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  • Question 1
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    Which coloured ration card is given to the families below poverty line?
    Solution

    Families below poverty line have yellow coloured ration card. They get 25 kg rice and 10 kg wheat every month at a subsidised rate. Under Antoyadya scheme very poor people are provided with foodgrain at the lowest prices.

  • Question 2
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    A pre-announced price for a farmer's crop is called _____.
    Solution
    The farmers are paid a pre-announced price for their crops. This price is called Minimum Support Price (MSP). The MSP is declared by the government every year before the sowing season to provide incentives to the farmers for raising the production of these crops.
  • Question 3
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    The main reason of poverty is ____________.
    Solution

    The causes of poverty include changing trends in a country's economy, lack of education, unemployment, health, etc.

  • Question 4
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    F.C.I. stands for _____.
    Solution

    Food Corporation of India was set up on 14 January 1965 under the Food Corporations Act 1964. Its headquarter is at Delhi. 

  • Question 5
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    The price that is announced by the government before the sowing season is called ________.
    Solution

    Minimum Support Price (MSP) is a form of market intervention by the Government of India to insure agricultural producers against any sharp fall in farm prices. 

  • Question 6
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    The other name of 'ration shop' is _____.
    Solution
    The other name of 'ration shops' is fair price shops which are used by government for distribution of foodgrains under Public Distribution System.
  • Question 7
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    Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of production ( in million tones) of the given foodgrains in India ?
  • Question 8
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    Most important step taken by the Government of India towards ensuring food security for poor people is _____.
    Solution

    The most important step taken by the Government of India towards ensuring food security for poor people is implementation of the Public Distribution System (PDS).

  • Question 9
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    _____________ is a malpractice done by PDS dealers.
    Solution
    Malpractice done by PDS dealers are as follow:
    • Selling poor quality food grains.
    • Adulterated food stuffs, medicine etc.
    • Use of false weight and measures.
    • Hoarding and black marketing.
  • Question 10
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    Two crops that increased India's agriculture production in the era of Green Revolution were _____.
    Solution
    The Green Revolution in India was a period when agriculture in India increased its yields due to improved agronomic technology. This revolution allowed to overcome poor agricultural productivity.
    It     led to an increase in food grain production mainly in states such as Punjab, Haryana, UP during the early phase.
    The new methods in agriculture increased the yield of rice and wheat, which reduced India's dependence on food imports.
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