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1. The period of the second phase of the Green (D) All of the above
Revolution 11. Krishi Vikas Yojana launched
(A) After 1983 (B) After 1973 (a) In the Tenth Five Year Plan
(C) After 1963 (D) After 1993 (b) In the Eleventh Five Year Plan
2. The West Bengal Land Reforms Act is passed (c) In the 12th Five Year Plan
(A) 1977 (B) 1955 (D) In the Second Five Year Plan
(C) 1966 (D) 1988 What is the role of agriculture and allied sectors in
3. National Food Security Campaign (NFSM) begins India's GDP in 2022-23?
(A) 2001-02 (B) 2007-08 (A) 15% (B) 14.1%
(C) 2009-10 (D) 2011-12 (C) 18.03% (D) 20%
4. Grains that are not included in the ISOPOM program 13. National Food Security Campaign launched
(A) Oilseeds (B) Paddy (a) In the Tenth Five Year Plan
(c) Pulse (d) Maize (b) In the Eleventh Five Year Plan
5. Mega Food Parks Start in India (c) In the 12th Five Year Plan
(A) In 2008 (B) In 2010 (D) In the Ninth Five Year Plan
(C) In 2016 (D) In 2012 14. Check out the information below
How many mega food parks are targeted to be set up 1. 70% of the world's production is in India 2. The
during 12th Five Year Plan period (2012-17)? minimum support price of raw jute is announced every
(A) 100 (B) 20 six months by the Government of India. Raw jute is
(C) 50 (D) 200 mainly produced in West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and
7. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana has targets Tripura 4. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
(a) Creating villages rich in 6,000 pulses and oilseeds for the season 2014-15 has announced a minimum
(B) Creation of villages rich in 60,000 pulses and support price of Rs 2,400 per quintal
oilseeds (A) 1, 2 and 3 are true (B) 1, 3 and 4 are true
(c) To create villages rich in 10,000 pulses and oilseeds (C) 1 and 2 are true (D) All are true
(D) To create villages rich in 40,000 pulses and oilseeds The programme within which India entered into the 15.
8. 'Operation Barga' took place in West Bengal PL-480 agreement
(A) 1977 (B) 1978 (A) Import of oil products (B) Import of food grains
(C) 1979 (D) 1980 (C) Export of Tea (D) None of the above
9. Parent Agency for implementation of National 16. The zamindari system was abolished in West Bengal
Agricultural Insurance Scheme (A) 1951 (B) 1953
(a) Food Corporation of India (C) 1960 (D) 1961
(B) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices 17. Farmer-based cultivation refers to
(C) Agricultural Insurance Company of India Limited (A) Cultivation by Bargadar (B) The farmer himself is
(D) NABARD the owner of the land
10. What can be considered as the beginning of land (C) Farming by agricultural labourers (D) None of the
reform in India? above
(A) Abolition of middlemen (B) Tenancy reform 18. The National Rainfed Area Authority is established
(C) Reconstruction of Agriculture (A) In 2001 (B) In 2003
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(C) In 2006 (D) In 2010 (A) In 2000 (B) In 1998
19. What is the main field of disguised unemployment? (C) In 2005 (D) In 1991
(a) In industry (b) In agriculture 31. Collaborates in the marketing of forest resources
(C) In service (D) None of the above collected by indigenous people
20. India's Rank in Milk Production in the World (A) TRIFES (B) TRISEM
(a) The first (b) The second (C) TRIFED (D) TRIFEX
(c) Third (d) Fourth 32. Food Corporation of India (FCI) is established
21. What percentage of the total agricultural land in (A) 1955 AD (B) 1975 AD
India is under horticultural cultivation? (C) 1985 AD (D) 1965 AD
(A) 30% (B) 25% 33. The 'Khadya Sathi' scheme was adopted in West
(C) 5% (D) 10% Bengal
22. Which state of India is the largest producer of (A) In 2011 (B) In 2016
flowers? (C) In 2014 (D) In 2012
(a) Karnataka (b) West Bengal In which financial year 'Soil Health Card' scheme was
(C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Punjab adopted?
23. What is the rank of West Bengal in flower cultivation (A) 2014-15 (B) 2013-14
in India? (C) 2011-12 (D) 2012-13
(a) The second (b) The third 35. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (2016)
(c) The fourth (d) The fifth (A) Farmers will pay a premium of 1% of Kharif crops
24. India's position in the world in fisheries within the and 1.5% of Rabi crops (B) Farmers will pay a premium
country of 3% of Kharif crops and 4% of Rabi crops (C) Farmers
(a) The first (b) The third will pay a premium of 5% of Kharif crops and 2% of
(c) Second (d) Fourth Rabi crops (D) Farmers will pay a premium of 2% of
25. Total cereal production in India in 2022-23 AD Kharif crops and 1.5% of Rabi crops
(A) 103.61 million tons (B) 315.72 million tons 36. Total allocation in Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana,
(C) 532.61 million tons (D) 301.61 million tons 2007-08
In which year was the National Seed Policy announced (A) Rs 25,000 crore (B) Rs 15,000 crore
in India? (C) Rs 30,000 crore (D) Rs 5,000 crore
(A) 1999 (B) 1991 37. This feature is found in a large part of the agriculture
(C) In 2002 (D) In 2006 sector of India
27. How many fertilizer factories are there in India? (A) Large Scale Agriculture Unit (B) In Capitalist
(a) 5 (b) 15 Agriculture
(C) 18 (D) 9 (C) Small Scale Agricultural Alliance (D) Co-operative
In which year was the PPV Act passed to protect the Agricultural Alliance
diversity of saplings and the rights of farmers? 38. Land reform has mainly improved their economy
(A) 2001 (B) 1991 (a) Agricultural labourer (b) Agricultural
(C) 1994 (D) 2006 labourer
29. Krishi Shramik Suraksha Yojana adopted (c) Small farmer (d) Farmer
(A) In 2001 (B) In 2005 39. New techniques in agriculture are particularly
(C) 1999 (D) 1991 beneficial
30. 'Kisan Credit Card' scheme started (A) Small farmers (B) Farmers with large capital
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(C) Agricultural labourers (D) Intermediate traders (C) 98% (D) 78%
40. Apex Bank is in the field of agricultural credit 51. How much of the agricultural land in West Bengal is
(a) Reserve Bank of India (b) State Bank of India irrigated?
(C) NABARD (D) Both (b) and (c) (A) 56% (B) 76%
41. Boro paddy cultivation is dominated in West Bengal (C) 66% (D) 86%
(a) Purulia Plateau region 52. The two 'drip' and 'sprinkler' methods are related to
(B) North Bengal Plains (A) Pesticide application (B) Cess
(c) In the eastern districts (C) Weed lifting (D) Making fossils
(D) Rarh region 53. CAD (Common Area Development) in Agriculture
42. Where did the 'Green Revolution' first happen? was initiated
(A) Punjab and Haryana (B) Bihar and (A) From 1970-71 AD (B) From 1991-92 AD
West Bengal (C) From 2001-02 AD (D) From 1974-75 AD
(C) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu (D) Gujarat and 54. The timeline for meeting the targets of Nirvanchal
Maharashtra Water Shed Yojana is
43. How many tonnes of rice was produced in India in (A) 2014-2019 (B) 2012-2017
the financial year 2022-23? (C) 2007-2012 (D) 2016-2021
(A) 109.24 (B) 303.34 55. In the Five Year Plan that IADP was adopted
(C) 120.32 (D) None (A) Third (B) Fifth
44. Production of horticultural crops in 2020-21 AD (c) Fourth (d) Sixth
(A) 323.4 MT (B) 258.86 MT 56. Who is credited with the Green Revolution that took
(C) 329.86 MT (D) 440.41 MT place in India
45. At present (2022-23) how many hectares of land (A) P. C. Mahalanobis (B) M. S. Swaminathan
does India have irrigation capacity? (C) Sukhamoy Chakraborty (D) Pranab Bardhan
(A) 140 million (B) 73 million 57. Mexican agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug
(C) 53.5 million (D) ক োননোটিই নয় received the prize in AD
46. India's position in tea production in the world (A) 1970 (B) 1965
(a) The second (b) The first (C) 1960 (D) 1975
(C) Third (D) Fifth 58. Lermarzo is a type of high-yielding
How many regional offices does FCI currently have in (a) Wheat seeds (b) Wheat seeds
India? (c) Corn seeds (d) Mustard seeds
(A) 29 (B) 25 59. The first phase of the Green Revolution had
(C) 27 (D) 27 significant benefits during the period
48. The state that is the first in fertilizer production (A) 1960-65 (B) 1955-60
(a) Punjab (b) Gujarat (C) 1965-70 (D) 1970-75
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Haryana
49. Total irrigated cultivation area in India
(A) 152 million hectares (B) 52.52 million hectares
(C) 182.53 million hectares (D) 92.57 million hectares
50. How much of the agricultural land in Punjab is
irrigated?
(A) 82% (B) 88%