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Which portal for farmers was launched by Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan?

  1. A.Kisan Suvidha Portal
  2. B.Agri Welfare Portal
  3. C.AgriStack Portal
  4. D.Annadata Seva Portal

Correct answer

B. Agri Welfare Portal

Explanation

The correct answer is the Agri Welfare Portal. Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan formally launched this revamped portal on the Navami day of Navratri, so that scheme information, financial assistance and farming advice reach farmers directly on their mobile phones instead of through visits to offices or through intermediaries. Option A is wrong because the portal launched on this occasion is named the Agri Welfare Portal, not the Kisan Suvidha Portal. Option C is wrong for a subtler reason worth noting: AgriStack is one of the big initiatives for which the new portal works as a common single-window gateway, along with PM-KISAN and the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, so AgriStack is reached through the portal rather than being the portal itself. Option D is wrong because no such portal is named here, even though the minister spoke of making the annadata digitally stronger. Remember the portal with the minister and the ministry together.

Read the full article: Agri Welfare Portal Launched by Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Q1.Government SchemesMedium

The Agri Welfare Portal has been developed in line with the DBIM 3.0 and GIGW 3.0 standards of which ministry?

  1. A.Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  2. B.Ministry of Rural Development
  3. C.Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
  4. D.Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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Correct answer: C. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

The DBIM and GIGW standards, in their 3.0 versions, are the government’s norms for the look, the security and the accessibility of official websites, and the new portal has been built to follow them.

Q2.Government SchemesMedium

Through which institutions will the special training campaign for farmers on the new Agri Welfare Portal be run?

  1. A.Krishi Vigyan Kendras
  2. B.Primary agricultural credit societies
  3. C.State agricultural marketing boards
  4. D.Common service centres
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Correct answer: A. Krishi Vigyan Kendras

The minister said a dedicated training drive would be run through the Krishi Vigyan Kendras across the country so that farmers become skilled in using the portal and other digital tools, and he asked that the language and the process be kept simple enough for small and marginal farmers with…

Q3.Government SchemesHard

How much investment has been made in the hilly states under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana for coldwater fisheries infrastructure?

  1. A.Over Rs 299 crore
  2. B.Over Rs 1,299 crore
  3. C.Over Rs 2,299 crore
  4. D.Over Rs 3,299 crore
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Correct answer: C. Over Rs 2,299 crore

That is the investment made in the hilly states under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana to strengthen raceways, hatcheries, feed systems, cold storages and post-harvest infrastructure for coldwater fisheries.