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Questions Related to production mechanism

As a Factor of Production, the Supply of Land is relatively elastic from the viewpoint of ___________________.

  1. The entire economy

  2. An Individual Firm

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. Neither (a) nor (b)


Correct Option: B

As a Factor of Production, Land is permanent. This means that Land ___________________.

  1. Remains before and after cultivation

  2. Cannot be destroyed or lost

  3. Cannot be used for production at all

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

As a Factor of Production, Land is mobile across ____________.

  1. Places

  2. Uses

  3. Both (a) and (b)

  4. Neither (a) nor (b)


Correct Option: B

No two pieces of land are exactly alike in all respects. This statement is ______________.

  1. True

  2. False

  3. Partially True

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

If Land is used for productive purposes, its fertility is reduced. Such fertility ________________.

  1. Can be restored

  2. Cannot be restored at all

  3. Is lost forever

  4. Both (b) and (c)


Correct Option: A

As a Factor of Production, the Elasticity of Supply of Land from the viewpoint of the entire economy is ______________.

  1. Infinite

  2. Zero

  3. Positive

  4. Negative


Correct Option: B

Which category of land is rent-less land?

  1. First category of land

  2. Second category of land

  3. Third category of land

  4. Marginal land


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rent, for a land in the case of cultivation land, refers to the difference between the value of the produce and the cost of cultivation. Marginal land is the last grade of land cultivated whose price of produce is just equal to the cost incurred. Thus, it is a rent-less land, since the cost of cultivation is equal to the value of the produce.

Which of these is an example of Land as a Factor of Production?

  1. Agricultural Lands

  2. Forests

  3. Diamond Mines

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

High yielding variety seeds (HYV) were introduced to Indian farmers to bring about the ________.

  1. White Revolution

  2. Green Revolution

  3. Orange Revolution

  4. Red Revolution


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The introduction of high-yielding varieties of seeds led to the increase in production of foodgrains, thus improving agriculture in India.

Which is a non-farm activity?

  1. Multiple cropping

  2. Crop rotation

  3. Dairy farming

  4. Modern farming


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Dairy farming is a non-farm activity.