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How many crops are included under the MSP for cereals?

Correct answer: (B) 7 cereals (paddy, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi, barley).

MSP is declared for seven cereal crops: paddy, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi and barley.

  1. (A)

    3 cereals

  2. (B)

    7 cereals (paddy, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi, barley)

  3. (C)

    10 cereals

  4. (D)

    5 cereals

Explanation

MSP for cereals covers seven crops. The Minimum Support Price (Marketing Season-wise) statement places paddy, jowar, bajra, ragi and maize under Kharif crops, and wheat and barley under Rabi crops. Paddy and jowar have quality or variety categories, but they still count as the same cereal crop, not as separate cereals. The correct count is seven: paddy, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi and barley. These cereals form part of India's food-grain base and food security framework, which is why MSP coverage is a recurring examination fact.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Three cereals is too low because MSP covers paddy, wheat, jowar, bajra, maize, ragi and barley as cereals.
  • (C) Ten cereals overcounts the category; MSP cereal coverage has seven crops, even though some crops such as paddy and jowar have quality or variety categories.
  • (D) Five cereals misses two crops because the MSP cereal count includes all seven named cereals across Kharif and Rabi seasons.

Concept

Agricultural pricing policy groups MSP commodities by crop and season. RAS repeats this area because MSP links Indian agriculture, food security and basic economic geography.

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