Question

An objective of the National Food Security Mission is to increase the production of certain crops through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country. What are those crops? 

(a) Rice and wheat only 

(b) Rice, wheat and pulses only 

(c) Rice, wheat, pulses and oil seeds only 

(d) Rice, wheat, pulses, oil seeds and vegetables

Answer 1

(b) National Food Security Mission launched by government of India to increase the food production of rice, wheat and pulses and commercial gaps like sugarcance jute. The target is to increase the production of rice by 10 million tones, wheat by 8 million tones and pulses, by 2 million tones by the end of Eleventh Plan.