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

Question : 1

What are the main objectives of an agriculture price policy?

1. To ensure that the producer gets a minimum remunerative price.
2. To maintain reasonable terms of trade between agricultural sectors.
3. To maintain the general price level and protect the non-producing consumer from violent fluctuations in the price of food grains.

a) All the above

b) Only I

c) I & II

d) None of the above

Question : 2

In which five year plan in Indian Economy, the targets for the crop function were not fixed for the first time-

a) Eighth five year plan

b) Ninth five year plan

c) Seventh five year plan

d) Tenth five year plan

Question : 3

Consider the following statements :

1. Minimum Wages Act is only applicable to the scheduled employments of the centres and the states.
2. Minimum Wages Act has allowed discrimination between male and female workers or different minimum wages for them.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 4

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 : 5

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

a) Agriculture

b) Astrophysics

c) Nuclear Physics

d) Medicine

Question : 6

Public Distribution System (PDS) is operated under the responsibility of the:

1. Central Government
2. State Governments

a) Both 1 and 2

b) Only 1

c) Only 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2