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Question : 6

The Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana of Government of India envisages the development in the following fields in India:

  1. Production of Pulses and Oilseeds
  2. Production of Fodder
  3. Development of Rainfed areas of India
  4. Cultivation of Saffron
  5. Development of Vegetable clusters
Choose the correct option:

a) 1, 3 & 4

b) 1, 2 & 3

c) 1, 3, 4 & 5

d) 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

Answer: (d)

Provision of Rs. 9217 crore has been made for this scheme in the Budget of 2012-13. It includes 9 sub-components.

These are:

  1. a special initiative for pulses and oilseeds development in selected pulses and oilseed growing villages in rain-fed areas,
  2. the scheme to bridge the yield gap in agriculture in eastern India,
  3. an initiative on vegetable clusters,
  4. the accelerated fodder development programme,
  5. the rain-fed area development programme,
  6. promotion of oil palm,
  7. Nutri- cereals,
  8. national mission for protein supplements and
  9. saffron mission.

Question : 7

What is Cooperative collective farming?

  1. Where the society holds the land and leases it to individual members.
  2. Where land is irrevocably surrendered to the collective.
  3. Where the farmers pool their land and reap the economies of scale, although the ownership continues to remain with the individual farmer.

a) Only III

b) I & II

c) Only II

d) None of the above

Answer: (c)

Cooperative collective farming, where land is irrevocably surrendered to the collective

Question : 8

The National Mission for Saffron has been launched as a sub-scheme of which among the following programmes?

a) National Horticulture Mission

b) National Food Security Mission

c) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

d) National Cash Crop Programme

Answer: (c)

Three new sub-schemes have been introduced under RKVY from 2010-11.

National Mission for Saffron-Economic Revival of J&K Saffron Sector has been provided with special grants.

Question : 9

Which of the following does not form part of current account of Balance of Payments?

a) Income receipts and payments

b) Export and import of goods

c) Export and import of services

d) Capital receipts and payments

Answer: (d)

Capital receipts and payments do not form part of current account of Balance of Payment.

Question : 10

Which statements regarding wheat production is/ are incorrect?

  1. Maximum area under wheat is in Uttar Pradesh
  2. Maximum production is in Uttar Pradesh
  3. Highest productivity is in Haryana

a) 1 and 2

b) 1 and 3

c) 2 only

d) 3 only

Answer: (d)

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