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doubt (Question:214827.2)

where we use report or where measure

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DIRECTIONS: In the given passage, there are blanks each of which has been alphabets. These alphabets are printed below the passage and against each blank, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.


The world is witnessing food price turbulence again. A bad drought in Russia, rising demand in the US and developing countries and Pakistan’s blighted crop prospects after its floods, are keeping prices of commodities such as cereals, sugar, oil and meat high. The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s monthly food price __ (a) __ is heading North.

India is not __ (b) __ from this problem even at the best of times. For the week that ended on 11th September, food prices as __ (c) __ by the Wholesale Price Index rose by 15.86% Given the robust demand for foodstuffs, a time of price volatility calls for a careful look at the ‘design’ issues surrounding food supply management.

At times, even huge food stocks are not able to __ (d) __ rising food prices. The fault lies in how food is released to traders by government agencies such as the Food Corporation of India (FCI). This problem is apart from FCI’s high carrying cost of food-grains. But this is not the problem at __ (e) __.

For example, under the Open Market Sales Scheme (OMSS) a fixed quantity of grain, usually in multiples of 10 metric tonnes, is sold to traders, flour mills and other buyers when supplies are short or there is price volatility. But a combination of price rigidity, terms of sale and the quantity sold under OMSS defeat its purpose.

One reason for this is the large volume in the hands of very few individual buyers. This __ (f) __ to perverse economic incentives. Often, the grain sold under this scheme winds up back to food __ (g) __ agencies because of price differentials (the price at which it is sold and the prevailing market price). This has been observed many times in states as diverse as Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

If the number of buyers is __ (h) __ and the quantity sold to each buyer reduced, or the price fixed, but the amount of grain that can be bought kept flexible, these problems can be __ (i) __. This makes for a sensible menu of options. But it needs careful implementation.

And if, for some reason, changes are required to suit local conditions in different states, the economic logic behind these ideas should not be lost __ (j) __ of.
Mark the correct option for blank _(c)_.
Options:
A) developed
B) increased
C) reported
D) measured
E) handled
Solution:
Ans: (d) The function of ‘Price Index’ is to measure rise and fall of food prices.

KUMARI MANISHA

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· 1 Months ago

index measures , while survey reports
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