agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 4 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1

Consider the following statements: India continues to be dependent on imports to meet the requirement of oilseeds in the country because

1. farmers prefer to grow foodgrains with highly remunerative support prices.
2. most of the cultivation of oilseed crops continues to be dependent on rainfall
3. oils from the seeds to tree origin and rice bran have remained unexploited
4. it is far cheaper to import oilseeds than to cultivate the oilseed crops

a) 3 and 4

b) 1 and 2

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question : 2

Consider the following statements:

1. Most of the wool produced in India is not enough to fulfil demand of the country
2. Most of the wool produced in India is not of apparel grade

a) Both 1 and 2 are correct

b) Only 1 is correct

c) Only 2 is correct

d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

Question : 3

The Minimum Support Price and procurement prices for agriculture products are fixed by the Government on the recommendations of

a) National Development Council

b) Planning Commission

c) Competition Commission of India

d) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)

Question : 4

Which one of the following schemes is not included in the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)?

a) Saffron mission

b) National mission for protein supplements

c) Accelerated fodder development programme

d) All of the above

Question : 5

What will be the ultimate impact on the poor and landless farmers if all of a sudden, government decides to raise the Minimum Support Prices of rice & foodgrains inexorably or excessively?

a) The markets will crash

b) The poor farmers will become rich

c) The poor farmers will get poorer

d) This will encourage the exports of rice and food grains