Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2022 (English and Hindi). Source

Syllabus

Agriculture · Major Crops & Irrigation

Major crops—cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems, storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.

CSE syllabus →Full CSE 2022 GS-3 paper →More on #Farmers →More on #Animal Husbandry & Dairy →More on #Fisheries →

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