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

The introduction of rationing in India dates back to the ______.

  1. 1930s

  2. 1940s

  3. 1950s

  4. 1960s
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The introduction of rationing in India dates back to the 1940s Bengal famine. This rationing system was revived in the wake of acute food shortage during the early 1960s, before the Green revolution.

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

Malthusian theory of population explored the relationship between ________.

  1. food supply and technology

  2. food supply and population growth

  3. population growth and development

  4. optimum growth and resources
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Thomas Robert Malthus stated the theory of population-which explored the relationship between food supply and population growth. He stated that population grows exponentially and food supply increases arithmetically.

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

Under the Integrated Child Development Scheme, steps have been taken to eradicate ___________ among children.

  1. Malnutrition

  2. Illiteracy

  3. Diseases

  4. Lack of living space
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)  is a government welfare programme which provides food, preschool education, and primary healthcare to children under 6 years of age and their mothers. In addition to fighting malnutrition and ill health, the programme also intends to combat gender inequality.

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

The significant growth and expansion in agriculture that took place in India during the 1970s is known as _________.

  1. White revolution

  2. Bloodless revolution

  3. Crop revolution

  4. Green revolution
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Green Revolution in India was a period when agriculture in India increased its yields due to improved agronomic technology. Green Revolution started in India in the early 1960s and led to an increase in foodgrain production, especially in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh during the early phase.