Agricultural Marketing

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Explain the importance of agricultural sector for the Indian economy.
Or
Why is agriculture sector deemed to be the backbone of Indian economy?

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What do you understand by the term 'distress sale'?

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What are the alternative channels available for agricultural marketing? Give some examples.

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"Information technology plays a very significant role in achieving sustainable development and food security". Comment.

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Gestation period between crop sowing and realization of income after sale of agricultural produce is very long.

1. True

2. False

Q. Why do people have different developmental goals?
Or
Write any three effects of the British Government's decision to abolish Corn Law?
Or
How does advertisement help producers to create new consumers?

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Write the role of multinational companies in rural development.

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What are the obstacles in agricultural marketing

1. Lack of market information

2. Role of private sector

3. Both (a) and (b)

4. None of the above

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In order to strengthen agricultural marketing alternative marketing channels are emerging in the country. Mention examples of such channels.

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Horticulture, dairy, poultry and fisheries sectors yield high, quick and regular income to the farmers.

1. True.

2. False.

Q. During third plan, i.e., before implementation of HYVP food grain production was 81 million tones which has increased to ________ million tonnes 2010-11.

1. 210.5
2. 200.3
3. 241
4. 215.5

Q. Explain any two methods of credit control used by central bank.

Q. All primary occupations like agriculture, animal husbandry, poultry farming, fisheries, dairying, forestry, etc. are land oriented.

1. True
2. False

Q. Discuss the main components of the food security system.

Q. Which is true in relation to agriculture sector during reform period?
A. Public investment in agriculture sector reduced
B. Removal of fertiliser subsidy led to increase in the cost of production
C. There was a shift from production of cash crops towards production of food grains
D. Removal of minimum support price

1. A, B and C
2. A and D
3. A, B, C, D
4. A, B and D

Q. How do economic factors influence land use?

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Agricultural markets are dominated by the private traders like moneylenders, rural political leaders, big merchants and rich farmers

1. True

2. False

Q. What is food security? Explain various measures taken by the government.

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Which of the following is not related to agricultural marketing?

1. Preservation

2. Processing

3. Use of chemical fertilizers

4. Storage

Q. The _____________ scheme of NABARD that lets the farmers sell their produce at a fair price by retaining their farm produce till the market prices become favorable.

1. Rural Godowns
2. Solar Schemes
3. Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme
4. Agricultural and Marketing Infrastructure, Grading and Standardization

Q. Mixed farming refers to ___________.

1. Growing many crops on the same field
2. Changing crops from season to season
3. Alternate growing of crops
4. Cultivation with animal husbandry