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Topic Food Security
Asked 4 times across 3 UPSC exams over 7 years (2014–2021), peaking in 2018.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 4 PYQs
- Most asked in 2018
- Recurs across 3 years (2014–2021)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2014 → CDS 2018 → CISF 2021
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 4) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CISF2021
Giving access to consumption of sugar as a source of energy in diet, for the poorest of the poor sections of the society, has been initiated under
- A Antyodaya Anna Yojana. ✓
- B Annapurna Scheme.
- C Targeted Public Distribution System.
- D Mid-day Meal Scheme.
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Social Issues & Welfare › Welfare Schemes & Programmes
CSE2018
With reference to the provisions made under the National Food Security Act, 2013, consider the following statements
- The families coming under the category of 'below poverty line (BPL)' only are eligible to receive subsidised food grains
- The eldest woman in a household, of age 18 years or above, shall be the head of the household for the purpose of issuance of a ration card
- Pregnant women and lactating mothers are entitled to a 'take-home ration' of 1600 calories per day during pregnancy and for six months thereafter
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
- A 1 and 2
- B 2 only ✓
- C 1 and 3
- D 3 only
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Social Issues & Welfare › Poverty & Hunger
CDS2018
Which one of the following was not a part of the strategies followed by the Government of India to increase food grain production in India immediately after Independence?
- A Intensification of cropping over already cultivated land
- B Increasing cultivable area by bringing cultivable and fallow land under plough
- C Using high-yielding varieties (HYV) seeds ✓
- D Switching over from cash crops to food crops
✓ Correct answer: (C)
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