Food Security UPSC Questions

Economics

Food Security MCQ Questions


13.
The ______ was passed on 10th September, 2013.
A.
National Food Security Agreement
B.
National Fiscal Security Act
C.
National Food Security Act
D.
National Food Sales Act
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ANSWER :
C. National Food Security Act
14.

Which of the following is TRUE about National Food Security Act?
a) The objective to provide food and nutritional security in the human life cycle approach
b) Ensuring access to an adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices to people to live a life with dignity
c) The Act provides for coverage of upto 75% of the rural population
d) The Act provides for coverage of upto 50% of the urban population

A.

Only d

B.

Both a and c

C.

Only b

D.

All the above

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ANSWER :

D. All the above

15.
Food security should be envisioned around a ‘_____ basket of goods’.
A.
Updated nutrition
B.
Basic nutrition
C.
Balanced diet
D.
Unbalanced diet
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ANSWER :
B. Basic nutrition
16.
In the 2021 Global Hunger Index, India ranks _____ out of the 116 countries with sufficient data.
A.
100th
B.
90th
C.
101st
D.
110th
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ANSWER :
C. 101st
17.
The government has set up the _____ of India, the first of its Kind in the world
A.
Unique Identification Authority
B.
Unique Identification Agreement
C.
Unique Identification Act
D.
Union Identification Authority
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ANSWER :
A. Unique Identification Authority
18.
Objective of the government should be not only to _____ but also have a ‘fit’ population
A.
Nutrition
B.
Security
C.
Food
D.
Feed
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ANSWER :
D. Feed