India produced a record high - more than 23 million metric ton in pulses in 2016-17. In spite of an above average monsoon and minimum droughts in the agricultural heartland, the government imported equivalent to 1/3rd of the total locally produced pulses under zero-duty imports, contributing towards drastically reducing the price of the pulses to 30% below the peak price in 2016. For Indians to have disposable income and contribute towards 8-9% annual GDP growth rate, imports of pulses should be limited?
Which statement weakens the claim of the author?
a) Agriculture contributes 17.32%....
b) Lower prices of pulses reduced ....
c) Pulses constitute the 3rd largest ....
d) The peak price of pulses in ....
e) Canada exported the largest ...
