1. Discuss the institutional source of credit which is regarded as the Apex Bank?
(2)
2. Why do we have to see a developed rural India if our nation has to realise real progress?
(3)
3. Match the items given under ‘A’ with the suitable statements under ‘B’: (3)
A B
(i) Involves cultivating fruits, veg. etc. (a) Information Technology
(ii) Operating Flood or white revolution (b) Animal Husbandry
(iii)Involves use of computers to retrieve and (c ) Horticulture
transmit information
(iv) Involves catching, processing or selling (d) Dairying
of aquatic animals
(v) Involves breeding, rearing and caring for (e) Fisheries
farm animals.
4. Explain the steps taken by the government in developing rural markets. (4)
5. How Self-Help groups are playing an important role to fill gap in formal credit system? (3)
6. Critically evaluate the role of the Rural banking system in the process of rural development in
India. (4)
7. Organic farming is beneficial because:
(a) It generates income through international exports
(b) It is produced in an environmentally sustainable way
(c) It provides health food
(d) All of these
8. Why is minimum support price fixed by the government?
(a) For government own benefit
(b) To safeguard the interest of farmers
(c) To safeguard the interest of consumers
(d) None of these
9. What do you mean by rural development? (1)