Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

The poor especially in market economics need the strength that collectivises offer for creating more economic, social and political space for themselves, for enhancing their socio-economic well-being and voice, and as a protection against free market individualism. It has been argued that a group approach to farming, especially in the form of bottom up agricultural production collectivises, offers substantial scope for poverty alleviation and empowering the poor as well as enhancing agricultural productivity. To realize this potential, however, the groups would need to be voluntary in nature, small in size, participative in decision making and equitable in work sharing and benefit distribution. There are many notable examples of such collectivises to be found in varied contexts, such as in transitions economies. All of them bear witness to the possibility of successful cooperation under given conditions. And although the gender impact of the family cooperatives in the transition economies are uncertain, the Indian examples of women-only groups farming offer considerable potential for benefiting women.

Agricultural collectivises such as group-based farming can provide the rural poor

1. Empowerment.

2. Increased agricultural productivity.

3. Safeguard against exploitative markets.

4. Surplus production of agricultural commodities.

Select the correct Solution: using the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(b) 1, 2 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 4 only

(d) 1, 3 and 4 only

Question

Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

The poor especially in market economics need the strength that collectivises offer for creating more economic, social and political space for themselves, for enhancing their socio-economic well-being and voice, and as a protection against free market individualism. It has been argued that a group approach to farming, especially in the form of bottom up agricultural production collectivises, offers substantial scope for poverty alleviation and empowering the poor as well as enhancing agricultural productivity. To realize this potential, however, the groups would need to be voluntary in nature, small in size, participative in decision making and equitable in work sharing and benefit distribution. There are many notable examples of such collectivises to be found in varied contexts, such as in transitions economies. All of them bear witness to the possibility of successful cooperation under given conditions. And although the gender impact of the family cooperatives in the transition economies are uncertain, the Indian examples of women-only groups farming offer considerable potential for benefiting women.

Agricultural collectivises such as group-based farming can provide the rural poor

1. Empowerment.

2. Increased agricultural productivity.

3. Safeguard against exploitative markets.

4. Surplus production of agricultural commodities.

Select the correct Solution: using the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(b) 1, 2 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 4 only

(d) 1, 3 and 4 only

Accepted Answer

Correct Option: (B) 1, 2 and 3 only The passage states that agricultural collectivises can lead to poverty alleviation, empowerment, and increased agricultural productivity. It also mentions that they provide protection against free-market individualism, which implies safeguarding against exploitative markets. However, there is no mention of surplus production of agricultural commodities.

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