‘BSE E-Agriculture Markets Ltd’ (BEAM)

Current Context: The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) launched ‘BSE E-Agriculture Markets Ltd’ (BEAM).

BEAM is an electronic spot platform which is launched for agricultural commodities.
It is launched through its subsidiary BSE Investment Ltd.
BEAM aims to strengthen the competitiveness of the agriculture market of India by enhancing the strength of BSE in the finance sector, market technology and its vibrant ecosystem.
BEAM will be a platform which will serve at the national level and will be an institutionalized, electronic and transparent commodity spot trading mode platform which will develop a ‘single market’ mechanism, the vision of Prime Minister.
It will offer sports transactions of Agri commodities across value chains which will include producers, intermediaries and customers.
It is based on state-of-the-art technology to offer solutions to farmers, traders and stakeholders which will help them to sell or purchase Agri commodities in an efficient manner.
BEAM will also help to cut the cost of intermediation along with improvement in procurement activities. It will also reduce obstructions in procurement and trading processes.
BEAM platform will allow farmers to auction their yields and to serve other markets outside their states.
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Question:

Q.1 What does ‘A’ signifies in BEAM, which is an electronic spot platform launched by BSE?
a. Across
b. Aspirational
c. Agriculture

d. Automatic