UPSC Agriculture – Chapter 7: e-Technology and Digital Agriculture (21 MCQs)
UPSC Agriculture – Chapter 7: e-Technology and Digital Agriculture (21 MCQs) – 21 questions, subject: Agriculture. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.
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FASAL, launched in 2007, is a programme for:
Correct Answer: D [forecasting crop output using space, agro-meteorology and land-based observations]
Explanation:
FASAL stands for Forecasting Agricultural output using Space, Agro-meteorology and Land-based observations; it gives pre-harvest forecasts of major crops.
The Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre is located in:
Correct Answer: B [New Delhi]
Explanation:
The Agriculture Ministry set up the Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre in New Delhi in 2012.
CHAMAN uses geo-informatics to assess:
Correct Answer: C [horticulture crops]
Explanation:
CHAMAN (Coordinated Horticulture Assessment and Management using geoiNformatics) estimates the area and production of horticulture crops.
YES-TECH (2023) is mainly used for:
Correct Answer: A [estimating yields for crop insurance]
Explanation:
YES-TECH (Yield Estimation System based on Technology) uses remote sensing to estimate yields for crop insurance claims.
WINDS (2023) is a network of:
Correct Answer: C [automatic weather stations and rain gauges]
Explanation:
WINDS (Weather Information Network Data Systems) is a network of automatic weather stations and rain gauges down to block or panchayat level.
The Digital Agriculture Mission was approved in:
Correct Answer: B [2024]
Explanation:
September 2024.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three registries of AgriStack?
Correct Answer: C [Livestock Registry]
Explanation:
AgriStack's three registries are the Farmers' Registry, geo-referenced village maps and the Crop Sown Registry; there is no Livestock Registry.
NDVI, used to monitor crop health from satellites, is based mainly on reflection of:
Correct Answer: D [red and near-infrared light]
Explanation:
Healthy plants absorb red light and reflect near-infrared strongly; NDVI is calculated from these two bands.
The mKisan portal, launched in 2013, mainly provides:
Correct Answer: B [SMS advisories to farmers]
Explanation:
The mKisan portal (2013) sends SMS advisories on crops, weather and schemes to registered farmers.
Consider the following statements:
1. Kisan e-Mitra is an AI chatbot that answers questions on PM-KISAN.
2. The National Pest Surveillance System uses images to identify pests.
3. Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa is run by ISRO alone.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]
Explanation:
Kisan e-Mitra is a PM-KISAN chatbot and NPSS identifies pests from photographs; Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa is IMD's service, not ISRO's.
Assertion (A): AgriStack may exclude tenant farmers from benefits.
Reason (R): The Farmers' Registry is linked to land records, which often do not record tenants.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]
Explanation:
Because the Farmers' Registry is built on land records, tenants missing from those records may be left out; R explains A.
The Kisan Suvidha mobile app was launched in:
Correct Answer: C [2016]
Explanation:
The Kisan Suvidha app, giving weather, prices and advisories, was launched in 2016.
The law that governs consent-based use of personal data, relevant to farm data platforms, is the:
Correct Answer: D [Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023]
Explanation:
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 requires consent and purpose limitation for processing personal data, including farmers' data.
Precision agriculture mainly aims to:
Correct Answer: B [apply the right input in the right amount at the right place and time]
Explanation:
Precision agriculture matches inputs to need, using GPS, sensors, drones and satellite maps to apply the right amount at the right place and time.
The Digital Crop Survey under AgriStack builds the:
Correct Answer: C [Crop Sown Registry]
Explanation:
The season-wise, plot-wise Digital Crop Survey records what is sown and so builds the Crop Sown Registry.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. mKisan portal
2. FASAL
3. Digital Agriculture Mission
4. Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: C [2-4-1-3]
Explanation:
2007, 2012, 2013, 2024.
Satellites of which series are used for telecommunications in India?
Correct Answer: A [GSAT]
Explanation:
GSAT communication satellites carry India's telecommunication and broadcasting services; IRS series satellites observe the Earth.
A patwari's field-by-field record of crops sown is traditionally called:
Correct Answer: A [girdawari]
Explanation:
Girdawari is the patwari's season-wise field inspection record of crops sown on each plot.
Which agency issues the agromet advisories of Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa?
Correct Answer: D [India Meteorological Department]
Explanation:
with ICAR and farm universities.
Kisan Call Centres, launched in 2004, can be reached on the toll-free number:
Correct Answer: A [1800-180-1551]
Explanation:
1800-180-1551 is the toll-free Kisan Call Centre number, answering farmers' queries in local languages.
In which of the following activities are Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites used?
1. Assessment of crop productivity
2. Locating groundwater resources
3. Mineral exploration
4. Telecommunications
5. Traffic studies
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: A [1, 2 and 3 only]
Explanation:
IRS satellites image the Earth's surface, so they serve crop assessment, groundwater mapping and mineral exploration, not telecommunications or traffic studies.
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