This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Economics Chapter 4 Food Security In India – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Economics Chapter 4 Food Security In India Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who released a special stamp entitled 'Wheat Revolution' in July 1968? A) Indira Gandhi. B) Jawahar la Nehru. C) Motilal Nehru. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indira Gandhi. 2. When was national food for work Programme launched? A) 11 Nov. 2006. B) 24 April 2006. C) 14 November 2004. D) 19 April 2004. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 14 November 2004. 3. The food procured by the FCI is distributed through government regulated ration shops among the poorer section of the society. This is called the ..... A) Public Distribution System. B) Rationing System. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public Distribution System. 4. Ration shops are also known as ..... A) Fair price shops. B) One price shops. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fair price shops. 5. Who is the father of Green Revolution in India? A) Norman Borlaug. B) Vergees Kuran. C) MS swaminadhan. D) Amul Dairy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MS swaminadhan. 6. The price at which the government offers to sell foodgrains lower than the market price is known as? A) Procurement price. B) Minimum support price. C) Issue price. D) Market price. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Issue price. 7. The two states recorded significant increases in rice yield in 2012-13 are A) Assam and Tamil Naidu. B) West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. C) Jharkhand and Odisha. D) Kerala and Tamil Naidu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. 8. What is the goal of the National Food Security Act(NFSA) in India? A) To provide sub sized food grains to the entire population. B) To provide food security to vulnerable sections of society. C) To promote the export of food grains. D) To regulate food prices in the market. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide food security to vulnerable sections of society. 9. Antyodaya cards are given to A) Poor. B) Poorest of the poor. C) Those below poverty line. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. When was the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) scheme launched? A) In Jan, 1999. B) In May, 2000. C) In Dec. 2000. D) In October, 2005. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In Dec. 2000. 11. Fair Price Shops are related with ..... A) Central school organization. B) Defence Sector. C) Food Corporation of India. D) International Market. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food Corporation of India. 12. In which year was the Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) introduced? A) 1965. B) 1985. C) 1975. D) 1995. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1975. 13. What does affordability imply? A) Naira doesn't have enough money to buy sufficient, safe and nutritious food. B) Aisha has enough money to buy sufficient, safe and nutritious food. C) All persons do not have the capacity to buy food of acceptable quality. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aisha has enough money to buy sufficient, safe and nutritious food. 14. If the price of food increases the poor people will find food ..... A) Cheap. B) Easily. C) Unaffordable. D) Free. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unaffordable. 15. Which of the following are kinds of Ration Cards issued in India? A) Antyodaya Cards. B) APL Cards. C) BPL Cards. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 16. Which scheme was introduced by the PDS for the poorest of the poor in the year 2000? A) Food for work. B) Full Rural Employment Scheme. C) Employment Guarantee Scheme. D) An end-rice project. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An end-rice project. 17. What does availability of food mean for Avani, Aditi, and Aarav? A) Food production within the country. B) Food imports. C) The previous years stock stored in government granaries. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 18. Why was the agricultural laborers, fishermen, transport workers and other casual labourers badly affected by the Bengal Famine? A) High levels of grain exporting for the soldiers fighting in World War II. B) Failing of crops on a large scale. C) Due to the dramatically increasing price of rice. D) Scarcity of grains and stoppage of imports from Burma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Due to the dramatically increasing price of rice. 19. Which is not related from Poverty Alleviation Programmes(PAPs) A) Antodaya Anna Yojana (Aaya). B) Mid Day Meals(MDM). C) Food For Work(FFW). D) Below Poverty Line(BPL). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Below Poverty Line(BPL). 20. During a calamity, how can price controls (price floors and ceilings) affect food distribution? A) They can stabilize food prices but may lead to shortages or surpluses. B) They always ensure an equal distribution of food. C) They increase food wastage without any impact on supply. D) They prevent food from reaching the affected areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They can stabilize food prices but may lead to shortages or surpluses. 21. The most devastating famine occurred in India in 1943 in: A) Assam. B) Mumbai. C) Bengal. D) Punjab. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bengal. 22. At what price government purchases the food grain from farmers for making Buffer Stock? A) Controlled Price. B) Minimum Support Price (MSP). C) Maximum Support Price. D) Market Price. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minimum Support Price (MSP). 23. Food Security means access to. A) Any type of food. B) Safe, Nutritious food to sustain a healthy lifestyle. C) Available food and the knowledge to prepare that food. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Safe, Nutritious food to sustain a healthy lifestyle. 24. Which one of these is not a valid reason for food security in India? Which one of these is not a valid reason for food security in India? A) Overpopulation. B) Hoarding and black marketing. C) Foodgrains stores are overflowing with foodgrains. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foodgrains stores are overflowing with foodgrains. 25. What is the primary goal of a price ceiling in relation to food security during a calamity? A) To ensure a minimum price for producers. B) To keep food prices affordable for consumers. C) To encourage farmers to produce more food. D) To increase food production during a crisis. 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