agriculture sector subsidy & food processing section 9 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 11

Consider the following statements:

1. Horticulture production is more than food grain production in India in the last few years
2. Agriculture credit target for the year 2020-21 has been set at Rs. 15 lakh crores in the budget

a) Both (i) & (ii)

b) (i) only

c) (ii) only

d) Neither (i) nor (ii)

Question : 12

Which of the following statement is correct according to Zamindari System?

1. The Zamindari System prevailed in Bengal, Bihar, Orissa.
2. It was introduced by the East India Company and under it, a class of revenue collectors, called zamindars, was created.
3. Revenue was ‘settled’ by the government with zamindars, either permanently or temporarily.
4. Revenue was ‘settled’ by the.

a) I & III

b) I, II & IV

c) I & II

d) I, II & III

Question : 13

Consider the following statements :

1. India is the 6th largest producer of coffee.
2. India’s share in Global Area under coffee is about 2%.
3. India contributes about 4% to world coffee production as well as in the International trade.

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 14

Which of the statement is correct regarding White revolution?

1. It occurred in India in 1970.
2. Prof. Verghese Kuerin was the father of White Revolution in India.
3. It works through a network of co-operative societies which are owned and managed by the milk producers.

a) Only I

b) I & II

c) I & III

d) All the above

Question : 15

Consider the following statements:

1. Guaranteed maximum prices have been a component of the agriculture strategy that brought about the green revolution.
2. The strategy of the Green Revolution aimed at increasing the yield of crops using fertilizer, pesticides and high yielding varieties in agriculture.

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) None