{"id":38979,"date":"2024-04-24T11:54:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T11:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=38979"},"modified":"2024-04-26T05:55:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T05:55:58","slug":"upsc-prelims-2016-question-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-36\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2016 &#8211; Question 36"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d6e7adb3781\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-36\/#Q_In_the_context_of_which_of_the_following_do_you_sometimes_find_the_terms_amber_box_blue_box_and_green_box_in_the_news\" title=\"Q: In the context of which of the following do you sometimes find the terms `amber box, blue box and green box\u2019 in the news?\">Q: In the context of which of the following do you sometimes find the terms `amber box, blue box and green box\u2019 in the news?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-36\/#The_correct_answer_is_Option_1\" title=\"The correct answer is&nbsp;Option 1.\">The correct answer is&nbsp;Option 1.<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-36\/#World_Trade_Organisation_WTO\" title=\"World Trade Organisation (WTO)\">World Trade Organisation (WTO)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-36\/#%E2%80%8BAmber_Box\" title=\"\u200bAmber Box:\">\u200bAmber Box:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-36\/#Blue_Box\" title=\"Blue Box:\">Blue Box:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-36\/#Green_Box\" title=\"Green Box:&nbsp;\">Green Box:&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-36\/#In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\" title=\"In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;\">In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2016-question-36\/#Visit_our_YouTube_Channel_%E2%80%93_here\" title=\"Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here\">Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_In_the_context_of_which_of_the_following_do_you_sometimes_find_the_terms_amber_box_blue_box_and_green_box_in_the_news\"><\/span>Q: In the context of which of the following do you sometimes find the terms `amber box, blue box and green box\u2019 in the news?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>a) WTO affairs<br>b) SAARC affairs<br>c) UNFCCC affairs<br>d) India-EU negotiations on FTA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_correct_answer_is_Option_1\"><\/span>The correct answer is&nbsp;Option 1.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"World_Trade_Organisation_WTO\"><\/span>World Trade Organisation (WTO)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Domestic agricultural subsidies are denoted by &#8220;Boxes&#8221; in WTO terminology, namely the Green Box, Amber Box, and Blue Box. Hence, Option 1 is correct.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%8BAmber_Box\"><\/span>\u200bAmber Box:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>All domestic assistance programmes that distort production and commerce (with a few exceptions) are classified as amber.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blue_Box\"><\/span>Blue Box:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It refers to a type of domestic assistance or subsidy under the World Trade Organization&#8217;s Agriculture Agreement.<\/li><li>This is the &#8220;amber box with conditions&#8221; &#8211; conditions aimed to decrease distortion.<\/li><li>Any support that would ordinarily be in the amber box is moved to the blue box if it also forces farmers to limit production.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Green_Box\"><\/span>Green Box:&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Subsidies that do not distort trade or produce minor distortion are placed in the Green Box.<\/li><li>These subsidies must be government-funded (rather than charged to consumers) and must not involve price support.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-essay?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_campaign=Essay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/UPSC-Essay-Course-1280\u00d7300-1-3.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42688\" width=\"781\" height=\"182\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-c6ab63ae-7083-4831-b519-cb89dacafb18\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_case_you_still_have_your_doubts_contact_us_on_9811333901\"><\/span><strong>In case you still have your doubts, contact us on 9811333901.<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-52c5a91b-6ed6-46e3-b781-7cc0c63a0b76\">For UPSC Prelims Resources,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc-cse-prelims-resource-centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d014fe86-d628-49d8-82ce-6c60dc6e7a73\">For Daily Updates and Study Material:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-38177954-e668-4d8d-b250-d0fbd5a09390\">Join our Telegram Channel &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/WithEdukemy4IAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edukemy for IAS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-49ca2fe3-109f-4a88-b72e-9df49c3d328e\"><li>1. 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