Crop disease passage - Assumptions

Reading Comp.Agriculture / Science passageRC - Assumption validation● Medium

Question

With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:

1.
Global climate change can result in the migration of several plant diseases to new areas.
2.
Scientific understanding of the wild relatives of our present crops would enable us to strengthen food security.

Options

I only

Answer

II only

Both I and II

Neither I nor II

Explanation

Statement I is a valid assumption derived directly from the text, which notes that climate changes will make plant infections "more common in all climatic zones." Statement II introduces an external, prescriptive solution—studying "wild relatives" of crops to "strengthen food security." The passage strictly outlines the problem of genetic homogeneity and stops there; it proposes no specific scientific remedies involving wild relatives.

Eliminate assumption statements that leap from diagnosing a problem to prescribing a highly specific scientific or policy solution not hinted at in the text.

Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2025

Paper

CSAT

Question

Q42

Section

Reading Comprehension

Sub-topic

Agriculture / Science passage

Type

RC - Assumption validation

Difficulty

Medium

Source hint

Passage-based comprehension

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