Deck 3: Indian Agriculture and Rural Development

Question 1

NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) was established in the?

A)Fourth Five Year plan
B)Fifth Five Year plan
C)Sixth Five Year plan
D)Eighth Five Year plan

Answer 1

Sixth Five Year plan

Question 2

Who regulates the markets in agricultural products in India?

A)Essential Commodities Act, 1955
B)Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act enacted by States
C)Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937
D)Food Products Order, 1956 and Meat and Food Products Order, 1973

Answer 2

Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act enacted by States

Question 3

Which sector is the backbone of Indian economy?

A)Service sector
B)Financial Sector
C)Tourism Sector
D)Agriculture Sector

Answer 3

Agriculture Sector

Question 4

Which among the following is not a cereal?

A)Rice
B)Wheat
C)Gram
D)Maize

Question 5

Which among the following does not belong to welfare schemes for the farmers?

A)Kisan Credit Card Scheme
B)SHG (self-help group) Bank Linkage Programme
C)National Agricultural Insurance Scheme
D)Employee Referral Scheme

Question 6

When did the Government present Kisan Credit Card Scheme?

A)April 1853
B)August 1998
C)July 1991
D)November 1995

Question 7

Which is the highest food grain producing Indian state, as per 2013-14?

A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Punjab
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Maharashtra

Question 8

Which is the highest Pulses producing Indian state, as per 2013-14?

A)Madhya Pradesh
B)Maharashtra
C)Uttar Pradesh
D)Rajasthan

Question 9

Which Indian state has the largest irrigated agricultural area, as per 2010 survey?

A)Gujarat
B)Madhya Pradesh
C)Rajasthan
D)Uttar Pradesh

Question 10

Which is the largest rice producing Indian state, as per 2013-14 records?

A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Uttar Pradesh
C)West Bengal
D)Punjab

Question 11

Which is the largest jowar producing Indian state, as per 2011-12 records?

A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Karnataka
C)Madhya Pradesh
D)Maharashtra

Question 12

Which is the leading Indian state in cotton production, as per 2013-14 records?

A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Gujarat
C)Maharashtra
D)Tamil Nadu

Question 13

Which is the leading Indian state in groundnut production, as per 2013-14 records?

A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Gujarat
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Karnataka

Question 14

Which is the highest coconut producing Indian state, as per 2013-14 records?

A)Karnataka
B)Kerala
C)Tamil Nadu
D)Maharashtra

Question 15

The Apex institution in the spare of agriculture credit is:

A)State Bank of India
B)Reserve Bank of India
C)Regional Rural of Bank
D)NABARD

Question 16

Marginal land holding is when,

A)Owning less than one hectare of land
B)Owning less than 4 hectares of land
C)Owning less than 10 hectares of land
D)All of them are true

Question 17

Arrange in the right order the contribution of sectors to the GDP from highest to lowest.

A)Agriculture, manufacturing, tertiary
B)Agriculture, tertiary, manufacturing
C)Tertiary, manufacturing, agriculture
D)Manufacturing, tertiary, agriculture

Question 18

What are the real problems of the Indian agriculture?
I. Dependence on Erratic Monsoon
II. Low productivity
III. Constraints of financial resources and indebtedness
IV. Lack of land reforms
V. Small land size and fragmentation of landholdings

A)I, II, III and IV only
B)II and IV only
C)III and V only
D)All

Question 19

What as the prime target of the first five-year plan of India?

A)Development of the industries
B)Development of Agriculture
C)Development of infrastructure
D)Development of ports

Question 20

Approx. __ % of Indian population is still Agriculturist.

A)46%
B)50%
C)58%
D)64%

Question 21

Contribution of agriculture to Gross National Product is approximately?

A)14%
B)15%
C)16.5%
D)17.5%