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Tamil Nadu Board Samacheer Kalvi solutions for Class 10th SSLC Social Science Answers Guide chapter 4 - Food Security and Nutrition [Latest edition]

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Chapter 4: Food Security and Nutrition

Exercises
Exercises [Pages 318 - 319]

Tamil Nadu Board Samacheer Kalvi solutions for Class 10th SSLC Social Science Answers Guide Chapter 4 Food Security and Nutrition Exercises [Pages 318 - 319]

Choose the correct answer

Exercises | Q I 1. | Page 318

______ of food is physical availability of food stocks in desired quantities, which is a function of domestic production, changes in stocks, and imports.

  • Availability of food

  • Access to food

  • Absorption of food

  • none

Exercises | Q I 2. | Page 318

Buffer stock is the stock of food grains, namely wheat and rice, procured by the government through the ______.

  • FCI

  • Consumer Cooperatives

  • ICICI

  • IFCI

Exercises | Q I 3. | Page 318

Which is correct?

  1. HYV–High Yielding Varieties
  2. MSP–Minimum Support Price
  3. PDS–Public Distribution System
  4. FCI–Food Corporation of India
  • i and ii are correct

  • iii and iv are correct

  • ii and iii are correct

  • all are correct

Exercises | Q I 4. | Page 318

______ extended assistance through its Public Law 480.

  • United States of America

  • India

  • Singapore

  • UK

Exercises | Q I 5. | Page 319

______ revolution was born in India paving way for self sufficiency in food grain production.

  • Blue Revolution

  • White Revolution

  • Green Revolution

  • Grey Revolution

Exercises | Q I 6. | Page 319

______ is the only state in India to adopt universal PDS.

  • Kerala

  • Andhra Pradesh

  • Tamil Nadu

  • Karnataka

Exercises | Q I 7. | Page 319

______ is the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.

  • Health

  • Nutrition

  • Sanitation

  • Security

Fill in the blanks

Exercises | Q II 1. | Page 319

______ is an important indicator of nutrition deficiency.

Exercises | Q II 2. | Page 319

In the year ______ National Food Security Act was passed by the Indian Parliament.

Exercises | Q II 3. | Page 319

______ play an important role in the supply of quality goods at responsible rates to common people.

Exercises | Q III | Page 319

Match the following 

1. Consumer cooperatives subsidized rates
2. Public Distribution System 2013
3. UNDP least poor region
4. National Food Security Act supply of quality goods
5. Kerala United Nations Development Programme

Assertion and Reason

Exercises | Q IV | Page 319

Assertion (A): Purchasing power increases, price decreases, and vice versa.

Reason (R): The production of goods decline, the price of goods increases and then the purchasing power is affected.

  • A is correct, R is false

  • Both A and R are false statements

  • A is correct but R is not a correct explanation

  • A is correct, R is the correct explanation of A

Answer in short

Exercises | Q V 1. | Page 319

Define food security according to FAO.

Exercises | Q V 2. | Page 319

What are the basic three components of food and nutrition security?

Exercises | Q V 3. | Page 319

What is the role of FCI in Green Revolution?

Exercises | Q V 4. | Page 319

What are the effects of Green Revolution?

Exercises | Q V 5. | Page 319

Write some name of the nutrition programmes in Tamil Nadu.

Answer in detail

Exercises | Q VI 1. | Page 319

Elucidate why the Green Revolution was born.

Exercises | Q VI 2. | Page 319

Explain Minimum Support Price

Exercises | Q VI 3. | Page 319

Elaborate the Public Distribution System.

Exercises | Q VI 4. | Page 319

What are the factors affecting the purchasing power and explain them.

Exercises | Q VI 5. | Page 319

What are the main objectivies of the new Agricultural Policy?

Activity and Project

Exercises | Q VII 1. | Page 319

Visit nearby “Uzhavar Sandhai” and collect the information about the functions of market.

Exercises | Q VII 2. | Page 319

Collect information about health centre functioning nearby your location.

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Chapter 4: Food Security and Nutrition

Exercises
Tamil Nadu Board Samacheer Kalvi solutions for Class 10th SSLC Social Science Answers Guide chapter 4 - Food Security and Nutrition - Shaalaa.com

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Concepts covered in Class 10th SSLC Social Science Answers Guide chapter 4 Food Security and Nutrition are Introduction of Food Security and Nutrition, Food Security, Availability and Access to Food Grains, Purchasing Power, Agricultural Policy in India, Multi-dimensional Nature of Poverty, Nutrition and Health Status.

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