The agriculture produce which is sold in the market by the farmers is called :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Marketed surplus
Farmers do not sell everything they grow. They consume a part of the crop themselves and take the rest to the market. The part sold in the market is called the marketed surplus.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| 13-05 S1* | – | – | 13-06 S1 | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Green Revolution: …Growth in agricultural output is important but it is not enough. If a large proportion of this increase is consumed by the farmers themselves instead of being sold in the market, the higher output will not make much of a difference to the economy as a whole. If, on the other hand, a substantial amount of agricultural produce is sold in the market by the farmers, the higher output can make a difference to the economy. The portion of agricultural produce which is sold in the market by the farmers is called marketed surplus. A good proportion of the rice and wheat produced during the green revolution period (available as marketed surplus) was sold by the farmers in the market. As a result, the price of food grains declined relative to other items of consumption.…” |