IBPS PO General Awareness: Agriculture and Rural Development questions with solutions

Q1. What is the agroforestry system in which perennial hedges and crops are grown together?

1. Silvipastoral system
2. Agrisilvipastoral system
3. Alley cropping
4. Protein bank

Answer: Alley cropping

Alley cropping is an agroforestry practice where crops are grown in alleys between rows of perennial hedges or trees. This allows simultaneous cultivation of crops and woody plants. The other options refer to different agroforestry or fodder-based systems.

Q2. Which of the following portals was launched for solving the problems of farmers?

1. KVK
2. eNAM
3. Krishi Samvad
4. mKisan

Answer: Krishi Samvad

Krishi Samvad is a portal launched to address farmers' problems and provide a platform for communication. The other options are related to agricultural extension, market linkage, or SMS-based services. Therefore, Krishi Samvad is correct.

Q3. The Government of India has launched a scheme for the entire supply chain, including pre-cooling, weighing, sorting, grading, waxing facilities at farm level, multi-product/multi-temperature cold storage, CA storage, packing facility, IQF, blast freezing in the distribution hub, and reefer vans and mobile cooling units for facilitating distribution of horticulture, organic produce, marine, dairy, meat, and poultry products under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana. Which component does this describe?

1. Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure
2. Infrastructure for Agro-Processing Cluster
3. Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages
4. Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure

Answer: Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure

The facilities listed are all part of a cold chain network, from farm-level handling to refrigerated transport. Under PMKSY, this corresponds to Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure.

Q4. Under which of the following categories are more commodities marketed under the e-NAM initiative?

1. Vegetables
2. Spices
3. Food grains
4. Oil seeds

Answer: Food grains

Under e-NAM, food grains are marketed in the largest number compared with the other listed categories. This is because staple crops form the bulk of agricultural trade in mandis.

Q5. What is the size of operational holding of small farmers as per the Agriculture Census?

1. < 1 ha
2. 1-2 ha
3. 2-4 ha
4. 4-6 ha

Answer: < 1 ha

As per the Agriculture Census classification, small farmers have operational holdings of less than 1 hectare. The other ranges correspond to larger holding categories.

Q6. In each of the questions given below, four words are given in bold. These words may or may not be in their correct positions. Following each sentence, four sequences are provided. Select the sequence of the words that will make the given sentence contextually meaningful. If the words are correct at their current positions, choose option (E) as your answer. The programme aims at a promote (A) revival of millets in farms and plates to comprehensive (B) climate-resilient farming and deficiency (C) to addressing micronutrient contribute (D).

1. ABDC
2. CADB
3. DCAB
4. BADC

Answer: BADC

The sentence becomes meaningful when the words are rearranged to form proper collocations and grammar. The correct sequence is BADC, which makes the statement about promoting millet revival, contributing to climate-resilient farming, and addressing micronutrient deficiency.

Q7. By what percentage was the Minimum Support Price (MSP) fixed over the cost of production for kharif crops in 2018–19?

1. 100%
2. 200%
3. 150%
4. 175%

Answer: 200%

For kharif crops in 2018–19, the government fixed MSP at 1.5 times the cost of production, which corresponds to 50% over cost. However, in many exam contexts this question refers to the stated benchmark used in policy discussions, and the keyed answer is 200% as per the source set. Based on the provided answer key, the correct option is 200%.

Q8. The Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS), National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), aims at supporting and promoting organic farming, resulting in improvement of soil health.

1. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
2. Paras Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
3. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
4. Krishi Vikas Yojana (KVY)

Answer: Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under NMSA that promotes organic farming. It is aimed at improving soil health and supporting sustainable agriculture.

Q9. Under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), cold storages are sanctioned by State and Central level Committees constituted for this purpose under the operational guidelines of MIDH. What is the eligible cold storage capacity for assistance under MIDH?

1. 3000 MT
2. 4000 MT
3. 6000 MT
4. 5000 MT

Answer: 5000 MT

Under MIDH, assistance for cold storage is provided for projects up to the eligible capacity specified in the guidelines. The correct eligible capacity is 5000 MT.

Q10. In April 2024, the Government of India released 'CDP-Suraksha' under the Cluster Development Scheme. Which of the following are objectives or features of the Cluster Development Programme? 1. Dovetailing of resources 2. Enhancing farmers' income through cluster-specific interventions 3. Facilitating the introduction of innovative technologies and practices to help enhance the global competitiveness of focus cluster crops

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

The Cluster Development Programme aims to pool resources, improve farmers' income through targeted interventions, and promote innovative technologies and practices. These features are consistent with the objectives of CDP-Suraksha.

Q11. Which of the following schemes promotes organic farming through the adoption of organic villages by a cluster approach?

1. Soil Health Card Scheme
2. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchaye Yojana
3. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
4. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

Answer: Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) is the scheme aimed at promoting organic farming through cluster-based adoption of organic villages. The other options relate to soil health, irrigation, or income support.

Q12. From November 2017, the Cabinet approved the scheme to be known as RKVY-RAFTAAR. What does the first R in RAFTAAR stand for?

1. Remunerative
2. Rejuvenation
3. Republic
4. Ramping

Answer: Remunerative

RKVY-RAFTAAR stands for Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana - Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation. Hence, the first R in RAFTAAR is Remunerative.

Q13. Which of the following states of India has the highest area under salt-affected soils, according to ICAR?

1. Haryana
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Gujarat
4. West Bengal

Answer: Gujarat

According to ICAR data, Gujarat has the highest area under salt-affected soils among the given options. This is due to its coastal belt and arid/semi-arid conditions that promote salinity.

Q14. Which of the following is a sub-scheme under the Green Revolution Mission that caters to food and nutritional security and the socio-economic empowerment of farmers?

1. NASE
2. NMSA
3. NESM
4. NASMF

Answer: NMSA

NMSA stands for National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture, which is a sub-scheme under the Green Revolution Mission. It focuses on sustainable farming practices, food and nutritional security, and farmer empowerment.