When was Antyodaya Anna Yojana launched?
  • 1990
  • 1980
  • 1990
  • 2000
Antyodaya cards are given to the
  • poor
  • poorest of the poor
  • those below poverty line
  • all of the above
The two states that recorded significant increases in rice yield in 2012-13 are
  • Assam and Tamil Nadu
  • Jharkhand and Odisha
  • West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh
  • Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Season hunger is prevalent in
  • rural areas
  • urban areas
  • both rural and urban areas
  • metro cities
The success of wheat was replicated in
  • pulses
  • cotton
  • rice
  • bajra
The most devastating famine occurred in Bengal in
  • 1938
  • 1940
  • 1942
  • 1943
Fair price shops sell
  • sugar
  • kerosene oil
  • wheat
  • all of the above
Which state is associated with AMUL?
  • Maharashtra
  • Gujarat
  • West Bengal
  • Kerala
A large number of food insecure children are under the age of
  • 10
  • 8
  • 5
  • 4
The Minimum Support price in declared by the Government every
  • year
  • four years
  • five years
  • ten years
The most affected groups in rural areas facing food insecurity are:
  • landless people
  • traditional artisans
  • beggars
  • all the above
Green Revolution of 1960s was associated with:
  • use of HYV seeds
  • tree plantation programme
  • fisheries development
  • None of these
Revamped Public Distribution System provides benefits to:
  • cities
  • remote and backward areas
  • self-help groups
  • cooperative societies
Annapurna Scheme fulfills the food requirements of:
  • indigent senior citizens
  • children
  • pregnant ladies
  • young persons
Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Annapurna Scheme are linked with :
  • Public distribution system
  • mid-day meal
  • special nutrition programme
  • none of the above
In which state more than 90% ration shops are run by cooperatives
  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Orissa
  • Bihar
NREGA provides:
  • 200-days of assured work
  • 100-days of assured work
  • No assured work
  • None of the above
Seasonal hunger mostly found in:
  • urban areas
  • rural areas
  • metro cities
  • both (a) and (b)
Main purpose of buffer stock is :
  • to save food grains from pest attack
  • to stop price fluctuations
  • to meet the crisis of low production
  • both (b) and (c)
What is Food security means:
  • availability of food
  • accessibility of food
  • affordability of food
  • all the above
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