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1
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The livestock sector has contributed how much share in total GVA of 2022-23?

A

5.5%

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Livestock sector grew by ____ from 2014-15 to 2020-21

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7.93%

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Share in Agri, Forestry and Fishing in GVA by economics activity?

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18.2%
(Less than last year)

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4
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Livestock census has been taking place since year?`

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1919

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5
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Total Livestock population in the country is?

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535.7 million

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6
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Annual growth rate of milk production is?

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3.78%
Inc over previous year

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Average yield rate of milk in 2024 for exotic or cross breed cows?

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8.12 kg/day/animal

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8
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Average yield rate of milk in 2024 for indigenous breeds?

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4.01 kg/day/animal

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9
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Which breeds have the highest to lowest milk yield rates?

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Exotic > Crossbreed > Indigenous

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10
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Jersey, Holstein, Brown Swiss are examples of exotic or crossbed cows?

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Crossbreed

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11
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Which state has the highest & lowest yield rate of milk from exotic and idigenous breeds?

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Highest: Punjab (13.5)
Lowest: Bihar

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Which state has highest & lowest growth rate of milk production?

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Highest: Karnataka (8.7)
Lowest: TN

Highest: Karnantaka, followed by WB

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13
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State with highest % share of milk production? - imp

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UP at 15.7%

Previously Rajasthan

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14
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Who ranks 1st in milk production globally? Share of their contribution globally?

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India
24.6%

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15
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Which species in India produces the most milk (highest contribution)? - imp

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Buffalo Indigenous Milk
Followed by cow crossbred

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16
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Animals with highest to lowest meat production contribution?

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Poultry> Buffalo> Goat> Sheep> Pig> Cattle

poultry at 48.9%

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17
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Young female of a cattle, above the age of 6 months is called?

A

Heifer

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18
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The castrated male of a cattle, used for work?

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Bullock

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19
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A male cattle, castrated before sexual maturity?

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Steer

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20
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The Male and Female parent of the calf?

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Female: Dam
Male: Sire

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21
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A bull ready for reproduction - in estrous condition - is called?

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Buller

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22
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The period between 2 successive calving births is called?

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Calving interval

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23
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National Policy for Farmers was formed in

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2007

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24
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National Dairy Plan Ph 1, a central Sector Scheme, will run from years?

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2011-12 to 2018-19

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25
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Full form of MAITRI? What is it for?

A

Multi Purpose AI Technician in Rural India
For Artificial Insemination

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26
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DEDS Scheme full form? it is by?

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Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme
by NABARD

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27
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When was DEDS launched?

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2010

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28
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Average daily milk yield of a cow is called?

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West Average

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29
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Which hormone causes lactation and Which is necessary for reproduction?

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Oxytocin
Estrogen

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30
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The meat of calf below the age of 3 months?

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Veal

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31
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Meat of cattle past calf stage?

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Beef

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32
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A young female pig, less than 6 months of age?

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Gilt

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33
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A male pig castrated before reaching maturity?

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Barrow

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34
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A sexually mature male pig that is castrated?

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Stag

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35
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Meat of Goat is called?

other than mutton

A

Chevon

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36
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A castrated sheep is called?

A

Wedder

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37
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A group of chicks of same age, raised in a batch is called?

A

Brood

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38
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Young female chicken of 7-15 weeks (or 9-20 weeks) is called a?

715 or 920

A

Pullet

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39
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A matured female chicken of 20+ weeks age is?

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Hen

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40
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A young male chicken of about 12 weeks?

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Cockreal

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41
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Age of layer chicken?

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21-72 weeks

9-20 pullet -> 20+ Hen -> 21 Layer

42
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Young chicken, used for meat poduction, belonging to either sex is called? They are of approx what age?

A

Broilers
6-8 weeks

Pullet/Cockreal -> broiler/grower -> Hen/Cock -> Layer

43
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A male chicken under 10 months

44
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A male chicken above the age of 10 months?

45
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During lactation the animal reached maximum milk yield within ____ weeks, called?

A

2-4 weeks
Peak Yield

46
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After parturition a cattle gives maximum milk at 2-4 weeks, it is called?

A

Persistancy of Milk Yield

47
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Desirable age for 1st calving for indian breeds, cross bred cattle and buffaloes are? - imp

A

Indian: 3 years
Cross Breed: 2 years
Buffalo: 3.5 years

48
Q

Dry period of cow is?

A

2-2.5 months

49
Q

When was National Livestock Mission Launched?

A

2014-15

Entrepreneurship based

50
Q

What is the subsidy available to General and SC/ST beneficiaries under DEDS scheme (2010)?

A

General: 25%
SC/ST: 33.33%

51
Q

Scheme launched for the development and conservation of indignous bovine breeds amongst small & marginal farmers is? When was it launched?

A

Rashtriya Gokul Mission
2014

52
Q

Rashtriya Gokul Mission is a part of which umbrella scheme and what is its outlay?

A

Rashtriya Pashudhan Vikas Yojana from 2021-26
Outlay: Rs. 2400 crore

53
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Implementing agency of RGM (2014)?

A

State Implementing Agency via Livestock Development Board

54
Q

Award for a farmer maintaining the best herd of indigenous breed and practicing best management? Its categories are?

A

Gopal Ratna Award
* Best Dairy Farmer Rearing Indigenous Cattle/Buffalo Breed
* Best Art Insemination Technique
* Best Dairy Cooperative Society/Milk Producer Company/Dairy FPO

55
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Prize money for Gopal Ratna Award?

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1st: Rs. 5L
2nd: Rs. 3L
3rd: Rs. 2L

56
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Award for best managed indigenous herd by institution/Trust/NGO/Gaushala/Breeder Society

A

Kamdhenu Award

57
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An initiative under RGM (2014) which envisages the establsihment of integrated cattle development centres for indigenous breeds & 40% non-descript breeds. Along with utilising animal waste in an economical way

A

Gokul Grams

58
Q

An e-market portal connecting breeders and farmer for quality disease free bovine germplasm

A

Nakul Prajnan Bazaar

59
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An animal Wellness program encompassing the provision of animal health cards (Nakul Swastha Patra) along with unique identification and uploading data on National Database

A

Pashu Sanjivni

60
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MOET

A

Multiple Ovulation Embryo Transfer

61
Q

IVF for bovines decreased the time period for genetic upgradation in bovines from 7 generations (21 years)?

A

7 (21 years) generations to 1(3 years) generation

62
Q

Nationwide Art Insemination Programme (NAIP) was launched in?

63
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A digital mission by NDDB that will help improving the productivity of animals, control diseases that affect both animals & humans, ensure quality livestock both for domestic & export market

A

National Digital Livestock mission

by MoAH&D and NDDB

64
Q

Subsidy to private entrepreneurs under the Breed Multiplication Farms component of RGM?

A

Subsidy of 50% (upto Rs. 2 crores per farm)

65
Q

A scheme to create/strengthen infrastructure for production of quality milk, production and its marketing by State Implementing Agencies

A

National Programme for Dairy Development (2014)

66
Q

Revised NPDD (2014) has an additional Rs. 1000 crore, bringing the total budget to Rs. ____

67
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Component A of NPDD (2014) is?

A

Creating/Strengthening the infrastructure for quality milk testing equipment as well as primary chilling facilities for State Cooperative Dairy Federations/District Cooperative Milk Producers Union, etc.

68
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Component B of NPDD (2014)?

A

Dairying through Cooperatives: Inc sales by increasing farmer’s access to organised market, upgrading dairy processing facilities, marketing infrastructure and enhancing capacity of producer owned institutions

69
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Revised NPDD will establish ____ new Dairy Cooperative Societies in the NER & ___ Milk Producer Companies with dedicated grant support

A

10,000 DCS
2 MPC

70
Q

Dairy Plant Capacity of ____ lakh Litre/Day has been enhanced under NPDD in the last 3 yrs, from 2021-22 to 2023-24

A

1.82 Lakh litre/day

71
Q

When was Dairy Processing Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) launched?

72
Q

A scheme launched by GoI to enhance the productivity of indigenous cattle breeds, promote sustainable dairy farming and improve livelihoods of dairy farmers

A

RGM (2014)

73
Q

Interest subvention on loan provided by ______ through NDDB/NCDC in the Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) is?

A

2.5%
By NABARD

74
Q

Under DIDF, Funding Period is from ___ to ___
Repayment period is up to ____
With spillover to the first quarter of FY _____

A

Funding period of 2018-19 to 2022-2023
Repayment period is upto 2030-31
Spillover to 2031-32

75
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Under DIDF, Funding Period is from ___ to ___
Repayment period is up to ____
With spillover to the first quarter of FY _____

A

Funding period of 2018-19 to 2022-2023
Repayment period is upto 2030-31
Spillover to 2031-32

76
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Scheme ‘Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and FPOs in Dairy Activities’ is implemented by and launched in?

77
Q

Interest subvention on working capital loans for dairy sector under ‘Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and FPOs in Dairy Activities’ is?

78
Q

Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and FPOs in Dairy Activities’ is a part of which umbrella scheme? It will be implemented in what time period?

A

Infrastructure Development Fund
2021-22 to 2025-26

79
Q

Total outlay of RGM?

A

Rs. 3,400 crore

80
Q

Additional Outlay allocated as central sector component of Development Programme scheme for RGS from 2021-22 to 2025-26?

A

Rs. 1,000 crore

81
Q

What is one of the new activities under RGM (2014) to promote sustianable growth in livestock sector?

A

1-time assistance of 35% of the capital cost for establishment of heifer rearing centres

82
Q

Under RGM, promoting the establishment of Heifer Rearing Centres is for the creation of ___ housing facilities with total ____ heifers

A

30 housing facilities with 15,000 heifers

83
Q

Under RGM (2014), to encourage farmers to purchase High Genetic Merit IVF heifers, a ___% interest subvention is provided

A

3% interest subvention

from milk unions, financial institutions, banks

84
Q

For RGM, milk production has inc by ___% in the last 10 yrs, productivity has inc by ___% and availability of milk per person is ___ g/day

A

Production: 63.5%
Productivity: 26.34%
Milk availability: 471 g/day

85
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RGM (2014)is set to significantly boost ____, inc farmer’s income, protecting and preserving indigenous bovines, promoting IVF & development of indigenous bovine ____

A
  • Boost milk production & productivity
  • Development of indigenous bovine genomic chips
86
Q

RGM has the capacity to imporve livelihood of ___ crore farmers engaged in Dairying

A

8.5 crore farmers

87
Q

Outlay and time period of National Livestock Mission?

A

Outlay: Rs. 2300 crore
From 2021-22

88
Q

National Livestock Mission target sectors?

A
  1. Meat
  2. Goat milk
  3. Egg
  4. Wool
89
Q

The sub-missions under National Livestock Mission?

A
  1. Submissions on Breed Development of Livestock & Poultry
  2. Submissions on Feed and fodder development
  3. Submission on Extension and Education
90
Q

Subsidy provided under National Bank Mission to individuals, SHGs, FPOs, Section 8 companies, etc. to establish poultry farms with hatcheries and brooder mother units, sheep goat breed multiplication farm, piggery farm, feed and fodder units, is?

A

50% subsidy

91
Q

Subsidy provided in National Livestock Mission (2017) for:
* Poultry,
* Sheep and Goat breed multiplication farm,
* Piggery breed multiplication farm and
* Feed and fodder unit

is up to?

A
  • Poultry: upto Rs. 25 lakh
  • Sheep & Goat multiplication farm: Rs. 50 Lakh
  • Piggery breed multiplication farm: Rs. 30 Lakh
  • Feed and Fodder Unit: Rs. 50 lakh
92
Q

National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) is a network project launched in & By? with an outlay?

A

Feb 2011 - ICAR
Rs. 350 crores

93
Q

A project that aims to enhance the resilence of Indian agriculture, covering crops, livestock and fisheries, to climatic variability and climate change through development and application of improved production and risk management technologies.

A

National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) 2011

94
Q

AHIDF implemented under IDF with an outlay of Rs. ___ till yr ___

A

Rs. 29,600 crore
till 2025-26

95
Q

AHIDF will incentivise investment for?

Scheme to promote private investment in AH

A
  • Dairy processing & product diversification
  • Meat processing & product diversification
  • Animal Feed Plant
  • Breed Multiplication Farm
  • Animal Waste to Wealth Mgmt
  • Vet vaccine & drug production
96
Q

AHIDF will provide 3% interest subvention for ___ yrs including __ yr moratorium for a loan upto 90% from NCDC (1963), NABARD (1982) & NDDB (1965)

A

8 yrs
2 yrs moratorium

97
Q

National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) was launche in?

98
Q

Target of National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)

A

To end FMD & Brucellosis by 2030

99
Q

Intl body helping in the implementation of Revised NPDD (2014)

A

Japan Internation Cooperation Agency (JICA)

in Component B

100
Q

____ is the subsidy channelising agency for Poultry Ventre Caital Fund (PVCF) under Entrepreneurship Development & Employment Generaton (EDEG) component of ____ scheme

A

NABARD
National Livestock Mission

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