Which rabi crop has been given the highest absolute increase in Minimum Support Price for Marketing Season 2027-28?
- A.Wheat
- B.Safflower
- C.Lentil (masur)
- D.Gram
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Explanation
The correct answer is safflower. Its support price was raised by the largest rupee amount among the mandated rabi crops, Rs 675 a quintal, when the rates for Rabi Marketing Season 2027-28 were cleared on 30 September 2026. Rapeseed and mustard came next with a rise of Rs 413, then lentil with Rs 390 and barley with Rs 136. Option A, wheat, is wrong because wheat was raised by a far smaller amount, even though wheat enjoys the highest margin over the cost of production at 106 per cent. Option C, lentil, had the third largest rise and not the largest. Option D, gram, was lifted by a smaller sum than safflower as well. Aspirants should separate two ideas that examiners like to mix: the biggest rupee rise, which went to safflower, and the biggest margin over cost, which belongs to wheat. Note also that the safflower margin stands at the floor of 50 per cent that the price policy guarantees.
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Practice Questions
Which body recommends the Minimum Support Prices announced by the Union Government?
- A.NITI Aayog
- B.Food Corporation of India
- C.Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
- D.National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation
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Minimum Support Prices are declared every year for 22 mandated crops on the recommendations of this commission, which also takes into account the views of state governments and central ministries and departments.
Read the full explanation →How much is estimated to be paid to farmers for rabi produce in Marketing Season 2027-28?
- A.Rs 45,500 crore
- B.Rs 68,300 crore
- C.Rs 90,962 crore
- D.Rs 1.25 lakh crore
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When the higher support prices for all mandated rabi crops of Marketing Season 2027-28 were approved on 30 September 2026, the payment to farmers was estimated at that figure for 324 lakh metric tonnes of produce.
Read the full explanation →What is the Minimum Support Price of wheat for Rabi Marketing Season 2027-28?
- A.Rs 2,585 per quintal
- B.Rs 2,610 per quintal
- C.Rs 2,650 per quintal
- D.Rs 2,700 per quintal
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That is the support price fixed for wheat for the rabi crop that will be marketed in the 2027-28 season, and it is Rs 25 above the rate of the preceding season.
Read the full explanation →Under which ministry does the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) function?
- A.Ministry of Labour and Employment
- B.Ministry of Corporate Affairs
- C.Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- D.Ministry of Heavy Industries
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The office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) works under this ministry, and the Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central) at Jalandhar, whose conciliation produced the settlements at UltraTech, Bathinda, functions under that office.
Read the full explanation →With which two trade unions were the settlements at UltraTech, Bathinda concluded?
- A.BMS and INTUC
- B.CITU and AITUC
- C.HMS and SEWA
- D.INTUC and AITUC
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The management of UltraTech at Bathinda signed one Memorandum of Settlement with each of these two unions on 14 October 2026, and together the agreements are expected to deliver benefits of about Rs 3.36 crore to 217 workers over five years.
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