Climate-Resilient Agriculture MCQ — 30 Practice Questions with Answers

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct because Rainfed Area Development is named as a key climate-resilient agriculture intervention under NMSA. Statement 2 is correct because Per Drop More Crop is also named. Statement 3 is correct because Soil Health Management is stated to be supported by the Soil Health Card Scheme. Combinations that omit any of these three miss part of the cited intervention set.

Explanation

The Assertion is true because the Union Cabinet approved the National Mission on Natural Farming on 25 November 2024 as a standalone Centrally Sponsored Scheme. The Reason is also true because the mission was under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare with a total outlay of Rs 2,481 crore. However, the ministry and outlay identify the administrative placement and funding; they do not explain why the Cabinet approval occurred.

Explanation

The PIB fact states that soil fertility mapping had been undertaken in 6,954 identified model villages and completed in 2,023 model villages by May 2026. The 3,010-completion figure is not the cited completion count, reversing 2,023 and 6,954 changes the meaning of undertaken versus completed, and 6,514 is a close but wrong undertaken count.

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct because the mission is aligned with SDG 2 through sustainable food production. Statement 2 is correct because SDG 6 is linked to water-use efficiency. Statement 3 is correct because SDG 13 is linked to climate-resilient cropping systems. Combinations that omit any one of these statements leave out a part of the cited alignment.

Explanation

The Assertion is true because the sourced fact gives the exact outlay of Rs 2,119.84 crore, coverage of 8.50 lakh hectares, and 14.35 lakh beneficiary farmers since 2014-15. The Reason is also true because the fact ties these results to Integrated Farming System interventions. However, the Reason states the intervention channel; it does not explain why that exact funding amount, area coverage, and farmer count occurred. Claims that the Reason is false or that the Assertion is false contradict the cited figures.