Mains

13 questions

#	Question	Microtheme	Year	UPSC Syllabus	Marks	GS Paper	Subject
Allied SectorXHorticulture
1	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?	Allied SectorXHorticulture	2018	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	15.0	GS3	Agriculture
Buffer Stock & Food Security
2	Elucidate the importance of buffer stocks for stabilizing agricultural prices in India. What are the challenges associated with the storage of buffer stock? Discuss.	Buffer Stock & Food Security	2024	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	15.0	GS3	Agriculture
3	The 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.	Buffer Stock & Food Security	2013	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	10.0	GS3	Agriculture
Crop Insurance
4	Give 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).	Crop Insurance	2016	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	12.5	GS3	Agriculture
PDS
5	What are the major challenges of Public Distribution System (PDS) in India? How can it be made effective and transparent ?	PDS	2022	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	10.0	GS3	Agriculture
6	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?	PDS	2021	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	15.0	GS3	Agriculture
7	What are the reformative steps taken by the Government to make food grain distribution system more effective?	PDS	2019	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	10.0	GS3	Agriculture
Revolutions and Missions
8	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?	Revolutions and Missions	2017	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	10.0	GS3	Agriculture
SubsidiesXAgriculture
9	What are the direct and indirect subsidies provided to farm sector in India? Discuss the issues raised by the World Trade Organization(WTO) in relation to agricultural subsidies.	SubsidiesXAgriculture	2023	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	15.0	GS3	Agriculture
10	What do you mean by Minimum Support Price (MSP)? How will MSP rescue the farmers from the low-income trap?	SubsidiesXAgriculture	2018	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	10.0	GS3	Agriculture
11	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?	SubsidiesXAgriculture	2017	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	15.0	GS3	Agriculture
12	In what way could replacement of price subsidy with direct benefit Transfer (DBT) change the scenario of subsidies in India? Discuss.	SubsidiesXAgriculture	2015	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	12.5	GS3	Agriculture
13	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.	SubsidiesXAgriculture	2013	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	10.0	GS3	Agriculture