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  • Question 1
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    Cooperative societies set up shops to sell low priced goods to _____.
    Solution
    The cooperatives societies set up shops to sell low priced goods to poor people. In Tamil Nadu, around 94% shops are run by the cooperatives.
  • Question 2
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    The rationing system was revived in the wake of an acute food shortage during the 1960s, prior to the _____.
    Solution

    The introduction of rationing in India dates back to the 1940s Bengal famine. This rationing system was revived in the wake of acute food shortage during the early 1960s, prior to the Green Revolution. 

  • Question 3
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    Amul, a success story of cooperatives in milk and milk products, is from ____.
    Solution
    Amul is the success story of cooperatives in milk and milk products from Gujarat. It has brought White Revolution in India.
  • Question 4
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    Mother Dairy is making strides in provision of milk and vegetables to the consumers at controlled rates decided by _____.
    Solution

    Mother Dairy is making strides in provision of milk and vegetables to the consumers at controlled rates which is decided by Delhi Government.

  • Question 5
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    Public Distribution System (PDS) is the most important step taken by the Government of India towards ____________________.
    Solution
    Public Distribution System (PDS) is an Indian food security system. Established by the Government of India, it distributes subsidized food and non-food items to the poor. This scheme was launched in India on June 1947. Food security means availability, accessibility and affordability of food to all people at all times.
  • Question 6
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    Which of the following types of people are most likely to have food security?
    Solution

    Food security is nothing but the opportunity to gain food all along which is possible to people who have continuous work. Among the given options, workers employed in ill-paying jobs, daily wage workers, landless laborers do not get enough pay or continuous work and hence food security is seen only for call centre workers.

  • Question 7
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    In India, the Public Distribution System is related to _______.
    Solution

    Major commodities distributed under public distribution system include staple food grains, such as wheat, rice, sugar, and kerosene, through a network of fair price shops. Food Corporation of India, a Government-owned corporation, procures foodgrains and maintains the PDS.

  • Question 8
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    which country had the largest share of FDI in India during the last decade
    Solution

    In the recent years, however, much of the FDI flows have moved into the services sector. Mauritius has emerged as the most important source of FDI to India over the last decade. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an investment in a business by an investor from another country for which the foreign investor has control over the company purchased. The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) defines control as owning 10% or more of the business. Mauritius has emerged as the most important source of FDI to India over the last decade. Destination wise, economically advanced states have attracted the lion's share of FDI flows to India.

    Hence, option ‘b’ is correct answer.

  • Question 9
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    FCI procures and distributes food grains on behalf of the government. FCI stands for ___.
    Solution

    Food Corporation of India was set up on 14th January, 1965 to implement the following objectives of the National Food Policy:

    1. Effective price support operations for safeguarding the interests of the farmers.
    2. Distribution of foodgrains throughout the country for Public Distribution System.
    3. Maintaining satisfactory level of operational and buffer stocks of foodgrains to ensure National Food Security.
    4. Regulate market price to provide foodgrains to consumers at a reliable price.
  • Question 10
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    Food security indicates ____________.
    Solution
    Food security indicates enough food is available for all the persons. All persons have the capacity to buy food of acceptable quality and there is no barrier on access to food.
    (a) Availability of food means food production within the country, food imports and the previous year's stock stored in government granaries.
    (b) Accessibility means food is within reach of every person.
    (c) Affordability implies that an individual has enough money to buy sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet one's dietary needs.
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