Food Security Of India
Q & A Based on Class 9 Chapter
Q 1: Why is food security essential?
Answer:
① When the country faces a disaster or calamity like earthquake, flood, drought, tsunami and there is a widespread failure of crops which causes famine, etc. All the sections of society have to face shortage of food. Hence, it is needed to ensure sufficient food.
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Q2: Name the year when a devastating famine occurred in India.
Answer: In 1943, famine of Bengal is the most devastated famine.
Q3: What is food security? What conditions should be fulfilled to ensure food security in a country like India?
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What are the dimensions of food security?Answer: Food security does not mean to get two square meals only but something more than that. Thus, food security in a country is ensured only if the below said conditions are fulfilled.