1. On which of the following item groups, is the share of food expenditures increasing at the fastest rate in India?
a) Milk and Products
b) Pulses
c) Cereals
d) Vegetables
2. Who invented HYV varieties of seeds in India?
a) JL Nehru
b) Mahalanois
c) N. Borlaug
d) V. Kurien
3. The price at which the Government purchases food grains for maintaining the public distribution system and for building up buffer stocks are known as
a) Minimum Support Prices
b) Procurement prices
c) Issue Prices
d) Ceiling prices
4. Who is known as the father of ‘White Revolution’ in India?
a) MS Swaminathan
b) BP Pal
c) KN Bahl
d) V Kurien
5. The Green Revolution in India has contributed to
a) Inter-Regional inequality
b) Inter-Class inequality
c) Inter-Crop inequality
d) All of the above
6. 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
7. Where is the central Rice Research Institute located?
a) Kanpur
b) Bengaluru
c) Coimbatore
d) Cuttack
8. The impact of the Green Revolution was felt most in the production of
a) Rice
b) Pulses
c) Oilseeds
d) Wheat
9. In India which of the following have the highest share in the disbursement of credit to agriculture and allied activities?
a) Microfinance Institutions
b) Regional Rural Banks
c) Cooperative Banks
d) Commercial Banks
10.) National Seed policy, 2002 is based on the recommendation of
a) Kelkar Committee
b) MV Rao Committee
c) YV Reddy Committee
d) Abhijit Sen Committee
ANSWER KEY:
1. (a), 2. (C), 3. (b), 4. (d), 5. (d), 6. (d), 7. (d), 8. (d), 9. (d), 10. (b)