Question

A shift from subsidies to direct cash transfer would enable the government to?

• A. Improve targeting of subsidies to the most deserving and reduce leakages
• B. Simplify the complicated system to help the deserving
• C. Check the high infaltion
• D. Get rid of the criticism that the government is anti-poor.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Improve targeting of subsidies to the most deserving and reduce leakages

Option A is the right answer because it is clearly illustrated in the passage that - 'A shift from subsidies to direct cash transfer would improve targeting of subsidies to the most deserving and reduce leakages.'

There is no evidence in the passage to suggest that Options B, C, and D are the right answers.

Hence, these are incorrect.