Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Cooperatives have received a setback in agricultural marketing during the recent past.
Reason (R): There has been inadequate coverage of farmer members, a lack of link between marketing and processing cooperatives, and inefficient financial management.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): Cooperatives have received a setback in agricultural marketing during the recent past. — True. Cooperative marketing has weakened in recent years.
Reason (R): There has been inadequate coverage of farmer members, a lack of link between marketing and processing cooperatives, and inefficient financial management. — True. These are the three causes of the setback.
Why R explains A?
A states the setback. R lists what caused it: too few farmer members, a missing link between marketing and processing cooperatives, and poor financial management. Each of these weakens a cooperative, so R is the cause of A.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.4 Agricultural Market System … However cooperatives have received a setback during the recent past due to inadequate coverage of farmer members, lack of appropriate link between marketing and processing cooperatives and inefficient financial management. …” |