agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Regarding minimum support price neither of the statements given above is correct.

In order to help the farmers in getting remunerative prices for their produce with a view to encourage higher investment and also to increase production and productivity of a commodity, the government of India declares Minimum Support Price (MSPs) for 25 notified agricultural commodities for each Kharif and Rabi crop.

Moreover, the common paddy does not have a higher minimum support price than the paddy Grade-A.

Answer: (d)

The Green Revolution in India was a period where Agriculture in India increased its yield due to improved agronomic technology, the main development was higher-yielding varieties of wheat.

Answer: (d)

India’s program of Green Revolution was led by Dr Dilbagh S. Athwal at Punjab Agriculture University.

The introduction of high-yielding varieties of seeds and the increased use of chemical fertilizers and irrigation led to the increase in production needed to make India self-sufficient in food grains, thus improving agriculture in India.

The methods adopted included the use of high yielding varieties (HYV) of seeds along with the use of modern farming methods.

Answer: (a)

The Blue Revolution is similar to the Green Revolution only that it deals with aquaculture, fish and water preservation for human use.

Answer: (b)

The total irrigated area increased from less than one million hectares per annum before the green revolution to about 2.5 million hectares per annum during the 1970’s. The total gross irrigated area now is 80 million hectares.

Answer: (a)

The Blue Revolution is similar to the Green Revolution only that it deals with aquaculture, fish and water preservation for human use.