100+ Crops and Food Security in India Questions Answers - 2

Question: 6

What are the advantages of Free trade?

Free trade will help make up the difference between production and consumption needs, reduce supply variability, increase efficiency in resource use and permit production in regions more suited to it.

Question: 7

What are the important crops cultivated in Extra Peninsular India?

In Extra Peninsular India, Wheat, Paddy, Sugarcane, Millets, Pulses, Oil seeds, Tea and Jute are the most important crops.

Question: 8

Name the important crops cultivated in Peninsular India?

The major agricultural crops of the Peninsular India are Paddy, Sugarcane, Millets, Pulses, Oil seeds, Coffee and Cotton.

Question: 9

Why should we implement Food Security in India?

The food grain stocks available with the food Corporation of India stand at an all time high of 62 million tonnes against an annual requirement of around 20 million tonnes for ensuring food security.

Still, an estimated 200 million people are underfed and 50 million are on the brink of starvation resulting in starvation resulting in starvation dealths.

To avoid this situation food crops should be procured and made available to all the people.

Question: 10

Mention the most important crops of Extra Peninsular India?

In Extra Peninsular India, wheat, Paddy, Sugarcane, millets, Pulses, oilseeds, tea and jute are the most important crops.