Agriculture Topicwise PYQs
Syllabus Topic: Cropping-irrigation: Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country; Different types of irrigation and irrigation systems.
- What are the present challenges before crop diversification? How do emerging technologies provide an opportunity for crop diversification? [UPSC-2021]
- How far is the Integrated Farming System (IFS) helpful in sustaining agricultural production? (एकीकृत कृषि प्रणाली (आइ. एफ. एस) किस सीमा तक कृषि उत्पादन को संधारित करने में सहायक है ?) [UPSC-2019] ©crackingcivilservices.com
- Sikkim is the first ‘Organic State’ in India. What are the ecological and economical benefits of Organic State? [UPSC-2018]
- How has the emphasis on certain crops brought about changes in cropping patterns in recent past? Elaborate the emphasis on millets production and consumption. [UPSC-2018] ©crackingcivilservices.com
- What are the major reasons for declining rice and wheat yield in the cropping system? How crop diversification is helpful to stabilize the yield of the crop in the system? [UPSC-2017]
- What is allelopathy? Discuss its role in major cropping systems of irrigated agriculture. [UPSC-2016]
- Given the vulnerability of Indian agriculture to vagaries of nature, discuss the need for crop insurance and bring out the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). [UPSC-2016]
- How and to what extent would micro-irrigation help in solving India’s water crisis ? [UPSC-2021]
- Suggest measures to improve water storage and irrigation system to make its judicious use under depleting scenario. [UPSC-2020]
- Elaborate on the impact of the National Watershed Project in increasing agricultural production from water-stressed areas. (जल-प्रतिबलित क्षेत्रों से कृषि उत्पादन में वृद्धि करने में जल-विभाजक परियोजना के प्रभाव को सविस्तार स्पष्ट कीजिए |) [UPSC-2019]
- What is water-use efficiency? Describe the role of micro-irrigation in increasing the water-use efficiency.[UPSC-2016]
Syllabus Topic: Food processing and related industries in India (scope & significance, location, upstream-downstream requirements, supply chain management); Storage, transport & marketing of agro-produce and related issues & constraints;
- What are the challenges and opportunities of food processing sector in the country? How can income of the farmers be substantially increased by encouraging food processing? [UPSC-2020]
- What are the main constraints in transport and marketing of agricultural produce in India? [UPSC-2020]
- 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? [UPSC-2018]
- Examine the role of supermarkets in supply chain management of fruits, vegetables and food items. How do they eliminate number of intermediaries? [UPSC-2018]
- What are the reasons for poor acceptance of cost effective small processing unit? How the food processing unit will be helpful to uplift the socio-economic status of poor farmers? [UPSC-2017] ©crackingcivilservices.com
- Elaborate on the policy taken by the government of India to meet the challenges of the food processing sector. (खाद्य प्रसंस्करण क्षेत्रक की चुनौतियों के समाधान हेतु भारत सरकार द्वारा अपनाई गई नीति को सविस्तार स्पष्ट कीजिए |) [UPSC-2019]
- What are the impediments in marketing and supply chain management in industry in India? Can e-commerce help in overcoming these bottlenecks? [UPSC-2015]
- In view of the declining average size of land holdings in India which has made agriculture non-viable for a majority of farmers, should contract farming and land leasing be promoted in agriculture? Critically evaluate the pros and cons. [UPSC-2015]
- There is also a point of view that agriculture produce market committees (APMCs) set up under the state acts have not only impeded the development of agriculture but also have been the cause of food inflation in India. Critically examine. [UPSC-2014] ©crackingcivilservices.com
- India needs to strengthen measures to promote the pink revolution in food industry for better nutrition and health. Critically elucidate the statement. [UPSC-2013]
Syllabus Topic: Economics of animal-rearing.
- Livestock rearing has a big potential for providing non-farm employment and income in rural areas. Discuss suggesting suitable measures to promote this sectors in India. [UPSC-2015]
Syllabus Topic: Land Reforms in India
- How did land reforms in some parts of the country help to improve the socio-economic conditions of marginal and small farmers ? [UPSC-2021]
- Discuss the role of land reforms in agricultural development. Identify the factors that were responsible for the success of land reforms in India. [UPSC-2016]
- The right to fair compensation and transparency land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act, 2013 has come into effect from 1 January 2014. What implication would it have on industrialisation and agriculture in India? [UPSC-2014] ©crackingcivilservices.com
- Establish the relationship between land reform, agriculture productivity and elimination of poverty in Indian Economy. Discussion the difficulty in designing and implementation of the agriculture friendly land reforms in India. [UPSC-2013]
Syllabus Topic: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security;
- 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? [UPSC-2021]
- What are the major factors responsible for making rice-wheat system a success? In spite of this success how has this system become bane in India? [UPSC-2021]
- What are the reformative steps taken by the government to make food grain distribution system more effective? (अनाज वितरण प्रणाली को अधिक प्रभावी बनाने हेतु सरकार द्वारा कौन-कौन से सुधारात्मक कदम उठाए गए हैं ?) [UPSC-2019]
- What do you mean by Minimum Support Price (MSP)? How will MSP rescue the farmers from the low income trap? [UPSC-2018]
- 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? [UPSC-2018]
- In what way could replacement of price subsidy with Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) change the scenario of subsidies in India? Discuss. [UPSC-2015]
- What are the different types of agriculture subsidies given to farmers at the national and state levels? Critically analyze the agriculture subsidy regime with the reference to the distortions created by it. [UPSC-2013]
- 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. [UPSC-2013]
Syllabus Topic: e-technology to aid farmers and Technology missions;
- 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? [UPSC-2017]
- How can the ‘Digital India’ programme help farmers to improve farm productivity and income? What steps has the Government taken in this regards? [UPSC-2015] ©crackingcivilservices.com
- “In the villages itself no form of credit organisation will be suitable except the cooperative society.” – All Indian rural credit survey. Discuss this statement in the background of agriculture finance in India. What constrain and challenges do financial institutions supplying agricultural finances? How can technology be used to better reach and serve rural clients? [UPSC-2014] ©crackingcivilservices.com
