ABS VIDHYA MANDHIR

THIRUVALUR
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CHAPTER-VI RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Obiective Type Questions

1 .In rural India, the proportion of people still Living in abject poverty is:

(a) 2/3 (b) 1/3 (c) 1/2 (d) 1/4

2. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural development (NABARD) was set up in:

(a) 1980 (b) 1981 (c) 1982 (d) 1983

3. The institutional source 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

4. 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

5. 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 agricultural marketing societies

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

(a)Livestock (b) Agro-processing (c) Apni Mandi (d) Fisheries

7. 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

8. The 'Operation Flood' programme was successfully implemented from the year:
(a) 1892 (b) 1982 (c) 1966 (d) 1995

9. The 'Golden Revolution' was a period of very high productivity in:

(a) Food grain production (b) Horticulture (c) Organic farming (d) Pisciculture

10. Organic farming was first suggested in India in:

(a) 1892 (b) 1982 (c) 1966 (d) 1995

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

(a) Organically grown food is 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.

12. ______________ is a continuous comprehensive socioeconomic process, attempting to

improve all aspects of rural life.

13. Micro finance is a credit scheme extended to the poor through____________________

14. _________________refers to a system in which marketing societies are formed by

farmers to sell the output collectively and to take advantage of collective bargaining.

15._____________is fixed by the government to safeguard the interest of farmers.

16. _______________is the development, which aims to develop the present generation
without affecting the quality of life of future generation.

17. Moneylenders, traders, commission agents, landlords, relatives and friends are the
examples of institutional sources. (True/False)

18. The period between the 1991-2003 is called 'Golden Revolution'. (True/False)

19. Define 'rural development'.

20. What is meant by agricultural credit?

21. What is meant by agricultural marketing?

22. What do you mean by diversification in agriculture?

23. What is the purpose of SHGs coming up in the field of rural banking?

24. What do you understand by 'Operation Flood'?

25. Give the meaning of 'Golden Revolution'.

26. What is meant by organic farming? Or

Define 'organic farming'.

27. Give one benefit of organic farming.

28. Give one difference between the conventional farming and organic farming.

Short Answer Type Questions

29. What is rural development? What does it include?

30. What is the role of NABARD in rural credit in India?

31. What are Micro-credit programmes?

32. What do you know about the programme 'Kudumbashree'?

33. Mention briefly the problems related to agricultural finance in India.

34. State any three main drawbacks of rural banking.

35. Why is state intervention necessary to regulate the activities of private traders in the rural
agricultural sector?

36. Give any three causes of backwardness of Indian agriculture.

37. What are the chief features of regulated markets?

38. How is cooperate marketing beneficial to farmers?

39. Why are alternate marketing channels set up?

40. How is agricultural diversification helpful for farmers? Explain.

41. Explain the project TANWA

42. How have animal husbandry and fisheries emerged as an important source of
diversification?

43. How has horticulture encouraged Indian rural development?

44. Is it possible to develop Information Technology as an alternate livelihood option? Give

reasons.

45. How is every village — 'A Knowledge Centre'? Explain.

46. What is 'Organic farming'? Mention any two advantages of organic farming in India.
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Long Answer Type Questions [6 Marks]

47. Which are the areas that need fresh initiatives for development in India?
Or

What are the key issues in rural development?

48. Explain why after the initiation of reforms, the growth rate of agriculture sector
decelerated to about 3% per annum during 1991 2011.

49. Define agricultural marketing. Outline the agricultural marketing system that existed
before independence. Give any two measures of state intervention in this direction.

50. Describe any four suggestions to improve agriculture marketing.

51. Define agricultural marketing. Outline the agricultural marketing system that existed
before independence. Give any two measures of state intervention in this direction.

52. Discuss how the use of Information Technology can help in rural development of India.

53 Explain the benefits and limitations of organic farming.