Public Distribution Systems and Buffer Stock

Q. Which of the following organisations is responsible for maintaining the buffer stock in India?

1. Food Association of India
2. Food Corporation of India
3. Food Security Association
4. Food Security Corporation of India

Q. Buffer stock operations are undertaken by the and distribution mechanism is undertaken by the with the help of some agencies.

1. central government
2. state government
3. fair shop owners
4. farmer producer organisations

Q. Identify the term used for an agricultural product price set by the Government of India to purchase directly from the farmers.

1. Minimum support price
2. Maximum support price
3. Marginal support price
4. Market support price

Q. Which statutory body was established in 1965 by the Government of India to ensure food security?

1. Food and Agriculture Organisation
2. Food Corporation of India
3. Food Security Corporation of India
4. Nutrition Mission of India

Q. Choose the correct pair of ration card colour with their respective users.

1. White
2. Yellow
3. Red
4. Antyodaya scheme
5. APL families
6. BPL families

Q. To support food security, the Government of India established the Food Corporation of India in .

1. 1948
2. 1953
3. 1965
4. 1980

Q. Which of the following is responsible for the establishment of fair price shops or ration shops?

1. State government
2. Central government
3. Farmers Association of India
4. Food Corporation of India

Q. While buying foodgrains from the farmers, the government of India offers which of the following?

1. Maximum support price
2. Minimum support price
3. Marginal support price
4. Market support price

Q. One needs a ration card to avail foodgrains from a fair price shop. In that context, which of the following coloured ration cards you may witness in a household living below the poverty line?

1. White
2. Yellow
3. Red
4. Orange

Q. Kiran chose to produce excess rice, as the MSP for rice was high that year. A lot of other farmers produced rice the same year. Which of the following outcome(s) seem(s) probable for the given situation?

1. There would be a fall in the underground water levels.
2. There would be more crops for consumption.
3. The quality of the foodgrains deteriorates and leads to wastage.
4. The production of millets reduces.

Q. The National Food Security Act, 2013 focuses on which set of population and what benefits do they enjoy.