UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations Formed Under Central Sector FPO Scheme

Q1. The 'Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs' programme is best classified as which one of the following, reflecting that its entire funding is borne by the Union Government?

  • A. Central Sector Scheme
  • B. Centrally Sponsored Scheme
  • C. State Sector Scheme
  • D. Externally Aided Project

Q2. The 10,000th FPO under the scheme, launched during the release of the 19th PM-KISAN instalment, was registered in which one of the following districts?

  • A. Khagaria
  • B. Bhagalpur
  • C. Begusarai
  • D. Munger

Q3. The 10,000 FPOs Scheme, including its all-women FPOs, is operationalised by which one of the following?

  • A. Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
  • B. Ministry of Cooperation
  • C. Ministry of Women and Child Development
  • D. Department of Rural Development

Q4. In the context of the scheme, the reported figure of 1,175 FPOs (as of early 2026) refers to which one of the following?

  • A. FPOs whose shareholders/members are 100% women
  • B. FPOs with 50% to 99% women members
  • C. FPOs headed by a woman CEO irrespective of the membership composition
  • D. FPOs registered exclusively in women-led Gram Panchayats

Q5. How many National-level Implementing Agencies currently drive the 'Formation and Promotion of 10,000 FPOs' scheme?

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

Q6. The statutory concept of a 'Producer Company', later used to register FPOs, was introduced on the recommendations of which one of the following?

  • A. Y.K. Alagh Committee
  • B. Vaidyanathan Committee
  • C. Ashok Dalwai Committee
  • D. M.S. Swaminathan Commission

Q7. Under the scheme, which one of the following correctly states the maximum credit guarantee cover available against a project loan for a single FPO?

  • A. Rs 2 crore
  • B. Rs 15 lakh
  • C. Rs 18 lakh
  • D. Rs 1,500 crore