Question : What role did commercial agriculture play in the economic changes of the 19th-century rural society?
 

Option 1: It reduced the reliance on subsistence farming
 

Option 2: It led to a decrease in agricultural exports
 

Option 3: It increased self-sufficiency in food production

Option 4: It resulted in the diversification of agricultural practices

Question : Assertion: The Green Revolution in India led to a decrease in agricultural employment.

Reason: The adoption of modern farming techniques reduced the labor requirement in agriculture.

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.

Question : What was a significant consequence of the partition for Punjab's agriculture?

Option 1: Improved irrigation systems

Option 2: Introduction of new crops

Option 3: Disruption of agricultural practices

Option 4: Increased agricultural exports

Question : ___________ is a financial institution that provides long-term credit for agriculture and rural development.

Option 1: Agricultural Finance Corporation

Option 2: Rural Development Bank

Option 3: Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

Option 4: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

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)