Agronomy Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 3
Agronomy Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 3
1. Under which part of the constitution land reforms is givena. 7th schedule
b. 9th schedule
c. 8th schedule
d. 10th schedule
View Answer / Hide Answer2. Which of the following is related to the Doha round of WTOa. Services
b. Industries
c. Agriculture
d. FDI & FII
View Answer / Hide Answer3. Which of the following is not correctly matched?a. NABARD ----------- 1. Refinancing agricultural credits
b. NAFED ------------ 2. Interstate of agricultural products
c. NCDC ------------- 3. Financial assistance to warehouses
d. SCARDB ----------- 4. Raising resources for state irrigation
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. SCARDB ----------- 4. Raising resources for state irrigation
SCARDB - Raising resources for state land development banks
4. The prices at which government purchases food grains for maintaining PDS and building buffer stocks:a. Minimum support prices
b. Procurement prices
c. Issue price
d. Ceiling prices
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Procurement prices
5. Which Indian state is the highest coffee producer?a. Karnataka
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Kerala
d. Assam
View Answer / Hide Answer6. Central Seed Testing and Referral Laboratory (CSTRL) is located ata. Varanasi
b. Nagpur
c. Allahabad
d. Lucknow
View Answer / Hide Answer7. Minimum support prices (MSP) for agricultural crops in India are decided bya. Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
b. NABARD
c. Ministry of Agriculture
d. NAFED
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
8. Consider the following statements. Which of the following statement(s) is\are correct?I. The Union government fixes the Statutory Minimum Price of sugarcane every year.
II. Sugar and Sugarcane are essential commodities under Essential Commodities Act.
a. I
b. II
c. Both I & II
d. None
View Answer / Hide Answer9. The Headquarter of Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) is situated ina. Mumbai
b. New Delhi
c. Chennai
d. Hyderabad
View Answer / Hide Answer10. Where was the first Agriculture University of India established?a. Kumarganj,Faizabad
b. Pantnagar
c. Kanpur
d. Naini, Allahabad
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