. ‘Self-sufficiency’ in food, in the true sense of freedom
from hunger, has not been achieved in India in spite of a
more than three-fold rise in food grains production over
1950-1990. Which of the following are the reasons for it?
1. The green revolution has been restricted to small pockets
of the country.
2. The cost of food is too high compared to the earnings of
the poor.
3. Too much emphasis is laid on wheat and paddy compared to
the coarse grains.
4. The gains of the green revolution have largely accrued to
the cash crop rather than food crops.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Wisdom teeth normally grow during the age of 1 12-15 years 2 17-30 years 3 34 -40 years 4 40 -45 years
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Satish Gujral is a famous : (a) painter (b) architect (c) violinist (d) sitarist
For which of the following crops does India have the largest cultivated area in the world? 1 Wheat 2 Rice 3 Pulses 4 Cotton
Who can dissolve the Lok Sabha before the expiry of its normal term of five years? (A) The Prime Minister (B) The President (C) The President on the recommendation of the Speaker (D) The President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
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