CBSE Questions for Class 12 Commerce Economics Rural Development Quiz 4 - MCQExams.com

Which of the following is the apex bank for agriculture credit in India?
  • NABARD
  • SIDBI
  • REC
  • KRIBHCO
_____________ connect different villages.
  • National Highways
  • District Roads
  • Rural Roads
  • State Roads
Which of these are not included in territory sector?
  • Banking
  • Insurance
  • Agriculture
  • Transport
As per the news published in various newspapers, loans to MSEs by rural banks will be treated as priority sector loans. What is the full form of MSE?
  • Multi Service Enterprises
  • Micro Software Enterprises
  • Micro and Small Enterprises
  • Mutual funds and Service Entities
Dunkel draft is related to ________.
  • Associated with Uruguay round
  • Related to atomic treaty among nations
  • Related to super 301
  • Related to check drug trade
Which bank takes care of rural agriculture finance?
  • IDBI
  • IFC
  • RBI
  • NABARD
The performance of ration shops has been __________.
  • not upto the mark
  • poor
  • excellent
  • good
For purchasing the seeds, fertilizers etc the loan distributed is called
  • Short Term loan
  • long term loan
  • medium term loan
  • none of these
In India the number of agents between farmers and consumers is ________.
  • large
  • small
  • medium
  • five
The storage facilities with individual farmers in India are _______.
  • primitive
  • advanced
  • costly
  • cheap
Agriculture in India is witnessing _______.
  • slow and uneven growth
  • fast and uneven growth
  • slow and even growth
  • fast and even growth
Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi, Cauvery, Narmada, Godavari and Krishna are extensive areas of _________.
  • Inland fisheries
  • Estuarine fisheries
  • Coastal fisheries
  • Deep sea fisheries
Prior to independence, farmers,while selling their produce to traders,suffered from? 
  • Faulty weighing
  • Crop failures
  • Lack of consumers
  • Village market
NABARD is a __________.
  • subsidiary of the RBI.
  • co-operative bank
  • private bank
  • autonomous public sector institution
Credit is an essential requirement for every _______________.
  • productive activity
  • non-economic activity
  • household
  • none of the above
In order to fulfill the financial requirements of the ____________ in rural India, appropriate and specialised credit agencies are needed.
  • tertiary sector
  • zamindars
  • agricultural sector
  • none of the above
NABARD has been set up in __________.
  • 1982
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1986
Crop Failure leads to reduced supply and increased prices of food products, thereby affecting ______________.
  • cost of living
  • standard of living
  • both (a) and (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
_________ is the apex bank for agriculture credit.
  • RBI
  • SIDBI
  • NABARD
  • ICICI
Farmers in India have __________ savings.
  • high
  • low
  • very high
  • moderate
Horticulture in the cultivation that includes
  • Fruits, vegetables and flowers
  • All food crops
  • Vegetable gardens and lawns near hotels
  • Some bush crops and apples
______________ are member-based micro finance intermediaries.
  • Cooperative societies
  • Traders
  • Self-Help Groups (SHGs)
  • None of the above
Which of the following crops helps in nitrogen fixation?
  • Rice
  • Wheat
  • Maize
  • Beans
 In pursuance with the recommendations of Narasimha Committee-$$1$$, select the correct one/ones, using the code given below:
Priority sector lending compulsions of the banks operating in India has been revised by making many items out of it.
The Government of India continues to borrow the SLR money from the banks but pays market-based interest rates on them. 
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 or 2
Self-Help Groups (SHG) are community based financial intermediaries where people come together involuntarily and contribute regularly for the creation of a common fund.
  • True
  • False
____________is measured as crop produced on a given piece of land during a single season.
  • Hectare
  • Farming
  • Ploughing
  • Yield
The concept of Self-Help Groups is to_________
  • Arrange collateral for the poor
  • Approach the informal sources of credit for loans
  • Keep a record of the credit facilities for the poor
  • Help the rural poor (especially women) to become financially self-reliant
Which among the following is not responsible for increase in production of crops in village Palampur?
  • Traditional Farming
  • Modern Farming
  • Multiple cropping
  • All the above
Manufacturing in Palampur involves very _________ methods and are done on a small scale.
  • Simple production
  • Complex production
  • Advanced methods
  • All the above
The Green Revolution in the______________ introduced the Indian farmer to cultivation of wheat and rice using high yielding varieties (HYVs) of seeds.
  • Late 1960s
  • Late 1990s
  • Late 2000s
  • Late 1800s
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