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

Question : 1

Consider the following statements about National Watershed Development Project for rainfed areas launched in India?

1. National Watershed Development Project for rainfed areas was launched in 1990-91.
2. National Watershed Development Project for rainfed areas was launched throughout the country.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 2

Which one of the following Co-Operative societies is responsible for the production of fertilizers?

a) IFFCO

b) NCDC

c) NAFED

d) TRI FED

Question : 3

Which of the following ministeries is implementing the National Bamboo Mission in India?

a) Ministry of Rural development

b) Ministry of Science and Technology

c) Ministry of Agriculture

d) Ministry of North-Eastern Region

Question : 4

What were the objectives of Land reforms?

1. to increase production by ensuring the security of tenure to the cultivator;
2. to increase the purchasing power of the rural population and thereby boost the demand for industrial products; and
3. to achieve social justice along with economic growth through a single set of measures rather than through different, and sometimes contradictory, measures.

a) I & III

b) I & II

c) I, II & III

d) None of the above

Question : 5

The Commission of Agricultural Costs and Prices fixes the

a) Wholesale price

b) Retail price

c) Support price

d) None of these

Question : 6

Index ‘Residex’ is associated with

1. Share Prices
2. Mutual Fund Prices
3. Price Inflation Index
4. Land Prices

a) 3 only

b) 1 only

c) 1 and 2

d) 4 only