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National Economy and Agriculture

Rashriya Arthvyvstha Avm Krishi

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Agricultural income tax is assigned to the state government by

  1. Finance Commission
  2. National Development Council
  3. Inter-state Council
  4. Constitution of India
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which one of the following crops is international trade low in the context of total produce?

  1. Rice
  2. Coffee
  3. Rubber
  4. Wheat
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In India, rural incomes are generally lower than urban incomes. Which of the following reasons account for this?

  1. A large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agriculture.
  2. Prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products.
  3. Investment in agriculture has been low as compared to investment in industry.
  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1 and 3
  3. 1 and 2
  4. 2 and 3
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The correct sequence in decreasing order of the four sugarcane producing states in India is

  1. Maharashtra, UP, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
  2. UP, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
  3. Maharashtra, UP, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  4. UP, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Indian farmers are unhappy over the introduction of “Terminator Seed Technology” because the seeds produced by this technology are expected to

  1. show poor germination
  2. give low-yielding plants despite the high quality
  3. give rise to sexually sterile plants
  4. give rise to plants incapable of forming viable seeds
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Regional disparities in India are high and have been rising in recent years because:

  1. There is persistent investment over time only in select locates.
  2. Some areas are agro-climatically less conducive to development.
  3. Some areas continue to face little or no agrarian transformation and the consequent lack of social and economic opportunities.
  4. Some areas have faced continuous political instability.
  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 1, 2 and 4
  3. 1, 3 and 4
  4. 2, 3 and 4
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. Maharashtra has the highest area under jawar in India.
  2. Gujarat is the largest producer of groundnut in India.
  3. Rajasthan has the largest area of cultivable wastelands in India.
  4. Andhra Pradesh has the highest per hectare yield of maize in India.

Which of these statements are correct?

  1. 1 and 4
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 2 and 4
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Assertion A: India does not export natural rubber.
Reason R: About 97% of India’s demand for natural rubber is met from domestic production.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is true but R is false.
  4. A is false but R is true.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. Regarding the procurement of food-grains, Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open-ended procurement policy.
  2. Government of India announces minimum support prices 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?

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 only
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 3 only
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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 free origin and rice bran have remained unexploited
  4. it is far cheaper to import oilseeds than to cultivate oilseed crops
  1. 1 and 2
  2. 1, 2 and 3
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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