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
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) Both (i) & (ii)

b) (i) only

c) (ii) only

d) Neither (i) nor (ii)

Answer: (a)

Horticulture production surpassed food grain (wheat, rice, pulses and coarse grains) production since 2012-13. In 2018-19, horticulture production was 311 MT and food grain production was 284 MT.

The (budget) target of farm/agriculture credit for the year 2020-21 is Rs. 15 lakh crores as compared to Rs. 13 lakh crores in 2019-20.

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

Answer: (d)

The Zamindari System prevailed in Bengal, Bihar, Orissa and North Madras. It was introduced by the East India Company and under it, a class of revenue collectors, called zamindars, was created.

These zamindars acted as intermediaries between the cultivators and the government. Revenue was ‘settled’ by the government with zamindars, either permanently or temporarily.

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.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d)

India is the 6th largest producer of coffee in the world having a share of around 2% in terms of global area. India contributes about 4% to world coffee production as well as in the International trade.

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

Answer: (d)

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.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) None

Answer: (c)

Guaranteed maximum prices have not been a component of the agriculture strategy that brought about the green revolution.

The strategy aimed at increasing the yield of crops using fertilizer, pesticides and high yielding varieties in agriculture.

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