Practice Agriculture sector subsidy and food processing - indian economy mcq Online Quiz (set-2) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Yellow Revolution refers to the production of
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Yellow revolution refers to the production of oil seeds.
Q-2) What is Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana?
- Mission To increase the production of rice, wheat and pulses by 10, 8 and 2 million tonnes respectively.
- To enhance investment in agriculture and allied sectors to achieve a 4% growth rate.
- For the promotion of holistic growth of horticulture sector, including fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushroom, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, cashew and cocoa.
- Provides flexibility to states in implementation based on a regionally differentiated approach for promoting crop diversification and providing a focus to the programme.
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RKVY was launched in 2007-08 for the 11th plan to incentivize states to enhance investment in agriculture and allied sectors to achieve 4% growth rate.
The government has approved the continuation of the RKVY scheme in the 12th plan whereby the funding will be routed into three components production growth, infrastructure and assets, and sub-schemes and Flexi-fund.
Q-3) Gray Revolution belongs to
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Q-4) Yellow Revolution refers to the production of
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Yellow revolution refers to the production of oil seeds.
Q-5) Gray Revolution belongs to
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Gray revolution - Fertilizers.
Q-6) Which one of the following crops have been exceeding target since 2004-05 in India but its growers have been committing suicide in large numbers in many parts of the country every year?
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A study conducted in 2014 found that there are three specific characteristics associated with high-risk farmers:
- “those that grow cash crops such as coffee and cotton;
- those with ‘marginal’ farms of less than one hectare; and
- those with debts of 300 Rupees or more.”
The study also found that the Indian states in which these three characteristics are most common had the highest suicide rates and also accounted for “almost 75% of the variability in state-level suicides.
Q-7) The impact of the Green Revolution was felt most in the production of
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The introduction of high-yielding varieties of seeds and the increased use of chemical fertilizers and irrigation are known collectively as the Green Revolution.
The impact of the Green Revolution was felt most in the production of wheat. India saw annual wheat production rise from 10 million tons in the 1960s to 73 million in 2006.
Q-8) The minimum support price for the common variety of paddy announced by the government of India for the year 2012-2013 is
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Q-9) Consider the following statements :
- National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) was launched in the Sixth Five Year Plan of the Indian Economy.
- The growth rate of the primary sector of the Indian Economy sector never reached 8% during the planning history of Indian economy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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In the year 1999, the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme was introduced by replacing the comprehensive crop Insurance Scheme. NAIS covers all food crops (cereals and pulses), oilseeds, horticultural and commercial crops.
It covers all farmers, both loanees and non-loanees, under the scheme. The growth rate of the primary sector reached above 8% with the green revolution. Both the given statements are not correct.
Q-10) Consider the following statements :
- India ranks first in the world in dairy milk production.
- The per capita availability of dairy milk in India is more than the per capita availability of the world.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The Indian dairy sector has acquired substantial growth momentum from the Ninth Five-Year Plan onwards, as a result of which the country now ranks first among the world’s milk-producing nations.
The per capita availability of milk has reached a level of 337g per day in the year 2017, which is more than the world average of 229g per day.
Q-11) Which statement is correct with regard to 2nd Five-year plan?
- The industrial sector was given more importance in this plan.
- Agricultural Expenditure was only 20% of the actual plan expenditure.
- The agricultural growth, however, was high at 3.15%.
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The industrial sector was given more importance in this plan, Agricultural Expenditure was only 20% of the actual plan expenditure, The agricultural growth, however, was high at 3.15%.
Q-12) Which statement is correct regarding the Food Corporation of India?
- The Food Corporation of India (FCI) was established in 1975.
- It was responsible for securing for the government a commanding position in the food-grain trade.
- By 1979, the corporation was operating in all states as the sole agent of the central government in foodgrain procurement.
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The Food Corporation of India (FCI) was established in 1965, as the public sector marketing agency responsible for implementing government price policy through procurement and public distribution operations.
It was responsible for securing for the government a commanding position in the food-grain trade.
By 1979, the corporation was operating in all states as the sole agent of the central government in food-grain procurement.
Q-13) Consider the following statements : - In the Eleventh Five Year Plan, the average foodgrains production was more than 200 million tonnes.
- The main reason for the increase in the production of the coarse cereals in 2000s is mainly due to increase in demand of coarse cereals as a nutri-food.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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In the Eleventh Five Year Plan, the average foodgrains production was more than 200 million tonnes, and during 2000s production of the coarse cereals increased mainly due to increase in demand of coarse cereals as a nutri-food.
Q-14) Which one among the following Agricultural sectors is covered under the market Intervention scheme (MIS) of the Indian Government?
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The Market Intervention Scheme (MIS)is an Adhoc scheme under which horticultural commodities and other agricultural commodities falls which are perishable in nature and are not covered under the minimum price support scheme.
Q-15) Consider the following statements:- Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) for the 12th Five Year Plan (FYP) has been deferred by CCEA.
- The programme supports in states to improve the irrigation infrastructure
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The CCEA has deferred its decision on Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) for the 12th Five Year plan (FYP) which is a programme to support states to improve the irrigation infrastructure so as to increase the share of agricultural contribution to the GDP.
Q-16) In which five year plan in Indian Economy, the targets for the crop function were not fixed for the first time-
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Tenth five year plan
Q-17) Consider the following statements regarding “National Gene Fund”:
- It has been established under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act 2001
- It has been established under the Indian Patent Act of 1970
- It will receive benefit-sharing from the breeder
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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As per the Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers Rights Act, 2001 Section 45, “National Gene Fund” has been constituted to receive (or give) contributions from:
The Breeder will have to pay royalty which will go to the National Gene Fund
The amount of the benefit sharing to a variety will have to be deposited by the breeder of such variety to the National Gene Fund.
If someone gives a claim that the genetic material possessed by him was used in the· development of the seed variety by the breeder then the claimant will get benefit sharing from the National Gene Fund
Q-18) Consider the following statements regarding the scheme PM-KISAN:
- All the farmers are eligible without any exception
- The scheme will not be inflationary in nature
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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All landholding farmers' families, which have cultivable landholding in their names are eligible to get benefit under the PM-KISAN scheme, in which government gives Rs. 6000 annually in three instalments of Rs. 2000 each. The following category of farmers are not eligible:
Institutional land-holders Farmer families in which one or more of its members belong to the following categories:
- Former and present holders of constitutional posts
- Former and present Ministers/ State Ministers and former/present Members of Lok Sabha/ Rajya Sabha/ state Legislative Assemblies/ State Legislative councils, former and present Mayors of Municipal corporations, former and present Chairpersons of District Panchayats.
- All serving or retired officers and employees of Central/ State Government Ministries /Offices/Departments and its field units Central or State PSEs and Attached offices /Autonomous institutions under Government as well as regular employees of the Local Bodies
- All superannuated/retired pensioners Rs.10,000/-or more
- All Persons who paid Income Tax in last assessment year
- Professionals like Doctors, Engineers' Lawyers, Chartered Accountants, and Architects registered with Professional bodies and carrying out profession by undertaking practices.
- Through the PM-KISAN scheme, money will reach the hands of the poor farmer which will ultimately increase the demand in the rural areas and may result in higher inflation.
Q-19) Consider the following statements regarding ‘cropping intensity’:
- Cropping intensity is calculated as the ratio of gross cropped area to net sown
- It is less than 100% in India
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Cropping intensity = Gross cropped area X 100 %
Net sown area Suppose on a one-hectare land, a farmer grows crops twice a year then;
Cropping intensity = (2/1)X 100% = 200%
As per the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the cropping intensity of India is around 136% which means that crops are not grown twice a year on all the agricultural land and this is due to fewer irrigation facilities.
Q-20) Consider the following statements regarding the 'Nutrient Based Subsidy' (NBS) Scheme.
- It is given for phosphatic and potassic fertilizers
- It is given for urea
- The prices of fertilizers under the nutrient-based scheme are regulated by the government
- The subsidy is based on per kg of nutrients present in the fertilizer
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
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Nutrient Based Subsidy" is applicable for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers only and not for Urea which is a Nitrogenous fertilizer. Govt. fixes the subsidy annually based on the per kg of nutrient present in the fertilizer.
As the subsidy given by the Govt. is fixed, so the market price of the fertilizers varies with the change in international prices.
So, market prices are not regulated by the government rather it is decontrolled.