agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

The minimum support price for the common variety of paddy announced by the government of India for the year 2012-2013 is

a) Rs. 1000

b) Rs. 1250

c) Rs. 1030

d) Rs. 950

Question : 2

Which of the following state is in first place in producing the food grains?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) West Bengal

Question : 3

Who recommends the MSP and issue prices?

a) Planning commission

b) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices

c) Ministry of agriculture

d) NABARD

Question : 4

Ministry of Agriculture has decided that despite adequate stocks of wheat and rice, India will not export these commodities. What are the reason(s) for this decision ?

1. Indian variety of wheat and rice are in limited demand abroad.
2. National Food Security Bill provides 25 kg of wheat or rice to all BPL families. Huge stock of grains will be needed for this initiative.
3. As nations recover from global recession, a formula is being worked out, where imports and exports will be conducted by exchange of surplus commodities with the trading nations. India will use its food stocks for such trade.

a) 3 only

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) All 1, 2 and 3

Question : 5

Gray Revolution belongs to

a) Milk

b) Oil seeds

c) Fish

d) Wool

Question : 6

Consider the following statements :

1. In the Eleventh Five Year Plan, the average foodgrains production was more than 200 million tonnes.
2. The main reason for the increase in the production of the coarse cereals in 2000s is mainly due to increase in demand of coarse cereals as a nutri-food.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2