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According to the National Dairy Producers Union, per-capita consumption of milk in India, which has already been approaching 3 litres a year, will achieve 5 litres a year by the middle of this century.

  1. According to the National Dairy Producers Union, per-capita consumption of milk in India, which has already been approaching 3 litres a year, will achieve 5 litres a year by the middle of this century.

  2. Already approaching 3 litres a year in India, the National Dairy Producers Union predicts that per-capita consumption of milk will reach 5 litres a year by the middle of this century.

  3. The National Dairy Producers Union predicts by the middle of this century that per-capita consumption of milk in India, which is already approaching 3 litres a year, will reach 5 litres a year.

  4. By the middle of this century, the National Dairy Producers Union predicts that per-capita consumption of milk in India, having already approached 3 litres a year, will reach 5 litres a year.

  5. According to the National Dairy Producers Union, per-capita consumption of milk in India is already approaching 3 litres a year and will reach 5 litres a year by the middle of this century.
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Explanation

In option (1) 'which' modifies ‘India’ and is, hence, incorrect. In option (2) 'Already approaching.....' modifies ‘National Dairy Producers Union’ and is, hence, incorrect. Options (3) and (4) change the meaning and state that the prediction itself was made in this century which is not correct according to the context.  Hence (5).

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