Question : Which organisation is associated with the estimation of the poverty line in India?

Option 1: NITI Aayog

Option 2: Reserve Bank of India

Option 3: Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Option 4: National Sample Survey Organisation

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. 8.

Option 1: against

Option 2: across

Option 3: about

Option 4: around

Question : One of the main challenges in implementing land reforms in India was:  
 

Option 1: High urbanization rates  
 

Option 2: Lack of agricultural technology  
 

Option 3: Resistance from tenant farmers  

Option 4: Inadequate legal and administrative support  

Question : The term 'Nehruvian Model of Development' refers to:

Option 1: A model focused on agricultural development

Option 2: A model focused on industrialization

Option 3: A model focused on education and healthcare

Option 4: A model focused on foreign trade

Question : A criticism of the Green Revolution is that it:  
 

Option 1: Led to a decline in agricultural exports  
 

Option 2: Reduced the profitability of farming  
 

Option 3: Increased the vulnerability of small farmers  

Option 4: Eliminated rural poverty  

Question : "Agricultural census" is conducted in India at an interval of:

Option 1: six years

Option 2: five years

Option 3: four years

Option 4: ten years

Question : What was a major criticism of the suspension of Five-year Plans in India?

Option 1: It led to over-dependence on foreign aid.

Option 2: It hindered long-term economic planning.

Option 3: It resulted in excessive privatization of industries.

Option 4: It caused a decline in agricultural productivity.

Question : What has been a major factor in the expansion of China's economy in the post-Mao era?

Option 1: Isolationism

Option 2: Export-led growth

Option 3: State-owned enterprises

Option 4: Agricultural reforms

Question : Directions:
A statement is given followed by two inferences I and II. You have to consider the statement to be true even if it seems to be at variance with commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given inferences, if any, follow from the given statement.
Statement:
Extensive use of pesticides in agricultural production contaminates soil and water, remains in the crops, and finally enters the food chain, thereby posing a threat to human beings.
Inferences:
I. Excessive use of pesticides in agricultural production is not good for people.
II. Excessive use of pesticides in agricultural production can have a bad effect on water.

Option 1: If only II follows

Option 2: If neither I nor II follows

Option 3: If only I follows

Option 4: If both I and II follow

Question : "Taxes on agricultural income" is listed in the_______list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.

Option 1: Union

Option 2: State

Option 3: Global

Option 4: Concurrent