MCQ Questions | Class 9 Social Science Chapter 4 | Food Security in India with Answers

MCQ Questions for Class9 Social Science Chapter 4 Food Security in India

MCQ | Food Security in India Class 9 | Part 2

Check the below NCERT MCQ Questions for Class 9 Social Science Economics Chapter 4 Food Security in India with Answers Pdf free download. MCQ Questions for Class 9 Social Science with Answers were prepared based on the latest exam pattern. We have Provided Food Security in India Class 9 Social Science MCQs Questions with Answers to help students understand the concept very well.

Objective Question | NCERT Social Science Class 9

NCERT Solutions Class 9 Social Science Economics
Book:	National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
Board:	Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Class:	9th
Subject:	Social Science Economics
Chapter:	4
Chapters Name:	Food Security in India
Medium:	English

Ncert Solutions for Class 9 Social Science Economics | Objective Type Questions

You can refer to NCERT Solutions for Class 9 Social Science Chapter 4 Food Security in India to revise the concepts in the syllabus effectively and improve your chances of securing high marks in your board exams.

Food Security in India | Class 9 Social Science | NCERT Solutions

Q1.	The food insecure people are disproportionately large:
	A. in all the states of India
	B. in the states of Bihar and Orissa
	C. in some region of the country
	D. none of the above.

Ans: in some region of the country
Explaination:
In some regions of India where production is less.

Q2.	Hunger is another aspect indicating:
	A. food security
	B. food insecurity
	C. to meet their demands
	D. none of the above

Ans: food insecurity
Explaination:
Food insecurity will lead to hunger.

Q3.	Revamped Public Distribution System provides benefits to:
	A. cities
	B. remote and backward areas
	C. self-help groups
	D. cooperative societies

Ans: remote and backward areas

Q4.	Annapurna Scheme fulfills the food requirements of:
	A. indigent senior citizens
	B. children
	C. pregnant ladies
	D. young persons

Ans: indigent senior citizens

Q5.	Antyodaya Anna Yojana and Annapurna Scheme are linked with :
	A. Public distribution system
	B. mid-day meal
	C. special nutrition programme
	D. none of the above

Ans: Public distribution system

Q6.	In which state more than 90% ration shops are run by cooperatives
	A. Andhra Pradesh
	B. Tamil Nadu
	C. Orissa
	D. Bihar

Ans: Tamil Nadu

Q7.	NREGA provides:
	A. 200-days of assured work
	B. 100-days of assured work
	C. No assured work
	D. None of the above

Ans: 100-days of assured work

Q8.	Seasonal hunger mostly found in:
	A. urban areas
	B. rural areas
	C. metro cities
	D. both (a) and (b)

Ans: rural areas

Q9.	Main purpose of buffer stock is :
	A. to save food grains from pest attack
	B. to stop price fluctuations
	C. to meet the crisis of low production
	D. both (b) and (c)

Ans: both (b) and (c)

Q10.	What is Food security means:
	A. availability of food
	B. accessibility of food
	C. affordability of food
	D. all the above

Ans: all the above

Q11.	Chronic hunger refers to :
	A. low income
	B. inadequate quantity of food
	C. inadequate quality of food
	D. all the above

Ans: all the above

Q12.	In which of the following states do we find the largest number of food insecure people?
	A. Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa
	B. Bihar, Jharkhand and Gujarat
	C. Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Tamilnadu
	D. Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka

Ans: Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa

Q13.	Who released a special stamp entitled ‘Wheat Revolution’ in July 1968?
	A. Mahatma Gandhi
	B. Indira Gandhi
	C. Jawaharlal Nehru
	D. Motilal Nehru

Ans: Indira Gandhi

Q14.	To whom the yellow card is issued?
	A. To shop keeper
	B. To land lord’s
	C. To government employee
	D. People below the poverty line

Ans: People below the poverty line

Q15.	Food for Work Programme was launched in which of the following years?
	A.2003
	B.2001
	C.2004
	D.2005

Ans: 2004

Q16.	The Mother Dairy is an important cooperative in
	A. Gujarat
	B. Punjab
	C. Haryana
	D. Delhi

Ans: Delhi

Q17.	F.C.I. stands for
	A. Foreign Co-operation with India
	B. Food Corporation of India
	C. Fossils Corporation of India
	D. Food Coming to India

Ans: Food Corporation of India

Q18.	Name the cooperative that provides milk and vegetables controlled rate decided by the Government of Delhi:
	A. Amul
	B. Kendriya Bhandar
	C. Mother Dairy
	D. None of these