IBPS AFO MAINS Questions and answers 2024

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1. Kew, Mauritius, Queen variety related to which crop- Pine apple

2.Aroma in Rice crop due to - 2acetyl 1pyroline

3.Nitrogen fixing Rhizobium in lentil- R.leguminocerum

4.Mriacle rice - IR -8

5.Mad cow disease- prions

6.PM kisan mandhan yojana pension amount? 3000/mnt

7. Nation center for Fish genetic resources located at? Lucknow, UP

8.National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management (NCIPM) at Rajpur

Khurd, Mehrauli, New Delhi .

9. Chitala chitala is state fish of ?UP

10. Government subsidy provided for farmers under PMKUSUM- 30%

11.the branch of science concerned with the formation, nature, ecology, and
classification of soil;- pedology

12. Ooze our test done to identify ? Bacteria

13...... is the nodal agency for the holistic development of seafood industry in India to
realise its full export potential as a nodal agency.It is given the authority to prescribe
for itself any matters which the future might require for protecting and augmenting
the seafood exports from the country. It is also empowered to carry out inspection of
marine products, its raw material, fixing standards, specifications, and training as
well as take all necessary steps for marketing the seafood overseas- MPEDA

14.Elements used in Electron moisture metre- Americium and Berilium

15. 4th most important nutrient for oilseed and pulses- Sulphur

16. Removal of buds from the stems of (a plant), usually leaving only terminal buds,
to ensure growth of large blooms- Disbudding

17.It has been observed over many experiments that specific leaf area (SLA, -
cm2/g

18.In India, Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA), Hyderabad
classification deep ploughing in soil - 25-30 cm

19. ....is normally understood as a system wherein a higher number of plants are
accommodated in a unit area as compared to the conventional planting.- HDP
20.It means reduction or loss, in arid, semi-arid and dry subhumid areas, of the
biological or economic productivity and complexity of rainfed cropland, irrigated
cropland or range, pasture, forest and woodlands resulting from land uses or from a
process or combination of processes, including processes arising from human
activities and habitation patterns such as: soil erosion caused by wind and/or water;
deterioration of the physical, chemical and biological or economic properties of soil;
and long-term loss of natural vegetation- Land degradation

21. Which of following is photoblastic seed- Lettue

22. Castrated pig called as- Stag

23.Dogridge identified as the best rootstock for drought and salinity resistance in -
grape varieties.

24. Isolation distance for certified seed of hybrid Pearlmillet - 200m

25.Alley cropping ls known as Hedgerow Intercropping is the practice of growing

agronomic or forage crops in or around rows of trees or bushes that are wide enough
to act as alleyways. Which of the following is feature of alley cropping?

Cultivation of leuguminous woody species

26.Chloride cells present in which part of fish ? Gill

27. Gestation period of sheep -147+_3

28.What are the Risks Covered Under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana? - Losses
due to war and enmity.
29. Which of the following crop show epigeal type of germination? Mango

30......are branches that develop from the leaf axils at each unelongated node of the
main shoot especially grasses and cereals- Tillers

31.Infrastructure facility along the entire supply chain viz. 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, mobile cooling units for facilitating distribution of non-horticulture,
horticulture, fish/marine(except shrimp), dairy, meat and poultry. The scheme allows
flexibility in project planning with special emphasis on creation of cold chain
infrastructure at farm level.-

Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure

32.....grown as an intercrop in groundnut fields acts as a trap crop to control red

hairy cater pillar.- Cowpea

33. Which of the following is Exsitu green manure crop- Glyricidia

34.The attractive colour of the tea infusion is due to ..... and it emerges as an
important quality index of black tea.- Thea flavins

35. Closed cover area for cow- 37-40 ft²

36......plant budding in which a small rectangle of bark bearing a scion bud is fitted
into a corresponding opening in the stock.- Patch budding

37...... of a soil is its ability to undergo deformation without cracking. It is an

important index property of fine grained soil, especially for clayey soils- Soil
plasticity
Language varies.

38......number of minutes required to kill a known population of microorganisms in a

given food under specified conditions.- F value.

39.It is cooperation between plants and fish and the term originates from the two
words aquaculture (the growing of fish in a closed environment) and hydroponics
(the growing of plants usually in a soil-less environment).- Aqua ponics

40. Damping off in tomato due to which of the following organism- Fungi

41.Ratio of yield of photochemical products to the total number of quanta absorbed

is known as?- Quantum yield

42.A gardening practice in which plant and fishes are together raised, plant filters
water and fish provide organic manures for plant.-Aquaponics Fish Farming

43. Drink after a heavy workout for muscle gain, which is a good source of
high-quality protein.Which of the following is used for heavy exercise or work? It is
good source of carbohydrates, protein and antioxidants and hydrated Energised
drink consumed after exercise which contain carbohydrates and protein to recover
body……. Natural nutrient rich- Coconut water/ whey protein according to
language we understand.

44........is the insect's population level or extent of crop damage at which the value of
the crop destroyed exceeds the cost of controlling the pest- ETL

45.Pf value of Hygroscopic coefficient -4.5

46.Portable instrument used to measure tree height from a distance without using
trigonometric table and formula- Hypsometer maybe??

47.Ratio of yield of photochemical products to the total number of quanta absorbed

is known as?Quantum yield. Exact question was different

48. Deficiency of molybdenum causes- yellowing of leaves

49.....may be defined as “pumping of excess soil water by deep-rooted plants using

their bio-energy."- Bio drainage

50.....is an economical and sustainable technology for environmental cleanup.

Plant species known to utilize different phyto-mechanisms during phytoremediation

of diverse pollutants has been presented.

Phyto remediation

51. Question from pointed mutation types ...

Protein sequence changes , without modification of its own characters?

52. Downy mildew fungal genus having obtuse type of sporangiophore which
produce sporangia, and branching at secondary and tertiary branches emerge at
right angle is-

53. .....is a measurable soil parameter that affects the capacity of a soil to perform a
specific function....Soil quality index
54. Characters of Lubricating oil,

sometimes simply called lubricant/lube, is a class of oils used to reduce the

friction, heat, and wear between mechanical components that are in contact
with each other. Lubricating oil is used in motorized vehicles, where it is
known specifically as motor oil and transmission fluid.

55.paecilomyces lilacinus used for- nematode control

56.Photophosphorylation is the light-dependent reaction, which occurs in the

chloroplasts of the plant cells, specifically, in the thylakoid membranes.

Oxidative phosphorylation occurs in mitochondria

57. Poly embryonic variety of mango- chausa.

58........ is the addition of microorganisms that have the ability to biodegrade recalcitrant
molecules in the polluted environment- Bioaugmentation

59. The breeding method in which has wider range of relationship than close breeding
- Line breeding

60.Cotton with lint how many seeds taken for index?