agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

Yellow revolution refers to the production of oil seeds.

Answer: (c)

The Indian dairy sector has acquired substantial growth momentum from the Ninth Five-Year Plan onwards, as a result of which the country now ranks first among the world’s milk-producing nations.

The per capita availability of milk has reached a level of 290g per day by the year 2012, which is more than the world average of 284g per day.

Answer: (c)

The Blue Revolution is similar to the green revolution as it deals with aquaculture, fish and water preservation for human use.

• Blue Revolution - Fish Production
• Green Revolution - Food grains
• White Revolution - Milk production
• Yellow Revolution - Oil seed production

Answer: (b)

In the year 1999, the National Agriculture Insurance Scheme was introduced by replacing the comprehensive crop Insurance Scheme.

NAIS covers all food crops (cereals and pulses), oilseeds, horticultural and commercial crops.

It covers all farmers, both loanees and non-loanees, under the scheme.

Answer: (d)

As per the Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers Rights Act, 2001 Section 45, “National Gene Fund” has been constituted to receive (or give) contributions from:

The Breeder will have to pay royalty which will go to the National Gene Fund

The amount of the benefit sharing to a variety will have to be deposited by the breeder of such variety to the National Gene Fund.

If someone gives a claim that the genetic material possessed by him was used in the· development of the seed variety by the breeder then the claimant will get benefit sharing from the National Gene Fund