Which one among the following is NOT included in the National Food Security Mission Commercial Crops (NFSM-CC)?
- A.Cotton
- B.Coffee
- C.Jute
- D.Sugar cane
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Coffee. The commercial-crops component of the National Food Security Mission covers cotton, jute and sugarcane, while coffee is a plantation crop handled by the Coffee Board. The National Food Security Mission began in 2007-08 to raise the output of rice, wheat and pulses through better seeds, demonstrations and farm machinery, and it later added coarse cereals and nutri-cereals. From 2014-15 a separate commercial-crops part, NFSM-CC, was added to improve the yield of cotton, jute and sugarcane through front-line demonstrations and training run with research institutes. Coffee, tea, rubber and spices come under commodity boards of the Ministry of Commerce, not this mission. Option A is wrong because cotton is one of the three NFSM-CC crops. Option C is wrong because jute is covered too, with its fibre-quality programmes. Option D is wrong because sugarcane is the third crop of the component. Exam tip: NFSM-CC = cotton, jute, sugarcane; plantation crops = commodity boards.
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- A.1-2-3-4
- B.1-2-4-3
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