Agricultural Field Officer Memory Based Previous Year Question and Answer 2014

1.What are Aldicarb and Phorate ? Systemic Poison

2. For Making sandy soil compact ? Conserve Water

3. Which nitrogen fixation is symbiosis ? Rhizobium

4. Water use efficiency in drip irrigation ? 90%

5.Which crop is sensitive for saline soil ? Potato

6.Carbon content in humus? 58%

7.Which is internal seed borne disease? Loose smut

8.Seed treatment for loose smut? Carboxin

9.USA native poultry breed ? Rhode Island Red

10.Relative humidity measured by? Psychrometer

11.Seed rate of winter pigeon pea? 22-25kg/ha

12. Crop required More water and survive low oxygen? Paddy

13.Largest Fruit producing state in India? Maharastra

14.Which is shallow root crop? Onion

15.NPK Ratio in cereal crop? 4:2:1

16.National agricultural insurance scheme started in? 1999

17.Black colour Soil rich in ? Calcium carbonate, Magnesium & Potassium

18.Breed and milk Fat content? Holistrian friesian - 4% fat in milk

19.Plant part used frequently for production? Ex Plant

20. Rainy  season maize sowing time? 15 June to 15 July 

21.Yellow colour of soil due to ? Silica

22.Red colour of Soil due to ? Iron Oxide

23. Indian Agriculture contribution in world trade? Approximately 1%

24.Isolation distance in Cotton Foundation seed ? 50 meter

25.Seed rate of winter pigeon pea? 12- 15kg

26. Non environmental physical character of soil ? pH

27.Cropping intensity of India?  136%

28. Availability of Calcium and Magnesium more at pH? 7.5 To 8.5

29.Instrument used in secondary tillage ? Harrow

30.Best milk producing breed of cow in India? Sahiwal

31.Best wool yielding sheep? Merino (Native Spain )

32.Seedless variety of grapes? Sharad seedless

33.which type of faming is adopted in hilly area  ?  Contour Farming

34.Red soil has ? Poor drainage capacity

35.Planting spacing of Kabuli chana? 30 x 15 cm

36.Nitrogen content in vermi compost ? 3%

37.Sunflower planting spacing? 30 x 15cm

38.Central Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute (CFMT & TI)Situated at ?      Budni (Bhopal)

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Agricultural Field Officer Memory Based Previous Year Question and Answer 2013

 Agricultural Field Officer Memory Based Previous Year Question and Answer 2013

1.Pusa Sanyog is Variety of ? Cucumber

2. Shattering process is related to ? Soyabean

3. Highest area of food crop in India ? Mango

4. For best chicken hen breed is ? White leghorn

5. Central sheep and wool institute situated in ? Ambika Nagar (Rajasthan)

6.Total essential nutrient of plant? 17

7. Yellow spot in citrus due to ? Molybdenum

8. Nitrogen requirement for tobacco crop?  30-40 Kg/ha

9.Seed rate of pure mustard crop? 5-6 kg/ha

10.Spacing of chickpea? 30x10cm

11.CN Ratio of normal soil ? 10-12:1

12.Largest fish producing state in India? Andhra Pradesh

13.Tilt angle of disc plough? 15-25o

14.Test weight of Ground nut? 200-300 gram.

15.National Commission on farmer is started in? 2004

16.Highest coffee production state? Karnataka

17.Highest soil salinity tolerant crop is? Barley

18.Cholai is the weed of ? Bajra, Jowar, Maize

19.Seed rate of Tomato ? 400-500 gram/ha

20.Sod culture is related to ? Grass

21.Highest calcium found in ? Litchi

22.Contribution of agriculture in GDP? 13.7%

23.Who is the chairman of NABARD ? 
                  Harshkumar bhanwala -2013 (Dr. G.R. Chintala - 2020)

24.Buttoning of Cauliflower due to ? Nitrogen Deficiency

25. Downy Mildew of Maize due to ? Fungus

26.Total number of KVK in India? 722 -May 2021

27. For larger size seed which implement is used for sowing? Planter

28.Indian Institute of soil and water conservation is situated ? Dehradum

29.Groundwater level is measured by ? Piezometer

30.Pig breed famous for meat and giving piglets? White yorkshire

31.Egg colour depends on? Xanthophyll

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Agricultural Field Officer Memory Based Previous Year Question and Answer 2012

1.Glycolysis is known as ? EMP Pathway

2. Cell Organiser is ? Nucleolus

3. Rice seed is know as? Caryopsis

4. Paddy inflorescence is ? Panicle 

5. Fruit Ripening hormone is ? Ethylene

6. Hardness in woody tissue due to ? Lignin

7. International Rice Research Institute is located in ? Manila

8.Power House of cell ? Ribosome

9. Chipko movement is associated with ? S.L.Bahuguna

10.National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources is located in? Lucknow

11. In which sanctuary having maximum number of rare animals ? Manas National Park

12.Cereals deficient in lysine and rich in ? Methionine

13. Which crop grown for grain green manure and fodder? Cow Pea

14.Red Data Book is famous for ? Endangered animals and plants

15. Which factor highest effect annual losses of agriculture Production in India?

Weeds> Insects> Disease

16.The Shape of the growth curve is ? Sigmoid

17.Roasting coffee beans improve the content of ? Niacin

18. Spice bag is usually used for processing of ? Sauce

19. The forces that can change the frequency of an allele in a population are? 

Random genetic drift, In breeding, Migration, Mutagenesis and selection

20.Bottom layer of deep fresh water habitat is ? Hypolimnion

21. World health organisation (WHO) aanounces the eradication of smallpox as a disease in which year? 1977

22.Obligate anaerobic Bacteria Grow? Without oxygen and produce low energy

23.The size of tractor tyre maybe represented up? Section thickness X Rim diameter

24.Which is matching set of Classification? Millipede, Crab, Centipede and Cockroach

25.Which technique are used in assaying monoclonal antibodies? Flow cytometry

26.Tumour causing viruses re know as? Tungro viruses

27. Sudden mass death of fishes by Oxyge depletion is more likely in ? Eutrophic lakes

28.Biosphere is made up with organism lithosphere  atmosphere and ? Hydrosphere

29.A simple technique has been developed in India by usIng if which Bio-Fertilizer? Azotobacter and Rhizobium

30.Which is a rich source of protein is ? Spirulina

31.The anti codon region is present in ? t- RNA

32.Which is correct food chain ? Algae - Insert - Frog - Snake - Peacock

33. Pea seeds will germinate best if found in a jar containing? Oxygen

34.Measurement of the rate of oxygen consuming in unit volume of water over a period of time is carried out to determine? Biological Oxygen Demand

35.Obligate anaerobic bacteria grow? Without oxygen and produce low energy

36.Which is considered as Biological Paradise in India? Gulf of Mannar

37. Phenomenon where is a single gene has more than one phenotypic effect is know as? Pleiotropism

38.DNA and RNA are similar to each other because both of? Nucleotide polymers

39.When disease attacks many in a community simultaneously ? Epidemic

40.Beaten rice is also known as? Flaked Rice

41.Which synthetic polypeptides will form a triple helix?  Pro-Gly- Gly

42.Rate of Photosynthesis is higher in which light? Red

43. Botanical name of Pearl Millet? Pennisetum typhoides

44.The largest herbarium located in India? Kolkata

45. International Convention on Biological Diversity was ratified in the year ? 1994

46.Machine used for dehusk of pulse? Energy Roll Dehusker

47.Reptiles and Birds excreted nitrogen in the form of? Uric Acid

48. Red Orange colour of saffron due to ? Crocetin

49. Insect excrete in the form of uric acid because most of them are? Terrestrial 

50.The term microbiology given by ? Louis Pasteur

51. A Sclerotium refers to a modified mycelium which is ? Hard resting body

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IBPS SO - Agricultural Field Officer Preparation - Budget 2020 -2021

 Agricultural Budget 2020 -2021 

highlights of the 2021 Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

• The government aims to double farmers’ income by 2022
• Help 15 lakh farmers solarise their grid-connected pump sets
• “KisanRail” and “KrishiUdaan” for seamless transport of perishable farm goods
• Increasing coverage of artificial insemination to 70%
• Raise fishery exports to Rs 1 lakh crore by 2024-25

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IBPS Agricultural Field Officer Study Material - Entomology

 Major pest & Disease of Rice, Wheat, Cotton, Chick pea, Sugarcane & their Management

• Rice stem borer (Scirpophaga incertutas) is -Monophagous

• Trichogramna is a n Egg parasitoid

• Silver shoot or onion leaf is caused by  Gall midge

• Vector of Rice tungro is - Green leaf hopper (Nephotettise spp.)

• Vector of Grassy stunt disease  - Brown plant hopper (Nilaparvata spp.)

• Chaffy grains with black spot is due to - Gundhi bug (leptocoris spp.)

• Family of Gundhi bug is   -      Alydidae

• Gundhi bug caused on the stage -  Milking stage

• Ufra disease of rice is due to    -       Ditylenehus angustus

• White grub is a - Bettle, Polyphages

• Serious pest of wheat -White grub & termite

• Ear cockle nematode is  -Anguina tritici

• Tundu/yellow ear rot disease is due to - Anguina tritici + Carynebacterium tritici

• Control of tundu disease is done by hot water treatment at Hot water treatment 50⁰C for 2 hours.      

• Wheat stem borer sesamia inferns attack in  -Night

• Name of rice yellow stem borer - Scirpophaga incertuls

• Highest consumption of pesticide in crop   -  Cotton (54%)

• Hooper burn in cotton is due to -        Amrasca biguttula

• Family of cotton white fly - Aleyrodidae

• Vector for cotton leaf curl virus is  - Bemisia tabaci

• Glaring of squares in cotton is due to - Spotted bollworm (Earias vitella)

• Rosetting of flowers due to - Pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella)

• Double seed formation is due to -         Pink bollworm

• Large circular bore holes with faecal pellets is the symptoms of  -American bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera)

• Dysdercus cingulatus is known as  - Red cotton bug

• Bt formulation is used for - Early instars of bollworms

• Helicoverpa and Agrotisypsilon is the serous pest of  - Chickpea

• Greasy cut worm attack in  - Night

• Scientific name of Sugarcane shoot borer is  - Chilo infuscatellus

• Bunchy top appearance in sugarcane is due to  - Top borer (Scirpophaga excerptaels)

• Family of Top borer  - Pryalidae

• Pyrilla perpusilla (Fam. Lophopidae) is a  - Leaf hopper

• Biological control of borers  -    Trichograma Japonicun

• Distractive insect pest (DIP) Act was passed in the year  - 1914

• Insecticide act passed -  1968

• Pest occurs most frequently on cultivated crops - Regular pest

• Pest occurs in a few isolated localities is known as -    Sporadic pest

• Pest occurs in same area of year after year  -     Endemic pest

• Pest occurs in area in severe form  -      Epidemic pest

• Central plant protection training institute  -        Hyderabad

• Safest insecticide for honeybee -           Endosulphohn

• Pest population should be kept below -  Economic threshold level

• Serious pest of Rice is  -       Yellow stem borer

• What is the sequence of coating of seed by insect fungicide & Rhizobium  -   Fungicide + Insecticide + Rhizobium

• Family of shoot borer  - Crambidae

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Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms in Plants - IBPS AFO Study Material

 Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms in Plants

Nitrogen

• General yellowing of lower leaves
• Inverted V shaped Yellowing in cereals
• Buttoning of cauliflower
• Proteolysis in cells
• Red leaf of cotton (also due to Mg toxicity)

Phosphorus

• Sickle leaf disease
• Purple  leaf disease
• Anthocyanin pigmentation

Potassium

• Marginal necrosis
• Marginal Chlorosis of Grapes
• Potato blotchy
• Accumulation of Diamine putrescine
• Dying back of tips

Calcium

• Blossom end rot of Tomato (BER)
• Bitter pit of apple
• Tip hooking
• Cavity spot of Carrot
• Internal browning of Lettuce
• Blackheart of Celery
• Milk fever in cattle

Magnesium

• Grass tetany of cattle
• Bronzing of citrus
• Sand drown of tobacco
• Red leaf or reddening of Cotton (toxicity)
• Inter- veinal chlorosis in lower leaves
• Sulfur
• Yellowing in upper leaves.
• Tea Yellow

Boron

• Internal necrosis of Mango , Aonla
• Internal cork of Apple, Tomato
• Browning / Hollow stem of Cauliflower
• Cracked stem of celery, Lucerne
• Lucerne Yellow / Alfalfa yellow
• Heart rot of Sugarbeet , Marigold
• Hard fruit of Citrus
• Die back of Apple
• Water core of Turnip
• Brown heart of Wheat, Turnip
• Sterility in Wheat
• Top Sickness of Tobacco
• Canker of Sugarbeet
• Drought spot of Apple
• Hen- Chicken disease of Grape
• Crown chocking of Coconut
• Fruit cracking of Tomato, Pomegranate
• Snakeheads in Walnuts

Zinc

• Khaira Disease of Rice
• White bud of Maize
• Mottle leaf of Citrus
• Little leaf of Citrus
• Frenching of Citrus
• Little leaf of Cotton
• Rosette Disease
• Little leaf of Mango, Litchi
• Fern Leaf of Potato
• Leaf bronzing of Litchi

Silicone

• Freckle disease in Sugarcane

Manganese

• Grey specks of Oat
• Speckled yellow of Sugarbeet
• Pahaia Blight of Sugarcane
• Frenching of Tung Tree
• Crinkled leaf of Cotton (Toxicity)
• Marshy Spot of Pea

Molybdenum

• Whiptail of Cauliflower
• Scald of Legumes
• Yellow spot of Citrus
• Khaira of Citrus
• Downward cupping of radish

Iron

• Interveinal chlorosis of young leaves
• Leaf blanching of Sugarbeet
• Bronzing of Rice (Toxicity)
• Green neck of Citrus
• Silver green leaf of Tomato
• Lime- induced Chlorosis

Copper

• Reclamation Disease
• Stem melanosis of Wheat
• Exanthema / Gumming
• Dieback of Citrus
• Wither tip of Apple
• Rough bark of Apple

Chlorine

• Brown centre of Potato
• Susceptibility of Fusarium rot
• Gray spot of Coconut
• Tip burn of Betel vine

 Other Disorders

• Jonathan spot of Apple : Water Deficiency
• Blackheart of Potato : Oxygen Deficiency
• Richness in Cauliflower: Temperature
• Cat face in Tomato : Temperature
•  Blacktip of Mango : SO2, NO2
• Tip burn / Pansukh of Rice: Oxygen Deficiency

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 milk one liner

1. Milk freshly drawn from udder of cow has Amphoteric in nature

 

2. Colostrum is first secretion obtain after Pasturisation 

 

3. The first drawn milk during milking is called as foremilk which is low in fat 

 

4. Administration of drug / harmone may affect temporary changing fat. 

 

5. Milk fat present in emulsion form. 

6. Standardized milk contain minimum 4.5% fat

 

7. Toned milk contain minimum 3% fat

 

8. Double toned milk contain minimum 1.5% fat

 

9. Casein forms 78-80% total protein. 

10. Milk protein also present in colloidal form

 

11. Milk sugar or lactose is true form of solution 

 

12. Carotene act a anti oxidant and of vit –d

 

13. Yellow colour of milk due to carotene 

 

14. Specific gravity of skim milk is 1.035-1.037

 

15. Addition of water or cream lower the specific gravity of milk.

 

16. Addition of skim milk increase the specific gravity of milk

 

17. Freezing point of cow milk is -0.547°C

 

18. Freezing point of buffalo IS -0.549°c 

19. viscosity of water is 1.005cp

 

20. viscosity of milk is 1.5 to1.7cp

 

21. Sweet taste of milk is due to lactose 

 

22. Salty taste of milk is due to minerals 

 

23. Sulfur dry compound significantly contribute to cook flavour of heated milk 

 

24. Refractive index of cow milk is 0.2065 to 0.2075%

 

25. Refractive index for buffalo milk is 0.2076 to 0.2086%

 

26. The common milk m.o grow best in between 20to 40*C

 

27. Plate cooler are generally used for continues cooling of milk in dairy industry

 

28. Filtration removed the surprised foreign particles by straining process

 

29. Riboflavin being a vitamin is greenish yellow pigment gives characterstic colour to whey 

 

30. Enzymes are biological catalysis 

 

31. Amylase is starch spitting enzyme 

 

32. . Lipase is fat spiting enzyme leading to rancid flavor 

 

33. Protease is protein spitting enzyme 

 

34. Titrable acidity of cow milk ranges from 0.13 to 0.14

 

35. Titrable acidity of buffalo milk ranges from 0.14 to 0.15

 

36. The pH of normal fresh milk varies from 6.7 to 6.8

 

37. Pasteurization of milk was first attributed to Dr.Soxhlet of Germany in 1986

 

38. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is index organism of pasteurization.

 

39. . Vacreation is pasteurization of milk at reduced pressure by direct steam.

 

40. U.H.T Pasturization is the milk heated to 135-150˚C.

 

41. Pasteurization is process of heating every particle of milk at 63˚for 30 min or 72˚for 15 sec

 

42. Homogenization refers to the process of forcing the milk through a homogenizer with the  

objective of sub-dividing the fat globules.

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