Major Crops, Irrigation & Water Stress
प्रमुख फसलें, सिंचाई और जल तनाव
Major Crops, Irrigation & Water Stress is part of the UPSC Mains GS Paper III syllabus, under Economy. It appeared in Mains GS Paper III question papers in 3 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025 (2017, 2020, 2023). It is marked high-yield: a topic worth revising more than once.
What should you study in Major Crops, Irrigation & Water Stress?
- Irrigation types — canal, tank, well; command area development
- Water stress — groundwater depletion (dark zones), Atal Bhujal Yojana
- Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana — PMKSY, per drop more crop
- Inter-state river water disputes — Cauvery, Krishna, Mahanadi
How often is Major Crops, Irrigation & Water Stress asked in UPSC Mains?
Asked in 3 of 10 years, including 1 of the last 5. Highlighted years below are the ones it appeared in.
- 2016: not asked
- 2017: asked
- 2018: not asked
- 2019: not asked
- 2020: asked
- 2021: not asked
- 2022: not asked
- 2023: asked
- 2024: not asked
- 2025: not asked
About the Mains GS Paper III paper
GS Paper III is a 250-mark descriptive Mains paper covering technology, economic development, biodiversity, environment, security and disaster management. See all 50 Mains GS Paper III topics.
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Syllabus: UPSC Civil Services notification. Topic breakdown, subtopics and PYQ years: GS Score UPSC Syllabus 2026-27 booklet. Sources & credits
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