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- The Union Government fixes the statutory minimum price of sugarcane for each sugar season.
- Sugar and sugarcane are essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act.
(a) 1 and 2 both
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 only
(d) None
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (a)
The Union Government fixes the statutory minimum price of sugarcane for each sugar season. Sugar and sugarcane are essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act.
So both statements are correct.
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Question : 1
With reference to the agriculture sector of India, consider the following statements
- Rural Infrastructure Development Fund disperses loans to the states to complete the minor irrigation projects.
- Rural Infrastructure Development Fund is managed by the public sector Commercial Banks.
a) Both 1 and 2
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer »Answer: (b)
Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) was instituted in NABARD with an announcement in the Union Budget 1995-96 with the sole objective of giving low-cost fund support to State governments and state-owned corporations for quick completion of ongoing projects relating to medium and minor irrigation, soil conservation, watershed management and other forms of rural infrastructure.
Question : 2
First Agricultural University in India was established in
a) Kanpur
b) Kumarganj, Faizabad
c) Jabalpur
d) Pant Nagar
Answer »Answer: (d)
G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUA&T, Pant Nagar, Uttara Khand) is the first agricultural university in India.
It was inaugurated by Jawahar Lal Nehru on 17 November 1960.
Question : 3
Consider the following statements:
- Horticulture production is more than food grain production in India in the last few years
- Agriculture credit target for the year 2020-21 has been set at Rs. 15 lakh crores in the budget
a) Both (i) & (ii)
b) (i) only
c) (ii) only
d) Neither (i) nor (ii)
Answer »Answer: (a)
Horticulture production surpassed food grain (wheat, rice, pulses and coarse grains) production since 2012-13. In 2018-19, horticulture production was 311 MT and food grain production was 284 MT.
The (budget) target of farm/agriculture credit for the year 2020-21 is Rs. 15 lakh crores as compared to Rs. 13 lakh crores in 2019-20.
Question : 4
Which among the following has been discontinued after the Cabinet decision in small saving schemes?
a) Kisan Vikas Patras (KVP)
b) National Saving Certificates (NSC)
c) Monthly Income Scheme (MIS)
d) Recurrent Deposit Schemes
Answer »Answer: (a)
Question : 5
Which one of the following five year plans has the highest GDP growth rate in Agriculture sector in India ?
a) Seventh Five Year Plan
b) Eighth Five Year Plan
c) Sixth Five Year Plan
d) Ninth Five Year Plan
Answer »Answer: (b)
The growth performance of the agriculture sector has been fluctuating across the plan periods . It witnessed a growth rate of 4.8 per cent during the Eighth plan period (1992–97).
Question : 6
Which of the following scheme is not part of PM-AASHA
a) Price Deficiency Payment Scheme
b) Price Support Scheme
c) Price Stabilization Scheme
d) Pilot of Private Procurement and Stockist Scheme
Answer »Answer: (c)
PM-AASHA scheme is aimed at ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce as announced in the Union Budget for 2019.
The new Umbrella Scheme includes the mechanism of ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers and is comprised of three sub-schemes:
- Price Support Scheme
- Price Stabilization Scheme
- The pilot of Private Procurement and Stockist Scheme
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