Read the passage given below:Manav Singh had been farming his land for the past 20 years . His father had also been farming in the same land. But now he is unable to irrigate the agricultural land as the ground water level has gone down and the monsoon rains are also irregular. He has an option to connect the cannal irrigation that the Government has initiated but is finding it difficult to implement the process. He knows that Farmers world wide will need to increase crop production, either by increasing the amount of agricultural land to grow crops or by enhancing productivity on existing agricultural lands to meet the global demand.However, the ecological and social trade -off of clearing more land for agriculture are often high, particularly in the tropics. And right now, crop yields the amount of crops harvested per unit of land cultivated are growing too slowly to meet the predicted demand for food. Even if some regions increase their output and traders reduce the mismatch between supply and demand, doubling food production by 2050 will undeniably be a major challenge.Thus the last resort for farmers, Manav Singh thinks would be to grow more on the land they currently operate through what is called “sustainable intensification”. This means using precision farming tools, such as GPS fertiliser dispenser, advanced irrigation systems, and environmentally optimized crop rotations. These methods can help produce more crop, especially in parts of Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe with large yield gaps.. They can also reduce the negative environmental impacts from over stressing resources -preventing groundwater depletion and the destruction of fertile lands through over-use of fertiliser.Net irrigated area (%) of India has increased from nearly 18 to 48% in recent times due to government interventions at various levels (Fig. 1). Although the government has given much emphasis on improving canal system in various five year plans but it has declined over years (Fig. 1). People have identified groundwater irrigation as much reliable and independent source of irrigation. Groundwater irrigation has taken quantum jump since 1965.Percent net irrigated to net sown area and per cent canal irrigated & per cent groundwater irrigated to net irrigated area (Source: based on data from DES, 2017-18); NIA %: Net Irrigated area to net sown area, GW %: Groundwater share in net irrigated area, SW %: Surface water share in net irrigated area October-December 2019]In order to attract more investments in agriculture, the risks need to be reduced by governments. Regulators need to overhaul policies that is affecting the inclusion of small, rural farmers into the financial system. More supportive policies, laws and public spending on infrastructure would help create a favourable investment climate for agriculture1. Which of the following pairs given in the options can conclude Paragraph 3 and start 4 respectively? A. Over the last 30 years, investment in agriculture has declined resulting in low productivity and stagnant production. B. Thus, as banking sectors in developing countries give fewer loans to farmers are bearing huge losses. C. If we have to use methods extensively more agricultural research is needed which further highlights the need of investments in agriculture. a) C- A b) C-B c) A-Bd) B-A 2. What does the author want to convey by, ‘would help create a favourable investment climate for agriculture’ as mentioned in the passage in the italics? A. The climate conditions need to be improved to improve food production. B. With supportive policies and laws investments in agriculture are likely to increase. C. Lower returns in agriculture are the main reason behind low investment. a) Only A & C b) Only A & B c) Only B d) Only B & C 3. Which of the following is /are true according to passage? A. Paragraph 2 only highlights how food demand can easily be met in the near future. B. Rising food demand is likely to affect developed countries more severely than the developing countries. C. Increasing land under agriculture, can impact the ecology negatively. a) Only A & B b) Only B c) Only C d) Both A & C 4. What is the author’s view about sustainable intensification mentioned in paragraph 3? a) It I only useful for countries which have small yield gaps. b) It may increase food production to meet the rising demands. c) It will have a tremendous negative impact on the environment. d) It is hyped and may not work in the long run. 5. The graph indicates that the irrigation of agricultural land in India using canal system has _______ a) Increased through the years b) Decreased through the years c) Equal all these years d) None of the above 6. Irrigation of agriculture land has increased in the recent years through:- a) Rain water b) Monsoon rain c) Canal water d) Ground water