Food Security and PDS

9 UPSC Mains GS III questions on Food Security and PDS, 2013 to 2026, newest first, as UPSC set them. See also practice questions on Food Security and PDS toppers answered.

1. 2026 Q3Describe the various Technology Missions initiated in Indian agriculture and examine their role in food security.10 marks · 150 words
2. 2026 Q13How Indian agriculture has been transformed from food scarcity to food surplus level ? Explain the various government policies implemented for diversification of Indian agriculture.15 marks · 250 words
3. 2024 Q4Explain the role of millets for ensuring health and nutritional security in India.10 marks · 150 words
4. 2024 Q14Elucidate the importance of buffer stocks for stabilizing agricultural prices in India. What are the challenges associated with the storage of buffer stock? Discuss.15 marks · 250 words
5. 2022 Q3What are the major challenges of Public Distribution System (PDS) in India ? How can it be made effective and transparent ?10 marks · 150 words
6. 2021 Q13What are the salient features of the National Food Security Act, 2013 ? How has the Food Security Bill helped in eliminating hunger and malnutrition in India ?15 marks · 250 words
7. 2019 Q13What are the reformative steps taken by the Government to make food grain distribution system more effective?15 marks · 250 words
8. 2017 Q4Explain various types of revolutions, took place in Agriculture after independence in India. How these revolutions have helped in poverty alleviation and food security in India ?10 marks · 150 words
9. 2013 Q4Food Security Bill is expected to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in India. Critically discuss various apprehensions in its effective implementation along with the concerns it has generated in WTO.10 marks · 200 words

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