Food security
Food security is a Economy concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 4 past MPSC questions (2018, 2024). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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खालीलपैकी कोणते/कोणती विधाने हरितक्रांती संबंधी बरोबर आहे ? Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Green Revolution ?
(a)तांदूळ व गहू या सारखी तृणधान्ये उत्पादनावर भर होता. / There was emphasis mainly on cereals like rice and wheat.
(b)कडधान्ये, फळे आणि भाजीपाला/उत्पादनात घट. / There was a loss of productivity of pulses, fruits and vegetables.
(c)कडधान्ये, फळे व भाजीपाला उत्पादनावर भर. / There was emphasis mainly on pulses, fruits and vegetables cultivation.
(d)वर्षामागून वर्षे जमिनीच्या सुपीकतेत हळू हळू घट. / There was a gradual decrease in soil fertility year after year.
The first Green Revolution focused heavily on cereals like rice and wheat, leading to a decline in pulses and vegetables, and caused long-term soil fertility reduction.
ॲग्रिकल्चरल अडजस्टमेंट अॅक्ट वर टीका का केली गेली ? / Why was the Agricultural Adjustment Act criticised?
The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was criticised because it paid farmers to destroy crops and slaughter livestock to artificially raise prices while millions were starving during the Depression.
अन्नसुरक्षा मध्ये खालील अवस्थांचा समावेश होतो : Food security includes following stages :
(a)सर्वांना पर्याप्त मात्रेत अन्नधान्य उपलब्ध होणे. / Adequate availability of food grains to all.
(b)सर्वाना अन्नधान्य व दाळी पर्याप्त मात्रेत उपलब्ध होणे. / Adequate availability of food grains and pulses to all.
(c)सर्वाना अन्नधान्य, दाळी, दूध व भाजीपाला पर्याप्त मात्रेत उपलब्ध होणे. / Adequate availability of food grains, pulses, milk and vegetables to all.
(d)सर्वाना अन्नधान्य, दाळी, दुधाचे पदार्थ, भाजीपाला, फळे, मांस, मासे इ. पर्याप्त मात्रेत उपलब्ध होणे. / Adequate availability of food grains, pulses, milk products, vegetables, fruits, meat and fish etc.
Comprehensive food security encompasses not just basic food grains and pulses, but nutritional security including milk, vegetables, fruits, meat, and fish in adequate quantities for all.
एम.एस. स्वामीनाथन यांच्याविषयी योग्य विधाने ओळख, Identify the correct statements regarding M.S. Swaminathan.
(a)ते तामिळनाडू येथील निवासी होते. / He was resident of Tamil Nadu.
(b)त्यांचे उच्च शिक्षण ऑक्सफर्ड विद्यापीठात झाले होते. / He was educated from Oxford University.
(c)ते कृषी विभागाचे शास्त्रज्ञ होते. / He was Scientist of Agriculture department.
(d)ते काहीकाळ राज्यसभा सदस्य होते. / He was Member of Rajya Sabha for some time.
(e)त्यांना रॅमन मॅगसेसे पुरस्कार मिळाला होता. / He was awarded by Raman Magsaysay award.
M.S. Swaminathan was born in Tamil Nadu, was a renowned agricultural scientist, served as a Rajya Sabha member, and received the Ramon Magsaysay Award. However, he was educated at Cambridge University (School of Agriculture), not Oxford.