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11)RicefarmingoriginatedinChinaatwhattime
accordingtonewevidenceunearthedby
archaeologists?
a.7000yearsago
b.8000yearsago
c.9000yearsago
d.10,000yearsago
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:9000yearsago
Explanation:
RicefarminggrewinChinaover9000yearsago,
aspernewevidencefoundbyarcheologists.This
pushesbackearlierestimateof8200yearsmade
in2011.
Discoverywasmadebyarcheologistsfrom
UniversityofTorontoMississaugainCanada
andChinasZhenjiangProvincialInstituteof
CulturalRelicsandArchaeologyinChina.
Studyshedsnewlightonoriginsofrice
domesticationandhistoryofhumanagricultural
practices
Researchersfoundthatancientricecultivation
emergedinthelowerYangtzevalleyand30
percentofthericeplantmaterialprimarily
bases,husksandleafepidermis
RiceplantalsohadcharacteristicsofJaponica
ricewhichisusedinsushiandcultivatedin
JapanandKorea
Digging1.5metresbelowtheground,teamalso
unearthedartefactssuchaswellknownpottery
andstonetoolsaswellasanimalbones,
charcoalandotherplantseeds

12)Namethe9millioneuroIndoEUprojecton
waterscarceagriculturalsector?
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a.Water2crops
b.Water3crops
c.Water4crops
d.Water5crops
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:Water4crops
Explanation:
Thisisa9millionEuroIndoEUprojectonwater
scarceagriculturalsector.Areviewandplanning
meetontheprojectwasconductedfrom1517
JuneinNewDelhimarkingthecompletionof4
yearsoftheproject.
Water4Cropsstandsforintegratedbiotreated
wastewaterreuseandvalorisationwith
enhancedwaterefficiencytosupporttheGreen
EconomyinIndiaandEU
Theobjectiveofthisprojectisthedevelopment
ofinnovativebiotechnologicalwastewater
treatments,eveninassociationwithplant
systemsforbustleofreuseofwastewaterin
agriculture
ThisisoneofthelargestIndoEuroproject
fundedbyGovernmentofIndiathrough
DepartmentofBiotechnologyundertheMinistry
ofScienceandTechnologyandtheEU
Thiswasformedin2012underKBBEand
biotechnologicalwastewatertreatmentsand
reuseinagronomicalsystems

13)Indiahasrecordedhighestevertea
productionatwhatfigurein20152016,according
totheTeaBoard?
a.1233
b.1244
c.1255
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d.1266
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:1233
Explanation:
Indiarecordedthehighesteverteaproductionat
1233millionkilosduring20152016,andexports
crossed230millionkilosduringthisperiod.Tea
productionroseby3percentin20152016,from
36millionkilosin20142015,accordingtoa
statementfromtheTeaBoard.
Exportsinthelastfiscalwerehighestafter35
yearsandcrossedINR4493croreand17
percentriseintermsofquantity
Lasttimeexportscrossedthispercentagewas
in19801981.
ExportsweremostlyinmarketsofRussia,
Germany,Iran,Pakistan,UAE,Polandand
Bangladesh.
Increaseinproductioncanbeassociatedwith
riseinproductioninN.India,whilethesouth
sufferedfromclimaticadversities
ProductionbyBoughtLeafFactorsrose5.81
percentduringthisperiodandcontributed34
percenttoproductionoverall.Averageprice
realisationatteaauctionsroseby8.05percent

14)Governmenthascappedroyaltyfeeonnew
GMcottontraitsatwhatpercent?
a.10percent
b.11percent
c.12percent
d.13percent
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:10percent
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Explanation:
Furtherregulatingthecottonseedmarket,
governmentcapsroyaltyfeeonnewGMcotton
traitsat10percent.Thiswillhurtbiotechmajors.
Afteraperiodoffiveyears,royaltywouldreduce
10percentofinitialvalueeveryyear.IftheGM
technologylosesitsefficacy,technologyprovider
wouldnotbeeligibleforanyroyalty.Issuinga
notificationonlicensingguidelinesforGMcotton
seeds,theagricultureministerhasalsocapped
upfrontfeeforthenewGMtraitatINR25lakhto
bepaidintwoequalinstalments.Anewformatfor
bilateralagreementshasbeenprescribed.

15)Whichuniversityhasbeengivenstatusof
centraluniversityonMay122016?
a.RajendraAgriculturalUniversityPUSAZamrudpur
b.RajendraAgricultureUniversityPUSASamastipur
c.RajendraAgricultureUniversity,PUSAJaipur
d.Noneoftheabove
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:RajendraAgricultureUniversity
PUSASamastipur
Explanation:
UnionAgricultureandFarmersWelfareMinister
ShriRadhaMohanSingh,onMay12saidthatthe
RajendraAgricultureUniversity,PUSA,
SamastipurhasbeengiventhestatusofCentral
University.Headdedthatwiththis,longpending
demandofthepeopleofBiharhasbeenfulfilled.
ParliamentclearedDr.RajendraPrasadCentral
AgricultureUniversityBill2015,yesterday.First,
RajyaSabhaandthenLokSabha,passedthe
Bill,unanimously.SubsequentlyHonble
PresidentShriPranabMukharjeesignedonit,
yesterday.
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ThisisthefirstCentralAgricultureUniversityof
theStateandthesecondCentralAgriculture
Universityofthecountry.

16)NomurahasestimatedthatGVAofIndiais
expectedtorisebywhatpercentin20152016?
a.1.1
b.1.2
c.1.3
d.1.4
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:1.1
Explanation:
Realagriculturalgrowthisexpectedtorise1.1
percentin20152016despitebelownormal
monsooninthepreviousyear,asperNomura
report.TheJapanesefinancialservicesmajor
hasindicatedthattheongoingdiversificationin
theagriculturesectorreducedvolatilityinfarm
incomeandagriculturaloutputs.
CompositionofIndianagriculturechangesfrom
largelyfoodgraindominatedsectortoother
coreandancillaryactivitiessuchashorticulture
andlivestock.
Reduceddependenceonfoodgrainoutputisa
reasonwhyvolatilityinagriculturalGDPgrowth
hasmoderated.
Despitebelownormalmonsoonrainfallin2015,
realagricultureGVAgrowthisprojectedtorise
1.1percentinFY16.

17)ThreeimprovedvarietiesofKhesaridalhave
beenreleasedforgeneralcultivation.Whichare

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they?
a.Ratan,Prateek,Beejak
b.RatanBeejak,Mahateora
c.Ratan,Prateek,Mahateora
d.Noneoftheabove
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:Ratan,Prateek,Mahateora
Explanation:
ThreeimprovedvarietiesofKhesaridalnamely
Ratan,MahateoraandPrateekhavebeen
releasedforgeneralcultivationinMP,Bihar,
ChhatisgarhandJharkhand.
Thesehavebeenfoundtobesafeforhuman
consumptionduetothepresenceofverylow
levelofaneurotoxincalledBetaODAP.
Productionofpulsesduringthelast5yearshas
increasedfrom14.7MTin20092010to
19.3MTin20132014.Secondadvance
estimatesfortotalpulseproductionin2015
2016isaround13.2MT
WhilethereisnobanonKhesaridal,itssale
andstorageareprohibited

18)IARIhasdevelopedearlymaturinggenotype
ofwhichdal?
a.Tur
b.Urad
c.Masoor
d.Arhar
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:Arhar
Explanation:
IndianAgriculturalResearchInstitutehas
developedearlymaturingarchergenotypewhich
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isofdeterminatehabit,shortstaturedandsuited
forcloseplanting.Itcanalsobeusedfor
mechanicalharvestingandmaturesin120days.
Thegenotypeisbeingevaluatedindifferent
agroecologiesinAllIndiaCoordinated
ResearchProjectonPigeonpea

19)FishproductioninHimachalPradesh
increasedbywhatpercent?
a.9%
b.9.1%
c.9.2%
d.9.3%
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:9.2%
Explanation:
ProductionoffishinHimachalPradeshhasrisen
by9.2percentduring20152016asagainstthe
previousfiscal.Productionthisyearwas
recordedat11,798.72metrictonne.Trout
productionhasreached417.23metrictonne
whichwas61.03metrictonneshigherthanthe
previousyear.accordingtoaspokespersonfrom
thefisheriesdepartment.Govindsagarmaintained
highestleveloffishproductionherhectareinthe
nation
Closeto581.73lakhcarpseedsand17.50lakh
troutseedswereproducedandrevenueofINR
465.59lakhwasgeneratedattheFisheries
department.
Threecarphatcheries,fivehectarenursery
pondsand29hectaresoflargefishpondswere
beingsetup
Creationofpostharvestinfrastructuralfacilities
likeiceplats,mobilefishvansandinsulated
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boxesarebeingprovidedtoreservoir
fishermen.

20)ICARhastakenonresearchfordeveloping
HYVofcoconutsincluding?
a.Veppankulam3
b.Kalpatharu
c.Chandrakalpa
d.Alloftheabove
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:Alloftheabove
Explanation:
ResearchfordevelopingHYVofcoconutinthe
countrywillbeundertakenbyIndianCouncilof
AgriculturalResearchCentralPlantationCrops
ResearchInstituteKasaragod,StateAgricultural
UniversitiesandCoconutDevelopmentBoard
Fivedroughttolerant,tallvarietiesfromICAR
InstitutesandonevarietyfromTamilNadu
AgriculturalUniversity,Coimbatorehavebeen
releasedforcultivation.
Veppankulam3:Droughttolerant,Highyield
Kalpatharu:Droughttolerant,Highyield
ChandrakalpaDroughttolerant,HighOilyield
KalpaPratibhaDroughttolerant,HighOilyield,
tendernut
KalpaMitraDroughttolerantHighnut,oilyield,
tendernut
KalpaDhenuDroughttolerant,highoilyield

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