Farmer's Movement

Q.

Give two problems which arose with the new Munro system of fixing revenue.

Q. After the Independence of India, farmer movements led to land reforms. However, later farmer movements reduced in their intensity. Why did the farmer movement lose its intensity?

1. Due to changes in agricultural laws and reforms
2. The industrialisation of agriculture
3. The government adopted a communist approach
4. Farmers shifted to other occupations

Q. The farmers in Champaran were forced to cultivate Indigo. Their refusal to cultivate indigo in Champaran culminated into which of the following?

1. Chipko Movement
2. Revolt of 1857
3. Civil Disobedience Movement
4. Non-Cooperation Movement

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The farmers protest against forced cultivation of _____ in the Civil Disobedience Movement.

1. Rice
2. Indigo
3. Wheat
4. Sugarcane

Q. Which of the following was aimed at improving the quality of crop yield through high-grade seeds, pesticides and fertilizers?

1. White Revolution
2. Farmer's Bill
3. Green Revolution
4. Kisan Sevak Prayojna

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> The Civil Disobedience movement started at ______.

1. Champaran
2. Gaya
3. Kerala
4. Coorg

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What was popularised during Green Revolution?

1. Growing of exotic vegetables
2. Production of food using primitive methods
3. Use of fertilisers
4. Production of food grains with modern technology

Q. Which of the following is NOT a farmer's organisation?

1. Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
2. Shetkari Sanghatana
3. Bhartiya Kisan Union
4. All India Kisan Sabha

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Why did farmers protest in Bardoli?

1. Against indigo plantation
2. Against revenue collection
3. Against forest land
4. Against human trafficking

Q. The farmers in Bardoli protested against which of the following?

1. Indigo farming
2. Revenue collection
3. Agricultural laws
4. Begar

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What were the suggestions of Swaminathan Committee?

1. Reduce cost of production
2. Enhance productivity
3. Increase in interest rates
4. Sustainable farming systems

Q. The farmers in Champaran revolted against which of the following?

1. High land tax
2. Forced cultivation of Indigo
3. Slavery
4. Forced cultivation of cotton

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> How is debt relief offered to farmers?

1. Debt waiver
2. Reduction of interest rates
3. Increase in interest rates
4. Decrease in time to repay

Q. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What do you mean by tenancy?

1. The period for which only women have the right to use the building or a piece of land.
2. The period for which owners have the right to use the building or a piece of land.
3. The period for which tenants have the right to use the building or a piece of land.
4. The period for which only government has the right to use the building or a piece of land.

Q.

explain the intiative taken by the government to ensure increase in agricultural production ?answer in5 marks

Q. The Swaminathan Commission provided suggestions for enhancing productivity and sustainability of farming systems.

1. True
2. False

Q. The agenda of farmers changed after the Green revolution in independent India. Why did the Green Revolution halt the farmer movements in India?

1. Introduction of pesticides and fertilizers
2. Subsidised land revenue rates
3. Higher-yielding variety of seeds
4. Land reforms