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Agriculture – UPSC GS3

This module of the GS Paper 3: Economy, Environment, S&T & Security course covers crops, msp, food security, reforms and allied sectors. It has 2 study lessons and a 15-question practice quiz. Free lessons can be read in full; premium lessons show a preview.

Lessons in this module

1. Cropping Patterns, MSP and Food Management

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Rice: needs high temperature and heavy rain (>100 cm); West Bengal, UP and Punjab are big producers. Wheat: cool growing season and bright sunshine at ripening; UP, Punjab, Haryana and MP. Pulses: India is the…

2. Farm Issues, Schemes and Allied Sectors

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Small holdings: the vast majority of farmers are small and marginal (below 2 hectares). As per the Agriculture Census 2015–16, they made up about 86% of all holdings. Water: about half of the net sown…

 Module quiz: Agriculture (15 questions)

Maps & infographics in this module

Crop calendar showing kharif from June to October, rabi from October to March and zaid in summer
Rabi sowing in Oct–Nov runs into harvest in March–April.
Flowchart: CACP recommends MSP, CCEA approves, FCI procures and grain flows to the public distribution system
MSP is an administrative price without statutory backing.
Six cards summarising PM-KISAN, PMFBY, Soil Health Card, PMKSY, e-NAM and the FPO scheme
Different schemes tackle income, risk, inputs and markets.

Frequently asked questions

Lessons: Cropping Patterns, MSP and Food Management; Farm Issues, Schemes and Allied Sectors.

Answer: Mustard. Mustard is sown in winter (rabi); the others are kharif crops.

Answer: CACP. The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends MSPs.

Answer: Dairy development. Operation Flood (1970), led by Verghese Kurien, transformed dairying.

Answer: ₹6,000 per year. ₹6,000 per year in three equal instalments.

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