Agronomy Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 3

Agronomy Questions for IAS Prelims - Set 3


1. Under which part of the constitution land reforms is given

a. 7th schedule
b. 9th schedule
c. 8th schedule
d. 10th schedule

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ANSWER: b. 9th schedule



2. Which of the following is related to the Doha round of WTO

a. Services
b. Industries
c. Agriculture
d. FDI & FII

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ANSWER: c. Agriculture



3. 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

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ANSWER: 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

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ANSWER: b. Procurement prices



5. Which Indian state is the highest coffee producer?

a. Karnataka
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Kerala
d. Assam

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ANSWER: a. Karnataka



6. Central Seed Testing and Referral Laboratory (CSTRL) is located at

a. Varanasi
b. Nagpur
c. Allahabad
d. Lucknow

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ANSWER: a. Varanasi



7. Minimum support prices (MSP) for agricultural crops in India are decided by

a. Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
b. NABARD
c. Ministry of Agriculture
d. NAFED

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ANSWER: 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

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ANSWER: c. Both I & II



9. The Headquarter of Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) is situated in

a. Mumbai
b. New Delhi
c. Chennai
d. Hyderabad

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ANSWER: a. Mumbai



10. Where was the first Agriculture University of India established?

a. Kumarganj,Faizabad
b. Pantnagar
c. Kanpur
d. Naini, Allahabad

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ANSWER: b. Pantnagar


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