Agriculture UPSC Questions

History-Post Independence India

Agriculture MCQ Questions


13.
The demand for the Tebhage Peasant Movement in Bengal was for
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A.
the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third
B.
the grant of ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the land
C.
the uprooting of Zamindari system and the end of serfdom
D.
writing off all peasant debts
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ANSWER :
A. the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third
14.
The amount of food grains imported in the year 1963 (in million tonnes)
A.
1
B.
3
C.
3 and half
D.
4 and half
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ANSWER :
D. 4 and half
15.
The agricultural output during the two successive drought years 1965-66 were (in percent)
A.
17
B.
29
C.
11
D.
10
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ANSWER :
A. 17
16.
The food output during the two successive drought years 1965-66 were (in percent)
A.
17
B.
20
C.
11
D.
10
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ANSWER :
B. 20
17.
Food prices shot up, rising at the rate of nearly _____ per cent per annum between 1965 and 1968
A.
23
B.
13
C.
20
D.
7
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ANSWER :
C. 20
18.
India was forced to import more than ten million tonnes of _____ in 1966
A.
Food grains
B.
Cotton
C.
Cosmetics
D.
Steel
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ANSWER :
A. Food grains