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NABARD GK Questions 2026

The static part of NABARD's awareness tests is economics, rural society and agriculture more than history or sports. The Grade A syllabus for Economic & Social Issues covers the nature of the Indian economy, reforms, inflation, poverty and its measurement, population policy, rural credit, industrial policy, banking reforms, international institutions, social structure, education, social justice and human development. The Agriculture & Rural Development syllabus covers agronomy, soils and irrigation, farm engineering, horticulture, animal husbandry, fisheries, forestry, extension, ecology and climate change, agricultural finance and marketing, and rural development programmes and Panchayati Raj. This page holds GK24's topic-wise GK notes for NABARD. Each note is written as short facts and tables, so a topic can be revised in one sitting. The Indian Economy notes serve most of ESI. The Indian Polity notes cover Panchayati Raj and social justice. The Geography notes cover soils, irrigation, climate and forests, and the Environment and Ecology notes cover climate change and its international bodies. The Computer notes serve the Computer Knowledge test, and Static GK helps with General Awareness. Agronomy, animal husbandry and fisheries go beyond general GK, so use the advertisement's ARD list as a checklist for them. Read a note, then take its quiz on this site to check what you retained.

NABARD GK Questions with Answers

Q45.EconomyEasy

Which body recommends the Minimum Support Prices announced by the Union Government?

  1. A.NITI Aayog
  2. B.Food Corporation of India
  3. C.Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
  4. D.National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation
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Correct answer: C. Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices

Minimum Support Prices are declared every year for 22 mandated crops on the recommendations of this commission, which also takes into account the views of state governments and central ministries and departments.

Q50.State NewsMedium

Which approach to fertiliser use was recommended at the programme?

  1. A.A fixed dose for every orchard
  2. B.Nutrient management based on soil testing
  3. C.Stopping all mineral fertiliser at once
  4. D.Applying fertiliser only after harvest
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Correct answer: B. Nutrient management based on soil testing

The scientist leading the session explained that fertiliser applied indiscriminately pushes up the cost of cultivation and causes nutrient imbalances, whereas application decided by soil-test results, the requirement of the crop and the condition of the orchard improves nutrient-use efficiency and supports production that can be sustained.

Q51.State NewsEasy

The ICAR-MGIFRI programme under Khet Bachao Abhiyan 2026 dealt with the sustainable management of which orchards?

  1. A.Apple and walnut
  2. B.Mango and litchi
  3. C.Grape and pomegranate
  4. D.Coconut and areca nut
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Correct answer: B. Mango and litchi

The programme was built around balanced fertilisation, soil health, nutrient recycling, crop diversification and the sustainable management of mango and litchi orchards, and the institute described its aim as strengthening climate-resilient livelihoods in the mango and litchi growing areas of East Champaran in Bihar.

Q52.State NewsMedium

ICAR-MGIFRI, which held a farmer programme under Khet Bachao Abhiyan 2026, is located at which place?

  1. A.Motihari, Bihar
  2. B.Samastipur, Bihar
  3. C.Ranchi, Jharkhand
  4. D.Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
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Correct answer: A. Motihari, Bihar

The ICAR-Mahatma Gandhi Integrated Farming Research Institute is situated at Motihari and functions under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education; it organised the farmer awareness and field interaction programme at Kothia Hariram village in the Mehsi block of East Champaran district.

Q53.Government SchemesHard

Which three bodies are named as supporting the National SARAS Mela 2026 along with the Andhra Pradesh government?

  1. A.SIDBI, NIFT and Khadi and Village Industries Commission
  2. B.NABARD, NIRDPR and Kudumbashree
  3. C.NITI Aayog, NSDC and SEWA
  4. D.RBI, NABARD and TRIFED
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Correct answer: B. NABARD, NIRDPR and Kudumbashree

The Mela is an initiative of the Ministry of Rural Development in collaboration with the Government of Andhra Pradesh, with these three lending support.

Q54.Government SchemesEasy

Who is defined as a Lakhpati Didi?

  1. A.A woman who has taken a bank loan of at least Rs 1 lakh
  2. B.A woman of an SHG household with a sustainable annual household income of at least Rs 1 lakh
  3. C.A woman who has saved Rs 1 lakh in a self-help group account
  4. D.A woman whose enterprise has an annual turnover above Rs 1 crore
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Correct answer: B. A woman of an SHG household with a sustainable annual household income of at least Rs 1 lakh

The test is household income that lasts, not a single windfall, and the Prime Minister's stated goal is six crore such women by 2029, reached through the skills, credit and market access that the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission provides.

Q55.Government SchemesMedium

The first National SARAS Mela to be held outside Delhi-NCR is taking place at which venue?

  1. A.Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
  2. B.Punnami Ghat, Vijayawada
  3. C.Marina Beach, Chennai
  4. D.Sabarmati Riverfront, Ahmedabad
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Correct answer: B. Punnami Ghat, Vijayawada

The Ministry of Rural Development is holding the Mela there with the State government and with support from NABARD, NIRDPR and Kudumbashree, and this is the first National SARAS Mela to move out of Delhi-NCR.

Q58.EconomyEasy

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) works under which Union ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Textiles
  2. B.Ministry of Rural Development
  3. C.Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  4. D.Ministry of Commerce and Industry
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

KVIC is the commission placed under that ministry, and its chairman Manoj Goel spoke in that capacity when he put the khadi and village industries sector's turnover above Rs 1.87 lakh crore with employment of more than 2.04 crore people.

Q59.EconomyEasy

What was the turnover of India's khadi and village industries sector in the 2025-26 financial year, as stated by KVIC?

  1. A.More than Rs 1.34 lakh crore
  2. B.More than Rs 1.87 lakh crore
  3. C.More than Rs 2.04 lakh crore
  4. D.More than Rs 2.51 lakh crore
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Correct answer: B. More than Rs 1.87 lakh crore

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission said the sector's turnover crossed that mark in the 2025-26 financial year, and that the same year it gave work to more than 2.04 crore people.