The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has announced the Minimum Support Price for? Areca nut? Barley Coffee? [2018] - PMF IAS

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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?

1, 2, 3 and 7 only
2, 4, 5 and 6 only
1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 only
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7

Explanation

Option (b) is correct

The Centre currently fixes MSPs for 23 farm commodities
- 7 cereals (paddy, wheat, maize, bajra, jowar, ragi (Finger millet) and barley),
- 5 pulses (chana, arhar/tur, urad, moong and masur),
- 7 oilseeds (rapeseed-mustard, groundnut, soyabean, sunflower, sesamum, safflower and nigerseed) and
- 4 commercial crops (cotton, sugarcane, copra and raw jute).

PMF Concept Hack

The Minimum Support Price announced by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs generally covers food grains, pulses, oilseeds, and millets. Even if you confidently eliminate Coffee alone, options that contain it are ruled out immediately, significantly reducing confusion and making it easier to arrive at the correct answer.

Answer: (b) 2, 4, 5 and 6 only; Difficulty Level: Medium