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UPSC Prelims 2018 · Agriculture · Farm Money
Consider the following: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has announced the Minimum Support Price for which of the above?
- Areca nut
- Barley
- Coffee
- Finger millet
- Groundnut
- Sesamum
- Turmeric
- (a) 1, 2, 3 and 7 only
- (b) 2, 4, 5 and 6 only
- (c) 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 only
- (d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (b) 2, 4, 5 and 6 only
Barley, ragi, groundnut and sesame are on the MSP list.
Statement by statement
1. ✗ NO Areca nut has no MSP.
2. ✓ YES Barley is a rabi MSP crop.
3. ✗ NO Coffee is a plantation crop with no MSP.
4. ✓ YES Ragi has MSP.
5. ✓ YES Groundnut has MSP.
6. ✓ YES Sesame has MSP.
7. ✗ NO Turmeric has no MSP.
Why the others are wrong
(a) Areca nut, coffee and turmeric have no MSP.
(c) Adds areca nut and coffee.
(d) Adds three non-MSP crops.
The trap
Plantation crops and spices are not MSP crops.
🔒 MSP: 22 crops (14 kharif, 6 rabi, jute, copra) + FRP for sugarcane.