UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Focus on high-value crops, Modi tells farmers

Q1. The High Value Crops initiative announced in the Union Budget 2026-27, covering coconut, cashew, cocoa and sandalwood, is operationalised by which one of the following Union ministries?

  • A. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare
  • B. Ministry of Food Processing Industries
  • C. Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • D. Ministry of Rural Development

Q2. Under the high-value-crop strategy of the Union Budget 2026-27, region-specific crop promotion was articulated for how many distinct agro-ecological regions (coastal, North-Eastern and hilly/Himalayan)?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q3. As per the dedicated cashew and cocoa programme proposed in the Union Budget 2026-27, by which target year is India to position 'Indian Cashew' and 'Indian Cocoa' as premium global brands?

  • A. 2027
  • B. 2030
  • C. 2035
  • D. 2047

Q4. With reference to how the high-value-crop approach of the Union Budget 2026-27 differs from earlier agricultural budgets, consider the following statements: 1. Unlike earlier budgets, it articulates explicit crop-specific and region-specific high-value-crop strategies. 2. It proposes a dedicated programme to make India self-reliant in raw cashew and cocoa production and processing. 3. It targets agarwood (agar tree) promotion specifically in the coastal regions. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Unlike earlier budgets, it articulates explicit crop-specific and region-specific high-value-crop strategies.
  2. It proposes a dedicated programme to make India self-reliant in raw cashew and cocoa production and processing.
  3. It targets agarwood (agar tree) promotion specifically in the coastal regions.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q5. Under the high-value-crop strategy of the Union Budget 2026-27, consider the following crop–region pairings: 1. Sandalwood — coastal regions 2. Agarwood — North-Eastern states 3. Almonds, walnuts and pine nuts — hilly/Himalayan areas 4. Cocoa — Himalayan states Which of the above pairings is/are correctly identified?

  1. Sandalwood — coastal regions
  2. Agarwood — North-Eastern states
  3. Almonds, walnuts and pine nuts — hilly/Himalayan areas
  4. Cocoa — Himalayan states
  • A. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1 and 4 only
  • D. 3 only