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  1. Consider the following statements:
    1. Kisan credit card scheme facilitates the short term credits to farmers.
    2. Kisan credit card is implemented only by the commercial banks of India.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?








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    A Kisan Credit card is a credit card to provide affordable credit for farmers in India. It was started by the government of India, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in 1998-99 to help farmers access timely and adequate short term credit.

    Correct Option: A

    A Kisan Credit card is a credit card to provide affordable credit for farmers in India. It was started by the government of India, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) in 1998-99 to help farmers access timely and adequate short term credit. The farmers can use card to withdraw from most of the banks like commercial banks, cooperative banks and regional rural banks.

  1. Consider the following statements:
    1. Central warehousing corporation is responsible for the construction and running of the go-downs for storage of agriculture products.
    2. Central warehousing corporation of India was established in 1957.
    Which of the statements given above is/are corrects?








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    CWC is a Warehousing Agency in India, established in 1957. It provides logistics support to the agriculture sector.

    Correct Option: C

    CWC is a Warehousing Agency in India, established in 1957. It provides logistics support to the agriculture sector. CWC is operating 464 Warehouses across the country with a storage capacity of 10.54 million tonnes the providing warehousing services for a wide range of products ranging from agriculture produce to sophisticated industrial products.

  1. The Indian Institute of Horticultural Research is located at which among the following places?








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    Indian Institute of Horticultural Research is located at Bengaluru.

    Correct Option: D

    Indian Institute of Horticultural Research is located at Bengaluru. The Institute spreads research activities by establishing its experimental stations at Lucknow, Nagpur, Ranchi, Godhra, Chettalli and Gonikopal.

  1. Consider the following reason.
    1. Lack of irrigation facilities, low productivity of land.
    2. Single crop mode of cultivation.
    3. Indian Agriculture gamble on the monsoon.

    Which of the reasons given above is/are responsible for the migration of people from rural to urban areas?








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    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Option: A

    1, 2 and 3

  1. Consider the following statements.
    1. National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS) was launched in the Sixth Five Year plan of the Indian Economy.
    2. The growth rate of the primary sector of the Indian Economy sector of the Indian Economy sector never reached 8% during the planning history of Indian economy.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?








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    In the year 1999 the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme was introduced by replacing comprehensive crop Insurance Scheme.

    Correct Option: D

    In the year 1999 the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme was introduced by replacing comprehensive crop Insurance Scheme. NAIS covers all food crops (cereals and pulses), oil-seeds, horticultural and commercial crops. It covers all farmers, both loanees and non-loanees, under the scheme. Growth rate of primary sector reached above 8% with green revolution. Both the given statements are not correct.