Which of the following statements is/are not correct?
- 1.Tech-savvy farmers will drive the AgTech companies of the future.
- 2.The development of advisory services by the government programmes for the use of AI tools in agriculture would be helpful.
- 3.In the US and Europe, AI tools have replaced traditional agricultural practices.
- 4.The integration of large datasets for use in real-time agronomic analysis is already a reality.
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Answer & explanation
Answer: (a) 1 and 3 only
Nothing in the passage says tech-savvy farmers will drive future AgTech firms, or that AI has replaced traditional farming in the West. The government advisory route is recommended as helpful, and real-time use of large datasets is already happening in the US and Europe.
- ✗ 1. Not supported: tech-savvy farmers are mentioned only as the small group AI has reached so far.
- ✓ 2. The passage says it 'would be helpful' to disseminate AI-based advisory services through government programmes.
- ✗ 3. The passage says generative AI tools 'have started offering precision farming at scale' — not that they have replaced traditional practices.
- ✓ 4. In the US and Europe, AI tools are already 'integrating large datasets to provide real-time agronomic insights'.
Remember · In 'not correct' items, mark statements that go beyond the passage ('will drive', 'have replaced') as not correct.
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