NABARD Grade A 2019 :Agriculture & Rural Development Questions
NABARD ARD Books, PDF, Previous Papers, Question Set and study material. NABARD ARD Study Material PDF. Welcome to the Let’s Study Together online NABARD Grade A Exam Section. If you are preparing for NABARD Grade A Exam2019, you will come across a section on “Agriculture & Rural Development” (with focus on Rural India)wherein 40 questions will be there carrying 40 marks.
Here we are providing you with “Important Agriculture & Rural Development Questions” for NABARD Grade A & B 2019 Exam based on the latest pattern of your daily practice.
NABARD Agriculture & Rural Development (ARD) Question | Set-1
1. National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) an umbrella institute under ICAR is located at?
The National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal was originally started as Imperial Institute of Animal Husbandry and Dairying in 1923 at Bangalore. In 1955, NDRI Headquarter was shifted to Karnal. In 1966, Institute was brought under the aegis of ICAR.
World Soil Day is celebrated annually on the 5th of December at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome, the regional offices and through national and local events.
3. In the recent budget, the facility of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme has been extended by the government to which other sectors?
In the recent Budget the government has decided to extend the facility of Kisan Credit Cards to fisheries and animal husbandry farmers to help them meet their working capital needs.
4.The National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) aims at which of the following?
A. Providing easy access to institutional credit to enhance productivity by investing in machinery and purchase of variable inputs and providing funds till the farmer receives payment from sale of produc
B. Providing Irrigation benefits to the farmers to ensure early completion of projects
C. Notifying agricultural commodities produced in the region and providing their first sale mechanism.
D. Improving agricultural productivity by providing timely advisory services to farmers to adopt best practices, technology, meet with contingencies, market information, etc.
E. Enhancing agricultural productivity, protection of resources such as land, water, biodiversity and genetic resources by developing strategies to make agriculture more resilient to climate change.
E. Enhancing agricultural productivity, protection of resources such as land, water, biodiversity and genetic resources by developing strategies to make agriculture more resilient to climate change.
5. Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD) is a premier training establishment promoted by NABARD. Where is BIRD located?
Rabi crops or Rabi harvest are agricultural crops sown in winter and harvested in the spring in South Asia. The term is derived from the Arabic word for “spring”, which is used in the Indian subcontinent, where it is the spring harvest (also known as the “winter crop”).
9. Salinization occurs when the irrigation water accumulated in the soil evaporates, leaving behind salts and minerals. What are the effects of salinization on the irrigated land?
10. Recently the government announced to keep MSP for all unannounced Kharif crops at least one and half times of their production cost. What is the full form of the MSP?