Under the Kisan Credit Card scheme, short-term credit support is given to farmers for which of the following purposes ? 1. Working capital for maintenance of farm assets 2. Purchase of combine harvesters, tractors and mini trucks 3. Consumption requiremen

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Q: (IAS/2020)
Under the Kisan Credit Card scheme, short-term credit support is given to farmers for which of the following purposes ?
1. Working capital for maintenance of farm assets
2. Purchase of combine harvesters, tractors and mini trucks
3. Consumption requirements of farm households
4. Post-harvest expenses
5. Construction of family house and setting up of village cold storage facility

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

question_subject: 

Economics

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,154,75,29,154,10,36

keywords: 

{'kisan credit card scheme': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'farm households': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'farm assets': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'term credit support': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'farmers': [1, 3, 8, 26], 'consumption requirements': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'combine harvesters': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'village': [3, 1, 4, 12], 'tractors': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'mini trucks': [0, 0, 0, 1]}

The correct answer is b.

Under the Kisan Credit Card scheme, short-term credit support is given to farmers for the following purposes:

Working capital for maintenance of farm assets

Purchase of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and other inputs

Post-harvest expenses

Consumption requirements of farm households

Therefore, option b, which includes 1, 3, and 4, is the correct answer. Option 2 is not included as it is a long-term asset and not a short-term requirement. Option 5 is also not included in the scheme.