Practice Quiz set 1 - indian economy mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) What is National Food Security Mission?
- 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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NFSM was launched in 2007-08 to increase the production of rice, wheat and pulses by 10, 8 and 2 million tonnes respectively, by the end of 11th plan through productivity enhancement and area enhancement, enhancing farm level economy and creating employment opportunities. This has been extended to the 12th plan too with additional production targets.
Q-2) Which is not a Kharif Crop ?
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Q-3) Consider the following statements :- The Union Government fixes the statutory minimum price of sugarcane for each sugar season.
- Sugar and sugarcane are essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act.
Which of these statements are correct?
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The union government fixes the statutory minimum price of sugarcane for each sugar season. Sugar and sugarcane are essential commodities under the essential commodities Act. So both statements are correct.
Q-4) Consider the following statements : - The Union Government fixes the statutory minimum price of sugarcane for each sugar season.
- Sugar and sugarcane are essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act.
Which of these statements are correct?
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The union government fixes the statutory minimum price of sugarcane for each sugar season. Sugar and sugarcane are essential commodities under the essential commodities Act. So both statements are correct.
Q-5) With reference to Indian agriculture, consider the following statements: - Agriculture provides direct livelihood to 59% of the labour force in India.
- It contributes more than 20% to the GDP
- It accounts for about 10% of the total value of India’s commodity exports
- Almost 80% of the area under agriculture is irrigated.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?
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Q-6) In India, rural incomes are generally lower than the urban incomes, which of the following reasons account for this? - A large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agriculture
- Prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products
- Investment in agriculture has been low when compared to investment in industry.
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Q-7) Which one of the following agencies of Indian Government implements the price support scheme (PSS)?
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In Order to help the farmers in getting remunerative prices for their produce with a view to encourage higher investment and also to increase production and productivity of a commodity, the government declares Minimum Support Price (MSPs) for 25 notified agricultural commodities for each Kharif & Rabi crop season.
National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) is one of the Central Nodal Agencies which implements PSS.
Q-8) The purpose of the tenancy reform legislation was to: - afford security of tenure to tenants
- enact fixation of air rent
- conferment of ownership right on tenants in some cases
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Q-9) Which of the fallowing are responsible for the decrease of per capita holding of cultivated land in India? - Low per capita income.
- Rapid rate of increase of population.
- Practice of dividing land equally among the heirs.
- Use of traditional techniques of ploughing.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
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Rapid rate of increase of population and practice of dividing land equally among the heirs are responsible for the decrease of per capita holding of cultivated land in India.
Q-10) Consider the following statements :
- 20-point programme of the Indian Government includes the measures to uplift the landless workers.
- The 20-point programme was started by Janata Party Government in 1978.
Which of the statements given about is/are correct?
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The Twenty Point Programme was initially launched by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975.
The basic objective of the 20-Point Programme was to eradicate poverty and to improve the quality of life of the poor and the underprivileged population of the country including landless workers.