Question

Consider the following:

1.Areca nut 

2. Barley

3. Coffee

4. Finger millet

5. Groundnut

6. Sesamum

7. Turmeric

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affair, has announced the Minimum Support Prick 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, 6 and 7

Answer 1

Correct option is (b) 2, 4, 5 and 6 only

• Government announces MSP on 23 crops. These include seven cereal crops (paddy, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi and barley), five pulse crops (gram, tur, moong, urad and lentil), seven oilseeds (groundnut, sunflower seed, soyabean, rapeseed, mustard, safflower, nigerseed and seasmum), copra (dried coconut), cotton, raw jute and sugarcane.
• So, Coffee is not in the list, #3 is wrong, by elimination we get correct answer (b).