SSC QUIZ ( ECONOMY)

1.    The Blue Revolution is related with:

(1) Fish Production           (2) Food grain Production

(3) Oilseed Production      (4) Milk Production

2.    The fertile land between two rivers is called :

(1) Watershed                   (2) Water divide

(3) Doab                           (4) Terai

3.    The term Green Revolution has been used to indicate higher production through:

(1) Creation of grasslands

(2) Planting more trees

(3) Creation of gardens in urban areas

(4) Enhanced agricultural productivity per hectare

4.    The Green Revolution in India was the outcome of the efforts of who amongst the following?

(1) M.S. Swaminathan        (2) C. Rangrajan

(3) K.V. Kamath                (4) Rakesh Mohan

5.    Where is the Central Rice Research Institute located?

(1) Bangalore                    (2) Kanpur

(3) Coimbatore                  (4) Cuttack

6.    Agriculture sector directly employs one of the following percentages of labour force in India?

(1) 20%                             (2) 30%

(3) 40%                             (4) 65%

7.    NABARD was established in the:

(1) Fourth Five Year Plan    (2) Fifth Five Year Plan

(3) Sixth Five Year Plan      (4) Eighth five Year Plan

8.    The impact of Green Revolution was felt most in the production of:

(1) Wheat                          (2) Rice

(3) Pulses                          (4) Oil Seeds

9.    Who is known as Father of White Revolution in India?

(1) M.S. Swaminathan        (2) V Kurien

(3) K.N. Bahal                   (4) B. P. Pal

10.  Indian Pulse Research Institute is located in:

(1) Allahabad                     (2) Kanpur

(3) Faizabad                      (4) Lucknow

11.  ‘Everything else can wait, but not agriculture’.

The above statement is attributed to :

(1) Jagjivan Ram               (2)Jawahar Lal Nehru

(3) Mahatma Gandhi          (4) Sardar Patel

12.  Where is the Indian Sugarcane Research Institute situated?

(1) New Delhi                      (2) Varanasi

(3) Kanpur                         (4) Lucknow

13.  Where is the Central Food Technological Research Insitute (CETRI) situated?

(1) Bangaluru                    (2) Karnal

(3) Mysore                          (4) Lucknow

14.  The Bonded Labour System ( Abolition ) Act was legislated in :

(1) 1974                             (2) 1976

(3) 1977                             (4) 1978

15.  The Green Revolution in India has contributed to:

(1) Inter –regional inequality

(2) Inter – crop inequality

(3) Inter – class inequality

(4) All of these

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