Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the phrases (1), (2), (3) and (4) given below the statement should be placed in the blank space provided so as to make a meaningful and grammatically correct sentence? If none of the phrases is appropriate, mark (5) as the answer.

____________________________, the soil today is nowhere as rich in native minerals as it used to be some centuries ago.

  1. As there is a growing consent among farmers regarding limiting the use of chemical fertilizers

  2. As the chemical inputs in agriculture improved the yield many folds

  3. Owing to the uninhibited use of chemical inputs in agriculture

  4. Awareness among farmers regarding the side effects of chemical farming grew when

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Options  (1), (2) and (4) are contrary to the latter part of the sentence, hence can't be the answer. Option (3) gives proper reason why today's soil is less mineral rich than it was some centuries ago. Hence, (3) is the correct answer.

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