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UPSC 2004: Consider the following statements: India continues to be dependent on imports to meet the requirement of oilseeds in the country because 1. Farmers prefer to grow food grains with highly remunerative support prices. 2. Most of the cultivation of oil-seed crops continues to be dependent on rainfall. 3. Oils from the seeds of tree origin and rice bran have remained unexploited. 4. It is far cheaper to import oil seeds than to cultivate the oil-seed crops. Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a)1 and 2
(b)1, 2 and 3
(c)3 and 4
(d)1, 2, 3 and 4
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Import-dependence continues because (1) farmers favour food-grains that enjoy higher MSPs, (2) over two-thirds of oilseed area is rain-fed giving low, risky yields, and (3) alternative oils such as those from tree-borne seeds and rice-bran are still under-utilised. It is not cheaper to import oilseeds than to grow them, so statement 4 is incorrect. Thus only statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct (option b). ([edurev.in](https://edurev.in/t/203136/Agriculture-in-the-National-Economy-Solved-Questio))
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