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Question
Damjibhai’s son Hasmukh chose to become a farmer like his father. Hasmukh’s son Paresh is not a farmer, but a truck driver. Why would he have done so?
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Solution
Paresh could see that his father was running into losses. Farming had become a capital-intensive activity with little profit. Hence, Paresh would have decided to switch to a new occupation.
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