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Farm Mechanisation 2 Flashcards

1
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Aim of Agri Export policy is to double exports from?

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Double Agri Exports: from $30 - $60 billion by 2022

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India’s largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) under SECI, MoNRE, is located in?

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Rajnandgaon, Chattisgarh

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India’s largest solar tree is located in? It is by?

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Durgapur
By CSIR-CMERI

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India’s installed renewable energy target wrt to the 2015 Paris Agreement is?

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175 GW Renewable by 2022
Where, 100 (solar) + 60 (wind) + 10 (biomass) + 5 (small hydro) = 175 GW

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World’s Largest Solar Power Plant is called, it’s located in?

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Bhadla Solar Park
Rajasthan

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India’s Largest Hybrid Renewable Energy Park is in?

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Kutch, Gujarat

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2nd largest solar park in India?

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Shakti Sithala Solar Power Plant,
Tumakuru Karnataka

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3rd largest solar park in India?

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Ultra Mega Solar Park
Kurnool, AP

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9
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OSOWOG was launched whe and where?

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in 2018
at the 1st ISA Assembly

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10
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Share of total primary energy coming from biomass is? Share of India’s population depending on it?

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32%
>70%

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11
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National Policy for Management of Crop Residue was launched in?

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2014

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12
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Estimated crop residue generated annually? Which state is the highest generator?

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500 Mt
UP, followed by Punjab

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When was the Crop Residue Management scheme for North India launched?

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2018-19

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Financial Assistance to farmers for purchasing machinery under Crop Residue Management Scheme is?

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50%

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Financial Assistance to Cooperative Societies, FPOs and Panchayats for establishing CHCs under Crop Residue Management Scheme is?

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80%

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16
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When was The Crop Residue Management Scheme for North India, merged with SMAM then RKVY?

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2022

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17
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Target year for blending 20% ethanol in petrol in National Policy on Biofuels

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2025

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18
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National Policy on Biofuels was launched in?

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2018

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19
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1st Gen biofuels use?

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food sources like sugar, starch, vegetable oil

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2nd generation Biofuels use?

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Non-food crops like stems, husks
or Municipal Solid Waste

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3rd Gen Biofuels use?

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micro-organisms like algae

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22
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4th Gen biofuels are characterised by?

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They are carbon negative
GMO crops with higher carbon intake —2nd gen tech—> Fuel—> geo-sequestered

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23
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Recommendation of Shant Kumar Committee for Grain Storage

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  • To implement Food Security Act - 61 MMT
  • Create Strategic Reserve - 5 MMT
  • Use as Forex Reserve sufficient for import - 3MMT wheat & 2MMT rice
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24
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Capacity of Traditional Storage type and improved storage type?

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T = 1-50 tonnes
I = 1.5-150 tonnes

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25
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What is traditional type of storage aka?

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12 types:
Morai, Bukhari, Kothar, Mud Kothi, Muda, Kanaj, Kuthla, Metal, Steel Bin, Bag

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26
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What does the word CAP mean in Grain Storage and its main purpose is?

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CAP means Cover (top) and Plinth (bottom)
Open Storage suitable for Short transits

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27
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Silage is aka?

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Storage fodder

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28
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Types of silos?

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Deep (Vertical)
- Flat Bottom
- Hopper Bottom
Shallow (Squat)

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29
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Types of Farm Silos

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2 types:
- Tower
- Horizontal - Pit & Trench

30
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Storage structure used mostly in dairy farms can be surface level or below surface level?

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Horizontal Silo

31
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Spoilage of sillage in Horizontal Silo?

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20-30%

32
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A storage structure that’s a circular deep well, made in areas in with low water-table, lined on all sides, sealed from the bottom so that water may not rise into it.

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Pit silos

33
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An easily made storage structure, preferably built on sloping ground to facilitate drainage where walls are lined with bricks, concrete or cement with reinforcing wire mesh

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Trench Silo

34
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What is the difference between Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) & Controlled Atmosphere Packaging (CAP)?

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The MAP is Fixed, the CAP can be Adjusted
MAP - fixed gas mixture (changes over time naturally)
CAP - Gas mixture can be adjusted as needed

35
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NAFED - National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India - was lauched on?

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2nd Oct 1958

36
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Which nodal agency is responsible for implementing the price stabilizing measures under Operation Greens? Under which ministry is Operation Greens?

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NAFED
Ministry of Food Processing Industries

37
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Under which scheme is Operation Greens (2018)?

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PM Krishi Sampada Yojana - 2017 (PM KSY)
Ministry of Food Processing Industry

38
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How many crops are under Operation Greens under PMKSY?

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Initially TOP then in 2020,
all 22 perishable crops

39
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Mega Food Park Project (2008) under PMKSY is being implemented by?

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Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
Registered under Companies Act

40
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Scheme funded by World Bank & Centre, to help cottage industries, FPO & individual food processors, to bolster unorganised food processing sector by increasing capacity, upgrade technology, entrepreneurship development, etc.

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Gram Samriddhi Yojana

41
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Aim of Agri Export Policy 2018?

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  • Double Agri Exports: from $30 - $60 billion by 2022
  • Enable farmers to get benefit of export opportunities in overseas market
  • Representatives from ministries, agencies & state governments to oversee implementation of policy
  • Promote ethnic, organic, traditional & non-traditional Agri-product exports
42
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Under Scheme for Formalisation of micro food Processing Enterprises (FME), individual micro units get credit linked subsidy at ____ for project cost up to ____

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Subsidy at 35%
For project cost up to Rs. 10 lakh

43
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Under Scheme for Formalisation of micro food Processing Enterprises (FME), seed capital for SHGs as loan is?

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Rs. 4 lakh per SHG

44
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NIFTEM - National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship & Mangement is located in?

A

Haryana

45
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IIFPT - Indian institute of Food Processing Technology is located in?

A

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

46
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ICAR-CIPHET - Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering & Technology, is located in?

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Ludhiana, Punjab

47
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When was the SMAM scheme launched? How many parameters are there under the scheme?

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2014-15
7 parameters

48
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Under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM), financial assistance provided for hiring of machinery?

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40% to 50% depending on category of farmers

49
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Under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM), financial assistance provided for establishment of CHCs and Hi-tech hubs?

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Upto 40%

50
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Under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM), financial assistance provided to cooperative societies, FPOs, panchayats for setting up Farmer Machinery Banks (FMBs) is? Also for NER?

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80% of cost of FMB, upto 10 Lakh
95% of cost of FMB, upto 10 Lakh

51
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Under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM), financial assistance for Training and Demonstration is?

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Training: Rs. 25 lakh
Demonstration: 100% at Rs 4000 per ha, upto Rs.100 per season

52
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Under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM), financial assistance to Farm Machinery Training to purchase drones and take up its demonstration?

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100% assistance or Rs. 10 Lakh
Whichever is lower

53
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Under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM), financial assistance to FPOs for demonstration of drones?

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75%

54
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Under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM), contingency expenditure provided to implementing agencies that do not want to purchase drones but will rent for demonstrations, from CHCs, Hi-tech hubs, drones, manufacturers, etc.

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Rs. 6000 per ha

55
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Under the Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation (SMAM), Agriculture Graduates establishing CHCs are eligible to receive a financial assistance for drone purchases of?

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50% of basic cost of drone
OR
Upto Rs.5 lakh in grant
Whichever is lower

56
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Ministry of Civil Aviation and Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), have permitted drone operations through conditional exemption route of “Drone rules 2021”, published on?

A

25th Aug 2021

57
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A farming machinery used for removing weeds between crop rows?

A

Cultivator

58
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Which state has made rooftop rainwater harvesting compulsory to all houses?

A

Tamil Nadu

59
Q

What kind of tiller is a happy seeder?

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No-till planter

60
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In North India, A happy seeder is used to?

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To show wheat after paddy harvest

61
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Depth of deep and ordinary ploughing?

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Ordinary: 50cm - rarely exceeds 20 cm or 8 inch
Deep: >50cm (>20 inch)

62
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Depth category of an indigenous plough is?

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Ordinary
(<50cm)

63
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Depth category of chisel plough?

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Deep (>50cm)
At 60-70cm

64
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Depth of water at the time of puddling? Depth of water after initial ploughing?

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2.5 cm
5-10cm

65
Q

World Biofuel Day?

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10 Aug

66
Q

Cono weeder is used for which crop and why?

A

Paddy
For weeding between rows of paddy crop

67
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Which state has the max CHCs? CHCs should ideally be located within a radius of ____ kms of land holdings

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Punjab
5-7 kms

68
Q

A tractor mounted implement and depth of operation is controlled by hydraulic system. It is popular in black soils. This cultivator is mostly used in hard soils for shallow ploughing. identify

A

Duck Foot Cultivator

69
Q

Theme of OSOWOG?

A

The sun never sets

70
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Krishi Yantradharee Driver App that allows drivers to complete bookings transparently from CHCs to S&M Farmers at the hobli level is from state?

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Karnataka

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