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[122]. Passage: Mountain farming faces thin soils, steep slopes, short seasons and distant markets, yet terraces, mixed cropping and livestock integration have sustained it for centuries. Modern pressures, including outmigration of youth, erratic rain and dependence on a single cash crop, make old systems fragile. Resilience comes from diversifying crops, reviving local seed varieties, improving storage and roads, and paying for ecosystem services such as watershed protection. Mountain agriculture should be judged not only by output per hectare but by food security, employment and ecological stability it provides to fragile slopes. What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
The passage is mainly a historical account with no relevance to present policy.
2.
Mountain agriculture needs diversification, local seeds, storage and watershed payments, judged by security and stability, not output alone.
3.
The passage argues that the problem has already been solved and needs no further attention.
4.
The passage claims that only technology, without social or ecological measures, can solve the issue.
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Option 2 : Mountain agriculture needs diversification, local seeds, storage and watershed payments, judged by security and stability, not output alone.

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सही उत्तर Mountain agriculture needs diversification, local seeds, storage and watershed payments, judged by security and stability, not output alone. है।

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The main idea summarises the passage's overall argument and recommendation.

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[122]. Passage: Mountain farming faces thin soils, steep slopes, short seasons and distant markets, yet terraces, mixed cropping and livestock integration have sustained it for centuries. Modern pressures, including outmigration of youth, erratic rain and dependence on a single cash crop, make old systems fragile. Resilience comes from diversifying crops, reviving local seed varieties, improving storage and roads, and paying for ecosystem services such as watershed protection. Mountain agriculture should be judged not only by output per hectare but by food security, employment and ecological stability it provides to fragile slopes. What is the main idea of the passage?

1.
The passage is mainly a historical account with no relevance to present policy.
2.
Mountain agriculture needs diversification, local seeds, storage and watershed payments, judged by security and stability, not output alone.
3.
The passage argues that the problem has already been solved and needs no further attention.
4.
The passage claims that only technology, without social or ecological measures, can solve the issue.

Correct Answer: Mountain agriculture needs diversification, local seeds, storage and watershed payments, judged by security and stability, not output alone.

The main idea summarises the passage's overall argument and recommendation.

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