Options A, B and D are a possibility However As the passage talks about ‘floods and droughts’ and ‘resilience of system’, option d becomes the best fit. Interlinking of river has not been discussed in passage thus is incorrect option.

•  From the statement " One of the biggest ironies around water is that it comes from rivers and other wetlands. Yet it is seen as divorced from them. While water is used as a resource, public policy does not always grasp that it is a part of the natural ecosystem.", it can be inferred that option c is correct. •  There is no mention of Ramsar sites or modernization of engineering water systems or charging for water supply.

•  Statement 1 is not correct as nowhere in the passage, there is a reference made to farmer’s remuneration.

•  Paddy straw has no usefulness in the field but can be used for other purposes. Statement 4 is wrong.

•  Statement 5 is incorrect as it has not been that mechanized farming is the main cause for stubble burning.

•  "we cannot shut down banks because there is not proper system to shut them down. Weak loss-making banks continue to need more capital." Hence, option c is correct.

•  The passage mentions, "The closing words of this prefatory rider in Article 25 virtually constitutes a subordination clause placing other fundamental rights mentioned in Part Ill over and above the right to religious freedom". If other fundamental rights in part III are taken over under the garb of Article 25, then the state can intervene.

•  Option (a) is not mentioned specifically.

•  Option (b) again talks about “biodiversity” but limbs being used for different purpose is not biodiversity.

•  Option (c) is also not mentioned clearly.

•  Option (d) is best as “a shared evolutionary history”.

•  Option (a) is irrelevant to the passage given.

•  Option (b) is also irrelevant as “India” is not discussed in the passage. 

•  Option (c) is not correct as this is not the theme of this passage.

•   The passage talks about the percentage of population in various regions that are dependent on agriculture for their livelihood.

•   According to the passage India has around 47% of its people working in agriculture. By 2030, the number is expected to be at least 42%, a huge proportion. So Option (a) is the most logical answer.

•   Option (a) is incorrect as it is not mentioned.

•   Option (d) is incorrect because nowhere in the passage is it mentioned that scientific views are currently been given more importance than cultural ones. The passage speaks of society considering science and faith incompatible.

•   "I find it oddly anachronistic that in today's culture there seems to be a widespread presumption that scientific and spiritual views are incompatible." Indicates option b is true.

•   "In those domains, I have found that faith provides a better path to answers." Eliminates option d.

•   The passage is trying to tell us to reduce our consumerism. Our top challenge is people and their aspirations, and they are guided by consumerism.

•   So, option (c) is the correct answer.

•   The passage talks about the health hazards posed by cooking with biomass and coal and reports that there are more than 10 lakh premature deaths each year due to household pollution via cooking fuels.

•   The only logical inference is that access to cleaner sources of fuel like cooking gas can reduce premature deaths in poor households.

•   The main inference that can be drawn from the passage is that every individual has a slightly different body style which leads to lots of complexities.

•   A diet cannot take into consideration these complexities; that is why most diets fail to work out.

•   The passage urges people to understand the reasons for weight gain and changing habits. So, (d) is true.

•   Option (c) is incorrect.

•   Options (a) and (d) are only partially correct  and not the key udea of the passage.

•   The key idea is that we have taken the wrong route to prosperity, and only option (b) resonated with that. Thus best choice seems to be option (b).

•   Option (d) can be ruled out as it is not the prime focus of the passage.

•   Options (a) and (c) cannot be inferred directly from the passage.

•   Option (b) is supported by the passage overall, especially line 2 of the passage.

•   Question related to devolution and decentralization.

•   Option (a) is wrong because idea of powerful mass leaders to create sub-national political entities is not mentioned in the passage.

•   Option (b) is factually wrong as per the passage

•   Option (d) is not wrong but cannot be inferred from the passage.

•   This passage is about fast growing Asian economies.

•   Option (b) is wrong due to a broad generalization and hence not a general characteristic.

•   Option (c) is extreme as it says “no hope at all”

•   Option (d) is wrong as not “all Asian economies” are showing productivity problems.

•   Option (a) can be inferred from the passage as the passage says that overall cause of stagnant incomes is a collapse in the growth of productivity.

•   The passage is about climate refugees.

•   Option (a) and (c) cannot be inferred from the passage and are just assumptions.

•   Option (b) is genrally correct but this passage is specifically about climate refugees.

•   Option (d) is the essence of the passage.

•   Options (a) and (d) are beyond the scope of the passage.

•   Option (b) contradicts the passage.

•   Option (c) can be inferred from the passage.

•   Option (b) is wrong as such jobs are low productivity in India, not high.

•   Option (d) is wrong, as other nations’ experience suggests otherwise.

•   Option (c) is the best that can be inferred logically.

•   Option (a) sounds good but service sector cannot provide inclusion.

•   Option (b) is incorrect as per the passage.

•   Option (d) is wrong as we are yet to achieve that.

•   Option (a) is wrong as per the passage. Medium tech ones are not high value-added ones.

•   Option (c) seems to be better aligned to the passage.

•   The passage talks about climate adaptation and development concerns.

•   Only option (d) sounds sensible, complete and not extreme. Option (a) is wrong.

•   Option (b) is not mentioned anywhere. Option (c) is wrong. Hence option (d) is correct.

•   Option (a) is not mentioned anywhere even indirectly.

•   Option (b) is not correct as individuals may be short of fulfilling their own wants, but society may be able to.

•   Option (c) is an obvious truth. But it may be true for other animals also.

•   Option (d) is the best inference.

•   Option (a) being an extreme one and can be rejected.

•   Option (b) is indicated in the passage.

•   Option (c) is clearly wrong.

In the passage, the problem of child death in India and ifs different causes have been explained. So accordingly option (c) is the correct answer because it gives The effective solution to solve the problem of child death Option (a) is irrelevant whereas option (b) gives negative sense to it and option (d) is wrong because of its fact

In the passage, according to the Global Financial Stability Report, the share of portfolio investment from advanced economy in total debt and equity investment in emerging economies has doubled in the past decade to 12%.

According to the USA's Federal Reserve's imminent reversal of its 'Quantitative Easing' policy says that this could pose as the threat which could affect global financial stability in a chain reaction. So, the most rational and critical inference is the option (d).