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

Answer: (a)

These are the most important source of rural credit.

Answer: (d)

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana was launched in August 2007 as a part of the 11th Five Year Plan by the Government of India.

Launched under the aegis of the National Development Council, it seeks to achieve 4% annual growth in agriculture through the development of Agriculture and its allied sectors during the period under the 11th Five Year Plan (2007–11).

Answer: (a)

National seed policy was based on the recommendation of the M.V. Rao committee in 2002. The Policy was meant to “strengthen the seed industry’’ in view of the liberalisation in the farm sector under the World Trade Organisation.

The policy seeks to provide intellectual property protection to stimulate investment in the research and development of new plant varieties.

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

Agriculture(crops) and allied sectors are like forestry, logging and fishing. Food processing is not included in the Agriculture and allied services of the Indian Economy.

Answer: (d)

The Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) was set up on 23 April 1946 at Bidhyadharpur, Cuttack, Odisha to research all aspects of rice crop.

CRRI was set up as a result of the Great Bengal Famine of 1943 and the devastating epiphytotic brown spot disease of rice in 1942 which resulted in a shortage of rice.