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Topic Agricultural Marketing
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 10 years (2015–2025), peaking in 2015.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2015
- Recurs across 3 years (2015–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2015 → ESE 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
ESE2025
Which one of the following is an effort to get to the next stage of creating a pan-India electronic portal, which networks the existing APMC mandis by creating a national market for agricultural commodities?
- A National APMC Market
- B National Agricultural Market
- C National Network Portal
- D National Electronic Portal
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Agriculture › Agri Economy & Marketing
CSE2017
What is/are the advantage/advantages of implementing the 'National Agriculture Market' scheme ?
- It is a pan-India electronic trading portal for agricultural commodities
- It provides the farmers access to nationwide market, with prices commensurate with the quality of their produce
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Agriculture › Agri Economy & Marketing
CSE2015
In India, markets in agricultural products are regulated under the
- A Essential Commodities Act, 1955
- B Agricultural Produce Market Committee Act enacted by States ✓
- C Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937
- D Food Products Order, 1956 and Meat and Food Products Order, 1973
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Agriculture › Agri Economy & Marketing
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