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Topic Sustainable agriculture
Asked 7 times in CSE over 45 years (1981–2026), peaking in 2014.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 7 of 7 PYQs
- Most asked in 2014
- Recurs across 7 years (1981–2026)
Across exams
CSE · 7How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 7) are since 2016.
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Sample questions
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CSE2026
Which among the following is/are the objective(s) of the Rainfed Area Development (RAD) initiative under the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)?
- Encouraging monoculture in rainfed areas
- Increasing rice cultivation in irrigated regions
- Enhancing productivity and minimising climatic risks through Integrated Farming Systems (IFS)
- A 1 only
- B 1 and 2
- C 2 and 3
- D 3 only ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Agriculture › Agri Schemes & Institutions
CSE2024
Which one of the following is the correct description of "100 Million Farmers" ?
- A It is a platform for accelerating the transition towards food and water systems that are net-zero (carbon), nature-positive and that aims to increase farmer resilience. ✓
- B It is an international alliance and a network of individuals and farming organisations interested in supporting and strengthening the development of the organic animal husbandry.
- C It is a digital platform fully integrated with service providers and built on blockchain that lets buyers, sellers and third parties trade fertilizers quickly and securely.
- D It is a platform with the mission of encouraging the farmers to form Farmer Product Organizations or Agribusiness Consortiums, thus facilitating the access to global open markets to sell their products.
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Agriculture › Agri Schemes & Institutions
CSE2021
How is permaculture farming different from conventional chemical farming?
- Permaculture farming discourages monocultural practices but in conventional chemical farming, monoculture practices are pre-dominant
- Conventional chemical farming can cause increase in soil salinity but the occurrence of such phenomenon is not observed in permaculture farming
- Conventional chemical farming is easily possible in semi-arid regions but permaculture farming is not so easily possible in such regions
- Practice of mulching is very important in permaculture farming but not necessarily so in conventional chemical farming
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 and 3
- B 1, 2 and 4 ✓
- C 4 only
- D 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Agriculture › Crops & Cropping Systems
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