Solved Paper Series 5,Professional Knowledge Section of Punjab National Bank P.O. Exam
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Professional Knowledge Section of Punjab National Bank
P.O. Exam, held on May 4, 2008
1.Nav Krishi is a programme by:
(1) Door Darshan (2) All India Radio
(3) NIC
(4) ICRISAT
(5) MANAGE
answer : (1) Door Darshan
2.One Acre is equal to____hectare.
(1) 0.0541 (2) 0.8032
(3) 0.1082
(4) 0.2514 (5) 0.4047
answer : 5) 0.4047
3.SRI technology is practiced for the cultivation of:
(1) Fruits (2) Vegetables (3) Flowers
(4) Rice (5) Wheat
answer : (4) Rice
4.If the soil pH 9.2, then the soil is:
(1) Acidic (2) Neutral (3) Alkaline
(4) Saline (5) Sodic
answer : (4)Saline
5._____is used for the reclamation of acidic soil:
(1) Lime (2) Gypsum (3) Sulphur
(4) Calcium Chloride (5) Ferrous Sulphate
answer : (1)Lime
6.2008 is declared as International Year of:
(1) Rice (2) Wheat
(3) Sugarcane
(4) Potato (5) Apple
answer: (4)Potato
7.Golden revolution refers to the development of:
(1) Oilseeds
(2) Pulses
(3) Horticulture (4) Cereals
(5) Fodder
answer: (3) Horticulture
8.The most important rabi pulse crop in India is:
(1) Chickpea
(2) Soyabean
(3) Pigeon pea
(4) Green gram
(5) Black gram
answer:(1) Chickpea
9.RFLP (Restriction Fragment Length Polymor-
phism) is:
(1) Growth promoter (2) Molecular marker
(3) Growth retardent (4) Herbicide
(5) Germicide
answer 
2) Molecular marker
10.National Commission on Farmers was chaired by:
(1) Sri Som Pal
(2) Sri Y.C. Nanda
(3) Dr C. Rangarajan (4) Dr M.S. Swaminathan
(5) Sri Sharad Pawar
answers 3) Dr C. Rangarajan
11.Global Positioning Systems are useful for:
(1) Determining precise location (latitude and
longitude) based on radio signal
(2) Determining precise distance based on radio
signal
(3) Determining general pest system
(4) Determining disease forecast
(5) Determining area of farm
answer 1) Determining precise location (latitude and
longitude) based on radio signal
12.Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
(CACP) recommends:
(1) Comfort Price
(2) State Advised Price
(3) Minimum Support Price
(4) Minimum Export Price
(5) Statutory Minimum Price
answer: (3) Minimum Support Price
13.NPV (Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus) is:
(1) Pest
(2) Pathogen
(3) Bio pesticide (4) Bio fungicide
(5) Bio control agent
14.National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing
Federation is known as:
(1) NIAM
(2) NAFED (3) MARKFED
(4) NACMF (5) NACOM
answer : (2) NAFED
15.Which insect is known as farmers’ enemy No. 1?
(1) Bollworm
(2) Desert locust
(3) Aphids
(4) Stem borer
(5) Fruit fly
answer:(3) Aphids
17.In India forests account for about_____of land
surface.
(1) 11% (2) 22% (3) 33% (4) 14% (5) 25%
18.VAM is an alternative to inorganic fertilizer.
VAM is:
(1) Azospirillum
(2) Mycorrhiza
(3) Phosphate solubilising bacteria
(4) Nitrogen fixing bacteria
(5) Azotobacter
19.An example of Single Cell Protein is:
(1) agar agar
(2) spirulina
(3) rhizobium
(4) acetobacter
(5) salmonella
20.Major producer of mulberry silk in India:
(1) Karnataka
(2) Jammu and Kashmir
(3) Jharkhand
(4) Assam
(5) Himachal Pradesh
21.Bird flu affects:
(1) Cattle
(2) Poultry (3) Sheep
(4) Prawn
(5) Silkworm
22.Minor irrigation scheme comprises several
types of works with capacities to irrigate upto:
(1) 2000 acre (2) 2000 ha (3) 1000 ha
(4) 1000 acre (5) 2500 ha
23.
Ideal NPK ratio for Indian soils is:
(1) 8 : 4 : 2 (2) 4 : 2 : 1 (3) 9 : 5 : 3
(4) 2 : 1 : 0.5 (5) 10 : 4 : 2
24.Which of the following is a bio diesel plant?
(1) Jatropha (2) Rose (3) Pepper
(4) Noni
(5) Teak
25.National Research Centre on Plant Biotechno-
logy is situated at:
(1) Nagpur (2) New Delhi (3) Mumbai
(4) Kolkata (5) Chennai
26.Carbon credit is meant for:
(1) Deforestation
(2) Protection of environment
(3) Rural infrastructure
(4) Diamond trading
(5) Precision farming
27.Acetic acid is present in:
(1) Vinegar (2) Curd (3) Lime
(4) Fish
(5) Rancid butter
28.Deep litter and cage systems are associated
with:
(1) Dairy development
(2) Pig farming
(3) Poultry growing
(4) Quali farming
(5) Sheep rearing
29.When milk is churned, the cream is separated
due to:
(1) Gravitational force
(2) Centrifugal force
(3) Frictional force
(4) Electro magnetic effect
(5) None of the above
30.Agricultural scientist who got Nobel prize for
peace:
(1) Dr Norman E. Borlaug
(2) Dr M.S. Swaminathan
(3) Dr Hargovind Khorana
(4) Dr Chandrasekhar
(5) Dr Watson
31.Free flow of capital, goods and services is envis-
aged under:
(1) WTO
(2) Food Bill
(3) AEZ
(4) Essential commodities Act
(5) Warehouse Bill
32.Process involved in the conversion of milk to
curd is:
(1) Oxidation
(2) Dehydration
(3) Hydrogenation (4) Fermentation
(5) Hydration
33.National Policy for Farmers 2007 is formulated
based on the recommendations of:
(1) Committee on Financial Inclusion
(2) Vaidyanathan Committee
(3) Forward Market Commission
(4) Working Group on Agriculture
(5) National Commission on Farmers
34.The Head Quarters of CFTRI—the leading insti-
tute for research on various food products is located at:
(1) Mysore
(2) New Delhi
(3) Mumbai
(4) Gurgaon
(5) Jammu
35.Common refrigerant used in fridges and cold
storages:
(1) Neon
(2) Freon
(3) Crypton
(4) Argon
(5) Ice
ANSWERS
1. (1) 2. (5) 3. (4) 4. (3) 5. (1)
6. (4) 7. (3) 8. (1) 9. (2) 10. (4)
11. (1) 12. (3) 13. (3) 14. (2) 15. (3)
16. (4) 17. (2) 18. (2) 19. (2) 20. (1)
21. (2) 22. (3) 23. (2) 24. (1) 25. (2)
26. (2) 27. (1) 28. (3) 29. (2) 30. (1)
31. (1) 32. (4) 33. (5) 34. (1) 35. (2)