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Agriculture and food security

MSP, PDS, ICAR, agricultural reforms, e-NAM.

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Q1 · Agriculture and food security · EASY
The Minimum Support Price (MSP) is announced by the Government of India for which of the following purposes?
Q2 · Agriculture and food security · EASY
The Public Distribution System (PDS) in India primarily aims to ensure food security by distributing which of the following through Fair Price Shops?
Q3 · Agriculture and food security · MEDIUM
The electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform was launched in 2016 to achieve which primary objective?
Q4 · Agriculture and food security · MEDIUM
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is primarily responsible for which of the following functions? 1. Coordinating agricultural education and research in India 2. Announcing Minimum Support Prices for crops 3. Developing high-yielding crop varieties through research institutes 4. Operating Fair Price Shops under PDS Select the correct answer:
Q5 · Agriculture and food security · HARD
Consider the following statements about agricultural reforms in India: 1. The three farm laws passed in 2020 (and later repealed in 2021) aimed to allow farmers to sell produce outside APMC mandis without paying any state levies. 2. The PM-KISAN scheme provides income support of Rs 6000 per year directly to the bank accounts of all farmers irrespective of landholding size. 3. The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana provides crop insurance with farmers paying only 2% of sum insured for kharif crops. Which of the above statements is/are correct?