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“When you strike at a king you have to kill them” this is one of the age-old philosophies behind the finishing of a dangerous task. In competitive exams we can rewrite it as when you prepare for a competitive exam you have to look into the previous year question papers. IBPS is about call the applications of the Agriculture Filed Officer (AFO) under the Specialist Officer (SO) category through Common recruitment Process (CRP X). Through this article we discuss the previous year question paper of Agriculture Field Officer.
The Agriculture Field Officer
Agriculture Field Officer is a Specialist Officer recruited by the Institute of Banking Personal Selection through the Common Recruitment Process. The primary duty of the AFO is to promote and enhance the rural financing for the primary sector. It is a reserved job for the 4-year Degree holders (graduation) in Agriculture/ Horticulture/Animal Husbandry/ Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture/ Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking/ Agro-Forestry/Forestry/ Agricultural Biotechnology/ Food Science/ Agriculture Business Management/ Food Technology/ Dairy Technology/ Agricultural Engineering/ Sericulture.
The exam is conducted in three phases. A preliminary exam followed by the mains exam and finally the interview. The syllabus of the prelims and mains are entirely different.
The Structure of the Preliminary Exam for AFO
1: What does the acronym "ATM" stand for in banking?
Sr No | Name of tests | NO of Questions | Medium of the Examination | Duration of the examination | Maximum Marks |
1 | English Language | 50 | English | 40 Minutes | 25 |
2 | Reasoning | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 Minutes | 50 |
3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | English and Hindi | 40 Minutes | 50 |
Total | 150 | 120 Minutes | 125 |
The Structure of the AFO Mains
Sr No | Name of tests | NO of Questions | Medium of the Examination | Duration of the examination | Maximum Marks |
1 | Professional Knowledge | 60 | English and Hindi | 45 Minutes | 60 |
So, let us look into the model of the previous year papers of preliminary and mains separately.
Model of the Previous Year Papers.
Preliminary
English Language part:
Directions (1-5): Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
- A plethora of cultural talent the spectators busy at a talent hunt programme where students from various colleges get together to their mettle in various contests.
(a) tried, show (b) kept, prove (c) caught, puzzle (d) held, learn (e) helped, mention
- Th e o f Chinese plastic thread should be banned as it thousands of birds every year during the kite flying season.
(a) sale, cripples (b) sell, kills (c) sale, disturbs (d) sell, disables (e) sale, saves
- Harish with me some basic techniques that one can at home without even owning a drumset.
(a) made, shred (b) imparted, try (c) learned, balance (d) fits, rechearses (e) shared, practise
- In the present case, the facts clearly that the required reasonable degree of care and caution wa s not by hospital in the treatment of the patient.
(a) reflect, compressed (b) fix, advancement (c) show, proceeded (d) observe, consider
- Students from the Middle East and the African countries have been contributors to the pool of foreign students in the university?
(a) traditionally, major (b) conservatively, crucial (c) suprisingly, most (d) intutively, salient (e) annually, lucid
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Reasoning Part:
Directions (1-5) : In each of the following questions two/three statements are given followed by two Conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read both the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically and definitely follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts.
- Statements
All beans are pulses. All pulses are crops. No crop is seed.
Conclusions:
- All crops are pulses.
- All beans are crops.
(a) Only Conclusion II follows
(b) Neithe r Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows
(c) Either Conclusion I or Conclusion II follows
(d) Only Conclusion I follows
(e) Bo t h Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow
- Statements
No fruit is vegetable All potatoes are vegetables. Some fruits are apples.
Conclusions: I. Some apples are potatoes II. Some potatoes being fruits is a possibility.
(a) B o t h Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow
(b) Only Conclusion II follows
(c) Either Conclusion I or Conclusion II follows
(d) Only Conclusion I follows
(e) Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows
- Statements
All books are journals. All diaries are journals.
Conclusions: I. All journals are books. II. Some diaries being books is a possibility.
(a) Either Conclusion I or Conclusion II follows
(b) Only Conclusion I follows
(c) Bot h Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow
(d) Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows
(e) Only Conclusion II follows
- Statements
No fruit is a vegetable. All potatoes are vegetables. Some fruits are apples.
Conclusions: I. No fruit is a potato. II. At least some apples are fruits.
(a) B o t h Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow
(b) Either Conclusion I or Conclusion II follows
(c) Only Conclusion II follows
(d) Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follows
(e) Only Conclusion I follows
- Statements
All beans are pulses. All pulses are crops. No crop is a seed.
Conclusions: I. No seed is a bean. II. No bean is a pulse.
(a) Both Conclusion I and Conclusion II follow
(b) Neither Conclusion I nor Conclusion II follow
(c) Only Conclusion I follows
(d) Either Conclusion I or Conclusion II follows
(e) Only Conclusion II follows
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Quantitative Aptitude Part:
1.Today is Monday. After 61 days, it will be
(a) Sunday (b) Saturday (c) Monday (d) Thursday
- A 320-metre-long train crosses a pole in 50 seconds. What is the speed of train?
(a)4.6 m/sec (b) 7.2 m/sec (c) 5.4 m/sec (d) 6.4 m/sec (e) Cannot be determined
- In a school some sweats were to be distributed among 42 0 children on the occasion of Teacher’s day. But 140 children remained absent on that particular da y and hence each child got one sweat extra. Ho w many sweats each child would have got originally?
(a) Cannot be determined (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 4 (e) 1
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Directions (4-5) : In the following question s information about number of candidates interviewed by five commercial firms on different working days has been provided. You are required to read the table carefully and answer the questions given below :
Number of candidates interviewed by five firms A, B, C, D, E on different working days
Working Days | A | B | C | D | E |
Monday | 17 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 18 |
Tuesday | 21 | 19 | 14 | 28 | 25 |
Wednesday | 23 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 18 |
Thursday | 24 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 18 |
Friday | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 22 |
Saturday | 17 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
4.What is the respective ratio between the number of candidates interviewed by firm D on Friday and Saturday together and that of candidates interviewed by firm B on the same days?
(a) 3 5 : 3 8 (b) 3 9 : 4 0 (c) 4 3 : 4 4 (d) 4 5 : 46 (e) 3 5 : 36
5 The number of Candidates interviewed by firm C on Wednesday is what per cent of total number of candidates interviewed by all the firms on the same day?
(a)24 (b)23 (c) 38 (d) 29 (e) None of these
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Agriculture Field Officer Mains Model Previous Year Questions
1.Which among the following is highly irrigation sensitive crop?
(a) cabbage (b) red gram (c) wheat (d) cotton (e) Millets
2.What is PH of acidic soil?
(b) less than 5.5 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 11 (e) 12
- which among the following nutrient deficiency symptom is major veins remain green and chlorosis on new leaf?
(a) Fe (b) Mn (c) Cu (d) Bo (e) Zn
- which among the following insect causes damage inside the stem?
(a) pseudo stem borer (b) Gall midge (c) Brown plant Hopper (d) aphid (e) Leaf curl
5.What is the minimum age criteria for a NARI SHAKTHI PURASKAR?
(a) Above 30 years (b)22 years (c) 25 years (d) 28 years (e) 30 years
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Conclusion
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. How can solving previous year papers benefit my IBPS AFO preparation?
Ans: Solving previous year papers helps in understanding exam patterns, time management, and identifying important topics for IBPS AFO.
Q2. Are IBPS AFO previous year papers available in PDF format?
Ans: Yes, we will be updating IBPS AFO previous year papers in PDF format for easy download and offline practice.
Q3. Are there any specific sections in IBPS AFO previous papers that require more attention?
Ans: Analyzing previous papers helps identify sections with higher weightage, allowing focused preparation on key areas.