_______ is an assurance to the farmers that a minimum price will be fixed by the government to purchase farmers produce?

1. Minimum support price.
2. Maximum retail price.
3. Minimum retail price.
4. Market price.

How Information Technology (IT) plays a crucial role in rural development?

1. IT issues weather forecasting, information regarding agricultural inputs and crops treatment
2. IT provides latest information of advance agricultural equipments, technology, education and resources
3. IT has potential of employment generation in rural areas
4. All of the above

The institutional source of credit whose area of operation is the one where banking facilities and cooperatives are absent and which operate at the district level is:

1. Regional rural bank.
2. Commercial bank.
3. Self-help group.
4. NABARD.

Total fish production accounts for % of GDP.

1. 2
2. 3.2
3. 2.4
4. 1.4

The main objective of RRB (Regional Rural Bank) is to provide credit to

1. weaker sections in rural areas.
2. weaker sections.
3. industrial areas.
4. agricultural areas.

The sector providing alternate livelihood options to 70 million small and marginal farmers is:

1. Livestock.
2. Agro-processing.
3. Apni Mandi.
4. Fisheries.

Which among the following is/are the key challenge(s) in rural development?

1. Honest implementation of land reforms.
2. Development of productive activities.
3. Improving agricultural marketing.
4. All of the above.

‘Hadaspar Mandi’ is an alternative marketing channel operational in.

1. Punjab.
2. Andhra Pradesh.
3. Pune.
4. Tamil Nadu.

Name the state which proved to be a leader in production of organic cotton.

1. Kerala.
2. Maharashtra.
3. Assam.
4. Uttar Pradesh.

Livestock sector alone provides alternate livelihood options to over million small and marginal farmers including landless labourers.

1. 50
2. 60
3. 70
4. 80