Topic-5
Economy
AGRICULTURE
1. What is the concept of the Evergreen Revolution ? – Green Agriculture and Organic Agriculture
2. What is the core of the Second Green Revolution ?- Sustainability
3. White Revolution is related to which segment ?- Milk Revolution
4. Who is known as the Father of the White Revolution in India ?- Dr. Verghese Kurien
5. What was the name granted to the Operation to bring the White Revolution ?- Operation Flood
6. What is the rank of the India in the milk production of the World ?- First
7. Which revolution dealt with the production of Fish ?- Blue Revolution
8. Which revolution dealt with the better utilization of the energy ?-Saffron Revolution
9. Which revolution dealt with the Petroleum Production ?–Black Revolution
10. Which revolution dealt with the Leather and Cocoa Production ?- Brown Revolution
11. Which revolution dealt with the Jute Production ?- Golden Fibre Revolution
12. Which revolution dealt with the Honey Production ?- Golden Revolution
13. Which revolution dealt with the Foodgrains ?- Green Revolution
14. Which revolution dealt with the Fertilizer Production ?- Grey Revolution
15. Which revolution dealt with the Pink Revolution ?- Onion Production
16. Which revolution dealt with the Holistic Development of Agriculture ?- Rainbow Revolution
17. Which revolution dealt with the Meat and Tomato Production? –Red Revolution
18. Which revolution dealt with the Potato Production ?- Round Revolution
19. Which revolution dealt with the Cotton Production ?- Silver Fiber Revolution
20. Which revolution dealt with the Egg /Poultry Production ?- Silver Revolution
21. What is the full form of PDS ? – Public Distribution System
22. In which year PDS was envisaged ?- 1967 AD
23. What is the full form of TPDS ?- Targeted Public Distribution System
24. In which year TPDS was launched ?- 1997 AD
25. In which year National Food Security Act was launched ?-2013 AD
26. What was the expected coverage of population under the National Food Security Act ?- 75 % Population in the Rural Area , 50 % in Urban Area
27. What is the entitlement under the National Food Security Act ?- 5 Kg food grain per person per family per month
28. What is the entitlement under the Antodaya Anna Yojana ?- 35 Kg grain per family
29. What is the full form MSP ?- Minimum Support Price
30. What is the full form of RRB ? – Regional Rural Bank
31. What is the full form of the ECGC ?- Export Credit and Guarantee Corporation
32. What is the full form of NABARD ?- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
33. In which year NABARD was set up ?-1982
34. What is the full form NAFED ?- National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation
35. What is the full form NCDC ?- National Co-operative Development Corporation
36. Which card was started by NABARD in 1998-1999 ?-Kisan Credit Card
37. Commodity Markets in India :
· Commodity Exchange – Mumbai
· National Commodity and Derivation Exchange –Mumbai
· Multi Commodity Exchange –Mumbai
· ACE Derivatives and Commodity Exchange Limited –Ahmadabad
38. In which year Mega Food Park Scheme was launched ?- 2008 AD
INDUSTRY
39. How much is the contribution of the Industry to the Gross Value Added in the year 2018-19 ?- 29.73%
40. In which years Industrial policies were launched in India ?- 1948 , 1956, 1977, 1980 and 1991
41. Under which Industrial Policy liberalization was introduced in India ?- 1991 AD
42. What is the full form of MRTP Act ?- Monopolistic and Restrictive Trade Practice Act.
43. In which year MRTP was introduced ? -1969 AD
44. Who headed the First Disinvestment Commission of the India that was formed in the year 1996 ?- Mr. E.V. Ramkrishan
45. Who headed the Second Disinvestment Commission of India that was formed in the year 2001 AD ?- Dr. R.H. Patil
Iron and Steel Plants in India
Location Assistance
46. Rourkela ( Odisha ) Germany
47. Bhilai ( Chhattisgarh ) Russia
48. Durgapur ( West Bengal ) Britain
49. Bokaro ( Jharkhand ) Russia
50. Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh ) Russia