Food Security in India

To whom the yellow card is issued?

In which year was the Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) introduced?

Which of the following places of Jharkhand witnessed starvation death recently?

The concept of ‘entitlements’ was introduced by:

In which part of the country, grain banks have been set up by NGOs?

Ration shops run by cooperatives

Annapurna Scheme (APS)

Worst affected groups in rural food insecurity

Minimum Support Price (MSP) purpose

White Revolution

Main purpose of buffer stock scheme is:

Average PDS grains consumption

The basic cause of seasonal hunger is:

Annapurna Scheme (APS) has been launched in April:

Name the Prime Minister who released a special stamp entitled “Wheat Revolution” in July 1968.

Revamped Public Distribution System (RPDS)

Percentage of seasonal as well as chronic hunger in India over the years has:

Since independence, India has been aiming at:

Which of the following group of people are not affected by food insecurity?

Who is the nodal officer at district level?

Public Distribution System (PDS)

In which decades was the Rationing System introduced in India?

In which of the following states do we find the largest number of food insecure people?

Name the cooperative that provides milk and vegetables controlled rate decided by the Government of Delhi

Which among the following schemes was initiated for the poor in all areas?

The price that is announced before the sowing season is called:

The basic cause of chronic hunger is:

Seasonal hunger

The most devastating famine occurred in India in 1943 in:

The stock of food grains like wheat and rice procured by the government through Food Corporation of India (FCI) is known as “buffer stock”.

Buffer stock is the stock of food grains procured by the government through:

The most devastating famine occurred in Bengal in:

Meaning of MSP

Kalahandi is situated in which of the following states?

The Mother Dairy is an important cooperative in:

What is the issue price?

NREGA provides:

In which decade was the rationing system introduced in India?

Name the NGO which facilitated the setting up of grain banks in different regions.

When was the National Food Security Act passed?

Green Revolution in the 1960s was associated with:

The total food grain production in India in 2015-16 was 300 million tones.

Food security means availability, accessibility and affordability of food to all people at all times.

In year 2000 which of the following programs was launched?

Green Revolution of the 1960s

Massive starvation takes place due to:

The SCs, STs and some sections of OBC’s are more prone to food insecurity.

A famine is characterized by widespread deaths due to starvation and epidemics...

White Revolution of the country is associated with:

In which of the following states has the Academy of Development Science set up grain banks?

Which crop registered the largest increase in production as a result of the Green Revolution?

Which of the following is not a dimension of food security?

Which are the special target groups in Antyodaya Anna Yojana?

Women and children under the age of five are food insecure population due to:

Which of the following arguments do not support the idea that high level of buffer stocks of food grains is very undesirable?

Integrated child development services were introduced in:

Which institution was set up by Maharashtra Academy of Development Science to facilitate a network of NGOs?

At what price does the government purchase food grain for making buffer stock?

In which state of India, Amul Dairy is situated?

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

In which of the following year did our country cross the 200 million tonnes per year mark in food grain production?

How many types of ration cards are available in our country?

MSP refers to:

When was the Antyodaya Anna Yojana scheme launched?

What is the alternative name for ration shops?

The main purpose of a buffer stock scheme is:

Food security means:

F.C.I. stands for:

Public Distribution System is associated with:

Antyodaya cards

Under Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), subsidised rate for wheat is:

Which type of hunger is a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and quality?

Which crop registered the largest increase in production as a result of Green Revolution?

Which of the following statements is not correct about the Public Distribution System?

Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and Annapurna Scheme

Which are the two places in Orissa where starvation deaths are reported?

In which state 94% of ration shops are run by cooperatives?

Chronic hunger refers to:

Foodgrains allocation under TPDS

............... hunger is related to the cycle of food growing and harvesting:

In which of the following years was the food grain stock with the FCI the maximum?

Which among the following schemes was started in the year 2000 for the indigent senior citizens?

Food for Work Programme was launched in which of the following years?

Minimum Support Price is announced by the government to provide: