CBSE Class 9 Social – MCQ and Online Tests – Economics – Unit 4 – Food Security in India
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CBSE Class 9 Social – MCQ and Online Tests – Economics – Unit 4 – Food Security in India
Question 1.
In which of the following states do we find the largest number of food insecure people?
(a) Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa
(b) Bihar, Jharkhand and Gujarat
(c) Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Tamilnadu
(d) Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka
Answer
Answer: (a) Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa
Question 2.
Fair price shops sell
(a) sugar
(b) kerosene oil
(c) wheat
(d) all of the above
Answer
Answer: (d) all of the above
Question 3.
A large number of food insecure children are under the age of
(a) 10
(b) 8
(c) 5
(d) 4
Answer
Answer: (c) 5
Question 4.
The Minimum Support price in declared by the Government every
(a) year
(b) four years
(c) five years
(d) ten years
Answer
Answer: (a) year
Question 5.
The most affected groups in rural areas facing food insecurity are:
(a) landless people
(b) traditional artisans
(c) beggars
(d) all the above
Answer
Answer: (d) all the above
Question 6.
The success of wheat was replicated in
(a) pulses
(b) cotton
(c) rice
(d) bajra
Answer
Answer: (c) rice
Question 7.
Name the cooperative that provides milk and vegetables controlled rate decided by the Government of Delhi:
(a) Amul
(b) Kendriya Bhandar
(c) Mother Dairy
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (c) Mother Dairy
Question 8.
Green Revolution of 1960s was associated with:
(a) use of HYV seeds
(b) tree plantation programme
(c) fisheries development
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) use of HYV seeds
Question 9.
Revamped Public Distribution System provides benefits to:
(a) cities
(b) remote and backward areas
(c) self-help groups
(d) cooperative societies
Answer
Answer: (b) remote and backward areas
Question 10.
The Mother Dairy is an important cooperative in
(a) Gujarat
(b) Punjab
(c) Haryana
(d) Delhi
Answer
Answer: (d) Delhi
Question 11.
Annapurna Scheme fulfills the food requirements of:
(a) indigent senior citizens
(b) children
(c) pregnant ladies
(d) young persons
Answer
Answer: (a) indigent senior citizens
Question 12.
Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Annapurna Scheme are linked with :
(a) Public distribution system
(b) mid-day meal
(c) special nutrition programme
(d) none of the above
Answer
Answer: (a) Public distribution system
Question 13.
The most devastating famine occurred in Bengal in
(a) 1938
(b) 1940
(c) 1942
(d) 1943
Answer
Answer: (d) 1943
Question 14.
NREGA provides:
(a) 200-days of assured work
(b) 100-days of assured work
(c) No assured work
(d) None of the above
Answer
Answer: (b) 100-days of assured work
Question 15.
Seasonal hunger mostly found in:
(a) urban areas
(b) rural areas
(c) metro cities
(d) both (a) and (b)
Answer
Answer: (b) rural areas
Question 16.
Main purpose of buffer stock is :
(a) to save food grains from pest attack
(b) to stop price fluctuations
(c) to meet the crisis of low production
(d) both (b) and (c)
Answer
Answer: (d) both (b) and (c)
Question 17.
What is Food security means:
(a) availability of food
(b) accessibility of food
(c) affordability of food
(d) all the above
Answer
Answer: (d) all the above
Question 18.
Chronic hunger refers to :
(a) low income
(b) inadequate quantity of food
(c) inadequate quality of food
(d) all the above
Answer
Answer: (d) all the above
Question 19.
Who released a special stamp entitled ‘Wheat Revolution’ in July 1968?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Motilal Nehru
Answer
Answer: (b) Indira Gandhi
Question 20.
Which state is associated with AMUL?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala
Answer
Answer: (b) Gujarat
Question 21.
To whom the yellow card is issued?
(a) To shop keeper
(b) To land lord’s
(c) To government employee
(d) People below the poverty line
Answer
Answer: (d) People below the poverty line
Question 22.
In which state more than 90% ration shops are run by cooperatives
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Orissa
(d) Bihar
Answer
Answer: (b) Tamil Nadu
Question 23.
Food for Work Programme was launched in which of the following years?
(a) 2003
(b) 2001
(c) 2004
(d) 2005
Answer
Answer: (c) 2004
Question 24.
F.C.I. stands for
(a) Foreign Co-operation with India
(b) Food Corporation of India
(c) Fossils Corporation of India
(d) Food Coming to India
Answer
Answer: (b) Food Corporation of India
Question 25.
Buffer stock is the stock of foodgrains procured by the government through
(a) IFCI
(b) FCI
(c) IDBI
(d) FICCI
Answer
Answer: (b) FCI
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