IBPS AFO Mains Question 2022 Exam With Answer Sheet

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IBPS AFO Mains Question Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Mango Hybrids

Amrapali hybrid of mango is made by the cross between( question from agronomy modules of afo course)

(a) Dasehari X Neelam
(b) Dasheri X Baneshan
(c) Neelum X Dashehari
(d) Banganapalli X Alphonso
(e) Alphonso X Banganapalli

Answer: (a) Dasehari X Neelam

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Milk Processing

The test is done to identify incomplete pasteurization in milk –

(a) Alkaline test
(b) MBR
(c) Alcohol
(d) COB test
(e) None of these

Answer: (a) Alkaline test

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Cattle breeds

Which among the following is a drought breed of cattle where cows are less milker, but bulls are best for cart & field purposes?

(a) Tharparkar
(b) Krishna valley
(c) Red Sindhi
(d) Sahiwal
(e) Gir

Answer: (b) Krishna valley

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Tillage Implements

Which among the following is Primary + secondary tillage implement:

(a) Rotavator
(b) Disc harrow
(c) Cultivator
(d) Clod crusher
(e) Land leveller

Answer: (a) Rotavator

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Plant protection in chilli

Leaf curl of chilli is transmitted by:{ covered in plant pathology module of afo mains course}

(a) Thrips
(b) Whitefly
(c) aphid
(d) hopper
(e) mites

Answer: (a) Thrips

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Goat breeds

Which goat breed from Switzerland is also known as milk queen in the world?

(a) Sanen
(b) Toggenburg
(c) Anglo neubiun
(d) Barbari
(e) Sirohi

Answer: (a) Sanen

IBPS AFO Mains Question Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Soil & Water Conservation Methods

Soil & water conservation method mostly used in hilly & mountain areas is

(a) Contour bunding
(b) Bench terracing
(c) Zing terracing
(d) Graded bunding
(e) None of these

Answer: (a) Contour bunding

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Parturition

Advance pregnancy symptoms in cattle when an embryo is out

(a) Lapsing of uterus and vagina
(b) Anoestrus
(c) sexual impurities
(d) oestrus
(e) silent oestrus

Answer: (a) Lapsing of uterus and vagina

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Growth regulators in plant

The process in which immature green fruits turned into edible, desirable flavour, quality, colour, palatable nature with ethylene treatment –{ covered in last-minute notes of afo mains course}

(a) Degreening
(b) Ripening
(c) Curing
(d) Precooling
(e) Disinfection

Answer: (b) Ripening

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Apiculture

Imperfectly developed female unable to reproduce but possess all the maternal instinct & also defence mechanism has been developed and does the work for colony welfare( covered in afo mains course)

(a) Queen bee
(b) Worker bee
(c) Drone
(d) Solitary bee
(e) None of these

Answer: (b) Worker bee

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Seed Dormancy

The main reason for seed dormancy is

(a) Immature embryo
(b) Physical cracking
(c) Presence of pathogen
(d) Distorted seed coat
(e) Fungal growth

Answer: (a) Immature embryo

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Potato Post Harvest Practices

Potato tubers are cured___ at for 2 days and then at 7°C-10°C for 10-12 days at 90% relative humidity.

(a) 4 °C
(b) 18 °C
(c) 24 °C
(d) 28 °C
(e) 37.5 °C

Answer: (b) 18°C

Difficulty level – Difficult
Topic – Aquaculture – Prawn culture

Which among the following is the highest priority brackish water fish having a high growth rate and can tolerate fluctuations in temperature?

(a) White prawn
(b) Tiger prawn
(c) Milk Fish
(d) Shrimp
(e) Lobster

Answer: (b) Tiger prawn

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Modern Tillage Practices

Zero tillage got successful because of

(a)Soil amendments
(b)Herbicides
(c)Insecticides
(d) Fungicides
(e) Pesticides

Answer: (b)Herbicides

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Agroforestry

A conical evergreen tree with dark green and silvery leaves, spirally arranged, broad leaves at a stage, no symmetry, grows in cool temperature

(a) Deodar
(b) Khair
(c) Sheesham
(d) Haldu
(e) None of these

Answer: (a) Deodar

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Care and Management of pregnant dairy animals

Exotic, crossbreed cow & buffalo for 5th month of pregnancy how much concentrate (other than maintenance) should be given?

(a) 3 kg
(b) 1.5 kg
(c) 2.5 kg
(d) 1 kg
(e) 0.5 kg

Answer: (b) 1.5 kg

IBPS AFO Mains Question Difficulty level – Difficult
Topic – Drainage System

Method of drainage that is used in high water table areas, hilly areas, under the surface

(a) Mole drainage
(b) Tile drainage
(c) gravity outlet
(d) Open channel
(e) None of these

Answer: (b) Tile drainage

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Protected Cultivation

The structure enclosed agro nets or any other woven material to allow required sunlight, moisture and air to pass through the gaps{ covered in agri engineering module of afo mains course}

(a) Shade net
(b) Greenhouse
(c) Polyhouse
(d) Hydroponics
(e) Green House

Answer: (a) Shade net (Microclimate – b. Greenhouse)

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Rice cultivation

Akiochi disease in rice due to toxicity of:

(a) H2S
(b) CH4
(c) Fe
(d) S
(e) P

Answer: (a) H2S

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Plant Growth & Development

Plant growth mechanisms towards the sunlight or other direction towards light are known as( question from agronomy modules of afo course)

(a) Photoperiodism
(b) Phototropism
(c) Photorespiration
(d) Photosynthesis
(e) Photophosphorylation

Answer: (b) Phototropism

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – General information

Urea bag has been reduced from 50 kg to_____.( covered in current affairs module)

(a) 45 kg
(b) 40 kg
(c) 35 kg
(d) 30 Kg
(e) 25 kg

Answer: (a) 45 kg

IBPS AFO Mains Question Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Plant Physiology (Mineral Nutrition)

A basic component of protein & chlorophyll constituent, vegetation growth, skeletal nutrients and help in amino acid and protein formation

(a) Nitrogen
(b) Mg
(c) P
(d) Mn
(e) K

Answer: (a) Nitrogen

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Isolation Distance in imp crops for seed production

Which among the following is isolation distance for certified seed production in okra?{ covered in agronomy module of afo mains course}

(a) 1000 m
(b) 800 m
(c) 200 m
(d) 100 m
(e) 50 m

Answer: (c) 200 m

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Fisheries

Which of the following fish has lung as a labyrinth?

(a) Rohu
(b) Catla
(c) Mrigal
(d) Gourami
(e) None of these

Answer: (d) Gourami

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Tractor details

Which is used in the rear of the tractor transmission part for attaching combine harvester, mover, thresher etc to tractor

(a) PTO
(b) Tractor Drawbar
(c) Hitch
(d) Tractor pully
(e) Battery

Answer: (a) PTO

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Sugarcane Maturity

TSS for sugarcane ripening determination- brix( question from agronomy modules of afo course)

(a) 20
(b) 10
(C) 25
(d) 30
(e) 32

Answer: (a) 20

Difficulty level – Difficult
Topic – Aquaculture

The organism which can withstand a wider range of salinity is known as?

(a) Stenohaline
(b) Euryhaline
(c) Oligohaline
(d) Estuarine
(e) None of these

Answer: (b) Euryhaline

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Agroforestry

Growing plants out of a forest area where it was not present before and purpose is to increase the area under forest is known as?

(a) Farm forestry
(b) Extension forestry
(c) Recreational forestry
(d) Mixed forestry
(e) Extension forestry

Answer: (e) Extension forestry

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Important Fish Diseases

Which of the following is a bacterial infectious disease of fishery Disintegrating fins, blood on edges of fins, fin rays become brittle and lead to fin and tail rot.

(a) Red pest
(b) Dropsy
(c) Mouth fungus
(d) Tail and fin rot
(e) Velvet

Answer: (d) Tail and fin rot

Difficulty level – Difficult
Topic – Agriculture short term loan

Loans against pledge hypothecation of agriculture produce (including warehouses receipts) for a period not exceeding 12 months subject to limit up to against NWR’s/ENWRS( question from CURRENT AFFAIRS modules of afo course)

(a) 75 Lakh
(b) 50 Lakh
(c) 25 Lakh
(d) 100 Lakh
(e) None of these

Answer: (a) 75 Lakh

IBPS AFO Mains Question Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Indicator plants

Boron deficiency indicator plant:{ covered in agronomy module of afo mains course}

(a) Sunflower
(b) Bajra
(c) Potato
(d) Onion
(e) Cauliflower

Answer: (a) Sunflower

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Poultry nutrition

Curled toe paralysis in chicken due to:{ covered in animal husbandry module of afo mains course}

(a) Vita-B1
(b) Vit-B2
(c) Vit.-E
(d) Vit- A
(e) None of these

Answer: (b) Vit-B2

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Green Revolution

Norin-10 is a source of:

(a) Dwarf gene in wheat
(b) Dwarf gene in rice
(c) Dis. Resistance in maize
(d) Dwarf gene in maize
(e) None of these

Answer: (a) Dwarf gene in wheat

Difficulty level – moderate
Topic – Goat Breeds

Dual-purpose breed of goat for meat + milk{ covered in animal husbandry module of afo mains course}

(a) Black Bengal
(b) Beetal
(c) Marwadi
(d) Sanen
(e) None of these

Answer: (b) Beetal

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – SAR based calculation

If an irrigation water source has the concentration of Na+, Ca++& Mg++ as 20, 10 & 8 milliequivalents per litre respectively, then the sodium absorption ratio of this water

(a) 6.67
(b) 6
(c) 5.1
(d) 4
(e) None of these

Answer: (a) 6.67

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Tissue culture

Which technique do not transfer gene directly:

(a) Explant Culture & Transfer
(b) Particle bombardment
(c) Chemical transfection
(d) Electroporation
(e) Microinjection

Answer: (a) Explant culture & Transfer

Difficulty level – moderate
Topic – Agroforestry

The tree which produces silk cotton and kapok

(a) Calotropis gigantea
(b) Calotropis
(c) Bombax ceiba
(d) Ceiba pentandra
(e) None of these

Answer: (d) Ceiba pentandra

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Genetic Engineering

IRRI and its national research partners have developed Golden rice to complement and to

(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin E
(c) Iron
(d) Calcium
(e) P

Answer: (a) Vitamin A

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Guava Varieties

Guava flesh pink spot variety which is also known as Sardar(IBPS AFO Mains Question)

(a) L-49
(b) Alhabad safeda
(c) Allahabad surkha
(d) Safeda
(e) None of these

Answer: (a) L-49

Difficulty level – moderate
Topic – Sericulture

Muga silk is reared on:{ covered in the modules of afo mains course}

(a) Som & Soalu
(b) Castor
(c) Arjun
(d) Shorea robusta
(e) Terminalia tomeutosa

Answer: (a) Som & Soalu

Difficulty level – moderate
Topic – Problematic soils

Which soil ameliorants are used in sodic soil reclamation which is cheaper and easily available?{ covered in agronomy module of afo mains course}

(a) Gypsum
(b) Ammonium sulphate
(c) Lime
(d) Iron pyrite
(e) Ammonium nitrate

Answer: (a) Gypsum

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Imp Sapota Varieties

Cricket ball & Kalipatti variety of which crop

(a) Sapota
(b) Ber
(c) Guava
(d) Pear
(e) Plum

Answer: (a) Sapota

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Tissue Culture

When plant is propagated by small tissue or part of plant is termed as:( question from horticulture modules)

(a) Micropropagation
(b) Sexual propagation
(c) Hybridization
(d) Somatic hybridization
(e) None of these

Answer: (a) Micropropagation

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Imp Instruments and their uses

Which instrument is used to determine water content in milk{ covered in agronomy module of afo mains course}

(a) Lactometer
(b) Hydrometer
(c) Anemometer
(d) Katharometer
(e) Lactoscope

Answer: (a) Lactometer

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Imp varieties of papaya

Pusa Nanha variety of papaya is developed by:

(a) Mutation
(b) Selection
(c) Somatic hybridization
(d) Both A and B
(e) None of these

Answer: (a) Mutation

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Modern tillage Practices

An advanced method of minimum tillage in which primary tillage is completely avoided and secondary tillage is reduced to row zone/seedbed zone only.

(a) Ridge till
(b) Stubble mulch farming
(c) Minimum tillage
(d) Strip tillage
(e) Zero tillage

Answer: (e) Zero tillage

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Agricultural Extension

ACABC take training from which of the following institute :{ covered in current affairs of afo mains course}

(a) KVIC
(b) MANAGE
(c) ICAR
(d) ATMA
(e) NABARD

Answer: (b) MANAGE

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Post Harvest processing & Storage

In adiabatic dehumidification process, when humid air passes through desiccated cell or material then the materials humidity______ and temperature______

(a) Increase-increase
(b) Decrease-Decrease
(c) Decrease-increase
(d) Increase-Decrease
(e) None of these

Answer: (b) Decrease-Decrease

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Forest mensuration (Agroforestry)

In the colour chart of different diameter classes of trees, which class has no colour chart?

(a) 0-20 cm
(b) 20-30 cm
(c) 30-40 cm
(d) 40-50cm
(e) 50-60 cm

Answer: (a) 0-20 cm

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Pests on IMP crops

What are the diagnostic symptom of infestation of stem borer of maize{ covered in pathology module of afo mains course}

(a) caterpillars feed on the leaves and bore into stem and cob
(b) adults and nymphs feed on the crop and damage to leave
(c) caterpillars feed on the leaves and cause leaf curl and damage to crop.
(d) Caterpillars feed on leaves and spots on leaves
(e) None of these

Answer: (a) caterpillars feed on the leaves and bore into stem and cob

Difficulty level – Difficult
Topic – Livestock Current Affairs

First Advance Estimates of National Income and Expenditures released by national statistical official, ministry of statistics on jan 29,2021. What is the Livestock sector contribution to overall GVA{ covered in current affairs module of afo mains course}

(a) 5.1
(b) 5.2
(c) 4.5
(d) 4.3
(e) 4.8

Answer: (b) 5.2

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Pest & Disease management in Goat

Prevention of brucellosis disease in goats can be done by taking measures like?

(a) Dipping in CuSO4 tank
(b) Isolation, vaccination, blood test, culling of affected animals
(c) Proper medication and antibiotics
(d) Clean hygiene
(e) Avoid Green fodder feeding

Answer: (b) Isolation, vaccination, blood test, culling of affected animals

Difficulty level – Easy
Topic – Latest MSP

Sugarcane FRP will be applicable on a basic recovery of 10 per cent at present is?( Question from current affairs modules afo mains course)

(a) 290
(b) 285
(C) 270
(d) 260
(e) 240

Answer: (a) 290

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Fish Harvesting

In Tamilnadu, catamaran made up of 3-5 logs are in pattern and a specialized type made of 7 logs catamaran or kolamaram are used for catching flying fish. It’s termed as:( question from fishery modules of afo course)

(a) Catamaran
(b) Coromandel
(c) Andra type
(d) Dhingi
(e) None of these

Answer: (b) Coromandel

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Problematic soils

Rock phosphate is applied in:{ covered in last-minute notes of afo mains course}

(a) Saline
(b) Alkaline
(c) Neutral
(d) Acidic soil
(e) None of these

Answer: (d) Acidic soil

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Imp Varieties of plantation crops

Coorg is a commercial variety of.{ covered in last-minute notes gi tags pdf of afo mains course}

(a) Cocoa
(b) Cherry
(c) Tea
(d) Coffee
(e) Rubber

Answer: (d) Coffee

Difficulty level – Moderate
Topic – Milk Processing & Storage

What is the purpose of pasteurization in milk

(a) To destroy most of the pathogenic microorganism’s disease-causing bacteria
(b)To check the growth of bacteria
(c) To check the adulteration in milk
(d) To increase the acidity of milk
(e) To reduce the size of fat globule

Answer: (a) To destroy most of the pathogenic microorganism’s disease-causing bacteria

Oilseed contains of groundnut{ covered in agronomy module of afo mains course}

44 to 58%
33 to 43%
20 to 25%
15 to 20%
less than 15%

ans:- 44–58%

IBPS AFO Mains Question:- How to prevent brucellosis in goat { covered in animal husbandry module of afo mains course}

dipping in CuSo4 Tank
isolation ,vaccination,blood test
clean hygiene
avoid green fodder

ans:- isolation ,vaccination,blood test

Constituent of chlorophyll (question from crop physiology module)

option:- Nitrogen, phosphorus, Magnesium.

ans:- Magnesium

The theoretical field capacity of MB plough with 3 bottom 25 cm mould working at 3km/hr is

ans:- 0.2250

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