IC71 AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE - 11
| Q1.Weather Index can provide a trigger to release early payout under ___ with a provision that these early payouts are to be adjusted against payouts as per the final yield estimate. |
| a) Area yield crop insurance |
| b) Weather-based crop insurance |
| Q2.The risks covered under mNAIS do not include_____. |
| a) Natural fire and lightning |
| b) Drought, dry spells |
| c) Pests / Diseases |
| d) Preventable risks |
| Q3.Whose objectives is to publish veterinary journals, reports and to help organize and affiliate branches in different states and territories of the Indian union? |
| a) National Dairy Development Board |
| b) National Veterinary Council |
| c) Indian Veterinary Association |
| d) None of these |
| Q4.____is not a climate change threat. |
| a) Increased drought |
| b) Heavy flooding |
| c) Crop disease |
| d) None of the above |
| Q5.The livestock sector has contributed an important share in Indian international trade. Say whether True or False. |
| a) True |
| b) False |
| Q6.Spot the false statement from the list: |
| a) Risks are moderate in Area yield crop insurance |
| b) Start-up costs are relatively low in Area yield crop insurance |
| c) Objectivity and transparency is relatively high in Weather-based Crop Insurance |
| d) Slow claims settlement in Weather-based Crop Insurance |
| Q7.Which scheme was introduced on a pilot basis during the (rabi 2003-04) season. NAIS is designed to protect farmers against yield fluctuations? |
| a) Experimental Crop Insurance Scheme |
| b) Pilot Crop Insurance Scheme |
| c) Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme |
| d) Farm Income Insurance Scheme |
| Q8.Which livestock sector is playing a very important role in the rural economy as a support sector of the economy. Especially 70 million rural households primarily, small and marginal farmers and landless laborers in the country are employed in dairy? |
| a) Poultry |
| b) Animal husbandry |
| c) Livestock maintenance |
| d) None of these |
| Q9.Insurance companies to mandatorily use Government/IMD Weather stations wherever available as there is a difference between the weather recording of a Government-owned weather station and an AWS set up refers to |
| a) Weather station density |
| b) Reference weather station |
| c) Data calibration |
| d) None of these |
| Q10.i) This breed is from Holland ii) This is by far the best dairy breed among exotic cattle regarding milk yield. iii) On average it gives 25 liters of milk per day, whereas a crossbreed H.F. cow gives 10 - 15 litres per day. |
| a) Jersey |
| b) Ongole |
| c) Kankrej |
| d) Holstein Friesian |