16 Questions
What does food security mean?
Availability of food at all times
Why are poor households more vulnerable to food insecurity?
They face difficulties in accessing and affording food during production or distribution problems
In the context of food security, what does 'accessibility' mean?
Food is within reach of every person
Why is affordability an important dimension of food security?
To ensure that individuals have enough money to buy sufficient, safe, and nutritious food
Which factor ensures food security in a country?
Adequate availability of food for all persons and their capacity to buy it
What is the primary purpose of the Public Distribution System (PDS) in the context of food security?
To ensure equitable distribution of essential food items to vulnerable populations
What did the 1995 World Food Summit declare about food security?
Food security exists when all people have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food at all times.
According to Amartya Sen, what is essential for food security?
Entitlements, which include what one can produce, exchange in the market, and state or other socially provided supplies.
What was the key factor that led to the deaths of agricultural labourers, fishermen, and transport workers in the Famine of Bengal in 1943?
Shortage of safe and nutritious food available in the province.
What is the primary consequence of a natural calamity causing a decrease in the production of foodgrains?
Shortage of food leading to increased prices and decreased affordability for some people.
What did the 1975 understanding of food security primarily focus on?
Availability at all times of an adequate supply of basic foodstuffs.
What did the 1995 World Food Summit declaration recognize as essential for improving access to food?
Eradication of poverty.
According to Amartya Sen, what does 'entitlements' refer to in the context of food security?
A combination of what one can produce, exchange in the market, and state or other socially provided supplies.
What was the major contribution made by Amartya Sen to the understanding of food security?
Emphasis on 'access' to food through 'entitlements.'
'Food security at the individual, household, regional, national and global levels exists when' _____.
All people have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food at all times.
'Famine is characterized by wide spread deaths due to starvation and epidemics caused by' _____.
'Forced use of contaminated water or decaying food.'
This quiz provides an overview of the concept of food security in India, covering its importance, factors affecting it, and the role of the Public Distribution System (PDS) and government intervention. Understand the significance of food security and its implications for vulnerable households.
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