उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित पूर्वधारणाएँ बनाई गई हैं :
- 1.खाद्य पदार्थों के उच्च मूल्यों का एक कारण तेल उत्पादक देश हैं ।
- 2.यदि निकट भविष्य में, विश्व में खाद्य संकट उत्पन्न होता है, तो वह उभरती हुई अर्थव्यवस्थाओं में होगा ।
उपर्युक्त में से कौन-सी पूर्वधारणा/पूर्वधारणाएँ मान्य है/हैं ?
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With reference to the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. Oil producing countries are one of the reasons for high food prices.
2. If there is a food crisis in the world in the near future, it will be in the emerging economies.
Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?
(a) 1 only · (b) 2 only · (c) Both 1 and 2 · (d) Neither 1 nor 2
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (d) न तो 1, न ही 2
The passage mentions high fuel prices, not oil-producing countries, and says demand from the emerging economies could create a food crisis — not that the crisis would be confined to them. Both assumptions stretch the text.
- ✗ 1. Policy makers blame 'high fuel prices'; the passage never blames oil-producing countries — that is a new link.
- ✗ 2. Mass consumption in emerging economies 'could be well poised to create a food crisis' — they are the cause, but the crisis could be global, not located only there.
Remember · Watch for a shift in who or where: a crisis caused by some countries need not happen only in those countries.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2021, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·