CBSE Questions for Class 12 Commerce Economics Rural Development Quiz 5 - MCQExams.com

The Rabi season starts in _________ and ends in___________ .
  • June, October
  • June, March
  • March, April
  • October, March-April
The duration of medium-term loans is _____.
  • 6 to 12 months
  • 12 months to 3 years
  • 12 months to 5 years
  • 2 years to 7 years
Which of the following is the source of non-institutional credit?
  • Landlords
  • Village traders
  • Moneylenders
  • All of these
Which of the following is the institutional source of credit?
  • Landlords
  • Government
  • Moneylenders
  • Village traders
In which year was nationalisation of commercial banks started?
  • 1969
  • 1979
  • 1980
  • 1991
Institutional sources of rural credit include _____.
  • Cooperative societies
  • Commercial Banks
  • Regional rural banks
  • All of these
The basic objective of the cooperative credit societies is _____.
  • To ensure timely flow of credit to the farmers
  • To eliminate the moneylenders from the rural scene
  • To make available credit facilities to all the regions
  • All of these
Long period credit is needed for _____.
  • Construction of fences
  • Purchase of land
  • Purchase of seeds and manure
  • Purchase of machinery
Who amongst the following gave the concept of PURA (Providing Urban facilities in Rural Areas)?
  • Rajiv Gandhi
  • Manmohan SIngh
  • Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
  • Sonia Gandhi
Match the items of List-I with the items of List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List-IList-II
(a) Rural Industries Programme(i) Meant for various target groups like Rural youth, Ex-serviceman, women and Scheduled Castes/ Tribes
(b) Mahila Vikas Nidhi Scheme(ii) Aim at ensuring flow of credit to the dis-advantaged sections of the society
(c) Enterpreneur-ship Development Programme(iii) Commercial exploitation of local resources
(d) Micro Credit Scheme(iv) Provides assistance to voluntary organizations for the benefit of women
  • $$(a) - (i), (b) - (iii), (c) - (ii), (d) - (iv)$$
  • $$(a) - (ii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (iii)$$
  • $$(a) - (iv), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (i)$$
  • $$(a) - (iii), (b) - (iv), (c) - (i), (d) - (ii)$$
NABARD was established on the recommendation of ___________.
  • Public Account Committee
  • Shivaraman Committee
  • Narshimhan Committee
  • None of these
Consider the following statements:
(1) Areas with high density of population have generally longer jhum cycle.
(2) In New Zealand, cattle are kept on fairly small farms and carefully fed to give quality meat.
(3) Cash crops are never grown in jhuming cultivation.
(4) Livestock farming is usually a response to difficult conditions.
Which of the statements given above are incorrect?
  • 1 and 3
  • 2 and 4
  • 2 and 3
  • 3 and 4

Which of the following organizations looks after the credit needs of agriculture and rural development in India?
  • FCI
  • IDBI
  • NABARD
  • ICAR

Who among the following once said that:

"The real progress of India did not mean simply the growth and expansion of industrial urban centres but mainly the development of the villages".
  • Dr B. R Ambedkar
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Subhas Chandra Bose
  • Jawaharlal Lal Nehru
Match the following and choose the correct answers from the codes given below:
List IList II
(Agriculture Region)(States)
A.Rice-Jute-Tea region1.Western Madhya Pradesh
B.Wheat and Sugarcane region2.Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura
C.Cotton region3.Maharashtra
D.Maize and coarse crop region4.Western Rajasthan and North Gujarat
  • A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4
  • A - 4, B - 2, C - 3, D - 1
  • A - 3, B - 2, C - 1, D - 4
  • A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
Which one of the following represents priority sector lending by commercial banks in India?
  • Lending to heavy industries
  • Lending to agriculture, small-scale industries and the weaker sections of the population
  • Lending to foreign companies
  • Lending to state governments in emergency situations like floods and droughts
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