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There has been great technological reforms in Indian Agriculture in recent past. Earlier farmer was using __________.

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  1. Persian wheel

  2. Wooden plough

  3. Bullock cart

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

There has been great technological reforms in Indian Agriculture in recent past. Earlier farmer was using Persian wheel ,Wooden plough ,Bullock cart.

Under the globalization, particularly after ________, farmers in India have been exposed to new challenges.

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  1. 1975

  2. 1980

  3. 1990

  4. 1994

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Correct Option: C
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Under the globalization, particularly after 1990 farmers in India have been exposed to new challenges.

National Agricultural technology Project was funded by _________.

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  1. State Bank of India

  2. Reserve Bank of India

  3. World Bank

  4. NABARD

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

National Agricultural technology Project was funded by World Bank.

In 2011, what was the share of employment and livelihood in agriculture?

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  1. 55%

  2. 58%

  3. 63%

  4. 67%

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Correct Option: C
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According to 2011 Agricultural Census of India, an estimated 61.5% of the 1300 million Indian population is rural and dependent on agriculture. The number of farming households is 159.6 million.

Economics of agriculture is known as ___________.

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  1. Macro economics

  2. Agro economics

  3. Micro economics

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: B
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Agro econnomics.

Agricultural economics is an applied field of economics concerned with the application of economic theory in optimizing the production and distribution of food and fiber.

Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Food Grains was introduced in the year of ________.

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  1. 1951

  2. 1962

  3. 1964

  4. 1976

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Correct Option: C
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The minimum support price for Food grains was introduced in the year 1964

It is the minimum set price by The Government of India to purchase directly from the farmer .

This ensures “ Farmers don’t get loss ” as they are somewhat poor . Agriculture sector is the Largest employer in India , and thus a MSP is necessary to motivate them . 

Government announces minimum support prices (MSPs) for ______ mandated crops.

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  1. 21

  2. 24

  3. 22

  4. 31

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Correct Option: C
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Government announces  minimum support prices (MSPs) for 22 mandates crops.
Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices. The minimum support prices are announced by the Government of India at the beginning of the sowing season for certain crops on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). MSP is price fixed by Government of India to protect the producer - farmers - against excessive fall in price during bumper production years. The minimum support prices are a guarantee price for their produce from the Government. The major objectives are to support the farmers from distress sales and to procure food grains for public distribution. In case the market price for the commodity falls below the announced minimum price due to bumper production and glut in the market, government agencies purchase the entire quantity offered by the farmers at the announced minimum price.

In the mid-1960's agricultural scientists developed high yielding varieties of _______________.

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  1. Rice and Cotton

  2. Coffee, Rubber

  3. Rice and Wheat

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rice and Cotton.

The Green Revolution started in 1965 with the first introduction of High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds in Indian agriculture. This was coupled with better and efficient irrigation and the correct use of fertilizers to boost the crop. The end result of the Green Revolution was to make India self-sufficient when it came to food grains.

After 1947 India had to rebuild its economy. Over three-quarters of the population depended on agriculture in some way. But agriculture in India was faced with several problems. Firstly, the productivity of grains was very low. And India was still monsoon dependent because of lack of irrigation and other infrastructure.

There was also an absence of modern technology. And India had previously faced severe famines during the British Raj, who had only promoted cash crops instead of food crops. The idea was to never depend on any other country for food sufficiency.

In which year Indian Council of Agricultural Research institution was established?

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  1. 1919

  2. 1929

  3. 1947

  4. 1977

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Correct Option: B
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1929
Formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi.

National Agricultural Technology Project was launched in the year  ________.

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  1. 1992

  2. 1998

  3. 2006

  4. 2014

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Correct Option: B
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1998
After the WTO, there was a rapid global change in agricultural trade. There are emerging needs to radically reform the extension system to meet the challenges of rural development. Therefore, the National Agriculture Technology program was conceived as a pilot project. It was launched in November 1998.