Economy · 26 Jul 2026
With reference to Telangana's agricultural situation during the Vanakalam 2026 season, which one of the following statements is NOT correctly described?
Tests careful discrimination of a factually inverted statement embedded among true ones, requiring precise recall rather than general thematic understanding.
Subscribe / Login in App →A delayed and weakened monsoon left Telangana farmers facing severe crop stress, with paddy and cotton acreage expanding despite official advisories favouring millets and pulses, compounded by the non-operational Kaleshwaram barrages.
This tests careful reading for a factually reversed detail - the non-operational status of the Kaleshwaram barrages is central to the crisis and UPSC frequently uses such "NOT correct" formats to test whether aspirants notice inverted or opposite claims embedded among otherwise accurate statements.
Despite Telangana's contingency advisory favouring millets and pulses, paddy and cotton acreage rose due to assured MSP procurement, while the non-operational Kaleshwaram barrages removed a critical irrigation buffer during the rainfall deficit.
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