2021 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2021 · GS Paper I

Question 59: Economy and Social Development

In the context of India’s preparation for Climate-Smart Agriculture, consider the following statements :

  1. 1.The ‘Climate-Smart Village’ approach in India is a part of a project led by the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), an international research programme.
  2. 2.The project of CCAFS is carried out under Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) headquartered in France.
  3. 3.The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India is one of the CGIAR’s research centres.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

a1 and 2 only
b2 and 3 only
c1 and 3 only
d1, 2 and 3

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (d).

The Climate-Smart Village approach in India is part of a project led by CCAFS (Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security), a research programme of CGIAR. CGIAR is the global partnership of agricultural research centres, and its headquarters are in Montpellier, France. ICRISAT, at Patancheru near Hyderabad, is one of the CGIAR research centres. Remember: CCAFS runs under CGIAR; ICRISAT is a CGIAR centre.

  • 1. Climate-Smart Villages are part of a project led by CCAFS.
  • 2. CCAFS works under CGIAR, which is headquartered in Montpellier, France.
  • 3. ICRISAT is one of CGIAR's research centres.

How you could have got this

  1. If you were sure statement 1 is correct, (b) goes: it leaves 1 out.

    What you needed to know: Climate-Smart Villages are part of a project led by CCAFS.

  2. Then, if you were sure statement 2 is correct, (c) goes: it leaves 2 out.

    What you needed to know: CCAFS works under CGIAR, which is headquartered in Montpellier, France.

  3. Then, if you were sure statement 3 is correct, (a) goes: it leaves 3 out.

    What you needed to know: ICRISAT is one of CGIAR's research centres.

Only (d) is left. This one needs every statement.

Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Wrong: ICRISAT is also a CGIAR centre.
  • (b) Wrong: statement 1 is also correct.
  • (c) Wrong: CGIAR is headquartered in France, so statement 2 is also correct.
  • (d) Right: all three statements are correct.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2021, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.