UPPCS · प्रश्न 86
Consider the following statements about farm subsidies in India. 1. The input subsidies in India, such as on fertilizers, fall under indirect farm subsidies. 2. Reduction in power and irrigation bills offered to farmers falls under direct farm subsidies. 3. The agricultural provisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO), though allowing direct farm subsidies, prohibit indirect subsidies. 4. All subsidies provided by the governments in India fall under the indirect subsidies. Select the correct statements using the code given below.
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या
उत्तर: (C) 1 and 4
व्याख्या
Input subsidies such as fertilisers are indirect farm subsidies, and practically all Indian farm subsidies are classed as indirect (price-reducing) support. (As per the official UPPSC answer key.)