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Agricultural Policy MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

Solve 2 Agricultural Policy questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.

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Q1Consider the following statements regarding the Khet Bachao Abhiyan launched on 1 June 2026:\n1. The campaign was launched by Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan from Ramsiya village in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh.\n2. The campaign is a five-year programme aimed exclusively at expanding paddy cultivation in eastern India.\n\nWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?

A 1 only

B 2 only

C Both 1 and 2

D Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Khet Bachao Abhiyan from Ramsiya village in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh on 1 June 2026. Statement 2 is incorrect: The campaign is a month-long (1-30 June 2026) nationwide programme to promote balanced fertiliser use, soil health, natural farming, nano urea and bio-fertilisers, not a five-year paddy expansion scheme.

Q2Match List I (Scheme/Initiative related to Indian agriculture and fertiliser policy) with List II (Description) and select the correct code:\n\nList I\nA. PM-PRANAM\nB. Soil Health Card\nC. Khet Bachao Abhiyan\nD. National Mission on Natural Farming\n\nList II\n1. Month-long campaign launched on 1 June 2026 from Raisen Madhya Pradesh\n2. Scheme to incentivise states for reducing chemical fertiliser use\n3. Crop-wise nutrient recommendations based on soil testing for farmers\n4. National mission promoting chemical-free farming based on cow-based and local resources

A A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4

B A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4

C A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

D A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

Explanation

PM-PRANAM (Promotion of Alternative Nutrients for Agriculture Management) incentivises states reducing chemical fertiliser use (A-2). The Soil Health Card scheme provides crop-wise nutrient recommendations from soil testing (B-3). Khet Bachao Abhiyan is a month-long campaign launched on 1 June 2026 from Ramsiya village, Raisen, MP (C-1). The National Mission on Natural Farming promotes chemical-free farming based on cow-based and local resources (D-4).

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