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The Kisan Credit Card Yojna was started in 1998-99 to _____________.

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  1. To improve social condition of the farmers

  2. To improve political condition of the farmers

  3. To improve economic condition of the farmers

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Farmers are not able to meet their agricultural requirements like buying seeds, fertilizers, mechanized equipment due to lack of funds. Kisan Credit Card Yojna was started in 1998 to provide some relief to the farmers on this front. the scheme was formulated by NABARD to provide short-term loans.

Under Crop Insurance Scheme, a fixed amount is given to the farmer if his crop is damaged.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Under Crop Insurance Scheme, when the crop gets damaged by natural calamity or any other factors, a certain amount is provided to the farmers to avoid any further degrading of farmer's quality of life. It is known as 'Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana'.

The Food Corporation of India was established on __________.

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  1. January 14, 1965

  2. January 1, 1950

  3. May 22, 1960

  4. February 20, 1964

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

14 January, 1965.

The Food Corporation of India is an organization created and run by the Government of India and also run by state Governments. It is a statutory body under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India. Its top official is designated as Chairman.

Out of the following, which are the four components of food security?
(i) Food availability
(ii) Food market
(iii) Food accessbility
(iv) Food utilization
(v) Food credit.

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  1. (iii), (iv) and (v)

  2. (i), (iii) and (iv)

  3. (i), (ii) and (iii)

  4. (i), (ii) and (iv)

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The components of food security are:

  • Food availability: the appropriate quantity of food should be available.
  • Food accessibility: the food that is available should also be easily accessible to all people.
  • Food utilization: the food should not be wasted and utilized properly so that it provides energy to the body. 

Social audits are done to ____________.

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  1. address corruption

  2. strengthen accountability

  3. both of these

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Social Audits are now widely accepted as an important mechanism to address corruption and strengthen accountability in government service delivery.  A social audit is a process by which citizens review and monitor government actions on the ground and use the findings from the review to place accountability demands on the government through the mechanism of a public hearing.

The-green revolution is also known as ________.

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  1. wheat revolution

  2. milk revolution

  3. grain revolution

  4. chipko movement

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The green revolution refers to the large increase in the crop production and thus, it is also known as grain revolution.In India, green revolution took place in $1965$.

National Food for work programme aims at _________.

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  1. providing additional supplementary wage employment with food security

  2. self generating assets in rural areas

  3. creating infrastructure in backward areas

  4. developing agriculture markets in rural areas

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

National food for work programme aims at providing additional supplementary wage employment with food security. This programme was launched in the year 2004 by the minister of rural development. The objective of this scheme is to give employment to Indian poors who can undertake unskilled jobs and thus also maintaining food security.  

Food for work programme is a component of which of these schemes?

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  1. MNREGA

  2. Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS)

  3. Indira Awas Yojana

  4. Food Security Act

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Food for work programme is a component of Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS). Started in the year 2000-01, it was later expanded to become a part of the wage employment scheme of the central government. It was launched only in certain districts during the periods of drought, flood, earthquake or any such natural calamity. However the programme was later implemented in other states as well.

Which of the following are the reasons of food problem in India?

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  1. Population explosion

  2. Development of commercial crops

  3. Backwardness of agriculture

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

The introduction of rationing in India dates back to the ______.

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  1. 1930s

  2. 1940s

  3. 1950s

  4. 1960s

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The introduction of rationing in India dates back to the 1940s Bengal famine. This rationing system was revived in the wake of acute food shortage during the early 1960s, before the Green revolution.