Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (CBSE) · Social Science
Chapter: Chapter 19 — Chapter 19: Food Security in India
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What does food security mean? [1]
(A) Access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food always
(B) Only having enough food once
(C) No relation to nutrition
(D) Only about food production, not access
2. What are the three components of food security? [1]
(A) Availability, accessibility and affordability
(B) Only availability
(C) Only accessibility
(D) Only production
3. What can cause food insecurity? [1]
(A) Crop failures or natural disasters
(B) Only good harvests
(C) Excess food production
(D) Perfect distribution systems
4. What historical challenge did India face regarding food? [1]
(A) Famines
(B) Constant food abundance
(C) No food challenges ever
(D) Only modern food waste issues
5. What did food security challenges lead to? [1]
(A) Policy changes for better distribution
(B) No changes at all
(C) Reduced food production intentionally
(D) Ignoring the problem
6. What is needed to ensure food security? [1]
(A) Increased production and efficient distribution
(B) Only increased production, nothing else
(C) Only reducing population
(D) Ignoring vulnerable populations
7. Who do social programs support for food security? [1]
(A) Vulnerable populations
(B) Only wealthy citizens
(C) No specific group
(D) Only government officials
8. Why is food security important? [1]
(A) It ensures people can lead active, healthy lives
(B) No reason
(C) Only for farmers
(D) It's not important
9. What does the Public Distribution System (PDS) do? [1]
(A) Distributes subsidised food grains
(B) Only sells food at market price
(C) Provides no food assistance
(D) Only helps farmers, not consumers
10. Where does PDS distribute food grains? [1]
(A) Through ration shops
(B) Only through supermarkets
(C) Only online
(D) Only through banks
11. What are buffer stocks? [1]
(A) Reserves of food grains maintained by the government
(B) A type of tax
(C) A type of bank account
(D) A farming technique
12. At what price does the government buy grains for buffer stocks? [1]
(A) Minimum Support Price (MSP)
(B) Market price only
(C) No fixed price
(D) Only at a loss to farmers
13. What does the Mid-Day Meal Programme provide? [1]
(A) Free meals to school children
(B) Free books only
(C) Free uniforms only
(D) Free transport only
14. What does the Mid-Day Meal Programme also encourage? [1]
(A) School attendance
(B) Absenteeism
(C) Dropout rates
(D) Nothing significant
15. When was the National Food Security Act passed? [1]
(A) 2013
(B) 1950
(C) 2000
(D) 1990
16. What does the National Food Security Act do? [1]
(A) Legally entitles citizens to subsidised food grains
(B) Removes all food subsidies
(C) Bans food distribution
(D) Applies only to farmers