Prelims 2018 • Paper 1 (GS) • Q.10

Q.9 Q.11

Q.9 Q.11

Prelims • Paper 1 (GS) • 2018 • Q.10

Agriculture

Consider the following statements :

The quantity of imported edible oils is more than the domestic production of edible oils in the last five years.

The Government does not impose any customs duty on all the imported edible oils as a special case.

2018 Prelims • Paper 1 (GS)

Q.9 Q.11

Syllabus Connection

Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country, - different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers. (GS-III)

NCERT Connection

Ch.4: Agriculture

Geography • Class 10 • Class 10 Contemporary India II

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