Agricultural Economics of India

1. Explain the prospects of agricultural marketing?

2. Explain the classification of agricultural market infrastructure?    

6. What are the various drivers of growth in agriculture? Explain any two?    

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1. Why is there a need to have pro-agriculture macro policies? 

2. Write short notes on PDS and MSP? 

3. Recapitulate on problems and reasons for deceleration in agriculture?

Agricultural Economics of India

Question No.  1    Marks - 10
Which sector is the backbone of Indian economy?    

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Service Sector

Financial Sector

Tourism Sector

Agriculture Sector

Question No.  2    Marks - 10
Which among the following is not a cereal?    

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Rice

Wheat

Gram

Maize

Question No.  3    Marks - 10
Who announced the introduction of National Food Security Act?    

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Pranab Mukherjee

Manmohan Singh

P.Chidambaram

ArunJaitley

Question No.  4    Marks - 10
When was NFSM launched?    

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Mid of 9th Five-Year Plan

End of 10th Five-Year Plan

Mid of 11th Five-Year Plan

End of 11th Five-Year Plan

Question No.  5    Marks - 10
Who announced the launch of RashtriyaKrishiVikasYojana?    

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NarendraModi

Dr.Manmohan Singh

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

I.K.Gujral

Question No.  6    Marks - 10
Which among the following does not belong to welfare schemes for the farmers?    

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Kisan Credit Card Scheme      
SHG Bank Linkage Programme

National Agricultural Insurance Scheme

Employee Referral Scheme    

Question No.  7    Marks - 10
When did the Government present Kisan Credit Card Scheme?    

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April 1853

August 1998

July 1991

November 1995

Question No.  8    Marks - 10
When was On Farm Water Management Scheme launched?    

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July 2000

March 2002

March 2004

January 2004

Question No.  9    Marks - 10
When were Kisan Call Centres established?    

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July 2000

March 2002

March 2004

January 2004

Question No.  10    Marks - 10
When was Micro Irrigation launched?    

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March 2002

March 2004

January 2004

January 2006

Question No.  11    Marks - 10
Which is the Indian state with the largest area irrigated by tube wells, as per 2010 records?    

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Bihar

Punjab

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

Question No.  12    Marks - 10
Which is the Indian state with the largest area irrigated by canals, as per 2009-10 records?    

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Andhra Pradesh

Haryana

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

Question No.  13    Marks - 10
Which is the largest rice producing Indian state, as per 2013-14 records?    

Options    
Andhra Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

Punjab

Question No.  14    Marks - 10
Which is the largest wheat producing Indian state, as per 2013-14 records?    

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Haryana

Punjab

Uttar Pradesh

Karnataka

Question No.  15    Marks - 10
Which is the largest maize producing Indian state, as per 2013-14 records?    

Options    
Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka

Maharashtra
    
Madhya Pradesh

Question No.  16    Marks - 10
Which is the largest jowar producing Indian state, as per 2011-12 records?    

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Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Question No.  17    Marks - 10
Which is the largest bajra producing Indian state, as per 2011-12 records?    

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Gujarat

Haryana

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

Question No.  18    Marks - 10
Which is the highest gram producing state, as per 2013-14 records?    

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Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Rajasthan

Gujarat

Question No.  19    Marks - 10
Which is the leading Indian state in cotton production, as per 2013-14 records?    

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Andhra Pradesh

Gujarat

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

Question No.  20    Marks - 10
Which is the leading Indian state in sugarcane production, as per 2013-14 records?    

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Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

Uttar Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Question No.  21    Marks - 10
Which is the leading Indian state in groundnut production, as per 2013-14 records?    

Options    
Andhra Pradesh

Gujarat

Tamil Nadu

Karnataka

Question No.  22    Marks - 10
Which is the highest coconut producing Indian state, as per 2013-14 records?    

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Karnataka

Kerala

Tamil Nadu

Maharashtra

Question No.  23    Marks - 10
Which state was the leading producer of fish in India during 2013-14 records?    

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Andhra Pradesh

Gujarat

West Bengal

Maharashtra

Question No.  24    Marks - 10
Which is the highest food grain producing Indian state, as per 2013-14?    

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Madhya Pradesh

Punjab

Uttar Pradesh

Maharashtra

Question No.  25    Marks - 10
Which is the highest coarse cereal producing Indian state, as per 2013-14?    

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Karnataka

Maharashtra

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

Question No.  26    Marks - 10
Which is the highest Pulses producing Indian state, as per 2013-14?    

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Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan

Question No.  27    Marks - 10
Which is the highest Oilseeds producing Indian state, as per 2013-14?    

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Gujarat

Madhya Pradesh

Rajasthan

Andhra Pradesh

Question No.  28    Marks - 10
Which is the highest milk producing Indian state, as per 2012-13?    

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Andhra Pradesh

Punjab

Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan

Question No.  29    Marks - 10
In terms of geographical area India occupies what position in the world?    

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Five

six

seven

three

Question No.  30    Marks - 10
India does not share its boundary with which of the following countries?    

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China

Taiwan

Burma

Bhutan

Question No.  31    Marks - 10
Agriculture employs almost what percent of the Indian population?    

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90

50

40

70

Question No.  32    Marks - 10
Which one of the following is a Kharif crop?    

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bajra

wheat

mustard

barley

Question No.  33    Marks - 10
Which one of the following is a rabi crop?    

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rice

jowar

cotton

peas

Question No.  34    Marks - 10
Who is known as the ‘Father of White Revolution’?    

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V Kurien

MS Swaminathan

JP Narayan

Baba Amte

Question No.  35    Marks - 10
Who was the chief architect of Green Revolution that significantly improved the agricultural yield in the country?    

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MS Swaminathan

VR KrishaAiyyar

V Kurien

Jawaharlal Nehru

Question No.  36    Marks - 10
The Chota Nagpur Plateau famous for its mineral deposits is in    

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Uttar Pradesh

Jharkhand

Madhya Pradesh

Bihar

Question No.  37    Marks - 10
The Mumbai Stock Exchange was set up in    

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1875

1900

1922

1947

Question No.  38    Marks - 10
What does the term NSDL stands for?    

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National Securities Development Limited

National Securities Depository Limited

National Safety Development Limited

Natural Safety Deployment Limited

Question No.  39    Marks - 10
Which is the highest egg producing Indian state, as per 2011-12?    

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Andhra Pradesh

Haryana

Maharashtra

Tamil Nadu

Question No.  40    Marks - 10
Which is the highest wool producing Indian state, as per 2009-10?    

Options    
Andhra Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
Rajasthan