MPSC Maharashtra Agriculture Service (Pre) Examination 2018

MPSC Maharashtra Agriculture Service (Pre) Examination 2018

1. Identify the correct interrogative sentence/s.

(a) What were you doing at two O’clock?

(b) When she got married?

(c) Why didn’t you water the plants?

Answer options:

(1) (a) only

(2) (a) and (c)

(3) (b) only

(4) (b) and (c)

2. Choose the option closest in meaning to the word printed in capitals in the following sentence:

He REPUDIATED all offers of friendship.

(1) Welcomed

(2) Tried

(3) Rejected

(4) Accepted

3. Upheaval in the country came as sudden unexpected events for the government.

Select the most appropriate idiomatic expression for the underlined words in the above sentence:

(1) Bolt from the blue

(2) Bolt upright

(3) Have shot one’s bolt

(4) Make a bolt for

4. Choose the wrongly spelt words.

(a) ANOINT

(b) ANAMOLY

(c) ANONYMOS

Answer options:

(1) (a) and (b) only

(2) (a) and (c) only

(3) (a) and (c) only

(4) (a), (b) and (c)

5. Choose the sentence/s containing correct use of prepositions.

(a) The river flowed below a bridge.

(b) The repairs of the roof were completed quickly.

(c) The car in the garage had a flat battery.

Answer options:

(1) (c) only

(2) (b) and (c) only

(3) (b) only

(4) (a). (b) and (c)

6. Choose the best active voice structure for the following sentence:

He was given a merciless thrashing at school.

(1) A merciless thrashing was given to him at school.

(2) At school, he was pen a merciless thrashing.

(3) The thrashing he was given at school was merciless.

(4) The teacher gave him a merciless thrashing at school.

7. (a) Never have I seen such a sight.

(b) Never I have seen such a sight.

Identify the grammatically correct sentence.

(1) Only (a) is correct

(2) Only (b) is correct

(3) Both (a) and (b) are correct

(4) Both (a) and (b) are incorrect

8. Fill in the blank with the correct expression.

She makes __________ about her prejudice against them.

(1) No bones

(2) No hands

(3) No fingers

(4) None of the above

9. The nurse said to us, “Please wait outside the room”.

Which of the following indirect narration is correct?

(a) The nurse told us to wait outside the room.

(b) The nurse requested us to wait outside the room.

(c) The nurse instructed us to wait outside the room.

(d) The nurse urged us to wait outside the room.

Answer options:

(1) (a) and (b)

(2) (c) and (d)

(3) None of these

(4) All of these

10. Selfish politicians are troublesome for those who do not toe the line.

Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined phrase in the above sentence:

(1) Go against them

(2) Join their group

(3) Support them

(4) Act according to their will

11. Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined expression.

New banking policy was presented to us as a fait accompli

(1) Best policy

(2) Fateful

(3) Leaving no option but to accept

(4) Decision that can be changed

12. State the meaning of the underlined phrase in the following sentence:

Environmentalists have no axe to grind.

Choose the correct option:

(1) An axe to be ground

(2) To make an axe sharper

(3) To use an axe to grind

(4) Have some selfish motive

13. Identify adjectives in the following sentences:

(a) My father bought a large house.

(b) Weird noises disturbed us in the night.

(c) It was the ghastly apparition of an old man.

Answer options:

(1) Large, weird, ghastly, apparition

(2) Large, noises, ghastly, apparition

(3) Large, weird, ghastly, old

(4) None of the above

14. Point out the correct sentences.

(a) There are two rooms. You can select either of them.

(b) There are four rooms. You can select either of them.

(c) There are two rooms. You can select any of them

(d) There are four rooms. You can select any of them.

Answer options:

(1) (a) and (b)

(2) (b) and (c)

(3) (c) and (d)

(4) (a) and (d)

15. Which of the following statement is false?

(a) Maharashtra Assembly passes prohibition of Social Boycott Bill in April 2016.

(b) An offence under the bill shall fetch a maximum punishment of seven years imprisonment or fine up to Rs. 5 lakh or both.

(c) Maharashtra has became the first state in India to pass a bill on Social Boycott.

Answer options:

(1) (a)

(2) (b)

(3) (c)

(4) None of the above

16. Where is the biggest market of Onions in Asia Continent?

(1) Delhi

(2) Nasik

(3) Mumbai

(4) Lasalgaon

17. Consider the following statements about a law that allows paid maternity leave:

(a) The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill was passed by Parliament in March, 2017.

(b) Women employees will now be able to get paid maternity leave of 26 weeks.

(c) The entitlement of 26 weeks paid leave under the law is only for first two children.

(d) The law also allows paid maternity leave of 26 weeks for a women who adopts a child below the age of three months.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(1) (a), (b), (c)

(2) (b), (c), (d)

(3) (b) and (d)

(4) (a), (b), (c), (d)

18. On February 15, 2017 India set a World record by launching 104 satellites horn a single rocket. Which one of the following statements about it is not correct?

(1) ISRO launches 104 satellites in a single mission in February 2017 by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

(2) It was PSLV’s 37^th flight.

(3) Out of the total 104 satellites 101 belonged to the Foreign countries.

(4) Out of the total 104 satellites 96 belonged to US only

19. From ________ year there has been a situation of tension between the Central Government and the State Government.

(1) 1971

(2) 1967

(3) 1965

(4) 1970

20. By which Amendment, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes bifurcated into two bodies?

(1) 89th Amendment, 2002

(2) 89th Amendment, 2003

(3) 88th Amendment, 2002

(4) 88th Amendment, 2003

21. Consider the following statements:

(a) The Chairman and the members of the Union Public Service Commission are appointed by the President.

(b) The Chairman and the members of the Union Public Service Commission shall be removed from his office by the Prime Minister on the ground of misbehavior.

(c) The members of Union Public Service Commission shall hold a term of five years or until he attains the age of 62 years whichever is earlier.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(1) Only (a)

(2) (a) and (b)

(3) Only (c)

(4) (b) and (c)

22. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(1) The Constitution has prescribed the qualifications (legal, educational, administrative or judicial) for the post of Election Commissioner.

(2) The Constitution has debarred the retiring Election Commissioners from any further appointment by the government.

(3) The Chief Election Commissioner and two other Election Commissioners have equal powers.

(4) The Chief Election Commissioner and two other Election Commissioners cannot be removed from office except in same manner and on the same grounds as a judge of the Supreme Court.

23. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) The total number of Ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed fifteen percent of the total number of members of the Parliament.

(b) As per provision of the Constitution, the Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the Prime Minister.

(c) It is necessary that at the time of appointment as Prime Minister, a person must be a Member of Parliament.

Answer options:

(1) (a)

(2) (c)

(3) (b)

(4) None of the above

24. From which one of the following monthlies did Lokhitwadi Gopal Hari Deshmukh publish his “Shat Patre”?

(1) I’rabhakar

(2) Samta

(3) Sulabh Samachar

(4) Bahishkrit Bharat`

(4) (d) only

27. When did Mahatma Jyotirao Phule establish “Satyashodhak Samaj” ?

(1) 8th Sep, 1873

(2) 10^th Oct, 1873

(3) 14^th Sep, 1873

(4) 15^th Aug, 1873

28. Who was called “Dirty Nigro” by Sir William Lee Warner?

(1) Kunjabihari Base

(2) Virendrakumar Ghosh

(3) Aravindo Ghosh

(4) Hemchandra Das

29. Who established “Bombay Association” in 1852?

(1) Mahatma Phule

(2) Ganesh Vasudev Joshi

(3) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

(4) Jagannath Shankar Seth

30. The Organisation ‘The National Council of Women in India’ was established by ______.

(1) Kanuben Mehta

(2) Sarladevi Chaudhurani

(3) Meharibai Tata

(4) Tapibai Hardikar

31. In 1890 who established Mill Worker’s Orgmization in Bombay?

(1) Bhau Daji Lad

(2) Mahatma Phule

(3) Narayan Meghaji Lokhande

(4) S.M. Joshi

32. 32. While he was in Paris in 1907__________ and his associates Hemchandra Das and Mirza Abbas learnt the latest technique of bomb manufacturing from a Russian revolutionary.

(1) Pandurang Mahadeo Bapat

(2) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

(3) Abasaheb Ramchandra

(4) Bhai Paramananda

33. According to long term IMD (Indian Metecrological Department) data, mean number of hours of bright sunshine per day over Jalgaon, Solapur, Parbhani and Nagpur is __________.

(1) Less than 7.0 hours per day

(2) Between 7.1 to 8.3 hours per day

(3) Same over these cities

(4) More than 9.8 hours per day

34. About natural boundaries of Maharashtra which one of the following pair is wrong?

(1 To the northeast (NE) – Darkesa hills

(2) To the northwest (NW) – Satmala, Galana and Akratu Us

(3) To the southwest (SW) – Terekhol River

(4) To the southeast (SE) – Gavilgad hills

35. Over Maharashtra, the atmospheric pressure during January is uniform along the roast, over the rest of the state, pressure gradient is ____________.

(1) West-East and is very weak

(2) South-North and is moderate to high

(3) South-North and is very high

(4) North-South and is very weak

36. Which of the following important cities are located in the Tapi-Puma basin?

(a) Amravati, Akola, Bhusawal

(b) Buldhana, Vardha, Jalgaon

(c) Dhule, Jalgaon

(d) Bhandara, Amravati, Dhule

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?

(1) (a) only

(2) (a) and (c) only

(3) (a), (b) and (d) only

(4) (b), (c) and (d) only

37. In a country’s economic development, the role of economic factors is decisive. These factors are _________.

(a) Capital formation

(b) Marketable Surplus of Agriculture

(c) Human resource

(d) Condition of foreign trade

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(1) (a) and (b)

(2) (a) and (b) only

(3) (a) and (d) only

(4) (a), (b) and (d) only

38. Though there has been decline in proportion of population below poverty line in India; still according to recent available data (2004-05), it is around:

(1) 28 percent

(2) 39 percent

(3) 49 percent

(4) 55 percent

39. The Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana launched by the Ministry of Rural Development as a part of _______ aims to empower women in agriculture.

(1) Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana

(2) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

(3) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Umat Krishi Shiksha Yojana

(4) Deen Dayal Sparsh Yojana

40. E-Commerce in agriculture refers to:

(1) Buying and selling of goods and services through digital communication

(2) Export of commodities

(3) Trade of electronic goods

(4) None of the above

41. Under Uruguay Round, all member nations of GATT participating in negotiations committed on:

(a) Reduction in tariffs

(b) Removal of quantitative restrictions

(c) Opening of their economics to international competition

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

(1) (a) and (b) only

(2) (b) and (c) only

(3) (a) and (c) only

(4) (a), (b) and (c)

42. According to Indian State of Forest Report 2017, which state has the highest percentage of forest cover?

(1) Madhya Pradesh

(2) Mizoram

(3) Lakshadweep

(4) Arunachal Pradesh

43. In the year ________ Intensive Agril. District Programme was initiated in India through comprehensive Agril. Experiment.

(1) 1960

(2) 1971

(3) 1963

(4) 1969

44. As far as export of India are concerned, which of the following sector has maximum share of exports in recent years i.e. till 2011-12 in value term?

(1) Agriculture and allied products

(2) Manufactured goods

(3) Ores and minerals

(4) Other products

45. In order to overcome the problem of unsafe drinking water in rural areas, the Government of lndia launched the ‘National Drinking Water’ mission in the year ________.

(1) 1972

(2) 1975

(3) 1978

(4) 1986

46. India’s first Robotic Dairy Plant was opened by ______ for milk and milk products.

(1) Mother Dairy

(2) Kisan Dairy

(3) Amul Dairy

(4) Aarey Dairy

47. Self Help Groups of Micro-finance have sole purpose of:

(a) Mobilization of small savings

(b) Disbursement of huge credit amounts for various purposes

(c) Disbursement of inputs

(d) Disbursement of small amounts of credit

Which statement/s is/are correct?

(1) (a) only

(2) (b) only

(3) (c) and (d) only

(4) (a) and (d) only

48. In order to control monopolistic and restrictive trade policies of large business houses, the Government of India adopted ‘Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Policies (MRTP) Act’ in __________.

(1) 1969

(2) 1991

(3) 1995

(4) 2003

49. Maharashtra was one of the first states in India to enact its first Information Technology Policy released in the year_____.

(1) 1995

(2) 1998

(3) 2003

(4) 2007

50. At International level, to obtain sustainable production from agriculture, which of the following organization is working?

(1) UNO

(2) WHO

(3) IRRI

(4) FA0

51. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is an internet tooI. The FTP sites are often called as _________.

(1) ChanneIs

(2) Archives

(3) Groups

(4) Domains

52. Well known Economist Vu; Dr. V.M. Dandekar and Dr. Nilakantha Rath had defined poverty line where individual should get minimum of Calories of diet per day.

(1) 2250 Calories of diet

(2) 2650 Calories of diet

(3) 2850 Calories of diet

(4) 3000 Calories of diet    

53. Which of the following Water Pollution is most harmful to human beings?

(a) Due to excess use of fertilisers and pesticides in agriculture

(b) Due to production and mixing of harmful micro-organisms in water

(c) Due to leaving of industrial chemical waste By-products in river waters

(d) all of the above

Write the correct options:

(1) (a)

(2) (a) and (b)

(3) (b) and (c)

(4) (d)

54. Gross National Product of India is measured in which of the following form?

(1) Physical terms

(2) Percentage terms

(3) Monetary terms

(4) All the above forms

55. Rachel Carlson’s book ‘Silent Spring’ documented the adverse effects on the environment of the indiscriminate use of pesticides which led to a nationwide ban on _________ for agricultural uses.

(1) DDT

(2) Aldrin

(3) Sodium Methane Arsonate

(4) Ethylene Dibromide

56. Krishomati Yojana is a new umbrella scheme in which the following schemes have been included?

(a) Integrated Scheme on Agriculture Census and Statistics

(b) Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture

(c) Investment in Debentures of State Land Development Banks

(d) Jal Sinchan

(e) Price Stabilization Fund for Cereals and Vegetables.

Answer options:

(1) (a), (b), (d)

(2) (b), (c), (d), (e)

(3) (b), (d), (e)

(4) All the above

57. In respect to animal feed, which is a feed energy?

(1) Marine by-products

(2) Potato

(3) Oil Cakes

(4) Straw of rice

58. On an average buffalo milk contain ________ water and _______ fat.

(1) 84.2% and 6.6%

(2) 84% and 4%

(3) 80% and 6.5%

(4) 88.4% and 4%

59. Consider the following statements and state accordingly:

(a) There. is metamorphosis in fish.

(b) Flat fishes are not born flat.

Answer options:

(1) (a) is correct, (b) is not

(2) (b) is correct, (a) is not

(3) Both are correct

(4) Both are incorrect

60. During 2011-12, percentage of wheat to rice production in India was ______ %

(1) 75

(2) 80

(3) 85

(4) 90

61. An area with a plant community predominantly of trees and other woody vegetation usually with a closed canopy is called as _____________.

(1) Social forest

(2) Pasture

(3) Forest

(4) None of these

62. Among the following which is not the variety of mandarin orange?

(1) Nagpur Santra

(2) Khasi Santra

(3) Sathgudi Santra

(4) Coorg Santra

63. Agroforestry programmes are promoted by _________ institute.

(1) IARI

(2) ICFRE

(3) NDA

(4) ICRISAT

64. _________ and _________ are richest source of Vitamin ‘C’.

(1) Guava and Grape

(2) Guava and Amla

(3) Amla and Litchi

(4) Amla and Orange

65. The area near Maharashtra’s sea cost suitable for fishing is _______ lakh sq.km

(1) 0.90

(2) 1.12

(3) 1.86

(4) 2.0

66. A __________ is a mature ovary.

(1) Flower

(2) Fruit

(3) Pollen

(4) Pulp

67. Which tree is not commonly used in ‘Taungya,’ cultivation?

(1) Teak

(2) Sal

(3) Eucalyptus

(4) Ashoka

68. During 2012 – 13, the share of Agricultural Sector in total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was ______ %

(1) 13.4

(2) 13.6

(3) 13.8

(4) 14.0

69. Scientific name of banana is _________.

(1) Fyms malus

(2) Cocos nucifera

(3) Pyrus comunis

(4) Musa paradisiacal

70. Breeding between half brother and sister is refered as:

(1) Hybrid

(2) Out breeding

(3) Close breeding

(4) Line breeding

71. ______ tree is used for timber, green manure and fire wood.

(1) Silver Oak

(2) Mulberry

(3) Karanj

(4) Jackfruit

72. During 2011-12, rice productivity in India was _______ kg/ha.

(1) 2272

(2) 2372

(3) 2472

(4) 2572

73. During 2004, Co-operatives banks and societies contributed _______ percentage share in total rural credit.

(1) 9

(2) 10

(3) 11

(4) 12

74. Which is an excellent high proteinous (40% approximately) feed in ruminants?

(1) Cotton Seed Cake

(2) Castor Cake

(3) Linseed Cake

(4) Mustard Cake

75. ________ hybrid of cabbage is evolved by Mahyco seeds Co. PVT. LTD.

(1) Hari Rani

(2) Green Globe

(3) Sumati

(4) Sudha

76. Which are the systems of animal breeding?

(a) Inbreeding

(b) Onbreeding

(c) Offbreeding

(d) Outbreeding

Answer options:

(1) (a) only

(2) (a) and (b)

(3) (a) and (c)

(4) (a) and (d)

77. Dropping of small fruitlets in large number both in Ambia and mrig bahar due to competition for moisture and nutrients is said to be:

(1) Post setting drop

(2) Summer drop

(3) Seasonal fruit drop

(4) Prehawest drop

78. During 2011-12, wheat production in India was __________.

(1) 87.9 m tonnes

(2) 90.9 m tonnes

(3) 93.9 m tonnes

(4) 96.9 m tones

79. Consider the following two statements:

(a) A large number of bamboo grows outside of forest.

(b) It has been effectively used as wind break and shelter belts.

Select correct option from the following.

(1) (a) is correct, (b) is not

(2) (b) is correct, (a) is not

(3) Both are correct

(4) Both are wrong

80. In which animal, artificial insemination is not done though it is possible?

(1) Pig breeding

(2) Poultry breeding

(3) Goat breeding

(4) Sheep breeding