February Month Agriculture Current Affairs 2019

1. The Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development was established by which country with partnership UN’s Development Programme (UNDP) and FAO?

Italy

France

Russia

India

England

2. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB) launched Ujjivan Bank Kisan Suvidha loan to offer financial credit services to small and marginal farmers, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank headquarters located in?

Chennai

Bangalore

Hyderabad

Mumbai

Bhopal

3. What percentage production of basmati rice is expected to decline for the year 2018-19 according to a report released by National Bulk Handling Corporation (NBHC)?

9.50%

9.24%

7.60%

9.74%

8.92%

4. RBI raised collateral-free farm loan limit to what amount?

Rs.1.5 lakh

Rs.1.1 lakh

Rs.1.6 lakh

Rs.2.75 lakh

Rs.1.8 lakh

5. 4th Agriculture Leadership Summit hosted by which state?

Haryana

Madhya Pradesh

Punjab

Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka

6. 14th Agricultural Science Congress held in which city?

Hyderabad

Patna

Varanasi

New Delhi

Jaipur

7. Import of pigs and piglets banned by which state government to prevent outbreak of a disease that has cost the lives of thousands of swines in the state?

Assam

Sikkim

Mizoram

Meghalaya

Bihar

8. International Spice Conference 2019 hosted by which city?

Vijayawada

Hyderabad

Vishakhapatnam

Warangal

Tirupati

9. The largest “Krishi Kumbh” of Eastern India is launched by which state goverment?

Bihar

Meghalaya

Manipur

Sikkim

Odisha

10. Which state government hikes bonus for paddy farmers to ₹500 per quintal?

Maharashtra

Meghalaya

West Bengal

Madhya Pradesh

Punjab

11. As per the recommendations by the Swami Nathan Commission, what amount was allocated for providing Minimum Support Price (MSP) to farmers in the recently presented Delhi budget?

Rs.15,000 crore

Rs.1000 crore

Rs.500 crore

Rs.250 crore

Rs.100 crore

12. The PM KISAN scheme has officially launched from which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh State? 

Amethi

Bareilly

Gorakhpur

Jhansi

Pratapgarh

13. Who has become the first Indian woman to won the Future for Nature 2019 Award?

Rani Mukharji

Divya Karnad

Megha Patkar

Usa Sharma

Kiran Bedi

14. The Integrated Large Scale Eri Farming Recently launched in which north-eastern state of India under North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme (NERTPS)?  

Arunachal Pradesh

Nagaland

Assam

Tripura

Sikkim

15. The Himalayan Cloud Observatory set up in Uttarakhand which District? 

Bageshwar

Pithoragarh

Tehri Garhwal

Rudraprayag

Almora 

16. The Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA) would be set up for? 

Conservation of Cows

Protection of Cows

Progeny of Cows

All of the above

None of these

17. Which country decide “Siamese fighting fish” as its national aquatic animal? 

Thailand

Indonesia

Vietnam

Malaysia

Pakisthan

18. “KALIA  Students” Scholarship Scheme launched by which state government to boost education for farmer’s children? 

Chhattisgarh

Tamil Nadu

Sikkim

Odisha

Himachal Pradesh

19. Which states recently declared Indus river dolphin as the state’s aquatic animal? 

Nagaland

Himachal Pradesh

Punjab

Jammu & Kashmir

Sikkim

20. What is the theme for 2019 World Wetlands Day (WWD)? 

Forests and Wetlands Development

Wetlands and Climate Change

Wetlands for Future

Wetlands for a Sustainable urban future

Happy Future

21. India’s second Tulip Garden will Set up in which of the following states? 

Nagaland

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttarakhand

Sikkim

Punjab

22. Name the precursor of Indole Acetic Acid (IAA)?
Tyrosine
Glutamine
Tryptophan
Lysine
Arginine

February Month Agriculture Current Affairs