Agriculture Assistant Previous Papers

Government of Andhra Pradesh has released new notification for the recruitment of various posts in Grama / Ward Sachivalayams. Agricultural Assistants exam was held in September 2019. There are good number of vacancies in 2nd notification released in January 2020. Following are some questions asked in the Agricultural Assistants exam conducted in 2019. Details of our online exams / mock tests for Agricultural Assistants exams also given.

Depth of sowing of a crop depends on

1. seed size
2. monocot or dicot
3. coleoptile length
4. all of the above
   ANSWER: 4

One hundred kilograms of DAP supplies the following quantity of nitrogen

1. 36 kg
2. 18 kg
3. 46 kg
4. 24 kg
   ANSWER: 2

Trichogramma is a / an

1. egg parasitoid
2. larval parasitoid
3. pupal parasitoid
4. adult parasitoid
   ANSWER: 1

The prakasam district comes under the following agro – climatic zone of Andhra Pradesh

1. Scarce rainfall zone
2. Krishna zone
3. Southern Zone
4. High altitude tribal zone
   ANSWER: 2

Who decides minimum support price (MSP) for the agricultural crop produce in India?

1. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Govt of India
2. NABARD
3. Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP)
4. Ministry of Commerce, Govt of India
   ANSWER: 3

The International Research Institute mostly doing research on maize and wheat is in the following country

1. Nigeria
2. Germany
3. USA
4. Mexico
   ANSWER: 4

The following implement can also be used for puddling in rice cultivation, in addition to its usage in dryland agriculture

1. Rotavator
2. Chisel plough
3. Blade harrow
4. Mould board plough
   ANSWER: 1

The process of parboiling anhances the following

1. milling percentage
2. nutritional quality
3. coocking quality
4. all of the above
   ANSWER: 4

Goal directed behaviour is known as

1. performance
2. motivation
3. achievement
4. encouragement
   ANSWER: 2

Clipping of tips of rice seedlings at transplantation eliminate the egg masses of

1. leaf folder
2. stem borer
3. brown plant hopper
4. green leaf hopper
   ANSWER: 2

Staggered sowing in hybrid seed production is practised for

1. good field establishment
2. tolerance to pests and diseases
3. synchronization of flowing
4. easy processing
   ANSWER: 3

The herbicide Atrazine is mostly used in the following crop

1. soyabeen
2. groundnut
3. maize
4. bengal gram
   ANSWER: 3

Formation of soil mulch can be done by the following implement

1. cultivator
2. blade harrow
3. mould hoard plough
4. disc plough
   ANSWER: 2

Foliar application of Annabedi is aimed to correct the following nutrient deficiency in crops

1. zinc
2. boron
3. iron
4. copper
   ANSWER: 3

Recently the following pest occurrence is challenging the cultivation of maize

1. cutworm
2. pinkworm
3. fall army worm
4. wire worm
   ANSWER: 3

The farm equipment that completes both harvesting and threshing in one pass in

1. mower
2. reaper
3. harvester
4. combiner
   ANSWER: 4

Fungi, which can grow only on living host plant are called

1. Obligate sanprophytes
2. facultative parasites
3. saprophytes
4. obligate parasites
   ANSWER: 4

Groundwater mining in coastal areas can result in

1. increase in water table
2. decrease in the toxicity of groundwater
3. decrease in salinity of groundwater
4. increase in salinity of groundwater
   ANSWER: 4

The yellow mosaic virus in blackgram is transmitted by

1. white flies
2. jassids
3. thrips
4. aphids
   ANSWER: 1

Extension method best suited for tackling a burning problem is

1. campaign
2. field visit
3. group discussion
4. general meetings
   ANSWER: 1