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

Answer: (c)

The Blue Revolution is similar to the green revolution as it deals with aquaculture, fish and water preservation for human use.

Answer: (a)

In Order to help the farmers in getting remunerative prices for their produce with a view to encourage higher investment and also to increase production and productivity of a commodity, the government declares Minimum Support Price (MSPs) for 25 notified agricultural commodities for each Kharif & Rabi crop season.

National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) is one of the Central Nodal Agencies which implements PSS.

Answer: (b)

Participatory Guarantee System (PGS-India) programme is being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture through the National Centre for Organic Farming.

It is a self-certification process for organic crops which involves a peer-review approach and is supported through the Paramparagat Krishi Vikash Yojana.

Here, farmers play a role in certifying whether the farms in their vicinity adhered to organic cultivation practices.

Answer: (d)

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.