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National Mission For Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) SSK

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the farming practice below

a)

greenhouse

b)

terracing

c)

container

d)

hydropanics

2.

Organic farmers are prohibited from using ___________?

a)

Fertilizers

b)

Pesticides

c)

Growth Hormones

d)

Antibiotics

e)

All are prohibited by organic farmers

3.

What is used by organic farmers to enrich the soil?

a)

Fertilizer

b)

Pesticides

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Manure from animals

4.

Crop rotation is used by organic farmers to preserve the qualities of the soil?

a)

YES

b)

NO

5.

Organic farming products are more expensive because farmers do not get as much out of their land as a conventional farmer?

a)

YES

b)

NO

6.

__________ farmers protect the environment by managing their farms in a responsible manner, respecting the earth

a)

Sustainable

b)

Industrial

7.

_________ agriculture causes massive topsoil erosion and aquifer depletion

a)

Sustainable

b)

Industrial

8.

NMSA seeks to address issues regarding 'Sustainable Agriculture' in the context of risks associated with ____.

a)

use of pesticides

b)

climate change

c)

use of insecticides

d)

conservation and preservation of resources

9.

The NMSA seeks to transform Indian agriculture into ______ through suitable adaptation and mitigation measures in the domain of crops and animal husbandry

a)

an irrigation resilient production system

b)

a climate resilient production system

c)

private public partnership

d)

a global model

10.

The objectives of NMSA include all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

To enhance agricultural productivity

b)

To promote “laboratory to land” research

c)

To encourage use of chemical fertilizers and pestisides

d)

To realize the enormous potential of growth in dryland agriculture

11.

The NMSA has conceptualized its Programme of Action (PoA) in Four Main Functional Areas that are:

a)

R & D, Technology, Infrastructure, Capacity Building

b)

Irrigation, Technology, Infrastructure, Capacity Building

c)

R & D, Genetics, Infrastructure, Capacity Building

d)

Genetics, Technology, Infrastructure, Capacity Building

12.

NMSA has following four (4) major programme components or activities including all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

On Farm Water management (OFWM)

b)

Rainfed Area Development (RAD)

c)

Global Waerming

d)

Soil Health Management (SHM)