A certain South East Asian county produces plenty of onions. The avera

A certain South East Asian county produces plenty of onions. The average prices of onion in local currency had not exceeded Rs 10 the previous years. This year the monsoons have been good and the production is said to be more than in previous years. Yet the country’s poor Joe (meaning common man) has to shell out close to Rs 100 per kg of onions, nearly ten times the previous prices.

Which of the following, if true, best explains the sudden change in the situation described above?


A. Onion usage has gone down tremendously this year for fear of catching Flu.

B. There is another variety of onions known a small onion, which is more popular because of better taste than that of large onions

C. Onion production has been going up in recent times due to better strains released by Agricultural University.

D. In a misjudgment, the government opened up export quotas for onion in order that take advantage of the high prices prevailing in importing countries.

E. The Country’s Public Distribution System is a woefully slothful system

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