Who is the Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education and Director General of ICAR who commented on the soybean yield data?
- A.Dr M. L. Jat
- B.Dr Himanshu Pathak
- C.Dr Trilochan Mohapatra
- D.Dr Abhilaksh Likhi
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Explanation
The correct answer is Dr M. L. Jat. He holds both posts, Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education and Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and it was he who welcomed the early figures from the two varieties. He observed that improved varieties and scientific production technologies play a significant part in raising soybean productivity, described the signs of about 20 quintals per hectare despite adverse weather as highly encouraging, and said scientific analysis of such data would guide future research strategies. Options B and C name earlier heads of the Council and are included as distractors for candidates who remember older appointments. Option D, Dr Abhilaksh Likhi, is associated with the fisheries side of the agriculture ministry and not with this announcement. The event in question is the Soybean Harvest Day of 9 October 2026 at Indore.
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Practice Questions
Which institute developed the improved soybean varieties NRC 268 and NRC 270?
- A.ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur
- B.ICAR-National Soybean Research Institute, Indore
- C.ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
- D.ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad
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Both varieties were bred at this institute, which functions under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and it was the institute that organised the Soybean Harvest Day on 9 October 2026 at which their yield potential was assessed.
Read the full explanation →What is the present average soybean productivity in India?
- A.About 5 to 6 quintals per hectare
- B.About 10 to 11 quintals per hectare
- C.About 18 to 19 quintals per hectare
- D.About 30 to 32 quintals per hectare
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This is the figure for the country's average soybean productivity at present, and it is the benchmark against which the new reading of roughly 20 quintals per hectare from NRC 268 and NRC 270 is being judged.
Read the full explanation →Under which project, along with the Indore institute's own trials, is a yield of 15 to 20 quintals per hectare reported as achievable for soybean?
- A.National Food Security Mission
- B.All India Coordinated Research Project on Soybean
- C.Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
- D.National Mission on Edible Oils
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Research and trials carried out across the country by the ICAR-National Soybean Research Institute and under this coordinated project indicate that a yield of 15 to 20 quintals per hectare can be reached by adopting improved varieties together with appropriate production technologies, and that favourable conditions may lift output to…
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- C.2040
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