CBSE - Food Security in India

1 FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA Seasonal hunger mostly found in:
(1) urban areas
(2) rural areas
(3) metro cities
(4) both (1) and (2)

2 FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA Chronic hunger refers to :
(1) low income
(2) inadequate quantity of food
(3) inadequate quality of food
(4) all the above

3 FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA In which part of the country, grain banks have been set up by NGO's?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Haryana
(3) Punjab
(4) Maharashtra

4 FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA Annapurna Scheme fulfills the food requirements of:
(1) indigent senior citizens
(2) children
(3) pregnant ladies
(4) young persons

5 FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA In which crop largest increase in production as a result of Green Revolution?
(1) wheat
(2) rice
(3) maize
(4) none of the above

6 FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Annapurna Scheme are linked with :
(1) Public distribution system
(2) mid-day meal
(3) special nutrition programme
(4) none of the above

7 FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA Revamped Public Distribution System provides benefits to:
(1) cities
(2) remote and backward areas
(3) self-help groups
(4) cooperative societies

8 FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA Minimum Support Price is announced by the government to provide :
(1) incentives to farmers for raising production
(2) incentives to traders to earn maximum profit from farmers
(3) incentives to moneylenders to lend maximum to farmers
(4) none of the above

9 FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA The most devastating famine occurred in India in 1943 in :
(1) Assam
(2) Bengal
(3) Bihar
(4) Orissa

10 FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA The price that is announced before the sowing season is called:
(1) Issue price
(2) Fair price
(3) Market price
(4) Minimum support price