agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

Co-operative societies, Commercial Banks and Regional Rural Banks are sources of agriculture finance in India.

They provide finance under various schemes run by central government and state governments to purchase seeds, implements, fertilizer, pesticides etc.

Answer: (d)

Agriculture and allied sectors are considered to be the mainstay of the Indian economy.

They are the important source of raw material and demand for many industrial products, particularly fertilizers, pesticides, agricultural implements and a variety of consumer goods. They contribute nearly 22 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India.

About 65-70 per cent of the population is dependent on agriculture for their livelihood.

The ‘Agriculture and allied’ industry is further divided into several segments, namely:

1. horticulture and its allied sectors (including fruits and vegetables, flowers, plantation crops, spices, aromatic and medicinal plants);
2. fisheries sector;
3. animal husbandry and livestock;
4. and sericulture.

India’s varied agro-climatic conditions are highly favourable for the growth of the large number of horticultural crops, which occupy around 10 per cent of the gross cropped area of the country producing 160.75 million tonnes.

However, food processing does not fall under this category.

Answer: (c)

Three new sub-schemes have been introduced under RKVY from 2010-11.

National Mission for Saffron-Economic Revival of J&K Saffron Sector has been provided with special grants.

Answer: (c)

Cooperative collective farming, where land is irrevocably surrendered to the collective

Answer: (d)

Provision of Rs. 9217 crore has been made for this scheme in the Budget of 2012-13. It includes 9 sub-components.

These are:

1. a special initiative for pulses and oilseeds development in selected pulses and oilseed growing villages in rain-fed areas,
2. the scheme to bridge the yield gap in agriculture in eastern India,
3. an initiative on vegetable clusters,
4. the accelerated fodder development programme,
5. the rain-fed area development programme,
6. promotion of oil palm,
7. Nutri- cereals,
8. national mission for protein supplements and
9. saffron mission.