agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 6 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1

Consider the following statements :

1. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) was launched in the Sixth Five Year Plan of the Indian Economy.
2. The growth rate of the primary sector of the Indian Economy sector never reached 8% during the planning history of the Indian economy.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 2

“Everything else can wait, but not agriculture”. The statement is attributed to

a) J.L. Nehru

b) Jagjivan Ram

c) Mahatma Gandhi

d) Sardar Patel

Question : 3

Public Distribution System (PDS) is operated under the responsibility of the:

1. Central Government
2. State Governments

a) Both 1 and 2

b) Only 1

c) Only 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 4

Dr. M.S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in which of the following fields?

a) Agriculture

b) Astrophysics

c) Nuclear Physics

d) Medicine

Question : 5

Consider the following reasons :

1. Lack of irrigation facilities, low productivity of land.
2. Single crop mode of cultivation.
3. Indian Agriculture gamble on the monsoon.

a) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2 only