Top 150+ Solved Agricultural and Rural Marketing MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which of the following factors influence the prices of agricultural commodities:
a. Inadequate storage facility
b. Uncertainty of supply
c. Superfluous middlemen
d. all of the above
Q. The pricing of agriculturalproduce depends on factors like:
a. seasonality
b. perishability
c. demand and supply
d. all of the above
Q. Under the agricultural marketing system, the input sub-system includes:
a. Input manufacturers and distributors, related
b. Importers
c. Exporters
d. All of the above
Q. Which entity does not belong in the product marketing sub-system?
a. Farmers
b. Village/primary traders
c. Input manufacturers
d. Retailers.
Q. An autonomous society promoted by the Central Government and registered as a Non-Banking Financial Institution, which helps farmers in establishing forward and backward linkages in supply chain management:
a. Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC)
b. CCS National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM)
c. TATA Kisan Kendra
d. E-Choupal
Q. Anon-government initiative that provides different services like agro input service, farm equipment leasing, agronomy services and a few other allied services:
a. TATA Kisan Kendra
b. E-Choupal
c. HariyaliKisaanBaazaar (HKB)
d. Contract farming
Q. The 3 broad areas of scope for the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare are
a. agriculture, food processing and transportation
b. agriculture, food processing and inspection
c. agriculture, food processing and co-operation
d. none of the above
Q. The Census of India defines rural as any habitation
a. where at least 55% of the male working population is engaged in agriculture
b. where at least 65% of the male working population is engaged in agriculture
c. where at least 75% of the male working population is engaged in agriculture
d. none of the above
Q. The identification of rural areas as defined by the Census is:
a. a minimum population of 2,000
b. at least 75 per cent of male working population engaged in agricultural activities
c. a population density of over 400 per sq. km.
d. where a municipality exists
Q. Overall efficiency in rural marketing is required to pass on benefits to:
a. retailers
b. wholesalers
c. consumers
d. marketers
Q. NABARD was set up by an act of Parliament in 1982
a. to facilitate credit for agriculture only
b. to promote rural development and infrastructure
c. both a&b
d. None of the above
Q. Value for money products means:
a. low-priced products with low unit packaging
b. no-frills functional products at a low cost
c. large volume products
d. high-priced products
Q. Rural marketing means:
a. Movement of goods from urban to rural
b. Movement of goods from rural to urban
c. Exchange between rural and urban
d. Exchange between rural areas
Q. The major factor differentiating the rural and urban markets is:
a. Price sensitiveness
b. Lifestyle
c. Income stream
d. All of the above