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5 questions

#	Question	Year	UPSC Syllabus	Marks	GS Paper
2023
1	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.	2023	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	15.0	GS3
2018
2	What do you mean by Minimum Support Price (MSP)? How will MSP rescue the farmers from the low-income trap?	2018	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	10.0	GS3
2017
3	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	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	15.0	GS3
2015
4	In what way could replacement of price subsidy with direct benefit Transfer (DBT) change the scenario of subsidies in India? Discuss.	2015	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	12.5	GS3
2013
5	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	GS3-08.Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and MSP; PDS	10.0	GS3