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

Answer: (a)

‘Guaranteed maximum prices’ has not been a component of the agriculture strategy that brought about the Green Revolution.

The strategy aimed at increasing the yield of crops using fertilizer, pesticides and high yielding varieties in agriculture.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 was enacted to provide for the abolition of bonded labour system with a view to preventing the economic and physical exploitation of the weaker sections of the society.

It freed all the bonded labourers from bondage with simultaneous liquidation of their debts. It made the practice of bondage a cognisable offence punishable by law.

The Act is being administered and implemented by the Ministry of Labour and the State governments concerned.

Answer: (c)

Indian agriculture is typically characterised as land scare, labour surplus economy. India has high man/land ratio. There are large number of skilled labours but there is absence of land or capital.

Answer: (a)

CWC is a Warehousing Agency in India, established in 1957. It provides logistics support to the agricultural sector.

CWC is operating 464 Warehouses across the country with a storage capacity of 10.54 million tonnes providing warehousing services for a wide range of products ranging from agricultural produce to sophisticated industrial products.

Answer: (d)

On January 21, 2004, the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer’s welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India established Kisan Call Centers across the country to deliver extension services to the farming community.

The aim is to respond in the local language to the problems faced by farmers. A farmer from any part of the sale can contact the Kisan call centre counter by dialling toll-free no. 1551 or 1800-180-1551 and present their problems related to farming.