Practice Test

Q1) National Agricultural Policy was introduced in the year_______. Show Answer

Q2) MSP refers to _______ Show Answer

Q3) ____________ loans are for a period up to 5 years. Show Answer

Q4) PACS refer to ________ Show Answer

Q5) NABARD refers to ______ Show Answer

Q6) _________ is necessary for the success of agricultural marketing. Show Answer

Q7) Contract Farming follows ________ Show Answer

Q8) NIAM refers to ______ Show Answer

Q9) Agribusiness is the business of _______ Show Answer

Q10) The major components of a supportive enabling environment include __________ Show Answer

Q11) On 28th July, 2000, the NDA Government made public a National Agriculture
Policy envisaging over 4 per cent annual growth.
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Q12) The agriculture sector has never been starved of capital. Show Answer

Q13) The importance of tenancy reforms, right of tenants and share croppers was also
identified as one important factor for attaining equity.
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Q14) The government formulated price policy for agricultural produce to secure
remunerative prices for farmers.
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Q15) PDS means Private Distribution System. Show Answer

Q16) In India there is an immense need for proper agricultural credit as Indian farmers
are very poor.
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Q17) RRBs means Rational Rural Banks. Show Answer

Q18) Long-Term loans are for a period of more than 5 years. Show Answer

Q19) Commercial Banks (CBs) provide rural credit by establishing their branches in the
urban areas.
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Q20) NABARD was established in July 1992 as an apex institution to coordinate the
activities of organizations engaged in the area of rural credit.
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Q21) NABARD directly deals with farmers and other rural people. Show Answer

Q22) Agricultural marketing system is an efficient way by which the farmers can
dispose their surplus production a fair and reasonable price.
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Q23) There is sufficient market intelligence. Show Answer

Q24) In the absence of adequate institutional finance, Indian farmers are forced for
selling their produce to the moneylenders at unfavourable terms.
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Q25) Agricultural Marketing Infrastructure scheme is temporarily stopped w.e.f.
05.08.2014.
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Q26) Food security can be measured by calorie intake per person per month. Show Answer

Q27) Governments has no role to play in creating an enabling environment. Show Answer

Q28) Crop insurance programmes are structured to support different types of losses. Show Answer

Q29) Agribusiness is the business of agricultural production. Show Answer