State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

UPPCS · Question 21

Who among the following introduced the concept of entitlements in food security? 1. M. S. Swaminathan 2. Atul Pranay 3. Samali Srikant 4. Amartya Sen Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. Only 4
  2. Only 1
  3. 1 and 2
  4. 3 and 4
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Answer: (A) Only 4

Explanation

Amartya Sen's entitlement approach (Poverty and Famines, 1981) explained famines as a failure of people's entitlements rather than food availability.