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    Which of the following sectors has been set up a Venture Capital Fund(VCF) by the GOI ?
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    A pesticide which is a chlorinated hydrocarbon is sprayed on a food crop. The food chain is: Food crop - Rat - Snake - Hawk. In this  food chain, the highest concentration of the pesticide would accumulate in which one of the the following?
  • Question 3
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    India has experienced persistent and high food inflation in the recent past. What could be the reason?
    $$1$$. Due to a gradual switchover to the cultivation of commercial crops, the area under the cultivation of food grains has steadily decreased in the last five years by about $$30\%$$.
    $$2$$. As a consequence of increasing incomes, the consumption patterns of the people have undergone a significant change.
    $$3$$. The food supply chain has structural constraints.
    Which of the statements given are correct?
  • Question 4
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    With what purpose is the Government of India promoting the concept of 'Mega Food Parks'?
    $$1$$. To provide good infrastructure facilities for the food processing industry.
    $$2$$. To increase the processing of perishable items and reduce wastage.
    $$3$$. To provide emerging and eco-friendly food processing technologies to entrepreneurs.
    Select the correct answer using the codes given.
  • Question 5
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    In case of a parasitic food chain, the shape of the pyramid of number is always:
    Solution
    In parasitic food chains, the pyramid of number is always inverted as a single plant may support many herbivores and birds and each one of these in turn, may provided nutrition to several hyperparasites.
  • Question 6
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    What term denotes the organisms getting their food from others?
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    Heterotrophs are organisms that are dependent upon others for their food requirements. These organisms are commonly known as consumers and directly or indirectly dependent upon producers or green plants for their nutrient needs.
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    The price at which the Government purchase foodgrains for maintaining the public distribution system and for building up buffer stocks are known as
  • Question 8
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    An objective of the National Food Security Mission is to increase the production of certain crops through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country. What are those crops?
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    National Food Security Mission. National Food Security Mission (NFSM) is a Central Scheme of GOI launched in 2007 for 5 years to increase production and productivity of wheat, rice and pulses on a sustainable basis so as to ensure food security of the country. In view of the stagnating food grain production and an increasing consumption need of the growing population, Government of India has launched this Centrally Sponsored Scheme, 'National Food Security Mission' in October 2007. Accordingly, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, 'National Food Security Mission' (NFSM), was launched in October 2007. The Mission met with an overwhelming success and achieved the targeted additional production of rice, wheat and pulses. The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA 2013) converts into legal entitlements for existing food security programmes of the Government of India. It includes the Midday Meal Scheme, Integrated Child Development Services scheme and the Public Distribution System option ‘b’ is correct answer.

  • Question 9
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    Pulses have seen high rise in recent times-select the factor which was not responsible for this rise:
    Solution
    Government decided (in 2016−172016−17) to keep the MSP for pulses more competitive to the other cereal crops together with public procurement for public stock-holding.
  • Question 10
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    The food stocks that are built up during the years of bumper harvest are called?
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