UPSC PRELIMS · ECONOMICS · AGRICULTURE — MSP & CROPS

Consider the following statements : 1. The Government of India provides Minimum Support Price for niger · ( Guizotia abyssinica) seeds. 2. Niger is cultivated as a Kharif crop. 3. Some tribal people in India use niger seed oil for cooking. . How many of the above statements are correct?

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EXPLANATION

Niger is an MSP-supported kharif oilseed and its oil is used for cooking, including among tribal communities. Hence all three statements are correct.

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