Question 1 :
The stock of foodgrains - mainly wheat and rice - procured by the government for distribution under PDS is called _____.

Question 3 :
Buffer stocks and public distribution system are the two components of ____________.

Question 4 :
The price that is announced by the government before the sowing season is called ________.

Question 5 :
The significant growth and expansion in agriculture that took place in India during the 1970s is known as _________.

Question 6 :
Name the cooperative body that provides milk, vegetable and pulses at controlled rate decided by government of Delhi.

Question 7 :
Under the Integrated Child Development Scheme, steps have been taken to eradicate ___________ among children.

Question 12 :
Farmers are paid a pre-announced price by the government for their crops. It is called _______.

Question 14 :
The first person in India to use the poverty line to identify the poor people was __________.

Question 18 :
Under PDS, a price lower than the market price is called _____.

Question 22 :
According to the yardstick of poverty line, an individual in cities requires ______ calories and in rural areas requires ______ calories of food.

Question 23 :
The rationing system was revived in the wake of an acute food shortage during the 1960s, prior to the _____.

Question 25 :
which country had the largest share of FDI in India during the last decade

Question 26 :
Out of the following, which are the four components of food security?<br>(i) Food availability<br>(ii) Food market<br>(iii) Food accessbility<br>(iv) Food utilization<br>(v) Food credit.

Question 27 :
Food for work programme is a component of which of these schemes?<br/>

Question 35 :
The co-operative society responsible for the 'White Revolution' in India is _____.

Question 38 :
Ration shops also known as _____ keep stocks of food grains, sugar, and kerosene oil for cooking.

Question 39 :
Among the underweight children of the world, 42 percent are in ________.

Question 43 :
With reference to 'Initiative for Nutritional Security trough Intensive Millets Promotion', which of the following statements is/ are correct?<br>1. This initiative aims to demonstrate the improved production and post-harvest technologies, and to demonstrate value addition techniques, in a integrated manner, with cluster approach.<br>2. Poor, small, marginal and tribal farmers have larger strake in this scheme.<br>3. An important objective of the scheme is to encourage farmers of commercial crops to shift to millet cultivation by offering them free kits of critical inputs of nutrients and micro irrigation equipment.<br>Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Question 44 :
Consider the statements and select the correct code given below:&#160;1. Global Hunger Index is released annually by the US-based food research institute IFPRI. <br/>2. IFPRI is funded by governments of the world, private businesses, foundations and the World Bank other than the UNO.

Question 46 :
The food security system of India is composed of components like _____.

Question 48 :
The most devastating famine occurred in India in 1943, in the province of

Question 50 :
In the rural areas seasonal hunger is found due to _____.

Question 51 :
_____ was the year when the methods to bring a Green Revolution were introduced in India.

Question 52 :
Which of the following step is taken in agriculture to make India self-sufficient in food grains?

Question 53 :
Due to the 1943 famine in __________ more than 60 lakh people died.

Question 54 :
Amul, a success story of cooperatives in milk and milk products, is from ____.

Question 55 :
FCI purchases and stores foodgrains and distributes it in deficit areas at a price less than the market price known as

Question 56 :
Mother Dairy is making strides in provision of milk and vegetables to the consumers at controlled rates decided by _____.

Question 58 :
According to the National Sample Survey Organization estimates, in 2011-12 _______ percent&#160;people in India were poor.

Question 59 :
Food production within the country, food imports and the previous year's stock of granaries is called _____.

Question 60 :
In which state the most devastating famine of India occurred in 1943?

Question 61 :
Even though India is self-sufficient in food production, a large number of people still suffer from hunger because of ___________.

Question 62 :
The function of Academy of Development Sciences (ADS) in Maharashtra is _____.

Question 64 :
Amul is an example of successful co-operative in milk and dairy products, which was setup in ______.

Question 65 :
Two crops that increased India's agriculture production in the era of Green Revolution were _____.

Question 66 :
Public Distribution System (PDS) is the most important step taken by the Government of India towards ____________________.

Question 68 :
The system which ensures the provision of food at all times to everyone in the country is called _________.

Question 71 :
Assertion: The Government of India buys wheat and rice from farmers at fair price. Reason: Public sector contributes to the economic development.

Question 72 :
The introduction of rationing in India dates back to the ______.