CBSE Class 11 Economics Rural Development MCQs Set B

Question: Microcredit Program is defined as _______.
a) Credit provision made by self-help groups to their members
b) Credit provision made by small farmers
c) Credit provision made by large farmers
d) None of the options
Answer: a

Question: Initiatives for implementing rural development include.
a) Improving public health
b) Setting up facilities for agricultural research
c) Infrastructure development in rural areas
d) All of the options
Answer: d

Question: _______ and __________ were set up to promote credit supplies in rural areas.
a) RRBs and Land Development Banks
b) SBI and NABARD
c) RBI and Commercial banks
d) None of the options
Answer: a

Question: How much do the “inland sources” contribute to the total fish production in India?
a) 39 percent
b) 64 percent
c) 50 percent
d) 75 percent
Answer: b

Question: The process of assembling, storage, grading, packaging and distribution of different agricultural products is known as.
a) Agricultural marketing
b) Agricultural diversification
c) Agricultural management
d) Agricultural banking
Answer: a

Question: Major commercial banks were nationalised in __
a) 1969
b) 1980
c) 1975
d) 1991
Answer: a

Question: Which among the following is an initiative taken for the development of rural India?
a) Human Capital Formation
b) Land Reforms
c) Poverty Alleviation
d) All of the options
Answer: d

Question: Out of total institutional credit, Commercial banks contributes about___per cent.
a) 60
b) 75
c) 70
d) 65
Answer: a

Question: Alternative marketing channels help farmers _____ their market and ______ their price risk.
a) Expand, expand
b) Reduce, reduce
c) Expand, reduce
d) Reduce, expand
Answer: c

Question: Which of the following are the problems faced by agriculture marketing.
a) Lack of storage facilities
b) Lack of adequate finance
c) Malpractices in unregulated markets
d) All of the options
Answer: d

Question: In distress sale , Farmers sell their produce at ___prices in the market.
a) High
b) Low
c) Undetermined
d) None of the options
Answer: b

Question: _______ is a village based financial intermediary committee usually composed of 10-20 local women or men.
a) Micro credit program
b) Self help group
c) NABARD
d) Banking system
Answer: b

Question: ________ is a women-oriented community based poverty reduction program implemented in Kerala.
a) Self help group
b) AGMARK
c) Kudumbashree
d) All of the options
Answer: c

Read the following statement given below and choose the correct alternative

Question:
Statement 1- Regulation of markets is important to improve agriculture market
Statement 2- Regulated markets promotes commercialisation of agricultural
a) Both are correct
b) Both are incorrect
c) Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
d) Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct
Answer: a

Read the following statement given below and choose the correct alternative

Question:
Statement 1- MSP is set to safeguard the interests of farmers.
Statement 2- PDS is for the rich section of the society
a) Both are correct
b) Both are incorrect
c) Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
d) Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct
Answer: c

Read the following statement given below and choose the correct alternative

Question:
Assertion (A)- Farmers cannot reach nearby markets to sell their products at fair prices
Reason (R)- There is lack of transportation in agricultural marketing
a) Both assertion and reason are true. Reason is the correct explanation of assertion
b) Both assertion and reason are true. Reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
c) Assertion is true but reason is not
d) Reason is true but assertion is not
Answer: a

Read the following statement given below and choose the correct alternative

Question:
Statement 1- Diversification reduces burden on workforce on agriculture
Statement 2- Diversification fails to provide sustainable livelihood options
a) Both are correct
b) Both are incorrect
c) Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
d) Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct
Answer: c