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The worst affected group in the rural areas facing food insecurity include _______.

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  1. Landless labours

  2. Traditional artisans

  3. Beggars

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The worst affected group in the rural areas facing food insecurity are:

  • Landless People
  • Traditional artisans
  • Beggars

Seasonal hunger occurs in ________.

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  1. Urban areas

  2. Rural areas

  3. Metro cities

  4. Both (a) and (b)

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Seasonal hunger is a chronic, slow, persistent, insidious condition that affects generations of people in a geographic region. Unlike famine, this hunger is a cycle of quiet and predictable starvation.

Under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) subsidized rate for wheat is ______.

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  1. Rs 3 per kg

  2. Rs 2 per kg

  3. Rs 4 per kg

  4. Rs 5 per kg

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Antyodaya Anna Yojana has been started from 1st May 2001. Under this scheme, 35 kg foodgrains (Wheat at the rate - Rs. 2.00 per kg + Rice at rate Rs. 3.00 per kg) is distributed to the AAY cardholders.

Under the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) food grains given per family per month are _______.

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  1. 40 kg

  2. 35 kg

  3. 25 kg

  4. 20 kg

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

After identifying the "poorest of the poor" through extensive surveying, the government began providing them an opportunity to purchase up to 35 kilograms of rice and wheat at a highly subsidised cost of three rupees per kilogram of rice and two rupees per kilogram of wheat.

White Revolution is associated with _______.

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  1. Sugar

  2. Milk

  3. Paper

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

White revolution created a national milk grid linking producers throughout India. Thus it is associated with milk.

In which state 94% ration shops are run by cooperatives?

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  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Tamil Nadu

  3. Orissa

  4. Bihar

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The cooperatives are playing an important role in food security in India, especially in the southern and western parts in India. The cooperative societies set up shops to sell goods to the poor people at lower prices.

  • Of all fair price shops operating in Tamil Nadu, nearly 94 percent are being run by the cooperatives.
  • In Delhi, Mother Dairy is providing milk and vegetables to the consumers at controlled prices which are decided by the Delhi Government.
  • Amul is another example in this regard. It has brought about the White Revolution in the country.

Food security means _______.

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  1. Availability of food

  2. Accessibility of food

  3. Affordability of food

  4. All the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Food stability: Refers to the ability to obtain food over time.
  • Food access: Refers to the affordability and allocation of food, as well as the preferences of individuals and households.
  • Food availability: Relates to the supply of food through production, distribution, and exchange.

 

Revamped Public Distribution System (RPDS) aimed to provide benefits to _______.

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  1. Cities

  2. Remote and backward area

  3. Self-help groups

  4. Cooperative societies

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Revamped Public Distribution System (RPDS) was launched in June 1992 in 1775 blocks throughout the country. RPDS was launched with a view to strengthen and streamline the PDS as well as to improve its reach poor families especially in the far-flung, hilly, remote and inaccessible areas.

Annapurna Scheme (APS) meets the food requirements of _______.

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  1. Senior citizens

  2. Children

  3. Pregnant ladies

  4. Young persons

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Annapurna Scheme has been launched with effect from 1st April, 2000. It aims at providing food security to meet the requirement of those senior citizens who, though eligible, have remained uncovered under the National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS). 

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and Annapurna Scheme (APS) are linked with _______.

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  1. Public distribution system

  2. Mid-day meal

  3. Special nutrition programme

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) is a government scheme to provide highly subsidised food to millions of the poorest families. It was launched by the Union government on 25 December 2000 and first implemented in Rajasthan.