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IBPS SO Professional Knowledge - Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) Flashcards
51 question-and-answer cards covering Professional Knowledge - Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) as it is examined in IBPS SO. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the Professional Knowledge - Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
What deficiency symptom is characteristic of nitrogen?
General yellowing (chlorosis) of older/lower leaves and stunted growth, since N is mobile and moves to younger tissue.
What is the typical symptom of phosphorus deficiency?
Purplish/reddish discoloration of older leaves and stems and delayed maturity.
What does potassium deficiency look like in crops?
Scorching, yellowing and browning along the margins and tips of older leaves, and weak stalks (lodging).
Which micronutrient deficiency causes interveinal chlorosis in young leaves first?
Iron (Fe) deficiency causes interveinal chlorosis of young leaves because Fe is immobile in the plant.
What deficiency causes 'khaira' disease in rice and 'white bud' in maize?
Zinc (Zn) deficiency.
Differentiate between manures and fertilizers.
Manures are organic, bulky, low in nutrients but improve soil structure (e.g., FYM, compost); fertilizers are concentrated inorganic sources of specific nutrients (e.g., urea, DAP).
What is the nitrogen percentage in urea and the N-P content of DAP?
Urea contains 46% N; DAP (diammonium phosphate) contains 18% N and 46% P2O5.
What is Integrated Nutrient Management (INM)?
The combined and judicious use of chemical fertilizers, organic manures and biofertilizers to maintain soil fertility and sustain crop productivity.
Name two common biofertilizers and their function.
Rhizobium (fixes nitrogen in legumes) and Azotobacter/Azospirillum (free-living N fixers); PSB (phosphate-solubilizing bacteria) makes P available.
What is contour bunding used for?
A soil and water conservation measure where bunds are built along contour lines to reduce runoff velocity and check soil erosion on sloping land.
Name two mechanical methods of soil and water conservation.
Terracing and contour bunding/contour trenching; also gully plugging and check dams.
What is the main pollinating agent for fruit crops and which crop is wind-pollinated among cereals?
Bees (insects) are the main pollinators of fruit crops; maize is wind (cross) pollinated among cereals.
Which Indian state is the largest producer of mango, and what is mango's botanical importance?
Uttar Pradesh is the largest mango producer; mango is the 'King of fruits' and India's national fruit.
Name three major plantation crops of India.
Tea, coffee, rubber; also coconut, arecanut, cocoa and cashew.
Define IPM (Integrated Pest Management).
An eco-friendly approach combining cultural, mechanical, biological and chemical methods to keep pest populations below economic injury level while minimizing pesticide use.
What is the Economic Threshold Level (ETL) in pest management?
The pest population density at which control measures must be applied to prevent the pest from reaching the economic injury level.
Name a major fungal disease of wheat and a viral disease of crops.
Wheat rust (black/brown/yellow rust caused by Puccinia spp.) is a major fungal disease; Tobacco mosaic and leaf curl are common viral diseases.
Which breeds are famous Indian milch (dairy) cattle and buffalo breeds?
Cattle: Sahiwal, Gir, Red Sindhi, Tharparkar. Buffalo: Murrah, Mehsana, Surti, Jaffarabadi.
What is broiler poultry versus layer poultry?
Broilers are chickens reared for meat (fast weight gain); layers are hens reared for egg production.
Define sericulture, apiculture and pisciculture.
Sericulture is silkworm rearing for silk; apiculture is beekeeping for honey and wax; pisciculture (fish farming) is rearing fish.
What is NABARD and when was it established?
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, the apex development bank for agriculture and rural development, established on 12 July 1982.
What is the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme?
A scheme providing farmers timely and adequate short-term credit for crop cultivation and allied activities through a single revolving credit limit.
What is the three-tier structure of short-term rural cooperative credit in India?
State Cooperative Bank (state level), District Central Cooperative Bank (district level), and Primary Agricultural Credit Society (village level).
Match these schemes to their purpose: PM-KISAN, PMFBY, PMKSY, e-NAM.
PM-KISAN: Rs 6000/year income support to farmers. PMFBY: crop insurance. PMKSY: irrigation ('Har Khet ko Pani', per drop more crop). e-NAM: electronic National Agriculture Market for online trading of produce.
What this deck covers
The Professional Knowledge - Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) deck follows the IBPS SO Professional Knowledge - Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) syllabus — 4 chapters and 16 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 12.8 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 120 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
Professional Knowledge - Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) flashcards FAQ
How many Professional Knowledge - Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) flashcards are in this IBPS SO deck?
51 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these IBPS SO flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 51-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the Professional Knowledge - Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) cards cover?
They follow the IBPS SO Professional Knowledge - Agriculture Field Officer (Scale I) syllabus — 4 chapters and 16 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
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Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.