A Good Example of a Type of Policy That Creates

question 14

Multiple Choice

A good example of a type of policy that creates distortions in local economies is government subsidies for pesticide use by farmers.The distortion effects include

• A)heavy pesticide exposure for farm workers.
• B)overuse of agricultural chemicals by farmers.
• C)rapid development of immunity by targeted pests.
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Shah Jahan

The Mughal emperor of India from 1628 to 1658, best known for commissioning the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Mumtaz Mahal

A Mughal Empress and the chief consort of Emperor Shah Jahan, remembered for the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum built in her memory.

Delhi Sultanate

A historical period of Muslim rule in the Indian subcontinent from the 13th to the 16th centuries.

Qutb al-Din Aybak

The founder of the Mamluk dynasty in India and the first Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate starting in 1206.