Agriculture divergence passage - Assumptions
Question
With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made : The growing divergence between the fortunes of the agricultural and non-agricultural economy in India could have been reduced/contained by :
- 1.
adapting large-scale cultivation of commercial crops and viable corporate farming.
- 2.
providing free insurance for all crops and heavily subsidizing seeds, fertilizers, electricity and farm machinery at par with developed countries.
Options
I only
II only
Both I and II
Neither I nor II
Explanation
The passage is strictly descriptive; it details statistical growth disparities between sectors and the timeline of stagnation. It contains absolutely zero normative prescriptions, diagnosis of root causes, or policy solutions. Therefore, any assumption introducing specific economic remedies—like corporate farming in Statement I or heavy subsidies and free insurance in Statement II—goes completely beyond the boundaries of the provided text.
Answer: (d).
Question details
Year
2025
Paper
CSAT
Question
Q32
Section
Reading Comprehension
Sub-topic
Agriculture / Economy passage
Type
RC - Assumption validation
Difficulty
Medium
Source hint
Passage-based comprehension
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