Food Security MCQ — 84 Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. 1. The eldest woman of the household aged 18 years or above is mandated to be the head of household for issuing ration cards under NFSA. 2. If entitled foodgrains or meals are not supplied under NFSA, entitled persons may receive food security allowance from the concerned State Government. 3. NFSA makes the youngest adult male the mandatory head of household for ration-card purposes. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements about the Public Distribution System and NFSA context: 1. The household-level issue of food security had been addressed through PDS and TPDS even before NFSA. 2. NFSA coverage broadly amounts to about two-thirds of India's population. 3. NFSA's maximum all-India coverage is stated as 81.34 crore persons on the NFSA portal. 4. NFSA covers only rural households and excludes urban households from subsidized foodgrains. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q3. Consider the following statements about identification and coverage under NFSA: 1. State-wise rural and urban coverage is determined by the Central Government. 2. State Governments identify households under AAY and the remaining priority households within the determined numbers. 3. The Central Government directly prepares the final list of every eligible household in each State. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements about identification and coverage under NFSA: 1. State/UT-wise percentage coverage was determined by the then Planning Commission, now NITI Aayog. 2. The methodology gave higher NFSA coverage to States with higher poverty ratios. 3. Identification of Priority Category beneficiaries is done by the Central Government through uniform all-India household lists. 4. States and UTs are required to identify Priority Category beneficiaries as per their own guidelines or criteria. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q5. Consider the following statements about determination of coverage and household identification under NFSA: 1. State-wise NFSA coverage was determined by the erstwhile Planning Commission, now NITI Aayog. 2. The determination used NSS Household Consumption Survey data for 2011-12. 3. Within the determined TPDS coverage, identification of eligible households is to be done by States/UTs. 4. Section 10 requires the Union Government to individually identify every priority household in each State. Which of the statements given above are correct?