Q147 · UPPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · General Studies

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Who among the following introduced the concept of entitlements in food security?1.M. S. Swaminathan2.Atul Pranay3.Samali Srikant4.Amartya SenSelect the correct answer from the code given below:

A 1 and 2
B Only 4
C 3 and 4
D Only 1

Correct answer: (b) Only 4

Explanation

  1. A

    1 and 2

    1 and 2. Swaminathan is food production / NFSA debates, not the entitlement concept’s author here.

  2. B

    Only 4

    Only 4. Amartya Sen introduced entitlements in the analysis of food security and famine.

  3. C

    3 and 4

    3 and 4. Samali Srikant is not the theorist.

  4. D

    Only 1

    Only 1. Swaminathan is the Green Revolution name, not entitlements.

Summary. Official key is (b) only 4. Entitlements: Amartya Sen. Also note: Poverty and Famines — Sen 1981; Exchange entitlement — Wages, prices, rations; Swaminathan — MSP / Green Revolution; NFSA 2013 — Legal entitlements later, named after the idea.