Food Security in India

Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Annapurna Scheme are linked with-

Main purpose of buffer stock scheme is

If a farmer’s cost of production to produce one quintal of wheat is $₹1800$, then the Government of India has adopted a principle to have at least MSP as below

Which of the following is associated with Food Security in India?

This is the minimum price set by the government for certain agricultural products. If the prices in the open market are less than the cost incurred, the products would directly be bought from the farmers at this price. What is 'this'?

The National Food Security Act ($2013$) was preceded by which of the following?

What is the nature of coverage entailed under ICDS and PDS respectively?

When was the National Food Security Mission launched?

With reference to National Food Security Act (NFSA), $2013$, consider the following statements:

Statement $1$: Its objective is to provide for food and nutritional security in the human life cycle approach, by ensuring access to an adequate quantity of quality food at affordable prices for people to live a life with dignity.

Statement $2$: It is also known as the Right to Food Act.

Statement $3$: The eligible persons will be entitled to receive $5$ Kgs of foodgrains per person per month at subsidized prices of Rs. $3/2/1$ per Kg for rice/wheat/coarse grains along with pulses.

Select the correct statement.

When was FCI established?

The National Food for Work Programme was launched in $2004$. However, it was subsumed under another programme since $2005$. What is that programme?

The PDS system has shown a decline in recent years. Which of the following is the reason behind it?

Under which scheme one crore of the poorest among the BPL families covered under the targeted public distribution system were identified?

Which scheme was introduced in Indian in $1997$ to target the 'poorest of the poor'?

In how many blocks was RPDS introduced in?

MSP is offered for:

Who released a special stamp entitled ‘Wheat Revolution’ in July $1968$?

Green Revolution in the $1960$s was associated with:

To whom is the yellow card issued?

In which year was the Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) introduced?