Multiple choice

On the issue of thirty crore rupees to install quality control machines at grain markets of Punjab, the Chief Minister said: “Because wheat been tested in only one district the results can not be generalized to be applicable to whole state, therefore there is no reason to worry about its results.”

The Chief Minister’s statement indicates most strongly that he is

  1. Doubtful about the amount of damage that small amounts of chemicals in diet can cause.

  2. Doubtful that the validity of agency conducting tests.

  3. Reluctant to take action when the problem is affecting a small area of the state.

  4. Doubtful of the seriousness of the threat of ulcers and stomach infections.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

By establishing that the nutrient composition of the wheat grown in Ludhiana that was used for human consumption, and asserting that it thus may not be necessary to install quality control machines at grain markets, the Chief Minister is indicating his belief that (C) the chemicals may not be present in wheat grown in other states, but merely in small region where the tests took place therefore he cannot take action for whole of the state.

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