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Agriculture in India Practice Questions

Agriculture in India practice questions are important for UPSC, APPSC, TGPSC and State PSC exams. These questions cover cropping patterns, irrigation, Green Revolution, agricultural schemes, food security and Indian farming systems for quick revision.

1. Agriculture contributes about what % to India’s GDP (2023-24)?

 
 
 
 

2. Agriculture employs about what % of workforce?

 
 
 
 

3. Father of Green Revolution in India?

 
 
 
 

4. Father of Green Revolution worldwide?

 
 
 
 

5. Green Revolution started in India in?

 
 
 
 

6. Main crops of Green Revolution?

 
 
 
 

7. White Revolution is associated with?

 
 
 
 

8. Father of White Revolution?

 
 
 
 

9. Operation Flood launched in?

 
 
 
 

10. Yellow Revolution relates to?

 
 
 
 

11. Blue Revolution relates to?

 
 
 
 

12. Golden Revolution relates to?

 
 
 
 

13. Silver Revolution relates to?

 
 
 
 

14. Pink Revolution relates to?

 
 
 
 

15. Kharif season sowing period?

 
 
 
 

16. Kharif harvesting period?

 
 
 
 

17. Rabi sowing period?

 
 
 
 

18. Rabi harvesting?

 
 
 
 

19. Zaid crops grown in?

 
 
 
 

20. Major Kharif crop?

 
 
 
 

21. Major Rabi crop?

 
 
 
 

22. India’s staple food grain?

 
 
 
 

23. Largest wheat producing state?

 
 
 
 

24. Largest rice producing state?

 
 
 
 

25. Largest producer of pulses?

 
 
 
 

26. Largest producer of sugarcane?

 
 
 
 

27. Largest cotton producer?

 
 
 
 

28. Golden fibre refers to?

 
 
 
 

29. Largest jute producer state?

 
 
 
 

30. Largest tea producer state?

 
 
 
 

31. Largest coffee producer state?

 
 
 
 

32. Largest producer of spices?

 
 
 
 

33. Largest milk producing state?

 
 
 
 

34. India ranks __ in milk production globally?

 
 
 
 

35. Operation Greens focuses on?

 
 
 
 

36. PM-KISAN provides?

 
 
 
 

37. PM-KISAN launched in?

 
 
 
 

38. Soil Health Card Scheme launched?

 
 
 
 

39. e-NAM is?

 
 
 
 

40. e-NAM launched in?

 
 
 
 

41. Minimum Support Price recommended by?

 
 
 
 

42. CACP stands for?

 
 
 
 

43. MSP is announced for how many crops?

 
 
 
 

44. Food Corporation of India established?

 
 
 
 

45. NABARD established?

 
 
 
 

46. ICAR established?

 
 
 
 

47. ICAR headquarters?

 
 
 
 

48. Green Revolution HYV seeds required?

 
 
 
 

49. Evergreen Revolution coined by?

 
 
 
 

50. Second Green Revolution focuses on?

 
 
 
 

51. National Food Security Mission launched?

 
 
 
 

52. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana launched?

 
 
 
 

53. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana launched?

 
 
 
 

54. PMFBY premium for Kharif food crops?

 
 
 
 

55. PMFBY premium for Rabi?

 
 
 
 

56. Kisan Credit Card launched?

 
 
 
 

57. Agriculture Census conducted every?

 
 
 
 

58. Land holdings in India are predominantly?

 
 
 
 

59. Average land holding size?

 
 
 
 

60. Irrigation coverage in India about?

 
 
 
 

61. Largest source of irrigation?

 
 
 
 

62. Net sown area in India ~?

 
 
 
 

63. Alluvial soils are best for?

 
 
 
 

64. Black soil best for?

 
 
 
 

65. Red soil deficient in?

 
 
 
 

66. Laterite soil found in?

 
 
 
 

67. Saline soils reclaimed by?

 
 
 
 

68. Acidic soils reclaimed by?

 
 
 
 

69. Major fertilizer NPK ratio ideal vs actual?

 
 
 
 

70. Urea subsidy is?

 
 
 
 

71. Neem-coated urea introduced to?

 
 
 
 

72. Organic farming state of India?

 
 
 
 

73. Sikkim declared organic in?

 
 
 
 

74. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana promotes?

 
 
 
 

75. Zero Budget Natural Farming popularized by?

 
 
 
 

76. Millets declared International Year?

 
 
 
 

77. India is largest producer of millets?

 
 
 
 

78. Major millet crops?

 
 
 
 

79. Pulses production increased due to?

 
 
 
 

80. India is largest producer of?

 
 
 
 

81. Agricultural exports major item?

 
 
 
 

82. APEDA deals with?

 
 
 
 

83. NABARD refinance for?

 
 
 
 

84. Cooperative milk brand Amul is in?

 
 
 
 

85. Largest producer of coconut?

 
 
 
 

86. Rubber producing state?

 
 
 
 

87. Silk production leading state?

 
 
 
 

88. Horticulture production now exceeds?

 
 
 
 

89. National Horticulture Mission launched?

 
 
 
 

90. Cold storage reduces?

 
 
 
 

91. Post-harvest losses in fruits/veg ~?

 
 
 
 

92. PMKSY stands for?

 
 
 
 

93. Per Drop More Crop is component of?

 
 
 
 

94. Micro-irrigation includes?

 
 
 
 

95. Drip irrigation saves water by?

 
 
 
 

96. Fertigation means?

 
 
 
 

97. Major cropping system in Indo-Gangetic plains?

 
 
 
 

98. Conservation agriculture principles?

 
 
 
 

99. System of Rice Intensification (SRI) saves?

 
 
 
 

100. GM cotton in India is?

 
 
 
 

101. Bt cotton introduced in India?

 
 
 
 

102. GM mustard DMH-11 developed by?

 
 
 
 

103. National Bamboo Mission focuses on?

 
 
 
 

104. Doubling Farmers Income target year?

 
 
 
 

105. Agriculture is a state subject under?

 
 
 
 


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