Exam Details
Subject | Economics of Food | |
Paper | ||
Exam / Course | Certificate Programme in Food and Nutrition | |
Department | School of Continuing Education (SOCE) | |
Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
Position | ||
Exam Date | June, 2016 | |
City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
Define livestock and give two examples of foods provided by livestock.
List the different types of plants which can be planted in a kitchen garden.
List any four resources needed for agriculture.
List the institutions involved in fishery training.
Differentiate between the following sets of terms:
Breeder seeds and Foundation seeds
Fortification and Supplementation
Name any four value added products obtained from poultry.
List any four measures you would adopt to avoid buying adulterated foods.
What are the factors that influence our food expenditure?
Enlist the uses of a kitchen garden.
Elaborate on the three distinct ration cards issued under the TPDS.
What is price index? How does it help us
Explain the non-product specific agricultural subsidy granted by the Government.
Give the objectives and the components of the National Agriculture Policy.
Briefly outline the subsidy provided by the Government in the poultry sector.
What is pisciculture? Briefly discuss the schemes implemented by the Government for the development of fisheries in India.
Operation Flood is popularly known as White Revolution. Justify the statement highlighting its objectives and components.
What are the sources of food spoilage?
Grading is one way of ensuring food quality. Justify.
6. Differentiate between feeding programmes and nutrition prophylaxis programme implemented by the Government highlighting the main programmes under each.
Explain adulteration in foods and its ill effects.
Explain the concept and importance of consumer education.
Elaborate on the sources of consumer education in our country.
8. Write short notes on any four of the following:
Food standards set by the Government
Agricultural Taxation
Aquaculture
Food subsidies
Government programme for cattle development
List the different types of plants which can be planted in a kitchen garden.
List any four resources needed for agriculture.
List the institutions involved in fishery training.
Differentiate between the following sets of terms:
Breeder seeds and Foundation seeds
Fortification and Supplementation
Name any four value added products obtained from poultry.
List any four measures you would adopt to avoid buying adulterated foods.
What are the factors that influence our food expenditure?
Enlist the uses of a kitchen garden.
Elaborate on the three distinct ration cards issued under the TPDS.
What is price index? How does it help us
Explain the non-product specific agricultural subsidy granted by the Government.
Give the objectives and the components of the National Agriculture Policy.
Briefly outline the subsidy provided by the Government in the poultry sector.
What is pisciculture? Briefly discuss the schemes implemented by the Government for the development of fisheries in India.
Operation Flood is popularly known as White Revolution. Justify the statement highlighting its objectives and components.
What are the sources of food spoilage?
Grading is one way of ensuring food quality. Justify.
6. Differentiate between feeding programmes and nutrition prophylaxis programme implemented by the Government highlighting the main programmes under each.
Explain adulteration in foods and its ill effects.
Explain the concept and importance of consumer education.
Elaborate on the sources of consumer education in our country.
8. Write short notes on any four of the following:
Food standards set by the Government
Agricultural Taxation
Aquaculture
Food subsidies
Government programme for cattle development
Other Question Papers
Departments
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
- National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
- School of Agriculture (SOA)
- School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
- School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
- School of Education (SOE)
- School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
- School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
- School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
- School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
- School of Health Science (SOHS)
- School of Humanities (SOH)
- School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
- School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
- School of Law (SOL)
- School of Management Studies (SOMS)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
- School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
- School of Sciences (SOS)
- School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
- School of Social Work (SOSW)
- School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
- School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
- School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
- School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
- Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)
Subjects
- Economics of Food
- You and Your Food
- Your Food and its Utilization