February Month Agriculture Current Affairs 2022

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February Month Agriculture Current Affairs 2022

February Month Agriculture Current Affairs 2022

February Month Agriculture Current Affairs 2022

Q.1 India is committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by which year?/ भारत किस वर्ष तक शुद्ध-शून्य कार्बन उत्सर्जन प्राप्त करने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध है?

  • 2030
  • 2050
  • 2040
  • 2070

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

India has committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2070. Mixing hydrogen with renewable energy will help in achieving this goal.

 

Q.2 The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has approved to set up the first-ever geological park in the country in which city?/ भारतीय भूवैज्ञानिक सर्वेक्षण (जीएसआई) ने किस शहर में देश का पहला भूवैज्ञानिक पार्क स्थापित करने की मंजूरी दी है?

  • Amravati
  • Dehradun
  • Jabalpur
  • Gorakhpur

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

India’s first geological park is being set up at Lamheta village of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

 

Q.3 What amount has been allocated to ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)’ till 2026? /2026 तक ‘प्रधान मंत्री किसान संपदा योजना (PMKSY)’ के लिए कितनी राशि आवंटित की गई है?

  • Rs 4,200 crore
  • Rs 4,600 crore
  • Rs 4,300 crore
  • Rs 4,500 crore

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)’ has been extended till March 2026 with an allocation of Rs 4,600 crore

 

Q.4 What is the old name for PMKSY?/ PMKSY का पुराना नाम क्या है?

  • SAMPADA
  • SIDDHI
  • SAMADHAN
  • SAUBHAGYA

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

In May 2017, the Central Government had launched SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing Clusters) with an allocation of Rs 6,000 crore. The scheme was renamed PMKSY in August 2017.

 

Q.5 India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant will come up in which state?/ भारत का पहला व्यावसायिक स्तर का बायोमास आधारित हाइड्रोजन संयंत्र किस राज्य में स्थापित होगा?

  • Gujarat
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Rajasthan

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant will come up in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh.

 

Q.6 World Pulses Day is being celebrated on which date?/ विश्व दलहन दिवस किस तारीख को मनाया जा रहा है?

  • February 08
  • February 10
  • February 09
  • February 11

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Every year World Pulses Day is celebrated on 10 February to spread public awareness of the nutritional and environmental benefits of pulses as part of sustainable food production.

 

Q.7 Which programme has been launched by NABARD to promote natural farming? / प्राकृतिक खेती को बढ़ावा देने के लिए नाबार्ड द्वारा कौन सा कार्यक्रम शुरू किया गया है?

  • URJA
  • PRAAN
  • AYUSH
  • JIVA

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched an agroecology-based programme called ‘JIVA’ (meaning life) to promote natural farming, ensure sustainability and rejuvenate ‘life’ around the agricultural field.

 

Q.8 The central government has set a target to replace diesel with renewable energy in the agriculture sector by which year?/ केंद्र सरकार ने किस वर्ष तक कृषि क्षेत्र में डीजल को नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा से बदलने का लक्ष्य रखा है?

  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2022
  • 2023

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The central government has set a target to replace diesel with renewable energy in the agriculture sector by 2024.

 

Q.9 Who has started the “Jiva Program” to promote natural farming?/ प्राकृतिक खेती को बढ़ावा देने के लिए “जीवा कार्यक्रम” किसने शुरू किया है?

  • Canara Bank
  • world bank
  • State Bank Of India
  • National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched the “Jeeva Program” to promote natural farming under its existing watershed and Wadi programs in 11 states.

 

Q.10 The Government of India is committed to becoming a net-zero carbon emitter by which year? / भारत सरकार किस वर्ष तक शुद्ध-शून्य कार्बन उत्सर्जक बनने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध है?

  • 2030
  • 2050
  • 2070
  • 2060

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The government is committed to increasing the share of non-fossil fuels by 2030 and becoming a net-zero emitter by 2070.

 

Q.11 Jammu & Kashmir government has partnered with which country to transform the sheep farming sector? / जम्मू और कश्मीर सरकार ने भेड़ पालन क्षेत्र को बदलने के लिए किस देश के साथ भागीदारी की है?

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • France
  • Germany

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The Jammu and Kashmir government has signed a pact with New Zealand for the transformation of the sheep farming sector in the Union territory of J&K.

 

Q.12 India signed an agreement with the UN World Food Program for the distribution of wheat to which country?/ भारत ने किस देश को गेहूं के वितरण के लिए संयुक्त राष्ट्र विश्व खाद्य कार्यक्रम के साथ एक समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर किए हैं?

  • Sri Lanka
  • Maldives
  • Syria
  • Afghanistan

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

India has committed to sending relief to Afghanistan as part of humanitarian assistance, to be sent in truck convoys through Pakistan by road.

 

Q.13 The Agri Infinity programme has been launched by which bank to develop digital financial solutions for the food and agriculture ecosystem?/ खाद्य और कृषि पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र के लिए डिजिटल वित्तीय समाधान विकसित करने के लिए किस बैंक द्वारा एग्री इन्फिनिटी कार्यक्रम शुरू किया गया है?

  • Yes Bank
  • HDFC Bank
  • Axis Bank
  • Kotak Mahindra Bank

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Yes Bank has launched a programme named ‘Yes Bank Agri Infinity’ through which the bank aims to co-develop digital financial solutions for the food and agriculture ecosystem by mentoring entrepreneurial ventures in this field.

 

Q.14 PM Modi will inaugurate ‘Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant in which city?/ पीएम मोदी किस शहर में ‘गोबर-धन (बायो-सीएनजी) प्लांट का उद्घाटन करेंगे?

  • Indore
  • Mumbai
  • Surat
  • Nashik

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

PM Modi to inaugurate ‘Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant in Indore, Madhya Pradesh today through video conferencing.

 

Q.15 In 2022, which edition of Soil Health Card Day is being celebrated?/ 2022 में, मृदा स्वास्थ्य कार्ड दिवस का कौन सा संस्करण मनाया जा रहा है?

  • 7
  • 5
  • 10
  • 6

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

7th. In India, 19 February is marked as the Soil Health Card Day to commemorate the launch of the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme and create awareness about the benefits of the scheme.

 

Q.16 The IBRD arm of the World Bank has recently approved a loan worth $115 million for the State Governments of Karnataka and Odisha, for the implementation of which project? / विश्व बैंक की IBRD शाखा ने हाल ही में किस परियोजना के कार्यान्वयन के लिए कर्नाटक और ओडिशा की राज्य सरकारों के लिए 115 मिलियन डॉलर के ऋण को मंजूरी दी है?

  • SHIELD
  • DREAM
  • REWARD
  • METRO

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

The Government of India, the State Governments of Karnataka and Odisha have signed a loan agreement with the World Bank of the total worth of $115 million (INR 869 crore) for Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development (REWARD) Programme.

 

Q.17 Government has launched Purple Revolution in Jammu & Kashmir. It is associated with the cultivation of which crop? / सरकार ने जम्मू और कश्मीर में बैंगनी क्रांति शुरू की है। यह किस फसल की खेती से संबंधित है?

  • Cedarwood
  • Rose
  • Almond
  • Lavender

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Lavender has been designated as Doda brand product, to promote lavender under ‘One District, One Product’ initiative of the Modi Government.

 

Q.18 The ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’ which was inaugurated virtually by PM Modi, was organised at which place? / पीएम मोदी द्वारा वस्तुतः उद्घाटन की गई ‘किसान ड्रोन यात्रा’ का आयोजन किस स्थान पर किया गया था?

  • Gurgaon
  • Dehradun
  • Shimla
  • Manesar

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’ at Manesar, in Haryana, and addressed a group of farmers.

 

Q.19 ‘Health Star Rating’ is an initiative of which organization?/’हेल्थ स्टार रेटिंग’ किस संगठन की पहल है?

  • NABARD
  • FSSAI
  • Food Corporation of India
  • NITI Aayog

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Under the directions from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), packaged food items are set to bear a ‘Health Star Rating’.

 

Q.20 The PM-KISAN Scheme completed three years of successful implementation in February 2022. So as per the data, approximately how much amount has been released to the beneficiaries under the scheme to date? / फरवरी 2022 में पीएम-किसान योजना के सफल कार्यान्वयन के तीन साल पूरे हो गए। तो आंकड़ों के अनुसार, योजना के तहत अब तक लाभार्थियों को लगभग कितनी राशि जारी की गई है?

  • Rs 1.72 lakh crore
  • Rs 1.82 lakh crore
  • Rs 1.32 lakh crore
  • Rs 1.52 lakh crore

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The scheme has provided benefits to about 11.78 Crore farmers and funds amounting to Rs 1.82 lakh crore in various instalments have been released to the eligible beneficiaries.

 

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