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UPSC 2011: India has experienced persistent and high food inflation in the recent past. What could be the reasons? 1. Due to a gradual switchover 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%. 2. As a consequence of increasing incomes, the consumption patterns of the people have undergone a significant change. 3. The food supply chain has structural constraints. Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only
Empirical data show the area under food-grain crops fell only marginally, not by the 30 % claimed, so statement 1 is incorrect. Rising incomes have shifted diets toward costlier food items (statement 2 correct) and India’s fragmented storage, transport and marketing systems impose structural bottlenecks (statement 3 correct). Hence only 2 and 3 are correct → option (b). ([testbook.com](https://testbook.com/question-answer/india-has-experienced-persistent-and-high-food-inf--601e98ddbc102611d72b5fd9?utm_source=openai))
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