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NCERT MCQ ON Rural Development:
Question1 : The institutional aource of credit whose area of operation is the one where banking facilities and cooperatives are absent and which operate at the district level is:
(A) Regional rural bank
(B) Commercial bank
(C) Self-help group
(D) NABARD
Answer : A
Question2 : Diversification in agriculture activities means finding alternate employment in
(A) Non-farm sectors
(B) Urban sectors
(C) Rural sectors
(D) None of these
Answer : A
Question3 : The sector providing alternate livelihood options to 70 million small and marginal farmers is:
(A) Livestock
(B) Agro-processing
(C) Apni Mandi
(D) Fisheries
Answer : A
Question4 : Production of a diverse variety of crops rather than one specialised crop is called:
(A) Diversification of production activity
(B) Diversification of crop production
(C) Diversification of employment
(D) All the above
Answer : B
Question5: The farming which relies on naturally occurring ecological process and biodiversity:
(A) Organic farming
(B) Conventional agriculture
(C) (a) and (b)
(D) None of the above
Answer : A
Question6 : Which of the following is true about organic farming?
(A) Organically grown food is more healthier and tastier
(B) Yields in organic farming are lower than in chemical farming
(C) It adversely effects the fertility of the soil
(D) It is quite expensive method of farming
Answer : A
Question7 : Credit needs related to constructing fences and digging wells are fulfilled by:
(A) Short term credit
(B) Medium term credit
(C) Long term credit
(D) None of the above
Answer : B
Question8 : Credit taken for a period of 15 years is
(A) Short term credit
(B) Medium term credit
(C) Long term credit
(D) All of these
Answer : C
Question 9: Organic farming uses
(A) Organic manure
(B) Bio-fertilisers
(C) Organic pesticides
(D) All of these
Answer : D
Question10 : Traditional sources of rural credit in India are :
(A) Money lenders
(B) Relatives and friends
(C) Traders
(D) All of these
Answer : D
Question11 : Non farm areas of employment :
(A) Animal husbandary
(B) Fisheries
(C) Horticulture
(D) All of these
Answer : D
Question 12: AMUL stands for :
(A) Anand Multiple Union Ltd.
(B) Agriculture and Milk Union Ltd.
(C) Anand Mil Union Ltd.
(D) Anand Manufacturing Union Ltd.
Answer : C
Question13 : The ‘Golden Revolution’ was a period of very high productivity in:
(A) Foodgrain production
(B) Horticulture
(C) Organic farming
(D) Piscicultre
Answer : B
Question14 : Which is related to microfinance:
(A) Self Help Group
(B) NABARD
(C) Both
(D) None
Answer : C
Question15 : Institutional sources of agricultural credit are :
(A) Land development banks
(B) NABARD
(C) Self-help group
(D) All of these
Answer : D
Question16 : NABARD is ____________ source of rural credit
(A) Institutional
(B) Non-institutional
(C) Cooperative society
(D) Regional
Answer : A
Question 17: Growth in rural marketing relates to
(A) Provision of physical infrastructure
(B) Regulation of markets
(C) Cooperative farming
(D) All of these
Answer : D
Question18 : Short term credit is needed for
(A) Period of 15 months
(B) Period 5 years
(C) Period of 15 years
(D) Period of 20 years
Answer : A
Question19 : From the following which is not a non-institutional source of credit in India.
(A) Money lenders
(B) Traders
(C) Commission agents
(D) Commercial banks
Answer : D
Question20 : Father of ‘Green Revolution’ In India
(A) M.S. Swaminathan
(B) Norman Borlong
(C) Chidambaram Subramaniam
(D) None of the above
Answer : A
Question21 : Government has assured the farmers of some minimum income from the sale of their crop by introducing:
(A) Warehousing facilities
(B) Regulated markets
(C) Minimum support price policy
(D) Co-operative agriculture marketing societies
Answer : C
Question 22: SHG stands for :
(A) Self Human Group
(B) Sufficient Humidity Growth
(C) Self Help Group
(D) Self Human Growth
Answer : A
Question23 : Organic farming is needed because it
(A) Maintains and enhances the ecological balance
(B) is free from chemical based fertilizers
(C) Both (a) and (b)
(D) Neither (a) nor (b)
Answer : C
Question 24: National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development was set up in ________ as an apex body to coordinate the activities of all institutions in the rural financing system.
(A) 1969
(B) 1982
(C) 1949
(D) 1991
Answer : B
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