agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

The growth in agriculture and allied sectors is a necessary condition for inclusive growth in India.

Agriculture including allied activities accounted for about 55% employment in the country according to census 2011.

Answer: (a)

A Producer Organisation (PO) is a legal entity formed by primary producers, viz. farmers, milk producers, fishermen, weavers, rural artisans, craftsmen. A PO can be a producer company, a cooperative society or any other legal form which provides for sharing of profits/benefits among the members.

The main aim of PO is to ensure better income for the producers through an organization of their own. Farmers Producer Organization (FPO) is one type of PO where the members are farmers.

Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) and NABARD are providing support for the promotion of FPOs.

Answer: (b)

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.

Answer: (c)

In India, agriculture, forestry and logging, fishing, mining and quarrying, registered manufacturing and construction units are included in category A. The output method is applied to category A.

The value added by this category is found by subtracting the value of raw materials and other inputs from the aggregate of commodity-wise output.

Expenditure Method-This method measure National income sum total of final expenditure incurred by household, business firm, Govt. & Foreigners.

Commodity flow method - This method is used to estimate the purchase of commodities by intermediate or final users. This method generally begins with an estimate of the total supply of a commodity available for domestic users.

Answer: (a)

The Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (DMI) headed by the Agricultural Marketing Advisor, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation (DAC) implements agricultural marketing policies and programmes of the Government of India.

It undertakes:

• Standardisation,
• Grading and Quality Control of Agricultural and Allied produce,
• Market Research and Surveys along with other functions.

Answer: (b)

According to The National Food for Work Programme, food subsidy should be better targeted through targeted public distribution system and specific programmes for the poor like Food for Work Programme.

The National Food for Work Programme was launched on 14 November 2004 in 150 of the most backward districts of India with the objective of generating supplementary wage employment. The Planning commission is not a constitutional body.