29th April, 2022
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29th April, 2022

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

  1. Government of India is implementing the Nutrient Based Subsidy scheme since 2010 to provide subsidy on urea and 21 grades of P&K fertilisers.
  2. The scheme is being implemented by the Department of Agriculture under the Ministry of Agriculture.

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

  1. Currently, there is a ‘no denial’ policy on fertiliser subsidy by the Centre which allows unintended beneficiaries or non-genuine farmers to misuse fertiliser subsidy benefits.
  2. There is no cap on the total number of subsidised fertiliser bags that any person can buy during an entire kharif or rabi cropping season.

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the ‘fertiliser subsidy’ in India?

  1. Farmers purchase fertilisers at the maximum retail price which is fixed by the fertiliser companies but the farmers are compensated through subsidies.
  2. The maximum retail price of all fertilisers have been decontrolled and fixed by the companies with no benefit accruing from the government to the fertiliser companies anymore.
  3. In March 2018, a direct benefit transfer system was introduced for subsidy payment after actual sales to farmers by retailers.

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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about the ‘Indus Water Treaty’?

  1. As per the treaty, India has been allocated the control over three western rivers i.e. Ravi, Beas and Sutlej.
  2. Ratle, run-of-the-river project is being constructed on Chenab river in the Kishtwar district of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
  3. The Indus Water Treaty was brokered by the World Bank.

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