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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

Q841.EnvironmentMedium

What is the full form of the REWARD programme under which the NRAA held its technical committee meeting?

  1. A.Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development
  2. B.Renewing Water Resources for Agriculture and Rural Development
  3. C.Restoring Ecology, Water and Rainfed Drylands
  4. D.Rural Employment through Watershed and Rainfed Development
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Correct answer: A. Rejuvenating Watersheds for Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development

The second option is wrong; it is built from plausible words but does not match the expansion, and in particular it drops the idea of resilience, which is central to the programme's purpose.

Q843.EconomyEasy

The 77th Foundation Day of which body was held in Bengaluru on 20 September 2026?

  1. A.Coir Board
  2. B.Central Silk Board
  3. C.Tea Board
  4. D.Khadi and Village Industries Commission
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Correct answer: B. Central Silk Board

Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh and Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje inaugurated the 77th Foundation Day programme of the Central Silk Board, together with an exhibition of silk products and technologies, at the UAS-GKVK auditorium in Bengaluru on 20 September 2026.

Q845.EconomyMedium

According to Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh, India's silk production, which stood at 26,000 metric tonnes in 2014, has now reached how much?

  1. A.32,000 metric tonnes
  2. B.38,000 metric tonnes
  3. C.42,000 metric tonnes
  4. D.60,000 metric tonnes
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Correct answer: C. 42,000 metric tonnes

Speaking at the Central Silk Board's 77th Foundation Day in Bengaluru on 20 September 2026, the minister said India's silk production had grown from 26,000 metric tonnes in 2014 to 42,000 metric tonnes today.

Q847.Government SchemesMedium

On which date was the PM Vishwakarma Scheme launched?

  1. A.17 September 2023
  2. B.15 August 2023
  3. C.17 September 2022
  4. D.2 October 2023
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Correct answer: A. 17 September 2023

The Prime Minister launched the scheme on that day to give end-to-end support to traditional artisans and craftspeople engaged in 18 identified trades, which is why its third anniversary falls on 17 September 2026 and is being celebrated at the Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium in Kolkata.

Q848.Government SchemesEasy

How many beneficiaries have been registered under the PM Vishwakarma Scheme in its first three years?

  1. A.10 lakh
  2. B.20 lakh
  3. C.30 lakh
  4. D.50 lakh
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Correct answer: C. 30 lakh

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises stated that this many beneficiaries have been registered under the scheme after clearing a three-stage verification process, which means the registration target set for the scheme has been met within three years of its launch.

Q849.Summits & ConferencesMedium

The closing day of the Dryland Congress 2026 coincided with which observance?

  1. A.World Food Day
  2. B.World Soil Day
  3. C.United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
  4. D.World Day to Combat Desertification
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Correct answer: C. United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation

The final day of the Congress opened with a commemoration ceremony for this day. Messages were read from the Secretary-General of the United Nations, from the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization and from Ms Dima Al-Khatib, Director of the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation.

Q850.Summits & ConferencesMedium

How many nominations did the first edition of the ISSCA Global Awards receive, and from how many countries?

  1. A.120 nominations from 24 countries
  2. B.170 nominations from 34 countries
  3. C.210 nominations from 44 countries
  4. D.150 nominations from 30 countries
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Correct answer: B. 170 nominations from 34 countries

The ISSCA Global Awards are an annual flagship initiative that recognises proven agricultural innovations from institutions across the Global South, chosen for their potential to be scaled up and adapted across countries.

Q851.Summits & ConferencesEasy

Which declaration was adopted at the closing plenary of the Dryland Congress 2026?

  1. A.The New Delhi Declaration on Food Security
  2. B.The Delhi Declaration on Drylands
  3. C.The Global South Charter on Agriculture
  4. D.The Bharat Declaration on Arid Farming
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Correct answer: B. The Delhi Declaration on Drylands

The three-day Congress ended in New Delhi and its closing plenary endorsed this document, which is written in short as 3D. Participating governments, institutions, partners and delegates backed it.

Q852.Science & TechnologyHard

Which two institutions carried out the Badri OPU-IVF programme?

  1. A.ICAR-NDRI, Karnal and G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
  2. B.ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar and Banaras Hindu University
  3. C.NBAGR, Karnal and Kumaun University, Nainital
  4. D.ICAR-CIRC, Meerut and Doon University, Dehradun
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Correct answer: A. ICAR-NDRI, Karnal and G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

The programme was a collaboration between the two, with financial support from the Uttarakhand Biotechnology Council at Haldi.

Q853.Science & TechnologyMedium

In the Badri breeding programme, the Badri embryo was transferred into a recipient cow of which breed?

  1. A.Gir
  2. B.Tharparkar
  3. C.Sahiwal
  4. D.Red Sindhi
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Correct answer: C. Sahiwal

Under the programme, oocytes were collected from genetically valuable Badri donor cows through ultrasound-guided ovum pick-up, matured and fertilised in the laboratory with semen from a genetically superior Badri bull, and grown as embryos under controlled conditions.

Q855.EconomyEasy

Kharif crops in India are generally sown in which season?

  1. A.With the onset of the south-west monsoon
  2. B.After the winter rains in December
  3. C.In the summer months after the rabi harvest only
  4. D.Only in irrigated command areas in February
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Correct answer: A. With the onset of the south-west monsoon

That is why the agriculture ministry publishes a weekly progressive sowing report through the monsoon months and why the position as on 4 September 2026, when the sown area stood at 1086.31 lakh hectares, is treated as an important signal for the year's foodgrain supply.

Q856.EconomyMedium

Which two crop groups recorded higher area coverage than the corresponding period of last year in the kharif report of 8 September 2026?

  1. A.Rice and cotton
  2. B.Oilseeds and sugarcane
  3. C.Pulses, and jute and mesta
  4. D.Coarse cereals and cotton
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Correct answer: C. Pulses, and jute and mesta

Pulses were sown on 117.13 lakh hectares against 115.30 lakh hectares a year earlier, and jute and mesta on 6.34 lakh hectares against 6.24 lakh hectares, so these are the only two groups of the report standing above last season.

Q857.EconomyMedium

What was the all India kharif sown area as on 4 September 2026, as reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare?

  1. A.986.31 lakh hectares
  2. B.1086.31 lakh hectares
  3. C.1186.31 lakh hectares
  4. D.1286.31 lakh hectares
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Correct answer: B. 1086.31 lakh hectares

The weekly progressive sowing report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, issued on 8 September 2026, gives this as the total area under kharif crops for the position as on 4 September 2026.

Q858.Government SchemesMedium

To what level does the effective loan interest rate for a PACS fall under the Plan?

  1. A.1 per cent
  2. B.3 per cent
  3. C.4 per cent
  4. D.7 per cent
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Correct answer: A. 1 per cent

The Plan uses NABARD's special refinance facility to lighten the burden on participating cooperatives, and when that is combined with the 3 per cent interest subvention available under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, the effective loan interest rate for a PACS comes down to 1 per cent.

Q860.Government SchemesMedium

Which body is the implementing agency of the Decentralised Grain Storage Plan in Cooperative Sector?

  1. A.Food Corporation of India
  2. B.National Cooperative Development Corporation
  3. C.NABARD
  4. D.Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority
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Correct answer: B. National Cooperative Development Corporation

The backgrounder names it as the implementing agency, supported by coordination at the national, state and district levels through an Inter-Ministerial Committee, a National Level Coordination Committee, and State and District Cooperative Development Committees.