उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद पर आधारित, निम्नलिखित पूर्वधारणाएँ बनाई गई हैं :
- 1.गरीब देशों को अपनी वर्तमान कृषि तकनीकों में परिवर्तन लाने की आवश्यकता है।
- 2.विकसित देशों के पास बेहतर आधारिक संरचना है और वे खाद्यान्न की कम बर्बादी करते हैं।
उपर्युक्त पूर्वधारणाओं में से कौन-सा/से वैध है/हैं?
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Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. Poor countries need to bring about change in their existing farming techniques.
2. Developed countries have better infrastructure and they waste less food.
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: (a) केवल 1
The author says technology is of little use unless it is adapted, and that in the developing world this applies “as much to existing farming techniques” — so poor countries must change how they farm. The passage makes no comparison of infrastructure or food waste with developed countries.
- ✓ 1. Extending “the best of today’s agricultural practices”, such as how much fertilizer to apply and when, to smallholders in Africa and Asia would greatly raise food supply — the author takes it for granted that their present techniques need to change.
- ✗ 2. Better roads and storage are recommended for the developing world, but the passage never says developed countries have better infrastructure or waste less food.
Remember · An assumption must be something the author’s argument needs; a comparison the passage never draws is not one.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2022, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·