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Read the following passage and answer the items that follow. Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.
In India, agriculture still engages about half of workforce, and about 85 per cent of its farms mall and marginal. Compared to China Vietnam, which have experienced fast structural and rural transformation, India's story is of slow transformation. As a result, poverty reduction in India was at a much slower pace during 1988—2014, compared to China and Vietnam. India's poverty reduction was slow during 1988-2005, but during 2005-2012, it accelerated dramatically—almost three times faster than during the earlier period. What did India do during this period? Research reveals that the relative price scenario changed significantly (by more than 50%) in favour of agriculture in the wake of rising global prices. This boosted private investments in agriculture by more than 5o%. As a result, agri-GDP growth touched 4/1% during 2007-2012 as against 2.4% during 2002—2007. The net surplus or agri-trade touched $25 billion in 2013-2014: real farm wages rose by 7% per annum. All this led to unprecedented fall in poverty.
With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
Which of the above assumptions are valid?
1 and 3
2 and 4
2 and 3
3 and 4
Sol. Ans.(b). Theme is “Agri prices and poverty reduction”.
An excellent topic with great historical background.
Statement 2 is definitely correct (an assumption made in the para) because good price incentives indeed trigger agri investments (mentioned clearly). So options (b) and (c) are only possibilities.
Statement 3 is not mentioned anywhere, even indirectly. So only option (b) is left.
Now statement 4 may look a bit silly when you think of India’s poverty reduction being contingent on higher global agri prices. But it is a fact that it does help directly.
By: Brijesh Kumar ProfileResourcesReport error
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