agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 3 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (c)

Milk and milk products exhibited high rates of inflation recently.

Pulses, MFE, and milk and milk products which together constituted around 30 per cent of the total food expenditure in 2009-10 (2004-05=100, as per the 66th NSSO Round) were responsible for around 42 per cent of food inflation during the latter period.

This signifies that protein sources of food, both plant and animal, have emerged as an important driver of food inflation in recent periods.

Answer: (b)

In the year 1999, the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme was introduced by replacing the Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme.

NAIS covers all food crops (cereals and pulses), oilseeds, horticultural and commercial crops. It covers all farmers, both loanees and non-loanees, under the scheme.

The growth rate of the primary sector reached above 8% with the green revolution.

Answer: (c)

We have a National Seed policy made in 2002.

So 1 is not a constraint. The private sector produces high-priced seeds but in lower volume. It supplies nearly the entire hybrid seeds required for vegetables.

So 2 is not a constraint. In the case of low value and high volume crops such as wheat and rice, farmers tend to use their own preserved seeds as there is a demand and supply gap.

So 3 is a constraint.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

As per the Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers Rights Act, 2001 Section 45, “National Gene Fund” has been constituted to receive (or give) contributions from:

The Breeder will have to pay royalty which will go to the National Gene Fund

The amount of the benefit sharing to a variety will have to be deposited by the breeder of such variety to the National Gene Fund.

If someone gives a claim that the genetic material possessed by him was used in the· development of the seed variety by the breeder then the claimant will get benefit sharing from the National Gene Fund