Agriculture
Question : Bringing Green Revolution to eastern India is a sub-scheme of ______________________.
Option 1: National Mission on Agriculture Extension, and Technology
Option 2: National Mission for sustainable agriculture
Option 3: Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
Option 4: No option is correct
Correct Answer: Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
Solution : The correct option is Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana.
BGREI (Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India), a sub-scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) launched in 2010-11, is active in seven eastern states: Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, and West
Question : The National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship aims to:
Option 1: Provide unemployment benefits to all unemployed individuals.
Option 2: Enhance employability and entrepreneurship skills.
Option 3: Create job opportunities in the agriculture sector.
Option 4: Promote foreign direct investment (FDI).
Correct Answer: Enhance employability and entrepreneurship skills.
Solution : The correct answer is (b) Enhance employability and entrepreneurship skills.
The National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in India aims to enhance the employability and entrepreneurship skills of the country's workforce. It focuses on promoting skill development initiatives to address
Question : Find out the misfit sentence in the following set of sentences
Option 1:
Indian economy revolves around agriculture
Option 2: Agriculture is the mainstay of the Indian economy
Option 3:
Agriculture needs to be handled well
Option 4: Agriculture is the essence of every farmer's life.
Option 5:
Agriculture generates employment to many
Correct Answer:
Solution : In the sentence, “Indian economy revolves around agriculture” , 'Indian economy' is the subject.
Question : Directions: In the question, a part of the sentence is in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold part at (1), (2), and (3) that may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
She cut a sad figure in her first performance on the stage.
(1) made a sorry figure
(2) cut a sorry face
(3) cut a sorry figure
(4) No Improvement
Option 1: (1)
Option 2: (2)
Option 3: (3)
Option 4: (4)
Correct Answer: (3)
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
The idiomatic phrase cut a sad figure in the given sentence is incorrect. The correct idiomatic expression is cut a sorry figure. The meaning of the idiom is to appear in a way or make an impression that
Question : Which of the following countries had a higher average population density than India in 2020, as per Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates?
Option 1: Russia
Option 2: Sri Lanka
Option 3: Bangladesh
Option 4: China
Correct Answer: Bangladesh
Solution : The correct answer is Bangladesh.
Bangladesh has a higher population density—51,703 people per square kilometre—than India. Bangladesh is ranked eighth among all countries in terms of population. Bangladesh has a population density of 1265 persons per km2 (3,277 persons per mi2).
Question : Which organisation, formerly known as the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research and founded on July 16, 1929, is in charge of agricultural research and education in India?
Option 1: Food Corporation of India (FCI)
Option 2: Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA)
Option 3: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
Option 4: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Correct Answer: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Solution : The correct answer is the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
The Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India, oversees ICAR as an independent organisation. It was started on July 16th,
Question : The novel Self-Help Group Bank Linkage Program (SHG-BLP) project, which grew into a dominant microfinance model, was piloted by ________.
Option 1: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Option 2: Micro Finance Institutions
Option 3: The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
Option 4: The Securities and Exchange Board of India
Correct Answer: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Solution : The correct answer is The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
The Self-Help Group Bank linkage program (SHG-BLP) is a major part of the strategy for delivering financial services to marginalised people in India. It was initiated
Question : Assertion: The agricultural reforms during 1951-1991 aimed to modernize Indian agriculture and increase agricultural productivity.
Reason: The reforms included the adoption of new farming techniques, improved irrigation facilities, and increased use of fertilizers.
Option 1: Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
Option 2: Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
Option 3: The assertion is true, but the reason is false.
Option 4: The assertion is false, but the reason is true.
Correct Answer: Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
Solution : The correct answer is (a) Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
The assertion is true. The agricultural reforms
Question : Directions: The following sentences form a paragraph. The rest of the sentences are marked as $A, B, C, D, E$ and F. Sentence 'B' is in the correct place. The rest of the sentences are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and answer the following questions.
A. Accordingly, the share of agriculture in the national product/income was as high as 56.6 percent in 1950-51 B. It supplies food and raw materials in the country. C. Agriculture is one of the most important sectors of the Indian economy. D. However, with the development of industries and the service sector, the percentage of the population depending on agriculture has come down. E. At the time of independence, more than 70 percent of India's population depended on agriculture to earn a livelihood. F. Agriculture is also a major source of foreign exchange earnings through export.
Question: Which sentence should be the FIFTH sentence in the paragraph?
Option 1: F
Option 2: A
Option 3: E
Option 4: D
Correct Answer: D
Solution : The correct answer is option 4.
Explanation:
The fifth sentence, Sentence D, explains the cause of the decline in reliance on agriculture (the growth of industries and the service sector).
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