Crop Seasons, Revolutions and Agricultural Schemes

Attempt the quiz above first, then review every question with its correct answer and a short explanation below.

1. Q1.Which of the following is a kharif crop?

   • A.wheat
   • B.barley
   • C.rice✓ Correct Answer
   • D.mustard

   Explanation: Kharif crops such as rice, maize and cotton are sown with the monsoon in June-July.

2. Q2.Which of the following is a rabi crop?

   • A.rice
   • B.wheat✓ Correct Answer
   • C.cotton
   • D.jowar

   Explanation: Rabi crops such as wheat, barley and mustard are sown in October-November and harvested in March-April.

3. Q3.Who is regarded as the father of the Green Revolution in India?

   • A.Verghese Kurien
   • B.Norman Borlaug
   • C.Homi Bhabha
   • D.M. S. Swaminathan✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: M. S. Swaminathan led the introduction of high-yielding wheat and rice varieties.

4. Q4.The White Revolution (Operation Flood) is associated with the production of:

   • A.wheat
   • B.milk✓ Correct Answer
   • C.eggs
   • D.fish

   Explanation: Verghese Kurien, the "Milkman of India", led Operation Flood.

5. Q5.The Blue Revolution refers to the growth in:

   • A.oilseed production
   • B.milk production
   • C.fruit production
   • D.fish production✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: Blue Revolution promoted fisheries and aquaculture.

6. Q6.The Yellow Revolution refers to the growth in:

   • A.fish production
   • B.oilseed production✓ Correct Answer
   • C.cotton production
   • D.sugar production

   Explanation: It aimed to raise the production of oilseeds such as mustard.

7. Q7.Operation Flood was launched in:

   • A.1970✓ Correct Answer
   • B.1951
   • C.1966
   • D.1991

   Explanation: Operation Flood began in 1970 under the National Dairy Development Board.

8. Q8.The Green Revolution in India began in the year:

   • A.1951-52
   • B.1975-76
   • C.1991-92
   • D.1966-67✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: High-yielding variety seeds were introduced in 1966-67, mainly in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh.

9. Q9.The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme was introduced in:

   • A.1998✓ Correct Answer
   • B.1969
   • C.1982
   • D.2005

   Explanation: KCC gives farmers timely short-term credit for cultivation.

10. Q10.PM-KISAN, launched in 2019, provides farmers with:

    • A.free tractors
    • B.direct income support✓ Correct Answer
    • C.crop insurance premiums only
    • D.free fertilisers only

    Explanation: The scheme transfers money directly to eligible farmer families in instalments.

11. Q11.The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) was launched in:

    • A.1985
    • B.1999
    • C.2016✓ Correct Answer
    • D.2010

    Explanation: PMFBY provides crop insurance against natural calamities, pests and diseases.

12. Q12.Minimum Support Prices (MSP) are recommended by the:

    • A.Reserve Bank of India
    • B.NABARD
    • C.Food Corporation of India
    • D.Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: The CACP recommends MSPs and the Government announces them.

13. Q13.The Soil Health Card scheme was launched in:

    • A.2015✓ Correct Answer
    • B.1966
    • C.1991
    • D.2005

    Explanation: It gives farmers soil nutrient information and fertiliser recommendations.

14. Q14.e-NAM (National Agriculture Market) is:

    • A.a crop insurance scheme
    • B.a fertiliser subsidy
    • C.an online trading platform linking agricultural produce markets✓ Correct Answer
    • D.a farm loan waiver

    Explanation: It was launched in 2016 to create a unified national market for farm produce.

15. Q15.India is the world's largest producer of:

    • A.wheat
    • B.rice
    • C.milk✓ Correct Answer
    • D.cotton

    Explanation: India has been the largest milk producer since 1998; it is second in wheat and rice.

16. Q16.Crops grown in the summer season between the rabi and kharif seasons are called:

    • A.zaid crops✓ Correct Answer
    • B.kharif crops
    • C.rabi crops
    • D.plantation crops

    Explanation: Watermelon, cucumber and vegetables are common zaid crops.

17. Q17.Who is known as the father of the Green Revolution at the global level?

    • A.M. S. Swaminathan
    • B.Verghese Kurien
    • C.Rachel Carson
    • D.Norman Borlaug✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: Norman Borlaug developed high-yielding dwarf wheat and won the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize.

18. Q18.The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was established in:

    • A.1946
    • B.1970
    • C.1965✓ Correct Answer
    • D.1982

    Explanation: NDDB, set up in 1965 at Anand, Gujarat, was led by Verghese Kurien.

19. Q19.The Amul dairy cooperative was founded in Anand, Gujarat, in:

    • A.1946✓ Correct Answer
    • B.1925
    • C.1965
    • D.1970

    Explanation: The Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union, later Amul, was founded in 1946 by Tribhuvandas Patel.

20. Q20.The Intensive Agricultural District Programme (IADP), a precursor of the Green Revolution, was launched in:

    • A.1951
    • B.1960✓ Correct Answer
    • C.1966
    • D.1975

    Explanation: IADP, begun in 1960-61 in selected districts, supplied seeds, fertilisers and credit as a package.