Q116. India has experienced persistent and high food inflation in the recent past. What could be the reasons? 1. Due to a gradual switchover to the cultivation of commercial crops, the area under cultivation of food grains has steadily decreased in the last five years by about 30%. 2. As a consequence of increasing incomes, the consumption patterns of the people have undergone a significant change. 3. The food supply chain has structural constraints. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements: 1. Regarding the procurement of food-grains, the Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open–ended p

Consider the following statements: 1. The weightage of food in Consumer Price Index (CPI) is higher than that in Wholesale Price Index (WPI). 2. The WPI does n

With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in which in the last five years, consider the following statements : 1. Area under rice cultivation is the hig

In the context of food and nutritional security of India, enhancing the ‘Seed Replacement Rates’ of various crops helps in achieving the food production targets

Which of the following factors/policies were affecting the price of rice in India in the recent past? 1. Minimum Support Price 2. Government’s trading 3. Govern

Consider the following statement: India continues to be dependent on imports to meet the requirement of oilseeds in the country because: 1. Farmers prefer to gr

With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements: 1. If the inflation is too high, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to buy gover

With reference to pulse production in India, consider the following statements: 1. Black gram can be cultivated as both kharif and rabi crops. 2. Green-gram alo

With reference to ‘Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion’, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. This initiativ

With reference to the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), consider the following statements: 1. The new WPI series with base 1993 – 94 = 100 became effective from Apri

A rise in the general level of prices may be caused by: 1. An increase in the money supply 2. A decrease in the aggregate level of output 3. An increase in the

With what purpose is the Government of India promoting the concept of “Mega Food Parks”? 1. To provide good infrastructure facilities for the food processing in

Which of the following pairs about India’s economic indicator and agricultural production (all in rounded figures) are correctly matched? 1. GDP per capita (cur

A rapid increase in the rate of inflation is sometimes attributed to the “base effect”. What is “base effect”?

With reference to agricultural soils, consider the following statements: 1. A high content of organic matter in soil drastically reduces its water holding capa

With reference to Indian agriculture, which one of the following statements is correct?

Consider the following statements: 1. India has more arable area than China. 2. The proportion of irrigated area is more in India as compared to China. 3. The a

In India, rural incomes are generally lower than urban incomes. Which of the following reasons account for this? 1. A large number of farmers are illiterate and

Consider the following crops of India: 1. Groundnut 2. Sesamum 3. Pearl millet Which of the above is/are predominantly rainfed crop/crops?

With reference to the provisions made under the National Food Security Act, 2013, consider the following statements : 1. The families coming under the category

Consider the following statements: 1. In the case of all cereals, pulses and oil-seeds, the procurement at Minimum Support Price (MSP) is unlimited in any State

Which one of the following is likely to be the most inflationary in its effects?

Which of the following steps is most likely to be taken at the time of an economic recession?

With reference to the Indian economy, demand-pull inflation can be caused/increased by which of the following? 1. Expansionary policies 2. Fiscal sti

Which of the following brings out the ‘Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers’?

With reference to inflation in India, which of the following statements is correct?

Consider the following statements: 1. Inflation benefits the debtors. 2. Inflation benefits the bond-holders. Which of the statements given above is

Which one of the following is likely to be the most inflationary in its effect?

In the context of Indian economy, consider the following pairs: | Term | Most Appropriate Description | | :--- | :--- | | 1. Melt Down | Fall in Stoc