CSE · GS-3Official PYQ · CSE 2026 · Q13Agriculture · Major Crops & Irrigation · 15 marks · 250 words
English
How Indian agriculture has been transformed from food scarcity to food surplus level? Explain the various government policies implemented for diversification of Indian agriculture.
हिन्दी
भारतीय कृषि किस प्रकार खाद्य के अभाव से खाद्य-अतिरेक स्तर तक रूपान्तरित हुई है? भारतीय कृषि के विविधीकरण हेतु की गईं विभिन्न सरकारी नीतियों का वर्णन कीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2026. Source
Syllabus
Agriculture · Major Crops & Irrigation
Major crops—cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems, storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.
CSE syllabus →Full CSE 2026 GS-3 paper →More on #Cropping & Irrigation →More on #MSP, PDS & Food Security →More on #Green Revolution →
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