Agriculture Allied Sectors

Consider the following statements:

1. Cooperative societies are playing an important role in ensuring food security in India
2. Mother Dairy and Amul are successful Cooperative societies
3. Maharashtra-based cooperative society Academy of Development Science is playing an important role in establishment of Seed Banks.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

Consider the given statements for Operation Flood:

1. It is related with Government protein augumentation Programme.
2. It aimed at augmenting rural incomes and reasonable prices for consumers.

Which statement(s) is/are true?

Which of the following constitute horticulture crops?

1. Fruits & vegetables
2. uber crops
3. medicinal and aromatic plants
4. spices
5. plantation crops

Match the following:

Which of the following code is correct?

A B C D

Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

Which among the following is/are development expenditure?

1. Irrigation Projects
2. Defence Procurements
3. Debt Service Liabilities
4. Grant-in-Aid.

Choose the correct option using the code given below:

Nearly two-thirds of India’s population still depends on agriculture for its livelihood, yet only 18% of the country’s GDP comes from this sector. The top priorities in front of new government related to this are:

1. Strengthen agri-extension services to deliver new technologies and modern inputs to farmers.
2. Develop agricultural markets with deep linkages with small producers.
3. Develop infrastructure for storage and warehousing.
4. Ensure remunerative prices to farmers and competitive wages for agricultural labourers.

Which of the above statements are correct?

A Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS)

1. Is issued with the objective of providing the RBI with a stock of securities with which it can intervene in the market for managing liquidity.
2. Surplus liquidity of a more enduring nature arising from large capital inflows is absorbed through sale of short-dated government securities and treasury bills.

Which of these statements is/are correct.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true for Golden Revolution?

1. An effort was made in the period between 1991-2003 to usher in a 'Golden Revolution'
2. It refers to the planned investment in horticulture to become highly productive for the sector to emerge as a sustainable livelihood option.

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding first stage of the Green Revolution?

1. In the first stage of the Green Revolution, use of HYV seeds was confined to few states of North India
2. In the first stage, only wheat-growing regions could avail of the benefits of HYV seeds

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

Which of the following are the Kharif crops?

Consider the following statements:

1. Kharif crops are grown in rainy season
2. Rabi crops belong to winter season

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

Consider the following statements regarding chemical fertilizer:

1. Chemical fertilizer dissolves easily in water and reaches instantly to the plants, thus increasing the production
2. Chemical fertilizers also destroy the bacteria and micro-organisms present in the soil in some conditions. Its continuous use also reduces the fertility of soil
3. Punjab consumes highest amount of chemical fertilizer in the country
4. Soil can’t hold chemical fertilizer for long, therefore it reaches groundwater and rivers, polluting their water

Which of the above statements is/are true?

Consider the following statements and choose the incorrect one:

Consider the following statements:

1. India has become self-sufficient in food-grain during the last 30 years
2. Due to the careful arrangement made by the Government, adequate availability of foodgrain is ensured despite bad weather and conditions

Which of the above statements are true?

Consider the following statements regarding “Buffer Stock”, and choose the incorrect one:

What factors played an important role in making India self-reliant in food production?

1. Land reform
2. Use of new technologies in agriculture
3. Use of high yielding sophisticated seeds

Choose the answer using the codes given below:

Consider the following regarding The Green Revolution:

1. The use of HYV seeds in the first phase of Green Revolution was limited to prosperous states like Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
2. In the first phase, the yield of rice was the most profitable.
3. In the second phase of the Green Revolution, it spread to other states and only the production of wheat saw significant increase.
4. With the effect of Green Revolution, our country became completely self-reliant in food production by 1966.

Which of the above statements is/are true?

Which of the following outcomes is/are related to the Green Revolution?

Consider the following statements related to credit in rural areas:

1. Cooperative Banking was started in 1969 to reduce dependence on loans on the Mahajan and Sahukars of rural areas.
2. NABARD was established in 1985. It is the top institute of entire rural financial system.
3. To overcome the shortcomings of formal credit system, self-help groups came into existence in the rural credit system.
4. Green Revolution has ushered in a major change in the rural credit system.

Which of the above statements is/are false?

What are the central challenges facing Indian agriculture?

1. Low productivity
2. Precarious incomes of farmers
3. Large tracts of land locked in low value agriculture
4. Poor availability of water

Code:

Which of the following can be adopted to step up productivity in agriculture and transform the sector?

1. Investments for ‘more crop per drop’ to improve productivity in agriculture.
2. Effective use of other inputs like fertilizers, quality seeds and pesticides.
3. Diversification of the produce through value added products.
4. Reducing post-harvest losses through investments in storage facilities and drying facilities.

Code:

Which of the following information can be gathered using drones in agriculture?

1. crop health
2. irrigation problems
3. soil variation
4. pest and fungal infestations that are not apparent at eye level to farmers.

Code:

What are the causes of market segmentation in agriculture?

1. Differences in remoteness and connectivity (rural roads).
2. Local market power of intermediaries.
3. Degree of private sector competition.
4. Propensity of regional exposure to shocks.
5. Storage life of the crop and crop specific processing cost.

Code:

What are the advantages of drip irrigation as compared to traditional flood irrigation?

1. It reduces consumption of fertilizer
2. It reduces water lost to evaporation
3. It leads to higher yields
4. Low cost and skill required for maintenance

Code:

In India, there are multiple challenges to the development and adoption of quality seeds. Which of the following issues require immediate attention?

1. Affordability of quality seeds.
2. Availability of quality seeds.
3. Research and technology for seed development.
4. Concerns about affordability of hybrids and GM seeds.

Code:

The success of Green Revolution in the country can be attributed to adoption of a package approach in agriculture. Which of the following are parts of that package approach?

1. Use of high yielding variety seeds
2. Indiscriminate usage of fertilizers and irrigation.

Options:

What statement(s) is/are true for agricultural marketing?

1. The quantity of agricultural products, handled by the government agencies and consumer cooperatives, constitutes only 10 per cent while the rest is handled by the private sector.
2. Agricultural marketing is a process that involves the assembling, storage, processing, transportation, packaging, grading and distribution of different agricultural commodities across the country.

Organic farming is a method of farming system which primarily aims at cultivating the land and raising crops in such a way, as to keep the soil alive and in good health. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true for organic farming?

1. It offers a means to substitute agricultural inputs like such as HYV seeds,
2. Organically grown food has more nutritional value than chemical farming,
3. Organic agriculture also generates incomes through international exports,
4. Organic farming requires more labour input than conventional farming,
5. Organic produce may have lesser blemishes and a longer shelf life than sprayed produce.

A farmer is producing paddy or wheat in his farm. What aspects of economics do the following deal with?

The practice of monoculture is not favored in farming because:

How does government intervene to control the fertilizer sector with respect to urea?

1. The government directs manufacturers and importers how much to import and where to sell urea.
2. The Urea producers and importers receive a Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) based on a formula that determines the amount of N, P and K in a given amount of fertilizer.
3. The government sets a controlled Maximum Retail Price (MRP) at which urea must be sold to farmers.

Select the correct code:

Recently, ‘Zero Budget Natural Farming’ is in news. Consider the following statements with respect to the same:

1. This focuses primarily on the ‘Output’ aspect of Farming, while Minimum Support Mechanism focuses on ‘Input’ aspect of Farming.
2. Sikkim is the first state to go for Zero Budget Natural Farming.

Choose the correct code

Which of the following statements is correct with respect to “Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)”?

1. It decides the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
2. It is a statutory body.
3. At present it covers 10 kharif crops and 10 Rabi crops.

Select the correct code

Consider the following statements vis-à-vis “Operation Green”:

1. Food Corporation of India (FCI) will act as nodal agency for short term food stabilisation measures.
2. The grant-in-aid for long term integrated value chain projects for Farmers Producer Organisation (FPO) will be at the rate of 70% of the eligible project cost in all areas.

Choose the correct code:

Consider the following about the Minimum Support Price (MSP).

1. MSP serves as the floor price.
2. Government is obliged to purchase any amount of the commodity offered to it for sale at MSP.
3. It is announced after the harvest.
4. It aims to provide security to farmers against the loss of income due to crop failure.

Which of these statements are correct:

Which one of the following is not an objective of maintaining buffer stocks of food grains.

The apex body for formulation plans and coordinating research work in agriculture and allied fields is:

1. State Trading Corporation.
2. Regional Rural Banks.
3. National Banks for Agriculture and Rural Development ( NABAR(D).
4. Indian Council of Agriculture Research.

Select the answer from the codes given below:

The practice of monoculture is not favoured in farming because

Which of the following statements with regard to Indian agriculture is/are true?

1. Although rice is the most important cereal being cultivated in India in terms of total production, wheat is fast catching up.
2. Green revolution did not make an impact on the production of pulses.

Select the correct answers using the codes given below

Which of the following is best quality of Basmati rice?

Consider the following

1. The Fair Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane is fixed by central government
2. Levy Sugar is the amount of sugar which mills have to sell at reduced price.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is the name of the GM (genetically-modified) mustard developed in India?

Consider the following

1. Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) put limitation on both Direct and Indirect subsidies
2. Irrigation benefits offered to farmers in India falls under direct subsidy.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following is not a land reform measure?

Land reforms in India include:

1. Consolidate disparate land holdings
2. Abolition of intermediaries
3. Tenancy reforms
4. Ceiling on land holdings

Codes:

With regard to the recently approved ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’, which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

1. For annual commercial and horticultural crops, the premium to be paid by farmers will be only 5%
2. Farmers will get claim against full sum insured without any reduction
3. Post-harvest losses coverage, unlike earlier, has been included in this scheme

Select the correct answer using codes given below:

Which of the following is/are the standard unit of measuring land area?

1. Bigha
2. Hectare
3. Guntha
4. Ser

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:

What was the main objective of the land reform policy in India?

What were the outcomes of the land reforms in India?

1. Many of the tenants became free from the exploitation of landlords and they had direct contact with the government.
2. Agricultural production increased.
3. There was no complete breakthrough in the abolition of intermediaries and landlords.
4. The poor cultivators and agricultural laborers did not benefit from land reforms, and at many places the landlords took ownership by ousting the tenants.
5. This policy was completely unsuccessful in Kerala and West Bengal.

Choose the correct answer using the codes given below: