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461. The main function of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) earlier known as Indian Standards Institute is to
A. protect the interests of consumers and improve manufacturers quality control
B. lay down do and dont in management system
C. conduct research in technology transfer
D. manufacture standard weights and mesures.
Explanation:
462. National Agricultural Insurance Scheme replacing Comprehensive Insurance Scheme was introduced in the year
A. 1997
B. 1998
C. 1999
D. 2000
Explanation:
463. The largest land holding in India is
A. basic holding
B. economic holding
C. family hoding
D. co-operative holding
Explanation:
464. The primary objective of Green Revolution in Inida was
A. to increase the extent of cash crop cultivation
B. to increase the area of green forests under social forestry scheme
C. to introduce the Japanese method of paddy cultivation
D. modernisation of agriculture through science and technology
Explanation:
465. The Eighth Five Year Plan aimed at spreading the Green Revolution particularly to the estern region because
A. area is largely dry & unirrigated
B. the area has adequate rainfall and soil
C. people in the region are largely land dependent
D. None of these
Explanation: