Statement–Courses of Action (agriculture and price policy): For three consecutive years, kharif crops in the district have been severely affected by insect attacks, leading farmers to harvest less than fifty percent of the expected produce during each of these years; which course(s) of action logically follow to protect both crop output and farmer livelihoods next season—farmers proactively adopting insect-control measures versus the Government considerably increasing the support price of kharif crops?

Given data

• Kharif crops were hit by insect attacks for three consecutive years.
• Farmers consistently harvested less than 50% of normal produce in each of those years.
• Proposed Courses of Action: (I) Farmers should seek and implement measures to control insect attacks next year. (II) The Government should increase the support price of kharif crops considerably to protect farmers' economic interests.

Concept/Approach (evaluate relevance, immediacy, and causality)
In statement–course-of-action questions, we accept actions that are directly relevant to the stated problem, feasible without adding unstated assumptions, and that address the root cause rather than merely the symptoms.

Step 1: Identify the root cause
Root cause of loss = insect attack, not market price or demand conditions.

Step 2: Assess Course I
Course I directly targets the cause by encouraging preventive and control measures (integrated pest management, timely spraying, resistant varieties, field sanitation). This is both logical and necessary.

Step 3: Assess Course II
Raising support price addresses income after production, does not prevent future yield loss, and may distort markets without ensuring relief reaches the most affected. It does not logically follow from the given statement alone as an immediate remedy.

Verification/Alternative
If insect pressure continues, higher prices cannot compensate for continued crop failure. Conversely, effective insect control can restore yields regardless of support price.

Common pitfalls
Do not accept broad fiscal measures that are not tied to the cause described. The prompt provides no evidence that price policy is the binding constraint.

Final Answer
Only I follows.