RBSE Class 9 Social Science Important Questions Economics Chapter 4 Food Security in India

Rajasthan Board RBSE Class 9 Social Science Important Questions Economics Chapter 4 Food Security in India Important Questions and Answers. 

RBSE Class 9 Social Science Important Questions Economics Chapter 4 Food Security in India

Multiple Choice Questions:

Question 1.
What is the reason behind modern famine?
(a) Result of war 
(b) Civil disorder
(c) Distribution problem 
(d) All the above
Answer:
(d) All the above

Questions 2. 
Name the places in Odisha where the famine like conditions have been existing for many years
(a) Kalahandi 
(b) Kashipur
(c) Both (a) and (b) 
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(c) Both (a) and (b) 

 

Question 3. 
In which year the most devastating Bengal famine occur?
(a) 1942 
(b) 1943 
(c) 1930 
(d)1954.
Answer:
(c) 1930 

Question 4. 
Yellow card is issued to
(a) People above poverty line 
(b) People in private sector
(c) People in government services 
(d) People below poverty line 
Answer:
(d) People below poverty line 

Question 5. 
What is the full form of F.C.I. 
(a) Foreign Cooperation with India 
(b) Food Corporation of India 
(c) Fossils Corporation of India
(d) Food Coming to India
Answer:
(b) Food Corporation of India 

Question 6. 
Seasonal hunger commonly occurs at
(a) Urban regions 
(b) Rural regions 
(c) Metropolitan cities
(d) All the above
Answer:
(b) Rural regions 

Question 7. 
PDS stands for
(a) Public Distribution System 
(b) People Development System 
(c) Poverty Decrease System
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(a) Public Distribution System 

Question 8. 
When did government of India launch RPDS (Revamped Public Distribution System
(a) 1997 
(b) 2000 
(c) 1992 
(d)2005
Answer:
(c) 1992 

Question 9. 
The most affected people in rural areas facing food insecurity are
(a) Beggars 
(b) Landless People 
(c) Artisans 
(d) All the above
Answer:
(d) All the above

Question 10. 
Percentage of seasonal as well as chronic hunger in India over the years has
(a) Decreased 
(b) Remain constant
(c) Increased 
(d) Neutral
Answer:
(a) Decreased 

Question 11. 
In which state of India, grain banks have been set up by NGO’s
(a)Punjab 
(b) Haryana 
(c) Gujarat 
(d) Kerala
Answer:
(c) Gujarat 

Question 12. 
Buffer stock is the stock of food grains produced by government through
(a) IFCI 
(b) FCI 
(c) FICCI 
(d) PDS
Answer:
(b) FCI 

Question 13. 
The cooperative that provides milk and vegetables at controlled rate decided by the Government of Delhi
(a) Amid 
(b) KFC 
(c) Vita 
(d) Mother Dairy
Answer:
(d) Mother Dairy

Question 14. 
Women and children under the age of five are food insecure population due to
(a) Healthy diet 
(b) Contaminated water
(c) Malnutrition 
(d) Fats
Answer:
(a) Healthy diet 

Question 15. 
Kalahandi is located in the state of
(a)Punjab 
(b) Bengal 
(c) Odisha 
(d) Rajasthan
Answer:
(c) Odisha 

Question 16. 
Food for work scheme was launched in which of the following year
(a) 2003 
(b) 2001 
(c) 2005 
(d) 2004
Answer:
(d) 2004

Question 17. 
The price that is announced before the sowing season is called
(a) Market Price 
(b) Minimum Support Price
(c) Fair Price 
(d) Issue Price
Answer:
(b) Minimum Support Price

Fill in the blanks:

Question 1.
.................. is the factor on which food security depend on.
Answer:
PDS 

Question 2. 
Availability of food, accessibility and affordability can be the dimensions of .................. 
Answer:
food security 

Question 3. 
India experienced .................. famines between 11th to 17th century.
Answer:
14 

Question 4. 
MSP stands for .................. 
Answer:
Minimum Support Price 

Question 5. 
Amul dairy is situated in .................. 
Answer:
Gujarat

True or False:

Question 1. 
Under the Food Security Act, 5 kg of food grains are given per person per month.
Answer:
True

Question 2. 
Food grains are distributed free of cost under the Annapurna Scheme.
Answer:
True

Question 3. 
Amul is a cooperative company.
Answer:
False

Question 4. 
The number of families associated with Antyodaya Anna Yojana is 5 crore.
Answer:
False

Question 5. 
In the year 201617, 252 million tonnes of food grains were produced in the state.
Answer:
False

Question 6. 
The buffer stock is maintained by the Food Corporation of India.
Answer:
True

Match the column:

Column A	Column B
(1) Two schemes linked to PDS	(a) In 2000
(2) Antyodaya Anna Scheme started	(b) 252 crore ton
(3) Production of food grains in 2015-16	(c) AAY, Annapurna
(4) Targeted public distribution system	(d) In 2013
(5) National Food Security Act	(e) In 1997

Answer:

Column A	Column B
(1) Two schemes linked to PDS	(c) AAY, Annapurna
(2) Antyodaya Anna Scheme started	(a) In 2000
(3) Production of food grains in 2015-16	(b) 252 crore ton
(4) Targeted public distribution system	(e) In 1997
(5) National Food Security Act	(d) In 2013

Very Short Answer Type Questions:

Question 1. 
Whpt is food security?
Answer:
Food security means availability, accessibility and affordability of food to all people at all times.

Question 2. 
Name the two dimensions of hunger. .
Ans.
The two dimensions of hunger are:

1. Chronic hunger
2. Seasonal hunger

Question 3. 
What is the main function of FCI?
Answer:
Food Corporation of India purchases wheat and rice from farmers in states where there is surplus production for central and state governments.

Question 4. 
Who released a special stamp entitled Wheat Revolution’ in July 1968?
Answer:
Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India officially released a special stamp entitled ‘Wheat Revolution’ in July 1968. 

Question 5.
 List the three A’s of food security.
Answer:

1. vailability
2. Accessibility
3. Affordability

Question 6.
What are the two special schemes launched in year 2000 by Government of India to ensure food security?
Answer:
In year 2000, two special schemes launched by Government of India to ensure food security are:

1. Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)
2. Annapurna Scheme (APS)

Question 7.
 What is the main purpose of the Buffer stock scheme?
Answer:
The Buffer stock scheme is an attempt to use commodity storage for stabilizing. prices in the entire economy.

Question 8. 
Name any one factor responsible for chronic hunger.
Answer:
Very low income of an individual is one of the basic cause of chronic hunger.

Question 9. 
Write a short note on “The National Food Security Act, 2013.
Answer:
The National Food Security Act, 2013 provides for food and nutritional security life at affordable prices and enables people to live a life with dignity. 75% of rural population and 50% of urban population has been categorised as eligible households for food security.

Question 10. 
What are cooperative societies?
Answer:
It is an autonomous association voluntarily owned and managed for the benefit of customers or workers.

Question 11. 
What is the contribution of grain banks?
Answer:
Grain Banks are set up to facilitate replication through other NGOs and to influence the Government policy on food security.

Question 12. 
To whom the BPL card is issued?
Answer:
BPL card is issued to poorest among the BPL families who are identified by state rural development departments.

Question 13. 
Mention the names of any four cooperative societies in different states of India.
Answer:

1. Mother Diary  Delhi
2. Amul  Gujarat
3. Verka  Punjab
4. Saras  Rajasthan

Question 14. 
Correct the statement and rewrite.
Bengaluru, Academy of Development Science (ADS) has facilitated a network of NGOs for setting up grain banks in different regions.
Answer:
Maharashtra, Academy of Development Science (ADS) has facilitated a network of NGOs for setting up grain banks in different regions. 

Short Answer Type Questions:

Question 1. 
Why is food security essential? On what factors food security depend?
Answer:
The poor households are more vulnerable to food insecurity whenever there is a problem of production or distribution of food crop.
The persons above the poverty lines might also be food insecure when the country faces a natural calamity. Therefore, food security is needed in a country to ensure food at all times. Food security depends on the Public Distribution System, government vigilance and proper and appropriate action taken at the time when food security is threatened.

Question 2. 
Explain the role of Public Distribution System in food security. 
Or
How PDS does ensure food security in India?
Answer:
The food procured by the FCI is distributed through government regulated ration shops among the poorer sections of the society. This is called Public Distribution System (PDS). Ration shops are now present in most localities, villages, towns and cities. There exist 5.5 lakh ration shops all over the country. Ration shops keep stock of food grains, sugar, kerosene oil for cooking, these shops are also known as fair price shops. These items are sold to people at a price lower than the market price. Any family with a ration card can buy a stipulated amount of these items from the nearby ration shop.

Question 3. 
Mention major features of Public Distribution System in India?
Or
Describe Public Distribution System as the most important step taken by the government of India towards ensuring food security.
Or
The Public Distribution System has proved to be the most effective instrument of government policy”. Give four points in favour of this statement.
Answer:
The main features of Public Distribution System in India are given below:

1. It is the most effective instrument of government policy in stabilising prices and making food available to consumers at affordable prices.
2. It prevents widespread hunger and famine by supplying food from surplus regions of the country to the deficit ones.
3. The prices are revised in favour of poor households.
4. It has increased the food grain production and provided income security to farmers in certain regions.

Question 4. 
What are famines? Who were the most affected group of devastating famine of Bengal?
Answer:
A famine is characterised by widespread deaths due to starvation and epidemics caused by forced use of contaminated water or decaying food and loss of body resistance due to weakening from starvation. The agricultural labourers, fishermen, transport workers and other casual labourers were affected the most by famine of Bengal. They were affected the most by dramatically increasing price of rice.

Question 5. 
Discuss the current, features of Public Distribution System in India.
Answer:
The features are:

1. Initially, the coverage of PDS was universal with no discrimination between the poor and nonpoor. v 
2. In 1992, Revamped Public Distribution System (RPDS) was introduced in 1700 blocks in the country to provide the benefits of PDS to remote and backward areas.
3. Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) was introduced on June 1997 to target poor in all areas.
4. In 2000, two special schemes were launched viz... Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) and the Annapurna Scheme (APS) with special target groups of‘poorest of the poor1 and ‘indigent senior citizens’ respectively. Now government started various schemes to provide food security to poor in India.

Question 6. 
Hunger is an important aspect indicating food security.” Give argument in favour of statement along with its dimensions.
Answer:
Hunger is an another aspect indicating food insecurity. Hunger is not just an expression of poverty, it brings about poverty. The attainment of food security involves eliminating current hunger and reducing the risks of future hunger. Hunger has chronic and seasonal dimensions.
(i) Chronic hunger It is a consequence of continuously inadequate diet in terms of quantity or quality. Poor people suffer from chronic hunger because of low income and inability to buy food.

(ii) Seasonal hunger This type of hunger exists when a person is unable to get ‘ work for the entire year. It is related to cycles of food growing and harvesting. This is prevalent in rural areas because of the seasonal nature of agricultural activities and in urban areas because of the casual labour.

Question 7. 
What do you understand by the different dimensions of food security?
Answer:
There are three dimensions of food security:

1. Availability of food means food production within the country, food imports and the previous years stock stored in government granaries.
2. Accessibility means food is within reach of every person.
3. Affordability implies that an individual has enough money to get sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet one’s dietary needs.

Question 8. 
Why do some regions of the country have more food insecure people?
Answer:
The states of UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra account for large food insecure people. These areas are economically backward with high incidence of poverty. Also few parts of some states are tribal and remote areas and sometimes more prone to natural calamities. Therefore, food insecure people are disproportionately found in India.

Long Answer Type Questions:

Question 1. 
Write a detailed article on public distribution system in India.
Or
What is public distribution system? What are the shortcomings of public distribution system in India?
Answer:
Public Distribution System: The Government of India adopted the public distribution system for food security. Public distribution system means that the  government distributes food grains procured by the Food Corporation of India to the poorer sections of society through ration shops or fair price shops, along with some other essential commodities such as soap, Kerosene oil, sugar etc. are also distributed. Food Security in India Current status of Public Distribution SystemThe Public Distribution System was amended from time to time for food security in India and as per the requirement of the country. 

These revisions were made to ipake the public distribution system more efficient and more targeted. In 1992, Revamped Public Distribution System was introduced in the country. The target was to provide the benefits of PDS to remote and backward areas. From June 1997, in a renewed attempt, Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) was introduced to adopt the principle of targeting the ‘poor in all areas’. It was for the first time that a differential price policy was adopted for poor and nonpoor. 

In the same sequence, in the year 2000, the government launched two special scheme Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Annapurna Scheme. The public distribution system promoted food security, stabilising prices and making food available to consumers at affordable prices. Farmers received income security and death due to hunger has been decreased.

Limitation of Public Distribution System: 
Following are the limitations of Public Distribution System:
(i) The actual buffer stock of food grains in the country was kept much higher than the minimum buffer pattern, due to which excess food grains remained unnecessary and the cost of government also increased.

(ii) FCI godowns are overflowing with grains, with some rotting away and some beingeaten by rats, which causes wastage of grains.

(iii) The increased food grains procurement at enhanced MSP# is the result of the pressure exerted by leading foodgrain producing states.

(iv) Wheat and rice are purchased in buffer stock due to which farmers in many states are discouraged to grow coarse grains on land, while coarse grains are the staple food of the poor.

(v) The intensive utilisation of water in the cultivation of rice has also led to environmental degradation and fall in the water level.

(vi) The facilities of public distribution system in the country are not the same in all the states, some states have benefited much from this system.

(vii) PDS dealers are'sometimes found resorting to malpractices like diverting the grains to open market to get better margin, selling poor quality grains at ration shops, irregular opening of the shops, etc. It is common to find that ration shops regularly have unsold stocks of poor quality grains left.

(viii) Currently three types of ration cards are issued and differentiated price policy is adopted for all three types of ration cards and price for APL family is almost as high as open market price, so there is little incentive for them to . . buy these items from the ration shop. Therefore, these people are discouraged . to buy goods from ration shops.

Question 2. 
While mentioning the complaints of ration shops operating in the public distribution system, suggest remedies for redressal.
Answer:
Complaints of ration shops 
Following are the major complaints of ration shops operating in the public distribution system
A. PDS dealers are sometimes found resorting to malpractices like diverting the grains to open market to get better margin. 

B. They sell good grains of ration at a higher price in the open market and sell inferior grains to shops.

C. They do not open shops regularly, weighing less.

D. Currently three types of ration cards are issued and differentiated price policy is adopted for all three types of ration cards and price for APL family is almost as high as open market price, so there is little incentive for them to buy these items from the ration shop. Therefore, these people are discouraged to buy goods from ration shops.
Measures to remove complaints

1. Cooperatives are playing an important role in food security in the southernwestern parts of India. They open lowcost shops to sell food grains to poor people. This system should be run all over the country.
2. Grain banks should be established in other areas on the lines of Maharashtra through nongovernmental organizations.
3. Ration shops whose complaints come should be investigated and strict action should be taken.