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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

Q62.Government SchemesMedium

VB-G RAM G, in force since 1 July 2026, has replaced which earlier rural employment programme?

  1. A.Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
  2. B.Mahatma Gandhi NREGA
  3. C.Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - NRLM
  4. D.Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
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Correct answer: B. Mahatma Gandhi NREGA

The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) took its place when the VB-G RAM G Act, 2025 came into force on 1 July 2026, and the changeover was described as seamless and free of disruption, with the supporting digital systems live from the start.

Q66.EconomyMedium

The National Plan of Action for small-scale inland fisheries is being developed with which inter-governmental organisation?

  1. A.Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation
  2. B.Indian Ocean Rim Association
  3. C.Asian Fisheries Society
  4. D.World Organisation for Animal Health
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Correct answer: A. Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation

The initiative is led by the Union Department of Fisheries in collaboration with this body, and the whole plan is being prepared within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Q67.EconomyMedium

What fish production target has India set for the next five years, as announced by the Fisheries Secretary?

  1. A.20 million tonnes
  2. B.25 million tonnes
  3. C.30 million tonnes
  4. D.40 million tonnes
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Correct answer: C. 30 million tonnes

Abhilaksh Likhi, Secretary in the Department of Fisheries, said India has set a target of 30 million tonnes of fish production over the next five years, and that seafood exports are expected to rise to Rs 1.25 lakh crore in the same period.

Q68.State NewsMedium

How many reservoirs in Madhya Pradesh were approved for integrated development under the Budget Announcement for 2026-27?

  1. A.19
  2. B.29
  3. C.39
  4. D.49
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Correct answer: D. 49

Under the Budget Announcement for 2026-27, the Union Department of Fisheries approved integrated development of 49 reservoirs in Madhya Pradesh at a project cost of Rs 8755.60 lakh, along with five Amrit Sarovars at a cost of Rs 69 lakh, an investment of Rs 88.25 crore taken together.

Q71.Indian EconomyAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2019, GS Paper IMedium

The economic cost of food grains to the Food Corporation of India is Minimum Support Price and bonus (if any) paid to the farmers plus

  1. A.transportation cost only
  2. B.interest cost only
  3. C.procurement incidentals and distribution cost
  4. D.procurement incidentals and charges for godowns
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Correct answer: C. procurement incidentals and distribution cost

The economic cost is the full cost the Food Corporation of India bears on each quintal of wheat or rice it handles.

Q72.Government SchemesEasy

In which year was the Livelihood Business Incubation Centre at Rourkela established?

  1. A.2014
  2. B.2016
  3. C.2018
  4. D.2021
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Correct answer: C. 2018

The centre at Rourkela in Odisha was set up that year as a joint effort of three ministries and the central public sector undertakings under them, and it has since trained Scheduled Tribe youth in trades ranging from tailoring and baking to mushroom farming, electrical work and computer operation with…

Q73.Government SchemesHard

Under which scheme were plant and machinery installed at the Rourkela livelihood incubation centre?

  1. A.ASPIRE
  2. B.SAMARTH
  3. C.PM Vishwakarma
  4. D.Stand Up India
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Correct answer: A. ASPIRE

The split of responsibilities is the heart of this item and is worth memorising: the Rourkela Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited gives the land and premises, the MSME ministry's scheme pays for the machinery, and the National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation carries the running costs…

Q74.Government SchemesMedium

The Livelihood Business Incubation Centre at Rourkela, covered by the tripartite MoU, has been recognised as a Centre of Excellence by which ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Steel
  2. B.Ministry of Tribal Affairs
  3. C.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
  4. D.Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Tribal Affairs

The correct answer is the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, which recognised the Rourkela centre as a Centre of Excellence and also meets its recurring expenses through a grant routed by the National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation.

Q75.EnvironmentHard

Which two institutions jointly organised the ministerial track at the AgriVoltaics World Conference 2026?

  1. A.IISD and CEEW
  2. B.NITI Aayog and TERI
  3. C.IREDA and SECI
  4. D.NSEFI and NISE
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Correct answer: A. IISD and CEEW

They co-organised the dedicated ministerial session at which state energy and agriculture ministers presented their approaches to scaling up agrivoltaics, showcased investment opportunities and discussed adapting the PM-KUSUM scheme to local crops.

Q76.EnvironmentMedium

Under Odisha's proposed agrivoltaics policy, what minimum share of a project site must remain cultivable?

  1. A.50 per cent
  2. B.70 per cent
  3. C.80 per cent
  4. D.90 per cent
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Correct answer: D. 90 per cent

The whole point of agrivoltaics is that farming continues under and around the solar panels, so the draft policy fixes a high floor for the share of each site that must stay fit for cultivation, and pairs it with safeguards on farmer consent and crop insurance.

Q77.EnvironmentMedium

Which state announced at the AgriVoltaics World Conference 2026 that it is finalising a dedicated agrivoltaics policy with a target of 1 GW by 2030?

  1. A.Uttar Pradesh
  2. B.Madhya Pradesh
  3. C.Odisha
  4. D.Bihar
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Correct answer: C. Odisha

Its Deputy Chief Minister told the ministerial track that the state is giving final shape to an Agrivoltaics Policy 2026 built around a target of 1 GW by 2030, under which at least ninety per cent of a project site must remain cultivable, farmer consent and crop insurance are protected…

Q78.EconomyEasy

The NSDC programme launched through the Social Stock Exchange prepares youth from Madhya Pradesh for employment in which two countries?

  1. A.Japan and Germany
  2. B.Japan and Australia
  3. C.Germany and Canada
  4. D.South Korea and Germany
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Correct answer: A. Japan and Germany

The programme will prepare 600 young people from economically weaker Other Backward Classes households in Madhya Pradesh for work abroad, with 300 of them readied for Japan and 300 for Germany through residential training in the Japanese and German languages together with employability training.

Q79.EconomyHard

In the NSDC skilling programme financed through the Social Stock Exchange, what share of the cost does the Government of Madhya Pradesh bear on successful placement of candidates abroad?

  1. A.15 per cent
  2. B.35 per cent
  3. C.50 per cent
  4. D.75 per cent
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Correct answer: C. 50 per cent

The programme uses a blended financing structure with three parts: beneficiary participation meets 15 per cent of the cost, money raised on the Social Stock Exchange meets 35 per cent, and the Government of Madhya Pradesh provides the remaining 50 per cent once candidates are successfully placed in jobs abroad.