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.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

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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

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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

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Question : 4

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

a) Agriculture

b) Astrophysics

c) Nuclear Physics

d) Medicine

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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.

Which of the reasons given above is/are responsible for the migration of people from rural to urban areas

a) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2 only

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