Tag: agriculture sector

Questions Related to agriculture sector

The share of agriculture in total GDP has over the years ______.

  1. decreased

  2. increased

  3. remained constant

  4. no specific trend


Correct Option: A

As the economy grew, the share of agricultural exports in total exports _______.

  1. increased

  2. come down

  3. has remained constant

  4. no specific trend


Correct Option: B

At the time of independence and number of years thereafter our export basket mainly consisted of ________.

  1. cotton textiles

  2. jute

  3. tea

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

In India, most of the agricultural area is _______.

  1. rain fed

  2. irrigated

  3. hybrid

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A

Beyond certain limits, the demand for agri-cultural products _______ and demand for industrial output ________.

  1. falls, rises

  2. rises, falls

  3. rises, rises

  4. falls, falls


Correct Option: A

Select the correct code about the 'Support to State Extension Programme (SSEP)':
1. A central!) sponsored Scheme to promote agricultural extension services.
2. It involves NGOs, PRIs, agri-preneures, corporate sector, etc.
3. It is under Public-private-partnership mode.

  1. Only 1

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1,2 and 3


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is a multi-agency scheme aimed at promoting reasearch and development works in the agriculture sector. Allocation-wise, 1010 per cent of the works ate performed by the NGOs. PRIs, corporate sector. etc. 

The major part of Indian agricultural land is under ___________.

  1. cash crops

  2. food crops

  3. plantation crops

  4. oil seeds


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ans - FOOD CROPS

Agriculture is the main occupation in India, As, India is based on the primary sector. India has made immense progress towards food security. Indian population has tripled, and food-grain production more than quadrupled. There has been a substantial increase in available food-grain per capita.

The maximum area under crops in India is used for the cultivation of ___________.

  1. cotton

  2. rice

  3. wheat

  4. sugarcane


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rice is the most cultivated crop in India. India is the world's second-largest producer of rice. producction of rice in the year 2019 is 117.47 million tonnes