Q. In the context of the Tenth Five Year Plan declaring agriculture as the Prime Moving Force (PMF), consider the following statements:
1.It aimed to solve food security, employment generation, and rural poverty by prioritizing agriculture over industry.
2.The plan suggested that 92% of employment was generated by agriculture at the time.
3.Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen supported prioritizing agriculture as the PMF.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation:
Statement 1: Correct. The Tenth Plan prioritized agriculture to address food security, employment, and rural poverty issues.
Statement 2: Correct. It noted that 92% of employment was generated by agriculture.
Statement 3: Correct. Amartya Sen suggested prioritizing agriculture on similar lines.
