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RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Agricultural marketing is a process that involves functions of__.

a)

Storage

b)

Distribution

c)

Processing

d)

All the above

2.

During 2007-12, agriculture output has grown at__.

a)

3%

b)

3.2%

c)

2%

3.

NABARD was set up in __.

a)

1892

b)

1952

c)

1982

4.

__ is a women-oriented community based poverty reduction programme implemented in Kerala.

a)

TANWA

b)

Kudumbashree

c)

RRB

5.

__ is an alternative marketing channel operated in Punjab

a)

Hadaspar Mandi

b)

Apni Mandi

c)

Rythu Bazars

6.

___ credit provisions are referred to as micro-credit programmes.

a)

RRB

b)

SHG

c)

Cooperatives

7.

How did famines became events of the past?

a)

Improved literacy rate

b)

Increased Rainfall

c)

Maintenance of Buffer stock

8.

TANWA is a project initiated in TamilNadu to train women in __.

a)

Industrial techniques

b)

Household techniques

c)

Agricultural techniques

9.

By March end 2003, more than __ SHGs had reportedly been credit linked.

a)

7 lakhs

b)

8 lakhs

c)

9 lakhs

10.

__ is an assurance to the farmers that a minimum price will be fixed by the government to purchase farmers produce.

a)

Maximum support price

b)

Minimum support price

c)

Maximum retail price

11.

The realisation of the nutritional value of __ food is growing all over the world.

a)

Commercial farming

b)

Plantation farming

c)

Organic farming

12.

Uzhavar Sandies is an alternative marketing channels operated in __.

a)

Telengana

b)

Punjab

c)

TamilNadu

13.

credit taken for a period of 15 years is known as

a)

short term credit

b)

medium term credit

c)

long term credit

d)

all of these

14.

NABARD is ---- source of rural credi

a)

regional

b)

institutional

c)

non institutional

d)

cooperative society

15.

Nationalisation of banks took place in the year

a)

1969

b)

1967

c)

1869

d)

1962

16.

-------------was a harbinger of major changes in the credit system as it led to the diversification of portfolio of rural credit towards production oreinted learning

(a)  

17.

recectly the ----------- has emerged to fill the gap in the formal credit system

(a)  

18.

the problem faced in rural banking are

a)

insufficient rural credit

b)

growing overdues

c)

inadequate amount of sanction

d)

all of these

19.

---------------is an apex institution of rural credit

a)

Cooperative society

b)

NABARD

c)

RBI

d)

ALL OF THESE

20.

Which one of the following is source of non instituional creditt

a)

landlords

b)

village traders

c)

money lenders

d)

all of these

21.

The scheme of "Micro Finance" is extended through:

a)

Self Help Groups

b)

Land Development Banks

c)

NABARD

d)

Regional Rural Banks

22.

Which one of the following is not an non- institutional source of credit?

a)

Money lenders

b)

Relatives

c)

Traders

d)

Land Development Banks

23.

The problems faced in rural credit are:

a)

Insufficient rural credit

b)

Growing overdues

c)

Inadequate amount of sanction

d)

All of these

24.

A regulated market has many controls over the farmers.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Distress selling is when farmers sell their output to moneylenders or traders at a lower price.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

TANWA is a project initiated in TamilNadu to train women in __.

a)

Industrial techniques

b)

Household techniques

c)

Agricultural techniques

27.

White Revolution is also called as

a)

Operation milk

b)

Operation flood

c)

Golden revolution

d)

Green revolution

28.

Who is the father of White Revolution

(a)  

29.

The branch of agriculture which deals with raising of animals for meat, milk, eggs and fibre is called as

a)

Animal husbandry

b)

Livestock farming

c)

Both of these

d)

None of these

30.

Time period of Golden Revolution is

a)

1993-2003

b)

1991-2008

c)

1991-2012

d)

1991- 2003

31.

The branch of agriculture which deals with cultivation of flowers , fruits and vegetables is called as

a)

Flowericulture

b)

Fruiticulture

c)

Horticulture

d)

None of the above

32.

Sowing more than one crop in a farm in a particular season is called

a)

Crop rotation

b)

Multiple cropping

c)

Single cropping

33.

Cottage Industries are usually

a)

Labour intensive

b)

Capital intensive

34.

NABARD stands for

(a)  

35.

the problems faced in rural banking are

a)

insufficient rural credit

b)

growing overdues

c)

inadequate amount of sanction

d)

all of these

36.

Short term credit is needed for

a)

period of 15 months

b)

period of 1 year

c)

period of 15 years

d)

period of 20 years

37.

The ‘Golden Revolution’ was a period of very high productivity in:

a)

food grain production

b)

horticulture

c)

fishing

d)

agriculture

38.

India is an agricultural country and -------- population depends on the agricultural sector directly or indirectly

a)

one forth

b)

one third

c)

half

d)

three forth

39.

Indian agriculture contribution to the national gross domestic product (GDP) is about ---------- per cent.

a)

10

b)

25

c)

50

d)

75

40.

Central government organisation, who are involved in agricultural marketing

a)

IARI

b)

NBPGR

c)

FCI

d)

IGBI