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CLASS IX
SOCIAL SCIENCE - ECONOMICS
CHAPTER - FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA
1. ________________ means food is within reach of every person.
2. Assertion (A); Food imports and previous years stocks may ensure food availability but the same cannot
ensure food affordability. Reason (R): Government can make the food available but for the affordability an
individual should have enough money to buy sufficient quantity and nutritious food. Codes A. Both A and R are
true and R is the correct explanation of A. B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. C. A
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is true but R is false. D. A is false but R is true.
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3. Match the following
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a.FacilitatedanetworkofNGOsforGrainBanks. a.Jharkhand
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b.Keepconsumerpriceslowwhilemaintainhigher b.Ration
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income for producers
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c.Economicallybackwardstate c.AcademyofDevelopmentScience(ADS)
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d.Fairpriceshops d.Subsidy
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4. Assertion/Reason Assertion (A) The introduction of rationing in India dates back to the 1980s against the
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backdrop of the Kerala famine. Reason (R) The rationing system was revived in the wake of an acute food
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shortage during the 1960s, prior to the Green Revolution. Codes: A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct
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explanation of A. B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. C. A is true but R is false. D.
A is false but R is true.
5. Public Distribution System is associated with:
A. Fair price shop
B. Cooperative stores
C. Super bazaars
D. All the above
Define Type Questions 2X3=6
Write a short note on:
6. FCI
7. Buffer Stock
8. MSP
9. What are the problems of the functioning of ration shops?
10. Who are the people more prone to food insecurity?
11. Differentiate between seasonal hunger and chronic hunger.
12. Highlight the journey of the rationing system in India.
13. Define the term ‘Food Security’ and explain its three dimension.
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