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Topic Minimum support price
Asked 2 times across 2 UPSC exams over 19 years (1995–2014), peaking in 1995.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 1 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 1995
- Recurs across 2 years (1995–2014)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1995 → CAPF 2014
How the concept evolved
Largely a pre-2016 idea — watch for a comeback.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2014
Which of the statements given below is/are correct ?
- For the marketing year 2014 – 2015, the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat in India has been fixed at Rs. 1,400 / quintal
- MSP is the rate at which the government sells the grains through the fair price shops
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: (A)
Agriculture › Agri Economy & Marketing
CSE1995
Q. Which of the following are the objectives of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)?
- To stabilize agricultural prices
- To ensure meaningful real income level to the farmers
- To protect the interest of the consumers by providing essential agricultural commodities at reasonable rates through public distribution system
- To ensure max:imum price for the farmer Codes
- A l , 2and3 ✓
- B l, 2and4
- C 1, 3 and 4
- D 2, 3 and 4 Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Agriculture › Agri Economy & Marketing
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