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

Answer: (b)

Private Entrepreneurs Guarantee (PEG) Scheme was formulated in 2008, for construction of storage godowns in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode through private entrepreneurs, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and State Warehousing Corporations (SWCs) to overcome storage constraints and ensure safe stocking of food grains across the country.

Assessment of additional storage capacities required under the scheme is based on the overall procurement/ consumption pattern and storage space already available.

Under the PEG scheme, no funds are allocated by the Central Government for the construction of godowns and full investment is done by the private parties/CWC/State Agencies by arranging their own funds and also the land.

After a godown is constructed and taken over, FCI gives a guarantee of rent for 10 years in the case of private investors and for 9 years in the case of CWC/SWCs/State Agencies, irrespective of the quantum of food grains stored.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

In integrated pest management, Economic Threshold Limit is the insect’s population level or extent of crop damage at which the value of the damaged crops exceeds the cost of controlling the pests.

Central Institute of Cotton Research (CICR), Nagpur, in June 2019 said that the Pink Bollworm infestation on cotton crops has crossed the “Economic Threshold limit” in some parts of Maharashtra.

Answer: (d)

Yellow revolution refers to the production of oil seeds.

Answer: (d)

Livestock sector employs 8% of the total labour force of India. It includes many small and marginal families, women and landless agricultural workers.

Out of the total agricultural GDP, the livestock sector contributed about 27% during the financial year 2012-13.

Answer: (b)

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 337g per day in the year 2017, which is more than the world average of 229g per day.