Q 1 – Which among the following is an initiative taken for the development of rural India?
(A) Human Capital Formation
(B) Land Reforms
(C) Poverty Alleviation
(D) All of these
Ans. (D) All of these
Q 2 – What was the growth rate of agricultural output during 2007-12?
(A) 32% per annum
(B) 6% per annum
(C) 1.5% per annum
(D) 5% per annum
Ans. (A) 32% per annum
Q 3 – When was the National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development set up?
(A) 1962
(B) 1972
(C) 1982
(D) 1992
Ans. (C) 1982
Q 4 – Which of the following is an institutional source of rural credit?
(A) Moneylenders
(B) Regional Rural Banks
(C) Traders
(D) Landlords
Ans. (B) Regional Rural Banks
Q 5 – Which source of credit had emerged to fully integrate the formal credit system into the overall rural social and community development?
(A) Self-help Groups
(B) Regional Rural Banks
(C) Commercial Banks
(D) Land Development Banks
Ans. (A) Self-help Groups
Q 6 – Which among the following is a process that involves the assembling, storage, processing, transportation, packaging, grading, and distribution of different agricultural commodities across the country?
(A) Agricultural Management
(B) Agricultural Banking
(C) Agricultural Diversification
(D) Agricultural Marketing
Ans. (D) Agricultural Marketing
Q 7 – Which Indian state has been held as a success story in the efficient implementation of milk cooperatives?
(A) Punjab
(B) Gujarat
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) West Bengal
Ans. (B) Gujarat
Q 8 – What is the name of the vegetable and fruit market in Andhra Pradesh?
(A) Apni Mandi
(B) Hadaspar Mandi
(C) Rythu Bazars
(D) Uzhavar Sandies
Ans. (C) Rythu Bazars
Q 9 – How much do the “inland sources” contribute to the total fish production in India?
(A) 64 percent
(B) 39 percent
(C) 50 percent
(D) 75 percent
Ans. (A) 64 percent
Q 10 – Which status has been accorded to the retail chains and supermarkets for selling organic food?
(A) Eco Status
(B) Sustainable Status
(C) Nutritional Status
(D) Green Status
Ans. (D) Green Status
Q 11 – The scheme of microfinance is extended through
(A) Self-help Groups
(B) Land Development Banks
(C) NABARD
(D) Regional Rural Banks
Ans. (A) Self-help Groups
Q 12 – When was the National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development set up?
(A) 1962
(B) 1972
(C) 1982
(D) 1992
Ans. (D) 1982
Q 13 – Which one of the following is not a non-institutional source of credit?
(A) Moneylenders
(B) Relatives
(C) Traders and commission agents
(D) Land Development Bank
Ans. (D) Land Development Bank
Q 14 – Which of the following is an institutional source of rural credit?
(A) Moneylenders
(B) Regional Rural Banks
(C) Traders
(D) Landlords
Ans. (B) Regional Rural Banks
Q 15 – Blue revolution is associated with
(A) Indigo cultivation
(B) Poultry farming
(C) Fisheries
(D) Availability of drinking water
Ans. (C) Fisheries
Q 16 – Which Indian state has been held as a success story in the efficient implementation of milk cooperatives?
(A) Punjab
(B) Gujarat
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) West Bengal
Ans. (B) Gujarat
Q 17 – Major commercial banks were nationalised in __
(A) 1969
(B) 1980
(C) 1975
(D) 1991
Ans. (A) 1969
Q 18 – How much do the “inland sources” contribute to the total fish production in India?
(A) 64 percent
(B) 39 percent
(C) 50 percent
(D) 75 percent
Ans. (A) 64 percent
Q 19 – Which of the following accounts for the largest share in the livestock sector of India?
(A) Poultry
(B) Cattle
(C) Goats
(D) Ponies and mules
Ans. (A) Poultry
Q 20 – Which status has been accorded to the retail chains and supermarkets for selling organic food?
(A) Eco Status
(B) Sustainable Status
(C) Nutritional Status
(D) Green Status
Ans. (D) Green Status
Q 21 – When was the National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development set up?
(A) 1962
(B) 1972
(C) 1982
(D) 1992
Ans. (C) 1982