FCI Agriculture Quiz 27 |

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Q1. National Rice Research Institute located at

New Delhi
Hyderabad
Cuttack
Ranchi
None of these

Explanation:- ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha.

Q2. The National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research is located at

Mumbai
New Delhi
Kolkata
Lucknow
None of these

Explanation:- National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NCAP) is a research company based out of Library Avenue, New Delhi, Delhi, India.

Q3. What are the reasons for the slow growth of processed food in India?

Transport and Communication are poor
There are no reliable cold chains, which are necessary for temperature foods like fruit and vegetables etc.
Majority of the farmer has low-income levels.
Both A and B
All of the above

Explanation:- Majority of the farmer has low-income levels and cannot afford processed foods. The high cost of packaging pushes up the cost of the processed items and thereby makes them out of reach of the common man.

Q4. What is the first stage of the supply chain process?

Sourcing stage
Planning stage
Organizing stage
All of the above
None of these

Explanation:- The initial stage of the supply chain process is the planning stage. We need to develop a plan or strategy in order to address how the products and services will satisfy the demands and necessities of the customers.

Q5. What is the scope of land reforms?

Cooperative farming
Abolition of intermediaries
Consolidation of landholding
Only A and C
All of the above

Explanation:- The scope of land reforms, therefore, include: (i) abolition of intermediaries, (ii) tenancy reforms, i.e., regulation of rent, security of tenure for tenants and conferment of ownership on them; (iii) ceiling on land holdings and distribution of surplus land to landless agricultural labourers and small farmers.

Q6. PACS, an institute of NABARD works at the gram panchayat level and village level. What is the full form of PACS?

Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies
Primary Agriculture Cooperative Storage
Primary Agriculture Company Societies
Primary Agriculture Cooperative System
None of these

Explanation:- A Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS) is a basic unit and smallest cooperative credit institution in India. It works on the grassroots level (gram panchayat and village level).

Q7. World Water Day is celebrated on

March 8
March 20
March 22
March 25
None of these

Explanation:- World Water Day, held on 22 March every year since 1993, focuses on the importance of freshwater.

Q8. Water use efficiency means

Represent the amount of dry matter that can be produced from a given quantity of water
It is also described as the weight of dry matter derived from a hectare centimeter of water
Water use efficiency is total water take by a standing crop.
Only A and B
None of these

Explanation:- Water use efficiency (WUE) is defined as the amount of carbon assimilated as biomass or grain produced per unit of water used by the crop.

Q9. “Father of soil erosion” is

Jethro Tull
H. Bennett
S. Swaminathan
E. Borlaug
None of these

Explanation:- Hugh Hammond Bennett (April 15, 1881 – July 7, 1960) was a pioneer in the field of soil conservation in the United States of America

Q10. The botanical name of Paddy