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Deriving Conclusions From Passages Questions and Answers

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Direction for [ Question No: 31 To 40 ] :

Study the following passage carefully and answer the questions.

31.

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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32.

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.

Rice is mainly produced in kharif season.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Definitely true

The whole passage treats the kharif shortfall as a rice problem: it moves from the season’s production straight to rice procurement, then to the states that supply the central pool and their rainfall, and finally to the fall in rice availability. That chain only makes sense if the kharif season is when rice is chiefly grown, so the inference is carried by the passage’s own reasoning.

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33.

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.

The procurement price of rice will increase this year.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Probably true

The passage does not mention price at all, but it establishes the conditions that usually raise one: a large shortfall in production, partially affected procurement, and overall rice availability down by more than four million tonnes. Reduced supply against unchanged demand ordinarily lifts prices, and the closing sentence about worse news ahead points the same way - enough for probably true, not for definitely.

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34.

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.

There is no canal water facility in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh,

Answer: D

According to the passage, the rice production in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh would not be affected since they had sufficient rainfall. This implies that the farming there is dependent mainly on rain and no other irrigation facilities are available.

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35.

Indian granite industry is in peril in the absence of a uniform policy from the State Governments, despite the 

thrust given by liberalisation policies of the Union Government in the last two years. Compared to the remark-

-able progress in the field during the last three years, the absence of matching policies by State Governments 

had put granite quarry owners and others involved in the industry on the verge of collapse in the international 

market. The policies differed from state to state, had created problems as far as loyalty, dead rent and duration

of lease were concerned.

Till three years ago. granite production in India was not profitable

Answer: A

Correct answer: Data inadequate

The passage speaks of remarkable progress in the field during the last three years. It says nothing at all about the state of the industry before that period, and progress over three years does not tell you what came before - the industry might have been modestly profitable, or barely existent. Profitability is never mentioned, so the statement cannot be judged.

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36.

Indian granite industry is in peril in the absence of a uniform policy from the State Governments, despite the 

thrust given by liberalisation policies of the Union Government in the last two years. Compared to the remark-

-able progress in the field during the last three years, the absence of matching policies by State Governments 

had put granite quarry owners and others involved in the industry on the verge of collapse in the international 

market. The policies differed from state to state, had created problems as far as loyalty, dead rent and duration

of lease were concerned.

Each state having granite quarry has set up its own rules which are contrary to the interest of the industry.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Definitely true

This is stated in substance. The passage says the policies differed from state to state and had created problems over royalty, dead rent and duration of lease, and that the absence of matching state policies had put quarry owners on the verge of collapse in the international market. Differing state rules that create problems and threaten collapse are rules contrary to the industry’s interest.

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37.

Indian granite industry is in peril in the absence of a uniform policy from the State Governments, despite the 

thrust given by liberalisation policies of the Union Government in the last two years. Compared to the remark-

-able progress in the field during the last three years, the absence of matching policies by State Governments 

had put granite quarry owners and others involved in the industry on the verge of collapse in the international 

market. The policies differed from state to state, had created problems as far as loyalty, dead rent and duration

of lease were concerned.

The Union Governments liberalisation policy became applicable to granite industry only during the last two years.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Definitely true

The passage refers to the thrust given by the liberalisation policies of the Union Government in the last two years. That dates the Union Government’s impetus to the granite industry to those two years, which is exactly what the statement asserts. The contrast the passage draws - the Centre’s thrust against the states’ inaction - depends on that timing.

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38.

Indian granite industry is in peril in the absence of a uniform policy from the State Governments, despite the 

thrust given by liberalisation policies of the Union Government in the last two years. Compared to the remark-

-able progress in the field during the last three years, the absence of matching policies by State Governments 

had put granite quarry owners and others involved in the industry on the verge of collapse in the international 

market. The policies differed from state to state, had created problems as far as loyalty, dead rent and duration

of lease were concerned.

The granite produced in India does not match with the quality of international level.

Answer: D

Correct answer: Data inadequate

The passage is about policy, not product. It describes the damage done by inconsistent state rules on royalty, dead rent and lease duration, and the resulting position of quarry owners in the international market. The quality of Indian granite is never mentioned, and being at risk in a market says nothing about the standard of the goods sold in it.

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39.

Indian granite industry is in peril in the absence of a uniform policy from the State Governments, despite the 

thrust given by liberalisation policies of the Union Government in the last two years. Compared to the remark-

-able progress in the field during the last three years, the absence of matching policies by State Governments 

had put granite quarry owners and others involved in the industry on the verge of collapse in the international 

market. The policies differed from state to state, had created problems as far as loyalty, dead rent and duration

of lease were concerned.

The granite production is largely controlled by individuals.

Answer: B

Correct answer: Probably true

The passage names granite quarry owners as the people put on the verge of collapse, which suggests the quarries are in private hands rather than run by the state. But an owner may as easily be a company as an individual, and the passage never says which. The implication is there and points one way, so probably true is the right verdict - definitely true would require the passage to say it.

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40.

Wind is an inexhaustible source of energy and aerogenerator can convert it into electricity. Through not much has

so far been done in this field, the survey shows that there is a vast potential for developing wind as an alternative 

source of energy. The wind survey has four components -- direction, duration, speed and distribution.

On this basis U P. hill areas have been found an ideal place for setting up aerogenerators. In U.P. hills alone, as 

many as 58 sites have been identified.

58 sites identified in U.P. did not have electricity.

Answer: C

Correct answer: Data inadequate

The passage says 58 sites in the U.P. hills have been identified as suitable for aerogenerators, on the basis of a survey of wind direction, duration, speed and distribution. Suitability for generating power is a matter of wind, not of what supply the sites already have. Whether those places are electrified is never mentioned, so the statement is outside the passage.

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