Latest Agriculture General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Which state become India's top vegetable producer in 2022?

A)

Uttarakhand

B)

Uttar Pradesh

C)

Punjab

D)

West Bengal

Correct Answer : Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh has become the top producer of vegetables, getting back its first position by demoting West Bengal to the second position, with a difference of a million tonnes in production in 2021–22 Crop Year (CY) (July–June), after two years since 2020.

* Vegetable production in Uttar Pradesh is expected to be 29.58 million tonnes (mt) in the 2021–22 crop year (July–June), down from 29.16 mt in 2020–21, while West Bengal output is expected to dip to 28.23 mt in 2021-22 from 30.33 mt in 2020-21.

* Other top producers of vegetables as per the data in the current year 2021-22 include Madhya Pradesh at 20.59 mt, Bihar at 17.77 mt and Maharashtra at 16.78 mt.

Top fruit producer :

* Andhra Pradesh remains the top fruit producer. India’s horticulture output is likely to drop marginally by 0.4% to 333.25 mt in 2021–22 from the previous year (2020–21) as production of vegetables, spices, and plantation crops is set to decline.

* In 2021–22, Andhra Pradesh is expected to produce 18.01 million tonnes of fruit, up from 17.7 million tonnes in 2020–21. Maharashtra is anticipated to produce 12.3 million tonnes of fruit, up from 11.74 million tonnes in 2020–21.

2 .

Which state becomes first state to introduce carbon-neutral farming methods?

A)

Assam

B)

Bihar

C)

Punjab

D)

Kerala

Correct Answer : Kerala

Kerala is set to become the first State in the country to introduce carbon-neutral farming methods in selected locations, for which the government has set aside ₹6 crore in the 2022-23 Budget.

In the first phase, carbon-neutral farming will be implemented in 13 farms under the Agriculture department and tribal areas, and steps are on to convert the State Seed Farm at Aluva a carbon-neutral farm. In the second phase, model carbon-neutral farms will be developed in all the 140 Assembly constituencies.

The government believed that carbon-neutral agriculture was the need of the times for environmental balance and improved health and safe sustenance of future generations, Agriculture Minister P. Prasad said in the Assembly here on Wednesday(16th Mar 2022)..

Source : The Hindu

3 .

How long has the Union Ministry of Agriculture revised the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) guidelines to provide 40-100% subsidy?

A)

June 2022

B)

October 2022

C)

January 2023

D)

March 2023

Correct Answer : March 2023

Union Agriculture Ministry has amended the guidelines of Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) to provide 40-100% subsidy until "March 2023" in purchasing drones for farm mechanization. After the amendment, a grant for the purchase of drones up to 100% of the cost of agriculture drones or Rs 10 lakhs, whichever is less, can be given.

The detail of percent and maximum amount of subsidy is given below :

* Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institutes, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutes, Krishi Vigyan Kendras and State Agriculture Universities- 100% subsidy- Rs 10 lakh maximum

* Agriculture graduates establishing Custom Hiring Centers (CHCs) = 50% subsidy up to Rs 5 lakh Existing CHCs or new ones, already or to be set up by a cooperative society of farmers, Farmer Producers Organizations (FPOs) and rural entrepreneurs are entitled to receive = 40% subsidy (maximum Rs 4 lakh).

4 .

Which State tie-up with UN-FAO and ICAR for sustainable agriculture?

A)

Assam

B)

Bihar

C)

Andhra Pradesh

D)

Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Andhra Pradesh

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has signed an agreement with the Andhra Pradesh Government to train the farmers in good farm management practices and sustainable agricultural methods. The FAO apart, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research is collaborating on the project.

5 .

Who was announced to repeal the three Controversial Agriculture Laws?

A)

Narendra Modi

B)

Piyush Goyal

C)

Rajnath Singh

D)

Nirmala Sitharaman

Correct Answer : Narendra Modi

* Apologising to the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 19th November 2021, announced the repeal of the three contentious farm laws against which farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, have been protesting at the borders of Delhi for nearly a year.

* The Prime Minister chose the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti to announce the repeal of the three laws, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act 2020.

* Farmers’ representatives told The Times of India that more than 600 activists and protesters had died during the protests.

6 .

Which is Indian 1st state to approve Tissue Culture-Based Seed Potato Rules?

A)

Bihar

B)

Punjab

C)

Gujarat

D)

Maharashtra

Correct Answer : Punjab

The Punjab Cabinet headed by chief minister "Charanjit Singh Channi" approved the ‘Punjab Tissue Culture Based Seed Potato Rules-2021’ to develop Punjab as a standard potato seed centre. With this decision, Punjab has become the first Indian state to have the facility of tissue culture-based certification, which will develop the Jalandhar-Kapurthala belt of Punjab as the export hub of potatoes. The Cabinet also approved to introduce the ‘Punjab Horticulture Nursery Bill-2021’ by amending 'Punjab Fruit Nursery Act-1961'.

7 .

Who recently overtake USA on world Agri export?

A)

India

B)

China

C)

European Union

D)

United Kingdom

Correct Answer : European Union

India has entered the top 10 list of the countries exporting agricultural produce in the year 2019 with a sizable share in the export of rice, cotton, soya beans and meat. The United States of America (USA), which topped the list in 1995 with 22.2% share of world Agri export, was overtaken by the European Union (EU) in 2019 with 16.1% global Agri share.

8 .

Which state has launched a loan scheme for the infrastructure development of Primary Agricultural Credit Cooperatives (PACS)?

A)

Jammu Kashmir

B)

Karnataka

C)

Gujarat

D)

Kerala

Correct Answer : Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Kerala Bank has launched a loan scheme titled ‘Kerala Bank Samagra’ for the infrastructure development of Primary Agricultural Credit Cooperatives (PACS). Bank president Gopi Kottamurikkal released the brochure of the scheme by handing over a copy to Anil Kumar A, general manager, PACS development department, Kerala Bank.

9 .

Why is Golden Rice pale yellow in color?

A)

Rich in Chlorophyll

B)

Rich in Beta-Carotene

C)

Rich in Phycobilins

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Rich in Beta-Carotene

The endosperm of Golden Rice (Oryza sativa) is yellow due to the accumulation of β-carotene (provitamin A) and xanthophylls. The product of the two carotenoid biosynthesis transgenes used in Golden Rice, phytoene synthase (PSY) and the bacterial carotene desaturase (CRTI), is lycopene, which has a red color. The absence of lycopene in Golden Rice shows that the pathway proceeds beyond the transgenic end point and thus that the endogenous pathway must also be acting. By using TaqMan real-time PCR, we show in wild-type rice endosperm the mRNA expression of the relevant carotenoid biosynthetic enzymes encoding phytoene desaturase, ζ-carotene desaturase, carotene cis-trans-isomerase, β-lycopene cyclase, and β-carotene hydroxylase;

only PSY mRNA was virtually absent. We show that the transgenic phenotype is not due to up-regulation of expression of the endogenous rice pathway in response to the transgenes, as was suggested to be the case in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) fruit, where CRTI expression resulted in a similar carotenoid phenomenon.

This means that β-carotene and xanthophyll formation in Golden Rice relies on the activity of constitutively expressed intrinsic rice genes (carotene cis-trans-isomerase, α/β-lycopene cyclase, β-carotene hydroxylase). PSY needs to be supplemented and the need for the CrtI transgene in Golden Rice is presumably due to insufficient activity of the phytoene desaturase and/or ζ-carotene desaturase enzyme in endosperm.

The effect of CRTI expression was also investigated in leaves of transgenic rice and Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). Here, again, the mRNA levels of intrinsic carotenogenic enzymes remained unaffected; nevertheless, the carotenoid pattern changed, showing a decrease in lutein, while the β-carotene-derived xanthophylls increased. This shift correlated with CRTI-expression and is most likely governed at the enzyme level by lycopene-cis-trans-isomerism.

10 .

Potato is a ?

A)

Stem

B)

Root

C)

Fruit

D)

Bud

Correct Answer : Stem

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