General Awareness Agriculture SSC CGL Tier 1 previous year questions

Here is the compilation of all previous year question of General Awareness Agriculture – with answers.

SSC CGL 2019 Questions

Ques.1) Minimum Support Price (MSP) is recommended by ?

  1. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
  2. The Farmers’ Welfare Society
  3. The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
  4. The Commission for Weights and Measures

Correct Answer : The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices

SSC CGL 2017 Questions

Question:1) Which one of the following is a component of Food Security System? [08- AUG-2017-Shift-1]

Options:
1) Buffer stock
2) Minimum support price
3) Fair price shops
4) Mid day meals

Correct Answer: Buffer stock

Question:2)What is the accepted average Calorie requirement for rural area in India?[08- AUG-2017-Shift-1]

Options:
1) 2100
2) 2200
3) 2300
4) 2400

Correct Answer: 2400

Question:3) In which city is the Forest Research Institute of India located?[09- AUG-2017-Shift-3]

Options:
1) New Delhi
2) Hyderabad
3) Dehradun
4) Shimla

Correct Answer: Dehradun

Question:4)Who was the invertor of frozen foods?[09- AUG-2017-Shift-3]

Options:
1) Alfred Nobel
2) Clarence Birdseye
3) Frank Whittle
4) Ives McGaffey

Correct Answer: Clarence Birdseye

Question:5)Azolla increases soil fertility for …. [28 AUG 2016- Evening Shift]

Options:
1) maize cultivation
2) wheat cultivation
3) barley cultivation
4) rice cultivation

Correct Answer: rice cultivation

Question:6)The second Green Revolution aims at increasing agricultural output to promote [29 AUG 2016- Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Availability of easy credit to big farmers
2) Co-operative farming
3) Inclusive growth
4) Development of rural sector

Correct Answer: Inclusive growth

Question:7)In bio fortification technique plant breeders use breeding to overcome [31 AUG 2016- Afternoon Shift]

Options:
1) Loss due to insect pests
2) Decrease in food production
3) Deficiencies of micronutrients and vitamins
4) Loss due to plant diseases

Correct Answer: Deficiencies of micronutrients and vitamins

Question:8)Spraying of DDT on crops causes pollution of __________ [02 September 2016- Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Air & Soil
2) Crops & Air
3) Soil & Water
4) Air & Water

Correct Answer: Soil & Water

Question:9)Which of the following produces the most solid waste ?[02 September 2016- Evening Shift]

Options:
1) Agriculture
2) Nuclear Power Plants
3) Manufacturing
4) Packaging Industry

Correct Answer: Manufacturing

Question:10).’Agronomy’ is the practice of raising ______________ [04 September 2016- Morning Shift]

Options:
1) Plants and Animals
2) Crop plants
3) Agriculture
4) Fruit plants only

Correct Answer: Plants and Animals

Question:11)In a rainforest, the vegetation that grows under the shade of a canopy is known as ?[06 September 2016]

Options:
1) Crown
2) Canopy
3) Understorey
4) Forest floor

Correct Answer: Understorey

Question:12)_________ is a byproduct of sewage treatment and can be decomposed to produce bio-gas ?[06 September 2016]

Options:
1) Sewage
2) Sludge
3) Sewer
4) Scum Correct Answer: Sludge

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