UPSC Agriculture – Chapter 9: Storage, Warehousing and Transport of Farm Produce (20 MCQs)
UPSC Agriculture – Chapter 9: Storage, Warehousing and Transport of Farm Produce (20 MCQs) – 20 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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A negotiable warehouse receipt is useful to a farmer mainly because it:
Correct Answer: C [can be pledged with a bank for a loan]
Explanation:
A negotiable warehouse receipt can be transferred by endorsement, so the farmer can pledge it with a bank for a loan.
The Warehousing Development and Regulatory Authority was set up under the:
Correct Answer: D [Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007]
Explanation:
The Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007 created the WDRA, which became functional in 2010.
The Central Warehousing Corporation was set up in:
Correct Answer: C [1957]
Explanation:
The Central Warehousing Corporation was established in 1957 for scientific warehousing of grain, fertiliser and other goods.
"CAP" storage of foodgrains means:
Correct Answer: D [Cover and Plinth]
Explanation:
CAP stands for Cover and Plinth: bags stacked on raised plinths and covered with polythene sheets.
The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund was launched in:
Correct Answer: A [2020]
Explanation:
The ₹1 lakh crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund was approved in July 2020 and launched in August 2020.
Under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, loans get an interest subvention of:
Correct Answer: B [3 per cent]
Explanation:
AIF loans up to ₹2 crore get 3 per cent a year interest subvention, plus credit guarantee cover.
The first Kisan Rail service in August 2020 ran from Devlali to:
Correct Answer: D [Danapur]
Explanation:
The first Kisan Rail ran on 7 August 2020 from Devlali (Nashik, Maharashtra) to Danapur (Patna, Bihar).
The National Centre for Cold-chain Development was set up in:
Correct Answer: D [2011]
Explanation:
The National Centre for Cold-chain Development was set up in 2011 to advise on cold-chain standards and planning.
Most of India's cold-storage capacity is concentrated in:
Correct Answer: B [Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal]
Explanation:
Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, the potato belt, together hold over half of India's cold-storage capacity.
Consider the following statements:
1. Electronic negotiable warehouse receipts were introduced in 2017.
2. The WDRA registers warehouses that issue negotiable warehouse receipts.
3. The WDRA is a department of the Food Corporation of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]
Explanation:
e-NWRs began in 2017 and the WDRA registers warehouses issuing NWRs; it is a statutory regulator, not part of the FCI.
Assertion (A): Pledge loans against warehouse receipts can help farmers avoid distress sales.
Reason (R): The farmer gets cash at harvest while keeping the option to sell the stored produce later at a better price.
Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]
Explanation:
Both are true, and the cash from a pledge loan is exactly what lets the farmer wait and avoid a distress sale.
Krishi Udan mainly helps to:
Correct Answer: B [move perishables by air from remote regions]
Explanation:
Krishi Udan supports air transport of perishables, especially from the North-East, hill and tribal areas.
The NABCONS study on post-harvest losses (2022) was carried out for the:
Correct Answer: A [Ministry of Food Processing Industries]
Explanation:
NABCONS did the 2022 harvest and post-harvest loss study for the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
The weakest links in India's cold chain are generally:
Correct Answer: B [pack-houses, pre-cooling and reefer vehicles]
Explanation:
India has many cold stores, but farm-end pack-houses, pre-cooling units and reefer vehicles are scarce.
The "World's Largest Grain Storage Plan" approved in 2023 is to be implemented through:
Correct Answer: C [Primary Agricultural Credit Societies]
Explanation:
The 2023 plan builds godowns and other facilities at the level of PACS by converging existing schemes.
The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, important for linking farms to markets, began in:
Correct Answer: B [2000]
Explanation:
The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana was launched in 2000 to give villages all-weather road links.
Arrange the following in chronological order:
1. WDRA becomes functional
2. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
3. Central Warehousing Corporation
4. Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer: C [3-4-1-2]
Explanation:
1957, 2007, 2010, 2020.
Modern steel silos reduce grain losses mainly because they:
Correct Answer: A [store grain in bulk in closed, controlled conditions]
Explanation:
Silos hold grain in bulk in closed, controlled conditions with mechanised handling, cutting pest, moisture and handling losses.
The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund does NOT finance:
Correct Answer: C [farm loan waivers]
Explanation:
The AIF finances post-harvest and community farm assets through loans; loan waivers are not infrastructure and are outside it.
Hermetic storage of grain (airtight bags or cocoons) protects it mainly by:
Correct Answer: A [cutting off oxygen so that insects cannot survive]
Explanation:
Airtight storage uses up the oxygen in the grain mass, so insects cannot survive without chemical fumigants.
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