agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 9 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

When were Kisan Call Centres established?

a) March 2002

b) March 2004

c) July 2000

d) January 2004

Question : 2

The price at which the Government purchase foodgrains for maintaining the public distribution system and for building up buffer stocks are known as

a) Procurement prices

b) Issue prices

c) Minimum support prices

d) Coiling prices

Question : 3

Consider the following statements :

1. The farm power availability in India is much lower than that of Korea.
2. India is meeting 80% of its Urea requirement through indigenous production.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 4

Consider the following statements:

1. Guaranteed maximum prices have been a component of the agriculture strategy that brought about the green revolution.
2. The strategy of the Green Revolution aimed at increasing the yield of crops using fertilizer, pesticides and high yielding varieties in agriculture.

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) None

Question : 5

Which of the statement is correct regarding White revolution?

1. It occurred in India in 1970.
2. Prof. Verghese Kuerin was the father of White Revolution in India.
3. It works through a network of co-operative societies which are owned and managed by the milk producers.

a) Only I

b) I & II

c) I & III

d) All the above

Question : 6

Consider the following statements :

1. India is the 6th largest producer of coffee.
2. India’s share in Global Area under coffee is about 2%.
3. India contributes about 4% to world coffee production as well as in the International trade.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 3