1. Agricultural marketing in India has certain defects which do not include:

2. Who is regarded as the founder of the scientific Socialism? [NDA 1993]

3. Why is agricultural productivity in India low both on the basis of per worker and per hectare of land? 1. pressure of population on land 2. large landholdings in few hands 3. high capital base 4. dominance of subsistence farming

4. Which state produces maximum Soyabean?

5. Basel II relates to which one of the following? [IAS 2007]

6. Which arrangement of the following would show the correct sequence of demographic transition as typically associated with economic development? 1. high birth rate with high death rate 2. birth rate with low death rate 3. high birth rate with low death rate

7. The area under cultivation is declining fast in the case of:

8. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of production (in million tonnes) of the given foodgrains in India? [IAS 2007]

9. Which neighbouring country has objections on Indian Baglihar Hydro-electric Project?

10. Consider the following statements : [IAS 2004] India continues to be dependent on imports to meet the requirement of oilseeds in the country because: 1. farmers prefer to grow food grains with highly remunerative support prices 2. most of the cultivation of oilseed crops continues to be dependent on rainfall 3. oils from the seeds of tree origin and rice bran have remained unexploited 4. it is far cheaper to import oilseeds than to cultivate the oilseed crops Which of the statements given above are correct?

11. In which one of the following countries is Rupee its currency? [IAS 2003]

12. Which of the following is wrongly matched?

13. The ideal average NPK ratio aggregated for the country as a whole is :

14. What is Laissez-faire? [I. Tax & Central Excise 1989]

15. Consider the following statements: 1. Appellate Tribunal for Electricity has been established by each State Government in India. 2. One of the components of the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP) is upgradation of sub-transmission and distribution system for electricity in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2006]

16. The per capita foodgrains consumption:

17. Oil Pool Deficit is a deficit: 1. in the balance of payments 2. that the government owes to the world bank 3. in the oil pool account 4. that the government owes to the oil companies Choose your answer from:

18. Highest milk producer in India is :

19. Consider the following statements: [IAS 2004] 1. Regarding the procurement of foodgrains - Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open-ended procurement policy 2. Government of India announces minimum support price only for cereals 3. 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?

20. What percentage of country's demand for natural rubber is met by indigenous production:

21. The increase in agricultural production is due to: 1. increase in area under crops 2. improvement in yield 3. improvement in cropping pattern 4. effective implementation of land reforms

22. What is Green Gold?

23. Ever greening of patents is done by [CDS 2011]

24. In India - which of the following is regulated by the Forward Markets Commission? [IAS 2010]

25. Gadgil Formula refers to the allocation of: