agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 7 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Which of the fallowing are responsible for the decrease of per capita holding of cultivated land in India?

1. Low per capita income.
2. Rapid rate of increase of population.
3. Practice of dividing land equally among the heirs.
4. Use of traditional techniques of ploughing.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 4

c) 1 and 2

d) 2,3 and 4

Question : 2

When the Kisan Credit Card schemes for the farmers started in India?

a) 1998–1999

b) 1995–1996

c) 2005–2006

d) 2007–2008

Question : 3

Consider the following statements about the National Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED).

1. NAFED promotes the inter-state trade as well as export of certain agricultural commodities to many foreign countries.
2. NAFED is responsible for the movement of the essential commodities from surplus areas to scarcity areas

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 4

Which one of the following five year plans has the highest growth rate in Agriculture sector in India ?

a) Seventh Five Year Plan

b) Sixth Five Year Plan

c) Eighth Five Year Plan

d) Ninth Five Year Plan

Question : 5

Consider the following statements :

1. India is meeting 85% of the urea fertilizer through indigenous production.
2. India produces a surplus amount of fertilizers containing phosphorous and potassium.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 6

Which among the below are the products in which India is 1st in the world?

1. Milk
2. Pulses
3. Spices
4. Jute

a) II, III &IV

b) I, II & III

c) I, II & IV

d) All the above