Q93 · UPSC Prelims 2018 · Set A · Economy

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has announced the Minimum Support Price for which of the following?1.Areca nut2.Barley3.Coffee4.Finger millet5.Groundnut6.Sesamum7.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

Correct answer: (b) 2, 4, 5 and 6 only

Explanation

  1. A

    1, 2, 3 and 7 only

    (a) 1, 2, 3 and 7 only. Barley is an MSP crop, but arecanut, coffee and turmeric are not in the CACP/CCEA foodgrain–oilseed–commercial MSP basket in the sense of this question. This mix is wrong. This option is not the key.

  2. B

    2, 4, 5 and 6 only

    (b) 2, 4, 5 and 6 only. Barley, finger millet (ragi/maruca), groundnut and sesamum are announced under the MSP regime. Arecanut, coffee and turmeric are not in that MSP list. That is 2, 4, 5 and 6. This option is the official key.

  3. C

    1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 only

    (c) 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 only. It wrongly includes arecanut and coffee and, in this coding, still misses the clean MSP-only set. This option is not the key.

  4. D

    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7

    (d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Plantation spices and coffee are not all MSP crops. This option is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (b) 2, 4, 5 and 6 only. CCEA announces MSPs for mandated rabi/kharif crops including barley, ragi, groundnut and sesamum. Arecanut, coffee and turmeric are plantation/spice crops outside that MSP list. Options that keep 1, 3 or 7 therefore over-include. The WRAP letter is (b).

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