Consider the following:
- Areca nut
- Barley
- Coffee
- Finger millet
- Groundnut
- Sesamum
- Turmeric
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has announced the Minimum Support Price for which of the above?
This questions was previously asked in
UPSC CSP Previous Year Paper (2018)
1, 2, 3 and 7 only
Incorrect Answer2, 4, 5 and 6 only
Correct Answer1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 only
Incorrect Answer1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
The MSP is fixed on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). The CACP is a statutory body and submits separate reports recommending prices for Kharif and Rabi seasons. Initially, MSP covered paddy, rice, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi (Finger Millet), barley, gram, tur, moong, urad, sugarcane, groundnut, soybean, sunflower seed, rapeseed and mustard, cotton, jute and tobacco, Nigerseed and Sesamum. In addition to the edible oilseeds already covered by the Commission.
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