CSE · GS-3Official PYQ · CSE 2014 · Q3Agriculture · Food Processing Industry · 12.5 marks · 200 words

English

There is also a point of view that Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) set up under the State Acts have not only impeded the development of agriculture but also have been the cause of food inflation in India. Critically examine.

हिन्दी

एक दृष्टिकोण यह भी है कि राज्य अधिनियमों के अधीन स्थापित कृषि उत्पादन बाज़ार समितियों (APMCs) ने भारत में न केवल कृषि के विकास को बाधित किया है, बल्कि वे खाद्यवस्तु महँगाई का कारण भी रही हैं। समालोचनापूर्वक परीक्षण कीजिए।

Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2014 (English and Hindi). Source

Agriculture · Food Processing Industry

Food processing and related industries in India—scope and significance, location, upstream and downstream requirements, supply chain management.