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  1. Where is Central Research Institute for Dry-land Agriculture (CRIDA) is located?Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2015
  2. ‘Mahi Sugandha’ is a variety ofAsked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2015
  3. Which one of the following is a hybrid variety of Basmati rice?Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2015
  4. The present Director General of ICAR, New Delhi isAsked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2015
  5. Raj 3077 is a variety ofAsked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2015
  6. Indian Institute of Pulses Research is located atAsked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2015
  7. In which of the following states, the productivity of rice is the highest?Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2015
  8. Who has written ‘The History of Indian Agriculture’?Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2015
  9. Which of the following countries has the highest productivity of rice?Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2015
  10. Which one of the following countries is the major producer and consumer of pulses?Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2014
  11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-IIAsked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2009
  12. The targetted annual growth rate of agricultural production in India in the 11lh Plan isAsked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2007
  13. - A specific target of 4% annual growth was set for the agriculture sector. - This target was higher than the performance in the 9th (around 217. Which State is the largest producer of 'Tobacco 'in India ?Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2007
  14. The annual agricultural production of a product for the period 1991-92 to 1998-99 is shown in the figure given above Which one of the following is the product in Q?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2001
  15. With reference to Indian agriculture, which one of the following statements is correct?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2002
  16. Consider the following statements: India continues to be dependent on imports to meet the requirement of oilseeds in the country because: Farmers prefer to grow food grains with highly remunerative support prices. Most of the cultivation of oilseed crops continues to be dependent on rainfall. Oils from the seeds of tree origin and rice bran have remained unexploited.Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2004
  17. The following are the major oilseeds produced in India: I. Sesamum II. Mustard III. Groundnut IV. Soyabean Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the descending order of the quantity of their production?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 1997
  18. The largest producer of food grains in country is:Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2003
  19. India is the largest producer of which agricultural products ?Asked in MPPSC CS Prelims 2025
  20. Which among the following classifications of unemployment is predominantly correlated with the agricultural sector ?Asked in APPSC Group II Mains paper 2 2025
  21. Which name is not associated with Green Revolution in India ?Asked in APPSC Group II Prelims 2016
  22. Green Revolution primarily aimed atAsked in APPSC Group II Prelims 2016
  23. Out of the following crops, Green Revolution produced maximum increase in the production ofAsked in APPSC Group II Prelims 2016
  24. 124) Which of the following crops has shown spectacular increase after independence?Asked in APPSC Draughtman 2008
  25. The impact of green revolution was fell most in the case of :Asked in APPSC Draughtman 2008