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JAIIB PPB Unit 37 — Agricultural Finance: Free MCQs with Explanations

By Swarnakshi Jha (ex-banker) · Updated 20 September 2026 · Paper 2 of the November 2026 cycle (22 November 2026)

This page is a free slice of our JAIIB PPB question bank for Unit 37 — Agricultural Finance (Module B — Functions of Banks). The Mock Centre holds 41 questions on this unit alone, every one with a why-right / why-wrong explanation; below are the facts examiners keep returning to, five of those questions to try, and the traps that cost marks.

PPB · Module B41 MCQs in the Mock Centre5 free belowPaper on 22 November 2026

Key facts examiners test from this unit

  1. Short-term ≤18 months (crop loans, KCC, agri gold loans); medium/long-term >36 months; direct vs indirect finance (fertiliser distribution, REC pump-sets).
  2. Crop loan: scale of finance (DLTC, per acre per crop), ~10% margin; eligible — agriculturists, tenants, share-croppers.
  3. Marginal ≤1 ha; small >1–2 ha; KCC eligibility includes oral lessees, SHGs/JLGs; separate KCC for animal husbandry & fisheries.

5 free practice questions — tap an option

Five basic questions from this unit. Answers lock on the first tap, exactly as in the exam, and a short explanation opens underneath. The Mock Centre adds the moderate and tough questions, why every other option is wrong, the concept capsule and the exam tip — with your score and revision dates tracked.

Question 1 of 5
SHORT-TERM agricultural loans are repayable within:
Why (b): SHORT-TERM agricultural loans are repayable within 18 MONTHS — the production-credit boundary.
Question 2 of 5
Crop loans may be granted to:
Why (b): Crop loans may be granted to FARMERS, TENANTS AND SHARE-CROPPERS alike — cultivation, not ownership, is the eligibility test.
Question 3 of 5
The main objective of the KCC scheme is:
Why (b): The KCC scheme's main objective is a SINGLE WINDOW for all the farmer's credit needs — one card covering the full short-term spectrum.
Question 4 of 5
Under the FARM-MECHANISATION scheme, loans finance:
Why (c): Under the FARM-MECHANISATION scheme, loans finance the PURCHASE OF FARM EQUIPMENT — tractors, tillers, harvesters.
Question 5 of 5
The short-term KCC component operates as:
Why (b): The short-term KCC component operates as a REVOLVING CASH CREDIT — draw, repay and redraw through ATM, PoS and cheque.
0 of 5 answered.

Traps in this unit

Confusable AConfusable BThe difference
18 months36 monthsShort-term ceiling vs long-term threshold
10% add-on20% add-onConsumption/post-harvest vs farm-asset repairs
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