IBPS SO AFO Practice Quiz 2026 for Mains, FREE PDF Download

Q1. Which state is the largest producer of pulses in India as per recent Ministry of Agriculture data?

Q2. The “Green Revolution” in India during the 1960s was primarily centred on which crops?

Q3. ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) is headquartered in which city?

Q4. The Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) is located at:

Q5. Which farming system involves growing two or more crops on the same field with a definite row pattern in the same season?

Q6. Rabi crops in India are typically sown in which months?

Q7. Growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same piece of land without a definite row pattern is called:

Q8. The practice of growing a second crop into a standing first crop before harvesting is termed:

Q9. Which of the following is an example of a “green manure” crop?

Q10. The “critical stage” for irrigation in wheat, at which moisture stress causes maximum yield loss, is:

Q11. Which soil order is characterized by high clay content that shrinks and swells with moisture change, commonly found in the Deccan Plateau (black cotton soil)?

Q12. The optimum soil pH range for most agricultural crops is:

Q13. Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) of soil is highest in which soil texture?

Q14. Laterite soils are typically rich in which of the following, giving them a reddish colour?

Q15. Which of the following is a climacteric fruit (continues to ripen after harvest)?

Q16. “Bahar treatment” is a cultural practice associated with which fruit crop, used to regulate flowering and fruiting seasons?

Q17. In India, seed certification is a legally sanctioned activity governed under which Act?

Q18. The certification tag colour for “Foundation Seed” is:

Q19. “Genetic purity” of seed is best maintained at which stage of the seed multiplication chain?

Q20. Which irrigation method is most water-efficient and delivers water directly to the root zone through emitters?

Q21. A device used to measure soil moisture tension for scheduling irrigation is called a:

Q22. “Late blight of potato” is caused by which pathogen?

Q23. “Panama wilt” is a major disease of which crop?

Q24. “Cotton bollworm” is scientifically known as:

Q25. Minimum Support Price (MSP) is primarily announced on the recommendation of which body?

Q26. Farm size classified as “marginal holding” in India refers to landholding of:

Q27. NABARD was established in which year?

Q28. Under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the premium payable by farmers for Kharif food and oilseed crops is capped at:

Q29. Under PM-KISAN scheme, eligible farmer families receive financial benefit of:

Q30. Which among the following is being promoted under the “International Year of Millets” initiative to boost millet consumption and production globally?