Question - 1
India has experienced persistent and high food inflation in the recent past. What could be the reasons?
1.As a consequence of increasing incomes, the consumption pattern of the people have undergone a significant change.
2.The food supply chain has structural constraints.
3.Due to gradual switch over to the cultivation of commercial crops, the area under the cultivation of food grains has steadily decreased in the last five years by about 30%.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 and 2
- B 1 and 3
- C 2 and 3
- D Only 2