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

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: (d)

All landholding farmers' families, which have cultivable landholding in their names are eligible to get benefit under the PM-KISAN scheme, in which government gives Rs. 6000 annually in three instalments of Rs. 2000 each. The following category of farmers are not eligible:

Institutional land-holders Farmer families in which one or more of its members belong to the following categories:

1. Former and present holders of constitutional posts
2. Former and present Ministers/ State Ministers and former/present Members of Lok Sabha/ Rajya Sabha/ state Legislative Assemblies/ State Legislative councils, former and present Mayors of Municipal corporations, former and present Chairpersons of District Panchayats.
3. All serving or retired officers and employees of Central/ State Government Ministries /Offices/Departments and its field units Central or State PSEs and Attached offices /Autonomous institutions under Government as well as regular employees of the Local Bodies
4. All superannuated/retired pensioners Rs.10,000/-or more
5. All Persons who paid Income Tax in last assessment year
6. Professionals like Doctors, Engineers' Lawyers, Chartered Accountants, and Architects registered with Professional bodies and carrying out profession by undertaking practices.
7. Through the PM-KISAN scheme, money will reach the hands of the poor farmer which will ultimately increase the demand in the rural areas and may result in higher inflation.

Answer: (a)

Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) is the cooperative society responsible for the production of fertilizers.

IFFCO was registered on November 3, 1967, as a Multi-unit Co-operative Society.

NCDC: National Co-operative Development Co-operation was established by the Act of parliament in 1963 as a statutory co-operation under the ministry of Agriculture.

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.