| Most Important MCQs on the topic ” Agriculture Sector of Indian Economy “(Ch-6). These questions are very important for SSC, Railways, Defence, CTET, State PCS, UPSC, Judiciary and all other examinations of India. |
Q. Which one of the following is the primary sector of India’s economy?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Industry
(C) Cooperative
(D) None of these
Q. Reason for low-productivity in Indian agriculture is______
(A) engagement of more persons in agricultural operations than needed
(B) small land holdings
(C) backward technique of production
(D) All of the above
Q. The prices at which the government purchases grains for maintaining public distribution system and for building up buffer-stock is known as ______
(A) Minimum Support Prices
(B) Procurement Prices
(C) Issue Prices
(D) Ceiling Price
Q. Indian agriculture has the following features.
- Dependence of agriculture on the monsoons
- Abolition of zamindari
- Absence of trade unions in the agricultural sector
- Heavy pressure of population on land
Which of the above is responsible for disguised unemployment in agriculture?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 1 and 2
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) Only 4
Q. India disguised unemployment is found in _______
(A) Agricultural Sector
(B) Industrial Sector
(C) Service Sector
(D) Trade Sector
Q. Yellow Revolution is concerned with the production of______
(A) Food grains
(B) Fish
(C) Oil seeds
(D) Milk
Q. The term ‘Evergreen Revolution’ has been used for increasing agricultural production in India by______
(A) Norman Borlaug
(B) M.S. Swaminathan
(C) Raj Krishna
(D) R.K.V. Rao
Q. ‘Super Rice’ was developed by______
(A) M.S. Swaminathan
(B) G.S. Khush
(C) N.E. Borlaug
(D) P.K. Gupta
Q. Who among the following is associated with ‘White revolution’?
(A) P.J. Kurien
(B) Verghese Kurien
(C) M.S. Swaminathan
(D) M.S. Raghanathan
Q. White revolution is related to______
(A) Egg production
(B) Milk production
(C) Wheat production
(D) Fish production
Q. Who is known as ‘Father of White Revolution’ in India?
(A) M.S. Swaminathan
(B) V. Kurien
(C) K.N. Bhat
(D) B.P. Pal
Q. ‘Operation Flood’ is associated with ______
(A) Flood control
(B) Irrigation Project
(C) Storage of food grains
(D) Milk production and distribution
Q. Green revolution was the result of adaption of New Agricultural strategy which was introduced in 20th Century during decades of______
(A) Fifties
(B) Sixties
(C) Seventies
(D) Eighties
Q. Green Revolution is related to______
(A) Millet production
(B) Pulse production
(C) Wheat production
(D) Oil seed production
Q. Indian Green Revolution started from ______
(A) Pantnagar
(B) Bangalore
(C) Kanpur
(D) Delhi
Q. Actively associated with Green Revolution _______
(A) Dr. Swaminathan
(B) Dr. Kurien
(C) C. Subramaniam
(D) Dr. Abdul Kalam
Q. Green revolution had the greatest impact on _______
(A) Rice
(B) Maize
(C) Barley
(D) Wheat
Q. Who was the person not associated with the Green Revolution when it started in India?
(A) M.S. Swaminathan
(B) C. Subramaniam
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
Q. The ‘Green Revolution’ involved the use of high yielding varieties of seeds which required______
(A) less fertilizer and less water
(B) more fertilizer and less water
(C) less fertilizer and more water
(D) more fertilizer and more water
Q. Green Revolution made the country self-sufficient in food production, but had some fallouts. Consider the following statements.
- It is successful in case of wheat, but not in the case pulses.
- Brought inter-state disparities.
- Help in restoring soil fertility.
- Reduced water table in some states.
Select the correct statements from the codes given below.
(A) 1, 2 and 4
(B) Only 2 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) All are correct
Q. The importance of agriculture in Indian economy is indicated by its contribution to which of the following?
(A) National income and employment
(B) Industrial development and international trade
(C) Supply of food grains
(D) All of the above
Q. In India, which of the following have the highest share in the disbursement of credit to agriculture and allied activities?
(A) Commercial Banks
(B) Micro Finance Institution
(C) Regional Rural Banks
(D) Co-operative Banks
Q. Which among the following is providing least institutional credit to agriculture and allied activities in recent years?
(A) Commercial Banks
(B) Foreign Private Banks
(C) Co-operative Banks
(D) Regional Rural Banks
Q. Following are the source of institutional credit to agriculture in India.
- Co-operative Banks
- Regional Rural Banks
- Commercial Banks
Which one is the correct sequence
in descending order of their
importance?
(A) 1, 3, 2
(B) 2, 1, 3
(C) 3, 2, 1
(D) 3, 1, 2
Q. The farmers are provided credit from a number of sources for their short and long-term needs. The main sources of credit to the farmers include ______
(A) The primary Agriculture cooperative societies, commercial banks, RRBs commercial banks and private money lenders
(B) The NABARD, RBI, commercial banks and private money lenders
(C) The District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCB), the lead banks, IRDP and JRY
(D) The large scale multi-purpose Adivasis Programme, DCCB, IFFCO and commercial banks
Q. Which of the following are the objectives of the commission for Agricultural costs and prices (CACP)?
- To stabilise agricultural prices.
- To ensure meaningful real income levels to the farmers.
- To protect the interest of the consumers by providing essential agricultural commodities at reasonablerates though public distributio nsystem.
- To ensure maximum price for the farmer.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 2, 3 and 4
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Q. Public procurement of food grains at support prices insures the following.
- Stability in farm prices
- Remunerative prices to the farmers
- Building food stocks for public distribution
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) Only 3
Q. Which of the following is included in National Food Security Mission (NFSM)?
(A) Wheat
(B) Pulses
(C) Rice
(D) All of the above
Q. Since 1997-98 which statement is correct regarding Minimum Support Price (MSP)?
(A) MSP = C2 costs
(B) MSP > C2 costs
(C) MSP < C2 costs
(D) MSP is independent to C2 cost
Q. Among the following, which one is related to Blue Revolution in India?
(A) Floriculture
(B) Sericulture
(C) Pisciculture
(D) Horticulture
Q. NAFED is connected with______
(A) Animal husbandary
(B) Conservation of fuel
(C) Agricultural marketing
(D) Agricultural implements
Q. Public Distribution System is aimed at ______
(A) providing food security to the poor
(B) to prevent hoarding and black marketing
(C) to prevent overcharging by traders
(D) All of the above
Q. White goods includes ______
(A) stainless steel and aluminium utensils
(B) milk and milk products
(C) items purchased for conspicuous consumption
(D) soaps, detergents and other mass consumption goods
Q. Small Scale and Cottage Industries are important because______
(A) they provide more employment
(B) Government helps them
(C) they are traditional
(D) management is easy
Q. Which one of the following is the objective of National Renewal Fund?
(A) To safeguard the interests of who may be affected by technological upgradation of industry or closure of sick units
(B) To develop core sectors of the economy
(C) For the development of infrastructure such as energy, transport, communications and irrigation
(D) For human resource development such as full literacy, employment, population control, housing and drinking water
Q. Which one of the following committees recommended the abolition of reservation of items for the Small Scale Sectors in industry?
(A) Abid Hussain Committee
(B) Narsimhan Committee
(C) Nayak Committee
(D) Rakesh Mohan Committee
Q. The Meera Seth Committee was concerned with _____
(A) development of handlooms
(B) gender bias in employment
(C) the abolition of the child labour
(D) the welfare of the working women
Q. Which one of the following is not the problem of Small Scale Industries (SSIS)?
(A) Finances
(B) Marketing
(C) Raw material
(D) Strikes and lockouts
Q. The Concept of ‘Navratna’ is associated with ______
(A) selected categories of technical manpower
(B) selected export – oriented units
(C) selected food – processing industries
(D) selected Public Sector Enterprises
Q. The share of the tertiary sector in total GDP of India has ______
(A) shown an increasing trend
(B) shown a decreasing trend
(C) remained constant
(D) been flactuating
Q. In the last one decade, which one among the following sectors has attracted the highest foreign direct investment inflows into India?
(A) Chemicals other than fertilizers
(B) Services Sector
(C) Food processing
(D) Telecommunication
Q. Which one of the following led the Malegam committee to recommend for interest rate cap for micro-finance institutions?
(A) Promoters of micro-finance institution growing rich
(B) High interest rate
(C) Small loans offered to microenterprises
(D) Borrowers stopped repaying loans
Q. Micro-finance is the provision services to people of low-income groups. This includes both the consumers and the self-employed. The service/services rendered under micro-finance is/are_____.
- Credit-facilities
- Saving facilities
- Insurance facilities
- Fund transfer facilities
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 1 and 4
(C) Only 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q. As per Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act 2006, medium enterprises are defined as those with the investment of________
(A) 25 lakhs to 5 crores
(B) 5 crores to 10 crores
(C) less than 10 crores (D) more than 10 crores
Q. In relation to Agricultural Finance and Refinance which institution is the biggest?
(A) Regional Rural Bank
(B) NABARD Institution
(C) Central Cooperative Bank
(D) Land Development Bank
Q. The registered exporters, whose export performance in several years is of high quality, are known as _______
(A) Export Houses
(B) Trading Houses
(C) Star Trading Houses
(D) None of the above
Q. Import procedure begins with______
(A) Mate’s receipt
(B) Marine insurance
(C) Indent
(D) Shipping bill
Q. The second Green Revolution proposed by the Prime Minister does not include______
(A) help to Indian farmers to participate in global agricultural trade
(B) minimisation of the post harvest wastage
(C) improvement in storage of crops
(D) encouragement to foreign direct investment in agriculture
Q. Long-term agricultural credit is provided by______
(A) Primary Cooperative Society
(B) District Cooperative Bank
(C) Land Development Bank
(D) State Cooperative Bank
Q. Which of the following agencies is not engaged in exporting agricultural goods from India?
(A) NAFED
(B) State Trading Corporation
(C) IFFCO
(D) MMTC
Q. Among the Indian States, Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of which of the following crops?
(A) Wheat, Potato, Groundnut
(B) Wheat, Potato, Sugarcane
(C) Potato, Sugarcane, Cotton
(D) Potato, Sugarcane, Paddy
Q. Consider the following.
- Area nut
- Barley
- Coffee
- Finger millet
- Groundnut
- Sesamum
- Turmeric The Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs has announced the Minimum Support Price for which of the above?
(A) Only 1, 2, 3 and 7
(B) Only 2, 4, 5 and 6
(C) Only 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6
(D) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7