agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 8 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Consider the following statements regarding the 20th Livestock Census:

1. Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of cattle populations
2. Maharashtra has the largest poultry population

a) Both (i) & (ii)

b) (i) only

c) (ii) only

d) Neither (i) nor (ii)

Question : 2

Which statement is correct regarding TPDS?

1. It is targeted for rich people.
2. It is targeted to poor people.
3. This system started when the procurement and issue prices of PDS items saw a rise with the ushering in of economic reforms in the 1990s.

a) II & III

b) I & III

c) Only III

d) None of the above

Question : 3

Which of the following is correct statement?

1. Agriculture is the primary occupation in India as it provides direct livelihood to 59% of its labour force
2. In India, 75% of below the poverty line (BPL) population lives in rural areas, and is directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture.
3. Agriculture contributes to more than 13.7% (2013) of GDP, although this share has progressively declined from 57% in 1950-51.
4. In developed countries, like the UK and USA, the share of agriculture in GDP is only around 2%.

a) I, II & III

b) I & II

c) I & III

d) All the above

Question : 4

Disguised unemployment in India exists in

a) Agricultural sector

b) Banking

c) Transport sector

d) Service sector

Question : 5

Which one among the following Agricultural sectors is covered under the Market Intervention scheme (MIS) of the Indian Government?

a) Irrigation

b) Horticulture

c) Forestry

d) Animal Husbandry

Question : 6

Consider the following statements:

1. All kinds of Development Banks in India appeared Post-Independence
2. NABARD is the only agricultural Development Bank in India

a) Both 1 and 2 are correct

b) Only 1 is correct

c) Only 2 is correct

d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct