🌾 KD-94 | Rajasthan’s First Fully Organic Village: Bamanwas Kankar Panchayat and Organic Farming Push | IAS Prelims 2026-27 Highly Expected MCQs
🌾 KD-94 | Rajasthan’s First Fully Organic Village: Bamanwas Kankar Panchayat and Organic Farming Push
Post Date: 16 January 2026
Syllabus: GS3 | Economy / Environment
📌 In News
Bamanwas Kankar Panchayat in Rajasthan has become the first fully organic village body in the state, covering seven hamlets.
🌱 What is Organic Farming?
Organic farming is a sustainable agricultural system that:
- Avoids synthetic inputs (chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides)
- Relies on natural, on-farm resources for nutrient management
- Uses eco-friendly methods for pest and disease control
It aims to:
- Promote safe food production
- Lower production costs over time
- Improve soil health
- Help mitigate climate change by reducing dependence on chemical fertilizers
✅ Advantages of Organic Farming
- Maintains environmental health by reducing pollution
- Reduces human and animal health hazards by lowering chemical residues in food
- Helps keep agricultural production sustainable in the long run
- Reduces production costs and improves soil health
- Ensures optimum utilisation of natural resources and conserves them for future generations
- Saves energy (both animal and machine) and reduces the risk of crop failure
- Improves soil physical properties such as:
- Better granulation and tilth
- Improved aeration and root penetration
- Higher water-holding capacity
- Reduced soil erosion
- Improves soil chemical properties by:
- Enhancing supply and retention of nutrients
- Reducing nutrient loss into water bodies and the environment
- Promoting favourable chemical reactions in the soil
🏛️ Government Steps to Promote Organic Farming
- The Government of India has been promoting organic farming through:
- Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
- Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)
- These schemes have been implemented since 2015–16 to:
- Strengthen the domestic market
- Promote exports of organic produce
- The National Centre of Organic Farming (NCOF) is the nodal organisation for promoting organic farming under the:
- Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) Division
- Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
🏁 Conclusion
The recognition of Bamanwas Kankar Panchayat as Rajasthan’s first fully organic village marks a significant step toward sustainable, climate-resilient, and health-oriented agriculture. It demonstrates how local governance, when aligned with national policy support, can drive a transition from chemical-intensive farming to eco-friendly practices with long-term economic and environmental benefits.
🪔 IAS Monk Whisper
When soil is treated as a living companion rather than a chemical factory, farming becomes not just production, but stewardship.
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Topic: 🌾 KD-94 | Rajasthan’s First Fully Organic Village: Bamanwas Kankar Panchayat and Organic Farming Push
MCQ 1 | TYPE 1 — How Many Statements Are Correct?
Consider the following statements regarding organic farming and the recent development in Rajasthan:
1)Bamanwas Kankar Panchayat in Rajasthan has been declared the first fully organic village body in the state.
2)Organic farming avoids synthetic inputs and relies on natural, on-farm resources.
3)Organic farming necessarily increases the cost of agricultural production in the long run.
4)Organic farming helps improve soil health and reduces environmental pollution.
How many of the above statements are correct?
A)Only one
B)Only two
C)Only three
D)All four
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🟩 Correct Answer: C)Only three
🧠 Explanation:
1)✅ True – Bamanwas Kankar Panchayat has become the first fully organic village body in Rajasthan.
2)✅ True – Organic farming avoids synthetic inputs and uses natural, on-farm resources.
3)❌ False – Organic farming reduces production costs over time and improves soil health.
4)✅ True – It improves soil health and reduces pollution.
MCQ 2 | TYPE 2 — Two-Statement Type
Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: Organic farming helps in improving soil physical properties such as aeration, water-holding capacity, and root penetration.
Statement 2: Organic farming increases nutrient loss into water bodies due to reduced use of chemical fertilizers.
Which of the following is correct?
A)Only Statement 1 is correct
B)Only Statement 2 is correct
C)Both statements are correct
D)Neither statement is correct
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🟩 Correct Answer: A) Only 1 is correct
🧠 Explanation:
Statement 1)✅ True – Organic farming improves soil structure, aeration, and water-holding capacity.
Statement 2)❌ False – Organic farming reduces nutrient loss into water bodies and the environment.
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MCQ 3 | TYPE 3 — Code-Based Statement Selection
Consider the following statements regarding advantages of organic farming:
1)It reduces human and animal health hazards by lowering chemical residues in food.
2)It helps conserve natural resources for future generations.
3)It increases the risk of crop failure due to lower input use.
4)It improves both soil physical and chemical properties.
Which of the above statements are correct?
A)1, 2 and 3 only
B)1, 2 and 4 only
C)2 and 3 only
D)1, 2, 3 and 4
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🟩 Correct Answer: B)1, 2 and 4 only
🧠 Explanation:
1)✅ True – Organic farming reduces chemical residues, lowering health hazards.
2)✅ True – It promotes optimum use and conservation of natural resources.
3)❌ False – Organic farming reduces, not increases, the risk of crop failure over time.
4)✅ True – It improves both physical and chemical properties of soil.
MCQ 4 | TYPE 4 — Direct Factual Question
Which of the following schemes are specifically mentioned as promoting organic farming in India?
A)Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)
B)Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and Soil Health Card Scheme
C)National Food Security Mission and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
D)Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana and e-NAM
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🟩 Correct Answer: A)Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER)
🧠 Explanation:
The Government of India promotes organic farming mainly through PKVY and MOVCDNER since 2015–16.
The other schemes are related to insurance, irrigation, markets, or general agriculture, not specifically to organic farming.
MCQ 5 | TYPE 5 — UPSC 2025 Linkage Reasoning Format (I, II, III)
Consider the following statements:
Statement I:
Organic farming is considered a sustainable agricultural practice that supports long-term environmental and soil health.
Statement II:
Organic farming avoids synthetic inputs and relies on natural nutrient management and eco-friendly pest control methods.
Statement III:
Organic farming improves soil structure, reduces pollution, and lowers chemical residues in agricultural produce.
Which one of the following is correct?
A)Both Statements II and III are correct and both explain Statement I
B)Both Statements II and III are correct but only one explains Statement I
C)Only one of the Statements II and III is correct and that explains Statement I
D)Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correct
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🟩 Correct Answer: A)
🧠 Explanation:
Statement II)✅ True – Avoiding synthetic inputs and using natural methods explains why organic farming is sustainable.
Statement III)✅ True – Improvements in soil health and reduction in pollution and residues further explain the sustainability of organic farming.
Together, both statements explain why organic farming is considered a sustainable agricultural practice, as stated in Statement I.