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  • Question 1
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    The co-operative society responsible for the 'White Revolution' in India is _____.
    Solution
    The White Revolution is the achievement of Kaira district milk producers and co-operative union which owns and operates the Amul dairy. The success of the union is largely due to the patidars, a farming community to which Sardar Patel belonged.The Amul dairy is an indispensable adjunct of the Anand union.
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    Because of poverty poor people suffer from _____.
    Solution
    Chronic hunger is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and/or quality. Poor people suffer from chronic hunger because of their very low income and in turn inability to buy food even for survival.
  • Question 3
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    The function of Academy of Development Sciences (ADS) in Maharashtra is _____.
    Solution
    Academy of Development Science (ADS) in Maharashtra has facilitated a network of NGOs for setting up grain banks in different regions. ADS organises training and capacity building programmes on food security for NGOs. Grain Banks are now slowly taking shape in different parts of Maharashtra. ADS efforts to set up Grain Banks, to facilitate replication through other NGOs and to influence the Government’s policy on food security are thus paying rich dividends. The ADS Grain Bank programme is acknowledged as a successful and innovative food security intervention.
  • Question 4
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    Food within the reach of every person is called _____.
    Solution
    Availability, accessibility and affordability of food to all people at all times is known as food security.
    1:Availability means food should be available to all.
    2:Accessibility means it must be within reach of every person.
    3:Affordability means food must be affordable to every person.
  • Question 5
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    By chronic hunger we mean _____.
    Solution

    Chronic hunger is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and/or quality. Poor people suffer from chronic hunger because of their very low income and in turn inability to buy food even for survival.

  • Question 6
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    Under PDS, a price lower than the market price is called _____.
    Solution

    A price lower than the market price is called issue price. The price at which a new security will be distributed to the public prior to the new issue trading on the secondary market. Also commonly referred to as offering price.

  • Question 7
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    Employment programmes greatly contribute to food security by _____.
    Solution
    India is aiming at self-sufficiency  in food grains since independence. Several poverty alleviation programmes have been introduced by the government. National food for work programme, Employment generation programme for rural people are some of them. These programmes mainly contribute by increasing the income of the poor.
  • Question 8
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    After independence, Indian policy makers adopted all measures to achieve
    Solution

    There is a need for self sufficient in food because lot of foreign exchange which could have been used to import capital goods is being used to import food grains. Food is the basic necessity of all human beings. India is aiming at self-sufficiency in foodgrains since Independence. India adopted a new strategy in agriculture like the 'Green Revolution' to increase the production of wheat. The success of wheat was later replicated in rice. India stands 97th in Oxfam's Food Availability Index, and 103rd in the 2018 Global Hunger Index. A country can be called self-sufficient only when it produces enough to meet its domestic needs. The country produced 275.11 million tonnes that year option ‘b’ is correct answer.

  • Question 9
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    Seasonal hunger badly affects _____ in urban areas.
    Solution
    Workers most affected by seasonal hunger in urban areas are construction labourers. There is no regular work and no stable income for them. Due to seasonal activities in construction field, these labourers are more affected.
  • Question 10
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    The stock of foodgrains procured by the government through Food Corporation of India is called _______.
    Solution

    Buffer Stock is the stock of foodgrains, namely wheat and rice procured by the government through Food Corporation of India (FCI).
    The     FCI purchases wheat and rice from the farmers in states where there is surplus production.

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