Economics Practice Quiz 3
10 questions · 12 minutes
Q1.Which of the following schemes were introduced by the Government of India for the benefit of farmers?
Q2.What measures does the government announce for important crops to prevent the exploitation of farmers by speculators and middlemen?
Q3.What institutions were established to provide loan facilities to farmers at lower rates of interest?
Q4.Apart from Vinoba Bhave's appeal, what was a significant reason many landowners chose to provide a part of their land to poor farmers during the Bhoodan-Gramdan movement?
Q5.What percentage of the total value of the production of metallic minerals do ferrous minerals account for?
Q6.Limestone is the basic raw material for which industry and is essential for smelting iron ore in the blast furnace?
Q7.What are the consequences of continued extraction of ores?
Q8.Which entity is responsible for laying cross-country natural gas pipelines under the “One Nation One Grid” initiative?
Q9.The cross-country natural gas pipelines laid by GAIL (India) are associated with which specific initiative or slogan, according to the provided text?
Q10.Petroleum refineries are considered a 'nodal industry' for which of the following sectors?