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Mission National Food Security Mission
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 15 years (2010–2025), peaking in 2010.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2010
- Recurs across 2 years (2010–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2010 → NDA 2025
How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2025
Which one among the following is NOT included in the National Food Security Mission Commercial Crops (NFSM-CC)?
- A Cotton
- B Coffee ✓
- C Jute
- D Sugar cane
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Agriculture › Agri Schemes & Institutions
CSE2010
An objective of the National Food Security Mission is to increase the production of certain crops through area expansion and productivity enhancement in a sustainable manner in the identified districts of the country. What are those crops?
- A Rice and wheat only
- B Rice, wheat and pulses only ✓
- C Rice, wheat, pulses and oil seeds only
- D Rice, wheat, pulses, oil seeds and vegetables
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Economy › Economic Schemes
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