CLASS-IX QUIZ 3 : ECONOMICS LESSON 3 :FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA

FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA Quiz

All questions are compulsory.

21. Which scheme provides food in schools?

a) AAY b) TPDS c) Mid-Day Meal Scheme d) MGNREGA

22. What role do cooperatives play in food security?

a) Manufacture products b) Provide housing c) Run fair price shops d) Build roads

23. Which state has the highest number of cooperative fair price shops?

a) Bihar b) Tamil Nadu c) Punjab d) Gujarat

24. What is the full form of AAY?

a) All India Anna Yojana b) Antyodaya Anna Yojana c) Agriculture Assistance Yojana d) Annual Allocation Yojana

25. When was TPDS introduced?

a) 1985 b) 1997 c) 2000 d) 2013

26. What is the benefit of having a yellow ration card?

a) Travel facility b) Free education c) Subsidised food grains d) Loan waiver

27. What type of hunger is found among poor due to low income?

a) Instant hunger b) Chronic hunger c) Occasional hunger d) Mid-day hunger

28. Which foodgrain is most procured by the government?

a) Maize b) Barley c) Wheat and Rice d) Bajra

29. What is the main objective of PDS?

a) Increase exports b) Supply food at lower prices to poor c) Provide fertilizers d) Import food

30. Why do farmers prefer to grow rice and wheat under MSP?

a) Because they are cheap b) Because they grow faster c) Because MSP is high for them d) Because they are colorful