Que. 21
Which of the following is the THIRD statement?
1.F
2.D
3.E
4.A
5.B
Correct Option– 1
Que. 22
Which of the following is the SECOND statement?
1.F
2.D
3.E
4.A
5.B
Correct Option– 5
Que. 23
Which of the following is the FIRST statement?
1.F
2.D
3.E
4.A
5.B
Correct Option– 2
Que. 24
Directions: Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.
Biodiversity for food and agriculture is among the earth’s most important resources. Crops, farmanimals, aquatic organisms, forest trees, micro-organisms, and invertebrates – thousands of species and theirgenetic variability make up the web of biodiversity in ecosystems that the world’s food production dependson. Biodiversity is indispensable, be it insects pollinating plants, microscopic bacteria needed for makingcheese, diverse breeds of livestock needed for making a living even in the harshest of environments, or thethousands of varieties of crops that sustain food security worldwide. For thousands of years, humankind hasused, developed, and relied on biodiversity for food and agriculture. Biodiversity, and in particular geneticdiversity, is being lost at an alarming rate. With the erosion of these resources, mankind loses the potential toadapt to new socio-economic and environmental conditions, such as population growth and climate change.Maintaining biodiversity for food and agriculture is a global responsibility. Risking biodiversity to man-madeor other factors will always lead to an extremely large scale famine of sheer magnitude. The FAOCommission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is an international forum that specifically dealswith all components of biodiversity for sustaining food and agriculture.
The importance of agricultural biodiversity encompasses socio-cultural, economic, and environmentalelements. All domesticated crops and animals result from the management of biodiversity, which isconstantly responding to new challenges to maintain and increase productivity under constantly varyingconditions and population pressures. Agricultural biodiversity is essential to satisfy basic human needs forfood and livelihood security. Biodiversity, food, and nutrition interact on a number of key issues. Itcontributes directly to food security, nutrition, and well-being by providing a variety of plants and animalsfrom domesticated and wild sources. Biodiversity can also serve as a safety-net to vulnerable households
relying
on it during times of crisis, provide income opportunities to the rural poor, and sustain productiveagricultural ecosystems. Coping mechanisms based on indigenous plants are particularly important for themost vulnerable people who have little access to formal employment, land, or market opportunities. Wildindigenous plants provide alternate sources of food when harvests fail.
Choose the word closest in meaning to the word
Famine:
1.Abundance
2.Avid
3.Deprivation
4Thirst
5.Magnitude
Correct Option– 3
Que. 25
What is the correct synonym of the word
Relying
1.Depending
2.Scolding
3.Enjoying
4.Anticipating
5.Dejecting
Correct Option– 1
Que. 26
Choose the word opposite in meaning to the word
Sustaining
1.Providing
2.Skirmishing
3.Comforting
4.Cheering
5.Abandoning
Correct Option– 5
Que. 27
What happens when the Biodiversity is lost at an alarming rate?
1.Mankind will adapt to new socio-economic systems
2.Artificial and genetically modified system will be engineered.
3.The potential to adapt to new socio-economic conditions is lost.
4.Massive droughts will cause food shortages.
5.None of the above
Correct Option– 3
Que. 28
Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?
1.Biodiversity helps to sustain the vulnerable households
2.Provides income opportunities to the rural poor
3.Sustains productive agricultural ecosystems
4.None of the above
5.All of the above
Correct Option– 5
Que. 29
Agricultural biodiversity encompasses which of the following?
1.Social elements
2.Environmental elements
3.Cultural elements
4.Economic elements
5.All of the above
Correct Option– 5
Que. 30
Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
1.Coping mechanisms based on Indigenous plants are important for vulnerable people
2.Rural poor destroys biodiversity through deforestation
3.Thousands of species and Genetic variability makes up the net of Biodiversity
4.Biodiversity is constantly responding to new challenges to maintain and increase productivity
5.Satisfying basic human needs for food requires Biodiversity
Correct Option- 2
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