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  • Question 1
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    Which among the following does not come under the purview of 'Food Security'?
    Solution
    Food security means availability, accessibility and affordability of food to all people at all times.
  • Question 2
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    Food security is ensured in a country, if

    I. enough food is available for all persons
    II. all persons have capacity to buy food of acceptable quality
    III. there is no barrier on access of food
    IV. PDS system is working efficiently in a country

    Which of the above statements are correct?
    Solution
    The efficient working of PDS system in a country is necessary, and is one of the ways to achieve food security, but it does not ensure food security in a country.
  • Question 3
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    Which of the following was declared essential to improve the access of food in the 1995 World Food Summit?
    Solution
    The 1995 World Food Summit declared, 'Food security at the individual, household, regional, national and global levels exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life'. The declaration further recognises that 'poverty eradication is essential to improve access to food'.
  • Question 4
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    Which among the following statements is NOT correct?
    Solution
    Persons above the poverty line can also be food insecure during a national disaster/calamity like earthquake, drought, flood, etc.
  • Question 5
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    Which among the following places in India are not experiencing famine-like conditions or starvation deaths at present?
    Solution
    Kalahandi and Kashipur in Orissa have famine-like conditions which have been existing for many years and where some starvation deaths have also been reported. Starvation deaths are also reported in Baran district of Rajasthan, Palamau district of Jharkhand and many other remote areas during the recent years.
  • Question 6
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    India after independence adopted a new strategy in agriculture, which resulted in 'Green Revolution' especially in the production of
    Solution
    Green Revolution in India witnessed an increase in the production of wheat and rice.
  • Question 7
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    Who among the following released a special stamp entitled 'Wheat Revolution' in July 1968?
    Solution
    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.
  • Question 8
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    Which among the following states recorded significant increase in the wheat yield in India, after Green Revolution?
    Solution
    The highest growth rate in wheat was achieved in Punjab and Haryana, where foodgrain production jumped from 7.23 million tonnes in 1964-65 to an all-time high of 30.33 million tonnes in 1995-96.
  • Question 9
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    The stock of foodgrains procured by the Government through Food Corporation of India (FCI) is also known as:
  • Question 10
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    The pre-announced price given to the farmers by the FCI for their crops is known as:
  • Question 11
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    The food procured by the FCI is distributed through government regulated ration shops among poorer sections of the society. This system is known as:
  • Question 12
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    Which among the following ration cards are not prevalent in India?
  • Question 13
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    Which among the following is NOT correctly matched?
    Solution
    The three important food intervention programmes were initiated in the mid 1970s. Public Distribution System for foodgrains was launched in the mid 1970s, and not after 1980.
  • Question 14
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    The National Food for Work Programme was launched with the objective of
    Solution
    The National Food for Work Programme (NFWP), 2004 was launched by the Minister of Rural Development, Central Government on November 14, 2004 in 150 of the most backward districts of India with the objective of generating supplementary wage employment.
  • Question 15
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    Who among the following is the Nodal Officer at district level for the National Food for Work Programme?
  • Question 16
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    Match the following:

    Government Scheme Feature
    1. Targeted Public Distribution System A. Indigent senior citizens
    2. Antyodaya Anna Yojana B. Differential price policy
    3. Annapurna Scheme C. Poorest of the poor
    Solution
    Government Scheme Feature
    1. Targeted Public Distribution System B. Differential price policy
    2. Antyodaya Anna Yojana C. Poorest of the poor
    3. Annapurna Scheme A. Indigent senior citizens
  • Question 17
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    ____________ is a payment that a government makes to a producer to supplement the market price of a commodity.
  • Question 18
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    Which among the following institutes organises training and capacity building programmes on food security for NGOs in Maharashtra?
  • Question 19
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    Revamped Public Distribution System aims to provide benefits of PDS to
  • Question 20
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    Which of the following is not a reason for the need of food security in India?
    Solution
    The foodgrain stores are overflowing with foodgrains. This does not lead to the need of food security in India, but to the efficiency of PDS in our country.
  • Question 21
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    Which among the following is not an effect of a disaster or calamity?
    Solution
    The demand for crops increases during a calamity.
  • Question 22
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    Which among the following statements is NOT related to seasonal hunger?
    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 23
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    Which among the following is/are the problem(s) related to functioning of the ration shops?
    Solution
    All of the above are the problems related to functioning of the ration shops in India.
  • Question 24
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    Which of the following statements is not true with respect to the Public Distribution System (PDS)?
    Solution
    The PDS has proved to be the most effective instrument of government policy over the years in stabilising prices and making food available to consumers at affordable prices. It has been instrumental in averting widespread hunger and famine by supplying food from surplus regions of the country to the deficit ones. In addition, the prices have been under revision in favour of poor households in general. The system, including the minimum support price and procurement, has contributed to an increase in foodgrain production and provided income security to farmers in certain regions.

    Therefore, PDS aims to increase the production of foodgrains. Hence, statement 3 is NOT true.
  • Question 25
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    What is the general opinion regarding the level of buffer stocks of foodgrains being higher than the buffer norms?
    Solution
    The FCI godowns are overflowing with foodgrains. The stock of foodgrains is much more than the minimum stock. There is a general opinion that high level of buffer stock of foodgrains is very undesirable, and can be wasteful. It leads to deterioration of quality of grains, as godowns have more stock than their capacity.
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