Answer NCERT based following questions:-
Q.1 What are the dimensions of food security?
a) Availability, affordability, and adaptability
b) Availability, accessibility, and affordability
c) Availability, accessibility, and adaptability
d) Accessibility, affordability, and adaptability
Q.2 What is meant by the term ‘accessibility’ in relation to food security? Does it refer to
a) producing food within the country
b) the availability of imported food and government-stored food reserves,
c) the proximity of food to individuals
d) an individual’s ability to buy a sufficient amount of safe and nutritious food.
Q.3 How is food security impacted during a natural calamity like drought?
a) Prices of food decrease due to surplus production
b) Total production of food grains increases
c) Shortage of food leads to price increases
d) Access to food becomes easier for everyone
Q.4 What new dimension did Amartya Sen add to the concept of food security?
a) Quantity of food available per capita
b) Quality standards for food production
c) Access to food through entitlements
d) Affordability of food in the global market
Q.5 According to the 1995 World Food Summit declaration, when does food security exist?
a) When there is surplus food production globally
b) When there is equitable distribution of food resources
c) When all people have access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food
d) When there is government intervention in food markets