GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN ECONOMY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Subsidies are
A
rights to increase trade with Great Britain and her colonies
B
extra payments or bonuses to grow or produce certain crops.
C
permission to trade directly with other countries.
D
land payments which made it easier to remain in the colony.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A subsidy is a kind of incentive that the government gives to farmers with a view to: Help supplement their income. Give them options for purchase of various agriculture inputs. Encourage them to adopt new plans and policies.

Detailed explanation-2: -this seems, for instance, to be the case in the oxford online dictionary2 where a subsidy is defined as: “a sum of money granted from public funds to help an industry or business keep the price of a commodity or service low”. 3 But many would argue that tax concessions are also a form of subsidization.

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