ICAR AICE-JRF/SRF Agricultural Statistics System, Census & Official Statistics: practice questions

1 · Land-use statistics and the nine-fold classification · medium

Land left uncultivated only during the current year is classified as:

1. Barren land
2. Current fallows
3. Culturable waste
4. Permanent pastures

2 · Timely Reporting Scheme and advance estimates of crop production · medium

EARAS was introduced in states that:

1. Had no crop-cutting experiments at all
2. Grew only plantation crops
3. Had complete satellite coverage of all fields
4. Lacked patwari land records

3 · Timely Reporting Scheme and advance estimates of crop production · hard

Why are revisions between advance and final estimates a quality indicator?

1. They prove that final estimates are biased
2. They are required by FAO for every crop
3. They show how reliable early figures were
4. They measure the sampling error exactly

4 · Livestock census and the integrated sample survey for major livestock products · hard

Which livestock product estimate is generally least reliable?

1. Meat
2. Wool from shearing records
3. Eggs from organised farms
4. Milk

5 · Comprehensive scheme for cost of cultivation · medium

Cost C2 equals Cost B2 plus:

1. Rent on leased-in land
2. 10% managerial cost
3. Imputed value of family labour
4. Land revenue

6 · Comprehensive scheme for cost of cultivation · hard

The CCS sample selects about how many holdings per cluster?

1. Fifty
2. Two
3. One hundred
4. Ten

7 · Agricultural prices, wages and market arrival statistics · easy

Farm harvest prices are used mainly to:

1. Set the minimum support price
2. Value output in national accounts
3. Measure retail food inflation
4. Fix the consumer price index weights

8 · Agricultural prices, wages and market arrival statistics · medium

Why are market arrivals not equal to production?

1. Production is measured only in markets
2. Arrivals are measured only in value terms
3. Arrivals always exceed production exactly
4. They omit on-farm use and include inflows

9 · National Sample Survey: situation assessment of agricultural households · hard

Why must SAS results be compared across rounds with care?

1. Results are only national
2. Income was not collected in 2019 at all
3. Each round used the same sample
4. Definitions and thresholds changed

10 · FAO World Programme for the Census of Agriculture and FAOSTAT · medium

FAO's definition of an agricultural holding stresses:

1. Single management
2. Legal ownership of land
3. Registration with the state
4. A minimum area of 1 ha