reforms in india(1950-1990)

abolition of intermediaries and land ceiling are part of:

• industrial reforms in India

• External sector reforms in India

• Land reforms in India

• Banking reforms in India

land ceiling refers to :

• fix rural landholdings at the existing level

• firx land are for irrigation purposes

• fix urban landholdings at the existing level

• fix quantum of land held by an individual

in which year, India adopted high yielding varieties programme for the first time:

• 1977

• 1966

• 1986

• 1956

The objective of Self reliance in planning means reducing dependence

• One individual over other

• On foreign trade

• On foreign aid

• One region of country over the other

Green revolution resulting from

• HYV seeds

• Use of manures

• Traditional Irrigation facilities

Initially HYVP was implemented in about

• 3 million hectares area

• 2 million hectares area

• 76 million hectares area

• 75 million hectares area

Who developed HYV seeds

• Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan

• Norah Jones

• Norman Borlaug

• Normal Jones

Subsidies are

• Grants taken by government so that commodities sold at prices above the market price

• Grants taken by government so that commodities sold at prices below the market price

• Grants given by government so that commodities sold at prices above the market price

• Grants given by government so that commodities sold at prices below the market price

The portion of agricultural produce which is sold in the market by the farmers is known as,

• Trade deficit

• Marketed surplus

• Subsidy

• Import substitution