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

Question : 1

Who announced the introduction of National Food Security Act?

a) Manmohan Singh

b) P. Chidambaram

c) Pranab Mukherjee

d) Arun Jaitley

Question : 2

Where is the Central Rice Research Institute located?

a) Bengaluru

b) Coimbatore

c) Kanpur

d) Cuttack

Question : 3

Which one of the following is not included in the Agriculture and Allied Services of Indian Economy?

a) Forestry

b) Fishing

c) Logging

d) Food Processing

Question : 4

What were the measurements taken by the government to improve the condition of agriculture?

1. The ‘Land Reform’ measures and ‘Green Revolution’ were the greatest achievements of the Indian Government in enhancing agricultural production and productivity.
2. Between 1950 and 1990, there was a substantial increase in agricultural productivity. As a result of the Green Revolution, India became self-sufficient in food production.
3. Land Reforms resulted in the abolition of the zamindari system.
4. The proportion of GDP contributed by agriculture changed significantly, but not the population depending on it.

a) Only III

b) I & II

c) I, II & IV

d) All the above

Question : 5

Which of the fallowing are responsible for the decrease of per capita holding of cultivated land in India?

1. Low per capita income.
2. Rapid rate of increase of population.
3. Practice of dividing land equally among the heirs.
4. Use of traditional techniques of ploughing.

a) 1 and 4

b) 1 and 2

c) 2 and 3

d) 2, 3 and 4

Question : 6

Which one of the following agencies assigns the Agricultural Income Tax to states in India?

a) National Development Council

b) Inter – State council

c) Agriculture Finance Corporation

d) Finance commission