow root crop…. Onion

Crop period mismatch… Barseem 200days

NAIS developed in : – 1999

What is the Balanced NPK ratio.. 4:2:1

Which crop is sensitive for saline soil… Potato

Which crop can grow in saline soil… sweet potato

Red soil has Poor drainage capacity

Which type of farming adopted in hilly area…. contour farming

Internal seed born disease- loose smut

Seed treatment for loose smut….. Carboxin

What are Forete and Aldicarb…. Systemic Poison

To make sandy soil compact….. Conserve water

Symbiosis done…. Rhizobium

plant part use frequent in production…. Explan

Spacing for sunflower…. 30*15

Which variety is not native of USA, poultry breed….. Rhode Island Red

Where CFMT & TI situated… Budni, Bhopal

What is the carbon content in Humus…. 58%

What is the water use efficiency in Drip irrigation…. 90%

What is the nitrogen content in Vermicompost….. 3%

What is the isolation distance in cotton foundation seeds… 50m

Which of the following is non Environmental physical characteristics of soil….. Ph

PH for availability of Ca and Mg: 7.5 to 8.5

What is the cropping intensity in India….. 137%

Brown color of soil is due to….. Organic matter and MnO2

Mismatch of breed and Fat %…… HF cow

Which of the following are used in secondary tillage… Harrowing

Indian agri. contribution in world trade … around 1%

Red color of soil……. Iron oxide

Rainy maize… Mid june to mid july

Seed rate of winter pegion pea… 12-15 kg

Spacing Kabuli chana… 30*15

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*Some Important Days Related to Agriculture*
1. *15 March - World Consumer Day.*
2. *21 March - World Forest Day*
3. *30 March - Rajasthan Day.*
4. *5 June - World Environment Day.*
5. *11 July - World Population Day.*
6. *16 Day - ICAR day.*
7. *16 Sep. - Ozone Day.*
8. *16 Oct. - Word Food Day.*
9. *4 Dec. - Women in Agri. Day.*
10. *23 Dec. - kisan day*

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MCQ ON AGRICULTURE TOPIC GREEN HOUSE GASES FOR NABARD GR A & B EXAM 2018
1. Which of the following is NOT causing the net CO2 in the atmosphere to increase?
(a) photosynthesis, (b) burning gasoline,
(c) deforestation, (d) burning coal,
(e) none of them
2. What greenhouse gas, whose concentration in the atmosphere is steadily increasing, is produced by cattle and other animals?
(a) CFC's, (b) CO2, (c) CH4, (d) N2O, (e) CO
3. Greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are transparent to:
(a) heat (infrared) but they absorb light,
(b) light but they absorb heat (infrared)
(c) heat (infrared) and light,
(d) neither light nor heat (infrared)
(e) none of the above
4. The most catastrophic weather or climate related disasters in terms of lives lost are
(a) severe storms (b) droughts (c) floods (d) tornadoes
5. The fraction of the rise in global temperature during the last century that was anthropogenic is
(a) none (b) all (c) half (d) unknown, but not zero
6. Major volcanic eruptions might _____ global temperatures by about _____ degrees C (a) raise, 0.25 (b) lower, 0.25 (c) raise, 2.5 lower, 2.5
7. The heat from the sun reaches Earth via:
(a) conduction (b) convection (c) radiation (d) a, b and c
8. If the temperature of the sun were raised by 2%, how much more solar radiation would reach Earth?
(a) 2% (b) 4% (c) 8% (d) 16% (e) none of them
9. The scientist who first estimated the rise in global temperatures due to burning fossil fuels was:
(a) Fourier (b) Arrhenius (c) Callendar (d) Tyndall
10. Surface temperatures on the planet ______ are hot enough to melt lead.
(a) Venus (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Saturn (e) none of them

Answers: 1a,2c,3b,4b,5d,6b,7c,8c,9c,10a

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