Comprehension: (Que No. 1 - 5) Read the following passage carefully and answer…
2024
Comprehension: (Que No. 1 - 5)
Read the following passage carefully and answer the given set of questions.
Since the Pre-Vedic era, the 'Idea of India has been defined by the Monsoons, a season which brings torrential rains to the plains and mountains of the sub-continent. Awaited anxiously by millions, the Monsoons turn India into a soothing, green vision year after year, even as they fertilize its sprawling farms and orchards. No wonder then that India's agriculture, art, music, dance, literature and religious texts are replete with magical vignettes of rain. Indeed, the Monsoon is likened to Prana, the life-force of fecundity in India's ornate culture. Practically everyone in India has some personal signal that the monsoon is coming: The delicious summer mangoes from Lucknow, southeast of New Delhi, lose their tartness. The large, black Indian ants become frantic in their search for food, massing over the scorched earth with a collective desperation. A locust-type insect swarms over light fixtures. The late afternoon sky turns a dirty yellow and the midnight heavens thunder impotently, like a god with a hacking dry cough. India is the only country in the world which has the mighty barrier of the Himalayas to block the passage of rain-bearing clouds that bring a magical rain-dance to India in a specific season every year. India is endowed with the largest water-bearing cloud system in the world. It is estimated to be the size of the entire continent of Europe. It feeds innumerable rivers and their huge network of tributaries to fertilize the subcontinent which is called Bharat Varsha or the Monsoon Island of the Bharatas in religious literature. It is no wonder then, that the Idea of India' has been illuminated by the literature, art, culture, music, religion and way of life inspired by the Monsoon tradition. The Indian Monsoon turns large parts of India from a kind of semi-desert into green lands.lt is therefore crucial for farmers to have the right timing for putting the seeds on the fields, as it is essential to use all the rain that is available for growing crops.
Question:
How can farmers use the monsoon rains to their maximum benefit ?
- A.
Conserving rain water for later use.
- B.
Purchasing high yielding varieties of seeds.
- C.
Sowing seeds at the right time.
- D.
Using scientifically advanced methods of growing crops.
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Correct answer: C
Correct answer: Sowing seeds at the right time.
Explanation: The passage explicitly says it is crucial to sow seeds at the right time so that all available monsoon rain can be used to grow crops.
Sow at the start of the monsoon so crops receive the rains needed for germination and growth.
Correct timing ensures rainwater is used effectively for crops rather than being wasted or causing crop failure.