उपर्युक्त परिच्छेद के आधार पर, निम्नलिखित पूर्वधारणाएँ बनाई गई हैं :
- 1.खाद्यान्न की हानि और बर्बादी को कम करने के लिए खाद्यान्न वितरण तंत्र की पुनः परिकल्पना करने और इसे प्रभावी बनाए जाने की आवश्यकता है।
- 2.खाद्यान्न की बर्बादी और हानि में कमी लाने को सुनिश्चित करना सभी नागरिकों का एक सामाजिक और नैतिक उत्तरदायित्व है।
उपर्युक्त पूर्वधारणाओं में से कौन-सी मान्य है/हैं?
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Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made:
1. The food distribution mechanism needs to be reimagined and made effective to reduce the loss and wastage of food.
2. Ensuring the reduction of wastage and loss of food is a social and moral responsibility of all citizens.
Which of the assumptions given above 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: (c) 1 और 2 दोनों
The passage says food is lost at every stage from the farm to the household, and that tackling loss and wastage ‘in all forms’ is critical because of its heavy cost to land and climate. That presumes both a better distribution system and every citizen’s own effort.
- ✓ 1. Food is lost ‘throughout the supply chain’, and distribution is part of that chain. For loss ‘in all forms’ to be addressed, the distribution mechanism has to work better; the author takes this for granted.
- ✓ 2. Waste also happens at ‘final household consumption’, and its costs (land degradation, carbon dioxide, other harmful gases) fall on society as a whole. Asking that waste ‘in all forms’ be addressed presumes that every citizen shares this duty.
Remember · An assumption is what the author must take for granted. Check each stage the passage names: farm, supply chain, household.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2024, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·