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 ?
- The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
- The Farmers’ Welfare Society
- The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
- 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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