Question : Assertion: Agricultural marketing helps in reducing post-harvest losses.

Reason: It ensures efficient storage, transportation, and distribution of agricultural produce.

Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
 

Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
 

Option 3: Assertion is true, but the reason is false.

Option 4: Assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Question : Which of the following was NOT an objective of land reforms in India?  
 

Option 1: Abolition of intermediaries  
 

Option 2: Tenancy reforms  
 

Option 3: Consolidation of land holdings  

Option 4: Privatization of agricultural land  

Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.

The locust is an insect that belongs to the family of grasshoppers. These insects are essentially harmless (1)____________they meet certain circumstances under which they (2) __________more abundant and change their behaviour. India, Pakistan and Iran (3)_____________currently thinking over the locust plague threat (4) ____________over their economies. When these locusts meet (5) _____________environmental conditions, they become gregarious and (6) ___________breeding abundantly. With their population becoming (7) __________, they form swarms and keep moving (8) ____________areas damaging the crops. These swarms attacking (9) ___________and thereby devastating the entire agricultural economy is (10) ___________is commonly referred to as locust plague.

Question:
Select the most appropriate option for blank no. 5.

Option 1: suiting

Option 2: suitable

Option 3: suitably

Option 4: suited

Question : Which of these is not true about the Green Revolution?

Option 1: It was funded by international agencies.

Option 2: It was a private-sector programme for agricultural modernisation.

Option 3: It was targeted mainly in the wheat and rice-growing areas.

Option 4: It was introduced only in areas that had assured irrigation.

Question : Post-independence, the class structure in India saw:  
 

Option 1: The disappearance of the landlord class  
 

Option 2: The emergence of a large industrial working class  
 

Option 3: A decrease in the agricultural workforce  

Option 4: The growth of the service sector  

Question : Which of the given statements concerning the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) is correct?

i. NAFED is registered under the Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act.

ii. It was set up to promote Cooperative marketing of agricultural produce to benefit farmers.

iii. It was established in 1956.

Option 1: i, ii and iii

Option 2: Only ii

Option 3: Only ii and iii

Option 4: Only i and ii

Question : What was the primary purpose of establishing cantonments in India during the colonial period? 

Option 1: To promote trade  

Option 2: To provide educational facilities  
 

Option 3: To serve as military bases  

Option 4: To develop agricultural land  

Question : Case Study 14: Supporting Rural Entrepreneurs

A group of entrepreneurs decided to establish a cooperative society in a rural area to produce organic agricultural products. They sought support from government schemes to finance their project and provide training to farmers.

Question:

How does the cooperative society benefit rural farmers?

Option 1: By reducing the demand for organic products
    

Option 2: By providing training and financing
 

Option 3: By promoting traditional farming methods

Option 4: By selling agricultural products overseas

Question : Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
The Black Drongo also known as the King Crow, is a small Asian bird of the drongo family. Previously, it was seen as a subspecies of the African Fork-tailed Drongo but is now recognised as a full species. It is a common resident breeder in much of tropical southern Asia from southwest Iran through India and Sri Lanka to southern China and Indonesia. It is a wholly black bird with a distinctive forked tail and measures 28 cm in length.
Feeding on insects, it is commonly found in open agricultural areas and light forest areas throughout its range, perching conspicuously on a bare perch or along power or telephone lines.
The species is famous for its aggressive behaviour towards much larger birds, such as crows, and never hesitates to dive-bomb any birds of prey that invade its territory. Smaller birds often nest in the well-guarded vicinity of a nesting Black Drongo.
The Black Drongo has been introduced to some Pacific islands, where it has thrived and become abundant to the point of threatening and causing the extinction of native and endemic bird species there.
Drongos fly with strong flaps of the wing and are capable of fast manoeuvres that enable them to capture flying insects. With short legs, they sit upright on thorny bushes, bare perches or electricity wires. They may also perch on grazing animals.
The Black Drongo is found predominantly in open country and usually perches and hunts close to the ground. They are mostly aerial predators of insects but also glean from the ground or off vegetation.
They are found as summer visitors to northeastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan but are mainly resident south from the Indus Valley up to Bangladesh and into India and Sri Lanka.
Question:
What was the impact of trying to introduce the species to the Pacific islands?

Option 1: They decreased in numbers drastically.

Option 2: They returned to the lands of their origin.

Option 3: They proved to be a threat to the local birds.

Option 4: They did not survive in the changed climate conditions.

Question : Case Study 10: Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth

A group of young graduates decided to start a tech startup. They developed an innovative mobile application that connects farmers directly to consumers, eliminating the need for middlemen. This resulted in better prices for farmers and affordable produce for consumers.

Question:

The startup's app contributes to economic growth by:

Option 1: Increasing the cost of agricultural products
  

Option 2: Creating more middlemen
   

Option 3: Promoting direct farmer-consumer interactions

Option 4: Limiting the reach of agricultural products