Supporters of farm subsidies in the green revolution years argued that

they mainly helped the fertiliser industry and big farmersCorrect answerYour answerthey were needed to get farmers to try the new technologyCorrect answerYour answerthey should be removed once the technology spreadCorrect answerYour answerthey made farmers depend less on the monsoonCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

A new technology is risky; a subsidy lowers its cost, so farmers are willing to adopt it.

Worth noting

Helping the fertiliser industry and big farmers is the critics' argument, not the supporters'.

Concept: The subsidy debate
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Supporters of farm subsidies in the green revolution years argued that

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