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61)WhatwillbethenewnameoftheAgriculture
MinistryasproposedbythePrimeMinister
NarendraModiinhisIndependenceDayaddressto
thenationon15thAug15?
a.MinistryofIndianAgricultureandFarmersWelfare
b.AgricultureandFarmersWelfareMinistry
c.MinistryofIndianAgricultureandWelfare
d.AgricultureandWelfareMinistry
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:AgricultureandFarmersWelfare
Ministry
Explanation:
Noexplanationisavailableforthisquestion!

62)Whichstategovernmenthaslaunchedafull
fledgedconfidencebuildingexercisetoinstill
confidenceamongfarmingcommunityinthe
state?
a.UttarPradesh
b.Karnataka
c.MadhyaPradesh
d.HimachalPradesh
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:Karnataka
Explanation:
Hence10dayscampaigniskickedoffinallthe
districtstocounselfarmersagainstsuicideusing
audiovisualmediumandsocialmedia.Chief
Ministerandhiscouncilofministersarevisiting
villageswherefarmerscommittedsuicides.Chief
MinisterSiddaramaiahisvisitingfamiliesof
farmerswhocommittedsuicideinGadagand
Dharwaddistrictson5thAug15.

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63)InwhichmonthwilltheBengaliEditionof
KrishiDarshanChannelofDoordarshanbe
launched?
a.August15
b.September15
c.October15
d.November15
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:September15
Explanation:
TheChannelwillcatertotheneedsoffarmers
andwillprovidenecessaryinformationrelatingto
variousaspectsofrurallifeandprofessionsinthe
State.

64)Incollaborationwithwhichstatethe
InternationalCropsResearchInstituteforSemi
AridTropics(ICRISAT)launchedtheGreen
Phabletforthefarmers?
a.Telangana
b.AndhraPradesh
c.Karnataka
d.Kerala
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:Telangana
Explanation:
TheHyderabadheadquarteredICRISAT
launchedtheGreenPhablet,pricedabout?
18,600,forfarmersinTelangana.Theinstitute
wouldmaintainserverstosafekeepthe
information.Andeveniftheuserslosetheir
device,theycouldgetbacktheinformationinno
time.

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65)NamethemobileapplaunchedbyDigitalIndia
WithLaado(NDDB)on7thJuly15?
a.PashuPoshan
b.GauSeva
c.SafedKranti
d.DairyApp
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:PashuPoshan
Explanation:
NationalDairyDevelopmentBoard(NDDB)
launchedamobileapplicationthatwillrecommend
abalanceddietforcowsandbuffaloes.Itwillhelp
boostdairyfarmers'incomebyraisingmilkyield
andcuttingfeedcost.

66)On16thJuly15theReserveBankofIndia
(RBI)directedbankstoensurethattheiroverall
directlendingtofarmersshouldnotfallbelowthe
averageoflast_____years.
a.Three
b.Five
c.Seven
d.Ten
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:Three
Explanation:
Thedirectionhasbeengivenagainstthe
backdropofgovernmentexpressingconcern
overadverseimpactofanyreductionindirect
credit,giventheadverseweatherconditions.To
increasedirectlendingtoagriculture,theRBIin
April2015revisedthetargetfordirectlendingto
smallandmarginalfarmersunderprioritysector

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normsto7percentfor201516andto8percent
for201617.

67)AsperthedatareleasedbytheAgriculture
Ministry,whatisthetotalareathathasbeen
coveredtilldate(18thJuly15)asagainst346lakh
hectaresatthistimelastyear?
a.450lakhhectare
b.563lakhhectare
c.132lakhhectare
d.245lakhhectare
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:563lakhhectare
Explanation:
CropssowingdatareleasedbytheAgriculture
Ministryrevealsthatthetotalareaofover563
lakhhectarehasbeencoveredtilldateasagainst
346lakhhectareatthistimelastyear.Ricehas
beensowninover132lakhhectare,whichis
aboutsixlakhhectaremorethanlastyear.About
56lakhhectareareahasbeencoveredunderthe
cultivationofpulseswhichismorethandoubleof
thesownareaunderthecroplastyear.

68)WithwhichcountryhasIndiasignedthe
biggestwheatimportdealsinoveradecade?
a.Bangladesh
b.Austria
c.Russia
d.Australia
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:Australia
Explanation:
Noexplanationisavailableforthisquestion!
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69)Whichorganisationhassetatargetof
providing30,000crorerupeesascredittofarmers
forirrigationoverthenextthreeyears?

a.NABARD
b.SIDBI
c.EPFO
d.SBI
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:NABARD
Explanation:
ThestaterunNationalBankforAgricultureand
RuralDevelopment,NABARDhassetatargetof
providing30,000crorerupeesascreditto
farmersforirrigationoverthenextthreeyears.
Thisfundingwillbeinadditiontothe
governmentsrecentannouncementofproviding
50,000crorerupeesofloanstofarmersoverthe
nextfiveyearsunderthePradhanMantriKrishi
SinchaiYojana.

70)On15thJulywhichministrylaunchedthe
PGSIndia,SoilHealthCardandFQCSWeb
Portals?
a.MinistryofComm.andInformationTechnology
b.MinistryofAgriculture
c.MinistryofEarthScience
d.MinistryofCommerceandIndustry
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:MinistryofAgriculture
Explanation:
ShriRadhaMohanSingh,UnionAgriculture
Ministerlaunched3webportalsviz.SoilHealth
Cardportal,FertiliserQualityControlSystem
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portalandParticipatoryGuaranteeSystem
Indiaportal.Underthescheme,SoilHealthCard
portalhasbeendevelopedforregistrationofsoil
samples,recordingtestresultsofsoilsamples
andgenerationofSoilHealthCard(SHC)along
withFertilizerRecommendations.
FertilizerQualityControlSystem(FQCS)isa
webbasedandconfigurableworkflowapplication
developedbyNICforprocessingofsample
collection,testingandgenerationofanalysis
reports.ParticipatoryGuaranteeSystemisa
processofcertifyingorganicproductswhich
ensuresagricultureproductionprocessin
accordancewiththestandardslaiddownfor
organicproductsandthatdesiredqualityhas
beenmaintained.

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