1. In India, rural incomes are generally lower than the urban incomes, which of the following reasons account for this? A. A large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agriculture B. Prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products C. Investment in agriculture has been low when compared to investment in industry Codes:

2. Which of the following is wrongly matched?

3. Consider the following reasons of continuous decline in average land holding size in India: (1) Farm mechanisation (2) Consolidation (3) Desire of land ownership (4) Law of inheritance Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

4. For which of the following purposes are long-term loans given in agriculture?

5. Among the non-foodgrain crops, the largest area is devoted to cultivation of

6. Which of the following organizations was established under the auspices of 'Operation Flood' and Anand, Gujarat to promote, plan and organize dairy development through cooperatives?

7. The Agricultural Policy Resolution 1992 lays emphasis on A. farm subsidy B. land reforms C. infrastructural investment D. expansion of the cooperative movement Choose your answer from the following codes.

8. Directions: Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answers to these items using the codes given below: Codes:

9. Which of the following statements regarding wheat production is/are incorrect? A. maximum area under wheat is in Uttar Pradesh B. maximum production is in Uttar Pradesh C. highest productivity is from Haryana Choose your answer from the following codes.

10. The Agriculture Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 empowers the Central Government to formulate quality standards, known as ________ standards and prescribe terms and conditions for using its seal.

11. Consider the following statements. A. India ranks first in the world in fruit production. B. India ranks second in the world in the export of tobacco. Which of these statements is/are correct? Agriculture 3.135 Multiple-choice Questions

12. 'Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana' aims to boost:

13. Consider the following statements : A. Regarding the procurement of foodgrains, the Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open-ended procurement policy. B. The Government of India announces minimum support prices only for cereals C. For distribution under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), wheat and rice are issued by the Government of India at uniform Central issue prices to the States/Union Territories. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

14. Agriculture marketing in India has certain defects that do not include

15. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

16. Which of the following schemes was launched during 2007 - 08 to increase production of rice, wheat and pulses through area expansion and productivity enhancement in sustainable manner in identified districts of the country?

17. Which of the following statements is/ are found to be incorrect? I. National Fisheries Development Board was registered in 2005 in Tamil Nadu and has become operational. II. National Fisheries Development Board was set up to realize the untapped potential of fishery sector with the application of modern tools of research and development including bio-technology.

18. The government produces foodgrains from cultivators primarily to

19. Which of the following programme(s) have/has been launched under Irrigation Development?

20. Which of the following is not a cause of rural debt?

21. Agricultural factors influencing the density of population are the

22. The Green Revolution in India is largely the result of

23. Banks are issuing Kisan Credit Cards (KCCs) to farmers for which of the following purposes? I. Providing adequate and timely support from the banking system for their cultivation needs. II. Purchasing of all inputs in a flexible and cost-effective manner.

24. The difference between the total volume of agricultural produce and such part of the total retention as is occasioned by family consumption requirements, payment in kind and so on is called

25. Cotton textile industry, although widespread, at present has traces of concentration in