Discuss the reasons for gap between production and consumption of cereals in the country. How can it be rectified? (10M, CSE 2024)
What are the reasons behind food inflation? Discuss how it can be mitigated. (10M, CSE 2024)
Give an account of the area, production and productivity trends with respect to oil seeds and pulses during the last decade in India. What are the agronomic interventions for further boosting up their production? (15M, IFoS-2023)
What is the food production and consumption pattern of India in the last fifty years? (15M, CSE 2021)
What are the socio-economic characteristics affecting food consumption pattern in India? Discuss them with examples of recent trends. (15M, IFoS-2019)
Food production and consumption trends in India (12.5M, CSE 2015)
Describe fruit and vegetable production in India vis-a-vis world production. Support your answer with figures. (20M, CSE 1997)
Comment strategy for increasing food production in India (20M, CSE 1996)
Mention the food production and consumption trends in India. Support your answer with figures and tables. (200W, CSE 1995)
Analyse the main causes of low productivity in Indian Agriculture. Examine the role of new technology in improving agricultural productivity. (CSE 1991)
What are modem agricultural inputs and to what extent improvement in them helps improve agricultural productivity in India? (CSE 1991)
The food grains production target for the period 1988 − 90, has been raised to 185 million tonnes in the latest official appraisal. What has prompted this upward revision and how the higher production levels are being attempted to be achieved? (CSE 1989)
Food security and growing population – vision 2020, Food grain productivity and food security
Write down various programs run by State and Central government for ensuring food security in our country. Briefly discuss the strategies sustainable agricultural production. (20M CSE 2023)
What is food security? Why is it essential? Describe the current food security system in India. (10M, CSE 2022)
Give a brief account of food security in India before and after the green revolution. Suggest sustainable solutions to strengthen food security in the country. (10M, 150W, CSE 2018)
Explain the present status of food and nutrition security in India. (12.5M, CSE 2016)
Discuss the impact of rapid increase in population on food and agriculture (12.5M, CSE 2015)
Describe India’s food security system. Enumerate reasons for disturbance in food demand and supply. (12.5M, CSE 2014)
Suggest measures which can help to meet major challenges in agriculture and food security for stabilizing crop yield. (10M, CSE 1013)
What is food security? Write a note on food grain production and food security. (15M, 150W, CSE 2011)
Write a short note on ‘food security and growing population – vision 2020’. (200W, 20M, CSE 2008)
Short note on problem of food security in India (20M, CSE 1999)
Food grain productivity and food security
Reasons for grain surplus
What are the reasons for good grain surplus in India? Write the steps taken by the government to save the food grains. (12.5M, CSE 2015)
Focus objectives and activities of grain storage institutions in India. (20M, CSE 2004)
Justify improved crop varieties have contributed significantly to green revolution in India. (20M, CSE 2001)
What are the causes of Food Problem in India? Give a brief resume of the ‘Food Problem’ since independence in our country. Discuss the measures of solve this problem. (CSE 1992)
National and international food policies, Policy implementation in context to globalization
Discuss the national initiatives for food and nutrition security. (8M, IFoS-2019)
National and international food policies. (10M, IFoS-2016)
What are the key determinants? What major initiatives have been taken to improve nutritional status in Indian population? (12.5M, CSE 2014)
Short note on national and international food policies (20M, CSE 2003)
GATT agreement (CSE 1995)
Production, procurement, distribution constraints. Public Distribution System and Below Poverty Line population, Availability of food grains, per capita expenditure on food
Discuss the factors which contribute to food insecurity in the country despite of significant improvement in food production and distribution. (10M, CSE 2024)
Illustrate how technology is improving the efficiency of public distribution system in the country. (10M, CSE 2024)
Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Public Food Distribution system in India. (8M, IFoS-2022)
Enlist and explain the salient features of Public Distribution System as per the provisions of the National Food Security Act, 2013. (10M, CSE 2022)
Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of public food-grain distribution system in India. (8M, IFoS 2020)
What is Public Distribution System (PDS) and what are its objectives? How does targeted public distribution system overcome problem with PDS? (15M, CSE 2020)
Discuss the national plan for supply and distribution of food grains. (8M, IFoS 2021)
Give a detailed account of constraints in sustaining the food-grain production in India. (10M, IFoS 2020)
Give an account of steps taken by the government to cope up with constrains in procurement and marketing of agriculture produce. (15M, CSE 2020)
Describe the food production constraints in Indian agricultural system. (15M, IFoS-2018)
What is food security? Indicate the major constraints in food procurement and distribution. (10M, CSE 2017)
Discuss the strength and weakness of public distribution system in the country. (10M, 150W, CSE 2016)
What are the special schemes for providing food grains to underprivileged, destitute and malnourished populations? (12.5M, CSE 2016)
Discuss food grain procurement and distribution constraints in India. (10M, IFoS-2016)
Explain the constraints in procurement and distribution policies in India. (10M, 150W, CSE 2015)
What are the major constraints in food production and processing? (10M, IFoS-2015)
What do you mean by Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS)? Who are specially focussed group covered under this programme? (10M, 150W, CSE 2015)
Explain in brief Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). What measures have been taken to increase transparency in functioning of TPDS. (12.5M, CSE 2014)
Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the public distribution system in India. (12.5M, 200W, CSE 2013)
Differentiate Public Distribution System (PDS) from Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). How does TPDS help the population living below poverty line? (20M, 200W, CSE 2009)
Short note on Public Distribution System (15M, CSE 2005)
What are the storage problems in India? How can the storage losses have minimised? (20M, CSE 1997)
What do you understand by “buffer stock”? What are the facilities for storage of grains in India? (CSE 1995)
Analyse briefly India’s present food problem. How far has the Government’s food policy been successful in solving this problem? (CSE 1990)
Examine the problem of population in relation to food supply in India. Review the measures adopted by the Government of India in recent years for increasing food production. (CSE 1989)
Processing constraints
Write down constraints of fruit processing industry in India. (10M 150W CSE 2023)
Enlist and explain the issues and challenges in the growth of food processing industry in India. (10M, CSE 2022)
Discuss the procurement and processing constraints of food grain. (15M, IFoS-2017)
Mention the procurement and processing constraints of food grains in India (20M, 200W, CSE 2006)
Relation of food production to National Dietary Guidelines and food consumption pattern
What are the different ‘National Dietary Guidelines’ of India? What is your opinion on balanced diet of Indians? (20M, CSE 2021)
Food production and national dietary pattern. (10M, IFoS-2016)
Nutritive value of Indian foods. (8M, 150W, IFoS-2015)
Differentiate between protective foods and energy foods. (10M, IFoS-2015)
National dietary pattern. (10M, IFoS-2015)
What is a balance diet? Discuss the importance of pulses and vegetables in human nutrition. (8M, 150W, IFoS-2014)
What is balanced diet? Give, in tabular form, the caloric requirements of various groups of persons depending on age and load of work. (200W, CSE 1995)
Mention the major dietary deficiencies in India. Analyse the process to improve nutritional pattern in relation to cropping pattern and productivity. Indicate, in a tabular form, the ideal the available calorie value of food of working population. (60M, CSE 1994)
What has been the impact of Green Revolution in India on dietary habits and food consumption trends in our country? (CSE 1991)
Explain how modern agricultural technology has influenced the food production and national dietary pattern. Give examples to support your answer. (CSE 1990)
Food based dietary approaches to eliminate hunger
What do you mean by ‘hunger’ and ‘hidden hunger’? Comment on various strategies in combating hunger. (15M, CSE 2021)
Discuss the relation of food production to national dietary pattern and protein-energy malnutrition. (10M, IFoS 2021)
Food based dietary approaches to eliminate hunger. Nutrient deficiency Micronutrient deficiency, Protein Energy Malnutrition or Protein Calorie Malnutrition (PEM or PCM)
What is the scenario of hunger and malnutrition in the country? Discuss the initiatives taken by the government for their mitigation. (10M, CSE 2024)
Discuss the iron and protein malnutrition in India. Describe the dietary pattern for mitigating the above-said malnutrition. (15M, IFoS-2022)
Describe the vicious cycle of poverty and enlist the existing policy instruments for combating malnutrition. (20M, CSE 2022)
Discuss the role of nutri-cereals in managing malnutrition in India. (10M, 150W, CSE 2020)
Describe the importance of micronutrients in human health, Justify with suitable examples. (15M, CSE 2018)
What are nutrition challenges? Discuss the factors contributing to the under nutrition at different stages of life cycle. (10M, 150W, CSE 2017)
What is protein energy malnutrition? Give micronutrient deficiency in women and children. (20M, CSE 2017)
What is protein energy malnutrition (PEM)? Discuss reasons for malnutrition among children. (12M, 150W, CSE 2012)
Short notes on Deficiency of vitamin A, vitamin B and iodine in human body (20M, CSE 1998)
What is the chief cause of protein malnutrition in India? Why is it more pronounced in young children? Suggest remedial measures. (CSE 1993)
Micronutrient deficiency and HRD in context of work capacity of women and children. Food grain productivity and food security
How has food production including horticultural crops changed in India. During the last one decade? Write down its impact on food and nutritional security. (20M CSE 2023)
Write a note on malnutrition among women and children. How can fruits and vegetables production trends help in mitigating malnutrition? (15M, IFoS-2023)
Classify foods on the basis of their functions. Write down a balanced diet for a sedentary man woman in India. (10M CSE 2023)
Briefly discuss the micronutrient deficiencies observed in children and women in india in India along with diseases associated with them. (10M 150W CSE 2023)
What do you mean by nutrient deficiency? Explain the micro-nutrient deficiency in context of work capacity of women and children. (12.5M, CSE 2015)
Enumerate objective of Integrated Child Development Service scheme. (12.5M, CSE 2014)
