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Difficulty: EasyExplicit and Fact-Based Information Extraction

Read the following passage carefully:

In November 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare notified the National Urban Organic Farming Protocol (NUOFP). Under this protocol, urban local bodies (ULBs) with a population exceeding 500,000 are mandated to dedicate at least 5% of municipal parks for community organic farming. However, commercial sales of produce from these designated municipal parks are strictly prohibited, allowing only direct non-commercial consumption by participating local resident welfare associations. Furthermore, to receive federal technical subsidies, ULBs must ensure that 100% of the soil used undergoes bio-heavy metal screening prior to planting. The protocol explicitly exempts terrace-based home gardens from municipal inspection requirements, provided no commercial synthetic fertilizers have been applied in the preceding 12 months.

Based explicitly on the passage above, which of the following is a mandatory requirement for an Urban Local Body (ULB) to receive federal technical subsidies?

  1. Ensuring that 100% of the soil used undergoes bio-heavy metal screening prior to plantingAnswer
  2. B
    Permitting commercial sales of organic produce to local resident welfare associations
  3. C
    Dedicating at least 10% of municipal parks to farming regardless of population size
  4. D
    Mandating annual municipal inspection of all terrace-based home gardens

Answer

Ensuring that 100% of the soil used undergoes bio-heavy metal screening prior to planting
The passage explicitly asserts that receiving federal technical subsidies requires ULBs to ensure that 100% of the soil used undergoes bio-heavy metal screening prior to planting.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the key condition in the question stem
The target condition is the criteria specified for a ULB to receive federal technical subsidies.
The question asks for the explicit requirement tied directly to federal technical subsidies.
2
Locate the relevant statement in the text
The text states: 'Furthermore, to receive federal technical subsidies, ULBs must ensure that 100% of the soil used undergoes bio-heavy metal screening prior to planting.'
Direct factual extraction requires matching the exact phrase and qualifying conditions.
3
Compare with the available options
The option specifying bio-heavy metal screening on 100% of soil prior to planting directly matches the passage statement.
Factual questions require exact alignment with explicit text details without assumption or modification.

Key Concept

Explicit Fact Extraction
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