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Which of the following is/are essential aspect(s) of food security?
1. Availability of food
2. Accessibility
3. Affordability of food
Select the correct answer using the options given below:
The food security is ensured in a country only if:
Consider the following statements:
1. A third dimension “accessibility” in food security was added by Amartya Sen in 1975 World Food Summit.
2. The 1995 World Food Summit recognised that “poverty eradication is essential to improve access to food”.
The correct statement(s) is/are:
Consider the following statements:
1. The most devastating famine that occurred in India was the famine of Bengal in 1943.
2. After the great Bengal famine 1943, no such famine has taken place in India.
The correct statement(s) is/are:
Which of the following group(s) is/are vulnerable to food insecurity?
1. SC/STs and OBCs
2. Pregnant women
3. People facing natural disasters
Select the correct answer using the options given below:
Consider the following statements:
1. The food insecure people are uniform throughout the country.
2. The food insecurity is higher in economically backward states with high incidence of poverty, tribal and remote areas.
The correct statement(s) is/are:
Consider the following statements:
1. Chronic hunger is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and/ or quality.
2. Seasonal hunger fs related to cycles of food growing and harvesting.
The correct statement(s) is/are:
Who among the following was the Prime Minister when ‘Green Revolution’ was started in India?
Consider the following statements:
1. The highest rate of growth in wheat production as a result of Green Revolution was achieved in Punjab.
2. The increase in foodgrains as impact of Green Revolution was hugely disproportionate.
The correct statement(s) is/are:
The Minimum Support Price (MSP) is declared by the government every year :
The FCI purchases wheat and rice from the farmers in states where there is surplus production.
Which of the following correct expansion of acronym FCI?
Consider the following statements:
1. The provision of rationing in India was started only after independence.
2. Three important food intervention programmes were introduced: Public Distribution System (PDS) for food grains (in existence earlier but strengthened thereafter); Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) were introduced in 1975 amidst high poverty incidence.
The correct statement(s) is/are:
Under the The National Food Security Act, 2013, what percentage of urban and rural population is eligible to be covered?
Consider the following statements:
1. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) was launched in December 2000.
2. Under this scheme ten crores of the poorest among the BPL families covered under the targeted public distribution system were identiffed.
The correct statement(s) is/are:
Consider the following statements:
1. The stock of wheat and rice with FCI has remained consistently significantly lower than the buffer norms.
2. The storage of massive food stocks has been responsible for high carrying costs, in addition to wastage and deterioration in grain quality.
The correct statement(s) is/are:
The success story of Amul milk is an example of success of :
Which of the following crops are related to Green Revolution?
Farmers are paid a pre-announced price by the government for their crops. It is called:
The price at which the government offers to sell foodgrains lower than the market price is known as
The minimum guaranteed price at which the government offers to purchase any quantity is known as;
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Buffer Stock is the stock of foodgrains procured by the government through Food Corporation of India (FCI).
2. Under the \’Minimum Support Price’, the farmers are paid a pre-announced price for their crops.
Which of the following is correct with respect to ‘Issue Price’?
In the context of ration cards, which of the following pairs is /are correctly matched?
1. Antyodaya cards – for the poorest of the poor
2. BPL cards – below poverty line
3. APL cards – for all others
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Consider the following assertion and reason type statements:
Assertion (A) : Indian agriculture is characterised by the predominance of food crop cultivation.
Reason (R) : Indian agriculture pays minimum attention towards fodder crops (4% of cropped area).
Choose the correct answer using the options given below: