Food Security in India

This is an MCQ-based quiz on Food Security in India.

This includes Buffer Stock, Public Distribution System, Minimum Support Price, and Fair Price Shops

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When was Antyodaya Anna Yojana launched?

1990 1980 1990 2000

Antyodaya cards are given to the

Poor Poorest of the poor Those below poverty line All of the above

The two states that recorded significant increases in rice yield in 2012-13 are

Assam and Tamil Nadu Jharkhand and Odisha West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh Kerala and Tamil Nadu

The success of wheat was replicated in

Pulses Cotton Rice Bajra

The most devastating famine occurred in Bengal in

1938 1940 1942 1943

Which state is associated with AMUL?

Maharashtra Gujarat West Bengal Kerala

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

10 8 5 4

The most affected groups in rural areas facing food insecurity are:

Landless people Traditional artisans Beggars All the above

Green Revolution of 1960s was associated with:

Use of HYV seeds Tree plantation programme Fisheries development None of these

Revamped Public Distribution System provides benefits to:

Cities Remote and backward areas Self-help groups Cooperative societies

Fair Price Shops keep stock of:

Only food grains Food grains and sugar Food grain, sugar and kerosene oil None of the above

Since independence, India is aiming at self-sufficiency in:

Food security Food grains Work force None of these

The highest rate of growth in foodgrain was achieved in:

Punjab and Bihar Haryana and Orissa Punjab and Haryana Punjab

Who released a special stamp entitled Wheat Revolution in July 1968?

Indira Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru Motilal Nehru

Seasonal hunger is a type of hunger when a person:

Is unable to get food for the entire year

Is able to get food for the entire year

Is able to get work for the entire year

Is unable to get work for the entire year

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Food Security in India
Questions: 15
Contributed by:
Diego