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GS-III: Public Distribution System Buffer Stocks and Food Security

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                                                    This is a dynamic E-Book comprising the below UPSC Mains Model Questions as well as their answers written by GKToday team. The PDF E-Book can be instantly downloaded after payment. No Hadcopy is provided.
                                                  1. What are your views about the FCI plans for increasing the storage space?
                                                  2. In India various problems inherent in the public distribution system has raised a debate whether do we really need subsidies? Critically discuss the arguments in favour of and against.
                                                  3. To what extent, the JAM TRINITY can help India to make a suitable, efficient and transparent Subsidy Delivery System? Examine.
                                                  4. "Malnutrition in India is declining faster than before, but the improvement is not fast enough to meet global targets."Discuss in the light of recently released reports.
                                                  5. Discuss the role played by various technologies towards improvement of Public Distribution System (PDS) in the country.
                                                  6. Despite many flaws that demand reform, India's PDS (Public Distribution System) has stood the test of time and is essential for survival of poor. Critically discuss in the light of Cash Transfer of Food Subsidy Rules, 2015.
                                                  7. What do you understand by Aadhar seeding? Discuss its various methods and benefits, particularly in improvement of India's Public Distribution System.
                                                  8. Despite of increased output and productivity, there is a demand –supply gap in the oilseeds in India, particularly in Edible oils. While analyzing the reasons, discuss the steps that should be taken to address the issue.
                                                  9. As per latest Global Hunger Index (GHI), India is ranked 100th out of 119 countries. What steps do you think should be taken to improve India's ranking?
                                                  10. Mention the advantages of cultivation of pulses because of which the year 2016 was declared as International year of Pulses by the United Nations.
                                                  11. While establishing "access to food" as a crucial link between food security and climate change, provide contours of India's stand on food security in WTO.
                                                  12. "While Green Revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains, it has also led to many unintended ecological and socioeconomic repercussions in the country". Do you agree? Discuss with the help of examples.
                                                  13. "From both economic and environmental standpoints, cultivation of pulses make sense." Explain.
                                                  14. The Government of India, along with few other countries has urged UN to declare 2018 as the 'International Year of Millets'. Discuss the advantages of production and consumption of millets in comparison to other cereal crops such as Wheat and Paddy.
                                                  15. "While Green Revolution has made India self-sufficient in food grains, it has also led to many unintended ecological and socioeconomic repercussions in the country". Discuss with the help of examples.
                                                  16. What do you understand by Agriculture Value Chain? How it is different from supply chain for other products? Explain highlighting the importance of an Agricultural Value System Platform.
                                                  17. What are buffer norms and Buffer stocks? Why they are needed?
                                                  18. Discuss the key recommendations of Shanta Kumar Committee in restructuring of FCI.
                                                  19. What do you understand by Food Insecurity? Differentiate between Chronic and Transitory Food Insecurity.
                                                  20. Studies have recently discovered the presence of Zearalenone in Indian cereals. What could be the possible health repercussions of the same?
                                                  21. Analyse the concerns regarding Public procurement and steps taken by the Government to improve the system of procurement.
                                                  22. What steps can the government make to make the PDS distribution more effective?
                                                  23. There are several issues that are plaguing the crop procurement process in India. Discuss the measures to strengthen crop procurement in India.
                                                  24. State the objectives envisaged in the public distribution system in India. Also discuss the limitations and steps taken by the government to deal with these limitations.
                                                  25. The problem of nutritional crisis is as big as the problem of hunger in India and has been a matter of long standing public threat. Discuss and suggest remedial measures.
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