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    Directions : A sentence is given in the following question. In the options, there are four passages. Find out, from which passage, can the sentence be inferred.

    Inference- Zero budget natural farming back on top of Government agenda.

    A A large-scale switch to zero-budget natural farming (ZBNF), a farm technique being promoted by the Narendra Modi government, could cut yields and productivity, jeopardising food security in a country where nearly 800 million people are dependent on grain subsidies, a report by a government committee has stated. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The Green Revolution made India self-sufficient in food grain. The government, on one hand, wants us to also become atmanirbhar (self-reliant) in pulses and oilseeds. But on the other hand, it is propagating methods that will reduce yield. Natural farming means going back on the progress we have made. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The Zero Budget Natural Farming relies on traditional knowledge which is deeply rooted and entwined with the land, its bioresources (especially seeds), and climatic conditions; and it is reflective of socio-cultural needs. It is this highly evolved agroecological system of farming that was extensively engineered out by the introduction of highly centralised, and eventually corporatised, interventions of the Green Revolution in the 1960s and the GMO Revolution in the 1990s. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Despite the lack of scientific studies providing evidence of the impact of the method, which largely depends on replacing chemical pesticides and fertilizers with concoctions using the dung and urine of indigenous cows, the Centre has sanctioned support for converting four lakh hectares in eight States to ZBNF methods this year. The committee to discuss minimum support price guarantees is also expected to take up ZBNF promotion, and would be set up very soon. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Only in option 4, the Government’s decision to support ZBNF is mentioned. Option 1 and 2 talks against ZBNF. Option 3 says what is ZBNF.

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