UPSC Agriculture – Chapter 1: Indian Agriculture – Role, Growth and Structural Problems (21 MCQs)

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UPSC Agriculture – Chapter 1: Indian Agriculture – Role, Growth and Structural Problems (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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1.  

Which one of the following States was NOT among the seven States covered by Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) when it was launched in 2010-11?

Correct Answer: C [Madhya Pradesh]

Explanation:

BGREI covered Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, eastern Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal; Madhya Pradesh was not included.

2.  

"Agriculture, including agricultural education and research" appears in which entry of the Seventh Schedule?

Correct Answer: C [State List, Entry 14]

Explanation:

State List Entry 14 reads 'Agriculture, including agricultural education and research, protection against pests and prevention of plant diseases'.

3.  

Which Directive Principle asks the State to organise agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines?

Correct Answer: B [Article 48]

Explanation:

Article 48 directs the State to organise agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines.

4.  

The term "Green Revolution" was first used in 1968 by:

Correct Answer: D [William Gaud]

Explanation:

of USAID.

5.  

The Food Corporation of India and the Agricultural Prices Commission were both set up in:

Correct Answer: A [1965]

Explanation:

Both the Food Corporation of India and the Agricultural Prices Commission were set up in 1965 to give price support and procurement.

6.  

Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI) was launched in:

Correct Answer: B [2010-11]

Explanation:

BGREI was launched in 2010-11 to spread Green Revolution gains to seven rice-growing eastern States.

7.  

The Ministry of Agriculture was renamed the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in:

Correct Answer: C [2015]

Explanation:

In 2015 the Ministry was renamed Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, shifting focus from production to farmers' welfare.

8.  

The Committee on Doubling Farmers' Income was headed by:

Correct Answer: B [Ashok Dalwai]

Explanation:

Ashok Dalwai chaired the Committee on Doubling Farmers' Income (2016–18), which gave a fourteen-volume report.

9.  

The National Commission on Farmers (2004–2006) was chaired by:

Correct Answer: C [M. S. Swaminathan]

Explanation:

M. S. Swaminathan chaired the National Commission on Farmers (2004–06), which recommended MSP of at least cost plus 50 per cent.

10.  

Consider the following statements:
1. Agriculture's share in India's workforce is far higher than its share in Gross Value Added.
2. Small and marginal holdings make up about 86 per cent of all holdings (Agriculture Census 2015-16).
3. Taxes on agricultural income are in the Union List.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Statements 1 and 2 hold (46 per cent of workers against 18 per cent of GVA; 86 per cent small holdings); statement 3 is false.

11.  

Assertion (A): The Green Revolution of the 1960s first benefited Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh.
Reason (R): High-yielding varieties needed assured irrigation, which these regions had through canals and tube wells.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Both are true and R explains A: HYV seeds needed assured water, which canals and tube wells provided in the north-west.

12.  

Which one of the following is a public investment in agriculture rather than a subsidy?

Correct Answer: C [Government-built cold storage]

Explanation:

it creates an asset.

13.  

The National Agricultural Policy of 2000 aimed at an annual growth rate in agriculture of over:

Correct Answer: D [4 per cent]

Explanation:

The National Agricultural Policy 2000 aimed at agricultural growth of over 4 per cent a year.

14.  

The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 rests on Parliament's power over trade in foodstuffs, found in:

Correct Answer: D [Concurrent List, Entry 33]

Explanation:

Concurrent List Entry 33 covers trade, production, supply and distribution of foodstuffs, letting Parliament make such laws.

15.  

India's foodgrain production in 1950-51 was about:

Correct Answer: C [50.8 million tonnes]

Explanation:

Foodgrain production in 1950-51 was about 50.8 million tonnes, against about 357.7 million tonnes in 2024-25.

16.  

The dwarf wheat varieties used in India's Green Revolution were first bred by Norman Borlaug's team in:

Correct Answer: D [Mexico]

Explanation:

Borlaug's team in Mexico bred the semi-dwarf wheats, such as Lerma Rojo 64 and Sonora 64, that India imported.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. High Yielding Varieties Programme
2. National Agricultural Policy
3. National Commission on Farmers
4. Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [1-2-3-4]

Explanation:

1966-67, 2000, 2004, 2010-11.

18.  

The Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), which runs the ICAR, is part of the:

Correct Answer: D [Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]

Explanation:

DARE is one of the two departments of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and administers the ICAR.

19.  

A separate Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying was created in:

Correct Answer: B [2019]

Explanation:

The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying was carved out as a separate Ministry in 2019.

20.  

Agricultural income is outside Union income tax because:

Correct Answer: A [taxes on agricultural income are in the State List]

Explanation:

Entry 46 of List II.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2020

In India, which of the following can be considered as public investment in agriculture?
1. Fixing Minimum Support Price for agricultural produce of all crops.
2. Computerization of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies.
3. Social Capital development.
4. Free Electricity supply to farmers.
5. Waiver of agricultural loans by the banking system.
6. Setting up of cold storage facilities by the government.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [2, 3 and 6 only]

Explanation:

PACS computerisation, social capital and cold storage create lasting capacity.

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