India continuous to be dependent on imports to meet the requirement of oilseeds in the country because:
Which of the statements given above are correct?
1 and 2
1, 2 and 3
2 and 3
1, 2, 3 and 4
(B)
60. Consider the following statement,
India continues to be dependent on imports to meet the requirement of oilseeds in the country because:
1. farmers prefer to grow food grains with highly remunerative support prices.
2. most of the cultivation of oilseed crops continues to be dependent on rainfall.
3. oils from the seeds of free origin and rice bran have remained unexploited.
4. it far cheaper to import oilseeds than to cultivate the oilseed crops.
68. Which of the following statements are true with respect to oilseed production in India?
i) India is the largest vegetable oil producing economies in the world.
ii) Due to diverse agro-climatic conditions and geographical locations, farmers are unable to
grow all varieties of oilseeds in India.
iii) Oilseeds cultivation is mainly undertaken on marginal land by resource poor farmers.
Q68. Consider the following statements related to oil seeds production in India.
1. India is the largest producer of oilseeds in the world.
2. Andhra Pradesh is the largest producer of groundnut.
3. Maharashtra is the leading producer of oils in country followed by Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
4. Due to growing demands of oil seeds and stagnation in their production, the import of edible oils has increased in recent times.
Which among the following statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the procurement of food-grains:
1. Government of India follows a procurement target rather than an open-ended procurement policy.
2. Government of India announces minimum support price only for cereals.
3. NAFED is the nodal procurement agency for Oilseeds and pulses, apart from the Cotton Corporation of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?