Agricultural Marketing MCQ — 74 Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. Consider the following statements about agricultural marketing: 1. Rajasthan has 134 e-NAM mandis using artificial-intelligence and machine-learning based assaying equipment. 2. The assaying equipment in Rajasthan e-NAM mandis is meant for quality assaying of agricultural commodities. 3. The cited e-NAM assaying initiative is confined to price dissemination and excludes testing time reduction. 4. The official source describes the 134 e-NAM assaying mandis as being spread across all States and Union Territories, not Rajasthan. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements about financial support under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund: 1. The fund provides a medium- to long-term debt financing facility. 2. Interest subvention is 3% per annum up to a loan limit of ₹2 crore. 3. Interest subvention is available for a maximum period of 7 years. 4. Credit guarantee coverage is available only for loans above ₹2 crore. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q3. 1. e-NAM records arrivals digitally and assigns unique LOT IDs. 2. e-NAM facilitates e-payments through online modes such as RTGS, NEFT and BHIM UPI. 3. e-NAM requires every farmer payment to be settled only in cash at the mandi counter. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements about the Union Cabinet approval of the National Agriculture Market scheme in 2015: 1. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave approval to a Central Sector Scheme for Promotion of National Agricultural Market through Agri-Tech Infrastructure Fund. 2. The scheme was allocated ₹200 crore from 2015-16 to 2017-18. 3. The scheme proposed to cover 1,000 regulated markets by March 2018. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q5. Consider the following statements about AGMARK online and the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection: 1. The Directorate of Marketing and Inspection is an office under the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. 2. AGMARK online covers certification of authorisation, printing permission, approval of private commercial laboratories and laboratory information management. 3. AGMARK online is the official portal for daily mandi arrivals and price reporting under AGMARKNET. Which of the statements given above are correct?