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Which of the following is true about the state of agriculture in India at present ?

(A) Of all the sectors, agriculture needs the highest allocation of funds.

(B) Contribution of agriculture to India’s GDP this year would depend greatly upon the monsoon rains.

(C) As India is one ofthe high-growth countries, it has surplus food reservesto export to other nations.

Which of the following had contributed to exorbitant food prices in 2008 ?

(A) Hoarding of food stocks by local wholesalers which inadvertentlycreated a food shortage.

(B) Export of foodgrains was reduced by large producers.

(C) Diverting resources from cultivation of foodgrains to that of more profitable crops.