NABARD has announced vacancies for Grade A and Grade B Officers in the recently released NABARD Recruitment Notifications. NABARD is on of most reputed Banking Organisations in India, Hence NABARD Grade A Officer and Grade B Officers posts are also the most sought after posts in India thus making the competition that much more tougher. For a Candidate to be successful in NABARD Exams he must have access to the best preparation materials. This is where this NABARD Solved Paper of ARD and ESI E-book comes into the picture.
In this Free NABARD Solved Paper E-book PDF, Questions and detailed answers of 2 important subjects – ESI (Economic and Social Issues) and ARD (Agriculture and Rural Development) of both NABARD Grade A and NABARD Grade B Exam. These Solved ESI and ARD Questions would not only help you understand the Question type asked in the exam, but Detailed Answers would also help you prepare the ESI and ARD Topics.
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ARD Questions and Answers for NABARD Exam:
Q. Mixed farming incorporates a mixture or combination of which of the following?
1. Crops and Forest Trees
2. Different varieties of crops
3. Crops and Horticulture plants
4. Crops and livestock
5. None of the above
Solution: Mixed farming is an agrarian system that mixes arable farming with the raising of live stock at the same time. When on a farm along-with crop production, some other agriculture based practice like poultry, dairy farming or bee keeping etc. is adopted, then this system of farming is known as mixed farming. It is the dominant system in Europe and now in parts of India, where most farms have a mixture of fields and pastures.It was first mainly used for self-consumption, but now in Advanced countries like USA, Japan, etc., this is done for a commercial purpose.
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Q. Which of the following methods of post-harvest technology is not used for suppressing bacterial growth on fish?
1. Salting
2. Smoking
3. Fermentation
4. Canning
5. None of the above
Solution: Different methods exist to suppress bacterial growth:
Salting:
• This is an inexpensive method when salt is cheap, as no electricity is necessary and storage can be at room temperature.
• Fish quality and nutritional value are reasonable after salting.
• Storage life is long.
Drying:
• Inexpensive method as no electricity is required and little equipment is needed.
• Dry and / or airtight storage is required.
• Quality and nutritional value are reasonable if storage is good.
Smoking:
• Inexpensive, little equipment and energy needed, but fuel must be available.
• Quality and nutritional value are reasonable.Fermentation:
• This method is often inexpensive, but the fish taste and odour are radically changed.
• Storage life varies depending on the product.
•Nutritional value is often high.
Canning:
• This is a fairly expensive method. Because, it is labour intensive and requires plenty of energy, water and equipment, such as tins or jars with lids, sterilisers and canning machines.
• Packaging is expensive. Storage is easy and possible for long periods (below 25 °C / 77 °F).
• Quality and nutritional value are good.Cooling and Freezing:
• This is a very expensive method. Because, it involves high use of energy and large investments in equipment.
• Quality and nutritional value of the product are good and storage life is long.
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ESI Questions and Answers for NABARD Exam:
Q. The concept of MSP is very prevalent in the agricultural sector of the economy. The full form of MSP is –
1. Minimum Support Price
2. Maximum StabilityPrice
3. Minimum Static Price
4. Minimum Stability Price
5. None of the above
Solution: Minimum Support Price is defined as the minimum rate at which government buys the crops grown by farmers in a season. It is the minimum price that a farmer is supposed to get for his production. It was announced for the first time in the year 1966-67 for wheat and since then, MSP has been extended to 25 crops and the prices are announced for these crops at the beginning of the season
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Q. A general increase in the prices of goods and services in an economy is known as –
1. Deflation
2. Inflation
3. Disinflation
4. Hyperinflation
5. None of the above
Solution: Inflation is defined as the rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy. If the price of one goods has gone up, it is not termed as inflation but for it, to be counted as inflation, the prices of most of the goods should go up. On the other hand, when the general level of prices is falling, it is known as deflation.
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More NABARD Study Materials:
- NABARD ESI and ARD Preparation Guide
- NABARD Mock Tests
- 20 Most Important MCQs for NABARD Grade A 2018
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