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Historically, the biggest challenge to world agriculture has been to achieve a balance between demand for and supply of food. At the level of individual countries, this can be critical for a closed and populous economy whose domestic agriculture does not grow sufficiently, while an open growing economy with adequate foreign exchange may buy food abroad. For the world as a whole, supply-demand balance is indispensable for warding off hunger and starvation. Yet adequate global supply does not ensure food will move from surplus countries to deficit countries when the latter lack purchasing power. Uneven hunger and malnutrition are therefore concentrated in poorer economies. Worldwide food supply is gaining importance because the quantum and composition of demand are changing and countries' capabilities to maintain uninterrupted supplies are under strain. Food production, marketing and prices—especially affordability for the poor—need global thinking and solutions.\n\nAccording to the passage, which of the following are fundamental solutions for the world food-security problem? 1. Setting up more agro-based industries 2. Improving price affordability by the poor 3. Regulating the conditions of marketing 4. Providing food subsidy to one and all. Select the correct answer.2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Passage Detail
Historically, the biggest challenge to world agriculture has been to achieve a balance between demand for and supply of food. At the level of individual countries, this can be critical for a closed and populous economy whose domestic agriculture does not grow sufficiently, while an open growing economy with adequate foreign exchange may buy food abroad. For the world as a whole, supply-demand balance is indispensable for warding off hunger and starvation. Yet adequate global supply does not ensure food will move from surplus countries to deficit countries when the latter lack purchasing power. Uneven hunger and malnutrition are therefore concentrated in poorer economies. Worldwide food supply is gaining importance because the quantum and composition of demand are changing and countries' capabilities to maintain uninterrupted supplies are under strain. Food production, marketing and prices—especially affordability for the poor—need global thinking and solutions.\n\nThe issue of worldwide supply of food has gained importance mainly because of: 1. Overgrowth of population worldwide 2. Sharp decline in the area of food production 3. Limitation in the capabilities for sustained supply of food. Select the correct answer.2016 · Prelims CSAT · Reading Comprehension · Passage Detail
In the Jim-and-bicycle passage, how did Jim's parents feel when he returned without the bicycle?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Detail
Why did Jim return the watch to the old man and boy?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Detail
In the travellers passage, why did the narrator ask John to drive more slowly?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Detail
Why did the travellers leave for the next town despite darkness?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Detail
Why were the travellers worried after travelling about 20 km?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Detail
Why was the old lady told to walk on the pavement?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Detail
Why did the old lady refuse to leave the middle of the road?2013 · Prelims CSAT · CSAT · Passage Detail