General awareness solved question paper for IBPS, SBI as well as Banking sector competitive exams Part 2 of 2

General awareness solved question paper for IBPS, SBI as well as Banking sector competitive exams Part 2 of 2

21. ‘Leaf Rust’ is a serious disease of this crop and till date, there is no effective and ecologically safe fungicide for controlling this disease?

(A) Sweet Potato

(B) Grape

(C) Rice

(D) Wheat

(E) Sorghum

22. What is botanical (Scientific) name of Safed Musli–a medicinal plant grown almost all over India ?

(A) Chlorophytum borivilianum

(B) Curculigo orchioides

(C) Piper longum

(D) Solanum surattense

(E) None of these

23. Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology is located at?

(A) Abohar (Punjab)

(B) Ludhiana (Punjab)

(C) Bangalore (Karnataka)

(D) Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)

(E) Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)

24. Which one of the following Castor hybrids, you will suggest for getting good yields for rainfed and irrigated areas of Rajasthan State ?

(A) RHC 1 (VP-1 × TMV5-1)

(B) DCH 6 (JP 65 × JI 96)

(C) DCH 519 (M574 × DCS 78)

(D) DCH 177 (DCP 9 × DCS 9)

(E) None of these

25. Which one of the following ‘mixed cropping’ pattern you would suggest to the farmers for getting higher economic benefits ?

(A) Bhindi + Spongegourd

(B) Mango + Turmeric

(C) Mango + Colocasia

(D) Mango + Groundnut

(E) Colocasia + Turmeric

26. Which one of the following States has created ‘Organic Commodities Board’ to promote and restore value of foodcrops, which are mostly grown on marginal lands ?

(A) Kerala

(B) Karnataka

(C) Jharkhand

(D) Madhya Pradesh

(E) Uttarakhand

27. The Central Frozen Semen Production and Training Institute is one of the premier Institute of Animal Husbandry, is located at (HQ)?

(A) Hessarghatta (Karnataka)

(B) Sunabada (Orissa)

(C) Dhamrod (Gujarat)

(D) Suratgarh (Rajasthan)

(E) Andeshnagar (Uttarakhand)

28. What percentage of total cultivable area in India is under ‘Horticultural Crops’ ?

(A) 10 per cent

(B) 11 per cent

(C) 12 per cent

(D) 13 per cent

(E) 14 per cent

29. ‘National Agricultural Insurance Scheme’ (NAIS) was in operation in India since?

(A) Rabi season 1999–2000

(B) Kharif season 1998–1999

(C) Rabi season 2000–2001

(D) Kharif season 2000–2001

(E) None of these

30. ‘Pusa Arunima’ is an improved hybrid variety of this crop relased by IARI, New Delhi?

(A) Mango

(B) Guava

(C) Grape

(D) Citrus

(E) Pomegranate

31. As on 2007, how many Indian States/Union Territories (UTs) have partially modified their respective Acts under the ‘Agricultural Marketing Reforms’ ?

(A) 12 States/UTs

(B) 13 States/UTs

(C) 14 States/UTs

(D) 15 States/UTs

(E) 16 States/UTs

32. What is the total ‘Export Earnings’ (Rs. crore) in 2004-05 from livestock, poultry and related products in India ?

(A) Rs. 2200 crore

(B) Rs. 2250 crore

(C) Rs. 2300 crore

(D) Rs. 2350 crore

(E) Rs. 5150 crore

33. Which one of the following States is leading one (Ranked first) in production of ‘Cut Flowers’ in India ?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Karnataka

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Uttar Pradesh

(E) West Bengal

34. To accommodate 277 plants of ‘Acid Lime’ in one hectare area, what should be the spacing between two plants ?

(A) 5·5 m × 5·5 m

(B) 6·0 m × 6·0 m

(C) 6·5 m × 6·5 m

(D) 7·0 m × 7·0 m

(E) None of these

35. Which one of the following ‘Maize Hybrids’, you will suggest to the farmers of Punjab State for growing in ‘Rabi season’ for Higher Yields ?

(A) Vivek Hybrid

(B) Vivek Hybrid 15

(C) Hybrid Sheetal

(D) Deccan 115

(E) Pratap Hybrid Makka 1

36. According to ‘National Sample Survey Organisation’ (NSSO 2006), which one of the following Information Sources is most availed by the Indian farmers in getting farm information ?

(A) Radio/TV

(B) Fram Input Dealers

(C) Progressive Farmers

(D) Krishi Vigyan Kendras

(E) Agricultural University Specialist

37. More than 40 per cent of the 197 Private Sugar Mills in India are located in this State?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Tamilnadu

(C) Chhattisgarh

(D) Andhra Pradesh

(E) Karnataka

38. What is the subsidy component to the total loan amount/total investment available to SC, ST, woman and other disadvantaged sections candidates under the scheme of ‘Establishing Agriclinic and Agribusiness Centres’ by the Agri/Vet/Horticultural graduates ?

(A) 25 per cent

(B) 33·33 per cent

(C) 50 per cent

(D) 60 per cent

(E) 80 per cent

39. In which one of the following years, the NABARD was established in India—as an Apex Financial Institution for Rural and Agricultural Development ?

(A) 1980

(B) 1981

(C) 1982

(D) 1983

(E) 1984

40. As per the RBI’s directives, Banks should not insist upon the margin/collateral security for the loans to borrowers upto the limits of?

(A) Rs. 50,000

(B) Rs. 75,000

(C) Rs. 1,00,000

(D) Rs. 1,25,000

(E) Rs. 1,50,000

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