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GATE 2022 XH2 (English) – Question 6

General Aptitude · Verbal Aptitude: Grammar and Vocabulary · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Rice, a versatile and inexpensive source of carbohydrate, is a critical component of diet worldwide. Climate change, causing extreme weather, poses a threat to sustained availability of rice. Scientists are working on developing Green Super Rice (GSR), which is resilient under extreme weather conditions yet gives higher yields sustainably.

Which one of the following is the CORRECT logical inference based on the information given in the above passage?

  1. GSR is an alternative to regular rice, but it grows only in an extreme weather
  2. GSR may be used in future in response to adverse effects of climate change
  3. GSR grows in an extreme weather, but the quantity of produce is lesser than regular rice
  4. Regular rice will continue to provide good yields even in extreme weather

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Correct answer: (B) GSR may be used in future in response to adverse effects of climate change

Explanation

The passage says that extreme weather threatens rice and that GSR is being developed to cope with it while giving high yields. So GSR may be used in the future against the effects of climate change. A says it grows only in extreme weather, C says the yield is lower, and D says regular rice is unaffected, all of which the passage contradicts.