Practice Agriculture and Industry in the Economy – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Consider the following statements about land reforms in India after Independence:

1. Intermediaries such as zamindars and jagirdars only collected rent from the cultivators.

2. The idea of 'land to the tiller' meant that the person who cultivates the land should own it.

3. Land ceiling is a tax charged on any landholding above a fixed size.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Green Revolution in India:

1. Its first phase, from about the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, was limited to states such as Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

2. In the first phase, rice-growing regions gained more than wheat-growing regions.

3. In the second phase, it spread to more states and crops.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I (alternative farmers' market) with List-II (location):

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Arrange the following events in chronological order:

A. NABARD set up as the apex body for rural credit

B. Karve Committee on village and small-scale industries

C. Industrial Policy Resolution dividing industries into three categories

D. Industrial licensing abolished for almost all products

Select the correct chronological order.

Consider the following statements about government support to farmers:

1. The government announces a Minimum Support Price to protect farmers' income.

2. Buffer stocks of wheat and rice are maintained by NABARD.

3. Marketed surplus is the portion of farm output that farmers keep for their own consumption.

Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

Consider the following statements about the Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956:

1. It formed the basis of the Second Five Year Plan.

2. Under its second category, new units could be started only by the private sector.

3. Licences were made harder to obtain for units set up in backward areas.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about rural credit in India:

1. NABARD was set up in 1982 as the apex body for rural credit.

2. Kudumbashree is a women-oriented, community-based poverty reduction programme in Kerala.

3. Loans that Self-Help Groups give to needy members from pooled savings are called micro-credit.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I (term) with List-II (description):

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements about land reforms in India after Independence:

1. A land ceiling was a special tax charged on large landholdings.

2. The land ceiling was meant to stop land from staying in a few hands.

3. 'Land to the tiller' rested on the idea that ownership gives the cultivator an incentive to raise output.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Green Revolution:

1. HYV seeds needed the right amounts of fertiliser and pesticide and a regular supply of water.

2. One result of the Green Revolution was that India became self-sufficient in foodgrains.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?