Assertion (A): Buffer Stock is the stock of food grains, namely wheat and rice.
Reason (R): Buffer stock is procured by the government through Food Corporation of India (FCI).
Answer:
Explanation:
Buffer Stock is the stock of foodgrains , namely wheat and rice, procured by the government through the Food Corporation of India (FCI).
The FCI purchases wheat and rice from the farmers i n states where there is surplus production.
The farmers are paid a preannounced price for their crops . This price is called Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Let’s check
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Assertion (A):
Buffer Stock is the stock of food grains, namely wheat, and rice. It is
correct.
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Reason (R):
Buffer stock is procured by the government through the Food Corporation of India (FCI). It is
correct.
- Buffer stock procured by the government has no relation with the meaning of buffer stuck. So the reasoning is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
So,
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Assertion is
true
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Reason is
true
- Reason is not the correct explanation to the assertion
Thus, the correct answer is (b).
