Description : It is quite true that the farmers with low earnings per capita because of low per hectare they get from holdings are..... a) Indian farmers b) American farmers c) Australian farmers d) all of the above
Last Answer : Indian farmers
Description : Agricultural Technology is hard to spread because : (1) it has to be adopted to local conditions. (2) rural people are not receptive (3) farmers are afraid to experiment on land for fear of failure. (4) all of the above
Last Answer : (4) all of the above Explanation: There are many benefits of using technology in agriculture system, but there are also negative aspects. Technology transfer is most difficult in ... by the existing national conditions and social system, the limits of production are empirically foreseeable.
Description : The National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) aims at which of the following? a. Enhancing agricultural productivity, protection of resources such as land, water, biodiversity and ... mechanism. d. Providing Irrigation benefits to the farmers to ensure early completion of projects.
Last Answer : a. Enhancing agricultural productivity, protection of resources such as land, water, biodiversity and genetic resources by developing strategies to make agriculture more resilient to climate change.
Description : Agricultural Technology is hard to spread because : (1) it has to be adopted to local conditions. (2) rural people are not receptive (3) farmers are afraid to experiment on land for fear of failure. (4) all of the above.
Last Answer : all of the above.
Description : The National Agricultural Insurance Scheme in its first two years of operation envisaged to cover...... (A) all crops-grown by small and marginal farmers only (B) all crops-cultivated with ... of farmers (D) only horticultural crops (E) only seven commercial crops-grown under contract farming system
Last Answer : (B) all crops-cultivated with the help of crop loans only irrespective of the size of holding of the borrowers
Description : The term "Green Revolution" has been used to indicate higher production through – (1) creation of grasslands (2) planting more trees (3) enhanced agricultural productivity per hectare (4) creation of gardens in urban areas
Last Answer : (3) enhanced agricultural productivity per hectare Explanation: The Introduction of High-yielding varieties of seeds and the increased use of fertilizers and irrigation are known collectively as the ... higher productivity was attained in areas in Green Revolution had been initiated and matured.
Description : Briefly explain any two adverse effects of small and fragmented holdings on agricultural productivity -Geography
Last Answer : Effects of small fragmented holdings on agricultural productivity are : 1. Low agricultural productivity and backward state of our agriculture is due to the large amount of time and ... of fertile agricultural land is wasted in providing boundaries. The farmer cannot concentrate on improvements.
Description : Mechanisation in india at various levels can be done in following ways a) by introducing the improved agricultural implements on small scale holding to be operated by bullocks. b) by using small ... tractor and machines on remaining holding to supplement animal power source. d) All of the above
Last Answer : All of the above
Description : MUDRA Bank has been launched to help - (1) Small business (2) Marginal farmers (3) Poor women (4) Rural sector
Last Answer : (1) Small business Explanation: Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank (or MUDRA Bank)is a new institution setup by the Government of India to provide the funding to the non-corporate ... services to small entrepreneurs outside the service area of regular banks, by using last mile agents.
Description : MUDRA Bank has been launched to help (1) Small business (2) Marginal farmers (3) Poor women (4) Rural sector
Last Answer : Small business
Description : Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), which is mandated with export promotion of scheduled products including fruits, vegetables, poultry, meat, dairy etc, ... Industries c. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare d. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Last Answer : d. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Description : Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), which is mandated with export promotion of scheduled products including fruits, vegetables, poultry, meat, dairy etc, functions under which ministry? a. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Description : The total agricultural land in a village is 1200 hectares. This is distributed among 320 families who form four groups in the following pattern. It is assumed that the land is distributed equally within each group. Identify the group of small ... B 180 300 C 30 300 D 10 300 (1) A (2) B (3) C (4) D
Last Answer : B 180 300
Description : seller or buyer protects his business or holdings from changing prices and takes action against it. It is known as - (1) defence (2) betting (3) inter-trading (4) mortgage
Last Answer : (1) defence Explanation: It is known as defence, It is a type of resistance against danger, attack, or harm to business or holding. A seller or buyer resorts to defence as a means of protection.
Description : The ratio of a bank's cash holdings to its total deposit liabilities is called the - (1) Variable Reserve Ratio (2) Cash Reserve Ratio (3) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (4) Minimum Reserve Ratio
Last Answer : (2) Cash Reserve Ratio Explanation: Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is the amount of funds that the banks have to keep with the RBI. If the central bank decides to increase the CRR, the avail-able amount with the banks comes down. The RBI uses the CRR to drain out excessive money from the system.
Description : A seller or buyer protects his business or holdings from changing prices and takes action against it. It is known as– (1) defence (2)betting (3) inter-trading (4) mortgage
Last Answer : defence
Description : The ratio of a bank’s cash holdings to its total deposit liabilities is called the (1) Variable Reserve Ratio (2) Cash Reserve Ratio (3) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (4) Minimum Reserve Ratio
Last Answer : Cash Reserve Ratio
Description : (i) Give a reason for small size of cultivable landholdings in India. (ii) Suggest two methods for increasing the size of land holdings. -Geography
Last Answer : (i) The landholdings are very small in India due to the fact of law of inheritance. The farming land gets divided and sub-divided. The holdings become smaller with each generation as it passes with ... of soil, soil erosion, water logging, etc. can be reclaimed to bring it back under plough.
Description : Which of the following is not a cause of low productivity in In-dian agriculture? (1) Co-operative farming (2) Inadequate inputs availability (3) Sub-division and fragmentation of land holdings (4) Poor finance and marketing facilities.
Last Answer : (1) Co-operative farming Explanation: Productivity is actually a function of efficiency and effectiveness. These two are essential for a productive industry. The agricultural sector in India has ... of population on land is an important demographic factor responsible for low yield in agriculture.
Description : Waste land includes........................... ? (a) Land left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year (b) Land put to non-agricultural uses (c) Land left uncultivated for the past 1 to 5 agricultural years (d) Rocky, arid and desert areas
Last Answer : (d) Rocky, arid and desert areas
Description : Land left without cultivation for more than five agricultural years is called ? (a) Culturable waste land (b) Current fallow land (c) Waste land (d) Barren land
Last Answer : (a) Culturable waste land
Description : In context to agriculture what is Fallow Land ? a. Fallowing is the process to make the soil rich in phosphorus b. Agricultural land which is added with organic matter to reduce its ... . Agriculture field which is left unplanted so that the soil's natural nutrient balance can be restored
Last Answer : d. Agriculture field which is left unplanted so that the soil’s natural nutrient balance can be restored.
Description : In context to agriculture what is Fallow Land ? a. Fallowing is the process to make the soil rich in phosphorus b. Agricultural land which is added with organic matter to reduce its ... Agriculture field which is left unplanted so that the soil's natural nutrient balance can be restored.
Last Answer : d. Agriculture field which is left unplanted so that the soil’s natural nutrient balance can be restored
Description : 1. In which country were the first Asian Games held? 2. Which game does Anuja Thakur play? 3. Which gland is responsible for the secretion of insulin? 4. The small and marginal farmers will get ... occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier? 20. By whom was Kadambari was written?
Last Answer : Answer : 1. India 2. Billiards 3. Pancrease 4. Ganga Kalyan Yojna 5. Chanhu-daro 6. By 1 year at a time 7. 50 K 8. Increasing steadily 9. A dying star 10. Pataliputra 11. Franklin Roosevelt ... group of stars 15. Udayin 16. Limestone and clay 17. Geneva 18. Interest payment 19. Orographic 20. Bana
Description : Which one of the following is the oldest Archival source of data in India? (A) National Sample Surveys (B) Agricultural Statistics (C) Census (D) Vital Statistics
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : The density of population over 40 hectares is 250/hectare. If water supply demand per day is 200 litres and sewage discharge is 80% of water supply, the sewage flow in sewers of separate system, is A. 0.05552 cumec B. 0.05554 cumec C. 0.05556 cumec D. 0.0556 cumec
Last Answer : ANS: C
Description : Average Revenue means - (1) the revenue per unit of commodity sold (2) the revenue from all commodities sold (3) the profit realised from the marginal unit sold (4) the profit realised by sale of all commodities
Last Answer : (1) the revenue per unit of commodity sold Explanation: Average revenue is the revenue per unit of the commodity sold. It can be obtained by dividing the TR by the number of units sold. Then, AR = ... of view. Therefore, average revenue curve of the firm is the same as demand curve of the consumer.
Description : 'Marginal efficiency of capital' is - (1) expected rate of return on new investment (2) expected rate of return of existing investment (3) difference between rate of profit and rate of interest (4) value of output per unit of capital invested
Last Answer : (1) expected rate of return on new investment Explanation: The volume of investment depend upon the following two factors: (1) rate of interest: and (2) marginal efficiency of capital. Before ... partly on expectations of future yields and partly on the actual price of the capital good concerned.
Description : ‘Marginal efficiency of capital’ is (1) expected rate of return on new investment (2) expected rate of return of existing investment (3) difference between rate of profit and rate of interest (4) value of output per unit of capital invested
Last Answer : expected rate of return on new investment
Description : Average Revenue means (1) the revenue per unit of commodity sold (2) the revenue from all commodities sold (3) the profit realised from the marginal unit sold (4) the profit realised by sale of all commodities
Last Answer : the revenue per unit of commodity sold
Description : The normal seed rate of potato for one hectare land is
Last Answer : Ans.20-25 qt/ha
Description : The requirement of 3 budded sett rate for planting in one hectare land is
Last Answer : Ans.35,000-40,000 setts
Description : In India, about 142 million hectare land is under— (A) Cultivation (B) Waste land (C) Forest (D) Eroded land
Last Answer : (A) Cultivation
Description : The small and marginal farmers will get irrigation facilities through which plan? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Which one of the following categories of farmers is Laxmi related to? (a) Big (b) Medium (c) Marginal
Last Answer : Take the case of Laxmi with her two-hectare plot of unirrigated land. The government can spend ... Medium (c) Marginal (d) Agricultural labourer
Description : The bank who credits to marginal, small and Agricultural labours
Last Answer : Ans. RRB (1975)
Description : An increase in per capital income is not an indication of an increase in the economic welfare of the people - (1) When such increase is the result of an increased production action of ... the production of industrial goods (4) When such increase is the result of increased production of intoxicants
Last Answer : (4) When such increase is the result of increased production of intoxicants Explanation: An increase in per capita income due to increased production of intoxicants cannot be taken as economic ... population, include: GDP, literacy, access to health care, and assessments of environmental quality.
Description : An increase in per capital income is not an indication of an increase in the economic welfare of the people (1) When such increase is the result of an increased production of comforts ( ... production of industrial goods (4) When such increase is the result of increased production of intoxicants
Last Answer : When such increase is the result of increased production of intoxicants
Description : How was the agricultural adjustment act meant to help farmers?
Last Answer : By raising crop prices
Description : Why is that India has one of the lowest agricultural yields in the world? (a) Summers are very hot (b) Lack of fertile soil (c) Farmers being poor and illiterate do not use modern farming techniques (d) Occurrence of frost at night
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : When farmers follows agricultural practices in their own way and managers and organizers of their farm business
Last Answer : Ans. Peasant faming
Description : The second Green Revolution aims at increasing agricultural output to promote (1) Availability of easy credit to big farmers (2) Co-operative farming (3) Inclusive growth (4) Development of rural sector
Last Answer : (3) Inclusive growth Explanation: In the Indian context, the Second Green Revolution is a change in agricultural production widely thought necessary to feed and sustain the growing population on ... as partners of development instead of a mere beneficiary of some government schemes or programme.
Description : ARGEX is an agricultural expert system that gives correct advice to farmers. a) True b) False
Last Answer : a) True
Description : The main function of NABARD is— (A) Farmers' loaning (B) Agricultural research (C) Refinancing to agricultural financing institutions (D) Development of agriculture
Last Answer : (C) Refinancing to agricultural financing institutions
Description : Which among the following does not belong to welfare schemes for the farmers? a) Kisan Credit Card Scheme b) SHG Bank Linkage Programme c) National Agricultural Insurance Scheme d) Employee Referral Scheme
Last Answer : d) Employee Referral Scheme
Description : The main function of NABARD is a) Farmers' loaning b) Agricultural research c) Refinancing to agricultural financing institutions d) Development of agriculture
Last Answer : c) Refinancing to agricultural financing institutions
Last Answer : Inclusive growth
Description : Why do you think the amount of wheat and 127806 per hectare has increased 5.4 times since 1960 How many times has the wheat - growing area increased?
Last Answer : Increase in wheat production per hectare has occurred because of more fertiliser, mechanisation, large farm units, good quality of seeds are being used on larger, more commercial farms and improved water 💦 supply from tube well. The weat out put has increased over 5 times from 1960 -2007