UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Cabinet approves “Mission for Cotton Productivity” with Rs.5659.22 crore Outlay for Self-Sufficiency in Cotton and Competitiveness in Global Textile Markets by 2030-31

Question 1

In the context of the recently approved Mission for Cotton Productivity, the '5F' vision of the Government of India refers to an integrated value-chain framework linking which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Farm – Fibre – Factory – Fashion – Foreign

Answer

Farm – Fertilizer – Factory – Fabric – Foreign

Answer

Farmer – Finance – Fibre – Fashion – Foreign

Answer

Field – Fibre – Factory – Finance – Foreign

Question 2

With reference to the Mission for Cotton Productivity approved by the Union Cabinet in 2026, consider the following statements:
1. It is a Central Sector Scheme with a total outlay of Rs.5,659.22 crore.
2. It will be implemented over a period of five years from 2026-27 to 2030-31.
3. It is to be jointly implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and the Ministry of Textiles.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Question 3

The '5F' vision — 'Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign' — which serves as the strategic umbrella for the recently approved Mission for Cotton Productivity (2026–27 to 2030–31), is articulated by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

The Prime Minister of India

Answer

The Union Minister of Textiles

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The Union Finance Minister in the Budget 2025-26 speech

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The NITI Aayog Vice-Chairperson

Question 4

Which one of the following is the flagship Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel parks initiative cited by the Government as being directly inspired by the Prime Minister's 5F vision?

Accepted Answer

PM MITRA Parks

Answer

SAMARTH (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector)

Answer

Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS)

Answer

National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM)

Question 5

As per official references cited in the run-up to the Union Cabinet's approval of the Mission for Cotton Productivity (2026), India's annual domestic consumption of Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton is approximately how many lakh bales?

Accepted Answer

20 lakh bales

Answer

5 lakh bales

Answer

10 lakh bales

Answer

35 lakh bales

Question 6

With reference to Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton, consider the following varieties / brands and their associated source countries:
1. Suvin — India
2. Pima — United States of America
3. Giza — Egypt
4. Shankar-6 — India
Which of the above is/are correctly identified as Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4 only

Answer

1 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 7

Which one of the following is the Central Nodal Agency designated by the Government of India for undertaking Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations for cotton?

Accepted Answer

Cotton Corporation of India (CCI)

Answer

National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED)

Answer

Food Corporation of India (FCI)

Answer

Small Farmers' Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC)

Question 8

With reference to cotton cultivation in India as compared with the rest of the world, consider the following statements:
1. India ranks first in the world in area under cotton cultivation, but its per-hectare yield is lower than the global average.
2. Gujarat, Maharashtra and Telangana together account for roughly two-thirds of India's cotton production.
3. Cotton in India is predominantly a rabi crop grown on the alluvial soils of the Indo-Gangetic plain.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 9

With reference to the Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC) launched in 2000, consider the following statements regarding its four Mini-Missions:
1. Mini-Mission-I, dealing with research on improved varieties, was implemented by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
2. Mini-Mission-II, dealing with enhancing production through the Intensive Cotton Development Programme, was implemented by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation.
3. Mini-Mission-III, dealing with marketing infrastructure such as market yards and grading laboratories, was implemented by the Ministry of Textiles.
4. Mini-Mission-IV, dealing with modernisation of ginning and pressing factories, was implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2, 3 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 10

With reference to the Technology Mission on Cotton (TMC), 2000 vis-à-vis the recently approved Mission for Cotton Productivity (MCP), 2026, consider the following statements:
1. While TMC was structured as four Mini-Missions split between the Ministries of Agriculture and Textiles, MCP is jointly implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and the Ministry of Textiles.
2. Mini-Mission-II of TMC, dealing with production, was subsequently subsumed under the National Food Security Mission – Commercial Crops from 2014-15.
3. TMC was a Central Sector Scheme, whereas MCP is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 11

The Minimum Support Price (MSP) for cotton (Medium Staple and Long Staple) is fixed by the Union Government on the recommendation of which one of the following bodies?

Accepted Answer

Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices

Answer

Cotton Corporation of India

Answer

Cotton Advisory Board

Answer

Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority

Question 12

With reference to the institutional architecture supporting the Mission for Cotton Productivity (2026-27 to 2030-31), consider the following statements:
1. The ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) is headquartered at Nagpur, Maharashtra.
2. The ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT), Mumbai, undertakes work on post-harvest processing and technology of cotton.
3. The research backbone of the Mission comprises ten institutes of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
4. The All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Cotton centres associated with the Mission operate through State Agricultural Universities.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 3 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 13

Which one of the following is the lead/nodal ICAR institute mandated to conduct research on cotton crop production, protection and fibre quality in India, and is among the key research bodies supporting the Mission for Cotton Productivity?

Accepted Answer

ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR), Nagpur

Answer

ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT), Mumbai

Answer

ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi

Answer

ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), Kanpur

Question 14

With reference to the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles and its 2025 amendments, consider the following statements:
1. The original PLI Scheme for Textiles, as notified in 2021, prescribed a minimum investment threshold of Rs. 300 crore in Plant, Machinery, Equipment and Civil Works under Part-1 of the scheme.
2. Under the amendments effective 1 August 2025, the minimum investment thresholds for new applicants under both Part-1 and Part-2 of the scheme were halved.
3. Unlike the PM MITRA Parks Scheme, which focuses on Man-Made Fibre (MMF) and Technical Textiles, the PLI Scheme for Textiles is restricted to cotton yarn and cotton fabric segments.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 15

With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks Scheme, consider the following State–site pairings of the seven announced parks:
1. Telangana — Warangal
2. Gujarat — Navsari
3. Andhra Pradesh — Anantapur
4. Maharashtra — Amravati
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 4 only

Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

2 and 4 only

Answer

1, 2, 3 and 4

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Cabinet approves “Mission for Cotton Productivity” with Rs.5659.22 crore Outlay for Self-Sufficiency in Cotton and Competitiveness in Global Textile Markets by 2030-31

Q1. In the context of the recently approved Mission for Cotton Productivity, the '5F' vision of the Government of India refers to an integrated value-chain framework linking which of the following?

Q3. The '5F' vision — 'Farm to Fibre to Factory to Fashion to Foreign' — which serves as the strategic umbrella for the recently approved Mission for Cotton Productivity (2026–27 to 2030–31), is articulated by which one of the following?

Q4. Which one of the following is the flagship Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel parks initiative cited by the Government as being directly inspired by the Prime Minister's 5F vision?

Q5. As per official references cited in the run-up to the Union Cabinet's approval of the Mission for Cotton Productivity (2026), India's annual domestic consumption of Extra Long Staple (ELS) cotton is approximately how many lakh bales?

Q7. Which one of the following is the Central Nodal Agency designated by the Government of India for undertaking Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations for cotton?

Q11. The Minimum Support Price (MSP) for cotton (Medium Staple and Long Staple) is fixed by the Union Government on the recommendation of which one of the following bodies?

Q13. Which one of the following is the lead/nodal ICAR institute mandated to conduct research on cotton crop production, protection and fibre quality in India, and is among the key research bodies supporting the Mission for Cotton Productivity?