agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 10 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Cropping intensity = Gross cropped area X 100 %

Net sown area Suppose on a one-hectare land, a farmer grows crops twice a year then;

Cropping intensity = (2/1)X 100% = 200%

As per the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the cropping intensity of India is around 136% which means that crops are not grown twice a year on all the agricultural land and this is due to fewer irrigation facilities.

Answer: (d)

The importance of agriculture in the Indian Economy is indicated by its contribution to national income, industrial development and supply of foodgrains.

It contributes around 13.7% to GDP, supplies raw material for the development of industries along with supplying foodgrains for livelihood.

Answer: (c)

According to the Department of Agriculture, the share of agriculture workers and draught animals (farm power sources in agriculture) has come down from 63.5 per cent in 1971-72 to 13.67 per cent in 2009-10, whereas the share of tractors, power tillers, and motors has gone up from 36.51 per cent to 86.33 per cent during the same period.

Although India is the largest manufacturer of tractors in the world, accounting for one-third of the global production, farm mechanisation in India is still at a nascent stage, with the average farm power availability in the country lower than in countries such as Korea, Japan and the US.

India is meeting 80 per cent of its urea requirement through indigenous production but is largely import-dependent for meeting the requirements of potassic (K) and phosphatic (P) fertilizers. Chemical fertilizers have played a significant role in the development of the agricultural sector.

Consumption of chemical fertilizers has steadily increased over the years.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

The government of India has initiated a major programme ‘National Project for Cattle and Buffalo Breeding’ (NPCBB) from October 2000.

The NPCBB envisages genetic up-gradation on a priority basis with a focus on the development and conservation of important indigenous breeds.

Answer: (d)