1. Discuss the main objectives of agricultural price policy in India. What factors have contributed to the consistent rise in procurement prices of foodgrains in India

2. What is meant by cropping pattern? Describe some of the important cropping patterns prevalentinIndia. Highlight the factors that affect cropping pattern.

3. What are the causes of low agricultural Productivity in India? Examine the role of technological improvements in promoting the agricultural Productivity.

4. Critically examine forest policy in India with special reference to the National Forest Policy, 1988.

5. Examine the environmental impact of large and small irrigation projects.

6. Explain the changing linkages between agriculture and industry over time in India.

7. Pointout the prospects of agro-processing industries in rural India.

8. Do you think that the agricultural income should be taxed in India? Give reasons.

9. What are the benefits of biotech research in agriculture? Discuss the measures adopted by the government to promote the application of biotech in Indian agriculture.

10. How is 'Market Access' an area of international concern in agricultural trade? Explain.

11. Write notes (in about 150 words each) on any two of the following:

Commercialisation of agriculture

Food Security

Measures undertaken in agriculture in the wake of economic reforms in India