MPSC Rajyaseva 2018 CSAT — Question 33
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ॲग्रिकल्चरल अडजस्टमेंट अॅक्ट वर टीका का केली गेली ? / Why was the Agricultural Adjustment Act criticised?
1)या कायद्याने शेती उत्पादन नियंत्रित केले गेले, पण लोकांना अन्नाची गरज होती / The Act curtailed farm output but people needed food✓ Correct
2)या कायद्याने महामंदीला थांबवता आले नाही / The Act could not stop the Great Depression
3)या कायद्याने अन्नधान्य वितरित झाले, पण लोकांनी त्याचे पैसे दिले नाहीत / The Act gave away food but people did not pay for it
4)वरीलपैकी नाही / None of the above
The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was criticised because it paid farmers to destroy crops and slaughter livestock to artificially raise prices while millions were starving during the Depression.