Primary Sector : Agriculture Economics - Primary Sector : Agriculture

• A
  It increased the inequalities between small and big farmers.
• B
  Use of HYV seeds primarily benefited the wheat growing regions only.
• C
  The HYV crops were also more prone to attack by pests
• ✓
  All of these

Answer: D.

• A
  Increase in marketed surplus
• ✓
  Increase in price of foodgrains
• C
  Buffer stock
• D
  Self-sufficiency in foodgrains

Answer: B.

• ✓
  India has not become self sufficient in foodgrains uptil now.
• B
  To achieve self sufficiency in foodgrains, India adopted a new agricultural strategy called Green Revolution.
• C
  Cooperatives are considered to be the substitute of the PDS System.
• D
  None of these

Answer: A.

• A
  National Food for Work Programme was launched is/are 2004.
• B
  The Mid-Day Meal scheme was launched in the year 1995
• C
  Natural calamity affects the availability of food and the prices of foodgrains increase
• ✓
  All of these

Answer: D.

• A
  Minimum Support price
• ✓
  Public Distribution System
• C
  Food Corporation of India
• D
  None of these

Answer: B.

• A
  Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.
• B
  Statement 2 is true, Statement 1 is false.
• ✓
  Both statements are true.
• D
  Both statements are false.

Answer: C.

• ✓
  Both Assertion(A) and Reason(R) are true and Reason(R) is the correct explanation of Assertion(A).
• B
  Both Assertion(A) and Reason(R) are true and Reason(R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion(A).
• C
  Assertion(A) is true but Reason(R) is false.

Answer: A.

• A
  Both Assertion(A) and Reason(R) are true and Reason(R) is the correct explanation of Assertion(A).
• B
  Both Assertion(A) and Reason(R) are true and Reason(R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion(A).
• C
  Assertion(A) is true but Reason(R) is false.
• ✓
  Assertion(A) is false but Reason(R) is true.

Answer: D.