cloze passage Model Questions & Answers, Practice Test for ssc chsl tier 1

Directions:

In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. against each number, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. find out the appropriate word in each case.

It is noteworthy that the prime ministers working group set up to suggest longterm solutions to (___21___) the graying demand for affordable food has acknowledged the use of biotechnology as integral to a second Green Revolution. Although Indian agriculture serves as a good example of incorpo rating hybrid varieties of highyielding crops, the attitude towards genetically modified or transgenic food has been sceptical. Bt cotton is the only (___22___) crop currently approved for (___23___) in India. Bt brinjal is under moratorium for commercial release. In a country where ___65___ per cent of agricultural land is still (___24___) on the monsoon, there needs to be far greater investment in biotechnology driven solutions tp. in, crease yields True, there are valid health and environment (___25___) regarding the adoption of GM crops. It is for this reason that adequate (___26___) need S to be in place to ensure consumer i safety. But an (___27___) rejection of genetically modified food would be (___28___) i to the country's food security. ,Given the huge deficit between demand and production, there is an urgent need to adopt a (___29___) approach to agriculture. Brazil serves as a good example. Over the last 40 years the South American nation has scripted an agricultural revolution in the dry plains of the country by providing basic inputs on a large scale and vigorously adopting GM crops. There is no rea son why India can't (___30___) this. Storage and delivery is the other side of the problem that can be significantly mitigated by policy decisions that allow for greater FDI in retail. Scientific innovations combined with a farsighted farm to fork agriculture strategy are the answer to India's growing food needs.