Question

According to the All India Debt and Indebtedness Survey- 2019 Report, what percentage of cultivator households in rural areas were indebted as on 30th June, 2018?

• A. 40.3%
• B. 28.2%
• C. 20.6%
• D. 22.4%

Hint:

Recall that ~40% of rural cultivator households were indebted in 2018 per AIDIS 2019—highlights the credit dependency in agriculture.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: AIDIS 2019 headline figure for cultivator household indebtedness is widely cited as around 40 percent.
Step 2: Eliminate 20.6% and 22.4%, both too low for this headline figure.
Step 3: Eliminate 28.2%, also below the reported figure.
Step 4: 40.3% matches the AIDIS 2019 report, so the correct option is (1).