FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA

1. Who released a special stamp entitled ‘Wheat Revolution’ in July 1968?

• Indira Gandhi

• Jawahar Lai Nehru

• Motilal Nehru

• Mahatma Gandhi

Season hunger is prevalent in

• rural areas

• urban areas

• both rural and urban areas

• metro cities

Which state is associated with AMUL?

• Maharashtra

• Gujarat

• West Bengal

• Kerala

A large number of food insecure children are under the age of

• 8

• 10

• 5

• 4

The Minimum Support price in declared by the Government every

• year

• four years

• five years

• ten years

Which of the following crops are related to Green revolution?

• Wheat, Rice

• Cotton, Bajra

Which one of these is not a valid reason for food security in India? Which one of these is not a valid reason for food security in India?

• Overpopulation

• Hoarding and black marketing

• Foodgrains stores are overflowing with foodgrains

• None of these.

The price at which the government offers to sell foodgrains lower than the market price is known as?

• Procurement price

• Minimum support price

• Issue price

• Market price.

The stock of foodgrains, namely wheat and rice, procured by the government through the food corporation of India is (a)   .

List down the dimensions of food security.