Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Land resources and Agriculture

Question:

Arrange the agricultural development of India in chronological order from Independence to the pres day:

(A) Green Revolution
(B) Agro-Climatic Planning
(C) Intensive Agricultural District Programme
(D) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(C), (A), (B), (D)

(B), (C), (D), (A)

(B), (A), (D), (C)

(D), (A), (C), (B)

Correct Answer:

(C), (A), (B), (D)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) - (C), (A), (B), (D)

(C) Intensive Agricultural District Programme (Late 1950s): Launched to overcome agricultural production stagnation during late –1950s.

(A) Green Revolution (Mid 1960s)

(B) Agro-Climatic Planning (1988): The Planning Commission of India focused its attention on the problems of agriculture in rainfed areas in 1980s. It initiated agro-climatic planning in 1988 to induce regionally balanced agricultural development in the country.

(D) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (2014-15)- National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture is to make agriculture more productive, sustainable, remunerative and climate resilient by promoting location specific integrated/composite farming systems and to conserve natural resources through appropriate soil and moisture conservation measures.