agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 21

Consider the following statements:

  1. Fishing contributes around 1% in overall GDP
  2. Livestock contributes around 5% in overall GDP
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) Both (i) & (ii)

b) (i) only

c) (ii) only

d) Neither (i) nor (ii)

Answer: (a)

Agriculture contributes around 16.5 % in GDP, out of which fishing is around 1% and livestock is around 5%, crops around 9.5% and forestry around 1%.

Question : 22

Which one of the following items has the highest share of India in the World Exports?

a) Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins, etc

b) Lac, gums, resins, vegetable saps, and extracts etc

c) Coffee, tea, mate, spices etc

d) Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products etc

Answer: (b)

These exports have marked a growth of 0.8 in the year 2012-13.

Recently India has diversified its export basket for these products.

Question : 23

The Green Revolution in India has contributed to

a) inter-class inequality

b) inter-crop inequality

c) inter-regional inequality

d) all of the above

Answer: (d)

The Green Revolution in India has contributed to inter-regional, inter-class and inter-crop inequality as certain regions like UP and Punjab which used HYVs much better than others have become more advanced than others.

Similarly, certain classes which were rich like big landlords could purchase HYV and thus have grown richer.

Similarly, certain crops like wheat have done better than others creating inequality.

Question : 24

Consider the following statements :

  1. The Union Government fixes the statutory minimum price of sugarcane for each sugar season.
  2. Sugar and sugarcane are essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act.
Which of these statements are correct?

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither1 nor 2

Answer: (c)

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.

Question : 25

“Everything else can wait, but not agriculture”. The statement is attributed to

a) J.L. Nehru

b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Jagjivan Ram

d) Sardar Patel

Answer: (a)

The statement, “Everything else can wait, but not agriculture” is attributed to J.L. Nehru. Nehru mentioned these words after independence.

He said this in the context of the Bengal Famine of 1942–43 and the acute food scarcity prevailing in the country in 1947.

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