SSC CGL Economy – Agriculture & Food Security – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level

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SSC CGL Economy – Agriculture & Food Security – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level – 16 questions, subject: Indian Economy. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Which of the following is a Rabi crop?

Correct Answer: D [Wheat]

Explanation:

Wheat is sown in winter (October–December); the others are Kharif crops.

2.  
Kharif crops are sown:

Correct Answer: B [With the onset of the south-west monsoon]

Explanation:

Kharif sowing starts with the monsoon (June–July).

3.  
Operation Flood was launched by:

Correct Answer: C [National Dairy Development Board]

Explanation:

Operation Flood (1970) was run by the NDDB, Anand; FCI handles grain, NABARD rural credit, CACP price advice.

4.  
Who is known as the father of the White Revolution in India?

Correct Answer: A [Verghese Kurien]

Explanation:

Kurien led Operation Flood; Swaminathan = Green Revolution.

5.  
The Yellow Revolution is related to:

Correct Answer: B [Oilseeds]

Explanation:

Yellow = oilseeds (Technology Mission on Oilseeds, 1986).

6.  
The National Dairy Development Board was set up in 1965 at:

Correct Answer: D [Anand]

Explanation:

NDDB – Anand, Gujarat (Amul's home town).

7.  
One-line factBt cotton was approved for commercial cultivation in India in:

Correct Answer: A [2002]

Explanation:

Bt cotton – approved in 2002 (GEAC, Ministry of Environment).

8.  
The Minimum Support Price is recommended by:

Correct Answer: C [Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices]

Explanation:

CACP recommends; the Government (CCEA) announces.

9.  
The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) is fixed for:

Correct Answer: A [Sugarcane]

Explanation:

FRP – minimum price sugar mills must pay cane growers.

10.  
NABARD was established in:

Correct Answer: B [1982]

Explanation:

Answer: 1982. NABARD – 12 July 1982.

11.  
The Bhoodan movement was started by:

Correct Answer: D [Vinoba Bhave]

Explanation:

Vinoba Bhave, 1951, Pochampalli.

12.  
The National Food Security Act was passed in:

Correct Answer: C [2013]

Explanation:

NFSA, 2013 made subsidised grain a legal right.

13.  
Under the NFSA, each person in a priority household is entitled to how much foodgrain per month?

Correct Answer: B [5 kg]

Explanation:

5 kg per person per month; 35 kg is per AAY household.

14.  
Which of these is a Kharif crop?

Correct Answer: C [Jute]

Explanation:

Jute is sown with the monsoon; wheat, barley and gram are Rabi crops.

15.  
Which of the following bodies was set up in 1965 at Anand, Gujarat?

Correct Answer: A [National Dairy Development Board]

Explanation:

NDDB – 1965, Anand; it ran Operation Flood.

16.  
The Targeted Public Distribution System was introduced in:

Correct Answer: D [1997]

Explanation:

TPDS – 1997; RPDS 1992; AAY 2000; NFSA 2013.

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