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SSC CHSL 2024 PYQ — Question 19

SSC CHSL - 11 July 2024 - Shift 3 • English • Q19

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In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
Organic agriculture offers a means to substitute costlier agricultural inputs such as HYV seeds, chemical fertilisers and pesticides with locally produced organic inputs that are cheaper and thereby generate good returns on ______1______. Organic agriculture also generates income through exports as the demand for organically grown crops is on a _____2___. Studies across countries have shown that organically grown food has more nutritional value than chemical farming, thus providing us with healthy foods. Since organic farming requires more labour input than ____3___ farming, India will find organic farming an attractive______4____. Finally, the produce is pesticide-free and produced in an environmentally ____5____ way.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. conventional.

Conventional farming refers to the traditional or typical methods of farming, often involving chemical inputs, which contrasts with organic farming.

The other options don't fit as well in this context: insipid refers to something dull or bland, mechanical suggests something automatic or robotic, and rigorous implies strictness or difficulty, which isn't the best fit here.