12th Class Economics Rural Development Question Bank

done MCQs - Rural Development Total Questions - 35

• question_answer1)
  Operation Flood was implemented in:
  A)
  1951 done clear
  B)
  1966 done clear
  C)
  1975     done clear
  D)
  1985 done clear
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• question_answer2)
  Blue Revolution is associated with:
  A)
  indigo cultivation done clear
  B)
  poultry farming done clear
  C)
  fisheries done clear
  D)
  availability of drinking water done clear
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• question_answer3)
  The period of 1991-2003 is known as:
  A)
  Green Revolution done clear
  B)
  Blue Revolution done clear
  C)
  Second Green Revolution done clear
  D)
  Golden Revolution done clear
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• question_answer4)
  India occupies.......... place in milk production in the world.
  A)
  second done clear
  B)
  first done clear
  C)
  fifth done clear
  D)
  fourth done clear
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• question_answer5)
  The features of organic farming is:
  A)
  sustainable agriculture done clear
  B)
  use of local inputs done clear
  C)
  focus on soil health instead of plants done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Following is the limitation of organic farming:
  A)
  Unsustainable agriculture done clear
  B)
  Less demand for organic food done clear
  C)
  Difficult marketing organic products done clear
  D)
  No use of locally available inputs done clear
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• question_answer7)
  14 major Commercial Banks were nationalised in:
  A)
  1969 done clear
  B)
  1980 done clear
  C)
  1975 done clear
  D)
  1991 done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Diversification of agriculture implies:
  A)
  Shift of workforce from agriculture to other allied activities done clear
  B)
  Commercialisation of agriculture done clear
  C)
  Use of modern technology done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer9)
  Under horticulture comes:
  A)
  Fish farming done clear
  B)
  Poultry farming done clear
  C)
  Flower cultivation done clear
  D)
  Animal husbandry done clear
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• question_answer10)
  What is NABARD?
  A)
  Poverty eradication programmer done clear
  B)
  Social security scheme done clear
  C)
  Apex Bank for agriculture done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer11)
  What alternative farming techniques can be adopted in semi-arid and arid areas where crop cultivation is not possible?
  A)
  Fishing done clear
  B)
  Fruit orchards done clear
  C)
  Packaging industry done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which one of these is applicable to organic farming in India?
  A)
  Ample knowledge done clear
  B)
  Good productivity done clear
  C)
  Greater dependence on nature done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer13)
  ......... is the apex body which coordinates the functioning of different financial institutions, working for expansion of rural credit.
  A)
  NABARD done clear
  B)
  Self-Help Groups done clear
  C)
  Regional Rural Banks done clear
  D)
  Commercial Banks done clear
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• question_answer14)
  The problems faced in rural banking are:
  A)
  Insufficient rural credit done clear
  B)
  Growing overdues done clear
  C)
  Inadequate amount of sanction done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer15)
  Government established the institutional sources of finance:
  A)
  to provide adequate credit to farmers at a cheaper interest rate done clear
  B)
  to assist small farmers in raising agricultural productivity and maximising their income done clear
  C)
  to earn profits done clear
  D)
  Both [a] and [b] done clear
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• question_answer16)
  The scheme of "Micro Finance" is extended through:
  A)
  Self-Help Groups done clear
  B)
  Land Development Banks done clear
  C)
  NABARD done clear
  D)
  Regional Rural Banks done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Name the state which is held as a success story in the efficient implementation of milk cooperatives.
  A)
  Maharashtra       done clear
  B)
  Jammu and Kashmir done clear
  C)
  Gujarat done clear
  D)
  Andhra Pradesh done clear
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• question_answer18)
  Which one of the following is not a non-institutional source of credit?
  A)
  Co-operative Credit done clear
  B)
  Land Development Bank done clear
  C)
  Moneylenders done clear
  D)
  Both [a] and [b] done clear
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• question_answer19)
  Which of the following is a non-farm area of employment?
  A)
  Livestock farming done clear
  B)
  Horticulture done clear
  C)
  Fisheries done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer20)
  Why is Minimum Support Price (MSP) fixed by the government?
  A)
  For government own benefit done clear
  B)
  To safeguard the interest of farmers done clear
  C)
  To safeguard the interest of consumers done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer21)
  White Revolution is associated with:
  A)
  Horticulture done clear
  B)
  Fisheries done clear
  C)
  Dairying done clear
  D)
  Animal Husbandry done clear
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• question_answer22)
  Which of the following is an institutional source of rural credit?
  A)
  Co-operative Credit done clear
  B)
  Land Development Banks done clear
  C)
  NABARD done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Organic farming is beneficial because:
  A)
  it generates income through international exports done clear
  B)
  it makes use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides done clear
  C)
  it is produced in an environmental sustainable way done clear
  D)
  Both [a] and [c] done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Agriculture marketing does not comprise of..........
  A)
  transportation of the produce to the market place for sale done clear
  B)
  grading of the produce according to the quality done clear
  C)
  storage of the produce for sale in future done clear
  D)
  credit taken to meet expenditure on agriculture done clear
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• question_answer25)
  The period between ......... is known as 'Golden Revolutior Period'.
  A)
  1991-2001 done clear
  B)
  1991-2003 done clear
  C)
  1993-2001 done clear
  D)
  1990-2003 done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Distress sale by the farmers refer to:
  A)
  sale of rotten crop done clear
  B)
  sale of crop through commission agents done clear
  C)
  sale of crop at the MSP fixed by the government done clear
  D)
  sale of crop at a very poor price done clear
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• question_answer27)
   Which of the following is not a benefit of organic farming? (Choose the correct alternative)
  A)
  Cheaper Inputs done clear
  B)
  Attractive Returns on Investment done clear
  C)
  Greater Import Possibilities done clear
  D)
  Higher Nutritional Value done clear
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• question_answer28)
  NABARD was set up in 1982 as an apex body to coordinal this:
  A)
  Housing finance system done clear
  B)
  Industrial finance system done clear
  C)
  Rural finance system done clear
  D)
  Personal finance system done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Operation Flood means pooling of:
  A)
  food products (agricultural products) done clear
  B)
  medicinal products done clear
  C)
  milk done clear
  D)
  aromatic plants done clear
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• question_answer30)
  The period 1991 - 2003 is referred to as:
  A)
  Golden Revolution done clear
  B)
  Cultural Revolution done clear
  C)
  Green Revolution done clear
  D)
  White Revolution done clear
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• question_answer31)
  In the initial years, yields from organic farming are......... to modern agricultural farming.
  A)
  less than done clear
  B)
  more than done clear
  C)
  equal to done clear
  D)
  double of done clear
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• question_answer32)
  The poverty reduction programme being implemented in Keralais:
  A)
  Bhagyashree done clear
  B)
  Kudumbashree done clear
  C)
  TANWA done clear
  D)
  Bhagyalakshmi done clear
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• question_answer33)
  Rural development is important because:
  A)
  it has a major share in agriculture done clear
  B)
  it provides food surplus done clear
  C)
  Both [a] and [b] done clear
  D)
  Neither [a] nor [b] done clear
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• question_answer34)

  To provide rural credit, the following were established:

  (i) Land Development Banks

  (ii) Commercial Banks

  (iii) NABARD

  (iv) SHGs

  Choose the best answer:

  A)
  (i), (ii), (iii) done clear
  B)
  (ii), (iii), (iv) done clear
  C)
  (i), (ii), (iv) done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Insurance is needed to overcome the risk of:
  A)
  low price of seeds done clear
  B)
  risk against war done clear
  C)
  bad harvest done clear
  D)
  None of these done clear
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