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

Answer: (c)

The Indian dairy sector has acquired substantial growth momentum from the Ninth Five-Year Plan onwards, as a result of which the country now ranks first among the world’s milk-producing nations.

The per capita availability of milk has reached a level of 290g per day by the year 2012, which is more than the world average of 284g per day.

Answer: (d)

All landholding farmers' families, which have cultivable landholding in their names are eligible to get benefit under the PM-KISAN scheme, in which government gives Rs. 6000 annually in three instalments of Rs. 2000 each. The following category of farmers are not eligible:

Institutional land-holders Farmer families in which one or more of its members belong to the following categories:

1. Former and present holders of constitutional posts
2. Former and present Ministers/ State Ministers and former/present Members of Lok Sabha/ Rajya Sabha/ state Legislative Assemblies/ State Legislative councils, former and present Mayors of Municipal corporations, former and present Chairpersons of District Panchayats.
3. All serving or retired officers and employees of Central/ State Government Ministries /Offices/Departments and its field units Central or State PSEs and Attached offices /Autonomous institutions under Government as well as regular employees of the Local Bodies
4. All superannuated/retired pensioners Rs.10,000/-or more
5. All Persons who paid Income Tax in last assessment year
6. Professionals like Doctors, Engineers' Lawyers, Chartered Accountants, and Architects registered with Professional bodies and carrying out profession by undertaking practices.
7. Through the PM-KISAN scheme, money will reach the hands of the poor farmer which will ultimately increase the demand in the rural areas and may result in higher inflation.

Answer: (b)

RKVY was launched in 2007-08 for the 11th plan to incentivize states to enhance investment in agriculture and allied sectors to achieve 4% growth rate.

The government has approved the continuation of the RKVY scheme in the 12th plan whereby the funding will be routed into three components production growth, infrastructure and assets, and sub-schemes and Flexi-fund.

Answer: (d)

Minimum support prices fixed by Government (Rs./Quintal) in 2015-16 covers 25 agricultural commodities

i.e., 14 Kharif, 7 Rabi and 4 other crops. Common paddy has Rs. 1410/quintal & Grade A has Rs. 1450/quintal.

Answer: (d)

Agriculture (crops) and allied sectors are like forestry, logging and fishing. Food processing is not included in the Agriculture and allied services of the Indian Economy.