AP Highcourt Stenographer Grade III Junior Assistant Typist Field Assistant : 22/12/2022 Shift 1 Previous Year Paper Full Length PDF


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Question 41


Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
On tenterhooks

Options

A

Extremely joyous

Extremely joyous

B

Very angry

Very angry

C

Very anxious

Very anxious

D

Intensely sorrowful

Intensely sorrowful


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Very anxious


Question 42


Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word to fill in the blank.
Aggravate

This medicine will definitely ______ your pain and you will be able to sleep.

Options

A

complicate

complicate

B

exaggerate

exaggerate

C

saturate

saturate

D

alleviate

alleviate


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

alleviate


Question 43


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I sat about ______ the last few oranges before Pongo returned.

Options

A

finishing down

finishing down

B

finishing off

finishing off

C

finishing with

finishing with

D

Finishing out

Finishing out


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

finishing off


Question 44


Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Rathnaprabha did not listen.
B. She insisted on going all alone as she had promised she would.
C. Suddenly, she was stopped by a young thief.
D. There were many animals in the forest but she had made up her mind and kept walking.

Options

A

ABCD

ABCD

B

ABDC

ABDC

C

ACBD

ACBD

D

ADCB

ADCB


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

ABDC


Question 45


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

We walked ______ the hill to the temple on the top.

Options

A

up

up

B

on

on

C

down

down

D

above

above


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

up


Question 46


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I first met Mukul ______ a cricket match.

Options

A

on

on

B

with

with

C

at

at

D

above

above


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

at


Question 47


Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Finally, a group of several hundred people marched towards the eastern part of the city and stormed the fortress-prison, the Bastille, where they hoped to find hoarded ammunition.
B. In the armed fight that followed, the commander of the Bastille was killed and the prisoners released.
C. Some 7,000 men and women gathered in front of the town hall and decided to form a peoples’ militia.
D. They broke into a number of government buildings in search of arms.

Options

A

DACB

DACB

B

CDAB

CDAB

C

CBDA

CBDA

D

ADBC

ADBC


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

CDAB


Question 48


Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given proverb. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

A soul to heed is a friend indeed

Options

A

person who helps

person who helps

B

No substitution required

No substitution required

C

fellow to feed

fellow to feed

D

friend in need

friend in need


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

friend in need


Question 49


Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

A. of vehicles randomly
B. has deployed ten teams
C. the enforcement department
D. to check the pollution certificates

Options

A

CDAB

CDAB

B

CBDA

CBDA

C

DACB

DACB

D

ADBC

ADBC


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

CBDA


Question 50


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

______! Qadir Mia, your Shahi Dal is truly heavenly!

Options

A

Ow

Ow

B

Alas

Alas

C

Hurrah

Hurrah

D

Wow

Wow


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

Wow


Question 51


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

A pair of legs stuck out of a ______ pile of hay.

Options

A

short

short

B

few

few

C

large

large

D

sad

sad


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

large


Question 52


Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

Birds play an important role in scattering the seeds of plants and trees.

Options

A

distributing

distributing

B

dispersing

dispersing

C

dividing

dividing

D

No substitution required

No substitution required


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

dispersing


Question 53


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The seagull is much ______ than an albatross.

Options

A

more big

more big

B

bigger

bigger

C

big

big

D

biggest

biggest


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

bigger


Question 54


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

______ you pick another fight with Dhiru, your father can lose his job.

Options

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Whether

Whether

B

Even though

Even though

C

If

If

D

Despite

Despite


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

If


Question 55


Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined word in the given idiom. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

On pins and nails

Options

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thorns

thorns

B

spikes

spikes

C

No substitution required

No substitution required

D

needles

needles


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

needles


Question 56


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Finally he ______ what must have happened.

Options

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figured in

figured in

B

figured out

figured out

C

figured away

figured away

D

figured up

figured up


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

figured out


Question 57


Four sentences are given out of which three are connected. Select the one that is not connected.

Options

A

Cyclones affect the coastal areas of India like West Bengal, Odisha, Kerala, Goa, etc.

Cyclones affect the coastal areas of India like West Bengal, Odisha, Kerala, Goa, etc.

B

Wetlands are usually classified as swamps, marshes, or bogs.

Wetlands are usually classified as swamps, marshes, or bogs.

C

The different types of wetlands have different kinds of soil and plants.

The different types of wetlands have different kinds of soil and plants.

D

Most of the plants in swamps are trees, but marshes have grassy plants.

Most of the plants in swamps are trees, but marshes have grassy plants.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Cyclones affect the coastal areas of India like West Bengal, Odisha, Kerala, Goa, etc.


Question 58


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Their hands were full of sweets ______, they didn’t share even one with me.

Options

A

moreover

moreover

B

because

because

C

therefore

therefore

D

however

however


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

however


Question 59


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Timmy wagged his tail ______ as soon as he saw George getting down from the car.

Options

A

totally

totally

B

vigorously

vigorously

C

deeply

deeply

D

greatly

greatly


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

vigorously


Question 60


Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined word in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.

The trading portal could not be reached due to the wrong password.

Options

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acceded

acceded

B

accepted

accepted

C

accessed

accessed

D

No substitution required

No substitution required


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

accessed


Question 61


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

You have to stay here. Mother has forbidden you to move ______.

Options

A

everywhere

everywhere

B

nowhere

nowhere

C

somewhere

somewhere

D

anywhere

anywhere


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

anywhere


Question 62


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

______! I can’t swallow this tablet. It smells so bad!

Options

A

Yuck

Yuck

B

Yippee

Yippee

C

Gosh

Gosh

D

Ouch

Ouch


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

Yuck


Question 63


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Would you like ______ an auto? I would rather walk.

Options

A

take

take

B

to take

to take

C

took

took

D

had taken

had taken


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

to take


Question 64


Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A. Balu is my cousin.
B. That is because he can always see the lighter side of any situation, however difficult.
C. In no way is he extraordinary, yet he is very special to me.
D. When I talk to him I feel life is so simple, and I have been complicating it unnecessarily.

Options

A

ADCB

ADCB

B

ACBD

ACBD

C

ABDC

ABDC

D

ABCD

ABCD


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

ACBD


Question 65


Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Conceal

Options

A

Appear

Appear

B

Expose

Expose

C

Obscure

Obscure

D

Discover

Discover


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Obscure


Question 66


Parts of a sentence are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the parts in the correct order to form a meaningful sentence.

A. dog owners have to keep
B. in public places
C. whenever taking them out
D. their pets on leashes

Options

A

ADCB

ADCB

B

ABCD

ABCD

C

ACBD

ACBD

D

ABDC

ABDC


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

ADCB


Question 67


Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word to fill in the blank.
Malicious

My neighbour Shashank is a ______ person. He is always there when somebody is any trouble..

Options

A

spiteful

spiteful

B

beautiful

beautiful

C

helpful

helpful

D

vengeful

vengeful


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

helpful


Question 68


Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

I saw all the policemen ______ into a jeep and drive off.

Options

A

got

got

B

to get

to get

C

had got

had got

D

get

get


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

get


Question 69


Four sentences are given out of which three are connected. Select the one that is not connected.

Options

A

Most of what was traded was expensive luxury goods.

Most of what was traded was expensive luxury goods.

B

The Forbidden City was the palace of the Chinese emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

The Forbidden City was the palace of the Chinese emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

C

Besides silk, the Chinese also exported tea, salt, sugar, porcelain, and spices.

Besides silk, the Chinese also exported tea, salt, sugar, porcelain, and spices.

D

They imported goods like cotton, ivory, wool, gold, and silver.

They imported goods like cotton, ivory, wool, gold, and silver.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

The Forbidden City was the palace of the Chinese emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties.


Question 70


Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Vintage

Options

A

Modern

Modern

B

Minor

Minor

C

Classic

Classic

D

Inferior

Inferior


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

Classic


Question 71


Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Silk Road was a trade route that went (1) ______ China to Eastern Europe. It went along the northern borders of China, India, and Persia and (2) ______ up in Eastern Europe near today's Turkey. The Silk Road was important (3) ______ it helped to generate trade and commerce between a (4) ______ of different kingdoms and empires. It was called the Silk Road because one of the major (5) ______ traded was silk cloth from China. People throughout Asia and Europe prized Chinese silk for its softness and luxury.
SubQuestion No : 71
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1.

Options

A

from

from

B

in

in

C

through

through

D

against

against


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

from


Question 72


Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Silk Road was a trade route that went (1) ______ China to Eastern Europe. It went along the northern borders of China, India, and Persia and (2) ______ up in Eastern Europe near today's Turkey. The Silk Road was important (3) ______ it helped to generate trade and commerce between a (4) ______ of different kingdoms and empires. It was called the Silk Road because one of the major (5) ______ traded was silk cloth from China. People throughout Asia and Europe prized Chinese silk for its softness and luxury.
SubQuestion No : 72
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.

Options

A

began

began

B

started

started

C

ended

ended

D

completed

completed


Solution:

Correct Answer:

C

ended


Question 73


Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Silk Road was a trade route that went (1) ______ China to Eastern Europe. It went along the northern borders of China, India, and Persia and (2) ______ up in Eastern Europe near today's Turkey. The Silk Road was important (3) ______ it helped to generate trade and commerce between a (4) ______ of different kingdoms and empires. It was called the Silk Road because one of the major (5) ______ traded was silk cloth from China. People throughout Asia and Europe prized Chinese silk for its softness and luxury.
SubQuestion No : 73
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 3.

Options

A

because

because

B

therefore

therefore

C

although

although

D

however

however


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

because


Question 74


Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Silk Road was a trade route that went (1) ______ China to Eastern Europe. It went along the northern borders of China, India, and Persia and (2) ______ up in Eastern Europe near today's Turkey. The Silk Road was important (3) ______ it helped to generate trade and commerce between a (4) ______ of different kingdoms and empires. It was called the Silk Road because one of the major (5) ______ traded was silk cloth from China. People throughout Asia and Europe prized Chinese silk for its softness and luxury.
SubQuestion No : 74
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 4.

Options

A

total

total

B

quantity

quantity

C

amount

amount

D

number

number


Solution:

Correct Answer:

D

number


Question 75


Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The Silk Road was a trade route that went (1) ______ China to Eastern Europe. It went along the northern borders of China, India, and Persia and (2) ______ up in Eastern Europe near today's Turkey. The Silk Road was important (3) ______ it helped to generate trade and commerce between a (4) ______ of different kingdoms and empires. It was called the Silk Road because one of the major (5) ______ traded was silk cloth from China. People throughout Asia and Europe prized Chinese silk for its softness and luxury.
SubQuestion No : 75
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 5.

Options

A

products

products

B

yields

yields

C

produces

produces

D

crops

crops


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

products


Question 76


Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Five new varieties of seeds of Basmati rice, developed by a group of scientists led by the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) Director Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh in 2020 and 2021, are all set to bring revolutionary changes in the way Basmati rice is cultivated in the country.
Three of the five varieties can resist two common diseases of paddy (one bacterial and one fungal). The other two varieties can save 35% of water as the seeds can be directly sown, obviating the need for transplanting seedlings. These two seeds are resistant to herbicides too, helping the farmers to control weeds more efficiently. In the next three years, all of the five seeds will have the combined qualities of disease and herbicide resistance, Dr. Singh says.
IARI had provided seeds of new improved Basmati varieties PB1847, PB1885 and PB1886 this kharif season, to around 10,000 farmers in key growing regions in three northern states for helping in seed multiplication from the next season onwards. The varieties have been sown in around 5,000 acres in the current kharif season. There has not been any reports of diseases and pests so far in the standing crops.
“Increase in adoptability of new Basmati rice varieties amongst farmers in the next couple of seasons, would help recapitulate the country’s Basmati rice exports to European Union (EU) which had been hit by several rejection of export consignments due to presence of pesticide residue,” Dr. Singh said.
Exports of aromatic and long grain rice to the EU have declined to 0.2 million tonne (mt) annually from 0.5 mt a few years back.
According to IARI scientists, new varieties would gradually replace the existing Basmati rice varieties PB1121, PB1509 and PB6, which are cultivated in more than 90% of the about two million hectares of aromatic and long-grain rice-grown area.
SubQuestion No : 76
The passage is mainly about:

Options

A

development of five new varieties of Basmati rice

development of five new varieties of Basmati rice

B

rice experiments by the Indian Agriculture Research Institute

rice experiments by the Indian Agriculture Research Institute

C

India’s production of Basmati rice

India’s production of Basmati rice

D

export of Basmati rice to EU countries

export of Basmati rice to EU countries


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

development of five new varieties of Basmati rice


Question 77


Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Five new varieties of seeds of Basmati rice, developed by a group of scientists led by the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) Director Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh in 2020 and 2021, are all set to bring revolutionary changes in the way Basmati rice is cultivated in the country.
Three of the five varieties can resist two common diseases of paddy (one bacterial and one fungal). The other two varieties can save 35% of water as the seeds can be directly sown, obviating the need for transplanting seedlings. These two seeds are resistant to herbicides too, helping the farmers to control weeds more efficiently. In the next three years, all of the five seeds will have the combined qualities of disease and herbicide resistance, Dr. Singh says.
IARI had provided seeds of new improved Basmati varieties PB1847, PB1885 and PB1886 this kharif season, to around 10,000 farmers in key growing regions in three northern states for helping in seed multiplication from the next season onwards. The varieties have been sown in around 5,000 acres in the current kharif season. There has not been any reports of diseases and pests so far in the standing crops.
“Increase in adoptability of new Basmati rice varieties amongst farmers in the next couple of seasons, would help recapitulate the country’s Basmati rice exports to European Union (EU) which had been hit by several rejection of export consignments due to presence of pesticide residue,” Dr. Singh said.
Exports of aromatic and long grain rice to the EU have declined to 0.2 million tonne (mt) annually from 0.5 mt a few years back.
According to IARI scientists, new varieties would gradually replace the existing Basmati rice varieties PB1121, PB1509 and PB6, which are cultivated in more than 90% of the about two million hectares of aromatic and long-grain rice-grown area.
SubQuestion No : 77
Which of the following is a new variety of Basmati rice developed by the IARI?

Options

A

PB1847

PB1847

B

PB1121

PB1121

C

PB6

PB6

D

PB1509

PB1509


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

PB1847


Question 78


Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Five new varieties of seeds of Basmati rice, developed by a group of scientists led by the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) Director Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh in 2020 and 2021, are all set to bring revolutionary changes in the way Basmati rice is cultivated in the country.
Three of the five varieties can resist two common diseases of paddy (one bacterial and one fungal). The other two varieties can save 35% of water as the seeds can be directly sown, obviating the need for transplanting seedlings. These two seeds are resistant to herbicides too, helping the farmers to control weeds more efficiently. In the next three years, all of the five seeds will have the combined qualities of disease and herbicide resistance, Dr. Singh says.
IARI had provided seeds of new improved Basmati varieties PB1847, PB1885 and PB1886 this kharif season, to around 10,000 farmers in key growing regions in three northern states for helping in seed multiplication from the next season onwards. The varieties have been sown in around 5,000 acres in the current kharif season. There has not been any reports of diseases and pests so far in the standing crops.
“Increase in adoptability of new Basmati rice varieties amongst farmers in the next couple of seasons, would help recapitulate the country’s Basmati rice exports to European Union (EU) which had been hit by several rejection of export consignments due to presence of pesticide residue,” Dr. Singh said.
Exports of aromatic and long grain rice to the EU have declined to 0.2 million tonne (mt) annually from 0.5 mt a few years back.
According to IARI scientists, new varieties would gradually replace the existing Basmati rice varieties PB1121, PB1509 and PB6, which are cultivated in more than 90% of the about two million hectares of aromatic and long-grain rice-grown area.
SubQuestion No : 78
Out of the five varieties, three new varieties of Basmati rice:

a. are disease resistant
b. can save 35% water
c. are herbicide resistance
Which of the given alternatives is/are true?

Options

A

a and c are true

a and c are true

B

Only a is true

Only a is true

C

a and b are true

a and b are true

D

b and c are true

b and c are true


Solution:

Correct Answer:

B

Only a is true


Question 79


Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Five new varieties of seeds of Basmati rice, developed by a group of scientists led by the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) Director Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh in 2020 and 2021, are all set to bring revolutionary changes in the way Basmati rice is cultivated in the country.
Three of the five varieties can resist two common diseases of paddy (one bacterial and one fungal). The other two varieties can save 35% of water as the seeds can be directly sown, obviating the need for transplanting seedlings. These two seeds are resistant to herbicides too, helping the farmers to control weeds more efficiently. In the next three years, all of the five seeds will have the combined qualities of disease and herbicide resistance, Dr. Singh says.
IARI had provided seeds of new improved Basmati varieties PB1847, PB1885 and PB1886 this kharif season, to around 10,000 farmers in key growing regions in three northern states for helping in seed multiplication from the next season onwards. The varieties have been sown in around 5,000 acres in the current kharif season. There has not been any reports of diseases and pests so far in the standing crops.
“Increase in adoptability of new Basmati rice varieties amongst farmers in the next couple of seasons, would help recapitulate the country’s Basmati rice exports to European Union (EU) which had been hit by several rejection of export consignments due to presence of pesticide residue,” Dr. Singh said.
Exports of aromatic and long grain rice to the EU have declined to 0.2 million tonne (mt) annually from 0.5 mt a few years back.
According to IARI scientists, new varieties would gradually replace the existing Basmati rice varieties PB1121, PB1509 and PB6, which are cultivated in more than 90% of the about two million hectares of aromatic and long-grain rice-grown area.
SubQuestion No : 79
Which of the following is NOT directly related to the scientists’ hope for their five varieties of Basmati rice seeds?

Options

A

The new varieties will be sown twice a year and will yield double the profit for farmers.

The new varieties will be sown twice a year and will yield double the profit for farmers.

B

More and more farmers will adopt the new Basmati varieties.

More and more farmers will adopt the new Basmati varieties.

C

All the five varieties will have the combined qualities of disease and herbicide resistance.

All the five varieties will have the combined qualities of disease and herbicide resistance.

D

New varieties would gradually replace the existing Basmati rice varieties.

New varieties would gradually replace the existing Basmati rice varieties.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

The new varieties will be sown twice a year and will yield double the profit for farmers.


Question 80


Comprehension:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.

Five new varieties of seeds of Basmati rice, developed by a group of scientists led by the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) Director Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh in 2020 and 2021, are all set to bring revolutionary changes in the way Basmati rice is cultivated in the country.
Three of the five varieties can resist two common diseases of paddy (one bacterial and one fungal). The other two varieties can save 35% of water as the seeds can be directly sown, obviating the need for transplanting seedlings. These two seeds are resistant to herbicides too, helping the farmers to control weeds more efficiently. In the next three years, all of the five seeds will have the combined qualities of disease and herbicide resistance, Dr. Singh says.
IARI had provided seeds of new improved Basmati varieties PB1847, PB1885 and PB1886 this kharif season, to around 10,000 farmers in key growing regions in three northern states for helping in seed multiplication from the next season onwards. The varieties have been sown in around 5,000 acres in the current kharif season. There has not been any reports of diseases and pests so far in the standing crops.
“Increase in adoptability of new Basmati rice varieties amongst farmers in the next couple of seasons, would help recapitulate the country’s Basmati rice exports to European Union (EU) which had been hit by several rejection of export consignments due to presence of pesticide residue,” Dr. Singh said.
Exports of aromatic and long grain rice to the EU have declined to 0.2 million tonne (mt) annually from 0.5 mt a few years back.
According to IARI scientists, new varieties would gradually replace the existing Basmati rice varieties PB1121, PB1509 and PB6, which are cultivated in more than 90% of the about two million hectares of aromatic and long-grain rice-grown area.
SubQuestion No : 80
Which statement is NOT true, according to the passage?

Options

A

IARI provided seeds of all the five new improved Basmati varieties to 10,000 farmers.

IARI provided seeds of all the five new improved Basmati varieties to 10,000 farmers.

B

The varieties have been sown in around 5,000 acres in the current kharif season.

The varieties have been sown in around 5,000 acres in the current kharif season.

C

The seeds were provided to farmers in three northern states for helping in seed multiplication.

The seeds were provided to farmers in three northern states for helping in seed multiplication.

D

IARI developed five varieties of improved seeds of Basmati rice.

IARI developed five varieties of improved seeds of Basmati rice.


Solution:

Correct Answer:

A

IARI provided seeds of all the five new improved Basmati varieties to 10,000 farmers.


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