Rural Development CBSE Questions & Answers

Rural Development

This is Economics Class 11 Rural Development CBSE Questions & Answers. There are 15 questions in this test with each question having around four answer choices.

Questions & Answers

1
What is rural development
  • A
    economic and legal upliftment of rural areas
  • B
    economic and political upliftment of rural areas
  • C
    economic and social upliftment of rural areas
    Correct
  • D
    economic and technical upliftment of rural areas
2
Agricultural diversification means
  • A
    Minor proportion of the decreasing labour force in the industrial sector needs to find alternate employment opportunities in other non­farm sectors
  • B
    major proportion of the decreasing labour force in the agricultural sector needs to find alternate employment opportunities in other non­farm sectors
  • C
    None
  • D
    major proportion of the increasing labour force in the agricultural sector needs to find alternate employment opportunities in other non­farm sectors
    Correct
3
TANWA stands for
  • A
    Tripura Women in agriculture
  • B
    Tamil Nadu Women in agriculture
    Correct
  • C
    Tamil Nadu men in agriculture
  • D
    Tripura Women in industry
4
TANWA project initiated in
  • A
    Maharashtra
  • B
    Tamil Nadu
    Correct
  • C
    Kerala
  • D
    Andhra Pradesh
5
Golden revolution is related to
  • A
    None
  • B
    Pisciculture
  • C
    Horticulture
    Correct
  • D
    Floriculture
6
TANWA project relates to
  • A
    Men
  • B
    None
  • C
    Women
    Correct
  • D
    Both-
7
Operation flood is related to
  • A
    Cereals co-operatives
  • B
    Milk co-operatives
    Correct
  • C
    None of these
  • D
    Pulses co-operatives
8
The period between 1991-2003 is called
  • A
    Blue Revolution
  • B
    White Revolution
  • C
    Green Revolution
  • D
    Golden Revolution
    Correct
9
Operation flood started in
  • A
    1960
  • B
    1945
  • C
    1966
    Correct
  • D
    1956
10
During operation flood production of milk increase
  • A
    Five fold
  • B
    Two fold
  • C
    Four fold
    Correct
  • D
    Three fold
11
Which of the following is false regarding NABARD?
  • A
    It helps farmers directly
    Correct
  • B
    It helps the flow of credit through co-operative banks, RRB’s etc
  • C
    Maintain a research and development fund to promote research in agriculture
  • D
    It perform all the functions of RBI with regards to agriculture credit
12
Micro credit programme
  • A
    None
  • B
    Credit provisions made by self help group to its members
    Correct
  • C
    Credit provision made by large farmers
  • D
    Credit provision made by small farmers
13
SHG was introduced in
  • A
    1985
  • B
    1984
  • C
    1992
    Correct
  • D
    1995
14
Non­institutional sources of agricultural credit
  • A
    NABARD
  • B
    Traders
    Correct
  • C
    Commercial banks
  • D
    Regional banks
15
Following are the institutional sources of agricultural credit except
  • A
    Regional banks
  • B
    Money lenders
    Correct
  • C
    NABARD
  • D
    Commercial banks