NABARD Manager Agri & Rural Dev Mock Test 1

QUESTION: 1

In which state of India wet agriculture is practised?

A.
Tamil Nadu
B.
Karnataka
C.
Andhra Pradesh
D.
Kerala

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QUESTION: 2

Consider the following crops of India:
1. Cowpea
2. Green gram
3. Pigeon pea
Which of the above is/are used as pulse, fodder and green manure?

A.
1 and 2 only
B.
2 only
C.
1 and 3 only
D.
1, 2 and 3

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QUESTION: 3

Which of the following districts of Andhra Pradesh is regarded as the rice bowl of the state?

A.
Chittoor
B.
Nellore
C.
Warangal
D.
Cuddapah

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QUESTION: 4

NABARD was established in the :

A.
Fourth Five Year Plan
B.
Fifth Five Year Plan
C.
Sixth Five Year Plan
D.
Eighth Five Year Plan

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QUESTION: 5

Which region in India is known as the 'Rice Bowl of India' ?

A.
North-east region
B.
Indo Gangetic plain
C.
Krishna-Godavari delta
D.
Kerala and Tamil Nadu

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QUESTION: 6

Which of the following statements about Sugar industry are correct?
1. In the world, India's share in sugar production is over 15 per cent
2. Sugar industry is the second largest agor-based industry in India.
3. India is the largest consumer of sugar.
4. India is the largest producer of sugar.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below-

A.
1 and 2
B.
3 and 4
C.
2 and 3
D.
1 and 4

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QUESTION: 7

The food strategy India is dominated by -

A.
Monsoon
B.
Price behaviour
C.
Government subsidies
D.
World food and agriculture organization's policy

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QUESTION: 8

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was established in the year:

A.
1970
B.
1975
C.
1977
D.
1980

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QUESTION: 9

Similipal is

A.
Sanctuary
B.
Biosphere Reserve
C.
National Park only
D.
Zoo

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QUESTION: 10

Species listed in Red Data Book are

A.
Vulnearable
B.
Threatened
C.
Endangered
D.
All the above

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QUESTION: 11

Kanha National Park is famous for

A.
Rhinoceros
B.
Tiger
C.
Birds
D.
Crocodiles

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QUESTION: 12

Which plan gave emphasis on removal of poverty for the first time?

A.
Fourth
B.
Fifth
C.
Sixth
D.
Seventh

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QUESTION: 13

The price at which the government purchases foodgrains for maintaining the Public Distribution System (PDS) and for building up buffer-stock is known as:

A.
minimum support prices
B.
procurement prices
C.
issue prices
D.
ceiling prices

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QUESTION: 14

Decrease in species diversity in tropical countries is mainly due to

A.
Urbanisation
B.
Pollution
C.
Deforestation
D.
Soil erosion

Solution:

QUESTION: 15

National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched in the year:

A.
2003
B.
2004
C.
2005
D.
2006

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QUESTION: 16

In which Five Year Plan, the main objective was the eradication of poverty?

A.
Fourth Five Year Plan
B.
Fifth Five Year Plan
C.
Sixth Five Year Plan
D.
Seventh Five Year Plan

Solution:

QUESTION: 17

Among the following, who are eligible to benefit from Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)?

A.
Adult members of only the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe households
B.
Adult members of Below Poverty Line (BPL) households
C.
Adult members of households of all Backward Communities
D.
Adult members of any households

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QUESTION: 18

Which one of the following types of unemployment is common in Indian agriculture?

A.
Seasonal
B.
Disguised
C.
Frictional
D.
Structral

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QUESTION: 19

Per capita availability of forest land is the highest in:

A.
Madhya Pradesh
B.
Assam
C.
Jammu and Kashmir
D.
Sikkim

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QUESTION: 20

What is the correct sequence of the following Indian states in descending order of their length of surface roads per 100km² of their area?
1. Haryana
2. Maharashtra
3. Punjab
4. Tamil Nadu
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A.
4,3,2,1
B.
4,3,1,2
C.
3,4,1,2
D.
3,4,2,1

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QUESTION: 21

The Palghat Gap serves inland communications from:

A.
Madurai to Tiruvananthapuram
B.
Chennai to Kochi
C.
Pune to Mumbai
D.
Bangalore to Mangalore

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QUESTION: 22

For which one of the following, is Satara well known?

A.
Thermal Power Plant
B.
Wind Energy Plant
C.
Hydro-electric Plant
D.
Nuclear power plant

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QUESTION: 23

Which of the following pairs correctly matched:
1. Satpura : Maharashtra
2. Neyveli : Tamil Nadu
3. Kottagudem : Andhara Pradesh
4. Kota : Rajasthan
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A.
2, 3 and 4
B.
1 and 4
C.
1, 2 and 3
D.
1, 2, 3 and 4

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QUESTION: 24

The first 'high tech' port of Inida is "

A.
Quilon
B.
Nagapathinam
C.
paradeep
D.
Nava Sheva

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QUESTION: 25

When the number of organisms at successive levels are plotted, they give the shape of a pyramid. This is called the pyramid of

A.
number
B.
energy
C.
biomass
D.
none of these

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QUESTION: 26

A treeless biome is

A.
Tundra
B.
Grassland
C.
Desert
D.
All the above

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QUESTION: 27

The Kishenganga Power Project is in-

A.
Orissa
B.
Maharashtra
C.
Gujarat
D.
Jammu & Kashmir

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QUESTION: 28

Correct sequence in a food chain is

A.
Grass→Insects→Birds→Snake
B.
Grass→Snake→Insects→Deer
C.
Grass→Wolf→Deer→Buffalo
D.
Bacteria→Grass→Rabbit→Wolf

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QUESTION: 29

The longest dam in India is-

A.
Bhakra Dam
B.
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
C.
Hirakund Dam
D.
Kosi Dam

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QUESTION: 30

A renewable resource is

A.
Fossil fuel
B.
Metals
C.
Sunlight
D.
Both A and B

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QUESTION: 31

A nonconventional energy source is

A.
Coal
B.
Petroleum
C.
Solar radiations
D.
Electricity from nuclear plants

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QUESTION: 32

Social forestry is useful in yielding

A.
Floriculture
B.
Timber
C.
Medicines
D.
Multipurpose uses

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QUESTION: 33

Methane gas producing field is

A.
Wheat field
B.
Paddy field
C.
Cotton field
D.
Groundnut field

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QUESTION: 34

Lead is considered mainly

A.
Soil pollutant
B.
Water pollutant
C.
Air pollutant
D.
Noise pollutant

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QUESTION: 35

A water body has high BOD indicating that water is

A.
Being contaminated with sewage
B.
Being aerated
C.
Receiving minerals
D.
Atrophic

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QUESTION: 36

Panchayat Raj” was tried 1st time by The State of Madras as a pilot project as early as

A.
1957
B.
1963
C.
1959
D.
1948

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QUESTION: 37

It is a group of people, who live in a geographical area and have an interest in each other for the purpose of making a living. It is a form of social organization existing between the family and state.