Which of the following statements about the globalisation of agriculture in India are correct?
(A) Globalisation of agriculture means the incorporation of agriculture into the larger global market.
(B) Globalisation of agriculture has had direct effects on farmers and rural society.
(C) India's recent decision to import wheat continues its earlier policy of self-reliance on food grains.
(D) Participation in the World Trade Organization requires the opening up of Indian markets to imports.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B and D only
(A) Globalisation of agriculture means the incorporation of agriculture into the larger global market. — Correct. Globalisation of agriculture is the incorporation of agriculture into the larger global market, so farm produce and inputs become part of world trade.
(B) Globalisation of agriculture has had direct effects on farmers and rural society. — Correct. This process has had direct effects on farmers and rural society, for example through contract farming with multinational companies.
(C) India's recent decision to import wheat continues its earlier policy of self-reliance on food grains. — Incorrect. The decision to import wheat reverses the earlier policy of self-reliance on food grains. It breaks with that policy.
(D) Participation in the World Trade Organization requires the opening up of Indian markets to imports. — Correct. Liberalisation entails participation in the World Trade Organization, which aims at freer world trade and requires the opening up of Indian markets to imports.
NCERT (2026-27): “4.6 Globalisation, Liberalisation, and Rural Society “These are indicators of the process of globalisation of agriculture, or the incorporation of agriculture into the larger global market – a process that has had direct effects on farmers and rural society. …” |