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quiz on food security

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In developing countries most wastage occurs during transfer from

a)

retail to consumers

b)

farm to retail

c)

government to farm while transporting seeds

d)

between buyers and consumers

2.

POSHAN TO PATHSHALA initiative is meant to give

a)

meals for special children in schools.

b)

mid day meals in government schools

c)

meals as an incentive for children in low income schools run by NGO

d)

random meals to needful children

3.

According to 2019 survey,rank of India in food security index (out of 113) is

a)

72

b)

95

c)

45

d)

89

4.

One way by which scientists are trying to help food security is

a)

pass laws to make it illegal to waste food

b)

putting a restriction on food variety in marriages

c)

creating a drought and salt resistant variety of crop

d)

cloning prawns and mass producing them.

5.

Which scheme was introduced by PDS in 2000 for providing basic food items at low price to BPL families?

a)

Antyodaya Anna Yojana

b)

Food for work scheme

c)

Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

d)

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Yojana

6.

Name the government co operative that provides milk,vegetables etc at rates decided by Delhi Government

a)

AMUL

b)

Mother Dairy

c)

Kendriya Bhandar

d)

none of these

7.

Which of these is not a cause of food insecurity in India?

a)

overpopulation

b)

hoarding

c)

lack of agriculturable land

d)

lack of cold storage facilities.

8.

"Happy Fridge" set up by Feeding India is a refrigerator :

a)

to keep raw materials which don't meet the quality standards of culinry world

b)

for keeping extra food people have in home which is further donated

c)

fridge to preserve food for later use.

9.

Main aim of Feeding India initiative is to

a)

Restrict wastage of food in marriages.

b)

end food wastage and hunger.

c)

To assist farmers to increase their yield

d)

provide food to poor school children as an incentive to study.

10.

Which of these can be done to minimise wastage of food?

a)

proper packaging by farmers

b)

reducing wastage and variety in lavish weddings.

c)

cooking only the amount that is needed

d)

buying in small quantities.