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Validating assumptions regarding agricultural technology in developing nations

Reading Comp.Agriculture / Technology passageStatement-based● Medium

Question

Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:

1Development of agricultural technology is confined to developed countries.
2Agricultural technology is not adapted in developing countries.

Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

Options

a

1 only

b

2 only

c

Both 1 and 2

d

Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Explanation

Evaluate the absolute boundaries of the statements against the text.

Assumption 1 claims technology development is "confined to" developed countries. The passage says "Much of this change is brought about by affluent farmers in the West"—meaning mostly, but not exclusively. Thus, it is not strictly confined.

Assumption 2 claims technology is "not adapted" in developing countries. The text explicitly contradicts this by stating, "Techniques developed in the West are being adapted in some places to make tropical crops more productive."

Both assumptions fail direct fact-checks against the text.

Treat restrictive absolutes (like "confined to" or "not adapted") as red flags; if the passage uses partial qualifiers ("much of", "in some places"), the assumption is false.

Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2022

Paper

CSAT

Question

Q21

Section

Reading Comprehension

Sub-topic

Agriculture / Technology passage

Type

Statement-based

Difficulty

Medium

Source hint

Passage (Agricultural technology) - Q21

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