9th Class Social Science Food Security / खाद्य सुरक्षा Question Bank

done Multipal Choice Question - Food Security in India Total Questions - 17

• question_answer1)
  'Food Security' means
  A)
  affordability and availability of food for all done clear
  B)
  to keep food under security done clear
  C)
  to secure food for the future done clear
  D)
  all of the above done clear
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• question_answer2)
  The accessibility of food means
  A)
  food production within the country done clear
  B)
  an individual has enough money to buy food done clear
  C)
  food is within the reach of every person done clear
  D)
  none of these done clear
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• question_answer3)
  How is food security affected during a calamity?
  A)
  Total production of food grain deceases done clear
  B)
  No food is left done clear
  C)
  Poor people become insecure about food done clear
  D)
  AU of the above done clear
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• question_answer4)
  In which of the following years did the Famine of Bengal kill thirty lakh people?
  A)
  1942                    done clear
  B)
         1927 done clear
  C)
  1945                    done clear
  D)
         1943 done clear
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• question_answer5)
  Which of these places in Odisha are affected the most by famine-like conditions?
  A)
  Kalahandi   done clear
  B)
         Puri done clear
  C)
  Bilaspur               done clear
  D)
           Kalahari done clear
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• question_answer6)
  Who among the following groups are food insecure?
  A)
  Landless people   done clear
  B)
             Traditional artisans done clear
  C)
  Self-employed workers     done clear
  D)
  All of the above done clear
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• question_answer7)
  \ Chronic hunger is
  A)
  an expression of poverty done clear
  B)
  a consequence of diets persistently inadequate in terms of quantity and/or quality done clear
  C)
  related to the cycles of food growing done clear
  D)
  when a person is unable to get work for the entire year done clear
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• question_answer8)
  Seasonal hunger is related to an expression of poverty
  A)
  an expression of poverty done clear
  B)
  cycles of food growing and harvesting done clear
  C)
  absolute hunger throughout the year done clear
  D)
  none of these done clear
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• question_answer9)
  India adopted a new strategy in agriculture which resulted in the
  A)
  white revolution   done clear
  B)
            green revolution done clear
  C)
  agro-revolution    done clear
  D)
            all of the above done clear
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• question_answer10)
  The highest food grain growth was achieved in the states of
  A)
  UP and Madhya Pradesh     done clear
  B)
  Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka done clear
  C)
  Bihar and Tamil Nadu           done clear
  D)
  Punjab and Haryana done clear
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• question_answer11)
  The full form of FCI is
  A)
  Flood Control Institution     done clear
  B)
  Food Control Institution done clear
  C)
  Food Corporation of India    done clear
  D)
  Food Corporation Institution done clear
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• question_answer12)
  The term 'MSP' means
  A)
  Minimum Support Price               done clear
  B)
  Maximum Support Price done clear
  C)
  Minimum Support of People         done clear
  D)
  Maximum Supply Price done clear
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• question_answer13)
  The other name for 'market price' is
  A)
  Minimum Price    done clear
  B)
                     Maximum Price done clear
  C)
  Issue Price   done clear
  D)
                                 Proposed Price done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Rationing in India was introduced in the
  A)
  1930s                  done clear
  B)
                     1940s done clear
  C)
  1950s                  done clear
  D)
                     1960s   done clear
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• question_answer15)
  When was the Integrated Child Development Services introduced on an experimental basis?
  A)
  1975           done clear
  B)
                     1981 done clear
  C)
  1973                    done clear
  D)
                     1980 done clear
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• question_answer16)
  What does AAY stand for?
  A)
  Annapurna Anna Yojana             done clear
  B)
  Antyodaya Anna Yojana done clear
  C)
  Annamalai Annapurna Yojana done clear
  D)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Revamped Public Distribution System (RPDS) aimed to provide the benefits of PDS to
  A)
  cities                    done clear
  B)
                     self-help groups done clear
  C)
  cooperative societies                    done clear
  D)
  remote and backward areas done clear
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