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National Mission on High Yielding Seeds MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Practice questions
Q1Arrange the following events in chronological order: 1. Approval of the Standing Finance Committee memo 2. Release of 109 varieties at Pusa 3. Rajya Sabha reply reporting zero utilisation 4. Announcement of the mission in Union Budget 2025-26
The correct sequence is 2-4-1-3. The 109 varieties were released at Pusa on 11 August 2024; the mission was announced in Union Budget 2025-26 on 1 February 2025; the finance committee memo was approved on 23 March 2026; and the Rajya Sabha reply followed on 27 March 2026.
Q2Consider the following statements about the mission's funding status: 1. Its initial outlay for 2025-26 was ₹100 crore. 2. No allocation was made for 2026-27 after the finance committee memo was approved only on 23 March 2026. Which of the statements is/are correct?
Both statements are correct. The mission had an initial outlay of ₹100 crore for 2025-26. The Standing Finance Committee memo was approved only on 23 March 2026, so the amount could not be used during 2025-26; the official Rajya Sabha reply also states that no allocation was made for 2026-27.
Q3Consider the following statements: 1. The mission seeks commercial availability of more than 100 seed varieties released since July 2024. 2. The 109-variety base covers 61 crops and includes 69 field-crop varieties. 3. The second National Gene Bank announced in Budget 2025-26 is planned with a capacity of 10 lakh germplasm lines. 4. The mission was merged with the Sub-Mission on Seeds and Planting Materials. Which statements are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct: commercial availability of the 100-plus varieties is an official objective; the released base comprises 109 varieties across 61 crops, including 69 field-crop varieties; and the second National Gene Bank is planned for 10 lakh germplasm lines. Statement 4 is false because the government said the mission would be implemented independently.
Q4The 109 improved varieties released on 11 August 2024 were divided between field crops and horticultural crops in which manner?
The 109 varieties covered 61 crops and were released at Pusa, New Delhi, on 11 August 2024. Their official category-wise breakup was 69 field-crop varieties and 40 horticultural-crop varieties. The figure 61 refers to the number of crops, so it must not be confused with either variety total.
Q5Which description most accurately captures the National Mission on High Yielding Seeds?
The mission was announced in Union Budget 2025-26 to strengthen the research ecosystem, develop and propagate high-yield, pest-resistant and climate-resilient seeds, and make recently released varieties commercially available. It is therefore a research-and-seed-systems mission, not a direct cash-benefit programme.
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