Percentage of Households with Hunger in India

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What has the increase in Minimum Support Prices (MSP) induced farmers in surplus states to do?

Increase the production of coarse grains

Reduce the overall land cultivation

Divert land from production of coarse grains to rice and wheat (correct)

Focus on diversifying crops to include more variety

What is a consequence of the intensive water utilization in the cultivation of rice mentioned in the text?

Increase in water level

Threatening sustainability of agricultural development (correct)

Decreased environmental degradation

Increased soil fertility

How has the per person per month consumption of rice changed in rural India from 2004-05 to 2011-12 according to the NSSO report No. 558?

Decreased (correct)

Remained the same

Increased slightly

Doubled

In urban India, what happened to the per person per month consumption of rice from 2004-05 to 2011-12 based on the NSSO report No. 558?

Decreased Signup and view all the answers

How has the Per Capita consumption of PDS wheat changed in rural and urban India since 2004-05?

Doubled Signup and view all the answers

What impact has the increase in Minimum Support Prices had on food production in surplus states?

Shifted focus to rice and wheat production Signup and view all the answers

What has been a key factor contributing to the increase in maintenance costs of procuring foodgrains by the government?

Rising transportation and storage costs of the FCI Signup and view all the answers

What has been a consequence of the intensive utilization of water in rice cultivation on environmental sustainability?

Environmental degradation Signup and view all the answers

'Per Capita consumption of PDS rice has doubled in rural India' - what does this statement imply about rice consumption trends?

'Per Capita consumption increased significantly' Signup and view all the answers

'Per Capita consumption of PDS wheat has doubled since 2004-05' - what does this statement suggest about wheat consumption habits?

'Per Capita consumption doubled' Signup and view all the answers

Percentage of Households with Hunger in India

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What has the increase in Minimum Support Prices (MSP) induced farmers in surplus states to do?

What is a consequence of the intensive water utilization in the cultivation of rice mentioned in the text?

How has the per person per month consumption of rice changed in rural India from 2004-05 to 2011-12 according to the NSSO report No. 558?

In urban India, what happened to the per person per month consumption of rice from 2004-05 to 2011-12 based on the NSSO report No. 558?

How has the Per Capita consumption of PDS wheat changed in rural and urban India since 2004-05?

What impact has the increase in Minimum Support Prices had on food production in surplus states?

What has been a key factor contributing to the increase in maintenance costs of procuring foodgrains by the government?

What has been a consequence of the intensive utilization of water in rice cultivation on environmental sustainability?

'Per Capita consumption of PDS rice has doubled in rural India' - what does this statement imply about rice consumption trends?

'Per Capita consumption of PDS wheat has doubled since 2004-05' - what does this statement suggest about wheat consumption habits?

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