Agriculture MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Agriculture - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is Reserve Bank of India.

Key Points

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is the Central Bank of India.
• RBI was established on 1 April 1935 by the RBI Act 1934.
• Major functions of the RBI are as follows:
  • Issue of Bank Notes
  • Banker to Government
  • Custodian of Cash Reserves of Commercial Banks
  • Custodian of Country's Foreign Currency Reserves
  • Lender of Last Resort
  • Central Clearance and Accounts Settlement
  • Controller of Credit.

Additional Information

• Governor of RBI is Shaktikanta Das.
• Deputy Governors of RBI are  Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Patra,  Rajeshwar Rao, T. Rabi Sankar.
• The headquarters of RBI is in Mumbai.
• There are four zonal offices of RBI in Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, and Chennai.
• RBI has 27 regional offices and 04 Sub-offices.

The correct answer is Drip irrigation

Key Points

• Water wheel: It is a machine used for converting the energy of flowing water into some useful form of power.
• Tubewell: Irrigation through tubewell is mainly based on an underground aquifer which results in water scarcity if used for a long time.
• Drip irrigation: It is a type of micro-irrigation system used for saving water and nutrients by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of the plants. 
• Sprinklers: It is a device used to irrigate crops by applying water in a controlled manner similar to rainfall.

The correct answer is Andhra Pradesh.

Key Points

• Chilli is considered one of the most important commercial spice crops in the world.
  • Chilli is also called "wonder spice".
  • Chilli is believed to have originated in tropical America.
• Andhra Pradesh is the leading producer of Chilli in India.
• Andhra Pradesh contributes nearly 57% of the total Chillie production in India. 
• The major chilly growing districts in Andhra Pradesh are:
  • Warangal.
  • Krishna.
  • Khammam.
  • Prakasham.
• The most important Chilli growing states in India are Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.
• Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu together constitute nearly 75% of the total Chillie producing area in the country.

The correct answer is Option 4. 

Key Points

• Castor seed is the oilseed that can be grown both as a rabi crop and a kharif crop.
• Castor plants are adaptable to various climatic conditions, and farmers have the option to cultivate them in either the rabi season or the kharif season, depending on their regional climate and preferences. 

Additional Information

• Rabi Crops:
  • Rabi crops are sown in winter, typically from October to December, and harvested in spring, around March to April.
  • These crops require a cooler temperature for their growth and development.
  • Some examples of rabi crops include wheat, barley, oats, mustard, peas, chickpeas, and linseed.
  • These crops are well-suited to regions with a temperate climate and are dependent on irrigation or winter rainfall.
• Kharif Crops:
  • Kharif crops are sown in the monsoon season, generally from June to July, and harvested in the autumn, around September to October. 
  • These crops thrive in regions with a hot and humid climate, along with abundant rainfall.
  • Some examples of kharif crops include rice, maize, millet, sorghum, cotton, groundnut, soybean, and sugarcane.
  • These crops primarily rely on rainfall for their growth and do not require extensive irrigation.

The correct answer is option B.

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• ISRO's satellite-based CROP monitoring estimated India’s wheat output at over 122 million tonnes in 2025, boosting the importance of remote sensing in agricultural policy.

Key Points

• CROP was developed by the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) under ISRO, not the Ministry of Agriculture. Hence, Statement 1 is incorrect.
• CROP uses data from multiple satellites, including SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) and optical imaging, to track crop sowing, growth, and harvesting in near real-time. Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
• Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat are among the eight major wheat-growing states included in the CROP study. Hence, Statement 3 is correct.

Additional Information

• Technological tools used include EOS-04 (SAR), EOS-06 (Oceansat-3), and Resourcesat-2A.
• CROP enables real-time crop health assessment and helps support food security decisions.
• Coordination: While the Ministry of Agriculture collaborates, the technical implementation is led by ISRO-NRSC.

The correct answer is Horticulture and Honey.

Key Points

• The Golden Revolution is related to Horticulture and Honey.
• It started in 1991 and lasted till 2003.
• Father of Golden Revolution: Nirpakh Tutaj.
• The Golden Fibre Revolution is related to Jute Production.

Additional Information

The correct answer is Grey.

• Grey colour is associated with the revolution in fertilisers.

Key Points

Agriculture Revolutions in India and their respective Colours:

Option 4 is correct, i.e. Assam.

• Muga silk is the product of the silkworm Antheraea assamensis and is mostly grown in Assam. The larvae of these moths feed on som and sualu leaves. Assam is the largest producer of this golden-colored silk in not just India but the entire world.
• Assam is famous for its Muga variety of silk. It is registered as a Geographical Indication for Assam.
• Know about Assam:
  • Capital: Dispur
  • Languages: Assamese, Bodo, Bengali
  • Major Rivers: Subansiri, Dihang, Brahmaputra.
  • Geographical Indications: Muga Silk, Tezpur Litchi, Boka Chaul (Oryza sativa), Gamosa, Chokuwa.
  • World Heritage Sites: Kaziranga National Park on the bank of the Brahmaputra, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary near the border with Bhutan.

The correct answer is 1968.

Key Points

Green Revolution in India:

• The term green revolution was first used by William Gaud and Norman Borlaug is the Father of the Green Revolution.
• After Independence, Indian policy-makers adopted all measures to achieve self-sufficiency in food grains.
• In the year 1965, the government of India launched the Green Revolution with the help of a geneticist, now known as the father of the Green revolution (India) M.S. Swaminathan.
• The movement of the green revolution was a great success and changed the country’s status from a food-deficient economy to one of the world’s leading agricultural nations.
• It started in 1967 and lasted till 1978.
• India adopted a new strategy in agriculture, which resulted in the 'Green Revolution', especially in the production of wheat and rice.
• Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, officially recorded the impressive strides of the Green Revolution in agriculture by releasing a special stamp entitled 'Wheat Revolution' in July 1968.
• The success of wheat was later replicated in rice.

Thus, to signify the achievements of the Green Revolution, a stamp was released by the then Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi entitled as ‘Wheat Revolution’ in July 1968.

The correct answer is 65%

Key Points

• The expected returns to farmers by way of MSP (Minimum Support Price) over their cost of production for barley for marketing season 2021–22 is estimated at 65%.
• Minimum Support Price:
  • Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices.
  • The minimum support prices are announced by the Government of India at the beginning of the sowing season for certain crops.
  • The MSP is decided on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).
  • Government announces minimum support prices (MSPs) for 22 mandated crops and fair and remunerative prices (FRP) for sugarcane.
  • The list of crops is as follows:
    • Cereals (7) - paddy, wheat, barley, jowar, bajra, maize, and ragi.
    • Pulses (5) - gram, arhar/tur, moong, urad, and lentil.
    • Oilseeds (8) - groundnut, rapeseed/mustard, toria, soybean, sunflower seed, sesamum, safflower seed, and nigerseed.
    • Raw cotton.
    • Raw jute.
  • MSP guaranteed prices to save farmers from distress sales.
  • The MSP is announced at the beginning of the sowing season for certain crops on the basis of the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP, 1985).
  • The MSPs are fixed for the following purposes:
  • To invest more by farmers in the farm sector.
  • To motivate farmers to adopt improved farm technologies.
  • To increase production and overall farmers' income.

The Correct Answer is Intensive subsistence farming.

 Key Points

• In intensive subsistence farming, the farmer cultivates a small plot of land using simple tools and more labour.
• Intensive subsistence agriculture is prevalent in the thickly populated areas of the monsoon regions of the south, southeast, and east Asia.

 Important Points

Commercial Farming

• In commercial farming, crops are grown and animals are reared for sale in the market.
• The area cultivated and the amount of capital used is large. Most of the work is done by machines.
• Commercial farming includes commercial grain farming, mixed farming, and plantation agriculture.

Primitive subsistence farming

• Primitive subsistence agriculture includes shifting cultivation and nomadic herding.

Extensive subsistence agriculture

• Extensive subsistence agriculture is farming in thinly populated areas.
• The vast expanse of land is cultivated to yield minimal output of crops and animals for the primary consumption of the grower's family.

The correct answer is Meghalaya.

Key Points

• Bamboo drip irrigation system a very old practice seen in Indian state Meghalaya
  • Bamboo drip irrigation system is a 200-year-old system in Meghalaya.
  • It is a system of tapping stream and spring water by using bamboo pipes.
  • In a bamboo drip irrigation system bout 18-20 litres of water enters the bamboo pipe system, gets transported over hundreds of metres, and finally reduces to 20-80 drops per minute at the site of the plant.
• The word Meghalaya means "adobe of clouds.
• The longest natural cave in India 'Krem Liat Prah' is in Meghalaya.
• Khasi, Garo, Jaintia hills are situated in Meghalaya.
• Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management is situated in Meghalaya.

​The correct answer is Truck farming.

Key Points

• The farmers specialize in vegetables only, this type of farming is known as Truck farming.
• In the regions where farmers specialize in vegetables only, the farming is known as Truck farming, and the distance of truck farms from the market is governed by the distance that a truck can cover overnight, hence the name truck farming.
• Vegetable farms are in some regions known as truck farms: "truck" is a noun for which its more common meaning overshadows its historically separate use as a term for "vegetables are grown for the market".
• The production of crops of some vegetables on an extensive scale in regions especially suited to their culture primarily for shipment to distant markets known as Truck farming.
• The major truck-farming areas are in California, Texas, Florida, along the Atlantic Coastal Plain, and in the Great Lakes area.
• Centres for specific crops vary with the season. Among the most important truck crops are tomatoes, lettuce, melons, beets, broccoli, celery, radishes, onions, cabbage, and strawberries.

Additional Information

The correct option is 3 i.e. Agriculture.

• Agriculture, Mining, Fishing, Forestry, and Dairy are some examples of the primary sector of the Indian economy. 
• These are called so because it forms the base for all other products.
• Manufacturing, Gas, Electricity, Construction, and Water supply are some secondary sectors
• It contributes around 29.6 % of the Indian GDP.
• Goods transported by trucks or trains, banking, insurance, and finance come under the tertiary sector.

The correct answer is Mission to increase the performance of the dairy sector.

 Additional Information

• "Operation Flood" is a mission to increase the performance of the dairy sector.
• Operation Flood was launched in 1970 by National Dairy Development Board during the time of the Fourth Five Year Plan.
• Operation flood was the world's biggest dairy development program which gave a major thrust to the milk production of the nation.
• It aimed at helping the dairy industry sustain itself economically while providing employment to poor farmers.
• The result was that India became the largest producer of Milk and Milk Products.
• White Revolution contributed to a large extent to alleviate poverty in India.
• Gujarat-based co-operation “Anand Milk Union Limited” (Amul) was the engine behind the success of the programme.
• Operation Flood is called the White Revolution in India.
• The programme to increase the production of milk is called White Revolution.
• Indian Dairy Association decided to observe the birthday of Verghese Kurien as National Milk Day.
• 'Unfinished Dream' is a book written by Verghese Kurien.

Important Points

• Father of White Revolution in India - Verghese Kurien.
• Milkman of India - Verghese Kurien.
• National Milk Day - November 26.
• National Dairy Development Board - Anand (Gujarat).
• National Dairy Research Institute - Karnal (Haryana).
• The largest producer of Milk and Milk Products in the World - India.