UPSC Mains Notes Issues related to Farm Subsidies And Minimum Support Prices, PDS, Issues Of Buffer Stocks And Food Security, Animal Rearing

Previous Year Questions Asked In Mains From This Topic

  • What are the salient features of the National Food Security Act, 2013 ? How has the Food Security Bill helped in eliminating hunger and malnutrition in India? [2021]
  • Elaborate the impact of National Watershed Project in increasing agricultural production from water-stressed areas. [2019]
  • How was India benefitted from the contributions of Sir M. Visvesvaraya and Dr. M. S. Swaminathan in the fields of water engineering and agricultural science respectively? [2019]
  • What are the reformative steps taken by the Government to make food grain distribution system more effective? [2019]
  • What do you mean by Minimum Support Price (MSP)? How will MSP rescue the farmers from the low-income traps? [2018]
  • Assess the role of National Horticulture Mission (NHM) in boosting the production, productivity and income of horticulture farms. How far has it succeeded in increasing the income of farmers? [2018]
  • Explain various types of revolutions, took place in Agriculture after independence in India. How these revolutions have helped in poverty alleviation and food security in India ? [2017]
  • How do subsidies affect the cropping pattern, crop diversity and economy of farmers ? What is the significance of crop insurance, minimum support price and food processing for small and marginal farmers ? [2017]
  • Livestock rearing has a big potential for providing non-farm employment and income in rural areas. Discuss suggesting suitable measures to promote this sector in India. [2015]
  • In what way could replacement of price subsidy with Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) change the scenario of subsidies in India ? Discuss. [2015]
  • Food Security Bill is expected to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in India. Critically discuss various apprehensions in its effective implementation along with the concerns it has generated in WTO. [2013]
  • What are the different types of agriculture subsidies given to farmers at the national and at state levels ? Critically analyse the agricultural subsidy regime with reference to the distortions created by it. [2013]