Features, Problems and Policies of Agriculture MCQ — Class 12

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Key concepts to revise

Importance of agriculture

Importance of agriculture: agriculture supports food supply, livelihoods, raw materials and links with the wider economy

Land reforms

Land reforms: institutional changes intended to improve the agrarian structure, tenancy conditions and distribution or use of land

Abolition of intermediaries

Abolition of intermediaries: a land-reform measure aimed at removing layers between the state and actual cultivators

Land ceiling

Land ceiling: a policy placing an upper limit on land holdings so surplus land can potentially be redistributed

Green Revolution

Green Revolution: the strategy of raising agricultural productivity through high-yielding seeds combined with irrigation, fertilisers and other modern inputs

High-Yielding Variety seeds

High-Yielding Variety seeds: improved seeds capable of producing higher output when supported by suitable inputs and conditions

Marketable surplus

Marketable surplus: the portion of farm output available for sale after meeting the producer household’s own requirements

Institutional agricultural credit

Institutional agricultural credit: farm finance provided through organised institutions such as cooperatives and banks rather than informal moneylenders

Agricultural subsidies

Agricultural subsidies: government support that lowers the effective cost of selected farm inputs or services to pursue policy objectives

Agricultural productivity challenge

Agricultural productivity challenge: the need to raise output per unit of land or labour through better technology, irrigation, institutions and resource use

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1. Which concept best matches this situation? Farm output feeds households and supplies inputs to agro-based industries.

  1. Land reforms
  2. Importance of agriculture
  3. Land ceiling
  4. Marketable surplus
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Importance of agriculture. Importance of agriculture: agriculture supports food supply, livelihoods, raw materials and links with the wider economy

2. Which concept best matches this situation? Policy removes exploitative intermediaries and seeks more secure cultivation rights.

  1. Abolition of intermediaries
  2. Green Revolution
  3. Land reforms
  4. Institutional agricultural credit
Check answer and explanation

Land reforms. Land reforms: institutional changes intended to improve the agrarian structure, tenancy conditions and distribution or use of land

3. Which concept best matches this situation? The cultivator gains a more direct relationship with land administration.

  1. Land ceiling
  2. High-Yielding Variety seeds
  3. Agricultural subsidies
  4. Abolition of intermediaries
Check answer and explanation

Abolition of intermediaries. Abolition of intermediaries: a land-reform measure aimed at removing layers between the state and actual cultivators

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