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Agriculture and Rural Development 03
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Q1. Which is not a Kharif Crop?
A.
Jowar
B.
Maize
C.
Groundnut
D.
Wheat
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
D
Wheat is a Rabi crop, sown in winter and harvested in spring; the others are monsoon (Kharif) crops.
Q2. Who was the father of Operation Flood?
A.
Dr. Norman Borlaug
B.
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
C.
Dr. Verghese Kurien
D.
Dr. William Gande
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
Dr. Verghese Kurien led the White Revolution, making India the world's largest milk producer.
Q3. State Land Reforms is under which part of the constitution?
A.
7th Schedule
B.
8th Schedule
C.
9th Schedule
D.
10th Schedule
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
The 9th Schedule was added to protect land reform laws from being challenged in court.
Q4. Apex body for coordinating research work in agriculture?
A.
STC
B.
RRBs
C.
NABARD
D.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
D
ICAR is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Agriculture responsible for research and education.
Q5. Best solution for overcoming the effects of small and uneconomic holdings is
A.
urbanisation
B.
capital technology
C.
cooperative farming
D.
rapid industrialisation
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
Cooperative farming allow small farmers to pool land and resources for better productivity.
Q6. Agriculture income tax is assigned to the State Government by
A.
Finance Commission
B.
NDC
C.
Inter-state Council
D.
Constitution of India
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
D
The Seventh Schedule of the Constitution lists agricultural income tax under the State List.
Q7. Since the inception of the co-operative movement, rural credits has been
A.
institutionalized
B.
rationalized
C.
cheapened
D.
All of the above
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
D
Co-operatives aim to provide affordable, institutional credit to farmers to avoid moneylenders.
Q8. National Rural Development Institute is situated at?
A.
Delhi
B.
Shimla
C.
Hyderabad
D.
Mumbai
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
NIRD&PR is located in Hyderabad and is the premier center for rural development training.
Q9. Consolidation of holdings as a land reforms measure failed to take off in
A.
Punjab
B.
Haryana
C.
Tamil Nadu
D.
Uttar Pradesh
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
While successful in Northern states
Q10. When community development programme (CDP) started?
A.
1952
B.
1953
C.
1954
D.
1955
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
Launched on Oct 2
Q11. National Agriculture Insurance Scheme was implemented on
A.
Oct. 1997
B.
Oct. 1998
C.
Oct. 1999
D.
Oct. 2000
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
Introduced in the Rabi season of 1999-2000 to protect farmers against crop losses.
Q12. On July 12, 1982, the ARDC was merged into
A.
RBI
B.
NABARD
C.
EXIM Bank
D.
None of the above
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
NABARD took over the functions of the Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation.
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