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- Agriculture with its allied activities accounts for ………………… of our national income in Previous methodology
1.45%
2.35%
3.50%
4.60%
5.None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 1.45%
Explanation :
Nearly 70% of our population is engaged in agriculture and its allied activities. About 45% of our national income is generated by agriculture.Now it is 17%
- Agricutural production can be divided into ……………… parts
1.One
2.Two
3.Third
4.Four
5.None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 2.Two
Explanation :
Foodgrains and non foodgrains
- The green revolution was confined only to …………………
1.Paddy
2.Low Yielding Varieties
3.High Yielding Varieties
4.All of these
5.None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 3.High Yielding Varieties
Explanation :
The green revolution was confined only to Crop areas under high-yield varieties needed more water, more fertilizer, more pesticides
- ……………………. was the first plan which didn’t fix targets of crop production
1.Nineth Plan
2.Eleventh Plan
3.Fifth Plan
4.Tenth Plan
5.None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 4.Tenth Plan
Explanation :
Tenth Plan was the first plan which didn’t fix targets of crop production
- Co-operative Credit Organization started first time in ……………..
1.1904
2.1920
3.1949
4.1950
5.None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 1.1904
Explanation :
The first agricultural cooperative credit society was started at Thirur in Tiruvallur District and a consumer cooperative society was started in Triplicane in 1904
- ………………… is the mainstay of the Indian Economy
1.Land Development
2.Globalisation
3.Technical Development
4.Agriculture
5.None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 4.Agriculture
Explanation :
Agriculture constitutes the basic economic activity for our population, around two/thirds of our population is dependent on agriculture for their livelihood
- Minimum Support Price(MSP) is decided by the ……………….
1.CSO
2.ACPC
3.Government
4.NABARD
5.None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 2.ACPC
Explanation :
The function of Agriculture Cost and Price (ACPC) is to decide the minimum support prices on behalf of the government.
- To increase the pace of ………………….. , the Operation Flood was started
1.Green Revolution
2.Brown Revolution
3.White Revolution
4.Blue Revolution
5.None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 3.White Revolution
Explanation :
Operarion flood is the program related to the white revolution
- The Father of Operation Flood was …………………….
1.Dr. Verghese Kurien
2.Dr.M.S.Swaminathan
3.Dr.Norman Borlaug
4.Dr.William Gande
5.None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 1.Dr. Verghese Kurien
Explanation :
Verghese Kurien was an Indian social entrepreneur who is known as the Father of White Revolution
- High level committee on Direct Tax matters headed by …………………
1.RV Easwar
2.Arub Jaitely
3.Narasimman
4.A.P. Shah
5.None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer – 4.A.P. Shah
Explanation :
High Level Committee headed by Justice A.P.Shah on Direct Tax matters
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