List of top Social Science Questions on Rural Development asked in ICAR AIEEA (PG)

Which of the following are the objectives of field trips? 
• [(A).] To provide recreational opportunities for participants. 
• [(B).] To stimulate people to action and encourage adoption of practices. 
• [(C).] To expose visitors to new and different situations. 
• [(D).] To widen the vision of farmers and cater to group psychology and leadership. 
Choose the correct answer from the options given below: 
 

Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Rural Development Programme) & List-II (Year of start)
(A). Indian Village Service & (I). 1921
(B). Firka Development & (II). 1945
(C). Nilokheri Experiment & (III). 1946
(D). Marthandam Project & (IV). 1948
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Match List-I with List-II

List-I (Extension Method) & List-II (Description)
(A). Group Discussion & (I). Face-to-face contact with farmers at home or farm
(B). Method Demonstration & (II). Proving that a new practice is superior to the old
(C). Farm and Home Visit & (III). Planned exchange of ideas among a small group
(D). Result Demonstration & (IV). Showing how to carry out a new practice
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A renewed emphasis was given for the growth of the cooperative sector in India through the vision of 'Sahakar-Se-Samriddhi' in recent times. This was so because co-operatives have following strong credentials. Choose the correct combination.
(A) A full-fledged Ministry of Cooperation was established in July 2021 to provide greater focus to the cooperative sector.
(B) There are 8.5 lakh registered cooperatives in the country with over 29 crore members.
(C) The Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) cover 98 per cent of villages in the country.
(D) Currently, around 29 per cent of agriculture finance is through cooperative societies.

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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) is a flagship rural development programme of Union Government with several features. Choose the correct combination:
(A) In phase-I, it was launched in two hundred most backward districts of the country in 2006.
(B) It is backed by the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) passed by Government of India in 2005.
(C) It is fundamentally different from all other wage employment programmes, as it guarantees employment as a legal right.
(D) More than 6.2 crore assets have been geo-tagged till February 2023 and made available in the public domain.

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Match List-1 with List-2
List-1 (Programme)
(A) FWP
(B) JRY
(C) RLEGP
(D) TRYSEM

List-2 (Year of start)
(I) 1989
(II) 1983
(III) 1979
(IV) 1977

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Match List- I with List- II
List-I (Genetic Term)
(A) Co-dominance
(B) Pleiotropy
(C) Epistasis
(D) Multiple allelism

List-II (Example)
(I) Flower colour in sweet pea
(II) Flower colour in snapdragon
(III) Fur coat in rabbit
(IV) Sickle cell anemia

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Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS) is a flagship rural development programme of the Union Government with several features.
Choose the correct combination:
(A) In phase-l, it was launched in two hundred most backward districts of the country in 2006.
(B) It is backed by the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) passed by Government of India in 2005.
(C) It is fundamentally different from all other wage employment programmes, as it guarantees employment as a legal right.
(D) More than 6.2 crore assets have been geo-tagged till February 2023 and made available in the public domain.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below: (1) (A), (B) and (C) only.

In which of the following state, Panchayati Raj system does not exist?
(A). Assam
(B). Arunachal Pradesh
(C). Mizoram
(D). Nagaland
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following statements are not true?
(A). The vice-president of village panchayat has to be directly elected by the voters of the village
(B). Reservation for the SC & ST candidates at all levels of Panchayati Raj system is in proportion to their population
(C). Election to the village panchayat is to be conducted regularly once in five years under the supervision of the Central Election Commission
(D). Block President and Chairman of Zilla Parishad have to be elected indirectly
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Linear programming and budgeting have certain features in common, however, the former is a much more refined tool.
Statement (II): AVC per unit of output reaches a maximum at that level of output where APP is also at its maximum.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
In which year the Gramdan Movement began?
Arrange the major rural development programmes launched in India chronologically starting from the earliest to the latest:
(A) IAAP
(B) TRYSEM
(C) FWP
(D) JRY
What is true about Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS), a flagship rural development programme of Union Government?
(A) In phase-I, it was launched in four hundred selected districts of the country in 200
(B) It is backed by the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) passed by Government of India in 200
(C) It is fundamentally different from all other wage employment programmes, as it guarantees employment as a legal right.
(D) The number of households who availed employment under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS from financial year 2020-21 was 55 crore.
The quantity (g) of the seed of a rice variety to be submitted to the PPV&FR Authority for conducting DUS testing for registration of the variety under the PPV&FR Act is-
Given below are the activities in the production of hybrid seeds of a crop. Find the correct group of activities-
(A). Effective generation and maintenance of male sterile parent
(B). Analysis of additive variance in the hybrid
(C). Production of \( F_1 \) seeds through natural or manual pollination
(D). Ensuring purity of the hybrid seeds through space or time isolation
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Germination (%) of the seeds is an important parameter of seed quality. The minimum standard for seed germination in cauliflower hybrid is-
Which of the following describes a 'gene' correctly?
(A). Genes are located on chromosome
(B). Gene is a discrete particle
(C). Recombination can happen within a gene
(D). One gene can encode more than one polypeptide
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When two species can not be crossed directly due to incompatibility, a third species is used to make the target gene transfer possible, which is called as-
When two lines possessing two different alleles of resistance (say, DM1 and DM2) for a particular disease are crossed, the two alleles interact to induce disease resistance response in the hybrid without pathogen attack and produce necrotic lesions. Such a phenomenon is referred to as-
In a Mendelian dihybrid cross, out of 400 \(F_2\) generation plants, how many will be homozygous for at least one gene?
Arrange these major rural development programmes launched in India chronologically starting from the latest to the earliest:
(A) SFDA
(B) IRDP
(C) RLEGP
(D) PMGSY
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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other one labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The layout of the village follows a set pattern of the cultural area in India
Reason (R) : Social distance has a bearing on the nature of the organisation of a village and of its view on the world
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Match List-I with List-II:
\begin{tabular{|l|l|} List-I (Classification of leaders) & List-II (Type of leader)
(A) Based on position in organization & (I) Academic leader
(B) Based on expertise in profession & (II) Nominated leader
(C) Based on style of decision making & (III) Formal leader
(D) Based on mode of becoming a leader & (IV) Democratic leader

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Given below are two statements:
Statement (I) : The first village to come under Gramdan was Mangroth in Hamirpur district of U.P
Statement (II) : The Gramdan movement was the second post independence movement that sought to bring social transformation through government legislation.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: