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Indian Body Food Corporation of India
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 4 years (2019–2023), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 2 years (2019–2023)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2019 → CDS 2023
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 2) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2023
Consider the following statements about the Public Distribution System
- The Public Distribution System is operated under the joint responsibility of Centre and State/Union Territories
- Food Corporation of India has assumed the responsibility for procurement, storage and transportation of food grains to the State Governments
- Both Centre and State have the joint responsibility to identify eligible beneficiaries
- Some States also distribute additional items of mass consumption through the PDS outlets such as pulses, edible oil, etc
Which of the statements given above are correct ?
- A 2 and 3 only
- B 1, 2 and 4 ✓
- C 1 and 2 only
- D 3 and 4 only
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Economy › Economic Schemes
CSE2019
The economic cost of food grains to the Food Corporation of India is Minimum Support Price and bonus (if any) paid to the farmers plus
- A transportation cost only
- B interest cost only
- C procurement incidentals and distribution cost ✓
- D procurement incidentals and charges for godowns
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Economy › Agricultural Economy
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