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EconomyMoney, RBI and InflationInflation, Price Indices and Price StabilityMedium
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Statement based
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Concept understanding
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Inflation, Price Indices and Price Stability
Related topics:
Farm Supply Chains, Price Discovery and Market Intelligence
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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?

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Question 4 · Inflation, Price Indices and Price Stability · Economy · UPSC Prelims 2011 (GS)

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2011 · GS · Question 4