Question

Rice, a versatile and inexpensive source of carbohydrate, is a critical component of diet worldwide. Climate change, causing extreme weather, poses a threat to sustained availability of rice. Scientists are working on developing Green Super Rice (GSR), which is resilient under extreme weather conditions yet gives higher yields sustainably. Which one of the following is the CORRECT logical inference based on the information given in the above passage?

• A. GSR is an alternative to regular rice, but it grows only in an extreme weather
• B. GSR may be used in future in response to adverse effects of climate change
• C. GSR grows in an extreme weather, but the quantity of produce is lesser than regular rice
• D. Regular rice will continue to provide good yields even in extreme weather

Hint:

When answering inference-based questions, focus on the information explicitly provided in the passage and avoid introducing details not mentioned or implied by the text.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The passage discusses how climate change, causing extreme weather, threatens the availability of regular rice and how scientists are developing Green Super Rice (GSR) that is resilient under extreme weather conditions and gives higher yields. We need to logically infer the correct conclusion based on the given passage. - Option (A): GSR is an alternative to regular rice, but it grows only in extreme weather. - This is not correct. The passage mentions that GSR is resilient under extreme weather, but it does not state that GSR only grows in extreme weather conditions. - Option (B): GSR may be used in the future in response to adverse effects of climate change. - This is the correct inference. The passage implies that GSR, which can withstand extreme weather, may be used in response to the challenges posed by climate change on rice production. - Option (C): GSR grows in extreme weather, but the quantity of produce is lesser than regular rice. - This is not mentioned in the passage. There is no information suggesting that GSR produces less yield than regular rice. - Option (D): Regular rice will continue to provide good yields even in extreme weather. - This is incorrect. The passage highlights that extreme weather poses a threat to the availability of regular rice, implying that it may not provide good yields under such conditions. Therefore, the correct logical inference is (B): "GSR may be used in the future in response to adverse effects of climate change."