Syllabus: GS 3 – Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices.
| What are the different types of agriculture subsidies given to farmers at the national and at state levels? Critically analyse the agricultural subsidy regime with reference to the distortions created by it. | 2014 |
| In what way could replacement or price subsidy with Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) change the scenario of subsidies in India? Discuss. | 2016 |
| How do subsidies affect the cropping pattern, crop diversity and economy of farmers? What is the significance of crop insurance, minimum support price and food processing for small and marginal farmers? | 2018 |
| What do you mean by Minimum Support Price (MSP)? How will MSP rescue the farmers from the low income trap? | 2019 |
| Food Security Bill is expected to eliminate hunger and malnutrition in India. Critically discuss various apprehensions in its effective implementation along with the concerns it has generated in WTO. | 2019 |
| What are the direct and indirect subsidies provided to farm sector in India? Discuss the issues raised by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in relation to agricultural subsidies. | 2023 |