Agriculture & Rural Development MCQs for NABARD Grade-A

1. Which one of the following agricultural practices is eco-friendly?

1) Organic farming

2) Inorganic Farming

3) Shifting cultivation

4) Cultivation of high-yielding varieties

5) Growing plants in glass-houses

2. What corpus of amount has been allocated for National Social Assistance Programme in Union Budget 2018-19?

1) ₹ 10000 crore

2) ₹ 9000 crore

3) ₹ 9975 crore

4) ₹ 8750 crore

5) ₹ 5000 crore

3. What amount has been allocated for ground water irrigation scheme under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna- Har Khet ko Pani in Union Budget 2018-19?

1) ₹ 2600 crore

2) ₹ 2500 crore

3) ₹ 2100 crore

4) ₹ 1800 crore

5) ₹ 1500 crore

4. In India, the problem of soil erosion is associated with which of the following?

I. Terrace cultivation

I. Deforestation

III. Tropical climate

1) Only I

2) Only II

3) Only III

4) Only I and II

5) All I, II and III

5. The Union Govt has launched a market portal to connect e-mandis in several States. What is the name of the portal?

1) eIAM

2) eFARM

3) eNAP

4) eNAM

5) eAGRI

6. Which scheme has been launched by PM Modi to strengthen Panchayati Raj in villages?

1) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

2) Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan

3) Samagra Grameen Vikas Yojana

4) Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan

5) None of these

7. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is headquartered at

1) New York

2) The Hague

3) London

4) Rome

5) Geneva

8. What amount has been allocated for ‘Operation Green’ in Union Budget 2018-19?

1) ₹ 1500 crore

2) ₹ 1200 crore

3) ₹ 1000 crore

4) ₹ 800 crore

5) ₹ 500 crore

9. What can be the impact of excessive/ inappropriate use of nitrogenous fertilizers in agriculture? 

I. Proliferation of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms in soil can occur.

II. Increase in the acidity of soil can take place.

III. Leaching of nitrate to the groundwater can occur.

1) Only I

2) Only II

3) Only II and III

4) Only I and II

5) All I, II and III

10. Which of the following is the chief characteristic of ‘mixed farming’?

1) Cultivation of both cash crops and food crops

2) Cultivation of two or more crops in the same field

3) Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops together

4) All of the above

5) None of the above

Answers:

1. 1
2. 3
3. 1
4. 2
5. 4
6. 2
7. 4
8. 5
9. 3
10. 3