Agriculture During Post Reform Period MCQ | 65 Free MCQs
Agriculture During Post Reform Period MCQ
1. The objective of National Agriculture Policy 2000 is to achieve agriculture growth rate of
a. 3%
b. 4%
c. 5%
d. 6%
2. The new policy aims to
a. Liberalise internal trade
b. exports
c. both of these
d. none of these
3. The average agricultural growth rate since 2000 is………….
a. Above 4%
b. less than 4 %
c. 4 percent
d. none of these
4. Agricultural policy 2000 encourages …………….. participation.
a. Private sector
b. Public sector
c. None of these
d. both of these
5. The problems of ……………. farmers are required to be effectively tackled with NAP 2000
a. Marginal and small
b. Large
c. Very large
d. none of these
6. Agricultural prices in India are…………..
a. Very certain
b. uncertain
c. very remunerative
d. none of these
7. Agricultural price policy is required to………….
a. Provide incentives to farmers
b. encourage farmers to spend more
c. to increase income inequality
d. none of these
8. Minimum support price guarantees the farmers with……………
a. High income
b. floor price
c. competitive price
d. none of these
9. Issue price is at which the government supplies foodgrains………….
a. In the open market
b. to the middlemen
c. to ration shops
d. none of these
10. Fair price shops protect the interest of…………
a. Poor farmers
b. poor consumers
c. poor traders
d. none of these
| Answers: 1)4% 2)both of these 3)less than 4 % 4)Private sector 5)Marginal and small 6)uncertain 7)Provide incentives to farmers 8)floor price 9)to ration shops 10)poor consumers |
11. Price policy mainly benefits………….
a. Small farmers
b. marginal farmers
c. large farmers
d. none of these
12. Agricultural price policy has benefited more …………… farmers.
a. Rich
b. poor
c. both of these
d. none of these
13. The agriculture price policy is necessary to improve terms of trade in favour of……………..
a. Farmers
b. traders c
c. brokers
d. none of these
14. Swaminathan formula suggest procurement price equal to…………….
a. C2+50%
b. C1+50%
c. C4+50%
d. C5+50%
15. ……………. is the price at which government purchases food grains from the farmers.
a. Procurement price
b. MSP
c. Issue price
d. Market price
16. is the price which farmers are assured to receive even when there is glut in the market.
a. Procurement price
b. MSP
c. Issue price
d. Market price
17. ………… is the price at which government supplies food grains at ration shops.
a. Procurement price
b. MSP c
c. Issue price
d. Market price
18. ………….. Price determined by demand and supply.
a. Procurement price
b. MSP
c. Issue price
d. Market price
19. Major part of the agricultural credit is supplied by……………
a. Money lenders
b. commercial banks c
c. co-operative banks
d. none of these
20. Kisan credit card was introduced by…………..
a. RBI
b. NABARD
c. Co-operative banks
d. none of these
| Answers: 11)large farmers 12)Rich 13)Farmers 14)C2+50% 15)Procurement price 16) MSP 17)Issue price 18)Market price 19)commercial banks 20)NABARD |
21. Non- institutional credit very often leads to…………
a. Indebtedness
b. exploitation of borrowers
c. loss of land and poverty
d. all of these
22. Farmers require long-term credit for…………
a. Consumption expenditure
b. Purchase of land
c. agricultural labourers
d. all of these
23. RRBs were established to provide finance to……….
a. Small and marginal farmers
b. village artisans
c. agricultural labourers
d. all of the above
24. RRBs were established to provide credit to………..
a. Only non-agricultural activities
b. both agricultural and non-agricultural activities
c. only to agricultural activities
d. none of these
25. Agricultural market faces the problem of………….
a. Seasonal price fluctuation
b. low prices when crop fails
c. high prices when there is bumper crop
d. none of these
26. Demand for agricultural commodities………..
a. Very elastic
b. unit elastic
c. less elastic
d. none of these
27. AGMARK enables to ensure………….
a. Quality of product
b. better price
c. both a and
d. none of these
28. Market information reduces exploitation of…………
a. Farmers
b. traders
c. both a and
d. none of these
29. …………… markets render useful services both to the producers and consumers.
a. Regulated
b. unregulated
c. farmers
d. consumers
30. …………. reforms aim at establishing farmers market for direct sale to consumers.
a. Agricultural marketing
b. agricultural finance
c. agricultural pricing
d. none of these
| Answer: 21)all of these 22)Purchase of land 23)all of the above 24)both agricultural and non-agricultural activities 25)Seasonal price fluctuation 26)less elastic 27)both a and b 28)Farmers 29)Regulated 30)Agricultural marketing |
31. National Agricultural Policy was introduced in the year…………
a. 2000
b. 2001
c. 2002
d. none of the above
32. MSP refers to…………
a. Maximum support price
b. Minimum support price
c. major support price
d. None of the above
33. loans are for a period of up to 5 years………..
a. Short term
b. Long term
c. Medium term
d. none of the above
34. PACs refer to………..
a. Primary agricultural credit society
b. Private agricultural credit society
c. Primary agricultural crop society
d. None of the above
35. NABARD refers to…………
a. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
b. National Bank for Agriculture and Regional Development c
c. National Bureau for Agriculture and Rural Development
d. none of the above
36. ………… is necessary for the success of agricultural marketing.
a. Enabling environment
b. rural development
c. international exposure
d. none of the above
37. Contract farming follows…………
a. Decentralised model
b. centralized model
c. regional model
d. none of the above
38. Agribusiness is the business of…………
a. Agricultural production
b. horticultural production c
c. sericulture production
d. none of the above
39. The major components of a supportive enabling environment include………….
a. Well-functioning inclusive markets
b. microinsurance
c. agricultural finance
d. all of the above
40. The features of the National Agriculture policy are…………..
a. Sustainable agriculture
b. incentives for agriculture
c. risk management
d. all of the above
| Answer: 31)2000 32)Minimum support price 33)medium term 34)Primary agricultural credit society 35)National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development 36)Enabling environment 37) centralized model 38)Agricultural production 39)all of the above 40)all of the above |
41. ……………… is the backbone of the Indian economy.
a. Agriculture
b. Industry
c. services
d. none of the above
42. The new agricultural policy was announced in the year…………….
a. 2010
b. 2000
c. 1999
d. none of the above
43. …………….. is not an objective of National Agricultural policy 2000.
a. Growth with equality
b. conserve soil and water
c. efficient use of resources
d. food security
44. The National Agricultural policy aims to achieve agricultural growth rate of…………….
a. 2%
b. 3%
c. 4%
d. 6%
45. The first ever national agricultural policy was announced in…………….
a. 28th July 2000
b. 26th June 2000
c. 28th September 2000
d. none of the above
46. …………… is the limitation of NAP 2000
a. Neglects small and marginal farmers
b. fails to cover all states
c. both a and b
d. none of the above
47. Agricultural prices in India are……………
a. Uncertain
b. certain
c. constant
d. none of these
48. Agricultural price policy protects the interest of……………..
a. Farmers
b. consumers
c. both a and b
d. none of these
49. ……………… are the prices which farmers are assured to receive.
a. Minimum support price
b. Procurement prices
c. Issue prices
d. Maximum support price
50. ……………… served as a floor price and ensures reasonable profit margin for farmers
a. Procurement prices
b. maximum price fixation
c. market prices
d. minimum support prices
| Answer: 41)Agriculture 42)2000 43)conserve soil and water 44)4% 45)28th July 2000 46)both a and b 47)Uncertain 48)both a and b 49)Minimum support price 50)minimum support prices |
51. ………… are the prices at which the government procures food grains from farmers for maintaining PDS and buffer stock.
a. Minimum support prices
b. procurement prices
c. issue prices
d. all of these
52. Issue prices are the prices at which the government supplies food grains to……………..
a. Fair price shops
b. open market
c. middlemen
d. traders
53. ………………. is responsible to purchase, store and distribute the food grains in the country.
a. Food Corporation of India
b. National crop forecasting Centre
c. high powered monitoring board
d. none of the above
54. Agricultural price policy has mainly benefited………………
a. Small farmers
b. big farmers and landlords
c. both a and b
d. none of these
55. Agricultural price policy has increased ………………. differences.
a. Inter-state
b. inter-regional
c. both a and b
d. none of these
56. Agricultural price policy has mainly benefited………….
a. High productivity – low cost states
b. low-productivity-high cost states
c. both a and b
d. none of these
57. The objectives of agricultural price policy is/ are…………….
a. Price stability
b. ensuring minimum price to crops
c. support farmers from distress sales
d. all of these
58. ………….. are the limitations of agricultural price policy
a. Inflationary trend
b. problem to buffer stock
c. ineffective PDS
d. all of these
59. Administered prices include…………….
a. Minimum support prices
b. procurement prices
c. issue prices
d. all of these
60. Buffer stock is the stock of food grains procured by the government through…………….
a. IFCI
b. FCI
c. IDBI
d. FICCI
| Answer: 51)procurement prices 52)Fair price shops 53)Food Corporation of India 54)big farmers and landlords 55)both a and b 56)low-productivity-high cost states 57)all of these 58)Inflationary trend 59)all of these 60)FCI |
61. ……………. is an apex bank for rural sector.
a. NABARD
b. Commercial bank
c. foreign bank
d. none of the above
62. Kisan Credit card was introduced by………………
a. RBI
b. RRB
c. NABARD
d. Commercial bank
63. RRBs provide credit to…………….
a. Small and marginal farmers
b. landless labourers
c. artisans
d. all of the above
64. Agricultural finance has played a crucial role in bringing…………..
a. Green revolution
b. white revolution
c. yellow revolution
d. all of the above
65. Agricultural market infrastructure includes……………. facilities
a. Warehousing and godowns
b. transport
c. both a and b
d. none of the above
| Answer: 61)NABARD 62)NABARD 63)all of the above 64)all of the above 65)both a and b |
