With reference to the passage, the following assumptions have been made :
The growing divergence between the fortunes of the agricultural and non-agricultural economy in India could have been reduced/contained by :
I. adapting large-scale cultivation of commercial crops and viable corporate farming.
II. providing free insurance for all crops and heavily subsidizing seeds, fertilizers, electricity and farm machinery at par with developed countries.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid ?
A.I only
B.II only
C.Both I and II
D.Neither I nor II✓ Correct
Explanation
The passage merely describes the divergence between agricultural and non-agricultural growth without suggesting any specific solutions. Neither commercial crop cultivation/corporate farming (I) nor free insurance and heavy subsidies (II) is hinted at or assumed by the author. Both are external prescriptions not implicit in the passage. Therefore neither assumption is valid.
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