Food Security in India 1

Q1. Which social group is most vulnerable to poverty in India?

• 1. Schedule Castes

• 2. Schedule tribes

• 3. Casual Labourers

• 4. All the above

Q2. In rural areas, which of the following are not poor?

• i.  Landless agricultural workers
• ii                Backward classes
• iii              Rural artisans
• iv              Medium farmers

Nutritional level of food energy is expressed in the form of-

• i. Calorie per day
• ii. Wheat consumption
• iii. Rice consumption
•  iv. None of the above

Father of Green Revolution In India?

• Norman Borlaug

• Vergees Kurian

• M S Swaminadhan

• Amul Dairy

Which one of the following is not covered under the PDS?

• (a) Wheat
• (b) Sugar
• c) Kerosene
• (d) Vegetable

FCI stands for:  

• (a) Fuel co-operative of Institute
• (b) Food corporation of India
• (c) Food collection in India
• (d) First collective investment

Ration Shops also known as

• (a)Buffer shops

• (b) Spplyco

• (c) FCI

• (d) Fair Price Shops