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41)AccordingtotheAgricultureCensus,total
numberofoperationalholdingswasestimatedat
_____million.
a.134.35
b.136.35
c.138.35
d.Noneoftheabove
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:138.35
Explanation:
Asperthiscensus,thetotalnumberof
operationalholdingswasestimatedat138.35
million.Otherfindsareasfollows:
1.Thetotaloperatedareaequalled159.59million
hectare.
2.Theaveragesizeoftheholdingwasestimated
as1.15hectare.Theaveragesizeofholdings
hasshownastabledecliningtrendovervarious
AgricultureCensusessince,197071.
3.TheGrossCroppedArea(GCA)waspegged
at193.76millionhectare.
4.AP,Karnataka,Gujarat,MP,Maharashtra,
Rajasthan,UP,Punjab,andWBtogetheraccount
forabout78percentoftheGrossCroppedArea
inthenation.
Thiscensusisconductedevery5yearstocollect
informationonstatusofagriculturalholdingsinthe
nation.

42)NationalVirtualAcademyforIndian
Agriculturehaslaunchedonlinecourseon
diseasesofhorticulturalcropsandtheir
managementincollaborationwithwhich

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educationalbody?
a.ICRISAT
b.IITBombay
c.Bothaandb
d.Neitheranorb
Answer Explanation

ANSWER:Bothaandb
Explanation:
Freeonlinecourseonagricultureanddiseasesof
horticulturalcropsandtheirmanagementhas
beenlaunchedincollaborationwithICRISAT
HyderabadandIITBombay.2monthcoursewill
commenceonNovember30andfinishon
January29,2016.Itisaninitiativebyateamof
InformationandCommunicationsTechnology
(ICT)inagricultureandeducatorsfromthe
InternationalCropsResearchInstituteforthe
SemiAridTropics(ICRISAT)anditspartners
togetherwiththeIndianInstituteofTechnology
(IIT)Bombay.

43)Agrochemicalssectorinthecountrywill
touchUSD____billionby20182019with60%of
thecontributioncomingfromexports,according
toareportbyTATAStrategicManagementGroup.
a.7.3
b.7.4
c.7.5
d.7.6
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:7.5
Explanation:
Agrochemicalssectorinthenationwilltouch
USD7.5billionby20182019withmajority(60%)
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ofthecontributioncomingfromexports,
accordingtoaTATAStrategicManagement
Groupreport.Indiancropprotectionindustryis
estimatedatUSD4.25billionin2014andgrowat
CAGRof12%toreachUSD7.5billionbyFY19.
Reportalsoindicatesthatuseoforiginalcrop
protectionchemicalscanincreasecrop
productivitybyasmuchas25to50percent.

44)Whichcountryissettobethelargest
producerofcottonintheworldin20152016
accordingtoaUSDAreport?
a.China
b.India
c.Pakistan
d.Bangladesh
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:India
Explanation:
Indiaisthelargestcottonproducerintheworldin
thepresentfinancialyear,accordingtoUSDA
reports(UnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture).
Cottonoutputinallmajorproducingcountriesin
theyearexceptIndiawasearlierexpectedtobe
lowerthanpreviousseason.Accordingto
SouthernIndiaMillsAssociation,Chinawillbe
vacatingthepositionastheworldslargestcotton
producertoIndia.CottonproductioninChinaand
theUShasbeenestimatedtohavefallenby13.3
and17.7percentascomparedtotheprevious
year.USDAreportsIndiahasestimated
productionof370lakhbalesmakingitthelargest
cottonproducingnationintheworld.

45)Totalcottonoutputhasbeenestimatedat
whichvaluefor20152016beginningOctober1st?
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a.370.80lakhbales
b.370.70lakhbales
c.370.60lakhbales
d.370.50lakhbales
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:370.50lakhbales
Explanation:
Countrystotalcottonoutputhasbeenpeggedat
370.50lakhbalesfor20152016commencing
October1st,accordingtoanindustrialbody,CAI
orCottonAssociationofIndia.Thisis12.25lakh
baleslessthan382.75lakhbalesforthecotton
season20142015.Impactofthisfallincropwill
besoftenedbyhighesteveropeningstockatthe
commencementof20152016.Domestic
consumptionofcottonisalsoonthedecline.Crop
damageinthenorthernzoneduetothewhitefly
diseasehasbecomeamajorcauseforconcern.
Totalcropadjudgedinthenorthernzoneequals
47lakhbalesforthisyearasagainst53.50lakh
baleslastyear.Projectedbalancesheetdrawn
byCAIassessestheestimatedcottonvaluefor
theseasontobe463.15lakhbalesasagainst
53.50lakhbalesin2014.Projectedbalancesheet
byCAIestimatestotalcottonoutputsupplyat
463.15lakhbaleswhileconsumptionispeggedat
325.00lakhbalesleavingadditionalamountof
138.15lakhbales.

46)Whichcorporategroupsignedapactwith
IndiaPulsesGrainAssociationforcostefficient
handlingofpulses?
a.RIL
b.AdaniGroup
c.TATAs
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d.Mahindra&Mahindra
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:AdaniGroup
Explanation:
AdaniGroupfirmon19thOctober2015formeda
pactwithIPGAorIndianPulsesGrains
Associationtoensurecommodityhandlingacross
itsportsforseamlessavailabilityoflentilsacross
India.IndiaslargestportdeveloperAdaniPorts
andSpecialEconomicZonehassignedaMoU
withIPGAforhandlingpulsesacrossports.Pact
aimsatdevelopingdedicatedandefficientsupply
chainforpulsesthroughportfacilitiestokey
consumptioncentresinthenation.Indiaimports
closeto5milliontonnesofpulseseachyearfor
domesticconsumptionmainlyfromAustralia,
CanadaandaroundtheBlackSea.AdaniGroup
isaleadingbusinesshouseinIndia.Itgenerates
revenueofUSD10billionandownsandoperates
7portsandterminalsinvariouspartsofthe
country.Thisgroupcrossedthe14milliontonne
markofcargohandlinginFY20142015.

47)IndiahasaskedChinainOctober2015to
provideexportclearancetoanewvarietyof
custardapplecalled___________.
a.ArkhaSahan
b.Stifle
c.Cherimoya
d.Noneoftheabove
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:ArkhaSahan
Explanation:
Indiaaimstopromoteanewvarietyofcustard
applecalledArkaSahanwhichwasdevelopedby
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IIHRBengaluruinaspanof17years.Saidtobe
unbeatableintermsofnutritionalvalue,sizeand
shelflife,thisisnotpureSitaphalbutanewfruit
comprising75%oftheformerand25%
cherimoya.FruitgetsitsnamefromArkavatiriver
flowingclosetoIIHRBengaluru.Fromthe
nutritionalpointofview,thenewvarietyofcustard
applecontains87%morecrudeprotein,249%
greaterphosphorousand42%morecalcium
comparedtocustardapple.Itcanbecultivatedin
hotdryregionssuchasRajasthan,Maharashtra,
GujaratandKarnataka.Ithasfewseedsandripe
fruitisfirmalongwithlongershelflife.Thisis25%
largerthanthetypicalcustardapple.

48)Blackriceor________growninManipurhas
recentlyenteredtheworldmarketthroughChinain
October2015.
a.Chakhaoamubi
b.Forbiddenrice
c.Bothoftheabove
d.Noneoftheabove
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:Bothoftheabove
Explanation:
BlackriceisgrowninManipurwhereitiscalled
Chakhaoamubi.Itisalsoknownaspurpleor
forbiddenrice.ItsbotanicalnameisOryzaSativa
L.Thislittleknownricevarietyhasenteredworld
marketsthroughChinawhichcultivatesitfor
consumptionandexport.IARIhaspromoted
blackricebecauseithasmedicinalvalueandis
richindiseasefightingantioxidantsapartfrom
beinganticancerous.Itisalsomuchindietary
fibreandissaidtohaveantiinflammatory
properties,apartfromprovidingrelieffrom
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diabetesandheartdisease.GovernmentofIndia
promotes7otherlesserknownricevarieties
namelyKalanamak,PalakkadanMatta,Navara,
Pokkali,WayanadJeerakasala,Kaipadand
WahanadGandhankasala.

49)FirstAnajBankintheworldhasbeenopened
inVarunanagarColonyinHukulgunjarea,Kashi
underwhichNGOspetbharocampaign?
a.VishalBharatSansthan
b.Jagori
c.Goonj
d.Noneoftheabove
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

ANSWER:VishalBharatSansthan
Explanation:
ThefirstAnajbankorFoodgrainbankhasbeen
startedtohelppoorfamilieswhofindithardtoget
twomealsinaday.BankwasopenedbyNGO
VishalBharatSansthanunderpetbharo
campaigninHukugunjareaonthefirstdayof
Navratri.Tosupportpoorfamilies,eachwillbe
given5kgrice,1kgatta,1kgsalteverymonth
forayear.Apersoncanopenabankaccountby
depositing5kgoffoodgrainandgetsatisfaction
andinnovationasinterest.

50)Whichisthetermpopularisedtodescribe
startupsvaluedatUSD1billionormore?
a.Tiger
b.Unicorn
c.Sigma
d.Centaur
Answer Explanation RelatedQues

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ANSWER:Unicorn
Explanation:
Unicorn,atermproposedbyventureinvestor
AileenLeefordescribingstartupsvaluedatUSD
1billionormoreisbecomingabuzzwordintech
entrepreneurism.Currently,Bengaluruisthe
unicorncapitalofthecountry,hometo5of8
unicornsnamelyMuSigma,Quikr,InMobi,Ola
andFlipkart.NewDelhihastheremainingunicorn
IndianfirmsnamelySnapdeal,Zomatoand
Paytm.Worldwide,therearearound140unicorns
valuedatUSD503billion.Ecommercemajor
FlipkartisatthetopofthechaininIndiawitha
valuationofUSD15billion.Bengaluruoffersa
techfirstcultureandearlymoveradvantagefor
unicornstartups

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