GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

CO OPERATION CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ____ established in 1958 has been playing an important role in the development of cooperative marketing in India.
A
National Apex Federation
B
National Association of Fisheries Marketing Federation
C
National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation
D
National Agricultural and Fisheries Marketing Federation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1958, the National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation (NAFED) was established as the apex body of co-operative marketing.

Detailed explanation-2: -National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd.(NAFED) was established on the auspicious day of Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd October 1958.

Detailed explanation-3: -The history of co-operative marketing in India dates back to 1912, when the Co-operative Marketing Societies Act, 1912 was passed. The first Co-operative Society was formed in Hubli in 1915 to encourage cultivation of improved cotton and to sell it collectively.

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