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Multiple choice social science agriculture sector rural credit role of agriculture sector green revolution

The major beneficiaries of agricultural credit have been ___________.

  1. large & medium farmers

  2. small & medium farmers

  3. only large farmers

  4. only small farmers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Studies on agricultural credit in India have shown that large and medium farmers have historically been the primary beneficiaries due to better collateral and access to formal banking.

Multiple choice social science agriculture sector rural credit role of agriculture sector green revolution

The share of cooperative credit institutions in the total institutional credit shifted from 44% in 1990-91 to ______ in 2014-15.

  1. 25%

  2. 55%

  3. 32%

  4. 16%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The share of cooperative credit institutions in the total institutional credit shifted from 44% in 1990-91 to 16% in 2014-15Cooperative credit institutions have covered only 65% of the rural population.Cooperative banks as a cooperative credit institution provide both medium-term as well as short-term.loans.Cooperatives provide Institutional credit which assists rural households involved in agricultural activities. The government exclusively depended on development of cooperatives as an institutional source of rural credit till 1970.

Multiple choice civics agriculture sector rural credit role of agriculture sector green revolution animal husbandry and fishery cattle farming

Which type of subsidies are provided to industrial research and pro competitive development activity in disadvantaged regions?

  1. Prohibited subsidies

  2. Actionable subsidies

  3. Non-actionable subsidies

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The subsidy contains three basic elements are a financial contribution, by a government or any public body within the region of an element, which confers an advantage. All three of these elements must be satisfied in order for a subsidy to exist. Non-actionable subsidies, however, are not subject to these tariffs. 

For example, environmental and scientific subsidies are non-actionable. non-actionable subsidies are those which are functional to explore and pre-competitive development performance, and others which help the disadvantaged region.

The correct answer is C.

Multiple choice civics agriculture sector rural credit role of agriculture sector green revolution animal husbandry and fishery cattle farming

What is correct about the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) policy for fertilizers recently implemented by the Government of India?

  1. It increases the focus of fertilizer subsidy being given to the farmers.

  2. It rationalises the fertilizer subsidies among the three componentsN, P and K.

  3. It intends to check the fertilizer subsidy burden of the government.

  4. It delivers subsidy to end-users in place of the fertilizers manufacturers.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

By this, the government intends to check the expanding value of fertilizers subsidiessubsidies still go to the manufacturers and importers.

Multiple choice civics agriculture sector rural credit role of agriculture sector green revolution animal husbandry and fishery cattle farming

Which of the following is/are correct about 'second green revolution' in India - select your answer using the code given below:
1. Replacing the chemical inputs of farming by organic inputs
2. Sustainable and judicious use of the water, soil and other resources of farming
3.Using bio-technological knowledge for the purposes of enhancing productivity

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 2 and 3

  3. 1 and 3

  4. 1,2 and 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Use of bio-tech is optional and not obligatory to make farming 'green'. But in the case of India it looks better to use it as part of the second green revolution as it can be handy in the development of so many suitable inputs which may increase production and cut prices of the agriculture products.

Multiple choice civics agriculture sector rural credit role of agriculture sector green revolution animal husbandry and fishery cattle farming

Select the correct code for Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) policy on the fertilizers:
1. Unlike earlier policy, the subsidy now goes directly to the end-users. i.e.. farmers.
2. MRPs of fertilizers are now fixed by the manufacturer and importers— international prices of fertilizers and their raw meterials now show up in their MRPs in in India unlike the erlier times.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Fertilizers subsidy still goes to the manufacturers/importers but since it has been put on the value of 'nutrients' available in them the government has been able to cut down the cost of fertilizers subsidies. Statement-2 is correct. 

Multiple choice civics agriculture sector rural credit role of agriculture sector green revolution animal husbandry and fishery cattle farming

Which of the following grains were produced the most during the Indian Green Revolution?

  1. Wheat and Potato

  2. Jowar and Oil Seeds

  3. Wheat and Rice

  4. Tea and Coffee
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Indian green revolution gave major focus on increasing the production of wheat rice, maize, jowar. In the first phase major increase the productivity of wheat were sown and during the second phase rice saw an increase. 

Multiple choice civics agriculture sector rural credit role of agriculture sector green revolution animal husbandry and fishery cattle farming

'Green Revolution' has not been that "Green" as it had been made out to be because of which of the following?

  1. It is confined mainly to wheat

  2. It is confined to selected regions

  3. It and reforms remain unimplemented

  4. Consumption of fertilisers has not picked up
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

When it started the focus of the Green Revolution was to be kept on crops like Wheat, Rice, Maize, Jowar. But during the actual implementation and result the main growth has been in the crop of Wheat. 

Multiple choice civics agriculture sector rural credit role of agriculture sector green revolution animal husbandry and fishery cattle farming

The Green Revolution has led to a marked increase in ________.

  1. productivity of wheat

  2. regional inequalities

  3. inter-personal inequalities

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

In the first phase of green revolution the production of wheat increased majorly. The impact of the green revolution was evidently seen in the northern states like Hariyana, Punjab, which created the regional inequalities. The richer farmers got the advantage creating inter personal inequalities.

Multiple choice civics agriculture sector rural credit role of agriculture sector green revolution animal husbandry and fishery cattle farming

Which one of the following statements most appropriately describes the nature of the Green Revolution?

  1. Intensive cultivation of Green vegetables

  2. Intensive agricultural district programme

  3. High-yielding varieties programme

  4. Seed - fertiliser - water technology
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Green Revolution refers to the revolution brought about in Indian agriculture in 1966 with the help of improved varieties of seeds (HYV), better manure and irrigation and more up to date methods of farming in form of technological upgradation.