Food Security UPSC Questions

Economics

Food Security MCQ Questions


1.
The first aspect of food security is the domestic availability of _____.
A.
Millets
B.
Food grains
C.
Junk food
D.
Vegetables
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ANSWER :
B. Food grains
2.

Identify the WRONG statements about India being one of the few countries in the world having government-held stock of food grains.
a) Buffer for meeting natural calamities
b) Price stabilization in case of crop failures
c) Providing food grains under public distribution system

A.

Only a

B.

Both a and c

C.

Only b

D.

None of the above

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ANSWER :

D. None of the above

3.
Who has the prime responsibility of procuring the food grains?
A.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
B.
Bureau of Indian Standards
C.
Food Corporation of India
D.
Employee's State Insurance
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ANSWER :
C. Food Corporation of India
4.
The procurement is done at _____
A.
Minimum Support Price
B.
Maximum Support Price
C.
Minimum State Price
D.
Maximum State Price
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ANSWER :
A. Minimum Support Price
5.
The procured food is stored in its warehouses at different locations and from there it is supplied to the _____ in terms of requirement.
A.
Rural region
B.
State governments
C.
Central government
D.
Panchayat
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ANSWER :
B. State governments
6.
FCI also sells in the open market to stabilize, if their prices turn volatile especially in periods of _____
A.
Economic crisis
B.
Flourished growth
C.
Crop failures
D.
Abundance in rain
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ANSWER :
C. Crop failures