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QUESTION PYQ 09
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10 marks

Explain the factors influencing the decision of the farmers on the selection of high value crops in India.

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What the examiner wants

For High-Value Crop Choice, the core task is to explain the exact proposition ‘Explain the factors influencing the decision of the farmers on the selection of high value crops in India.’. Organise the answer around its qualifier and evidence burden, not around a generic syllabus note.

ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Explain the factors influencing the decision of the farmers on the selection of high value crops in India≈55 words
  2. 2For High-Value Crop Choice, connect the farm/value-chain constraint to farmer incentives, risk, markets and the policy/technology lever that changes the outcome≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Farm/value-chain contextSpecific constraints/driversIncentive/technology/policy linkageFarmer/market outcomeEnabling conditions for High-Value Crop Choice

Where marks usually go

  • Turning this into a broad note on High-Value Crop Choice instead of answering the question’s operative wording: ‘Explain the factors influencing the decision of the farmers on the selection of high value crops in…’
  • Adding correct but adjacent facts on High-Value Crop Choice that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ

Value addition

  • High-Value Crop Choice: mechanism/value-chain diagram — input/constraint → transmission → outcome → policy lever
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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