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Multiple choice economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence agricultural market system policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule rural development

The fact that there is greater risk in depending exclusively on farming for livelihood gives rise to ?

  1. Substitution

  2. Divercification

  3. Imports

  4. Shutdown of agriculture Markets
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Depending exclusively on farming is risky due to crop failures, price fluctuations, and weather dependence. This leads farmers to diversify into non-farm activities to reduce risk.

Multiple choice economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence agricultural market system policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule rural development

Agricultural Prosperity is linked with the standard of living of the people. This statement is __________.

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Partially True

  4. Nothing can be said
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Agricultural prosperity increases rural income, which directly improves the purchasing power and overall standard of living for the rural population.

Multiple choice economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence agricultural market system policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule rural development

Crop Failure leads to reduced supply and increased prices of food products, thereby affecting ______________.

  1. cost of living

  2. standard of living

  3. both (a) and (b)

  4. neither (a) nor (b)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

When crop failure occurs, food supply drops and prices rise. This increases the cost of living and lowers the standard of living for consumers.

Multiple choice economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence agricultural market system policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule rural development

There will be a __________ demand for industrial and consumer goods in rural areas, in case of prosperity in agriculture. 

  1. low

  2. moderate

  3. high

  4. can't be determined
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Agricultural prosperity increases the disposable income of rural households, which leads to higher demand for industrial and consumer goods in those areas.

Multiple choice economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence agricultural market system policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule rural development

More people employed in Agriculture leads to _____________.

  1. employment opportunity in rural areas

  2. avoidance of Urban Congestion and Urban Pollution

  3. eeduction in Rural Brain Drain

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

More agricultural employment reduces rural unemployment, prevents urban migration (reducing congestion and pollution), and reduces rural brain drain as youth find local opportunities.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Which of the following is not considered as a parameter for defining the Below Poverty Line (BPL) status of a person?

  1. Food security

  2. Marital Status

  3. Debt

  4. Literacy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

BPL status is determined by economic and consumption factors like income, expenditure, and food security. Marital status is a demographic characteristic and is not used as a criterion for poverty.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Which of the following statements relating to poverty in India are correct?
$1$. The concept of poverty line is helpful in assessing the extent of absolute poverty in the country.
$2$. Poverty line helps us to assess relative as well as absolute poverty.
$3$. Poverty line should change with changes in the price level.
$4$. Relative poverty can exist even in the absence of absolute poverty.
Select the correct answer using the codes given.

  1. $1, 3$ and $4$

  2. $1$ and $4$

  3. $2$ and $3$

  4. $2, 3$ and $4$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In India, the concept of poverty line is helpful in assessing the extent of absolute poverty in the country. Poverty line should also change with variation in price level but there is no relation between absolute and relative poverty. Relative poverty, when we speak in terms of relatively poor or rich, we make pairwise comparison. Person A may be poorer than or richer than or equal to person B by the scale of criterion(say income) which we take into account for comparison, call it relative poverty or inequality.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Prior to Census $2011$, in which of the following censuses was the highest sex ratio recorded in India?

  1. Census $1971$

  2. Census $1961$

  3. Census $1951$

  4. Census $1941$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The 1961 Census recorded a sex ratio of 941 females per 1000 males, which was the highest recorded in India in the post-independence period prior to the 2011 Census.

Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Poverty lines are expressed in terms of overall _______________.

  1. Per capita income

  2. Per capita consumption expenditure

  3. Per capita entertainment expenditure

  4. Per capita development expenditure
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Multiple choice rural development poverty rural economics economics

Subsistence farming means _____________.

  1. cultivation of cash corps

  2. production of food crops just enough for self-consumption

  3. dependence on rainfall for irrigation

  4. production primarily with the motive to sell
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In subsistence fanning, a farmer mainly produces those crops which are required to meet the most immediate needs of himself and his family. These are primarily food crops, and to some extent non-food crops like cotton, sugarcane etc.