Practice Quiz set 6 - indian economy mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Gray Revolution belongs to
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Gray revolution - Fertilizers.
Q-2) Consider the following statements : - Minimum Wages Act is only applicable to the scheduled employments of the centres and the states.
- Minimum Wages Act has allowed discrimination between male and female workers or different minimum wages for them.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 is an Indian legislation enacted by the Parliament of India for statutory fixing of minimum wages to be paid to skilled and unskilled labours of centre and state. Minimum wages Act does not allow discrimination between male and female workers.
Q-3) 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-4) First Agricultural University in India was established in
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G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUA&T, Pant Nagar,Uttara Khand) is the first agricultural university of India. It was inaugurated by Jawahar Lal Nehru on 17 November 1960.
Q-5) Consider the following reasons : - Lack of irrigation facilities, low productivity of land.
- Single crop mode of cultivation.
- Indian Agriculture gamble on the monsoon.
Which of the reasons given above is/are responsible for the migration of people from rural to urban areas
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Q-6) Which one of the following co-operative societies is responsible for the production of fertilizers?
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Indian Farmer Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) is the cooperative society responsible for the production of fertilizers.
Indian Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Limited (IFFCO) was registered on November 3, 1967, as a Multi-unit Co-operative Society.
Q-7) During which of the following years, average growth/rate (at constant prices) of agriculture and allied sectors negative?
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During 2002-03, average growth rate of agriculture and allied sectors negative.
Q-8) Which one of the following apex co-operative organisation at the national level of India?
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The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited (TRIFED) started functioning in 1988 under the Administrative control of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India. FCS is the food and supplies department. RRB is a regional rural bank.
All the above three are not apex bodies at the national level. However National Agricultural cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) is one of the Central Nodal Agencies and apex bodies that implement PSS.
Q-9) Which one of the following is the apex cooperative organisation at the national level of India?
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National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) is an apex organisation of marketing cooperatives for agricultural produce in India, under the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India.
It was founded in October 1958 to promote the trade of agricultural produce and forest resources across the nation. NAFED is now one of the largest procurement as well as marketing agencies for agricultural products in India.
Q-10) Consider the following statements :
- Central warehousing corporation is responsible for the construction and running of the godowns for storage of agriculture products.
- Central warehousing corporation of India was established in 1957.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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CWC is a Warehousing Agency in India, established in 1957. It provides logistics support to the agricultural sector.
CWC is operating 464 Warehouses across the country with a storage capacity of 10.54 million tonnes providing warehousing services for a wide range of products ranging from agricultural produce to sophisticated industrial products.