Agriculture Current Affairs August 2018
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| Agriculture Current Affairs August 2018 | Answers | |
| 1 | World Biofuel Day is observed at ? | 10 August |
| 2 | World Elephant Day is celebrated on? | 12 August |
| 3 | Nature Conservation Day is celebrated on ? | 28 July |
| 4 | Earth Overshoot Day 2018 was celebrated on? | 1 August |
| 5 | Ranger day is celebrated on?(agriexam.com) | 31 July |
| 6 | In which state arsenic levels increase in Paddy Plants according to the study conducted by the researchers at the School of Environmental Studies at Jadavpur University? | West Bengal |
| 7 | Over Rs 7,000 crore to complete the drinking water projects in scarcity-hit areas which state government has approved?(agriexam.com) | Maharashtra |
| 8 | To aid traders and farmers ,Star Agri Finance has signed an MoU with which Bank? | Karur Vysya Bank |
| 9 | First State to implement Centre’s “Biofuel Policy”? | Rajasthan |
| 10 | For which state, NABARD has sanctioned Rs 772 crore for eight water projects in the rural areas? | Haryana |
| 11 | Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu launched a logo and tagline for Geographical Indications (GI). What is the slogan for the GI? | Invaluable Treasures of Incredible India |
| 12 | Which state has asked conduct a research on the impact of Mission Kakatiya programme to International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)? | Telangana |
| 13 | India and Japan will cooperate for development in the bamboo handicraft field in which state of India? | Tripura |
| 14 | Rural cleanliness and sanitation campaign “Swachhameva Jayate” has launched by which state’s government ? | Karnataka |
| 15 | Commercial use of elephants in Tiger Reserve which state’s High Court has banned? | Uttarakhand High Court |
| 16 | To buy Aditya milk ice cream business which company has signed an agreement?(agriexam.com) | Hindustan Unilever Limited |
| 17 | ICAR has discovered an invasive agricultural pest Fall Armyworm in which state ? | Karnataka |
| 18 | What is India’s average per capita income for the last 4 financial years 2017 -18? | Rs 79,882 |
| 19 | Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has decided to provide a discount on pulses, for mid-day meal, Public Distribution System (PDS) etc? | Rs 15/kg |
| 20 | Which state’s cabinet has approved to waive Rs.9,448.61 crore existing farm loans in respect of cooperative banks? | Karnataka |
| 21 | India’s 11th Biosphere Reserve that has been included in the UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR)? | Khangchenzonga Biosphere Reserve |
Agriculture Current Affairs August 2018
| Agriculture Current Affairs August 2018 | Answers |
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| 22 | Which Single window web portal for environmental, wildlife, forest and Coastal Regulation Zone clearances, launched by Prime Minister on the occasion of ‘World Biofuel Day’? | PARIVESH |
| 23 | Who has been appointed as Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) ? | Rekha Sharma |
| 24 | Central Silk Board (CSB) has notified the new species of silkworm eggs? | BDR-10 |
| 25 | Who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) ?(agriexam.com) | Ashish Kumar Bhutani |
| 26 | September observe as ‘Month of Nutrition’ in which state? | Rajasthan |
| 27 | Ministry of Agriculture proposed to UNFAO to declare the year 2019? | International year of millet |
| 28 | Who has been won prestigious WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 Award? | S K Arora |
| 29 | World’s oldest cheese has been discovered in which country? | Egypt |
| 30 | According to NABARD’s All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey 2016-17 what is the percent of rural income from farming? | 23 % |
| 31 | As per the NABARD Survey what is the average monthly net income of agricultural households in India for 2015-16 ? | Rs 8,931 |
| 32 | Odisha Govt is going to Set Up world-class Interpretation Centre at which National Park? | Bhitarkanika National Park |
| 33 | How many Thematic Reports on Sustainable Development in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) has been released by the NITI Aayog ? | Five |
| 34 | Which state has approved a bill for creation of a price “stabilisation fund” for ensure farmers get minimum support price? | Rajasthan |
| 35 | Which airline was operate a flight from Dehradun to Delhi using biofuel, It was first such experiment in India? | Spice Jet |
| 36 | India’s first Humboldt Penguin who died recently What was his name? | Freedom Baby |
| 37 | which country the First South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Agri Cooperative Business Forum has begun?(agriexam.com) | Nepal |
| 38 | Tripura chief minister has Said to distribute 50,000 white ducklings among fishermen residing on the banks of which Lake? | Rudrasagar |
| 39 | For which state’s Irrigation Efficiency Improvement Project Indian Government has signed $375 million loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB)? | Madhya Pradesh |
| 40 | India, and which two other countries have signed a tripartite agreement on co-operation in the fields of animal husbandry, fisheries &dairying? | UK and Northern Ireland |
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