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  1. Consider the following statement :
    1. Indian Government announces the minimum support price for the wheat rice and sugarcane in a year.
    2. The common paddy has higher minimum support price than paddy Grade-A.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?








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    Regarding to minimum support price neither of the statements given above is correct.

    Correct Option: D

    Regarding to minimum support price neither of the statements given above is correct. In Order to help farmers in getting remunerative prices for their produce with a view to encourage higher investment and also to increase production and productivity of a commodity, government of India declares Minimum Support Price (MSPs) for 25 notified agriculture commodities for each Kharif and Rabi crop. Moreover, the common paddy does not has higher minimum support price than the paddy Grade-A.

  1. Which of the following statements is incorrect?








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    The technology mission on oil seeds was launched by the central government in 1986. The National Agriculture Insurance scheme was launched from 1999-2000.

    Correct Option: A

    The technology mission on oil seeds was launched by the central government in 1986. The National Agriculture Insurance scheme was launched from 1999-2000. The Kiasan Credit Card Scheme was launched in August, 1998. Kisan Call Centres were launched in January 2004.

  1. Consider the following statements:
    1. The farm power availability in India is much lower than that of Korea.
    2. India is meeting 80% of its urea requirement through indigenous production.








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    The farm power availability in India is much lower than that of Korea. India is meeting 85% of the urea fertilizer through indigenous production.

    Correct Option: C

    The farm power availability in India is much lower than that of Korea. India is meeting 85% of the urea fertilizer through indigenous production. However, we are deficient in phosphate and potassium resources and around 90% is imported.

  1. Consider the following statements:
    1. India has about 15% of livestock population of the world.
    2. India is second to China in the population of buffalo livestock in the world.
    Which of the statements given above is correct?








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    Regarding the livestock population, India has about 15% of livestock population the word.

    Correct Option: A

    Regarding the livestock population, India has about 15% of livestock population the word. However the word population of buffalo has been estimated at over 140 million head . Of these, 97 per cent are found in Asia and the Pacific regions mainly in India (75 million), China (21 million),, Pakistan (14 million).

  1. Consider the following statements:
    1. India ranks first in the world in dairy milk production.
    2. The per capita availability of dairy milk in India is more than the per capita availability of the world.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?








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    The Indian dairy sector has acquired substantial growth momentum from the Ninth Five-Year plan onward, as a result of which of the country now ranks first among the word’s mile producing nations.

    Correct Option: C

    The Indian dairy sector has acquired substantial growth momentum from the Ninth Five-Year plan onward, as a result of which of the country now ranks first among the word’s mile producing nations. The per ca-pita availability of the milk has reached a level of 290 g per day by the year 2012, which of more than the world average of 284 g per day.