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Economy & DevelopmentEXAMINEYear 2017Sec A | 125 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder
“Farming has lost the ability to be a source of subsistence for the majority of farmers in India.”
Exact Syllabus Pointer
Inclusive development, globalization, technology as enabler, sustainable subsistence, poverty, shared spaces vs conflicts.
Connected Questions Across All Papers
Discovered through overlapping concepts: Agrarian Crisis, Farmer Subsistence, Rural Distress
Recurring Theme Trend: “Agrarian Crisis”
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