UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Digitalizing India’s Dairy Sector

Q1. The unique 12-digit bar-coded 'Pashu Aadhaar' animal identity is generated and issued under which one of the following initiatives of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying?

  • A. National Digital Livestock Mission
  • B. Rashtriya Gokul Mission
  • C. National Livestock Mission
  • D. National Dairy Plan-I

Q2. Which one of the following best describes 'Pashu Aadhaar' as used in India's livestock digitisation?

  • A. A 12-digit bar-coded ear-tag ID that serves as the primary key for recording all transactions relating to an animal
  • B. A biometric card issued to dairy farmers linking their personal Aadhaar to milk payments
  • C. A QR-coded quality certificate issued to registered dairy cooperative societies
  • D. A digital subsidy voucher for the purchase of cattle feed and fodder

Q3. As per the platform's coverage, approximately how many milk unions participate in the Internet-based Dairy Information System (i-DIS)?

  • A. 198
  • B. 54
  • C. 15
  • D. 26,000

Q4. With reference to the digital tools used in India's dairy sector, consider the following statements: 1. The Automatic Milk Collection System (AMCS) digitally records milk quantity and fat/SNF content and instantly transfers payment to the producer's bank account. 2. The i-DIS is a farmer-facing mobile application for buying and selling disease-free germplasm. 3. e-Gopala provides farmers with advisory services on breeding, germplasm and animal nutrition. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. The Automatic Milk Collection System (AMCS) digitally records milk quantity and fat/SNF content and instantly transfers payment to the producer's bank account.
  2. The i-DIS is a farmer-facing mobile application for buying and selling disease-free germplasm.
  3. e-Gopala provides farmers with advisory services on breeding, germplasm and animal nutrition.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q5. The January 2026 PIB Backgrounder 'Digitalizing India's Dairy Sector' consolidated the outcomes of initiatives run by which one of the following Union Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
  • B. Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  • C. Ministry of Rural Development
  • D. Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Q6. According to the January 2026 backgrounder, over how many Pashu Aadhaars had been generated (till November 2025)?

  • A. 35.68 crore
  • B. 36.45 crore
  • C. 25.68 crore
  • D. 45.68 crore

Q7. Which one of the following best describes the National Digital Livestock Mission (NDLM)?

  • A. An umbrella digital architecture of DAHD to build a livestock database, with building blocks of breed improvement, disease control and product traceability
  • B. A dedicated scheme solely for the conservation of indigenous cattle breeds
  • C. A credit-guarantee fund for modernising dairy cooperative societies
  • D. NDDB's electronic milk-procurement software installed at village collection centres

Q8. Under the National Digital Livestock Mission, which one of the following is the flagship national database portal on which livestock identity and service transactions are recorded?

  • A. Bharat Pashudhan
  • B. e-Gopala
  • C. i-DIS
  • D. AMCS

Q9. During Phase I of Operation Flood, approximately how many of India's premier milksheds were linked with consumers in the four metropolitan cities?

  • A. 18
  • B. 22
  • C. 43
  • D. 136

Q10. Who was the first Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), under whom Operation Flood was launched?

  • A. Verghese Kurien
  • B. Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel
  • C. Amrita Patel
  • D. H. M. Patel

Q11. As per the cited government reference, India's cattle genetic resource is represented by how many recognized indigenous cattle breeds?

  • A. 37
  • B. 13
  • C. 50
  • D. 20

Q12. India's dairy and animal-husbandry programmes underpinning its position as the world's largest milk producer are implemented by which one of the following departments?

  • A. Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
  • B. Department of Fisheries
  • C. Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  • D. Department of Food and Public Distribution