Agriculture & Food Security PYQs

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1. Prelims 2014Q73Agriculture & Food Security

   Consider the following statements :

   1.Maize can be used for the production of starch.

   2.Oil extracted from maize can be a feedstock for biodiesel.

   3.Alcoholic beverages can be produced by using maize.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   a1 onlyb1 and 2 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
2. Prelims 2014Q94Agriculture & Food Security

   In the context of food and nutritional security of India, enhancing the 'Seed Replacement Rates' of various crops helps in achieving the food production targets of the future. But what is/are the constraint/constraints in its wider/greater implementation?

   1.There is no National Seeds Policy in place.

   2.There is no participation of private sector seed companies in the supply of quality seeds of vegetables and planting materials of horticultural crops.

   3.There is a demand-supply gap regarding quality seeds in case of low value and high volume crops.

   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

   a1 and 2b3 onlyc2 and 3dNone
3. Prelims 2013Q100Agriculture & Food Security

   Which of the following grants/grant direct credit assistance to rural households?

   1.Regional Rural Banks

   2.National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

   3.Land Development Banks

   Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

   a1 and 2 onlyb2 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
4. Prelims 2011Q35Agriculture & Food Security

   With what purpose is the Government of India promoting the concept of "Mega Food Parks"?

   1.To provide good infrastructure facilities for the food processing industry.

   2.To increase the processing of perishable items and reduce wastage.

   3.To provide emerging and eco-friendly food processing technologies to entrepreneurs.

   Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

   a1 onlyb1 and 2 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
5. Prelims 2011Q83Agriculture & Food Security

   In India, which of the following have the highest share in the disbursement of credit to agriculture and allied activities?

   aCommercial BanksbCooperative BankscRegional Rural BanksdMicrofinance Institutions
6. Prelims 2010Q49Agriculture & Food Security

   An objective of the National Food Security Mission is to increase the production of certain crops through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country. What are those crops?

   aRice and wheat onlybRice, wheat and pulses onlycRice, wheat, pulses and oilseeds onlydRice, wheat, pulses, oilseeds and vegetables
7. Prelims 2010Q146Agriculture & Food Security

   In India, during the last decade the total cultivated land for which one of the following crops has remained more or less stagnant ?

   aRicebOilseedscPulsesdSugarcane
8. Prelims 2010Q147Agriculture & Food Security

   Consider the following statements :

   1.The Union Government fixes the Statutory Minimum Price of sugarcane for each sugar season.

   2.Sugar and sugarcane are essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
9. Prelims 2009Q9Agriculture & Food Security

   Consider the following statements:

   1.The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends the Minimum Support Prices for 32 crops.

   2.The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has launched the National Food Security Mission.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
10. Prelims 2008Q9Agriculture & Food Security

    Which of the following pairs about India's economic indicator and agricultural production (all in rounded figures) are correctly matched?

    1.GDP per capita (current prices) : Rs 37,000

    2.Rice : 180 million tons

    3.Wheat : 75 million tons

    Select the correct answer using the code given below :

    a1, 2 and 3b1 and 2 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1 and 3 only
11. Prelims 2008Q26Agriculture & Food SecurityAnswer disputed

    Which one amongst the following has the largest livestock population in the world?

    aBrazilbChinacIndiadUSA
12. Prelims 2008Q144Agriculture & Food Security

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

    List-I (Board)

    A.Coffee Board

    B.Rubber Board

    C.Tea Board

    D.Tobacco Board

    List-II (Headquarters)

    1.Bengaluru

    2.Guntur

    3.Kottayam

    4.Kolkata

    Code:

    aA-2 B-4 C-3 D-1bA-1 B-3 C-4 D-2cA-2 B-3 C-4 D-1dA-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
13. Prelims 2005Q33Agriculture & Food Security

    Which one of the following companies has started a rural marketing network called ‘e-chaupals’?

    aITCbDaburcProctor and GambledHindustan Lever
14. Prelims 2004Q9Agriculture & Food SecurityAnswer disputed

    Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

    aUnder the Targeted Public Distribution System, the families Below Poverty Line are provided 50 kg of food grains per month per family at subsidized price.bUnder Annapurna Scheme, indigent senior citizens of 65 years of age or above eligible for National Old Age Pension but not getting pension can get 10 kg of food grains per person per month at BPL rates.cMinistry of Social Justice and Empowerment has a scheme in which indigent people living in welfare institutions like orphanages are given 15 kg of food grains per person per month at BPL rates.dMinistry of Human Resource Development gives financial support to Mid-Day Meal Scheme for the benefit of class I to V students in Government or Government-aided Schools.
15. Prelims 2004Q74Agriculture & Food Security

    Assertion (A): India does not export natural rubber.

    Reason (R): About 97 % of India's demand for natural rubber is met from domestic production.

    aBoth A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of AbBoth A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of AcA is true but R is falsedA is false but R is true
16. Prelims 2004Q76Agriculture & Food Security

    Consider the following statements:

    1.The loans disbursed to farmers under Kisan Credit Card Scheme are covered under Rashtriya Krishi Beema Yojna of Life Insurance Corporation of India.

    2.The Kisan Credit Card holders are provided personal accident insurance of Rs 50,000 for accidental death and Rs 25,000 for permanent disability.

    Which of these statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
17. Prelims 2004Q77Agriculture & Food Security

    Consider the following statements:

    1.Regarding the procurement of food grains, Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open-ended procurement policy.

    2.Government of India announces minimum support prices only for cereals.

    3.For distribution under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), wheat and rice are issued by the Government of India at uniform central issue prices to the States/Union Territories.

    Which of these statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 and 2b2 onlyc1 and 3d3 only
18. Prelims 2004Q78Agriculture & Food SecurityAnswer disputed

    Consider the following statements:

    India continues to be dependent on imports to meet the requirement of oilseeds in the country because

    1.Farmers prefer to grow food grains with highly remunerative support prices.

    2.Most of the cultivation of oil-seed crops continues to be dependent on rainfall.

    3.Oils from the seeds of tree origin and rice bran have remained unexploited.

    4.It is far cheaper to import oil seeds than to cultivate the oil-seed crops.

    Which of these statements is/are correct?

    a1 and 2b1, 2 and 3c3 and 4d1, 2, 3 and 4
19. Prelims 2003Q64Agriculture & Food Security

    Consider the following statements:

    1.India ranks first in the world in fruit production.

    2.India ranks second in the world in the export of tobacco.

    Which of these statements is/are correct?

    aOnly 1bOnly 2cBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
20. Prelims 2001Q33Agriculture & Food Security

    The prices at which the Government purchases food grains for maintaining the public distribution system and for building up buffer stocks is known as

    aminimum support pricesbprocurement pricescissue pricesdceiling prices
21. Prelims 2001Q40Agriculture & Food Security

    National Agriculture Insurance Scheme replacing Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme was introduced in the year

    a1997b1998c1999d2000
22. Prelims 1999Q50Agriculture & Food Security

    The main sources of credit to the farmers include

    athe Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies, commercial banks, RRBs and private moneylendersbthe NABARD, RBI, commercial banks and private moneylenderscthe District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCB), the lead banks, IRDP and JRYdthe Large-scale Multi-purpose Adivasis Programme, DCCB, IFFCO and commercial banks
23. Prelims 1996Q65Agriculture & Food Security

    In India, rural incomes are generally lower than the urban incomes.

    Which of the following reasons account for this?

    I.A large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agriculture.

    II.Prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products.

    III.Investment in agriculture has been low when compared to investment in industry.

    aI onlybI and II onlycI and III onlydI, II and III
24. Prelims 1995Q16Agriculture & Food Security

    Which of the following are the objectives of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)?

    I.To stabilise agricultural prices.

    II.To ensure meaningful real income levels to the farmers.

    III.To protect the interest of the consumers by providing essential agricultural commodities at reasonable rates through public distribution system.

    IV.To ensure maximum price for the farmer.

    Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

    aI, II and IIIbI, II and IVcI, III and IVdII, III and IV