Question

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1. How is food security affected during a calamity? 3

2. What is the current status of Public Distribution System in India? 3

3. “The co-operatives and NGOs are playing an important role in food security in India.” Discuss.
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Answer 1

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(a) Following are the ways in which food security gets affected during a natural calamity
(i) Due to natural calamity, say drought, total production of food grains decreases.
(ii) Low food production leads to shortage of food in the affected areas.
(iii) Due to shortage of food prices go up. At the high prices some people cannot afford to buy food.
(iv) If such calamity happens in a very widespread area or is stretched over a longer time period, it may cause a situation of starvation.
(v) A massive starvation might take a turn of famine.
(b) Following are the ways in which we can ensure food security in India
(i) By ensuring availability of enough food for all and for all the time.
(ii) By ensuring that people have the capacity to buy food of acceptable quality.
(iii) By ensuring people’s accessibility to food.


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Answer 2

1.When there is a disaster or a calamity, the production of food grains decreases in the affected area. This in turn creates a shortage of food in the area.

2.Public Distribution System is the most important step taken by the government of India towards ensuring food security.