Questions for practice

1.The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW) has fixed the target
for the production of foodgrains in India for 2018-19 at ?
a) 290.25 million tonnes
b) 286.50 million tonnes
c) 291.75 million tonnes
d) 320.25 million tonnes
e) None of the above


2.As per Fourth Advance Estimates for 2017-18, total Rabi Foodgrain production in the country
is estimated at?
a) 142.10 million tonnes
b) 143.10 million tonnes
c) 144.10 million tonnes
d) 145.10 million tonnes
e) None of the above


3.As per the 1st Advance Estimates, the production of foodgrains in the country during Kharif
2018-19 has been estimated at?
a) 142.10 million tonnes
b) 141.59 million tonnes
c) 143.79 million tonnes
d) 145.30 million tonnes
e) None of the above


4.Under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana, organic farming is being promoted. Which of the following regions of India is being developed as an organic hub?
a) South West
b) South East
c) North East
d) All of the above
e) None of the above


5.Which of the following is being promoted under “Har Medh Par Pedh”?
a) Optimum use of fertilizers
b) Farmer Credit
c) Availability of seeds
d) Agro forestry
e) None of the above





6.Minimum Support Price (MSP) is notified by the Government for certain crops. Giving a major boost for the farmers income, the Government has approved the increase in the MSPs for all Kharif & Rabi crops for 2018-19 season at a level of ?

a) atleast 100% of the cost of production
b) atleast 120% of the cost of production
c) atleast 125% of the cost of production
d) atleast 150% of the cost of production
e) None of the above


7.The PM-AASHA scheme of the Government of India comprises of?
a) Price Support System
b) Price Deficiency Payment System
c) Private Procurement & Stockist Scheme
d) All of the above
e) None of the above

8.Which of the following scheme has been implemented to enhance milk production and productivity of bovines and to make milk production more remunerative to the farmers?
a) National Livestock Mission
b) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
c) Rashtriya Gokul Mission
d) National Food Security Mission
e) None of the above


9.The total foodgrains production achieved during 2017-18 (as per 4th advance estimates) is?
a) 290.25 million tonnes
b) 286.50 million tonnes
c) 284.83 million tonnes
d) 320.25 million tonnes
e) None of the above


10.The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has decided to observe 2023 as the?
a) International Year of Pulses
b) International Year of Millets
c) International Year of Oilseeds
d) International Year of Maize
e) None of the above


11.“Soil Health Card” Scheme is under implementation in the country since February 2015 to provide Soil Health Card to all farmers in the country. Under this scheme, soil health card will
be issued every _________ years for all landholdings in the country.
a) 2 years
b) 3 years
c) 2.5 years
d) 3.5 years
e) None of the above




12.In order to achieve the objective of enhancing water use efficiency in agriculture sector and bring about desired growth, a Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) has been set up?


a) Under RBI with an initial corpus of Rs 2500 crore
b) Under NABARD with an initial corpus of Rs 2500 crore
c) Under NABARD with an initial corpus of Rs 5000 crore
d) Under Ministry of Agriculture with an initial corpus of Rs 2500 crore
e) None of the above------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.a 2.c 3.b  4.c 5.d

6.d 7.d 8.c 9.a 10.c

11.b 12.a 13.c