Question

Read the following passage carefully and answer the given questions. Certain words/phrases are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
What according to the author, are the reasons behind the fact that farmers' income in some countries in the West is several times that of an average household?

• A. Farming in these countries is lucrative as farmers are provided with a good return for their produce.
• B. Big retail chains have benefited the farmers enormously.
• C. Retail chains have completely wiped out the middlemen in these countries and have thus increased the farmers' profit.
• D. Huge subsidies are being provided by the government to these farmers.
• E. None of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Huge subsidies are being provided by the government to these farmers.

The reason is that huge subsidies are being provided by the government to these farmers.