Agricultural Development MCQ — 266 Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. The National Mission on High Yielding Seeds falls under which ministry?

Q2. India is a founding member of WTO since:

Q3. Consider the following statements regarding agricultural markets and farmer support schemes: 1. APMC Acts are state-level laws that regulate the marketing of agricultural produce. 2. APMC Acts require agricultural produce to be sold in APMC-designated mandis or market yards. 3. PM-KISAN provides Rs 6,000 per year to eligible farmer families in three equal instalments. 4. PM-KISAN provides Rs 6,000 per year in four equal instalments. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements regarding Minimum Support Price in India: 1. MSP is announced directly by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices. 2. The Government fixes MSPs for 22 mandated agricultural crops and Fair and Remunerative Price for sugarcane on the basis of CACP recommendations. 3. While recommending MSPs, CACP considers factors such as cost of production, demand-supply conditions, domestic and international prices and inter-crop price parity. 4. The Union Budget 2018-19 principle fixed MSP at one and a half times the C2 cost only. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q5. The Draft Seeds Bill 2025, released for public consultation, aims to replace which of the following? 1. Seeds Act of 1966 2. Seeds (Control) Order, 1983 3. Plant Variety Protection Act, 2001 Select the correct answer: