SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 36

SSC CGL - 12 April 2022 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q36

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved an increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for all mandated Rabi crops for the marketing season 2021–22 in line with the recommendations of the ______ Commission.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Swaminathan.

1. Under the chairmanship of M.S. Swaminathan, Swaminathan Commission was constituted on 18 November 2004.

2. It was constituted to address the issue of farmers' suicides in the nation.

3. It submitted five reports in total from 2004 to 2006 and highlighted the reasons for farmers' suicides.