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UPSC Prelims 1988 · Agriculture · Seeds, Water and Fertiliser
Mechanization agriculture will lead to which of the following? (1) Higher per unit cost of operation (2) Higher per unit productivity (3) Higher dose of employment (4) Higher utilization of resources Select the correct answer from codes given below:
- (a) 1 and 4
- (b) 1 and 2
- (c) 3 and 4
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (b) 1 and 2
Mechanisation raises the cost per unit of operation (costly machines on small plots) and raises productivity.
Why the others are wrong
(a) The key pairs higher cost with higher productivity, not resource use.
(c) Machines reduce labour employment.
(d) Machines reduce employment.
The trap
Mechanisation lowers cost on big farms but raises it on India’s small plots — the question’s logic.
🔒 Mechanisation: ↑ productivity, ↓ labour demand; custom hiring centres for small farmers.
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