MCQ on New Agriculture Reforms derived from the sources like PIB, The Hindu & The Indian Express news articles & editorials, Yojana and others. Questions will be conceptual as well as factual.
These questions-answer will be useful for UPSC, UPPSC, and various examinations...
1. Consider the INCORRECT statement regarding New Farms Act, 2020
a. The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020
b. The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Service Act, 2020
c. The Farmers Protection Act, 2020
d. The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020
✓ c. The Farmers Protection Act, 2020
2. The epicenter of farmers protest is
a. Punjab & Haryana
b. Punjab & Madhya Pradesh
c. Bihar & Uttar Pradesh
d. Punjab & Rajasthan
✓ a. Punjab & Haryana
3. On which date three new Farms Bills become an Acts
a. 20th September, 2020
b. 25th September, 2020
c. 27th September, 2020
d. 3rd October, 2020
✓ c. 27th September, 2020
4. Consider the following statement regarding Farmers Fear in new farms Act
i. MSP will stop
ii. APMC will end
iii. Big Companies will exploit farmers in the name of contract
Choose Correct code given below
a. i and iii Only
b. ii and iii Only
c. i and ii Only
d. i, ii and iii
✓ d. i, ii and iii
Also Read : What is MSP ?
5. What is not Benefit of these Acts ?
a. Barrier- free inter-state and intra-state trade for Agri-produce
b. It will create 'One Nation, One Market'
c. It will create 'One Nation, One Minimum Price'
d. Elimination of middle-men
✓ c. It will create 'One Nation, One Minimum Price'
6. What are the Issues in Agriculture Acts, 2020 ?
i. Agriculture and Markets are mentioned in State List (against cooperative federalism)
ii. It can increase black marketing of Agri-produce
iii. Farmers of Punjab, Haryana, UP, Tamil Nadu and Other States are opposing the Acts
iv. It can increase farmers income
Choose CORRECT option given below
a. i, ii, iii Only
b. i, ii, iii and iv
c. ii, iii, iv Only
d. i, iii, iv Only
✓ a. i, ii, iii Only
7. Recently, Government increase in MSP of crops for 2019-20 Season
a. 50-85% for Kharif and 50-150% for Rabi Crops
b. 60-75% for Kharif and 70-120% for Rabi Crops
c. 50-85% for Kharif and 50-109% for Rabi Crops
d. 50-95% for Kharif and 50-120% for Rabi Crops
✓ c. 50-85% for Kharif and 50-109% for Rabi Crops
8. How many new Mandis approved for integration under the eNAM ?
a. 451
b. 441
c. 431
d. 421
✓ d. 421
Also Read : What is eNAM ?
9. Choose a INCORRECT statement regarding Constitutional Validation of the new Farms Act, 2020
a. The trade and commerce in food items is part of the Concurrent List (The Centre have more power)
b. Under Article 249, power of Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State list in the national interest
c. According to Article 248- Parliament has exclusive power to make any law with respect to any matter not enumerated in Concurrent List and State List
d. The trade and commerce in food items is part of the State List
✓ d. The trade and commerce in food items is part of the State List
10. When were farm bills introduced in the Lok Sabha ?
a. 10th September, 2020
b. 15th September, 2020
c. 17th September, 2020
d. 18th September, 2020
✓ c. 17th September, 2020
Note : These farm bills replaced Ordinances promulgated on 5th June 2020
Also Read : New Farm Bills
11. The Agriculture and Markets are mentioned in
a. Concurrent List
b. State List
c. Union List
d. Union Government Residuary Power
✓ b. State List
12. Consider the following statements regarding the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce Act, 2020
i. The Act allows intra-state and inter-state trade of farmers' produce
ii. It is not allow the electronic trading of scheduled farmers' produce in the specified trade area
iii. The Act abolished market fee
Choose CORRECT code given below
a. i and ii Only
b. ii and iii Only
c. i and iii Only
d. i, ii and iii
✓ c. i and iii Only
This Act would enable farm surplus to move freely from surplus to deficit regions. And achieve the goal of 'One Nation, one Agri-market'.
13. According to the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Service Act, 2020
i. The Act provides for a farming agreement between a farmer and a buyer prior to any farm farm produce
ii. The price of farming produce should be mentioned in the agreement
iii. Set up a Board for Dispute Settlement
Select CORRECT code given below
a. i and ii Only
b. i and iii Only
c. ii and iii Only
d. i, ii and iii
✓ d. i, ii and iii
14. Which is a CORRECT statement regarding Contract Farming under farm Act
a. Transfer the risk of market unpredictability from the sponser to the farmers
b. The Act empowers farmers to engage with processors, aggregators, wholesalers, exporters etc., on a level playing field without any fear of exploitation
c. It will not ensure farmers and entrepreneurs come together in a contractual relationship
d. None of Above
✓ b. The Act empowers farmers to engage with processors, aggregators, wholesalers, exporters etc., on a level playing field without any fear of exploitation
15. Minimum Support Price (MSP) is consistently increasing in
i. Wheat
ii. Paddy
iii. Sugarcane
Select CORRECT code given below
a. i and ii Only
b. i and iii Only
c. ii and iii Only
d. i, ii and iii
✓ a. i and ii Only
16. Under Budget 2021-22 related to Agriculture
i. Extension coverage of SWAMITVA Scheme to all States/UTs
ii. Expansion of Operation Green scheme to include 22 perishable products
iii. 1000 more Mandis to be integrated with e-NAM
Which is/are CORRECT statement given above
a. i and ii Only
b. ii and iii Only
c. i, ii and iii
d. i and iii
✓ c. i, ii and iii
17. Minimum Support Price (MSP) is/are
i. MSP is a minimum price guarantee
ii. It is non-statutory nature
iii. The government, through it buys at MSP from farmers
Select CORRECT code given below
a. i and ii Only
b. ii and iii Only
c. i and iii Only
d. i, ii and iii
✓ d. i, ii and iii
18. Farmers can sell farm products in
a. Mandis (APMC)
b. Outside
c. Both - Mandis or Outside
d. None of the Above
✓ c. Both - Mandis or Outside
By the New farm Act, Farmers can sell in Mandis or outside - it is their choice. (Farmers have Freedom to Sell Anywhere, to Anyone).
19. What will happen to existing agricultural Mandis under New farm Act ?
a. The Agricultural Mandis will be closed
b. The purchase from Mandis will be stop
c. The Agricultural market will be centralised
d. These reforms are not against the Agricultural Mandis
✓ d. These reforms are not against the Agricultural Mandis
By these reforms, Agricultural Mandis would continue to function like before.
20. Farmer sell farm products before these reforms
a. Can sell notified farm produce only in APMC Mandi
b. Freedom of choice to sell in APMC Mandis or choose any other seller
c. Multiple options to sell
d. Better price realisation through competition
✓ a. Can sell notified farm produce only in APMC Mandi
Under New Farms Act, 2020 :
• Freedom of choice to sell in APMC Mandis or choose any other seller
• Multiple options to sell
• Better price realisation through competition
References
PIB
RSTv
News Papers
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