Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct? Statement 1: The portion of agricultural produce which is sold in the market by the farmers is called agricultural surplus. Statement 2: A good proportion of the rice and wheat produced during the green revolution period was sold by the farmers in the market which resulted in decline of prices of these foodgrains. |
Only Statement 1 is correct. Only Statement 2 is correct. Both statements are correct. None of the given statement is correct. |
Only Statement 2 is correct. |
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. The low income groups, who spend a large percentage of their income on food, benefited from this decline in relative prices. |