MCQs on Digital Crop Survey (DCS) & AgriStack – Test Your Knowledge!"

Learn how India's Digital Crop Survey (DCS) & AgriStack ensure real-time crop data collection, secure farmer data privacy, and promote digital inclusion in agriculture.

Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) with Answers

1. What is the primary purpose of the Digital Crop Survey (DCS) System?

A) To provide weather forecasts for farmers
B) To collect real-time crop-sown details directly from fields
C) To distribute fertilizers to farmers
D) To monitor livestock health

✅ Correct Answer: B) To collect real-time crop-sown details directly from fields

2. How does AgriStack ensure the privacy of farmers' data?

A) By selling data to private companies
B) By collecting data without farmers' consent
C) By ensuring data is collected only with farmers' consent
D) By storing data in unsecured servers

✅ Correct Answer: C) By ensuring data is collected only with farmers' consent

3. Which government body ensures cybersecurity compliance for AgriStack?

A) Ministry of Agriculture
B) Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) & CERT-In
C) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
D) Ministry of Health

✅ Correct Answer: B) Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) & CERT-In

4. How does AgriStack protect farmers' data during transmission?

A) By sending information in plain text
B) By encrypting data in a secret code
C) By storing data offline only
D) By not collecting any personal data

✅ Correct Answer: B) By encrypting data in a secret code

5. What support is available for farmers without mobile phones to access AgriStack?

A) No support is provided
B) Only urban farmers can access it
C) Through FPOs, Krishi Sakhis, and CSCs
D) Only via private companies

✅ Correct Answer: C) Through FPOs, Krishi Sakhis, and CSCs

6. Who can be included in the State Farmer Registry under the Digital Agriculture Mission?

A) Only male landowners
B) Landholders, tenant farmers, and lessee farmers (as per state policy)
C) Only corporate farmers
D) Only farmers with smartphones

✅ Correct Answer: B) Landholders, tenant farmers, and lessee farmers (as per state policy)

7. How does the government ensure no farmer is left out from AgriStack benefits?

A) By organizing registration camps
B) By excluding small farmers
C) By providing benefits only to large farmers
D) By limiting access to urban areas

✅ Correct Answer: A) By organizing registration camps

8. What governs data exchanges in AgriStack to ensure security?

A) Open public access
B) Secure APIs and token-based authentication
C) Unencrypted data sharing
D) Manual paper-based records

✅ Correct Answer: B) Secure APIs and token-based authentication