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Directions for Questions Consider the given four statements and choose the correct answer from the given options.

1. Jaivik Kheti Portal’ is an initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture along with the Ministry of Science Technology and Climate change.

2. This portal is not an E-commerce platform.

3. This portal does not promote organic farming.

4. This portal provides price discovery mechanisms to help farmers.

Choose the correct answer:

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Explanation:

Let’s examine each statement:

- Statement 1: ‘Jaivik Kheti Portal’ is mainly initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and the Ministry of Commerce. It is *not* under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Climate Change. So, this statement is incorrect.

- Statement 2: The portal *is* partly an E-commerce platform that connects farmers with buyers, making this statement incorrect.

- Statement 3: The portal is specifically aimed to promote organic farming. So, this statement is incorrect.

- Statement 4: The portal does provide a price discovery mechanism to connect farmers and buyers. This is correct.

Now, examining the options:

- Option 1 ("1 and 2"): Both are incorrect.

- Option 2 ("1 and 3"): Both are incorrect.

- Option 3 ("2 and 4"): Statement 2 is incorrect, but 4 is correct.

- Option 4 ("1 and 4"): Only 4 is correct; 1 is incorrect.

So, the correct answer is:

? Option: 3, 2 and 4