Organic farming - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   What is the name of a scheme to support organic farming endeavors?

a. Paramparik Krishikaran Yojana
b. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
c. Prayogik Krishi Vikas Yojana
d. Khushal Kheti Yojana
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana

Explanation:
- Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana will encourage farmers to adopt eco-friendly concept of cultivation and reduce their dependence on fertilizers and agricultural chemicals to improve yields.
- Government has made budgetary allocation of Rs. 300 Crores for Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana.
2)   Alathur will soon become the first block panchayat to achieve self-sufficiency in production and consumption of organically grown vegetables. Alathur is in -

a. Nagaland
b. Kerala
c. Karnataka
d. Sikkim
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Kerala

Explanation:
- Alathur is a village and gram panchayat in the Palakkad District, state of Kerala
- An initiative was designed to encourage farmers to switch over to organic methods of cultivation, under a project to convert Kerala into a fully organic State by 2016.
- By the end of the next economic year, the Alathur block will produce all fruits and vegetables for its residents based on the requirement.
3)   National Center of Organic Farming is in

a. Nagpur
b. Kochi
c. Gangtok
d. Ghaziabad
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ghaziabad

Explanation:
National Project on Organic Farming (NPOF) was a central sector scheme since 10th Five Year Plan. NPOF is being implemented by National Centre of Organic Farming at Ghaziabad and its six Regional Centres at Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Panchkula, Imphal, Jabalpur and Nagpur.

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