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Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Act, 2075: Chapters 1 to 3 (Definitions, Right to Food, Food Sovereignty)
This Lok Sewa practice set has 50 multiple-choice questions (Subject: Administration and Law · For: Kharidar · Level: Medium). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 50 questions with answers and explanations
The Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Act was enacted in:
- A) 2072
- B) 2075 ✔
- C) 2077
- D) 2063
Why: The Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Act was enacted in 2075 BS to put into practice the right to food guaranteed by Article 36 of the Constitution.
The Act was authenticated on:
- A) 2075 Asoj 2 ✔
- B) 2075 Bhadra 1
- C) 2072 Asoj 3
- D) 2077 Shrawan 13
Why: The Act was authenticated on 2075 Asoj 2 and came into force immediately, as one of the laws made to implement fundamental rights.
Food security means:
- A) Storing grain in godowns
- B) Physical and economic access to food for an active, healthy life ✔
- C) Exporting food
- D) Only free food
Why: Under the Act, food security means every person's physical and economic access to enough safe, nutritious food for an active and healthy life.
A farmer under the Act works in agriculture for at least:
- A) 3 months a year
- B) 6 months a year ✔
- C) 9 months a year
- D) 12 months a year
Why: Under the Act, a farmer is a person whose main occupation is agriculture, or who works in agriculture for at least 6 months a year.
Food-insecure households are identified by the:
- A) Federal government only
- B) Local level ✔
- C) Supreme Court
- D) NRB
Why: The local level identifies and records food-insecure households, because it is closest to the people and knows local conditions.
The food assistance identity card is issued in the name of:
- A) The youngest member
- B) The senior woman member aged 18 or over ✔
- C) The ward chair
- D) Any male member
Why: The food assistance identity card is issued in the name of the senior woman member aged 18 or over, which supports women's role in household food security.
Which chapter covers food sovereignty?
- A) Chapter 1
- B) Chapter 2
- C) Chapter 3 ✔
- D) Chapter 7
Why: Chapter 3 of the Act covers food sovereignty and farmers' rights, such as choice of seeds, support prices and farmer identity cards.
Farmer identity cards are issued by the:
- A) Local level ✔
- B) Federal Parliament
- C) District court
- D) Election Commission
Why: The local level issues farmer identity cards, which give farmers access to concessions and benefits under the Act.
Food sovereignty mainly concerns the rights of:
- A) Importers
- B) Farmers ✔
- C) Bankers
- D) Tourists
Why: Food sovereignty mainly protects farmers' rights to decide on food and farming policy, seeds, technology and inputs.
Who can declare a food crisis area?
- A) The government ✔
- B) Any citizen
- C) A private company
- D) A farmer group
Why: The Government of Nepal can declare a food crisis area when there is serious food shortage, so emergency food can be supplied.
Which is part of the right to food?
- A) Freedom from hunger ✔
- B) Free cars
- C) Free housing only
- D) Free phones
Why: Freedom from hunger is a core part of the right to food, along with access to safe, culturally acceptable food.
In distribution of food, priority is given to:
- A) Imported junk food
- B) Locally produced and traditional food ✔
- C) Only rice
- D) Foreign brands
Why: Food distribution must give priority to locally produced and traditional food, which supports local farmers and diets.
A "targeted household" is one that is:
- A) Rich
- B) Food-insecure ✔
- C) Government-owned
- D) A shop
Why: A targeted household is one that is food-insecure because of poverty, remoteness or disaster, and so needs state support.
The right to food in Nepal is a:
- A) Fundamental right ✔
- B) Directive principle only
- C) Duty
- D) Foreign policy
Why: The right to food is a fundamental right under Article 36 of the Constitution, in Part 3.
Compensation is given when crops fail after following a government:
- A) Seed or fertiliser recommendation ✔
- B) Festival
- C) Election
- D) Tax rule
Why: If crops fail after a farmer follows a government recommendation on seeds or fertiliser, the Act provides for compensation.
The right to food is guaranteed by which Article of the Constitution of Nepal?
- A) Article 36 ✔
- B) Article 35
- C) Article 33
- D) Article 40
Why: Article 36 of the Constitution guarantees the right to food: food security, protection from food shortage and food sovereignty.
The Right to Food and Food Sovereignty Act was passed in:
- A) 2075 BS ✔
- B) 2072 BS
- C) 2080 BS
- D) 2063 BS
Why: The Act was passed in 2075 BS, along with several other laws on fundamental rights made around the same time.
The Act came into force:
- A) Immediately on authentication ✔
- B) After 91 days
- C) After one year
- D) In 2080
Why: The Act came into force immediately on the day it was authenticated (2075 Asoj 2).
The Regulations under the Act came in:
- A) 2080/2081 BS ✔
- B) 2075 BS
- C) 2076 BS
- D) 2072 BS
Why: The Regulations (नियमावली) under the Act came later, around 2080/81 BS, giving detailed procedures for implementation.
Which chapter of the Act gives definitions?
- A) Chapter 1 ✔
- B) Chapter 2
- C) Chapter 3
- D) Chapter 4
Why: Chapter 1 (Preliminary) gives the short title, commencement and definitions, such as food, food security and farmer.
Chapter 2 of the Act deals with:
- A) Right to food and protection from food insecurity ✔
- B) Food sovereignty
- C) Offences
- D) Food councils
Why: Chapter 2 covers the right to food and protection from food insecurity, such as freedom from hunger and food assistance.
Under the Act, 'food' includes edible substances that are:
- A) Processed, semi-processed or unprocessed ✔
- B) Only cooked
- C) Only imported
- D) Only grains
Why: Under the Act, food includes edible substances from biological sources, whether processed, semi-processed or unprocessed.
Food security means every person's physical and economic access to food for:
- A) An active and healthy life ✔
- B) Export
- C) Storage only
- D) Festivals only
Why: Food security means physical and economic access to food for an active and healthy life, as defined in the Act.
Food sovereignty mainly protects the rights of:
- A) Farmers ✔
- B) Importers
- C) Hotels
- D) Banks
Why: Food sovereignty protects farmers' rights over food policy, seeds, inputs and farming methods, not only consumers' access to food.
Food sovereignty includes farmers' right to choose:
- A) Seeds and technology ✔
- B) Foreign currency
- C) Tax rates
- D) Judges
Why: Food sovereignty includes farmers' right to choose seeds and technology suitable for them.
Food sovereignty also includes protection from harmful effects of:
- A) Globalisation ✔
- B) Monsoon only
- C) Tourism
- D) Education
Why: Food sovereignty also aims to protect farmers from the harmful effects of globalisation, such as unfair competition.
Who identifies and records food-insecure households?
- A) Local level ✔
- B) Federal Parliament
- C) Supreme Court
- D) Province Assembly
Why: The local level identifies and records food-insecure households, and sends the records upward.
Records of targeted households are sent by the local level to the:
- A) Province and federation ✔
- B) Police
- C) Embassy
- D) Bank
Why: The local level sends records of targeted households to the province and the federation, so support can be planned at all levels.
A household becomes 'targeted' due to:
- A) Poverty, remoteness or disaster ✔
- B) High income
- C) Foreign travel
- D) Owning a business
Why: A household is 'targeted' when it is food-insecure because of poverty, remoteness or disaster.
The food assistance identity card is issued in the name of:
- A) The senior woman member aged 18 or over ✔
- B) The youngest member
- C) The father only
- D) The ward chair
Why: The card goes to the senior woman member aged 18 or over; if there is none, to the senior member of the household.
If there is no adult woman in the household, the card is issued to:
- A) The senior member ✔
- B) Nobody
- C) A child
- D) The landlord
Why: If no woman aged 18 or over lives in the household, the food assistance card is issued to the senior member.
Targeted households get food:
- A) Free or at concessional rates ✔
- B) At market price only
- C) At double price
- D) Never
Why: Targeted households can get food free of cost or at concessional (subsidised) rates.
During disaster or crisis, the government provides:
- A) Free or subsidised food ✔
- B) Only loans
- C) Only seeds
- D) Nothing
Why: During a disaster or food crisis, the government provides free or subsidised food to affected people.
Which government can declare a food crisis area?
- A) The government (Government of Nepal) ✔
- B) Any NGO
- C) A political party
- D) A school
Why: The Government of Nepal can declare a food crisis area, which allows emergency food supply and other measures.
In food distribution, priority is given to:
- A) Locally produced and traditional foods ✔
- B) Imported foods
- C) Fast food
- D) Packaged food only
Why: Priority goes to locally produced and traditional foods, which supports local farming and suits local diets.
Using culturally acceptable food is part of the:
- A) Right to food ✔
- B) Right to education
- C) Right to property
- D) Right to vote
Why: The right to food includes access to culturally acceptable food, not just any calories.
Freedom from hunger is part of the:
- A) Right to food ✔
- B) Right to trade
- C) Right to religion
- D) Right to privacy
Why: Freedom from hunger is part of the right to food under Chapter 2 of the Act.
Farmer identity cards are issued by the:
- A) Local level ✔
- B) Nepal Rastra Bank
- C) Election Commission
- D) District Court
Why: Farmer identity cards are issued by the local level under Chapter 3.
Farmer identity cards give access to concessions and a:
- A) Contribution-based pension ✔
- B) Free vehicle
- C) Government job
- D) Passport
Why: Farmer identity cards give access to concessions and to a contribution-based pension for farmers.
Under the Act, a person working in agriculture at least how many months a year is a farmer?
- A) 6 ✔
- B) 3
- C) 9
- D) 12
Why: A person working in agriculture for at least 6 months a year, or with agriculture as main occupation, counts as a farmer.
The government must support farmers through insurance, markets, organic farming and:
- A) Minimum support prices ✔
- B) Higher taxes
- C) Import bans only
- D) Land seizure
Why: The government must support farmers through insurance, markets, organic farming and minimum support prices for crops.
What happens to fallow agricultural land under the Act?
- A) It is identified and its use encouraged ✔
- B) It is sold abroad
- C) It is taxed heavily only
- D) Nothing
Why: Fallow farmland is identified and its use is encouraged, so productive land is not left empty.
Crop loss compensation is given if crops fail after following a government:
- A) Seed or fertiliser recommendation ✔
- B) Election promise
- C) Bank loan
- D) Tourism plan
Why: Compensation is given if crops fail after farmers follow a government recommendation on seeds or fertiliser.
Which three levels of government must prevent famine under the Act?
- A) Federal, provincial and local ✔
- B) Only federal
- C) Only local
- D) Only provincial
Why: All three levels, federal, provincial and local, must work to prevent famine and food crises.
Special programmes under Chapter 3 target marginalised farmers, landless farmers and:
- A) Climate change adaptation ✔
- B) Foreign tourists
- C) Urban landlords
- D) Industrialists
Why: Chapter 3 provides special programmes for marginalised and landless farmers and for climate change adaptation.
Food councils, offences and punishment are covered in chapters:
- A) 4–8 ✔
- B) 1–3
- C) 2–3
- D) 1
Why: Later chapters (4 to 8) cover food councils, offences and punishment, and other provisions.
Protection from danger to life due to food shortage is part of:
- A) Right to food ✔
- B) Right to housing
- C) Right to equality
- D) Right to information
Why: Protection from danger to life because of food shortage is part of the right to food in Chapter 2.
The Act implements a right that is listed in the constitution as a:
- A) Fundamental right ✔
- B) Directive principle only
- C) State policy only
- D) Duty
Why: The Act implements the right to food, which is a fundamental right in Part 3 of the Constitution.
Food sovereignty is covered in which chapter?
- A) Chapter 3 ✔
- B) Chapter 1
- C) Chapter 2
- D) Chapter 5
Why: Food sovereignty is covered in Chapter 3, along with farmers' rights.
Getting food assistance when at risk of starvation is:
- A) Part of the right to food ✔
- B) A privilege
- C) Not covered
- D) Only for civil servants
Why: Getting food assistance when at risk of starvation is part of the right to food under Chapter 2.