Q93. Consider the following:
- Areca nut
- Barley
- Coffee
- Finger millet
- Groundnut
- Sesamum
- Turmeric
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has announced the Minimum Support Price for which of the above?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 7 only
(b) 2, 4, 5 and 6 only
(c) 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7
Answer: B
- The government announces MSP for 22 mandated crops and fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane. The mandated crops are 14 crops of the kharif season, 6 rabi crops and two other commercial crops. The list of crops are as follows:
- Cereals: Paddy, Wheat, Barley, Jowar, Bajra, Maize and Ragi (finger millet). Pulses: Gram, Arhar/tur, Moong, Urad and Lentil.
- Oilseeds: Groundnut, Rapeseed/mustard, Toria, Soybean, Sunflower seed, Sesamum, Safflower seed and Niger seed.
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