Assessing assumptions on future food security and corporate farming
Question
Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
Options
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Assumption 1 is valid. The passage opens by outlining plateauing yields, land scarcity, and the threat of rising global temperatures making places "unsuitable for farming." The entire text seeks technological solutions precisely because feeding humanity is a looming challenge.
Assumption 2 is invalid. The term "corporate farming" is never mentioned. Instead, the author explicitly advocates extending better practices to "smallholders and subsistence farmers"—the exact opposite of large-scale corporate consolidation.
Answer: (a).
Question details
Year
2022
Paper
CSAT
Question
Q23
Section
Reading Comprehension
Sub-topic
Agriculture / Technology passage
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Medium
Source hint
Passage (Agricultural technology) - Q23
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