UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Agriculture GVA Grows by 10.4% in 2024–25: Provisional Estimates

Q1. The Provisional Estimates announcing 10.4% growth in the agriculture & allied sector's GVA for 2024-25 were issued through a press release by which one of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
  • B. Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
  • C. NITI Aayog
  • D. Reserve Bank of India

Q2. The five-year series of agriculture & allied sector GVA growth (covering 2020-21 to 2023-24) that underpins the Provisional Estimate for 2024-25 is drawn from which one of the following publications?

  • A. National Accounts Statistics 2025
  • B. Economic Survey 2024-25
  • C. Situation Assessment Survey of Agricultural Households
  • D. Agricultural Statistics at a Glance

Q3. In the GVA growth series, the 2024-25 growth of 10.4% is stated to be 'at current prices'. This description means that the figure:

  • A. Reflects both the change in output volume and the change in prices, i.e. it is unadjusted for inflation
  • B. Has been adjusted for inflation using a fixed base year
  • C. Measures only the physical volume of output, holding prices constant
  • D. Excludes the effect of net indirect taxes on products

Q4. The compilation of Gross Value Added and the National Accounts Statistics for the Indian economy is carried out by which one of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
  • B. Ministry of Finance
  • C. Reserve Bank of India
  • D. NITI Aayog

Q5. The production estimates of major agricultural crops (which feed into computing agriculture's roughly 16% share in GDP) are officially released by which one of the following?

  • A. Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
  • B. National Statistical Office, MoSPI
  • C. Department of Food & Public Distribution
  • D. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

Q6. In the data architecture behind the 2024-25 agriculture GVA release, the compiler of the National Accounts Statistics and the body that releases production estimates and the press note are held across how many separate Union ministries?

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

Q7. Horticulture, whose 2024-25 production was estimated at about 369 million tonnes within the allied sector, is best described as covering which one of the following groups of crops?

  • A. Fruits, vegetables, spices, plantation crops, flowers and aromatic/medicinal plants
  • B. Wheat, rice, coarse cereals and pulses
  • C. Oilseeds, cotton, jute and sugarcane
  • D. Fodder crops and green manure crops raised primarily for livestock

Q8. According to the Economic Survey 2024-25, which one of the following is identified as the principal driver behind the strong agricultural performance in FY25?

  • A. Above-normal monsoon and adequate reservoir levels supporting a healthy Kharif season
  • B. A sharp expansion of agricultural credit as the sole cause
  • C. Large-scale farm mechanisation replacing weather dependence
  • D. A steep fall in global fertiliser prices