UPSC Prelims Previous Year Questions

AgricultureAgricultural Economics, Support and RiskLand Reform, Tenancy, Leasing and ConsolidationEasy

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Type:: Single choice
Skill:: Concept understanding
Tags:: land reforms · Land Reform, Tenancy, Leasing and Consolidation
Related topics:: Partition, Independence and Post-Independence Consolidation

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2019 · Q2

With reference to land reforms in independent India, which one of the following statements is correct?

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AgricultureAgricultural Markets, Storage and Food ManagementAgricultural Exports, Imports and Trade PolicyEasy

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Type:: Single choice
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: rice exports · Agricultural Exports, Imports and Trade Policy

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2019 · Q37

Among the following, which one is the largest exporter of rice in the world in the last five years?

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AgricultureAgricultural Sustainability, Research and GovernanceAgricultural Emissions, Carbon and Water FootprintsMedium

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Type:: Statement based
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: agricultural nitrogen emissions · Agricultural Emissions, Carbon and Water Footprints
Related topics:: Emission Sources, Inventories and Carbon Footprints

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2019 · Q41

Consider the following statements: 1. Agricultural soils release nitrogen oxides into environment. 2. Cattle release ammonia into environment. 3. Poultry industry releases reactive nitrogen compounds into environment. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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AgricultureSeeds, Plant Breeding and BiotechnologyPlant Variety Protection, Farmers' Rights and Seed IPRMedium

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Type:: Statement based
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: seed patents and plant varieties · Plant Variety Protection, Farmers' Rights and Seed IPR
Related topics:: Intellectual Property, Standards and Metrology

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2019 · Q57

Consider the following statements: 1. According to the Indian Patents Act, a biological process to create a seed can be patented in India. 2. In India, there is no Intellectual Property Appellate Board. 3. Plant varieties are not eligible to be patented in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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AgricultureAgricultural Markets, Storage and Food ManagementBuffer Stocks, Public Distribution and Food SecurityEasy

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Type:: Single choice
Skill:: Concept understanding
Tags:: FCI economic cost · Buffer Stocks, Public Distribution and Food Security
Related topics:: Minimum Support Price, Procurement and Price Policy

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2019 · Q79

The economic cost of food grains to the Food Corporation of India is Minimum Support Price and bonus (if any) paid to the farmers plus

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AgricultureCrops and Cropping PatternsCrop Production, Productivity and Regional DistributionMedium

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Type:: Statement based
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: Kharif crop area · Crop Production, Productivity and Regional Distribution
Related topics:: Crop Seasons, Rotations and Cropping Patterns

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2019 · Q83

With reference to the cultivation of Kharif crops in India in the last five years, consider the following statements: 1. Area under rice cultivation is the highest. 2. Area under the cultivation of jowar is more than that of oilseeds. 3. Area of cotton cultivation is more than that of sugarcane. 4. Area under sugarcane cultivation has steadily decreased. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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AgricultureAgricultural Markets, Storage and Food ManagementAgricultural Exports, Imports and Trade PolicyEasy

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Type:: Single choice
Skill:: Fact recall
Tags:: agricultural imports · Agricultural Exports, Imports and Trade Policy
Related topics:: Pulses and Oilseeds

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2019 · Q84

Among the agricultural commodities imported by India, which one of the following accounts for the highest imports in terms of value in the last five years?

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Themes in Agriculture· 11

PYQs on Agriculture

Prelims 2019

Agriculture

Themes in Agriculture· 11

PYQs on Agriculture

Prelims 2019

Prelims 2019, question 2: Land Reform, Tenancy, Leasing and Consolidation

Prelims 2019, question 37: Agricultural Exports, Imports and Trade Policy

Prelims 2019, question 41: Agricultural Emissions, Carbon and Water Footprints

Prelims 2019, question 57: Plant Variety Protection, Farmers' Rights and Seed IPR

Prelims 2019, question 79: Buffer Stocks, Public Distribution and Food Security

Prelims 2019, question 83: Crop Production, Productivity and Regional Distribution

Prelims 2019, question 84: Agricultural Exports, Imports and Trade Policy