Latest Agriculture General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Which of the following is a food crop?

A)

Cotton

B)

Jute

C)

Palm

D)

Maize

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Maize

2 .

Soil factors are otherwise known as -

A)

Climatic factors

B)

Edaphic factors

C)

Biotic factors

D)

Physiographic factors

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Edaphic factors

3 .

'Sabarmati' and 'Jamuna' are two new varieties of -

A)

Mustard

B)

Mustered

C)

Rice

D)

Wheat

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Rice

4 .

Which of the following Institute has recently developed genetically-modified cotton varieties?

A)

G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

B)

Punjab Agricultural University

C)

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

D)

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Punjab Agricultural University

5 .

Which was the principal plant used in Green Revolution?

A)

Mexican Wheat

B)

Japonica Rice

C)

Indian Rice

D)

Emmer Wheat

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Mexican Wheat

6 .

Which of the following is not an important characteristic of the Green Revolution ?

A)

Mechanized agriculture

B)

Slash and burn

C)

Hybrid seeds

D)

Monoculture

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Slash and burn

7 .

Where is the greatest variety of flowers found?

A)

Assam

B)

Kerala

C)

Uttar Pradesh hills

D)

Sikkim

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Uttar Pradesh hills

8 .

Which of the following statements is correct about horticulture sector of India?

A)

As per II advance estimates total production of horticulture crops is estimated 307.2 million tonnes in 2017-18

B)

Total production of horticulture crops has been higher than total foodgrain production during 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18

C)

Production of vegetables is higher than fruit production

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : Option (D) - All of the above

9 .

Minimum Support Price is determined by the Government of India on the recommendations of -

A)

Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices

B)

NABARD & NAFED

C)

NITI Aayog

D)

NABARD

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices

10 .

Which one of the following States of India is the largest producer of coconut?

A)

Andhra Pradesh

B)

Kerala

C)

Karnataka

D)

Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Kerala