Agricultural income tax is assigned to the state government by

In which one of the following crops is international trade low in the context of total produce?

In India, rural incomes are generally lower than urban incomes. Which of the following reasons account for this?

1. A large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agriculture.
2. Prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products.
3. Investment in agriculture has been low as compared to investment in industry.

The correct sequence in decreasing order of the four sugarcane producing states in India is

Indian farmers are unhappy over the introduction of “Terminator Seed Technology” because the seeds produced by this technology are expected to

Regional disparities in India are high and have been rising in recent years because:

1. There is persistent investment over time only in select locates.
2. Some areas are agro-climatically less conducive to development.
3. Some areas continue to face little or no agrarian transformation and the consequent lack of social and economic opportunities.
4. Some areas have faced continuous political instability.

Consider the following statements:

1. Maharashtra has the highest area under jawar in India.
2. Gujarat is the largest producer of groundnut in India.
3. Rajasthan has the largest area of cultivable wastelands in India.
4. Andhra Pradesh has the highest per hectare yield of maize in India.

Which of these statements are correct?

Assertion A: India does not export natural rubber. Reason R: About 97% of India’s demand for natural rubber is met from domestic production.

Consider the following statements:

1. Regarding the procurement of food-grains, Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open-ended procurement policy.
2. Government of India announces minimum support prices only for cereals.
3. For distribution under targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), wheat and rice are issued by the Government of India at uniform central issue prices to the states/union territories.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

India continues to be dependent on imports to meet the requirement of oilseeds in the country because:

1. farmers prefer to grow food grains with highly remunerative support prices
2. most of the cultivation of oilseed crops continues to be dependent on rainfall
3. oils from the seeds of free origin and rice bran have remained unexploited
4. it is far cheaper to import oilseeds than to cultivate oilseed crops