Sectors of Indian Economy MCQ Online Quiz

Sectors of Indian Economy MCQs Quiz with Answers – Test your knowledge on the economic sectors of India with this multiple choice question (MCQ) quiz.

Question 1: The farmers are provided credit from a number of sources for their short and long-term needs. The main sources of credit to the farmers include ___________.

(A)The primary Agriculture cooperative societies, commercial banks, RRBs commercial banks and private money lenders

(B) The NABARD, RBI, commercial banks and private money lenders

(C) The District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCB), the lead banks, IRDP and JRY

(D) The large scale multi-purpose Adivasis Programme, DCCB, IFFCO and commercial banks

Question 2:  Which of the following are the objectives of the commission for Agricultural costs and prices (CACP)?

1. To stabilise agricultural prices.
   
2. To ensure meaningful real income levels to the farmers.
   
3. To protect the interest of the consumers by providing essential agricultural commodities at reasonable rates though public distribution system.
   
4. To ensure maximum price for the farmer.
   

Choose the corret answer from the codes given below.

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 1, 2 and 4

(C) 2, 3 and 4

(D) 2, 3 and 4

Question 3: Public procurement of food grains at support prices insures the following.

1. Stability in farm prices
   
2. Remunerative prices to the farmers
   
3. Building food stocks for public distribution

Which of the above statements are correct? 

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 1, 2 and 3

(D) Only 3

Question 4: Following are the statements associated with RAJFED. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

• Statement A: RAJFED is working in the state to make available HYV seeds, fertilizers and pesticides to farmers at fair prices.
  
• Statement B: RAJFED is working in the state to ensure fair prices to farmers for their crops.
  
• Statement C: RAJFED is working in the state as apex development bank for agriculture.

(A) All statements are correct

(B) A and B are correct

(C) A and C are correct

(D) Only A is correct

Question 5: Who among the following is associated with ‘White revolution’?

(A) P.J. Kurien

(B) Verghese Kurien

(C) M.S. Swaminathan

(D) M.S. Raghanathan

Question 6: White revolution is related to __________.

(A) Egg production

(B) Milk production

(C) Wheat production

(D) Fish production

Question 7: Who is known as ‘Father of White Revolution’ in India?

(A) M.S. Swaminathan

(B) V. Kurien

(C) K.N. Bhat

(D) B.P. Pal

Question 8: ‘Operation Flood’ is associated with ___________.

(A) Flood control

(B) Irrigation Project

(C) Storage of food grains

(D) Milk production and distribution

Question 9: Consider the following statements.

1. Regarding the procurement of food grains, Government of India following a procurement target rather than open-ended procurement policy.
   
2. Government of India announces minimum support prices only for cereals.
   
3. For distribution under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), Wheat and rice are issued by the government of India at uniform central issue prices to the State/Union Territories.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 and 2

(B) Only 2

(C) 1 and 3

(D) Only 3

Question 10: Who was the person not associated with the Green Revolution when it started in India?

(A) M.S. Swaminathan

(B) C. Subramaniam

(C) Indira Gandhi

(D) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

Question 11: Green revolution was the result of adaption of New Agricultural strategy which was introduced in 20th Century during decades of ___________.

(A) Fifties

(B) Sixties

(C) Seventies

(D) Eighties

Question 12: Green Revolution is related to ____________.

(A) Millet production

(B) Pulse production

(C) Wheat production

(D) Oil seed production

Question 13: Indian Green Revolution started from ___________.

(A) Pantnagar

(B) Bangalore

(C) Kanpur

(D) Delhi

Question 14: Actively associated with Green Revolution ___________.

(A) Dr. Swaminathan

(B) Dr. Kurien

(C) C. Subramaniam

(D) Dr. Abdul Kalam

Question 15: Green revolution had the greatest impact on ____________.

(A) Rice

(B) Maize

(C) Barley

(D) Wheat

Question 16: The ‘Green Revolution’ involved the use of high yielding varieties of seeds which required __________.

(A) less fertilizer and less water

(B) more fertilizer and less water

(C) less fertilizer and more water

(D) more fertilizer and more water

Question 17: The importance of agriculture in Indian economy is indicated by its contribution to which of the following? 

(A) National income and employment

(B) Industrial development and international trade

(C) Supply of food grains

(D) All of the above

Question 18: Reason for low-productivity in Indian agriculture is ___________.

(A) engagement of more persons in agricultural operations than needed

(B) small land holdings

(C) backward technique of production

(D) All of the above

Question 19: Yellow Revolution is concerned with the production of ____________.

(A) Food grains

(B) Fish

(C) Oil seeds

(D) Milk

Question 20: The term ‘Evergreen Revolution’ has been used for increasing agricultural production in India by ___________.

(A) Norman Borlaug

(B) M.S. Swaminathan

(C) Raj Krishna

(D) R.K.V. Rao

Question  21: ‘Super Rice’ was developed by _____________.

(A) M.S. Swaminathan

(B) G.S. Khush

(C) N.E. Borlaug

(D) P.K. Gupta

Question 22: Which one of the following is the primary sector of India’s economy?

(A) Agriculture

(B) Industry

(C) Cooperative

(D) None of these