Under the Kisan Credit Card scheme, short-term credit support is given to farmers for which of the following purposes?1.Working capital for maintenance of farm assets2.Purchase of combine harvesters, tractors and mini trucks.3.Consumption requirements of farm households4.Post-harvest expense5.Construction of family house and setting up of village cold storage facility.Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. A

   1, 2 and 5 only

   1, 2 and 5 only. Tractors/harvesters and a house/cold-store are investment/long-term, not KCC short-term as keyed.

2. B

   1, 3 and 4 only

   1, 3 and 4 only. Working capital to maintain assets, household consumption, post-harvest expenses. Not combine/tractor purchase or house-and-village cold storage.

3. C

   2, 3, 4 and 5 only

   2, 3, 4 and 5 only. Keeps the capex limbs.

4. D

   1, 2, 3 4 and 5

   All five. 2 and 5 fail.

Summary. Official key is (b) 1, 3 and 4 only. KCC short-term support: farm working capital, family consumption, post-harvest costs. Machinery and house/cold-storage construction are not that window.