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

Answer: (a)

Guaranteed maximum prices have not been a component of the agriculture strategy that brought about the Green Revolution.

The strategy aimed at increasing the yield of crops using fertilizer, pesticides and high yielding varieties in agriculture.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

Nutrient Based Subsidy" is applicable for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers only and not for Urea which is a Nitrogenous fertilizer. Govt. fixes the subsidy annually based on the per kg of nutrient present in the fertilizer.

As the subsidy given by the Govt. is fixed, so the market price of the fertilizers varies with the change in international prices.

So, market prices are not regulated by the government rather it is decontrolled.

Answer: (b)

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: (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.