MA SEMIII (MCQ)

Agricultural Development and Policy

1. ............. This is the backbone of the Indian economy.
A) Agriculture sector b) Industry sector c) Service sector d) Bank sector.
2. .................. He tried to explain that additional workers could be used for economic progress.
A)Lewis b) Schultz c) Mailer d) Keynes.

3. Lewis's model of economic progress is ............... area model / theory.

A) one b) two c) three d) four.

4. To illustrate his model, Lewis divided the economy of an underdeveloped country into ............... and
so on.
A) Agriculture sector and service sector b) Capital sector and subsistence sector
A) Private sector and public sector d) Urban and rural areas

5. Lewis assumed that the labor supply was ..............

A) Limited b) Unlimited c) Organized d) Unorganized.

6. According to Lewis, when the ................ area expands, it gets the labor supply out of the .............
area.
A) subsistence, capitalist b) service, industry c) capitalist, subsistence d) industry, service.

7. ................ This is not an assumption in the Lewis model.

A) The labor supply in the economy is unlimited.
B) Dual economy
C) Both the capitalist sector and the subsistence sector use reproductive capital.
D) The subsistence area is labor intensive.
8. ............... He wrote a book called 'Transforming Traditional Agriculture'.
A) Schultz b) Mailer c) Lewis d) Adam Smith.

9. According to Schultz ...............

A) Traditional farming and backward farming are synonymous.
B) Traditional farming and backward farming are not synonymous.
C) Labor supply in agriculture is unlimited.
D) Labor intensive techniques are always used in agriculture.

10. Agricultural development theory is based on the assumed theorem of allocation capacity.
A) Mailer b) Lewis c) Schultz d) Marx.

11. 'Poor but efficient' hypothesis ...............

A) Mailer b) Schultz c) Lewis d) Keynes.

12. 'Poor but efficient hypothesis' means ................

A) Since farmers have already allocated their resources well, it is not possible to increase production
by redistributing their resources.
B) Farmers kept some resources unused.
C) Farmers are poor only due to inefficiency.
D) Poverty will be eradicated only if efficiency is increased.

13. Mailer wrote a book called ................

A) Transforming Traditional Agricultural
B) Economic Development with Unlimited Sales of Labor
C) The Economics of Agricultural Development
D) Wealth of Nations.

14. According to him, traditional farming is backward, labor intensive farming with low productivity.
A) Mailer b) Schultz c) Lewis d) Rutan.
15. Mailer used the .............. curve to show the same degree of satisfaction that results from a
combination of different values of material goods and services on the one hand and work on the other.
A) Co-production b) Indifference c) Demand d) Co-utility.

16. Mailer discusses three types of income levels in his Agricultural Development Theory. It does not
include any of the following ...................
A) Income level that only ensures biological subsistence
B) Culturally defined subsistence level
C) Sustained subsistence level from a political point of view
D) Income level in a conscious society.

17. According to Mailer, a policy on technological change in agricultural development should be

formulated by ................
A) Government b) Private sector c) NGOs d) Farmers.

18. Hayami and Rutan's model of agricultural development explains that technological change is
a ................ factor in the development process.
A) Internal b) External c) Private d) Export.

19. Hayami and Rutan emphasized ................

A) Agricultural research b) Water resources c) Irrigation d) Climate conditions.

20. ........... He emphasized on agricultural research to develop suitable technologies for the
development of agriculture.
A) Lewis b) Mailer c) Hayami and Rutan d) Schultz

21. For the development of agriculture, ............... he emphasized on unlimited labor supply
while ................... he emphasized on agricultural research.
A) Lewis, Hayami and Rutan b) Hayami and Rutan, Lewis
A) Schultz, Hayami and Rutan d) Rutan and Hayami, Schultz.

22. Schultz relied on empirical studies of two such villages, one each at ................. and ................., in
support of his hypothesis.
A) Group and India b) Bangladesh and India
C) Group and Latin America d) India and Latin America.
23. According to ...................., hidden unemployment exists in Indian agriculture.
A) Lewis b) Mailer a) Schultz d) Rutan.

24. According to him, the proportion of additional workers in the agricultural sector is less than five per
cent.
A) Lewis b) Rutan c) Schultz d) Mailer.

25. .............. According to him, there is no correlation between farm size and productivity.
A) Schultz b) Mailer a) Lewis d) Rutan.

26. National Agriculture Policy was announced this year.

A) 2000 b) 2010 a) 1999 d) 2020
27. ................... This is not the objective of the National Agricultural Policy 2000.
A) Increased growth b) Conservation of land (soil) and water
C) Efficient use of resources d) Food security

28. Achieving the ............. rate of growth of the agricultural sector is the objective of the National
Agricultural Policy.
A) 2% b) 3% c) 4% d) 6%.

29. The National Agriculture Policy ............... was presented by the Minister of Agriculture in Parliament.
A) Shri. Sharad Pawar b) Dr. Manmohan Singh c) Shri. Nitish Kumar d) Lalu Prasad Yadav.

30. The objective of the National Agricultural Policy is to provide all crops to all farmers ............ to
reduce the risk to farmers.
A) Insurance b) Fertilizer c) Missionary d) Tractor.
31. According to the World Development Report (1986), ............... is defined as "the opportunity for all
people to have enough food for an active and strong life at all times."
A) Food security b) Malnutrition c) Poverty d) Food scarcity.

32. The use of traditional farming techniques is a ............. problem of Indian agriculture.
A) Human b) Technical c) Institutional d) Economic (frugal).

33. PMFBY has replaced this ............. crop insurance scheme.

A) NAIS b) RISPC a) PMKSY d) RKVY.

34. P. M. Kisan Man Dhan Yojana is for old age .............. Yes.
A) Insurance plan b) Pension plan c) PSF plan d) Food plan.

35. The Indian Green Revolution started from ...............

A) Kanpur b) Delhi c) Bangalore d) Pantnagar.

36. ................ is called the father of the Indian White Revolution.

A) m. S. Swaminathan b) b. P. Sail
A) K. N. Behl d) V. Kurien

37. ................... is called the father of the Indian Green Revolution.

A) m. S. Swaminathan b) b. P. Sail
A) K. N. Behl d) V. Kurien.

38. ................ This is a result of the Indian Green Revolution.

A) Inter-regional inequality b) Inter-crop inequality
c) Inter-class inequality d) International inequality.

39. Green Revolution had the greatest impact on the production of .................
A) Rice b) Pulses c) Oilseeds d) Wheat
40. ............. Seeds became effective for green revolution.
A) High yielding varieties b) Low yielding varieties
c) Cheap varieties d) Modern varieties.

41. Public Distribution System (PDS) is the responsibility of ................. Government.

A) State b) Center c) Center and State d) Local.

42. Maintains buffer stock as a means of food security ..............

A) Maharashtra Food Corporation b) Food Corporation of India
c) Stock Exchange d) State Government

43. The basic objective of India ............... is to provide essential consumer goods at affordable and
subsidized prices and to keep the nutrition level of the population at a minimum.
A) Bank loan system b) Public distribution system
c) Food import system d) Private distribution system.

44. India's buffer stock storage capacity is ............. million tonnes of foodgrains. A) 30 b) 40 a) 20 d) 10.

45. Minimum support prices are fixed for ...............

A) Rough cereals b) Sugarcane and jute
C) Rice and maize d) Wheat and rice.

46. It is the responsibility of .............. to implement the pricing policy of coarse grains, pulses and
oilseeds.
A) NAFED b) FCI a) CACP d) Government of India.

47. According to the 1991 Agricultural Prices Policy, ............. crops were guaranteed a minimum support
price.
A) 24 b) 27 a) 13 d) 25.

48. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) needs Rs ........... crore to store 30 million tonnes of foodgrains.
A) Rs. 6000 b) Rs. 5000 a) Rs. 6500 d) Rs. 5500.

49. ........... does not break into agriculture.

A) Crop production b) Wild products c) Animal husbandry d) Textile mills.

50. .................... This is not an agricultural market problem.

A) Objective art sales b) Irregular market
C) Lack of credit supply d) Demand for food.
51. Agricultural market infrastructure includes .............. these facilities.
A) Warehouses and warehouses b) Irrigation c) Agriculture d) Fertilizers.

52. Farmers do not dispose of their surplus produce at .................

A) In the village b) In the market c) In the market d) Warehouses.

53. The Ministry of Agriculture enacted the ................. Act in 2003.

A) Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) b) National Agricultural Market Organization
(NAMI)
C) State Agricultural Industries (SAP) d) Agricultural Price Committee (APC).

54. Regular markets offer useful market services to ................

A) Manufacturers b) Consumers c) Manufacturers and consumers d) Entrepreneurs.

55. National Agricultural Development (RKVY) Survival ...............

A) National Protein Supplement Mission (Circle) b) Orange Mission (Circle)
C) Accelerated folder development program d) Integrated development of pulses in rainfed areas.

56. The goal of the traditional agricultural development plan is to promote .................
A) Drip irrigation b) Organic farming c) Horticulture d) Vegetable production
57. Prices are fixed for the minimum support of the farm by considering the recommendations
of ..................
A) Ministry of Agriculture b) Ministry of Food Processing
C) Policy Commission d) Agricultural Expenditure and Price Commission (ACP).

58. According to the new agricultural strategy, the term HYVP means ..................
A) High yield sample pesticides b) High yield yield proof
c) High yield sample program d) High yield proof program,

59. ............. Provides information on agricultural markets.

A) FCI b) PMGSY c) AGMARK d) NAM.

60. In the year 2012-13, the purchase of wheat was higher in these states.
A) Punjab and U. P. B) U. P and M. P.
A) U. P. And Haryana d) Punjab and Haryana

61. Based on the recommendations of National Seed Policy, 2002 ..................

A) Kelkar Committee b) M. V. Rao Committee
A) Y. V. Reddy Committee d) a. K. Sen Committee.

62. The National Agricultural Market (NAM) is .................

A) Online trade portal b) For storage
C) Offline Trade Portal d) Market Name.

63. ............ is an agreement between an agricultural producer and a marketing firm.

A) Dry farming b) Wet farming c) Contract farming d) Subsistence farming.

64. Information of agricultural market is given through one window scheme through .............
A) AGMARKNET b) NABARD a) GRASSO d) IKSL.
65. Market and price information is provided to the farmers through voicemail and SMS from ..............
A) AGMARKNET b) NABARD a) GRASSO d) IKSL.

66. ............... Information about cold storage facilities is given through ................
A) GRASSO b) AGMARKNET a) IKSL d) NABARD.

67. Special training in the field of agricultural markets is imparted through ................
A) NIAM (Charan Singh National Agricultural Marketing Institute) b) IKSL
c) AGMARKNET d) GRASSO.

68. ................. Their warehouses are mainly used for storing food grains.
A) FCI b) CWC a) SWC d) AGMARK.

69. ................. Their warehouses are used for storing goods other than food grains.
A) FCI b) CWC a) IKSL d) GRASSO.

70. ................. means marketing of agricultural products.

A) Commercial marketing b) Agricultural marketing c) Monetary marketing d) Organized marketing

71. The lack of ................. leads to catastrophic sales.

A) Irrigation facilities b) Cold storage c) Fertilizers d) Seeds

72. To increase village connectivity, the Government of India established ............... (launch).
A) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) b) Pradhan Mantri Gram Vikas Yojana (PMGVY)
A) Pradhan Mantri Gram Saksharata Yojana d) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Yojana.

73. ............... Illegal methods such as false weights, lack of grading, lack of rating are used in the market.
A) Regular b) Irregular c) Merchant d) Large quantity.

74. Was created for the construction or renovation of rural godowns.

A) Food Corporation of India b) NIAM
c) Grameen Bhandaran Yojana d) Pradhan Mantri Gram Vikas Yojana.

75. NAM is a ............ market.

A) Indian b) Cooperation c) Virtual d) Physical (direct).

76. National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Association (NAFED) was established in the year ..........
A) 1956 b) 1965 c) 1958 d) 2020

77. ............ The marketing board is entirely concerned with internal consumer marketing.
A) SAMBs b) DFMBs a) EMBs d) CWC.

78. ............ These are the largest public warehouse operators in India.
A) SWC b) NAFED c) CWC d) AGMARK.
79. Facilitates the collection and dissemination of information for better value fulfillment .............
A) NIAM b) AGMARKNET c) DGFT d) GRASSO.

80. ............. is involved in mitigating price risk to farmers in forward trading.

A) NCDEX and MCX b) NIAM and AGMARKNET
A) NCDEX and AGMARKNET d) NCDEX a NIAM.
81. JAM consists of .................
A) Jan Dhan account money b) Public housing and money
c) Jandhan Yojana, Aadhaar, Mobile Number d) Jyoti, Aadhaar, Mobile.

82. Indian Agriculture .............. includes rice, wheat, fruits and vegetables without any numerical
constraints.
A) Import b) Export a) Import and export d) Trade.

83. Among the agricultural products of India, non-basmati rice, basmati rice, fresh vegetables, buffalo
meat and fresh fruits are among the five agricultural products.
A) Export b) Import c) Consumption d) Storage.

84. Pulses, wheat, other fresh fruits, alcoholic beverages and other cereals were imported from India.
A) Export b) Import c) Consumption d) Storage.

85. ................... accounts for more than 70% of agricultural imports.

A) Wheat b) Edible oil c) Fruits d) Cereals.

86. Zero import tax is levied on ...................

A) Wheat b) Cereals c) Edible oil d) Pulses.

87. M. S, Swaminathan is credited with the research of ..................

A) Milk and dairy products b) Communication
C) Potato, Rice, Wheat, Jute d) Banking.

88. GATT was established in .............

A) 1948 b) 1968 a) 1958 d) 2020

89. According to the WTO agreement, developed countries want to reduce tariffs by an average
of .......... percent.
A) 30 percent b) 24 percent c) 36 percent d) 42 percent
90. .......... Grants distort trade to a large extent and should therefore be banned.
A) Blue box b) Red box c) Amberbox d) White box.

91. India reserves the right to impose more than 100 per cent import tax on ..........
A) Primary products b) Edible oil
C) Secondary products d) Processed products.

92. The GATT agreement was favorable to the countries.

A) undeveloped b) developed c) backward d) developing.

93. ................ Grants have the least impact on trade.

A) Red box b) Blue box c) Green box d) Amber box.

94. ............... Grants are directly related to the level of production.

A) Red box b) Blue box c) Green box d) Amber box.

95. The total yield per hectare or per acre of land in agriculture is called ................
A) Labor productivity b) Land productivity
A) Marginal productivity d) Primary productivity.

96. The total output produced per worker in the agricultural sector is called ...............
A) Labor productivity b) Land productivity
c) Marginal productivity d) Primary productivity.

97. ............... This is not the reason for low productivity in agriculture in India.
A) Population stress on land b) Land size
C) Lack of credit supply d) Land improvement.

98. .............. increased productivity in agriculture in India.

A) HYV seeds b) Small size of land holding
C) Lack of credit supply d) Inadequate irrigation facilities.

99. India ranks globally in agricultural research and development.

A) first b) second c) third d) fourth.

100. The third phase of innovation policy (since 1980) focuses on ...................
A) Institutional reforms b) Technology
C) Sustainable development of agriculture d) Land improvement.

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