Question : The Minimum Support Price (MSP) for agricultural produce in India is announced by which organization?

Option 1: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

Option 2: Ministry of Agriculture

Option 3: Food Corporation of India (FCI)

Option 4: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Question : Statement 1: Agricultural marketing helps in the efficient allocation of resources in the agricultural sector.

Statement 2: Agricultural marketing enables farmers to identify profitable crops and make informed production decisions.

Option 1: Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true.
    

Option 2: Both statement 1 and statement 2 are false.
  

Option 3: Statement 1 is true, but statement 2 is false.

Option 4: Statement 1 is false, but statement 2 is true.

Question : Women's equality in India is closely linked to:

Option 1: Urbanization

Option 2: Technological innovation

Option 3: Political participation

Option 4: Agricultural productivity

Question : Assertion: Agricultural marketing helps in reducing post-harvest losses.

Reason: It ensures efficient storage, transportation, and distribution of agricultural produce.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
 

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
 

Option 3: Assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: Assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question : Which of the following was NOT an objective of land reforms in India?  
 

Option 1: Abolition of intermediaries  
 

Option 2: Tenancy reforms  
 

Option 3: Consolidation of land holdings  

Option 4: Privatization of agricultural land  

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

The locust is an insect that belongs to the family of grasshoppers. These insects are essentially harmless (1)____________they meet certain circumstances under which they (2) __________more abundant and change their behaviour. India, Pakistan and Iran (3)_____________currently thinking over the locust plague threat (4) ____________over their economies. When these locusts meet (5) _____________environmental conditions, they become gregarious and (6) ___________breeding abundantly. With their population becoming (7) __________, they form swarms and keep moving (8) ____________areas damaging the crops. These swarms attacking (9) ___________and thereby devastating the entire agricultural economy is (10) ___________is commonly referred to as locust plague.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5.

Option 1: suiting

Option 2: suitable

Option 3: suitably

Option 4: suited

Question : Which of these is not true about the Green Revolution?

Option 1: It was funded by international agencies.

Option 2: It was a private-sector programme for agricultural modernisation.

Option 3: It was targeted mainly in the wheat and rice-growing areas.

Option 4: It was introduced only in areas that had assured irrigation.

Question : Post-independence, the class structure in India saw:  
 

Option 1: The disappearance of the landlord class  
 

Option 2: The emergence of a large industrial working class  
 

Option 3: A decrease in the agricultural workforce  

Option 4: The growth of the service sector  

Question : Which of the given statements concerning the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) is correct?

i. NAFED is registered under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act.

ii. It was set up to promote Cooperative marketing of agricultural produce to benefit farmers.

iii. It was established in 1956.

Option 1: i, ii and iii

Option 2: Only ii

Option 3: Only ii and iii

Option 4: Only i and ii

Question : What was the primary purpose of establishing cantonments in India during the colonial period? 

Option 1: To promote trade  

Option 2: To provide educational facilities  
 

Option 3: To serve as military bases  

Option 4: To develop agricultural land