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With reference to the FCI-WFP MoU signed on February 18, 2026, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. FCI will supply 2 lakh Metric Tonnes of rice with maximum 25% broken grain. 2. The price agreed is ₹2,800 per quintal until March 31, 2026. 3. The MoU is valid for a period of three years. 4. The MoU was signed by Rabindra Kumar Agarwal (FCI CMD) and Carl Skau (WFP Deputy ED). Select the correct answer:

Correct answer: (A) 1, 2 and 4 only.

Under the FCI-WFP MoU signed on February 18, 2026, FCI will supply 2 lakh Metric Tonnes of rice with up to 25% broken grain at Rs 2,800 per quintal until March 31, 2026, and the agreement was signed by Rabindra Kumar Agarwal and Carl Skau.

  1. (A)

    1, 2 and 4 only

  2. (B)

    1 and 3 only

  3. (C)

    2 and 4 only

  4. (D)

    1, 2, 3 and 4

Explanation

The correct set is statements 1, 2 and 4. The PIB release on the FCI-WFP agreement supports the rice-supply terms: FCI will supply 2 lakh Metric Tonnes of rice with a maximum 25% broken grain, at Rs 2,800 per quintal until March 31, 2026. It also identifies the signatories as Rabindra Kumar Agarwal, CMD of FCI, and Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director of WFP. Statement 3 is the trap: the MoU is not for three years. It is valid for five years from the date of signing, with extension possible by mutual consent. Therefore, any answer choice that includes statement 3 is wrong, and the only correct option is A.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (B) It includes statement 3, which wrongly says the MoU is valid for three years, and it also omits the supported price and signatory statements.
  • (C) It leaves out statement 1 even though the source supports FCI supplying 2 lakh Metric Tonnes of rice with up to 25% broken grain.
  • (D) It includes statement 3, but the MoU is valid for five years from signing, not three years.

Concept

This tests current economic institutions and food-security diplomacy, especially how Indian public agencies support global food systems through formal agreements. RAS often asks such items because they combine factual current affairs with precise reading of official terms, quantities and institutional roles.

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