agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Dr. M.S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in which of the following fields?

a) Agriculture

b) Astrophysics

c) Nuclear Physics

d) Medicine

Question : 2

Consider the following reasons :

1. Lack of irrigation facilities, low productivity of land.
2. Single crop mode of cultivation.
3. Indian Agriculture gamble on the monsoon.

a) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2 only

Question : 3

What is the main aim of the Agriculture and Allied sector in the approach paper to the Twelfth Five Year Plan?

a) To achieve the growth rate of more than 5%.

b) To achieve the target of compounded GDP growth rate of 58%.

c) Redouble the efforts to ensure 4% average growth.

d) Redouble the efforts to ensure 6% average growth.

Question : 4

“Everything else can wait, but not agriculture”. The statement is attributed to

a) J.L. Nehru

b) Jagjivan Ram

c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Sardar Patel

Question : 5

Consider the following statements :

1. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) was launched in the Sixth Five Year Plan of the Indian Economy.
2. The growth rate of the primary sector of the Indian Economy sector never reached 8% during the planning history of the Indian economy.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2