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There is more bad news on food front. It now appears certain that there will bea shortfall of about 9 million tonnes
in the food production in the current kharif season, which in turn means five million tonnes less than the production
achieved in the last kharif season. However, rice procurement may only be partially affected since West Bengal
and Andhra Pradesh have had sufficient rainfall while Punjab, the mtyor contributor to the central pool is less
dependent on rainfall. Still, the overall availability of rice may go down by more than four million tonnes. There may
be worst news ahead.
In the last year, there was a deficit production of rice by five million tonnes.
Answer: C
Correct answer: Definitely false
The five million tonnes belongs to the current season, not the last one. The passage says this year’s shortfall of about nine million tonnes means a harvest five million tonnes smaller than last kharif’s. That makes last year the better year, the one this year falls short of - so far from being in deficit by five million tonnes, its production is the benchmark. The statement reverses the comparison.
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