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Food Systems and Society

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Food systems and society encompass the production, distribution, and consumption of food, including its cultural and safety aspects. This topic covers food safety regulations, sustainable agriculture, and culinary heritage. These concepts are useful for general awareness preparation in state PSC and civil services examinations.

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Food Systems and Society Questions

Multiple choice medieval world history world history general knowledge

According to sociologists how does food become a "design for living" with its own values, beliefs, behaviours and practices are called _______________.

  1. Society

  2. Community

  3. Culture

  4. Organisation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Culture is defined as the complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.

Multiple choice social science public health and the government food security and related aspects food security rural development role of the government in health

'Mid Day Meals' is a scheme to provide nutritious food to ______________.

  1. Those taking treatment in hospitals

  2. School going children

  3. Daily wage employees/or labours

  4. Labours engaged in jobs in unorganized sectors.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Mid Day Meal Scheme is a school meal program in India designed to improve the nutritional standing of school-age children nationwide.

Multiple choice economics economics of development and planning economics of planning objectives of economic planning in india major economic problems

As per the reports published by various agencies/organisations, it is estimated that around 3 billion extra people will join our existing population of 6 billion by the year 2050. To provide food for all of them, a second round of which of the following initiatives is required to be started much in advance?

  1. Green Revolution

  2. Planned Urbanisation

  3. Industrialisation

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

According to the reports published by various agencies/ organizations, it is estimated that around 3 billion extra people will join our existing population of 6 billion by the year 2050. To provide food for all of them, the second round of Green Revolution, Planned Urbanisation, Industrialisation initiatives are required to be started in advance.

Thus, the correct answer is D.

Multiple choice social science understanding poverty programmes for poverty eradication public health and the government poverty : challenge facing india

What is chronic hunger?

  1. Which persists only during a particular part of the season

  2. When diet is persistently inadequate in terms of quantity or quality

  3. Both of these

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Chronic hunger- When diet is persistently inadequate in terms of quantity or quality, it is called chronic hunger. Usually poor people suffer from chronic hunger because of their low income and as a result of their inability to buy food even for their survival.

Multiple choice economics economic reconstruction economics of planning objectives of economic planning in india major economic problems

Which of the following is not a central problem of a society?

  1. What to produce

  2. How to produce

  3. For whom to produce

  4. What to eat
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The central problem of a society refers to all such prominent problems that affect the civilians of that society directly. Therefore, the problem of 'how to eat' is the problem of deciding the accurate consumption by an individual through various commodities available to him. 

Multiple choice social science food security in india need for nregs rural development and employment guarantee scheme food security and nutrition

By chronic hunger we mean _____.

  1. Cycles of food growing and harvesting

  2. Persistently inadequate food availability

  3. Shortage of food during adverse weather conditions

  4. Inability to buy quality food
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Chronic hunger is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and/or quality. Poor people suffer from chronic hunger because of their very low income and in turn inability to buy food even for survival.

Multiple choice social science food security in india need for nregs rural development and employment guarantee scheme food security and nutrition

Food within the reach of every person is called _____.

  1. Accessibility of food

  2. Affordability of food

  3. Availability of food

  4. Food insecurity
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Availability, accessibility and affordability of food to all people at all times is known as food security.

Availability means food should be available to all.
Accessibility means it must be within reach of every person.
Affordability means food must be affordable to every person.

Multiple choice social science food security in india need for nregs rural development and employment guarantee scheme food security and nutrition

Hunger is another aspect indicating ____________.

  1. Health insecurity

  2. Social insecurity

  3. Fun insecurity

  4. Food insecurity

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Food security implies availability, accessibility and affordability of food at all times. Thus, if a person is hungry for either part of the year or throughout the year, this indicates food insecurity.
If the person is chronically hungry, then that person is not able to access an adequate quality or quantity of food at any time. If the person is seasonally hungry, that person is not able to avail adequate quality or quantity of food at certain times of the year.

Multiple choice social science food security in india need for nregs rural development and employment guarantee scheme food security and nutrition

Food security indicates ____________.

  1. Availability of food to all people at all times

  2. Affordability of food to all people at all times

  3. Accessibility of food to all people at all time

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Food security indicates enough food is available for all the persons. All persons have the capacity to buy food of acceptable quality and there is no barrier on access to food.
(a) Availability of food means food production within the country, food imports and the previous year's stock stored in government granaries.
(b) Accessibility means food is within reach of every person.
(c) Affordability implies that an individual has enough money to buy sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet one's dietary needs.

Multiple choice social science food security in india need for nregs rural development and employment guarantee scheme food security and nutrition

The system which ensures the provision of food at all times to everyone in the country is called _________.

  1. Food security

  2. Public distribution system

  3. Fair price shops

  4. Scientific agriculture
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Food security is the state of having reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food of a proper quality. It ensures that everybody is capable of getting enough healthy food.

Multiple choice social science food security in india need for nregs rural development and employment guarantee scheme food security and nutrition

Food security means _______.

  1. Availability of food

  2. Accessibility of food

  3. Affordability of food

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Food stability: Refers to the ability to obtain food over time.
  • Food access: Refers to the affordability and allocation of food, as well as the preferences of individuals and households.
  • Food availability: Relates to the supply of food through production, distribution, and exchange.

 

Multiple choice social science food security in india need for nregs rural development and employment guarantee scheme food security and nutrition

What does food security mean?

  1. Availability of food

  2. Accessibility of offd

  3. Availability and accessibility of food to all at all times

  4. Availability, accessibility and affordability of food to all at all times
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Food security means everybody is able to get enough healthy food to be well and active. For everybody to get enough food, we need a food system that works well. 

Multiple choice social science food security in india need for nregs rural development and employment guarantee scheme food security and nutrition

Which types of people are more prone to food insecurity in urban areas?

  1. Casual labourers

  2. Workers employed in the ill paid occupations

  3. Workers employed in seasonal activities

  4. All of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In the urban areas the following types of people are more prone to food insecurity:
(i) Casual labourers
(ii) Workers employed in the ill paid occupations.
(iii) Workers employed in seasonal activities.

Multiple choice social science food security in india need for nregs rural development and employment guarantee scheme food security and nutrition

Out of the following, which are the four components of food security?
(i) Food availability
(ii) Food market
(iii) Food accessbility
(iv) Food utilization
(v) Food credit.

  1. (iii), (iv) and (v)

  2. (i), (iii) and (iv)

  3. (i), (ii) and (iii)

  4. (i), (ii) and (iv)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The components of food security are:

  • Food availability: the appropriate quantity of food should be available.
  • Food accessibility: the food that is available should also be easily accessible to all people.
  • Food utilization: the food should not be wasted and utilized properly so that it provides energy to the body. 

Multiple choice social science food security in india need for nregs rural development and employment guarantee scheme food security and nutrition

Which of the following are the reasons of food problem in India?

  1. Population explosion

  2. Development of commercial crops

  3. Backwardness of agriculture

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Food problems in India are multifaceted, stemming from high population growth, the shift toward commercial crops over food grains, and the historical backwardness of agricultural infrastructure and technology.