Economy topic analysis

Agriculture & Rural Economy UPSC PYQs

These questions connect agricultural prices, credit, trade, schemes, inputs, land reform, farm policy, and rural institutions to the wider Indian economy. This live collection contains 24 classified questions across 10 exam years, from 2014 to 2024.

Year-by-year frequency

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Source topic labels in this cluster

Agricultural Policy3
Agriculture & Trade2
Agriculture Economics2
Indian Economy2
Agricultural Credit1
Agricultural Economics1
Agricultural Economics / Public Finance1
Agricultural Schemes1
Agricultural Sector Regulation1
Agriculture1

Recurrent concept labels

Food Security · 5Agricultural Policy · 4International trade · 3Agricultural economics · 2Agricultural Economics · 2Agricultural Finance · 2Agricultural policy · 2Energy Resources · 2Export Promotion · 2Farmer welfare · 2Financial Inclusion · 2Food security · 2

Representative solved questions

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UPSC 2024 · Economy

Consider the following statements : 1. India is a member of the International Grains Council. 2. A country needs to be a member of the International Grains Council for exporti...

UPSC 2023 · Economy

Consider the following statements : 1. The Government of India provides Minimum Support Price for niger (Guizotia abyssinica) seeds. 2. Niger is cultivated as a Kharif crop. 3...

UPSC 2022 · Economy

With reference to the "Tea Board" in India, consider the following statements: 1. The Tea Board is a statutory body. 2. It is a regulatory body attached to the Ministry of Agr...

UPSC 2020 · Economy

In India, which of the following can be considered as public investment in agriculture ? 1. Fixing Minimum Support Price for agricultural produce of all crops 2. Computerizati...

UPSC 2019 · Economy

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

UPSC 2018 · Economy

As per the NSSO 70th Round "Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households", consider the following statements : 1. Rajasthan has the highest percentage share of agric...

UPSC 2017 · Economy

Consider the following statements : The nation-wide 'Soil Health Card Scheme' aims at 1. expanding the cultivable area under irrigation. 2. enabling the banks to assess the qu...

UPSC 2016 · Economy

With reference to 'Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana', consider the following statements : 1. Under this scheme, farmers will have to pay a uniform premium of two percent for a...

UPSC 2015 · Economy

The Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane is approved by the

UPSC 2014 · Economy

In the context of food and nutritional security of India, enhancing the 'Seed Replacement Rates' of various crops helps in achieving the food production targets of the future....

How this page is built

Topic and concept labels are AI-assisted enrichment, not official UPSC classifications. We map them into a conservative editorial taxonomy using deterministic label rules, publish a category only when it has at least 10 questions across at least three exam years, and keep ambiguous records out of topic pages. Counts update with the question bank. See the full methodology and correction policy.