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Difficulty: EasyExplicit and Fact-Based Information Extraction

Read the following passage carefully:

In August 2024, the Union Cabinet approved the Clean Plant Programme (CPP) with a total outlay of ₹1,766 crore to revolutionize the horticulture sector in India. The programme aims to establish nine state-of-the-art Clean Plant Centres across the country to provide disease-free, high-quality planting material to farmers. Under this initiative, certification for clean planting material will be made mandatory for all commercial nurseries operating in India by 2028. However, small-scale non-commercial nurseries owned by individual farming households are explicitly exempted from this mandatory certification requirement.

Based on the passage above, which of the following statements regarding the Clean Plant Programme is explicitly correct?

  1. Certification for clean planting material will become compulsory for all commercial nurseries in India by 2028.Answer
  2. B
    Individual farming households operating small-scale non-commercial nurseries are required to obtain mandatory certification.
  3. C
    The programme is funded by international monetary organizations to transition all horticulture farms to organic certification.
  4. D
    All non-commercial nurseries will be permanently closed by the government if they fail to register by 2025.

Answer

Certification for clean planting material will become compulsory for all commercial nurseries in India by 2028.
The statement specifying that certification for clean planting material will become compulsory for all commercial nurseries in India by 2028 is directly supported by the passage, which states: 'Under this initiative, certification for clean planting material will be made mandatory for all commercial nurseries operating in India by 2028.'

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the target keyword and factual detail requested in the stem.
Locate explicit statements about mandatory certification requirements in the passage text.
The question tests explicit fact-based information extraction regarding the Clean Plant Programme.
2
Compare each option against the explicit text of the passage.
The text states: 'Under this initiative, certification for clean planting material will be made mandatory for all commercial nurseries operating in India by 2028.'
Direct textual matching confirms that commercial nurseries must be certified by 2028.
3
Verify exceptions and conditions mentioned in the passage.
The passage explicitly notes that small-scale non-commercial nurseries are exempted from this requirement.
Eliminate options that misrepresent the specified exemption or introduce unstated claims.

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Explicit Factual Information Extraction
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