Sunday, 18 June 2017

IAS Prelims 2017 GS Paper 1 - Agriculture questions



1.   What is/are the advantage/s of implementing the National Agriculture Market scheme?
1.   It is a pan-India electronic trading portal for agricultural commodities.
2.   It provides the farmers access to nationwide market, with prices commensurate with the quality of their produce.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a.   1 only
b.   2 only
c.    Both 1 and 2
d.   Neither 1 nor 2


2.   Which of the following practices can help in water conservation in agriculture?
1.   Reduced or zero tillage of the land
2.   Applying gypsum before irrigating the field.
3.   Allowing crop residue to remain the field.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a.   1 and 2 only
b.   3 only
c.    1 and 3 only
d.   1,2 and 3

3.   The nation wide soil health card scheme aimed at
1.   Expand the cultivable area under irrigation
2.   Enabling the banks to assess the quantum of loans to be granted to farmers on the basis of soil quality.
3.   Checking the overuse of fertilizers in farmlands
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
a.   1 and 2 only
b.   3 only
c.    2 and 3 only
d.   1,2 and 3


For the last 3 to 4 years UPSC has been asking questions related to agriculture. You can expect 1 to 4 questions from agriculture related. So keep a track on what's happening in Indian agriculture.