Question:
Do you believe that green revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains? How?
Answer:
After independence, India adopted a new strategy in agriculture, which resulted in the ‘Green Revolution' especially in the production of wheat and rice. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India, officially recorded the impressive strides of the Green revolution in agriculture by releasing a special stamp entitled ‘Wheat Revolution' in July 1968. The success of wheat was later replicated in rice. The increase in food grains was, however, disproportionate. The highest rate of growth was achieved in Punjab and Haryana, where food grain production jumped from 7.23 million tonnes in 1964–65 to reach an all-time high of 30.33 million tonnes in 1995–96.
Food Security in India
Q 1.
A section of people in India are still without food. Explain?
Q 2.
Why is agriculture a seasonal activity?
Q 3.
What is food security? What conditions should be fulfilled to ensure food security in a country like India?
Q 5.
Name the year when a devastating famine occurred in India.
Q 6.
What is buffer stock?
Q 7.
List the three A's Food security implies to?
Q 8.
Which states are more food insecure in India?
Q 10.
What are the dimensions of food security?
Q 11.
List the kinds of ration cards available?
Q 12.
Write a note on the role of cooperatives in providing food and related items.
Q 13.
Which two special schemes related to food security were launched in 2000? What were the objective of these schemes?
Q 14.
What is Minimum Support Price?
Q 15.
Why is food security essential?
Q 16.
What are the benefits from PDS?
Q 17.
What is Public Distribution System (PDS)?
Q 18.
Why is a buffer stock created by the government?
Q 19.
How is food security ensured in India?
Q 20.
What is Chronic hunger?
Q 21.
Which are the people more prone to food insecurity?
Q 22.
Define malnutrition.
Q 23.
Describe any three categories of people who are prone to food insecurity.
Q 24.
What are the functions of food corporation of India?
Q 25.
Define Green Revolution.
Q 26.
Name any six co-operative societies of the country.
Q 27.
How does World Summit 1995 define 'Food Security'?
Q 28.
What happens to the supply of food when there is a disaster or a calamity?
Q 29.
Do you believe that green revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains? How?
Q 30.
Describe the achievements of Public Distribution System (PDS).
Q 31.
Differentiate between seasonal hunger and chronic hunger?
Q 32.
What changes have been noticed in the Public Distribution System recently?
Q 33.
How is food security affected during a calamity?
Q 34.
What is seasonal hunger?
Q 35.
Write notes on:Minimum Support Price, Buffer Stock, Issue Price and Fair Price Shops.
Q 36.
What has our government done to provide food security to the poor? Discuss any two schemes launched by the government?
