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; Technology Missions; Economics Of 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]