Q1. [1] medium exam-ready
The Beej Bachao Andolan and Navdanya movements demonstrated that:
(A) Synthetic chemicals are essential for crop production
(B) Diversified crop production without synthetic chemicals is possible and economically viable
(C) Community forests should be handed over to the government
(D) Traditional crop varieties are inferior to modern hybrid seeds
- A Synthetic chemicals are essential for crop production
- B Diversified crop production without synthetic chemicals is possible and economically viable
- C Community forests should be handed over to the government
- D Traditional crop varieties are inferior to modern hybrid seeds
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:28 · grounding rag
Model Answer
(B) Diversified crop production without synthetic chemicals is possible and economically viable.
Explanation
The passage directly states: "Farmers and citizen's groups like the Beej Bachao Andolan in Tehri and Navdanya have shown that adequate levels of diversified crop production without the use of synthetic chemicals are possible and economically viable." Quote this line mentally to confirm option B. All other options contradict the passage.