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Questions Related to cottage and small scale industries

How can the horticulture industry in India be overhauled to provide supplementary gainful employment to rural people and help them realize higher levels of income?

economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence diversification into productive activities policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule cottage and small scale industries

  1. Investment in infrastructures like cold storage systems.

  2. Developing small-scale processing units.

  3. Create and establish marketing linkages.

  4. All of the above.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Horticulture has emerged as a successful sustainable livelihood option and needs to be encouraged significantly. Enhancing its role requires investment in infrastructures like electricity, coldstorage systems, marketing linkages,small-scale processing units and technology improvement and dissemination.

Operation Flood is related to _______.

economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence diversification into productive activities policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule cottage and small scale industries

  1. Flood Control

  2. Milk production

  3. Arrangement of drinking water

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

ANS B - MILK PRODUCTION

This program was started by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) of India in 1970. Operation Flood is the program behind "the white revolution." It created a national milk grid linking producers throughout India with consumers in over 700 towns and cities, reducing seasonal and regional price variations while ensuring that the producer gets a major share of the price consumers pay, by cutting out middlemen

Which of the following was a reason for not produce cash crops during the British rule?

economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence diversification into productive activities policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule cottage and small scale industries

  1. Ultimately benefited Britishers

  2. Ultimately benefited farmers

  3. Ultimately improved India's GDP

  4. Ultimately reduced India's inflation

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Correct Option: A

What was the consequence to farmers of failing to pay rent?

economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence diversification into productive activities policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule cottage and small scale industries

  1. More income generation

  2. Equality of wealth

  3. Misery and Social tension

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C

What was the main reason for the stagnation of Indian agricultural sector during the British Colonial rule?

economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence diversification into productive activities policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule cottage and small scale industries

  1. Various systems of land settlement

  2. Lack of irrigation facilities

  3. Lack of quality fertilizers

  4. Farmers not educated

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Correct Option: A

When was the zamindari system abolished in India?

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  1. 1960

  2. 1947

  3. 1950

  4. 1955

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Correct Option: B

 _______ is the largest tea producer state in India.

economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence diversification into productive activities policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule cottage and small scale industries

  1. Kerala

  2. Assam

  3. Meghalaya

  4. Himachal Pradesh

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Correct Option: B

Why were Zamindars not flexible when they had to collect rent from farmers?

economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence diversification into productive activities policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule cottage and small scale industries

  1. Due to terms of the capital settlement

  2. Due to terms of the cost settlement

  3. Due to terms of the revenue settlement

  4. Due to terms of the liability settlement

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Correct Option: C

Which major incident further reduced India's agricultural output?

economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence diversification into productive activities policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule cottage and small scale industries

  1. Indo-Pak Partition

  2. Indian independence from British

  3. Rationing of water

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A

ICAR Stands for _________.

economics the state of the indian economy on the eve of independence diversification into productive activities policy of agriculture, industry and foreign trade under british rule cottage and small scale industries

  1. Indian Council for Agricultural Return

  2. Indian Commission for Agricultural Research

  3. Indian Council for Agricultural Research

  4. Industrial Council for Agro Research

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Correct Option: C