Agriculture ,Indian Economy mcq question

Indian Economy

WBCS Preliminary

2017- 1 marks
2016- 0 marks
2015- 2 marks
2014-4 marks
2013-1 marks

1.The Green Revolution in agriculture has made the Indian farmers dependent on WBCS-1999

A) Machines

B)Fertilizers and pesticides

C) Indigenous

D) Availability of micro-nutrients

… Answer is – Fertilizers and pesticides

2. The world Green Revolution was connected with WBCS-1999

A)Deforestation

B) Ecological balance

C) Agricultural production

D) Frequent use of green in paintings

… Answer is -Agricultural production

3. Land Reforms refers to government’s efforts at WBCS-2002

A) abolishing ownership rights of non-cultivating landlords

B) making the ownership rights of landlords more secure

C)regulating land prices

D)regulating land use

… Answer is -abolishing ownership rights of non-cultivating landlords

q4.Green Revolution was most successful in the WBCS-2002

A) Sixties

B) Seventies

C) Eighties

D)Nineties

… Answer is – Sixties

5.Green Revolution has led to marked increase in WBCS-2003

A) Productivity of wheat

B)Regional inequalities

C) Inter personal inequalities

D)All of the above

… Answer is – Productivity of wheat

6.The objectives of land reforms are WBCS-2004

A)Increases in production

B)Increases in the purchasing power of a rural people

C) Economic development with equity in distribution

D)All of the above

… Answer is -All of the above

7.Which of the following States grows sugarcane as a major crop ? WBCS-2004

A)Bihar

B)Rajasthan

C) Uttar Pradesh

D)Punjab

… Answer is – Uttar Pradesh

8.Operation Barga refers to WBCS-2005

A)A programme of universal registration of tenants

B)Recognition of sharing of outputs between landlords and share-croppers

C)Recognition of share-croppers’ rights to cultivate lands of absentee landlords

D)Equal distribution of lands

… Answer is – A programme of universal registration of tenants –

9.The objectives of land reforms are WBCS-2004

A)Increases in production

B)Increases in the purchasing power of a rural people

C)Economic development with equity in distribution

D) All of the above

… Answer is – ) All of the above –

10.Which of the following States grows sugarcane as a major crop ?

A)Bihar

B)Punjab

C)Uttar Pradesh

D) Rajasthan

… Answer is -Uttar Pradesh –

11.Operation Barga was first introduced in WBCS-2006

A)Karnataka

B)West Bengal

C) Kerala

D) Bihar

… Answer is -West Bengal –

12.The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was established in WBCS-2007

A)1981

B) 1982

C)1983

D)1984

… Answer is – 1982-

13.In which of the following years was the Food Corporation of India set up? WBCS-2007

A)1955

B)1960

C) 1965

D) 1970

… Answer is -1965

14. The apex body which operates micro-finance scheme by promoting self-help groups of individuals from a homogenous class through banks or non-government organizations is WBCS-2010

A)Regional Rural Bank

B)Grameen Bank

C)State Bank of India

D)National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

… Answer is – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

15. Green Revolution occurred first in WBCS-2013

A)Punjab and Haryana

B)Bihar and West Bengal

C)Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

D) Gujarat and Maharastra

… Answer is -Punjab and Haryana

16.Major part of the Indian agriculture is characterised by WBCS-2014

A) Large size farm

B) Capitalist agriculture.

C) Small size farm

D)Co-operative farmers.

… Answer is – Small size farm

17.Land reforms largely benefitted the economic condition of WBCS-2014

A) Agricultural labourers

B) Bargadars

C) Small farmers

D) Co-operative farmers.

… Answer is – Small farmers

18.New agri-structural strategy created special benefits for WBCS-2014

A) Small farmers

B)Big capitalist farmers

C)Agricultural labourers

D)Intermediate traders

… Answer is – Big capitalist farmers

19.Revenue from agricultural income tax is collected and received by WBCS-2014

A)Only Union Government

B)Only State Government

C) Local self Government

D) Both Union and State

… Answer is – Only State Government

20.NABARD is associated with WBCS-2015

A)Industrial development

B) Urban development

C) Rural development

D) Development of railways

… Answer is -Rural development

Indian Economy

WBCS Preliminary

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