NCERT Class 11 Chapter 6 Economics Rural Development MCQ

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1. The institutional aource of credit whose area of operation is the one where banking facilities and cooperatives are absent and which operate at the district level is:

A. Regional rural bank

B. Commercial bank

C. Self-help group

D. NABARD

2. Diversification in agriculture activities means finding alternate employment in

A. Non-farm sectors

B. Urban sectors

C. Rural sectors

D. None of these

3. The sector providing alternate livelihood options to 70 million small and marginal farmers is:

A. Livestock

B. Agro-processing

C. Apni Mandi

D. Fisheries

4. Production of a diverse variety of crops rather than one specialised crop is called:

A. Diversification of production activity

B. Diversification of crop production

C. Diversification of employment

D. All the above

5. The farming which relies on naturally occurring ecological process and biodiversity:

A. Organic farming

B. Conventional agriculture

C. (a) and (b)

D. None of the above

6. Which of the following is true about organic farming?

A. Organically grown food is more healthier and tastier

B. Yields in organic farming are lower than in chemical farming

C. It adversely effects the fertility of the soil

D. It is quite expensive method of farming

7. Credit needs related to constructing fences and digging wells are fulfilled by:

A. Short term credit

B. Medium-term credit

C. Long term credit

D. None of the above

8. Credit taken for a period of 15 years is

A. Short term credit

B. Medium-term credit

C. Long term credit

D. All of these

9. Organic farming uses

A. Organic manure

B. Bio-fertilisers

C. Organic pesticides

D. All of these

10. Traditional sources of rural credit in India are :

A. Money lenders

B. Relatives and friends

C. Traders

D. All of these

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11. Non farm areas of employment :

A. Animal husbandary

B. Fisheries

C. Horticulture

D. All of these

12. AMUL stands for :

A. Anand Multiple Union Ltd.

B. Agriculture and Milk Union Ltd.

C. Anand Mil Union Ltd

D. Anand Manufacturing Union Ltd

13. The ‘Golden Revolution’ was a period of very high productivity in:

A. Foodgrain production

B. Horticulture

C. Organic farming

D. Piscicultre

14. Which is related to microfinance:

A. Self Help Group

B. NABARD

C. Both

D. None

15. Institutional sources of agricultural credit are :

A. Land development banks

B. NABARD

C. Self-help group

D. All of these

16. NABARD is ____________ source of rural credit

A. Institutional

B. Non-institutional

C. Cooperative society

D. Regional

17. Growth in rural marketing relates to

A. Provision of physical infrastructure

B. Regulation of markets

C. Cooperative farming

D. All of these

18. Short term credit is needed for

A. Period of 15 months

B. Period 5 years

C. Period of 15 years

D. Period of 20 years

19. From the following which is not a non-institutional source of credit in India.

A. Money lenders

B. Traders

C. Commission agents

D. Commercial banks

20. Father of ‘Green Revolution’ In India

A. M.S. Swaminathan

B. Norman Borlong

C. Chidambaram Subramaniam

D. None of the above

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21. Government has assured the farmers of some minimum income from the sale of their crop by introducing:

A. Warehousing facilities

B. Regulated markets

C. Minimum support price policy

D. Co-operative agriculture marketing societies

22. SHG stands for :

A. Self Human Group

B. Sufficient Humidity Growth

C. Self Help Group

D. Self Human Growth

23. Organic farming is needed because it

A. Maintains and enhances the ecological balance

B. is free from chemical-based fertilizers

C. Both (a) and (b)

D. Neither (a) nor (b)

24. National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development was set up in ________ as an apex body to coordinate the activities of all institutions in the rural financing system.

A. 1969

B. 1982

C. 1949

D. 1991

25. Which of these is not an objective of rural development?

A. To improve wages for the urban population

B. To work on removing unemployment in rural areas

C. To enhance the living standards of rural people

D. To improve wages for the rural population