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Food Security in India (Class IX)

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Between 2001-02 and 2013-14, in which of the following years has there been a decrease in food grain production?

  1. 2002-03

  2. 2003-04

  3. 2005-06

  4. 2009-10

  5. 2013-14

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. 2001-02 saw the production of food grains touch the 200 million tonne mark. But in 2002-03 the food grain production fell down to just above 150 million tonnes. 

Which of the following states in India does not have a large number of food insecure people?

  1. West Bengal

  2. Orissa

  3. Bihar

  4. Jharkhand

  5. Himachal Pradesh

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as Himachal Pradesh is not a food insecure state in India.

The poorest of the poor can buy food grains such as wheat and rice, under the AAY government scheme introduced in year 2000, at which of the following rates?

  1. Wheat at Rs. 2.34 and Rice at Rs. 2.89

  2. Wheat at Rs. 2.80 and Rice at Rs. 3.77

  3. Wheat at Rs. 4.15 and Rice at Rs. 5.65

  4. Wheat at Rs. 2.00 and Rice at Rs. 3.00

  5. Wheat at Rs. 6.10 and Rice at Rs. 8.30

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is correct as the poorest of the poor can get wheat and rice under the AAY scheme introduced in the year 2000.

Which of the following programmes was introduced by the Government of India in the 1970s to provide proper nutrition to poor children?

  1. Bal Vikas Yojana

  2. Antyodaya Anna Yojana

  3. Integrated Child Development Services

  4. Food For Work

  5. Annapurna Scheme

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. Integrated Child Development Services programme was introduced to provide proper nutrition to poor children.

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. PDS was introduced to provide proper nutrition to poor children.

  2. The Fair Price Shops purchase wheat and rice from farmers in those states which have surplus production.

  3. The FCI fixes an MSP to buy food grains from the farmers.

  4. Antyodaya ration cards are for the poorest of the poor.

  5. Rationing was introduced in India in the 1960s during acute food shortage, prior to the green revolution.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is correct. There are three types of ration cards and Antyodaya ration cards are for the poorest of the poor.

Which of the following is correct about the National Food Security Act, 2013?

  1. It provides for creation of Fair Price Shops for rural areas.

  2. Under this act, 75% of rural population and 50% of urban population have been categorised as eligible households for food security.

  3. It provides for creation of cooperatives for managing buffer stocks of food grains.

  4. Under this act, MSP will be declared on all food grains.

  5. It provides for punishing ration shop owners who are proven guilty of corruption in food distribution.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as under this act, 75% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population have been categorised as eligible households for food security.

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. MSP is the rate at which food grains are sold in the wholesale markets.

  2. The Government of India procures buffer stock of food grains through the PDS.

  3. Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) was introduced in 1997.

  4. The price at which food grains are supplied by the FCI to the market is called issue price.

  5. FCI decides the highest price that the farmers receive for their food grains.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is a correct statement and hence, the correct answer. Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) was introduced in June 1997.

Which of the following is the cooperative in Delhi that provides milk and vegetables at Government controlled rates?

  1. Amul

  2. Paras

  3. Kendriya Bhandar

  4. Mother Dairy

  5. Verka

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. Mother Dairy is the cooperative that provides milk and vegetables.

Which of the following states led the country in creating the white revolution?

  1. Kerala

  2. Punjab

  3. Haryana

  4. Gujarat

  5. Tamil Nadu

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is correct. Amul is based in Gujarat. It was the milk and milk product cooperative that brought about the white revolution in India.

What is the target group for the Annapurna Scheme launched in 2000?

  1. Backward blocks

  2. Poorest of the poor

  3. Priority households

  4. Defence personnel

  5. Indigent senior citizens

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as the Annapurna Scheme launched in 2000 targets the indigent senior citizens. It provides them with free 10 kg of food grains per month.

Which of the following is/are correct about the Academy of Development Science?

a. It is based in Maharashtra. b. It helps NGOs in setting up grain banks in different regions. c. It organises training and capacity building programmes on food security for NGOs.

  1. a, b and c

  2. a and b

  3. b and c

  4. a only

  5. c only

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as all these statements are correct about the ADS.

The majority of Fair Price Shops in Tamil Nadu are run by

  1. NGOs

  2. FCI

  3. GoI

  4. Cooperatives

  5. Government contractors

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. 94 per cent of Fair Price Shops in Tamil Nadu are being run by the cooperatives.

Which of the following is not a coarse grain and is acquired at MSP?

  1. Sorghum

  2. Bajra

  3. Corn

  4. Rice

  5. Ragi

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. Rice and wheat are the grains that are acquired by the FCI at MSP.

What is the stipulated amount of food grains that a BPL family can buy from a Fair Price Shop?

  1. 5 kg

  2. 15 kg

  3. 25 kg

  4. 35 kg

  5. 45 kg

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is correct answer. A ration shop chiefly sells grains, sugar and kerosene oil. The stipulated amount of food grains that a BPL card holder family can buy from a Fair Price Shop is 35 kg.

In which of the following ways did Indira Gandhi officially record the impressive strides of the green revolution in agriculture?

  1. By launching a special train

  2. By issuing a special stamp

  3. By beginning the rural Olympics

  4. By dedicating M. S. Swaminathan's birthday as a special day to recognise and celebrate the abundance provided by agriculture

  5. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as a special stamp entitled ‘wheat revolution’ in July 1968 was released by Indira Gandhi.

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