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Which states in India has the largest number of cattle?

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  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Madhya Prdesh

  3. Punjab

  4. Maharashtra

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Correct Option: A

Where is National Dairy Research Institute located?

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  1. Anand

  2. Karnal

  3. Chandigarh

  4. Pantnagar

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Correct Option: B

Operation Flood Project refers to _________________.

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  1. Preventing the flooding of rivers

  2. The project to increase and stabilise milk production

  3. Checking the flood menace in Assam

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

White Revolution is a term used for _________________.

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  1. The increasing milk production

  2. The increased rice productivity

  3. The increasing cotton production

  4. The increased use of Chemical manures

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Correct Option: A

Who is known as the father of White Revolution in India? 

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  1. MS Swaminathan

  2. BP Pal

  3. KN Bahl

  4. V Kurien

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following cows gives maximum milk yield?

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  1. Jersey

  2. Holstein

  3. Red Sindhi

  4. Sahiwal

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Correct Option: A

The  _____  plains in North Island of New Zealand has the highest density of milch cows in the world.

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  1. Taranaki

  2. Queenstown

  3. Christchurch

  4. Greymouth

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Correct Option: A

Consider the following statements
1. India ranks first in the world in dairy milk production.
2. The per capita availability of dairy milk in India is more than the per capita availability of the world.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Indian dairy sector has acquired substantial growth momentum from the Ninth Five-year plan onwards, as a result of which the country now ranks first among the world's milk producing nations. The per capita availability of the milk has reached a level of 337g per day in the year 2017, which is more than the world average of 229g per day.

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

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  1. Prohibited subsidies

  2. Actionable subsidies

  3. Non-actionable subsidies

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
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.

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

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  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.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

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