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RAS question

Which crop has the highest margin over production cost in Kharif MSP 2025-26?

Correct answer: (B) Bajra (63%).

In Kharif MSP 2025-26, bajra has the highest margin over production cost, at 63%.

  1. (A)

    Paddy (53%)

  2. (B)

    Bajra (63%)

  3. (C)

    Maize (59%)

  4. (D)

    Tur (59%)

Explanation

Bajra is the right answer because the PIB source on MSP data for Kharif Marketing Season 2025-26 states that the margin to farmers over cost of production is estimated to be highest for bajra at 63%. Maize and tur follow at 59% each, while paddy is at 53%. This matters because MSP is assessed against the cost of production, and the government has followed the post-2018-19 principle of keeping MSP at least 1.5 times the all-India weighted average cost of production. Within that framework, bajra stands out in this Kharif list because its margin is higher than each of the other options.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Paddy at 53% is below bajra's 63% margin, so it is not the highest-margin Kharif MSP crop among the options.
  • (C) Maize has a 59% margin, below bajra's 63%.
  • (D) Tur has a 59% margin, tying with maize but still four percentage points below bajra's 63%.

Concept

This tests the MSP mechanism, especially the link between declared MSP and margin over cost of production. It recurs in RAS because MSP questions combine current economic policy with agriculture, farmer income support and crop-pricing priorities.

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