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Agricultural Statistics — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Agriculture & Agronomy MCQs on Agricultural Statistics — Part 1 with worked academic solutions for PPSC Agriculture Officer, FPSC, KPPSC, CSS.

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PPSC Agriculture Officer, FPSC, KPPSC...
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Exam-Level PPSC Agriculture Officer FPSC KPPSC CSS
Verified for Commission Syllabus • Oct 14, 2026
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Question 1 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

To create interest in a wider range of people to adopt better practices, the extension method generally used is

Question 2 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

The intelligency, ability or efficiency can be measured by use of

Question 3 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

The variance is the square of

Question 4 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

The major 14 banks were nationalised in the year

Question 5 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

The range of multiple correlation coefficient lies between

Question 6 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

Crop cutting survey on sugarcane recommended the plot size for estimation of crop yield is :

Question 7 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

Which design is most appropriate for the laboratory experiments

Question 8 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

Which of the following is not true?

Question 9 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

A good extension programme should be

Question 10 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

Match the following columns Column I Column II a. In a symmetrical distribution 1. AM > GM > HM b. In a moderately asymmetrical distribution 2. Mean = Median = Mode c. The positional measure of central tendency is 3. 3 Median - 2 Mean d. One of the methods of determining mode is 4. Median

Question 11 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

In a negatively skewed distribution

Question 12 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

The probability of committing type I error is known as

Question 13 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

When one regression coefficient is negative, the other would be

Question 14 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

If the mode of 3, x, 6, 8 is 8, then the value of x will be

Question 15 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

In the case of open and class interval, the suitable measure of dispersion is

Question 16 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

If rise 0.8 coefficient of alienation shall be

Question 17 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

High Yielding Variety Programme has given emphasis on

Question 18 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

Lead bank scheme was introduced in the year

Question 19 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

The value of β 2 in normal distribution is

Question 20 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

The satistical device helps in analysing the covariation of two or more variables

Question 21 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

The goal of extension education is to promote

Question 22 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

The variation due to uncontrolled factors is spoken as

Question 23 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

The principle 'one village, one society' Was suggested by

Question 24 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

The scheme of Regional Rural Banks was launched in India on

Question 25 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

The arithmetic mean of the Poisson distribution is

Question 26 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

The relation between mean deviation and standard deviation is

Question 27 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

If we want to impress the people about a particular recommended practice suitable for a specific area, then effective extension method is

Question 28 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

In extension education exhibition is helpful for

Question 29 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

95% fiducial limits of population mean are

Question 30 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

Match the following columns Column I (Programme) Column II (Starting Year) a. Multiple cropping scheme 1. 1950 b. Rural development 2. 1908 c. Sriniketan 3. 1960 d. Sarvodaya Programme 4. 1935

Question 31 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

In case of three variables the regression equation x 1 on x 2 and x 3 has the form

Question 32 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

Coefficient of variation is calculated by the formula

Question 33 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

While editing primary data, we have only to see that information contained in questionnaire is

Question 34 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

Read the following statements and mark your answer according to the given below. 1. CD is a programme 2. CD is a cultural event 3. CD is a social event 4. CD is a project Correct statements are

Question 35 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

Which of the following guides the Block Samiti?

Question 36 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

Match the following columns Column I Column II a. Statistics deals with 1. R. Fisher b. The word statistics derived from 2. Aggregates of facts c. Real giant in the development of theory of statistics 3. Latin word status d. A perfect survey is a 4. Myth

Question 37 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

If standard deviation of x is 5, then the standard deviation of (4x + 8) will be

Question 38 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

When r is zero, the regression lines cut each other making an angle of

Question 39 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

Student's t-test is used when sample size is . . . . . . . . and population standard deviation is not known.

Question 40 of 40
★ PPSC Agriculture Officer ★ FPSC

The df of error in LSD with 6 treatments will be

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