UPSC Agriculture – Chapter 19: Agrarian Distress, Farmers' Income and the Way Forward (21 MCQs)
UPSC Agriculture – Chapter 19: Agrarian Distress, Farmers' Income and the Way Forward (21 MCQs) – 21 questions, subject: Agriculture. 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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According to the NSSO 70th round, the State with the highest share of agricultural households among its rural households was:
Correct Answer: C [Rajasthan]
Explanation:
Rajasthan topped the 70th round, with 78.4 per cent of its rural households being agricultural households.
In the NSS 77th round (2019), the largest source of income of agricultural households was:
Correct Answer: D [wages and salaries]
Explanation:
Wages and salaries gave about ₹4,063 of the ₹10,218 monthly income, more than crop cultivation or livestock.
The average monthly income of an agricultural household in 2018-19, as per the NSS 77th round, was about:
Correct Answer: C [₹10,218]
Explanation:
The NSS 77th round put the average monthly income of an agricultural household in 2018-19 at about ₹10,218.
In the Dalwai Committee's seven sources of income growth, "resource-use efficiency" raises farmers' income mainly through:
Correct Answer: B [lower costs of production]
Explanation:
Resource-use efficiency, such as micro-irrigation and neem-coated urea, raises income by cutting costs of production.
The target year for doubling farmers' income was:
Correct Answer: A [2022]
Explanation:
In February 2016 the Government set 2022, the 75th year of Independence, as the target for doubling farmers' income.
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven sources of income growth named by the Dalwai Committee?
Correct Answer: B [Higher import tariffs on all food]
Explanation:
not in the list.
Which of the following correctly describes suicides in the farm sector reported in the NCRB's Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India 2024?
Correct Answer: A [About 10,500 suicides, with agricultural labourers forming the larger part]
Explanation:
ADSI 2024 reported 10,546 farm-sector suicides: 5,913 agricultural labourers and about 4,633 farmers and cultivators.
Women farmers in India find it hard to get credit, insurance and scheme support mainly because:
Correct Answer: C [few of them own land]
Explanation:
Credit, insurance and support usually need land records, and few women farmers own land.
The scheme for the formation and promotion of 10,000 FPOs was launched in:
Correct Answer: A [2020]
Explanation:
The scheme for formation and promotion of 10,000 FPOs was launched on 29 February 2020 at Chitrakoot.
Consider the following statements:
1. About half of agricultural households were indebted as per the NSS 77th round.
2. Frequent export curbs can keep farm prices low.
3. Farm loan waivers reach farmers who borrow only from moneylenders.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]
Explanation:
About half were indebted in the 77th round and export curbs depress farm prices; waivers cover only institutional loans.
Assertion (A): Creating non-farm jobs is a lasting way to raise farm household incomes.
Reason (R): It reduces the number of people who depend on each hectare of farm land.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]
Explanation:
Both are true, and fewer people depending on each hectare is exactly why non-farm jobs raise farm household incomes.
Data on farmer suicides in India are published by the:
Correct Answer: D [National Crime Records Bureau]
Explanation:
in its Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India report.
Which survey is the source for the share of India's workforce engaged in agriculture?
Correct Answer: C [Periodic Labour Force Survey]
Explanation:
The Periodic Labour Force Survey of the NSO estimates the share of India's workforce employed in agriculture.
Which of the following is a structural cause of agrarian distress?
Correct Answer: D [Tiny, fragmented holdings]
Explanation:
Tiny, fragmented holdings are built into the farm structure and keep output and income per household low.
In which State did a little over 60 per cent of agricultural households report their largest income from non-farm sources, as per the NSSO 70th round?
Correct Answer: D [Kerala]
Explanation:
In Kerala a little over 60 per cent of agricultural households got their largest income from non-farm sources.
An income-led approach to farmers' welfare differs from a price-led approach mainly because it:
Correct Answer: B [also reaches small and tenant farmers through productivity, diversification and income support]
Explanation:
It adds productivity, diversification, income support and non-farm jobs, reaching all households, not only surplus farmers.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. NSSO 70th round Situation Assessment Survey
2. Scheme for 10,000 FPOs
3. Committee on Doubling Farmers' Income set up
4. National Commission on Farmers set up
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: C [4-1-3-2]
Explanation:
NCF 2004, 70th round 2013, Dalwai Committee 2016, FPO scheme 2020.
Which of the following best describes how a bad season can become a debt trap for a small farmer?
Correct Answer: A [Informal loan, crop or price loss, no timely insurance, rollover at high interest]
Explanation:
This matches Figure 19.4: informal loan, income shock, missing or late claim, then rollover at high interest.
Under the NSSO 70th round, about what share of agricultural households belonged to OBCs?
Correct Answer: C [About 45 per cent]
Explanation:
The 70th round found about 45 per cent of agricultural households were OBCs, not a little over 60 per cent.
PM-KISAN, the income-support scheme for farmers, was launched in:
Correct Answer: B [2019]
Explanation:
February 2019, with effect from December 2018.
As per the NSSO 70th Round "Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households", consider the following statements:
1. Rajasthan has the highest percentage share of agricultural households among its rural households.
2. Out of the total agricultural households in the country, a little over 60 percent belong to OBCs.
3. In Kerala, a little over 60 percent of agricultural households reported to have received maximum income from sources other than agricultural activities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: C [1 and 3 only]
Explanation:
Rajasthan had the highest share; in Kerala most households earned more from non-farm sources; OBCs were about 45 per cent, not over 60 per cent.
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