TISS-NET Mock Test - 7 (New Pattern) - CAT MCQ

Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
AUDACITY

The following questions have three blanks which are to be filled with the correct form of words. Choose the words that fit the blanks to make it grammatically and contextually correct. (Note: Options are given in the respective orders)
Our physical responses to exercise are __________by a range of factors. Poor sleep, stress, nutrition, alcohol intake, our history of exercise, and many other factors can ________our body’s response and risk of_______.

The following questions have three blanks which are to be filled with the correct form of words. Choose the words that fit the blanks to make it grammatically and contextually correct. (Note: Options are given in the respective orders)
It won't _______ any difference to you ________ they are adopted or biological - not in how much you love them or how you ______them.

Arrange the given sentences into a logical order.
A. Germany’s chancellor has outlasted every prediction of her premature demise.
B. No one ever got rich betting against Angela Merkel.
C. She has survived domestic and international crises galore.
D. As she enters her 15th year in office, she remains one of Germany’s most popular politicians.
E. Having won four elections on the trot, she is now on her fourth French president, her fifth British prime minister and her seventh (and counting) Italian prime minister.
Which of the following is the correct order?

The following questions have three blanks which are to be filled with the correct form of words. Choose the words that fit the blanks to make it grammatically and contextually correct. (Note: Options are given in the respective orders)
Our internal electrical system ______ by using cells that have ________ electrical gradient or energy that can be ________off to other cells by direct transfer.

Find the most appropriate word to be fit in the blank.
People are always willing to __________the worst about others.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions which follow.
The Politics of Aristotle is the second part of a treatise of which the Ethics is the first part. For Aristotle did not separate the spheres of the statesman and the moralist. In the Ethics he has described the character necessary for the good life, but that life is for him essentially to be lived in society, and when in the last chapters of the Ethics he comes to the practical application of his inquiries, that finds expression not in moral exhortations but in a description of the legislative opportunities of the statesman. It is the legislator's task to frame a society which shall make the good life possible. We are accustomed since the growth of the historical method to the belief that states are "not made but grow," and are apt to be impatient with the belief which Aristotle and Plato show in the powers of the lawgiver. But however true the maxim may be of the modern nation state, it was not true of the much smaller and more self-conscious Greek city.
When Aristotle talks of the legislator, he is not talking in the air. Students of the Academy had been actually called on to give new constitutions to Greek states. For the Greeks the constitution was not merely as it is so often with us, a matter of political machinery. It was regarded as a way of life. Further, the constitution within the framework of which the ordinary process of administration and passing of decrees went on, was always regarded as the work of a special man or body of men, the lawgivers. All Greek states, except those perversions which Aristotle criticizes as being "above law," worked under rigid constitutions, and the constitution was only changed when the whole people gave a commission to a lawgiver to draw up a new one.
The lawgiver was not an ordinary politician. He was a state doctor, called in to prescribe for an ailing constitution. When the people of Cyrene asked the oracle of Delphi to help them in their dissensions, the oracle told them to go to Mantinea, and the Mantineans lent them Demonax, who acted as a "setter straight" and drew up a new constitution for Cyrene. So again the Athenians, when they were founding their model new colony at Thurii, employed Hippodamus of Miletus as the best expert in town-planning, to plan the streets of the city, and Protagoras as the best expert in law-making, to give the city its laws. The Greeks thought administration should be democratic and law-making the work of experts. We think more naturally of law-making as the special right of the people and administration as necessarily confined to experts.
Q. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the paragraph?
A. Lawmakers were legal experts who would draw up new constitutions when commissioned to do so by the public
B. Administrators of all Greek states were bound by the constitution and acted only within the confines of the constitution
C. Once Protagoras drew up the constitution of Athens, he would play no role in the day to day administration of Athens

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions which follow.
The Politics of Aristotle is the second part of a treatise of which the Ethics is the first part. For Aristotle did not separate the spheres of the statesman and the moralist. In the Ethics he has described the character necessary for the good life, but that life is for him essentially to be lived in society, and when in the last chapters of the Ethics he comes to the practical application of his inquiries, that finds expression not in moral exhortations but in a description of the legislative opportunities of the statesman. It is the legislator's task to frame a society which shall make the good life possible. We are accustomed since the growth of the historical method to the belief that states are "not made but grow," and are apt to be impatient with the belief which Aristotle and Plato show in the powers of the lawgiver. But however true the maxim may be of the modern nation state, it was not true of the much smaller and more self-conscious Greek city.
When Aristotle talks of the legislator, he is not talking in the air. Students of the Academy had been actually called on to give new constitutions to Greek states. For the Greeks the constitution was not merely as it is so often with us, a matter of political machinery. It was regarded as a way of life. Further, the constitution within the framework of which the ordinary process of administration and passing of decrees went on, was always regarded as the work of a special man or body of men, the lawgivers. All Greek states, except those perversions which Aristotle criticizes as being "above law," worked under rigid constitutions, and the constitution was only changed when the whole people gave a commission to a lawgiver to draw up a new one.
The lawgiver was not an ordinary politician. He was a state doctor, called in to prescribe for an ailing constitution. When the people of Cyrene asked the oracle of Delphi to help them in their dissensions, the oracle told them to go to Mantinea, and the Mantineans lent them Demonax, who acted as a "setter straight" and drew up a new constitution for Cyrene. So again the Athenians, when they were founding their model new colony at Thurii, employed Hippodamus of Miletus as the best expert in town-planning, to plan the streets of the city, and Protagoras as the best expert in law-making, to give the city its laws. The Greeks thought administration should be democratic and law-making the work of experts. We think more naturally of law-making as the special right of the people and administration as necessarily confined to experts.
Q. According to the passage, what was the lawgivers task?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions which follow.
The Politics of Aristotle is the second part of a treatise of which the Ethics is the first part. For Aristotle did not separate the spheres of the statesman and the moralist. In the Ethics he has described the character necessary for the good life, but that life is for him essentially to be lived in society, and when in the last chapters of the Ethics he comes to the practical application of his inquiries, that finds expression not in moral exhortations but in a description of the legislative opportunities of the statesman. It is the legislator's task to frame a society which shall make the good life possible. We are accustomed since the growth of the historical method to the belief that states are "not made but grow," and are apt to be impatient with the belief which Aristotle and Plato show in the powers of the lawgiver. But however true the maxim may be of the modern nation state, it was not true of the much smaller and more self-conscious Greek city.
When Aristotle talks of the legislator, he is not talking in the air. Students of the Academy had been actually called on to give new constitutions to Greek states. For the Greeks the constitution was not merely as it is so often with us, a matter of political machinery. It was regarded as a way of life. Further, the constitution within the framework of which the ordinary process of administration and passing of decrees went on, was always regarded as the work of a special man or body of men, the lawgivers. All Greek states, except those perversions which Aristotle criticizes as being "above law," worked under rigid constitutions, and the constitution was only changed when the whole people gave a commission to a lawgiver to draw up a new one.
The lawgiver was not an ordinary politician. He was a state doctor, called in to prescribe for an ailing constitution. When the people of Cyrene asked the oracle of Delphi to help them in their dissensions, the oracle told them to go to Mantinea, and the Mantineans lent them Demonax, who acted as a "setter straight" and drew up a new constitution for Cyrene. So again the Athenians, when they were founding their model new colony at Thurii, employed Hippodamus of Miletus as the best expert in town-planning, to plan the streets of the city, and Protagoras as the best expert in law-making, to give the city its laws. The Greeks thought administration should be democratic and law-making the work of experts. We think more naturally of law-making as the special right of the people and administration as necessarily confined to experts.
Q. Why, according to the paragraph, did Aristotle not separate the spheres of the statesman and the moralist?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions which follow.
The Politics of Aristotle is the second part of a treatise of which the Ethics is the first part. For Aristotle did not separate the spheres of the statesman and the moralist. In the Ethics he has described the character necessary for the good life, but that life is for him essentially to be lived in society, and when in the last chapters of the Ethics he comes to the practical application of his inquiries, that finds expression not in moral exhortations but in a description of the legislative opportunities of the statesman. It is the legislator's task to frame a society which shall make the good life possible. We are accustomed since the growth of the historical method to the belief that states are "not made but grow," and are apt to be impatient with the belief which Aristotle and Plato show in the powers of the lawgiver. But however true the maxim may be of the modern nation state, it was not true of the much smaller and more self-conscious Greek city.
When Aristotle talks of the legislator, he is not talking in the air. Students of the Academy had been actually called on to give new constitutions to Greek states. For the Greeks the constitution was not merely as it is so often with us, a matter of political machinery. It was regarded as a way of life. Further, the constitution within the framework of which the ordinary process of administration and passing of decrees went on, was always regarded as the work of a special man or body of men, the lawgivers. All Greek states, except those perversions which Aristotle criticizes as being "above law," worked under rigid constitutions, and the constitution was only changed when the whole people gave a commission to a lawgiver to draw up a new one.
The lawgiver was not an ordinary politician. He was a state doctor, called in to prescribe for an ailing constitution. When the people of Cyrene asked the oracle of Delphi to help them in their dissensions, the oracle told them to go to Mantinea, and the Mantineans lent them Demonax, who acted as a "setter straight" and drew up a new constitution for Cyrene. So again the Athenians, when they were founding their model new colony at Thurii, employed Hippodamus of Miletus as the best expert in town-planning, to plan the streets of the city, and Protagoras as the best expert in law-making, to give the city its laws. The Greeks thought administration should be democratic and law-making the work of experts. We think more naturally of law-making as the special right of the people and administration as necessarily confined to experts.
Q. The author would most likely agree with which of the following statements?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions which follow.
The Politics of Aristotle is the second part of a treatise of which the Ethics is the first part. For Aristotle did not separate the spheres of the statesman and the moralist. In the Ethics he has described the character necessary for the good life, but that life is for him essentially to be lived in society, and when in the last chapters of the Ethics he comes to the practical application of his inquiries, that finds expression not in moral exhortations but in a description of the legislative opportunities of the statesman. It is the legislator's task to frame a society which shall make the good life possible. We are accustomed since the growth of the historical method to the belief that states are "not made but grow," and are apt to be impatient with the belief which Aristotle and Plato show in the powers of the lawgiver. But however true the maxim may be of the modern nation state, it was not true of the much smaller and more self-conscious Greek city.
When Aristotle talks of the legislator, he is not talking in the air. Students of the Academy had been actually called on to give new constitutions to Greek states. For the Greeks the constitution was not merely as it is so often with us, a matter of political machinery. It was regarded as a way of life. Further, the constitution within the framework of which the ordinary process of administration and passing of decrees went on, was always regarded as the work of a special man or body of men, the lawgivers. All Greek states, except those perversions which Aristotle criticizes as being "above law," worked under rigid constitutions, and the constitution was only changed when the whole people gave a commission to a lawgiver to draw up a new one.
The lawgiver was not an ordinary politician. He was a state doctor, called in to prescribe for an ailing constitution. When the people of Cyrene asked the oracle of Delphi to help them in their dissensions, the oracle told them to go to Mantinea, and the Mantineans lent them Demonax, who acted as a "setter straight" and drew up a new constitution for Cyrene. So again the Athenians, when they were founding their model new colony at Thurii, employed Hippodamus of Miletus as the best expert in town-planning, to plan the streets of the city, and Protagoras as the best expert in law-making, to give the city its laws. The Greeks thought administration should be democratic and law-making the work of experts. We think more naturally of law-making as the special right of the people and administration as necessarily confined to experts.
Q. TWhich of the following options is synonymous with the word “exhortations” as used in the paragraph?

In the following question, some part of the sentence may have errors. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and select the appropriate option. If a sentence is free from error, select 'No Error’.
Some of the richest (1)/ business magnate (2)/ live in Dubai (3)./ No error(4)

Below, one sentence is given in which one part may contain an error. Identify that part which contains any grammatical error.
The global demand for petroleum products have been hit in a big way due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as it has in India.

Find the most appropriate word to be fit in the blank.
Objects attract if their charges are different or repel if they are the _______.

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows.
Airborne soldiers on D-Day took disproportionately high casualties compared to the beach landings (with the exception of Omaha) while the airborne attack on Arnheim proved to be a failure. The success of the Allies in using parachute regiments to capture airstrips in Burma was only due to the involvement of ground forces as well as airborne troops. In the western sector of Europe, the speed of the Allies advance was such that the time to plan and co-ordinate a massed airborne raid was never available. Most senior military commanders saw the role of the airborne troops simply as to seize strategic sites (such as bridges in the example at Arnheim) and to hold them until ground troops arrived. In 'Operation Varsity', airborne troops held a ridge overlooking the River Rhine to give support to the ground troops who needed to cross the river before moving on. In this example, the paratroopers were also expected to fight off any German attack which would hinder the speed of the crossing of the River Rhine. On many occasions, paratroopers were used as normal infantrymen. This happened in both the European conflict as well as in the Pacific. During the Battle of the Bulge, Eisenhower used three airborne divisions as infantry units to fight off the German counter-offensives. In the Philippines, the US 11th Airborne Division fought as regular infantrymen.
Q. What subject is the passage discussing?

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows.
Airborne soldiers on D-Day took disproportionately high casualties compared to the beach landings (with the exception of Omaha) while the airborne attack on Arnheim proved to be a failure. The success of the Allies in using parachute regiments to capture airstrips in Burma was only due to the involvement of ground forces as well as airborne troops. In the western sector of Europe, the speed of the Allies advance was such that the time to plan and co-ordinate a massed airborne raid was never available. Most senior military commanders saw the role of the airborne troops simply as to seize strategic sites (such as bridges in the example at Arnheim) and to hold them until ground troops arrived. In 'Operation Varsity', airborne troops held a ridge overlooking the River Rhine to give support to the ground troops who needed to cross the river before moving on. In this example, the paratroopers were also expected to fight off any German attack which would hinder the speed of the crossing of the River Rhine. On many occasions, paratroopers were used as normal infantrymen. This happened in both the European conflict as well as in the Pacific. During the Battle of the Bulge, Eisenhower used three airborne divisions as infantry units to fight off the German counter-offensives. In the Philippines, the US 11th Airborne Division fought as regular infantrymen.
Q. What was the role of the airborne troops according to the military commanders?

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows.
Airborne soldiers on D-Day took disproportionately high casualties compared to the beach landings (with the exception of Omaha) while the airborne attack on Arnheim proved to be a failure. The success of the Allies in using parachute regiments to capture airstrips in Burma was only due to the involvement of ground forces as well as airborne troops. In the western sector of Europe, the speed of the Allies advance was such that the time to plan and co-ordinate a massed airborne raid was never available. Most senior military commanders saw the role of the airborne troops simply as to seize strategic sites (such as bridges in the example at Arnheim) and to hold them until ground troops arrived. In 'Operation Varsity', airborne troops held a ridge overlooking the River Rhine to give support to the ground troops who needed to cross the river before moving on. In this example, the paratroopers were also expected to fight off any German attack which would hinder the speed of the crossing of the River Rhine. On many occasions, paratroopers were used as normal infantrymen. This happened in both the European conflict as well as in the Pacific. During the Battle of the Bulge, Eisenhower used three airborne divisions as infantry units to fight off the German counter-offensives. In the Philippines, the US 11th Airborne Division fought as regular infantrymen.
Q. Where were the airborne divisions used by Eisenhower as infantry units to fight off the German counter-offensives?

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows.
Airborne soldiers on D-Day took disproportionately high casualties compared to the beach landings (with the exception of Omaha) while the airborne attack on Arnheim proved to be a failure. The success of the Allies in using parachute regiments to capture airstrips in Burma was only due to the involvement of ground forces as well as airborne troops. In the western sector of Europe, the speed of the Allies advance was such that the time to plan and co-ordinate a massed airborne raid was never available. Most senior military commanders saw the role of the airborne troops simply as to seize strategic sites (such as bridges in the example at Arnheim) and to hold them until ground troops arrived. In 'Operation Varsity', airborne troops held a ridge overlooking the River Rhine to give support to the ground troops who needed to cross the river before moving on. In this example, the paratroopers were also expected to fight off any German attack which would hinder the speed of the crossing of the River Rhine. On many occasions, paratroopers were used as normal infantrymen. This happened in both the European conflict as well as in the Pacific. During the Battle of the Bulge, Eisenhower used three airborne divisions as infantry units to fight off the German counter-offensives. In the Philippines, the US 11th Airborne Division fought as regular infantrymen.
Q. What attributed to the success of the Allies in using parachute regiments to capture airstrips in Burma?

Directions: Read the passage given below and answer the question that follows.
Airborne soldiers on D-Day took disproportionately high casualties compared to the beach landings (with the exception of Omaha) while the airborne attack on Arnheim proved to be a failure. The success of the Allies in using parachute regiments to capture airstrips in Burma was only due to the involvement of ground forces as well as airborne troops. In the western sector of Europe, the speed of the Allies advance was such that the time to plan and co-ordinate a massed airborne raid was never available. Most senior military commanders saw the role of the airborne troops simply as to seize strategic sites (such as bridges in the example at Arnheim) and to hold them until ground troops arrived. In 'Operation Varsity', airborne troops held a ridge overlooking the River Rhine to give support to the ground troops who needed to cross the river before moving on. In this example, the paratroopers were also expected to fight off any German attack which would hinder the speed of the crossing of the River Rhine. On many occasions, paratroopers were used as normal infantrymen. This happened in both the European conflict as well as in the Pacific. During the Battle of the Bulge, Eisenhower used three airborne divisions as infantry units to fight off the German counter-offensives. In the Philippines, the US 11th Airborne Division fought as regular infantrymen.
Q. Which of the following words is an antonym of the word 'strategic'?

Directions: Choose the statements which have any spelling/grammar mistake.
a. The daughter was chastised for her naughty behaviour.
b. He is so emacited he can hardly stand, let alone walk.
c. The husband and wife are living separatily.
d. My sister has a demure temperament.
e. Corrupt people are busy in extorting money from businessmen with the connivance of the police.

Directions: Choose the appropriate word from the given options and fill in the blank.
A frustrated person is a __________ threat to social order and harmony.

Directions: Choose the word from the options that correctly defines the meaning of the given word.
Flashy

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:
Agriculture occupies a pivotal position for ensuring livelihood, food and nutritional security, sustainable development and eradication of poverty in India. It is the prime sector for generating employment opportunities for majority of the population of any country.
The contribution of agriculture sector to the national gross domestic product (GDP) has been continuously declining over the years, while other sectors, especially the service sector, are showing an increasing trend. In 1970-71, agriculture sector contributed about 44 per cent of GDP, which declined substantially to 13.5 per cent in 2010-11 (at 2004-05).
During the last decade, there was a paradigm shift in the patterns of production, consumption, and trade in Indian agriculture through the use of new technologies. The shift in production and consumption from food-grains to high-value agricultural commodities such as fruits and vegetables, milk and milk products, meat, eggs, fish, etc. took place in a big way. Now there is a declining share of traditional crops/commodities in production, consumption and trade in India. Agriculture, horticulture and other non-traditional high-value agricultural crops occupy an important place in income growth in rural areas.
Despite being one of the largest producers of many agricultural commodities such as fruits, vegetables, milk and livestock, etc. in the world, the extent of value addition to raw food material in India is only 8%, while it is 23%, 45% and 188% in China, Philippines and UK, respectively. Furthermore, only 2.2% of total fruits and vegetables are processed in India as compared to 30% in Thailand, 80% in Malaysia and 70% in UK.
It is pertinent to mention here that total annual loss during the post harvest operations under agriculture produce is approximately Rs. 88,000 crore. This trend can be reversed by properly financing secondary agriculture, which can lead to 2-3 times value addition to primary agriculture products. Most of the primary agriculture produce requires processing before being finally consumed and the value addition/processing of the farm production to transform it into consumable item which is called secondary agriculture. It includes processing and value addition in all food and non-food products for human, animal and industrial use.
Q. The phrase 'paradigm shift' in the passage, refers to:

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:
Agriculture occupies a pivotal position for ensuring livelihood, food and nutritional security, sustainable development and eradication of poverty in India. It is the prime sector for generating employment opportunities for majority of the population of any country.
The contribution of agriculture sector to the national gross domestic product (GDP) has been continuously declining over the years, while other sectors, especially the service sector, are showing an increasing trend. In 1970-71, agriculture sector contributed about 44 per cent of GDP, which declined substantially to 13.5 per cent in 2010-11 (at 2004-05).
During the last decade, there was a paradigm shift in the patterns of production, consumption, and trade in Indian agriculture through the use of new technologies. The shift in production and consumption from food-grains to high-value agricultural commodities such as fruits and vegetables, milk and milk products, meat, eggs, fish, etc. took place in a big way. Now there is a declining share of traditional crops/commodities in production, consumption and trade in India. Agriculture, horticulture and other non-traditional high-value agricultural crops occupy an important place in income growth in rural areas.
Despite being one of the largest producers of many agricultural commodities such as fruits, vegetables, milk and livestock, etc. in the world, the extent of value addition to raw food material in India is only 8%, while it is 23%, 45% and 188% in China, Philippines and UK, respectively. Furthermore, only 2.2% of total fruits and vegetables are processed in India as compared to 30% in Thailand, 80% in Malaysia and 70% in UK.
It is pertinent to mention here that total annual loss during the post harvest operations under agriculture produce is approximately Rs. 88,000 crore. This trend can be reversed by properly financing secondary agriculture, which can lead to 2-3 times value addition to primary agriculture products. Most of the primary agriculture produce requires processing before being finally consumed and the value addition/processing of the farm production to transform it into consumable item which is called secondary agriculture. It includes processing and value addition in all food and non-food products for human, animal and industrial use.
Q. Which of the following statements are true?
1. Agriculture has a tremendous potential to generate employment in any country.
2. Many countries derive income by processing raw food material.
3. India surpasses most other countries in the production of milk and live stock.

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:
Agriculture occupies a pivotal position for ensuring livelihood, food and nutritional security, sustainable development and eradication of poverty in India. It is the prime sector for generating employment opportunities for majority of the population of any country.
The contribution of agriculture sector to the national gross domestic product (GDP) has been continuously declining over the years, while other sectors, especially the service sector, are showing an increasing trend. In 1970-71, agriculture sector contributed about 44 per cent of GDP, which declined substantially to 13.5 per cent in 2010-11 (at 2004-05).
During the last decade, there was a paradigm shift in the patterns of production, consumption, and trade in Indian agriculture through the use of new technologies. The shift in production and consumption from food-grains to high-value agricultural commodities such as fruits and vegetables, milk and milk products, meat, eggs, fish, etc. took place in a big way. Now there is a declining share of traditional crops/commodities in production, consumption and trade in India. Agriculture, horticulture and other non-traditional high-value agricultural crops occupy an important place in income growth in rural areas.
Despite being one of the largest producers of many agricultural commodities such as fruits, vegetables, milk and livestock, etc. in the world, the extent of value addition to raw food material in India is only 8%, while it is 23%, 45% and 188% in China, Philippines and UK, respectively. Furthermore, only 2.2% of total fruits and vegetables are processed in India as compared to 30% in Thailand, 80% in Malaysia and 70% in UK.
It is pertinent to mention here that total annual loss during the post harvest operations under agriculture produce is approximately Rs. 88,000 crore. This trend can be reversed by properly financing secondary agriculture, which can lead to 2-3 times value addition to primary agriculture products. Most of the primary agriculture produce requires processing before being finally consumed and the value addition/processing of the farm production to transform it into consumable item which is called secondary agriculture. It includes processing and value addition in all food and non-food products for human, animal and industrial use.
Q. What according to the passage took place in a big way?

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:
Agriculture occupies a pivotal position for ensuring livelihood, food and nutritional security, sustainable development and eradication of poverty in India. It is the prime sector for generating employment opportunities for majority of the population of any country.
The contribution of agriculture sector to the national gross domestic product (GDP) has been continuously declining over the years, while other sectors, especially the service sector, are showing an increasing trend. In 1970-71, agriculture sector contributed about 44 per cent of GDP, which declined substantially to 13.5 per cent in 2010-11 (at 2004-05).
During the last decade, there was a paradigm shift in the patterns of production, consumption, and trade in Indian agriculture through the use of new technologies. The shift in production and consumption from food-grains to high-value agricultural commodities such as fruits and vegetables, milk and milk products, meat, eggs, fish, etc. took place in a big way. Now there is a declining share of traditional crops/commodities in production, consumption and trade in India. Agriculture, horticulture and other non-traditional high-value agricultural crops occupy an important place in income growth in rural areas.
Despite being one of the largest producers of many agricultural commodities such as fruits, vegetables, milk and livestock, etc. in the world, the extent of value addition to raw food material in India is only 8%, while it is 23%, 45% and 188% in China, Philippines and UK, respectively. Furthermore, only 2.2% of total fruits and vegetables are processed in India as compared to 30% in Thailand, 80% in Malaysia and 70% in UK.
It is pertinent to mention here that total annual loss during the post harvest operations under agriculture produce is approximately Rs. 88,000 crore. This trend can be reversed by properly financing secondary agriculture, which can lead to 2-3 times value addition to primary agriculture products. Most of the primary agriculture produce requires processing before being finally consumed and the value addition/processing of the farm production to transform it into consumable item which is called secondary agriculture. It includes processing and value addition in all food and non-food products for human, animal and industrial use.
Q. There is a huge post harvest operation loss of food materials in India. One of the ways suggested to stem this loss is through

Directions: Answer the given question based on the following passage:
Agriculture occupies a pivotal position for ensuring livelihood, food and nutritional security, sustainable development and eradication of poverty in India. It is the prime sector for generating employment opportunities for majority of the population of any country.
The contribution of agriculture sector to the national gross domestic product (GDP) has been continuously declining over the years, while other sectors, especially the service sector, are showing an increasing trend. In 1970-71, agriculture sector contributed about 44 per cent of GDP, which declined substantially to 13.5 per cent in 2010-11 (at 2004-05).
During the last decade, there was a paradigm shift in the patterns of production, consumption, and trade in Indian agriculture through the use of new technologies. The shift in production and consumption from food-grains to high-value agricultural commodities such as fruits and vegetables, milk and milk products, meat, eggs, fish, etc. took place in a big way. Now there is a declining share of traditional crops/commodities in production, consumption and trade in India. Agriculture, horticulture and other non-traditional high-value agricultural crops occupy an important place in income growth in rural areas.
Despite being one of the largest producers of many agricultural commodities such as fruits, vegetables, milk and livestock, etc. in the world, the extent of value addition to raw food material in India is only 8%, while it is 23%, 45% and 188% in China, Philippines and UK, respectively. Furthermore, only 2.2% of total fruits and vegetables are processed in India as compared to 30% in Thailand, 80% in Malaysia and 70% in UK.
It is pertinent to mention here that total annual loss during the post harvest operations under agriculture produce is approximately Rs. 88,000 crore. This trend can be reversed by properly financing secondary agriculture, which can lead to 2-3 times value addition to primary agriculture products. Most of the primary agriculture produce requires processing before being finally consumed and the value addition/processing of the farm production to transform it into consumable item which is called secondary agriculture. It includes processing and value addition in all food and non-food products for human, animal and industrial use.
Q. Which of the following cannot be correctly inferred from the passage?