This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Commerce > Economics Indian Economic Development > Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 6 Rural Development – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Economics (Indian Economic Development) Chapter 6 Rural Development Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The scheme of "Micro Finance" is extended through: A) Self Help Groups. B) Land Development Banks. C) NABARD. D) Regional Rural Banks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self Help Groups. 2. Economic development is a ..... A) Process. B) Expansion of Capabilities. C) Growth. D) Progress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Process. 3. Why is Rural Development necessary? A) Improve the living conditions of rural people. B) Improve the financial position of rural people. C) Providing alternative methods of earning for rural people. D) All of the these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the these. 4. Human development indicates expansion of ..... A) Capabilities of people. B) Human resources. C) Economic growth. D) Trade and commerce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capabilities of people. 5. Under IAY (Indira Awaas Yojana), the primary beneficiaries are: A) Urban slum dwellers. B) Rural landless and Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. C) Middle-income families. D) Rural government employees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rural landless and Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. 6. In India, horticultural farming has A) Reduced economic vulnerability of the small & marginal farmers. B) Opened up new avenues of employment for the women folk in rural areas. C) Opened up new avenues of employment both for men & women in rural areas. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (a) and (b). 7. Evolusi Pembangunan desa di Malaysia bermula dengan ..... A) Buku Merah. B) Halacara baru dalam pembangunan kampung & luar bandar. C) Transformasi Pembangunan Luar Bandar Pertama (TPLBP). D) Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transformasi Pembangunan Luar Bandar Pertama (TPLBP). 8. Nationalisation of banks took place in the year A) 1869. B) 1962. C) 1967. D) 1969. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1969. 9. White Revolution is also called as A) Operation flood. B) Green revolution. C) Operation milk. D) Golden revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Operation flood. 10. In an underdeveloped country, basically the ..... is lower A) Life expectancy. B) Per capita income. C) Literacy rate. D) National income. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Per capita income. 11. ..... is an apex institution of rural credit A) Cooperative society. B) NABARD. C) RBI. D) ALL OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NABARD. 12. Which country had highest HDI according to 2012 report? A) Norway. B) USA. C) Australia. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Norway. 13. The branch of agriculture which deals with cultivation of flowers, fruits and vegetables is called as A) Flowericulture. B) Fruiticulture. C) Horticulture. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horticulture. 14. Sowing more than one crop in a farm in a particular season is called A) Crop rotation. B) Multiple cropping. C) Single cropping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multiple cropping. 15. ..... is an assurance to the farmers that a minimum price will be fixed by the government to purchase farmers produce. A) Maximum support price. B) Minimum support price. C) Maximum retail price. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minimum support price. 16. The problems faced in rural credit are: A) Insufficient rural credit. B) Growing overdues. C) Inadequate amount of sanction. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 17. By March end 2003, more than ..... SHGs had reportedly been credit linked. A) 7 lakhs. B) 8 lakhs. C) 9 lakhs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7 lakhs. 18. The Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched in: A) 2001. B) 1999. C) 2003. D) 2005. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2001. 19. The main funding pattern of PMGSY is: A) 100% Central Government. B) Shared by Central and State Governments. C) 100% State Government. D) Funded by NGOs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shared by Central and State Governments. 20. Pemantauan DPF Desa Negara akan dibuat pada Tahun ..... iaitu selepas 2 tahun DPF Desa Negara dilaksanakan. A) 2017. B) 2019. C) 2021. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2019. 21. Siapakah yang bertanggungjawab dalam merancang pembangunan luar bandar di Malaysia? A) Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Desa (Plan Malaysia). B) Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jabatan Perancangan Bandar dan Desa (Plan Malaysia). 22. NREGA, renamed as MGNREGA, guarantees: A) 50 days of wage employment annually. B) 100 days of wage employment annually. C) 150 days of wage employment annually. D) Unlimited days of wage employment annually. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 100 days of wage employment annually. 23. The Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) was restructured into which program in 2011? A) PMAY-G. B) PMGSY. C) NREGA. D) DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DAY-NRLM (Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission). 24. PMGSY stands for: A) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana. B) Pradhan Mantri Grameen Suraksha Yojana. C) Pradhan Mantri Grameen Swachh Yojana. D) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Samriddhi Yojana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana. 25. HDI of India in 2012 was calculated at ..... A) 0.554. B) 0.584. C) 0.586. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0.554. 26. The employment generated under SGRY was paid in the form of: A) Cash only. B) Food only. C) A combination of cash and food grains. D) Land ownership rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A combination of cash and food grains. 27. The main objective of the 73rd constitutional amendment act of 1993 is ..... A) Implementing uniform system of Panchayat Raj institutions. B) Reducing age of voting from 21 to 18 years. C) Eradication of untouchability. D) Adding word 'Secularism'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Implementing uniform system of Panchayat Raj institutions. 28. Uzhavar Sandies is an alternative marketing channels operated in ..... A) Telengana. B) Punjab. C) TamilNadu. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TamilNadu. 29. During 2007-12, agriculture output has grown at ..... A) 3%. B) 3.2%. C) 2%. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3.2%. 30. Statement 1:Agriculture loan default rates have been chronically highStatement 2:The expansion and promotion of the rural banking sector has taken a backseat after reforms A) Both Statement 1 & 2 are true. B) Both Statement 1 & 2 are false. C) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false. D) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both Statement 1 & 2 are true. 31. The branch of agriculture which deals with raising of animals for meat, milk, eggs and fibre is called as A) Animal husbandry. B) Livestock farming. C) Both of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of these. 32. Credit taken for a period of 15 years is known as A) Short term credit. B) Medium term credit. C) Long term credit. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long term credit. 33. Which of the following is the best definition of poverty? A) A) Lack of access to luxury goods. B) Inability to meet basic need like food, clothing and shelter. C) Low bank balance. D) Unemployment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inability to meet basic need like food, clothing and shelter. 34. It is a system of a long period sustainable process along with an eco-friendly environment. A) Project Development. B) Rural Development. C) Economy Development. D) Sustainable Development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainable Development. 35. DPF Desa Negara berbentuk ..... A) Operational Plan. B) Strategic Plan. C) Management Plan. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Operational Plan. 36. Literacy, education, and skill development; health and hygiene etc are known as ..... A) Natural resources. B) Economic resources. C) Human resources. D) Productive resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human resources. 37. What is the current name of the scheme formerly known as IAY? A) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. B) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G). C) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana. D) Rajiv Gandhi Housing Scheme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G). 38. White revolution is related with: A) Rice production. B) Milk production. C) Cauliflower production. D) Cotton production. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Milk production. 39. Agriculture Marketing is related to: A) Packaging of agricultural products. B) Transportation agri. of products. C) Warehousing. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 40. 'Ashraya Yojana' was implemented with intention of ..... A) Providing employment. B) Providing houses. C) Providing agriculture land. D) Providing education. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Providing houses. 41. Assertion (A):The introduction of technology in agriculture has significantly improved productivity and efficiency in rural areas.Reason (R):Access to modern tools and techniques allows farmers to optimize their resources and increase crop yields. A) A is false, but R is true. B) A is true, but R is false. C) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. D) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. 42. The National food for work programme was launched in the year? A) 1999. B) 2006. C) 2004. D) 2001. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2004. 43. The realisation of the nutritional value of ..... food is growing all over the world. A) Commercial farming. B) Plantation farming. C) Organic farming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organic farming. 44. The Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) primarily merged with which employment scheme in 2008? A) IAY. B) SGSY. C) PMGSY. D) NREGA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NREGA. 45. ..... is a women-oriented community based poverty reduction programme implemented in Kerala. A) TANWA. B) Kudumbashree. C) RRB. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kudumbashree. 46. A regulated market has many controls over the farmers. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 47. TANWA is a project initiated in TamilNadu to train women in ..... A) Industrial techniques. B) Household techniques. C) Agricultural techniques. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agricultural techniques. 48. Who introduced ' World Development Report'? A) World Bank. B) IMF. C) WTO. D) UNO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) World Bank. 49. Assertion (A):Alternative marketing channels are a ray of hope for small and marginal farmersReason (R):Current market channels have not been able to defend the interests of small and marginal farmers from the middlemen. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true and R is false. D) A. A is false and R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 50. Which ministry is responsible for implementing NREGA/MGNREGA? A) Ministry of Rural Development. B) Ministry of Labour. C) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. D) Ministry of Finance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ministry of Rural Development. 51. Central government organisation, who are involved in agricultural marketing A) IGBI. B) IARI. C) NBPGR. D) FCI. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) FCI. 52. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) applies to: A) Only Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. B) Every rural household. C) Rural households owning agricultural land. D) Urban poor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Every rural household. 53. White Revolution is associated with ..... A) Horticulture. B) Fisheries. C) Dairy Production. D) Animal Husbandry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dairy Production. 54. The SGSY (Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana) aims to: A) Promote self-employment in rural areas. B) Guarantee food supplies in drought-prone regions. C) Provide free healthcare to rural women. D) Enhance urban infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Promote self-employment in rural areas. 55. Which of the following is a key objective of PMGSY? A) Providing electricity to rural households. B) Implementing irrigation systems. C) Building rural road networks to connect villages with urban centers. D) Developing rural housing infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Building rural road networks to connect villages with urban centers. 56. Assertion (A):The role of women in agriculture is crucial, as they contribute significantly to both farm management and labor.Reason (R):Empowering women through education and resources can lead to improved agricultural outcomes and community development. A) A is true, but R is false. B) A is false, but R is true. C) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. D) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. 57. Which of the following are referred to as micro-credit programmes? A) Regional Rural Banks. B) Co-operative Banks. C) Self Help Groups. D) Land Development Banks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Self Help Groups. 58. Name the group which have been playing a significant role in organising poor rural women and making them financially independent A) Women rights commission. B) Women association. C) Women self-help groups. D) Stree Shakti. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Women self-help groups. 59. Which organization measures global poverty levels? A) World Bank. B) UNICEF. C) WTO. D) WHO. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) WTO. 60. Which scheme focuses on providing housing for the rural poor? A) IAY. B) SGSY. C) PMGSY. D) SGRY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IAY. 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