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21)MissionforIntegratedDevelopmentof
Horticulturepromotesgreenhousetechnologies
underwhichcomponent?
a.Protractedcultivation
b.Protectedcultivation
c.Agrariancultivation
d.Cropcultivation
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:Protectedcultivation
Explanation:
MinistryofAgricultureandFarmersWelfare,GoI
undertheschemeMissionforIntegrated
DevelopmentofHorticulturepromotesgreen
housetechnologiesunderprotectedcultivation.
Assistancetothedegreeof50percentis
providedtofarmersforestablishinggreenhouses
upto4000sqmtsbeneficiary
ICARhasstandardisedlowcostnetandpoly
housesforcultivatingimportanthighvalue
vegetablecrops

22)Governmentandthejutesectorhavesetouta
programmetoincreasethesupplyofrawjute
called__________project.
a.JuteWECAREproject
b.JuteICAREproject
c.JuteInCAREproject
d.JuteToCAREproject
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:JuteICAREproject
Explanation:
Thegovernmentandthejutesectorhavesetout
onaprogrammeaimedathandholdingfarmersto
increasethesupplyofrawjute.
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ThisprogramislaunchedthroughtheNational
JuteBoardandtheJuteCorporationofIndia
ItiscalledtheJuteICAREproject
Around8000hawerecoveredinjuteyear2015
while25,000hawillbecoveredoverthenext
year
Juteisknownasthegoldenfibre

23)Indiascottonoutputfellbywhatpercent
duringOctober2015March2016,accordingto
CAI/CottonAssociationofIndia?
a.12percent
b.13percent
c.14percent
d.15percent
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:12percent
Explanation:
CottonsuppliesinIndianspotmarketsfell12
percentfromayearagoto28millionbales
betweenOctoberandMarchasadverseweather
curtailedproduction,statedtheCotton
AssociationofIndiaonApril18.
Theworld'sbiggestcottonproducerislikelyto
harvest34.1millionbalesofcottoninthe
2015/16season,thatstartedonOctober1,
downfromlastyear'soutputof38.3million
bales,addedthetradebody.
Tradebodiesareconsistentlyreducingcotton
productionestimatesforthecurrentseasonas
pestattacksandthefirstbacktobackdroughts
innearlythreedecadeshamperedperhectare
yields.

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24)MoUhasbeensignedbywhichcountriesfor
cooperationinagricultureon23rdMarch2016?
a.IndiaandLithuania
b.BangladeshandLithuania
c.PakistanandLithuania
d.Noneoftheabove
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:IndiaandLithuania
Explanation:
TheUnionCabinetchairedbythePrimeMinister
ShriNarendraModihasgivenitsapprovalfor
signingofaMemorandumofUnderstanding
betweenIndiaandLithuaniaforcooperationinthe
fieldofagriculture.Thisincludeshorticulture,
postharvestmanagement,organicfarming,cold
chaindevelopmentandagroprocessingindustry,
animalhusbandry,dairyingandaquaculture
etc.MoUwillalsohelpincapacitybuilding.

25)TheVicePresident,ShriM.HamidAnsarihas
saidthatweneedtoputinplacea_____________
programmetotransformthesocioeconomicfabric
ofouragriculturalsector.
a.GrowinIndia
b.LeadinIndia
c.InnovateinIndia
d.DiscoverinIndia
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:GrowinIndia
Explanation:
VicePresidentofIndiaShriM.HamidAnsarihas
mentionedtheneedforGrowinIndiaatthe
keynoteaddressattheNationalSeminaron
PublicInvestmentandSubsidiesonAgricultural
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InputsandtheUpliftmentofAgrarianEconomy,
organisedbytheAllIndiaKisanSabhawhichwas
attendedbyfarmersfromalloverthe
country.Goodintentionsmustbetranslatedinto
actionandenhancedpublicexpenditurein
agricultureisonewaytoaccomplishthis.

26)aIDEAhasformedanMOAwithNRDC.What
doesaIDEAstandfor?
a.AssociationforInnovationDevelopmentof
EntrepreneurshipinAgrarianaffairs
b.AgencyforInnovationDevelopmentof
EntrepreneurisminAgriculture
c.AssociationforInnovationDevelopmentof
EntrepreneurshipinAgriculture
d.Noneoftheabove
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:AssociationforInnovation
DevelopmentofEntrepreneurshipin
Agriculture
Explanation:
aIDEA,technologybusinessincubatorof
NAARMorNationalAcademyofAgricultural
ResearchManagementhasenteredintoa
memorandumofagreementwithNational
ResearchDevelopmentCorporationfor
supportingagribusinessstartups.aIDEAis
fundedbyDST.Aspartoftheagreement
betweenthetwo,NRDCshallprovideservices
likeTechnologyManagement,Mentoring
Services,ValueAdditionServices,Skill
DevelopmentandClusterDevelopmentaswell
asSeedFundsupporttoagribasedstartups.

27)WhatdepartmentandatopconsortiumofUK
researchinstitutionssignedanMoUtofurther
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developmentandpartnershipinthefieldofcrop
science?
a.DepartmentofBiotechnology
b.DepartmentofAgriculture
c.DepartmentofScience
d.DepartmentofAtomicEnergy
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:DepartmentofBiotechnology
Explanation:
DepartmentofBiotechnology,MinistryofScience
andTechnologyandagroupoftopUKresearch
institutionssignedMOUforestablishmentofa
jointIndiaUKcollaborationprogrammeincrop
science.Theaimoftheagreementistoenhance
collaborativeresearch,promoteknowledge
exchange,andsupportcapacitybuildingto
developresilienceinfoodsecurity.Allparties
agreedontheimportanceofcropscienceasan
areaofenormouspotentialforscientific
collaboration,andofgreatimportanceforglobal
foodsecurityinIndiaandbeyond.Agreement
checksoncollaborationinfundamentalscience
underpinningyieldenhancement,disease
resistanceanddroughtresistanceresearchinto
croprebreedingandthetranslationof
fundamentalresearchintosustainableagriculture
practice.Italsocontemplatestheestablishment
ofajointIndoUKPlantScienceCentreinIndia.

28)Whichpartoftheworldhavepeanutsgenetic
rootsbeentracedto,markingthefirsttimeahigh
qualitysequencingofthecropgenomebeing
carriedout?
a.Cambodia
b.Bolivia
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c.Serbia
d.Latvia
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:Bolivia
Explanation:
Inascientificbreakthroughwhichwillenhance
acceleratedgenediscoveryanddevelopmentof
improvedpeanut/groundnutcultivars,highquality
sequencingoftheancestralgenomesofthecrop
hasbeendevelopedleadingtopeanutvarsities
withbetterpodandoilyield,higherdiseaseas
wellasdroughtandheatresistanceandbetteroil
quality.BreakthroughwasmadebyIPGIor
InternationalPeanutGenomeInitiativeledbythe
USUniversityofGeorgiaresearchers.Rootsof
theoriginalwildgenomesof,Arachisduranensis
(V14167,Agenomeancestor)andA.ipaensis
(K30076,Bgenomeancestor)havebeentraced
toawildplantfromBolivia,whichisa"livingrelic"
oftheprehistoricoriginsofthecultivatedpeanut
species.Peanutgrowntodayresultsfrom
hybridisationofthese2wildspeciesand
ancestorsweretwodifferentspecies.

29)WhichcountryhassignedanMoUwithIndia
fornumerousagriculturalprioritysectorssuchas
plantbreeding,plantprotectionandcropseed
breeding?
a.Tanzania
b.Liberia
c.Gambia
d.Armenia
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:Armenia

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Explanation:
IndiaandArmeniasignedanMoUforcooperation
intheagriculturalsectorandenvisagednumerous
prioritysectorssuchasplantbreeding,
agriculturalcropseedbreeding,buffalobreeding,
plantprotection,milkproductionandprocessing
aswellasagrarianeducation.MoUalsoprovides
forestablishingaJWGandpreparationofWork
Plansandwillbevalidfor5yearsandextendable
beyondfive.

30)Cabinethasprovidedexpostfactoapproval
foragriculturalMoUswithwhichofthefollowing
countrieson17thFebruary2016?
a.Nepal
b.Cyprus
c.Liberia
d.Bothaandb
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:Bothaandb
Explanation:
Cabinethasprovidedexpostfactorapprovalto
asmanyas13MoUsinthefieldgoagriculture,
forcooperationinagricultureandalliedsectors.
The13countriesareCyprus,Cambodia,
Bangladesh,Israel,Nepal,Netherlands,Bhutan,
Mauritius,Chile,Tanzania,Suriname,Syriaand
Zambia.MoUshavebeensignedforcapacity
building,exchangeofknowledgeandgenetic
resourcesanddevelopmentofsuitable
technologiesandfarmpracticesforincreasing
productivity.

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