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Food Security in India Test - 2

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Question 1
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Between 2001-02 and 2013-14, in which of the following years has there been a decrease in food grain production?

A
2002-03

B
2003-04

C
2005-06

D
2009-10

E
2013-14

Solution

This is the correct answer. 2001-02 saw the production of food grains touch the 200 million tonne mark. But in 2002-03 the food grain production fell down to just above 150 million tonnes.
Question 2
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Which of the following states in India does not have a large number of food insecure people?

A
West Bengal

B
Orissa

C
Bihar

D
Himachal Pradesh

Solution

The economically backward states with high rate of poverty are more food insecure in India. The states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra account for the largest number of food insecure in India.
Question 3
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The poorest of the poor can buy food grains such as wheat and rice under the AAY government scheme, introduced in the year 2000, at which of the following rates?

A
Wheat at Rs. 2.34/kg, Rice at Rs. 2.89/kg

B
Wheat at Rs. 2.80/kg, Rice at Rs. 3.77/kg

C
Wheat at Rs. 4.15/kg, Rice at Rs. 5.65/kg

D
Wheat at Rs. 2.00/kg, Rice at Rs. 3.00/kg

E
Wheat at Rs. 6.10/kg, Rice at Rs. 8.30/kg

Solution

AAY involved identification of one crore poorest of the poor families from amongst the number of BPL families covered under TPDS within the States and providing them food grains at a highly subsidized rate of Rs.2/- per kg. for wheat and Rs.3/- per kg for rice. The States/UTs were required to bear the distribution cost, including margin to dealers and retailers as well as the transportation cost. Thus the entire food subsidy was passed on to the consumers under the scheme.
Question 4
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Which of the following statements is correct?

A
PDS was introduced to provide proper nutrition to poor children.

B
The Fair Price Shops purchase wheat and rice from farmers in those states which have surplus production.

C
The FCI fixes an MSP to buy food grains from the farmers.

D
Antyodaya ration cards are for the poorest of the poor.

E
Rationing was introduced in India in the 1960s during acute food shortage, prior to the green revolution.

Solution

Antyodaya Anna Yojana is the sponsored scheme of Government of India to provide highly subsidised food to millions of the poorest families. This scheme was developed by the then Union Food and Civil Supplies Minister, Shanta Kumar. It was launched by the NDA government on 25 December 2000 and first implemented in the States and union territories of India|Indian Rajasthan. There are three types of ration cards and Antyodaya ration cards are for the poorest of the poor.
Question 5
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Which of the following programmes was introduced by the Government of India in the 1970s to provide proper nutrition to poor children?

A
Bal Vikas Yojana

B
Antyodaya Anna Yojana

C
Integrated Child Development Services

D
Food For Work

E
Annapurna Scheme

Solution

This is the correct answer. Integrated Child Development Services programme was introduced to provide proper nutrition to poor children. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) is a programme which provides food, preschool education, and primary healthcare to children under 6 years of age and their mothers. The scheme was however launched in 1975 but Morarji Desai Government discontinued it in 1978 but however from Tenth five year plan the central government started focussing more on its objective and relaunched it.
Question 6
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Which of the following statements is correct about the National Food Security Act, 2013?

A
It provides for creation of Fair Price Shops for rural areas.

B
Under this act, 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population have been categorised as eligible households for food security.

C
It provides for creation of cooperatives for managing buffer stocks of food grains.

D
Under this act, MSP will be declared on all food grains.

E
It provides for punishing ration shop owners who are proven guilty of corruption in food distribution.

Solution

The National Food Security Act, 2013 (also Right to Food Act) is an Act of the Parliament of India which aims to provide subsidized food grains to approximately two thirds of India's 1.2 billion people. It was signed into law on 12 September 2013, retroactive to 5 July 2013. Under this act, 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population have been categorised as eligible households for food security.
Question 7
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What is the target group for the Annapurna Scheme launched in 2000?

A
Backward blocks

B
Poorest of the poor

C
Priority households

D
Indigent senior citizens

Solution

The Annapurna Scheme was launched to meet the demands of and secure a better living condition for the Senior Citizens, who were the main target demographic of this scheme. The Annapurna Scheme was launched in 2000. It provides them with free 10 kg of food grains per month.
Question 8
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Which of the following statements is correct?

A
MSP is the rate at which food grains are sold in the wholesale markets.

B
The Government of India procures buffer stock of food grains through the PDS.

C
Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) was introduced in the year 1997.

D
The price at which food grains are supplied by the FCI to the market is called issue price.

E
FCI decides the highest price that the farmers receive for their food grains.

Solution

The Public Distribution System (PDS) which evolved as a system of management for food and distribution of food grains was relaunched as Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) in June 1997. This programme is controlled by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Government of India.
Question 9
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Which of the following is not a coarse grain and is acquired at MSP?

A
Sorghum

B
Bajra

C
Corn

D
Rice

E
Ragi

Solution

Coarse grains are procured by State Government Agencies for Central Pool as per the direction issued by Government of India on time to time. The procurement under Price Support is taken up mainly to ensure remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce which works as an incentive for achieving better production. India grows a variety of coarse grains, including sorghum, pearl millet, maize, barley, and finger millet, as well as many 'small millets' such as kodo millet, little millet, foxtail millet, proso millet, and barnyard millet. Rice is acquired at MSP. The minimum support price is an agricultural product price set by the Government of India to purchase directly from the farmer.
Question 10
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Which of the following states led the country in creating the white revolution?

A
Kerala

B
Punjab

C
Haryana

D
Gujarat

E
Tamil Nadu

Solution

Amul is based in Gujarat. It was the milk and milk product cooperative Amul, that brought about the white revolution in India. Operation Flood, launched on 13 January 1970, was the world's largest dairy development program and a landmark project of India's National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). It transformed India from a milk-deficient nation into the world's largest milk producer, surpassing the United States of America in 1998.
Question 11
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Which of the following is/are correct about the Academy of Development Science?

a. It is based in Maharashtra.
b. It helps NGOs in setting up grain banks in different regions.
c. It organises training and capacity building programmes on food security for NGOs.

A
a, b and c

B
a and b

C
b and c

D
a only

E
c only

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 12
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Which of the following is the cooperative in Delhi that provides milk and vegetables at Government controlled rates?

A
Amul

B
Paras

C
Kendriya Bhandar

D
Mother Dairy

E
Verka

Solution

Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt Ltd is an Indian government company that manufactures, markets and sells milk, milk products and other edible products. Its milk products include cultured products, ice cream, paneer and ghee under the Mother Dairy brand. The company also sells edible oils, fresh fruits and vegetables, frozen vegetables, and processed food like fruit juices, jams, pickles, etc. Mother Dairy was founded in 1974, as a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
Question 13
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The majority of Fair Price Shops in Tamil Nadu are run by

A
NGOs

B
FCI

C
GoI

D
Cooperatives

E
Government contractors

Solution

Distribution of commodities through fair price shops is being carried out by Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation and the Cooperative societies. 94 per cent of Fair Price Shops in Tamil Nadu are being run by the cooperatives.
Question 14
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In which of the following ways did Indira Gandhi officially record the impressive strides of the green revolution in agriculture?

A
By launching a special train

B
By issuing a special stamp

C
By beginning the rural Olympics

D
By dedicating M. S. Swaminathan's birthday as a special day to recognise and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture

E
None of the above

Solution

After independence, Indian policy makers adopted all measures to achieve self-sufficiency in food grains. India adopted a new strategy in agriculture, which resulted in the 'Green Revolution' especially in the production of wheat and rice. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, officially recorded the impressive strides of the Green revolution in agriculture by releasing a special stamp entitled 'Wheat Revolution' in July 1968. The success of wheat was later replicated in rice.
Question 15
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What is the stipulated amount of food grains that a BPL family can buy from a Fair Price Shop?

A
5 kg

B
15 kg

C
25 kg

D
35 kg

E
45 kg

Solution

A ration shop chiefly sells grains, sugar and kerosene oil. Under the PDS scheme, each family below the poverty line is eligible for 35 kg of rice or wheat every month, while a household above the poverty line is entitled to 15 kg of foodgrain on a monthly basis.

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Question 1

2002-03

2003-04

2005-06

2009-10

2013-14

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Question 2

West Bengal

Orissa

Bihar

Himachal Pradesh

Solution

Question 3

Wheat at Rs. 2.34/kg, Rice at Rs. 2.89/kg

Wheat at Rs. 2.80/kg, Rice at Rs. 3.77/kg

Wheat at Rs. 4.15/kg, Rice at Rs. 5.65/kg

Wheat at Rs. 2.00/kg, Rice at Rs. 3.00/kg

Wheat at Rs. 6.10/kg, Rice at Rs. 8.30/kg

Solution

Question 4

PDS was introduced to provide proper nutrition to poor children.

The Fair Price Shops purchase wheat and rice from farmers in those states which have surplus production.

The FCI fixes an MSP to buy food grains from the farmers.

Antyodaya ration cards are for the poorest of the poor.

Rationing was introduced in India in the 1960s during acute food shortage, prior to the green revolution.

Solution

Question 5

Bal Vikas Yojana

Antyodaya Anna Yojana

Integrated Child Development Services

Food For Work

Annapurna Scheme

Solution

Question 6

It provides for creation of Fair Price Shops for rural areas.

Under this act, 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population have been categorised as eligible households for food security.

It provides for creation of cooperatives for managing buffer stocks of food grains.

Under this act, MSP will be declared on all food grains.

It provides for punishing ration shop owners who are proven guilty of corruption in food distribution.

Solution

Question 7

Backward blocks

Poorest of the poor

Priority households

Indigent senior citizens

Solution

Question 8

MSP is the rate at which food grains are sold in the wholesale markets.

The Government of India procures buffer stock of food grains through the PDS.

Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) was introduced in the year 1997.

The price at which food grains are supplied by the FCI to the market is called issue price.

FCI decides the highest price that the farmers receive for their food grains.

Solution

Question 9

Sorghum

Bajra

Corn

Rice

Ragi

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Question 10

Kerala

Punjab

Haryana

Gujarat

Tamil Nadu

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Question 11

a, b and c

a and b

b and c