Question

Read the following statements carefully and choose the correct answer from the following options:
Statement 1 Now agricultural markets are not dominated by the private traders like moneylenders, rural political leaders, big merchants, and rich farmers.
Statement 2 The storage facilities available for food grains and commercial crops are completely satisfactory.

[0.80 marks]

• A. Both the statements are true.
• B. Both the statements are false.
• C. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.
• D. Statement 2 is true and Statement 1 is false.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both the statements are false.

Some of the obstacles that hinder the mechanism of agricultural marketing are:
(i) Agricultural markets are still dominated by the private traders like moneylenders, rural political leaders, big merchants, and rich farmers.
(ii) The facilities available for storing the food grains and commercial crops are completely satisfactory.